Storm Front (Baldwin)


 * Not to be confused with 

Khan takes revenge on USS Baldwin (NCC-2013) captain Richie Kennedy by kidnapping one of his old friends

Summary
Four months after helping place Andrea Riffin in command, he promotes the USS Nimitz (NCC-74215) commanding officer to the rank of Captain. Meanwhile, Khan asked Weyoun for a ship in order to plan revenge on the "only man who has beaten me" since arriving in the 24th century.

During an overnight shift aboard Baldwin, a disturbance is detected on sensors. The officer is charge, Jaimie Petrelli, noted that Nimitz was closer, and asks Nimitz to investigate. Richie arrived of the bridge and orders Baldwin to intercept Nimitz at maximum warp.

Baldwin arrived to find that the crew of Nimitz had been knocked out for 5 minutes, and that her XO, Katy Cassoday, was missing.

Richie briefed the senior staff. He explained that he was certain that Khan had kidnapped her, and that he would confront him personally. He took a leave of absence, as well as the runabout Neosho, in order to confront him.

Khan welcomed Richie and showed him that Katy was alive and well. He challenged Richie to a "good, clean, old fashioned fight" for his life and that of his friend. Richie accepted the challange. Although Khan had the upper hand delivering kicks out in the open, Richie utilized his cloaked runabout to his advantage. He forced Khan against the bulkhead of the runabout, where he delivered several kicks to the head, knocking him out and winning the fight once more.

Background

 * In contrast to Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Richie noted Khan implemented his psychological warfare well, and that he did, in fact, hit the target.


 * The title of the story is a reference to the Billy Joel album, and is the first of many stories in USS Baldwin to take its title from a album or song.

Links
Captain's View Full text of the story, at the USS Baldwin series home