Angelica McKnight

Starfleet Career


 * Communications Officer, U.S.S. Yorktown, NCC-1705 (2266-2270)
 * Communications Officer, Starfleet Command, London (2270-2274)
 * Communications Officer, U.S.S. Anniston, NCC-1745 (2274-2277)
 * Communications Officer, U.S.S. Constellation II, NCC-1017-A (2277-2280)
 * Design Team Commander (Communications), Excelsior project (2280-86)
 * Communications Officer, U.S.S. Lexington, NCC-1709 (2286-90)

Angelica is one of the best communications officers in the fleet and really knows how to get her point across. She is actually a close relation to the throne of the United Kingdom but she doesn't reveal that except when she has to or when it is needed. Her family has a large land holding in Great Hampden, outside High Wycombe, that has been part of the family collection of wealth for several centuries.

She actually hates the fact that she has royal blood as it often interferes with her personal interests and acts like the anti-thesis of a duchess, which explains why she wears non-traditional clothing, such as her leather outfits, whenever she’s off-duty. She also really hates the fact that she is half-Romulan and would very much like to get rid of that part of her heritage if it were up to her. It is once said that she would kill her Romulan father and sleep easy that night. She gets defensive and heated when someone asks her about it and she tries to hide the fact all the time and rarely talks about it.

Angelica’s mother (Elizabeth Ferguson, the Duchess of York) is actually tied more closely to the royals than Angelica knows (until later in the series). Angelica's mom actually had an affair with a Romulan spy. The Romulan spy who became Angelica’s father was on an undercover spy mission during negotiations with Federation at an outpost near the Neutral Zone.

The spy met Liz at a reception where they both were drunk and they consummated their passion that night, conceiving a child. The two continued to have an affair while he was present; they fooled around every day of negotiations. He left for Romulan territory after the negotiations broke down (accomplishing his primary mission) and left Liz pregnant with their new child, who would become Angelica.

Because of this, Angelica’s mother was forced into seclusion because of the illicit affair with a Romulan and to avoid controversy of being pregnant with a child she should not have had. She was officially on a “holiday tour” for 9 months but she never came back because she decided to pursue singing, which was considered "too common and undeserving" by the royals of the British court. Subsequently, Elizabeth was banned from the court altogether. The Queen herself reportedly told Elizabeth to “lie low to avoid [the] press- go on ‘holiday’ for a very long time”. Elizabeth obeyed because she wanted to salvage her rank with the royals at some later date.

Angelica’s aunt is also a Duchess of York. Margaret (also known as ‘Peg”) made a deal with Liz to raise Angelica as her own. Peg’s husband, the Duke of York, did not want to have children, wanted nothing to do with Angelica or babies, especially if it was a girl. The Duke divorced Peg over the very idea of adopting Angelica. Peg also lies to her ex-husband and says she's pregnant after the divorce is final. She tells him that “I'll raise her myself so you need not be involved.” This makes her a “black sheep” of the royal family and is relegated to the background and some peripheral roles.

Liz goes to Margaret after she is 4 months pregnant and the sisters make arrangements to show that Peg, and not Liz, is pregnant. When Liz has Angelica, Margaret has her 'baby' at home and presents the baby as her own daughter. Quickly, Angelica Renee is accepted by the Royals as Margaret’s first daughter.

Margaret is highly attached to Angelica as she is charming, smart, beautiful, and loving child. That is until Angelica becomes a teen and begins to become a rebel. Angelica is rebellious because her perception of being "different" and having to go though all the customs & courtesies of being privileged. Angelica’s half-Romulan genetics and hormones didn’t help. Angelica doesn't give a flip being connected to the royalty but is familiar with all the rules and customs related to being part of the royal family.

Angelica could've had the opportunity to marry into higher royalty but she went to Starfleet and married Alex instead. Margaret has always resented Starfleet, and Alex in particular, because Angelica could've had a richer and better life once she was of age. Margaret had originally planned to tell Angelica the full truth about her mother at that time, but Angelica got all excited about going into Starfleet and Margaret couldn't stop her enthusiasm. So Margaret kept the secret to herself until the day she dies.

The real reason that Margaret has always hated the idea of Angelica going into Starfleet is that she knows that Angelica could find out the truth inadvertently that way! Margaret does not like Alex because he is Starfleet, not royalty, an American, and too common. Mainly it's a personality conflict. Angelica’s turbulent relationship with her aunt leaves little room for discussion outside of her duties or current events before an argument ensues. Under the surface, however, there is a deep love and respect for the other between them, if they’d only admit it.

She is a bit of a show-off when it comes to her body and is not afraid to show off when she needs to, but she would rather let her personality and professionalism do that for her. Coming from a privileged background, she can really act like a duchess and diplomat when the situation calls for it. For the most part, she is down to earth and is an overly-optimistic person, which has landed her in trouble more than once. Angelica is more trusting than she really needs to be and that also has gotten her into trouble at times. However, when the chips are down, and the clear line between good and evil presents itself in any scenario, her resolve and focus becomes a rallying point for those around her. A will to power in physical form.

She is also widely known for her main passion-- singing. Ever since she was little, she always wanted to sing and she was going to make a career out of it until she met Alex and fell in love with him. She sings whenever she gets the chance, which is often and almost always when she's got some headphones on and she's by herself. She's designed a recording studio on the ship for herself and the band she plays in during off hours. The band often plays for the ship’s lounge every so often, if time permits. A mutual appreciation of twentieth century music leads their aesthetic preference towards harmonic forms from the period intermingled with contemporary style. She has a small collection of artifacts from the period sitting in her quarters, as well. She’s a self-described “child of the 80’s”.

In her teenage days, she was very rebellious and was quite a handful. She never really got into trouble until she got into the Academy (which was against her mother's wishes). Now, she is a very caring and warm person and is quite the icebreaker in any social or diplomatic situation. Her royal training makes her a very skilled negotiator and diplomat. She dislikes fighting, so it takes a lot to provoke her to fight. She generally tries to avoid combat if she can. No one ever intimidates her. She can take it with the best of them and give it right back in spades. She can be very outspoken on an issue she feels very strongly about and she can let her mouth get into trouble if she doesn't watch herself when she gets caught up in an issue. She is very expressive and has a good poker face when she believes in the stakes. She is a very good warrior as well and keeps her wits about her when she is combat.

She loves Alex with her entire being. Despite the time they've spent apart, her love for him has only grown. In fact, they've never really had a fight in their long years of marriage- just a few spats here and there. There is nothing she would not do for her husband and believes in only a one-time marriage, so she really works on it to keep it going as smooth as it does. She's not afraid to cross Alex and doesn't get angry at him much but she is quick to make jealous... she is protective of Alex. If another woman were to enter the situation with eyes for her husband, Angelica would make short work of her, then of him. She views Alex as being hers only and she's not about to share him with anyone. She’s a charismatic woman, and uses that to her advantage in certain situations, but her loyalty will always be to her ship, her crew, her duty, and most of all her husband.