Mandrake's Stand (STP)

A hero from the past returns, but something's different.

Synopsis
The USS Pioneer receives a distress call and meets the USS Vulture, a ship that had been missing for years. Captain Victor Mandrake befriends Kelsoe, but then when Kelsoe will not help him hunt down and kill the Tealuians who kidnaped him and the crew of the Vulture, Mandrake seizes control Pioneer.

Key events

 * Second take over of the USS Pioneer.
 * Kelsoe reads The Passage from Dawn by Melvin Braga, Dr. Braga's brother.
 * Joanna is friends with Carmen Gomez.
 * The Dominion War is mentioned.

Locations

 * Oralian sector
 * Great Barrier Rift
 * Tealu

First appearance

 * Captain Victor Mandrake
 * Commander Spencer Sterling
 * Lieutenant Carmen Gomez

External link

 * "Mandrake's Stand" on the Star Trek: Pioneer website