From Bajor to the Black

From Bajor to the Black is a two-part Star Trek Online fanfic by StarSword. It is chronologically the earliest story starring Kanril Eleya and the seventh in publishing order. It was written for Literary Challenge #66: "The Xindi Paradox".

Summary

At an unknown 25th century date Kanril Eleya is interviewed by Jake Sisko and asked why she joined Starfleet. Eleya begins to reminisce about her backstory, and in a series of vignettes tells how she first joined the Bajoran Militia, then transferred to Starfleet to become an officer, experienced love and heartbreak at Starfleet Academy, and finally took her first command at Vega IX.

Memorable quotes

"How’d I get here? How did I enter Starfleet? You really want to know?
Nothing really Bajor-shaking, honestly. I didn’t have any relative who died gloriously in battle. Okay, yeah, my father fought in the Resistance, and his father even died in the Kendra Valley Massacre, but Kanril Torvo made it out of the Occupation with his skin mostly intact and didn’t join the Militia afterward. And it wasn’t patriotism, I think, though that’s one of my reasons for staying nowadays.
The lifestyle? Oh, Hell no! Let’s face it, it sucks a lot of the time. The “strange new worlds” they show you in the recruitment vids are the good days; the rest of them are “woohoo, another average star with a bunch of dead rocks orbiting it”. And I don’t like really like killing people, although I’m very good at it.
You want to know how I ended up in Starfleet? This is how."

— Captain Kanril Eleya

"Lieutenant, I am a transporter operator, not a soldier."

"Petty Officer T'Shar, I rather doubt the boltheads are going to care one way or the other!"

— Petty Officer T'Shar and Lieutenant (JG) Kanril Eleya

References

Characters

Sherik Akas • Azro • Peter Ben-David • Roro Brosh • Dalmek • Jerrod Dalton • Bynam Ehrob • Elwar • Fadil • Daisuke Hussein • Kanril Eleya • Kanril Shora • Kanril Torvo • Kanril Teran • Karryn Retta • Lemri • M'shass • Nas • Nas Tiho • Terel Khas • Tesjha Phohl • Arahael t'Rannoch • Jake Sisko • T'Shae • T'Shar • Tem • Toris Lem • Jasmine Velasquez • Vibol • Jay Yim

Referenced only

Alfred Detweiler • J'mpok • Jaro Essa • Kusnetsova • Haelivthras th'Shvrashli • zh'Thirial • Tor Jolan

Events

Federation-Klingon War (2405-2410)

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Kendra Valley Massacre • Occupation of Bajor

Locations

Bajor: Camp Li, Dakhur Province, Kendra City, Kendra Province, Mount Bahatan, Priyat, Samren Province, Serpent's Ridge • Deep Space 9 • Earth: Club Berliner,San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, Starfleet Academy • Romulan Neutral Zone • Vega: Vega IX • Zeta Andromedae sector block

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Adris Islands • Aldebaran Prime • Alhare University • Ashalla • Camp Shakaar • Gamma Quadrant • Kabul • Napa Valley • Nova Roma • Perikian Province • Starbase 138 • Tellar • Vulcan

Races and cultures

Bajoran • Bolian • Borg • human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • Saurian • Talaxian • Vorta • Vulcan

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Breen • Cardassian • Orion • Prophet

Ranks and titles

acting captain • admiral • brevet • cadet • captain • captain (infantry) • chief engineer • colonel • commander • commanding officer • ensign • flag officer-in-command • gunnery sergeant • lance corporal • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • lieutenant junior grade • non-commissioned officer • petty officer • petty officer third class • sergeant • squad leader • tactical officer • weapons officer

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Chancellor of the Klingon High Council

Starships and vehicles

Borg cube • Borg probe • Gallant-class passenger liner • infantry fighting vehicle • RBS Kira Nerys (Chok Thol-class) • USS Betazed (Regent-class) • USS Kagoshima (Shi'kahr-class) • USS Khitomer (Noble-class) • USS Mosul (Dervish-class) • USS Szczerbiec (Excalibur-class) • USS Seacole (Olympic-class) • USS Ulfberht (Excalibur-class)

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Intrepid-class cruiser • runabout • USS Planck

States and organizations

Bajoran Militia: Space Arm, Surface Arm • Bajoran Nationalist Party • Borg Collective • Chamber of Ministers • Conservative Association • Dominion • Imperial Senate of the Romulan Star Empire • Republic of Bajor • Romulan Republic • Romulan Star Empire • Socialist • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

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Andorian Imperial Guard

Technology and weapons

cutting beam • deflector shield • escape pod • immunotherapy • phaser array • phaser pistol • phaser rifle • photon torpedo • quantum torpedo • torpedo launcher • tractor beam • transporter • transwarp

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holodeck

Other references

Ahuar Zorn scholarship • avocado • Bajoran language • bloodwine • Cardassian language • chakar daran • hamburger • hara cat • Hathon hammer • jumja stick • kava juice • kanar • Krav Maga • Operation Return • Revolutionary War • Rihan • Scotch and soda • sex • stardust • tlhIngan Hol • wine

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springwine

Continuity

• The final segment of From Bajor to the Black is loosely based on the pre-Season 8 Star Trek Online tutorial, but does not feature a surface landing stage and disregards the casting of the Federation player character as a green ensign, with Kanril instead a lieutenant junior grade with several years of prior enlisted service.

External links

• Story:Bait and Switch/From Bajor to the Black article at Memory Gamma
• From Bajor to the Black at FanFiction.net
• "From Bajor to the Black" at the Arc Forums