Zeta

Zeta was an artificial intelligence derived as a large spider. He was about the size of a fist, and often befriended humanoids. (Star Trek: 001, Star Trek: Starbase 001, Scorpion's Descent, Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "Second Life")

History

In 2381, Zeta was best friends with Rune Sith and assisted in bounty hunting. (Star Trek: Starbase 001)

In the 2752, Zeta was attached onto another Rune Sith's shoulder during Sith's first visit to Starbase 001. There, Sith was assigned as a security officer. Zeta was present while Sith broke up a fight between two people at The Double~Helix, and even mimicked one of the men. ("New Beginnings": Page 1)

Zeta was attached to Sith aboard the USS Pollux during the crew's first mission to answer a distress call from the disabled USS Domtar. When Sith beamed to the Domtar with an away team to begin fixing systems, Zeta began acting and scurrying around excitedly much to Sith's chagrin. The spider then stood on alert, indicating a foreknowledge that a Romulan soldier was coming. After a fight, Zeta hibernated himself on Sith's shoulder. Later, when Sith was carrying an unconscious Commander Samantha Halliwell through the corridors to sickbay, Zeta leaped off his shoulder in preemptive attack at one of two enemy Romulans. There, both Sith and Zeta fought and defeated the two aggressors. ("New Beginnings": Page 2)

At some point in the 28th century, Sith and Zeta both stopped a time-displaced Harley Menrow duplicate from stealing a Bajoran orb. Zeta attacked Menrow by jumping onto his face. (Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "Second Life")

Sometime late into the Federation-Alliance War, Zeta, along with Sith, were crash landed on Omicron Theta, where the new locals made changes to their structures. Zeta was given a program that allowed him to grow ten times bigger than what he was, making him able to become about the size of a chair. (Scorpion's Descent)

Features

Zeta has his own free will and responds like the computer does, with clicks and chirps. Somewhat like a parrot, within his click and chirps, he repeats the odd word of something someone may have said. Zeta has the ability to produce, by use of replication technology, metallic cables, the same way most spiders can make webs. These cables, however, are tripolymer composite; very strong. Zeta's systems are Version 6.0. Zeta can interface with consoles and computers through his legs and web-cables, but, he's typically only as advanced as current Federation technology. (Star Trek: 001, Biography)

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