"Guardians" is a short story by Brett Hudgins which appears in Strange New Worlds VII. It continues the stories of both the Horta and the Guardian of Forever. The title refers to both.
Summary[]
"Guardians" is divided up into dated episodes. "The Present" is a framing story set in 52267. There is also a very brief section labeled "The Future."
References[]
Characters[]
- Armus • Crystalline Entity • Vic Fontaine • Guardian of Forever • Odo • Q • Ian Kyle Riker • Edward Sherwood • Sotar • T'Lior • T'Min • Trivik • Wilson Vanderberg • Vanderberg (Vice-Admiral)
- Referenced only
- B-4 • Juvenal • Kira Nerys • Lore • Kila Marr • Jean-Luc Picard • V'Ger • Worf
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Daled IV • Talos IV • Vagra II • Vault of Tomorrow • Yadera II
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Section 31
Other references[]
Chronology[]
- 49,970 Years Ago—2297 - Chief Engineer Wilson Vanderberg gives a farewell speech to the Horta.
- 49,805 Years Ago—2462 - A Romulan attack on the Rock of Ages (the planet the Guardian of Forever is on) is repelled.
- 49,803 Years Ago—2464 - The Horta agree to serve as guardians to the Guardian of Forever.
- 49,571 Years Ago—2696 - Romulans attempt to use or destroy the Guardian of Forever.
- 49,400 Years Ago—2867 - Creation of the Temporal Integrity Commission renders the Guardian of Forever obsolete. By this time General Order 7 has been rescinded and Vulcan-Romulan Reformation has occurred.
- 46,960 Years Ago—5307 - A Horta defects to the Crystalline Entity.
- 42,126 Years Ago—10141 - The Borg attempt to assimilate the Guardian of Forever.
- 34,665 Years Ago—17602 - Q begins to visit the Guardian of Forever.
- 29,405 Years Ago—22862 - Armus attempts to use the Guardian of Forever.
- 23,870 Years Ago—28397 - Vic Fontaine and Odo visit the Guardian of Forever.
- 15,565 Years Ago—36702 - The Elasians and Troyians wipe each other out.
- 8020 Years Ago—44247 - Humanity joins the Q Continuum.
- One Year Ago—52266 - The Horta mate.
- The Present - The Horta eggs hatch.
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The Metron Psycho-Plague, mentioned in this story, appears to be a reference to an earlier SNW story, DS9 - Strange New Worlds I short story: "Where I Fell Before My Enemy", in which a mysterious ailment is killing off the Metron species.
Connections[]
| Speculations collected short stories | |
|---|---|
| Strange New Worlds | VI ("Our Million-Year Mission" • "The Beginning") • VII ("Guardians" • "The Law of Averages" • "Forgotten Light") • 8 ("A & Ω" • "Concurrence" • "Dawn") • 9 ("Remembering the Future" • "Rocket Man" • "The Rules of War" • "The Immortality Blues" • "Orphans") • 10 ("Time Line" • "Echoes" • "Brigadoon"• "Reborn") |
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Earthquake Weather |
Strange New Worlds VII | Next story: The Law of Averages |
| Previous story: The Beginning Strange New Worlds VI |
speculations short stories | Next story: The Law of Averages Strange New Worlds VII |
| Previous story: Fabrications Strange New Worlds VI |
Stories by: Brett Hudgins |
Next story: most recent work |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Tears for Eternity final section Strange New Worlds IV |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: Our Million-Year Mission Strange New Worlds VI |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 52267. The Pocket Books Timeline and Memory Beta Chronology place events from this story in 5 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous Pocket adventure: Shakedown Enterprise Logs Previous MB adventure: The Fire and the Rose chapters 20 & 21 Crucible |
2297 49970 Years Ago |
Next Pocket adventure: The Sundered The Lost Era Next MB adventure: The Fire and the Rose chapter 22 Crucible |
| Previous adventure: Revisited Prophecy and Change |
2462 & 2464 49805 & 49803 Years Ago |
Next adventure: The Shoulders of Giants epilogue Strange New Worlds V |
| Previous Pocket adventure: Gone Native Strange New Worlds 9 Previous MB adventure: Echoes Strange New Worlds 10 |
2696 49571 Years Ago |
Next adventure: Relativity future scenes |
| Previous adventure: Relativity future scenes |
2867 49400 Years Ago |
Next adventure: Project Blue Book section 5 Strange New Worlds VII |
| Previous Pocket adventure: I Am Become Death section 1 Strange New Worlds II Previous MB adventure: Legacy of Spock, Part 4 final section Legacy of Spock |
5307 & 10141 46960 & 42126 Years Ago |
Next adventure: A & Ω section 7 Strange New Worlds 8 |
| Previous adventure: A & Ω section 7 Strange New Worlds 8 |
17602, 22862, 28397, 36702, 44247 & 52266 34665, 29405, 23870, 15565, 8020 & One Years Ago |
Next adventure: Tears for Eternity final section Strange New Worlds IV |