Mekara was an Andorian Starfleet officer active in the 25th century. She served as commanding officer on the Federation starship USS Stargazer. (PIC - Stargazer comic: "Issue 1")
Biography[]
After Seven of Nine left Starfleet and returned to the Fenris Rangers, Mekara was assigned to the Stargazer and offered Admiral Jean-Luc Picard the chance to visit a planet that he once protected from a greedy Romulan commander, Jenjor VI.
Picard was interested in the offer and Mekara asked him how he protected it back in 2354. Picard then proceeded to tell her the story on how he bluffed with the enemy, pretending to be willing to fight for the planet just to offer a pacific way out: the Romulans would get the coordinates of a csylium deposit in an asteroid belt and in exchange they would let the Stargazer leave with scientific data, this way sparing the planet from Romulan invasion.
After hearing the story Mekara left with the admiral as they had reached the planet but as they scanned the surface, they were surprised to find no life signs. Despite repeated scans they failed to find life and, after donning a protective suit, they beamed to the planet with two crewmembers to find it in ruins. They immediately started to pick up a sign near their position, which revealed itself as a group of attackers who killed one of the away team.
Forced to run away, the other surviving crewmember offered to cover their escape and they got separated, Mekara tried to contact the ship, but the signal was disturbed. After being attacked again they were rescued by an alien named Hiro, who brought them to someone they knew: Seven of Nine. (PIC - Stargazer comic: "Issue 1")
