INTRODUCTION Star Trek: Foundations is a script-based fan fiction, developed independently by a small number of individuals As a reboot to the television series
Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT). It takes place aboard the United Earth Ship
Enterprise, which is Earth's first attempt at a serious long-range explorer. The story starts in 2152 and will progress from there, showing Earth's growth from a modest planet to a major force behind the founding of the Federation.
The intent here is to use the same concepts behind ENT, but to better utilize these concepts to present the "Birth of the Federation" in a manner that reflects the continuity of the
Star Trek franchise rather than rewriting it. At the same time, this is an opportunity to part from the other series and present a version of humanity that we can recognize and associate with better, because they have not yet reached the utopian vision seen in those later series. Humanity is taking its first steps into the unknown.
The technology that has come to be familiar to us from the other series will either be completely unknown or in its infancy. Very few species possess anything like a transporter, and Earth isn't one of them. Energy-based shields and tractor beams are still just an engineer's daydream, just as phasers and photon torpedoes are the perfect uber-weapons that only exist in the fantasies of the military. The military itself is a major force to be reckoned with, thanks to major conflicts with the Kzinti and the Nausicaans. The United Earth Space Probe Agency is the small upstart civilian organization originally founded by Dr. Zefram Cochrane himself, and charged with space exploration. It has come into conflict with the United Earth Military over this point, which sees the civilian exploration of space as naďve at best, and dangerous at worst. Earth's Vulcan allies agrees with them to a point, but sees Earth's apparent militarism and naivety as signs that it is not yet ready to join the interstellar community.
Sufficed to say, this makes
Foundations somewhat darker than any other canon incarnation of
Star Trek. But the underlying message is growth. Not only will we see humanity grow, but we will see the crew of the
Enterprise grow as well through the experiences we witness them have.
Foundations is definitely a character-based series, but make no mistake, no one is safe. Just as we have lost people in our first steps into space, these are dangerous times, and the crew of the
Enterprise will be put to the test time and again.
We hope you enjoy the series and the journey of our crew. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them here of to PM me.
Here are the episodes that have been released so far:
Miniseries “One Small Step…” Part I Foundations Miniseries episode #1. Story by CJ Sitter, Jimi James, and PG15. Written by CJ Sitter, Rigil Kent, and Daegan A. Haller. Script first released on 21 March 2006.
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Trouble erupts on Alpha Centauri as it declares independence from United Earth, and hires the Tellarite military to defend it. Earth’s first deep explorer is sent into action with a rookie crew, and a Vulcan officer no one wants on board, but can the UES Enterprise
possibly succeed? “One Small Step…” Part II Foundations Miniseries episode #2. Story by CJ Sitter, Jimi James, and PG15. Written by CJ Sitter, Rigil Kent, and Daegan A. Haller. Script first released on 8 June 2006.
[20 May 2152.
A great mystery makes itself known, and the Enterprise
is thrown into battle again as our adventure continues. Season One “Rubicon” Foundations episode #1. Story by CJ Sitter, Jimi James, and Rigil Kent. Screenplay by Rigil Kent. Script first released on 19 January 2007.
No date given.
In no shape for a fight, Enterprise
is caught in the middle of a tense situation as Alpha Centauri presses its cause for independence. Vulcan vows to mediate the disagreement, and will protect its mediator, but Earth doesn’t want to give up so easily. “Flashpoint” Foundations episode #2. Story by CJ Sitter, Jimi James, and Rigil Kent. Screenplay by Rigil Kent. Script first released on 2 Febuary 2007.
No date given.
Earth declares war on its rebellious colony and moves to attack. The Vulcan fleet will defend Alpha Centauri, and now Captain Archer is in a desperate race against time to bring them back from a war that seems inevitable. “Recalcitrant Matter” Foundations episode #3. Story by the daft punk and CJ Sitter. Screenplay by CJ Sitter. Script first released on 16 February 2007.
7 July 2152.
Responding to an alien distress signal, the crew of Enterprise
learns that not everything is as it seems and a deadly new threat makes itself known... “Shadows of Paradise” Foundations episode #4. Story by CJ Sitter, Rigil Kent, and Daegan A. Haller. Screenplay by CJ Sitter. Script first released on 2 March 2007.
No date given. Enterprise
finds a previously undiscovered planet. With his crew on the verge of cabin fever, Captain Archer decides to use the planetary survey mission as an excuse for the crew to get some R&R on the planet. It seems like a tropical paradise, but beauty is only skin deep. “Solitude” Foundations episode #5. Story by Terry Herman and Rigil Kent. Written by Rigil Kent. Script first released on 16 March 2007.
7 July 2152. Enterprise
encounters a relic from the past. Driven to examine a piece of their history, the crew soon finds itself in a deadly trap. “Objects at Rest” Foundations episode #6. Story by the daft punk and CJ Sitter. Screenplay by Rigil Kent. Script first released on 30 March 2007.
18 October 2152.
Times have gotten tough for the Boomers, and some have turned to piracy. Enterprise
is drawn into the complicated situation, unaware that not everything is as it appears... “Objects in Motion” Foundations episode #7. Story by the daft punk and CJ Sitter. Screenplay by Rigil Kent. Script first released on 13 April 2007.
23 October 2152.
The crew of Enterprise
find themselves in a race against time to rescue missing crew members from the clutches of vile Orion slavers. “A Coming of Age” Foundations episode #8. Story by Daegan A. Haller, CJ Sitter, and Rigil Kent. Screenplay by Daegan A. Haller. Script first released on 27 April 2007.
No date given.
A pursuit for fugitives turns into a potential for disaster when an alien planet, poised on the edge of a new era of peace and exploration, is instead thrust back to the brink of war. “Adrift” Foundations episode #9. Story by CJ Sitter and Rigil Kent. Screenplay by CJ Sitter. Script first released on 11 May 2007.
2 December 2152.
The crew of Enterprise
run into some unexpected company and what started out as a pleasant first contact with friendly people turns into a frantic search for missing crewmembers. “Party Lines” Foundations episode #10. Story by Daegan A. Haller and CJ Sitter. Screenplay by Daegan A. Haller. Script first released on 25 May 2007.
17 December 2152.
A chance meeting with an old "ally" leads to a tense stand-off for the crew of Enterprise.
“Soli” Foundations episode #11. Story by Rigil Kent and CJ Sitter. Screenplay by Rigil Kent. Script first released on 8 June 2007.
7 January 2153.
T’Pol makes a status report to Ambassador Soval regarding recent events aboard Enterprise.
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