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The year is 2388, ten years after we last saw our crew of intrepid heroes aboard the USS ''F. Scott Fitzgerald''. The story opens with the dire news that the fractured Romulan Empire--in tatters following the events of [[Star Trek: Nemesis]]--is united again, and about to invade [[The Federation]]. Their motive? Revenge--because they believe that Starfleet was behind [[Star Trek (film)|the supernova that destroyed Romulus the previous year]]. Admiral Thornton tells Captain Bradley Prentice that the Romulans purport to have evidence to back up their claim, and that if they are to avert disaster, he must prove the evidence is false, and discredit the source, a mysterious individual known only as Drakus, who may or may not be human. A short time later, an expert in Romulan psychology arrives to help--none other than Admiral Gaius Reyf.

** The officers' combadges are from the future time frame of "All Good Things...", the [[Grand Finale]] to [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek TNG]].

** "...and now they're preparing for an attack the likes of which we haven't seen since the height of the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|the Dominion War]]."

*** In one corner, briefly, you can spot a photo of the ''Enterprise''-D docked at Starbase 74 (from the TNG episode "11001001").

** '''Ronston:''' "First it was the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Romulans]], then the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Klingons]], then [[Star Trek: First Contact|the Borg]]."

** When the tactical officer swears in Klingon, Prentice [[Deadpan Snarker|dryly responds]], "No need for that kind of language, lieutenant."

** After the flight through the minefield, Prentice congratulates his helm officer on a job well done. {{spoiler|Dr. Garr}} loudly clears his throat from across the bridge.

{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Holo Garr}}:''' "Kristie, stop breathing down my neck!"

'''Kristie:''' "My breathing is just a simulation!"

*** Followed a minute later by [[Attack Pattern Alpha|Attack Pattern]] [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|Epsilon 9]].

*** Prentice's method of escaping the Romulans was inspired by a tactic from the [[Andromeda|Battle of Witch Head]].

*** In a way, the entire minefield sequence is a shoutout to the climax of the TNG episode "Booby Trap," right down to the choice of music. In both cases, a ''Galaxy''-class starship wades slowly through a debris field lined with hidden dangers.

*** While on the holographic [[The Price Is Right|Price is Right set]], '''every single shot''' except for two originates directly from the show. Eagle-eyed fans can probably tell which shots correspond to what {{spoiler|pricing game staging}}.

** How about the scene where the cloaking device fails and our heroes run for their lives ''through an asteroid field???''

** The flight through the minefield.

*** Did we mention they were AWESOME?

* [[Voice of the Legion]]: Drakus has this. And because [[Power Makes Your Voice Deep]], his voice [[Evil Sounds Deep|is very deep]].

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Averted with what many viewers assumed was a throwaway line about Merv and Kendra Ronston being married, and now apparently divorced--it was assumed Merv had simply been "written out" and that would simply be that. Then, unexpectedly, he shows up late in the film, when Kendra calls him to try and smooth things over.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Commander Lesley Kal.

 

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