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In the '' episode " In A Mirror, Darkly " In the episode " The Tholian Web ", taking place in 2268, Starfleet lost contact with ''Defiant''. The ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) found her on the border of Tholian space. She was drifting in and out of sensor contact when found. Captain Kirk and a boarding party found the crew dead; they had all gone insane and killed each other. While aboard ''Defiant'', the crew found the ship was starting to disappear. The transporters on the ''Enterprise'' weren't working at 100%, Kirk remained behind while the rest of the crew beamed back. ''Defiant'' then disappeared with Kirk on board. The crew was soon confronted by the Tholian Commander, Loskene on the grounds that the Federation violated Tholian space. The Tholians soon began building their signature energy web around ''Enterprise''. Science officer Spock soon found that the entire area was littered with areas of interphase between universes. Doctor McCoy discovered that the interphase caused a biochemical imbalance, which caused ''Defiant'''s crew to go mad. He was able to synthesize medication to counteract the effects of the interphase. ''Enterprise'' was able to use the interphase to escape, and recover Captain Kirk. ''Defiant'' was presumed destroyed while in interphase. The '''' episode "In a Mirror, Darkly" revealed ''Defiant'' was transported 100 years into the past and into the Mirror Universe where it was encountered by mirror universe counterparts of the ''Enterprise'' (NX-01) crew. The Tholians of the mirror universe had intentionally caused the interphase to occur, hoping to lure a ship from the 'normal' Trek universe over to the Mirror universe so they could capture the ship and use it for an invasion. The Mirror Tholians planted a false distress signal, which the Defiant answered before becoming trapped in interphase. NON-CANON APPEARANCES OF THE DEFIANT In the Lost Era book ''The Sundered'' the USS ''Excelsior'' briefly sees ''Defiant'' while involved in a dangerous situation in Tholian space in 2298. ''Excelsior'' is unable to attempt a rescue and ''Defiant'' quickly vanishes. The story of the ''Defiant'' is continued in the SCE (Starfleet Corp of Engineers) E-Books Interphase books one and two. In 2376 ''Defiant'' reappears in Tholian space. Starfleet dispatches USS ''da Vinci'' to retrieve her. A crew beams aboard with a supply of Theragen to make them immune to the effects of Interphase. The crew learns ''Defiant'' had discovered the Tholians attacked a Klingon colony and was attacked by the Tholians to prevent this information from reaching the Klingons. Since even 100 years later this news could prove damaging, the Tholians attack ''da Vinci'' and ''Defiant'', forcing the latter into Interphase with several members of the ''da Vinci'''s crew on board. |
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