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Star Trek: Phoenix-X is a fan fiction and parody series based in the late 24th century, with later spin-off stories in the early 25th century, centring around the crew of the Federation starship USS Phoenix-X and various other related starships and crews. The initial format of the series is chatfic, reminiscent of chat room archives. Of this style, stories are mainly written episodically (Episodes) with occasional variants in the same vein (Chapters, Specials, Flashbacks). The series later branches out into other formats such as prose (Literary) and comics.

Overview[]

USS-Phoenix-X-All v1

Crew of the USS Phoenix-X.

The series started as role-playing fiction through instant messaging chats between its initial two writers within the first few episodes. It then grew into a role play through email, with larger sections of story alternated by each writer, per episode. Finally, by late Season 1, it grew into being written as full episodes themselves.

Star Trek: Phoenix-X takes place in the Prime universe and plays alongside, and with the history of, all canon series and movies involved: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise and the films Star Trek: The Motion Picture to Star Trek Nemesis. It also includes prime universe events in Star Trek. In alternative licensed material, the series follows the Star Trek Online timeline, which include several pieces like The Path to 2409, The Needs of the Many, Star Trek: Countdown, Unexpected Honor and related stories.

Occasionally, in a soft-break of the fourth wall, characters will make passing references to alternative timelines they unexplainably, or absentmindedly, have awareness of; mostly the Star Trek (2009) alternate reality in Season 4. In "Displacement Syndrome", the crew actually visits some of these alternate timelines, most notably the Shatnerverse timeline.

Variants[]

Star Trek: Phoenix-X is primarily presented in episodic format with each story classified as "Episode". This is mostly true except for several variant classifications that emerge and eventually increase in frequency as the series goes on.

  • Episode: the base style of story, written in chatfic, usually, the core characters being involved. Episodes are in the spirit of and given style of Star Trek episodes. In Season 5, Episodes are written in prose.
  • Chapter: a variant Episode described as a long-form story. It is written in chatfic, with the core characters and is in the spirit and vein of the Star Trek films.
  • Spin-off: an experimental first Episode of a series based on a ship, species or aspect from Star Trek: Phoenix-X. The stories are usually posted in parts, to comprise one Episode, some in chatfic, prose, varying from comedy to drama.
  • Short: a separate fiction based on a ship, species or aspect from Star Trek: Phoenix-X. The stories are usually a one-off and written in prose.
  • Special: a variant Episode which can be described as a short story. It is written in chatfic, with core or select characters. The Specials were initially "holiday"-themed until Season 4.
  • Comics: sequential panels of art and story with select characters for each. Each series was classified as "Comics" with several comics numbered as "Comic" released. The comics varied in type and style from full page to comic strip, outlined to color.
  • Flashback: a variant Episode that takes place in the past and is either a full "re-write" of a past episode, or contains parts of past episodes to tell a story. They are written in chatfic and original dialogue is not necessarily altered, but, instead, given additions as to keep series canon.
  • Literary: a variant Episode that is written in prose format. These are Star Trek Online: Literary Challenge entries. They jump the timeline ahead to the early 25th century, and are written in the setting of Star Trek Online. The core Phoenix-X crew differs slightly. Entries also focus on crews of the IKS B'Cnah.
  • Unofficial: a variant Episode that is written in prose format. These are Star Trek Online: Unofficial Literary Challenge entries. They continue the Literary setting in the 25th century, and are written in the setting of the Star Trek Online. Crew stories focus on ships in Task Force Epsilon and Galorda Defense Fleet.
  • Ragnarok: variant spin-off episode taking place in 2410 with Oroku Seifer in command of the USS Ragnarok.
  • Annual: variant spin-off episodes, monthly, with one crew-focus per year. These are Star Trek Online: Unofficial Literary Challenge Annual entries.
  • Online: variant Episode based thematically on a season or event of Star Trek Online, posted in the Arc Forums.
  • Trek BBS: regular contest entries every two months on the Trek BBS message boards using 24th century crew from the Phoenix-X.
  • Remake: rewrites of the original chatfic-style Episodes now in prose.

Episode guide[]

Season 1[]

PNX Season 1:

Title Production Posted Stardate Year
The Tiloniam System Episode 1A 1996 51599.74 2374
Jello Cubes Episode 1B 1996 Unknown 2374
Deep Space Not So Much Episode 2A 1996 Unknown 2374
Find Voyager? No Problem Episode 2B 1996 Unknown 2374
Flortarios III Episode 3A 1996 Unknown 2374
Missed the Mishap Episode 3B 1996 Unknown 2374
Cookies Episode 4 1997 Unknown 2374
Crash Bandits Episode 5 1997 Unknown 2374
The Cloud Aloft Episode 6A 1997 Unknown 2374
Home, Part I Episode 6B 1997 Unknown 2375
Deal Episode 7A 1998 Unknown 2375
Home, Part II Episode 7B 1998 Unknown 2375
The Bajoran Trove Episode 8 1998 Unknown 2375
Bio Level 4 Episode 9 1998 Unknown 2375
Pure Evil Episode 10 1998 Unknown 2375
Betrayal and Honour Episode 11 1998 52083.06 2375
The Links' Traitor Chapter 1 1998 Unknown 2375
Warfare Episode 12 1998 52339.1 2375
The Bermuda Triangle Effect Episode 13A 1999 52656.12 2375
Retrieval Episode 13B 1999 52656.13 2375
Liquids Everywhere Episode 13C 1999 52656.14 2375
Subspace Racing Episode 14 1999 Unknown 2375
Guinea Pigs Episode 15 1999 52778 2375
Factors of Humanity Episode 16 1999 Unknown 2375
The Return of the Borg Episode 17 1999 Unknown 2376
Experimentalism Chapter 2 Oct 26 1999 Unknown 2376
Christmas Special Special 1 Dec 24 1999 Unknown 2376
The X Continuum Episode 18 2000 Unknown 2376
Fight, Part I Episode 19 2000 Unknown 2376
Fight, Part II Episode 20A 2000 Unknown 2376
Fight, Part III Episode 20B 2000 Unknown 2376
Identity Episode 21 Apr 13 2000 Unknown 2376
Vengeance Episode 22 May 20 2000 Unknown 2377
Casio Episode 23 July 08 2000 Unknown 2377
Secret Shuttles, Part I Episode 24 2000 Unknown 2377
Secret Shuttles, Part II Episode 25 2000 Unknown 2377

Season 2[]

PNX Season 2:

Title Production Posted Stardate Year
Secret Shuttles, Part III Episode 26 2000 Unknown 2377
Secret Shuttles, Part IV Episode 27 2000 Unknown 2377
The Invisible Enemy Episode 28 2000 Unknown 2377
Loyalties, Part I Episode 29 2000 Unknown 2377
Loyalties, Part II Episode 30 2000 Unknown 2377
Food for the Labyrinth Episode 31 2001 Unknown 2377
The Nega'Jem, Part I Episode 32 2001 Unknown 2377
The Nega'Jem, Part II Episode 33 2001 Unknown 2377
Uprising Short 1 Unknown 54013.4 2377
Ghosts Episode 34 2001 Unknown 2377
False Management Episode 35 2001 Unknown 2377
Jumpers, Part I Episode 36 2001 Unknown 2377
Jumpers, Part II Episode 37 2001 Unknown 2377
Cardassian Sunrise Episode 38 2001 Unknown 2377
Phoenix Restoration Episode 39 2001 54973.4 2377
Omega Episode 40 2001 Unknown 2378
Afterdeath Chapter 3 2001 Unknown 2378
Mosquito Episode 41 2001 Unknown 2378
Avalon Battlefield, Part I Episode 42 2001 Unknown 2378
Avalon Battlefield, Part II Episode 43 2001 55326.2 2378
Killing Spree Episode 44 2001 Unknown 2378
Crystal Method, Part I Episode 45 2002 Unknown 2378
Crystal Method, Part II Episode 46 2002 Unknown 2378
Destiny's Revenge, Part I Episode 47 2002 55994.1 2378
Destiny's Revenge, Part II Episode 48 2002 55994.2 2378
Destiny's Revenge, Part III Episode 49 2002 55994.3 2378
Occurrence, Part I Episode 50 2002 Unknown 2379

Season 3[]

PNX Season 3:

Title Production Posted Stardate Year
Occurrence, Part II Episode 51 Apr 12 2002 Unknown 2379
Alien Interference Episode 52 May 20 2002 Unknown 2379
Particle Mechanics Episode 53 Jun 12 2002 Unknown 2379
The Cash Flow Episode 54 Jun 28 2002 56162.6 2379
Responsible Delinquent Episode 55 Jul 28 2002 Unknown 2379
Vitality Spin-off 1 Sep 09 2002 Unknown 3578
Resurrections Spin-off 2 2003 56993.1 2379
Evolutions Short 2 May 08 2003 56999.7 2379
Possible Regret Episode 56 Oct 21 2002 Unknown 2380
Forged in Something Spin-off 3 2003 57012.4 2380
Land Wars Episode 57 Mar 07 2003 57025.4 2380
Departments Episode 58 Jul 24 2003 Unknown 2380
Tsunami Spin-off 4 Aug 14 2003 57035.3 2380
Hijinx Spin-off 5 2003 57080.9 2380
Parallels Spin-off 6 2003 57172.33 2380
Civilization Episode 59 Sep 11 2003 57334.2 2380
The Recruited Short 3 2004 47796.9 2370
The Timeship Episode 60 Apr 05 2004 57849.3 2380
Invasion 101 Short 4 2004 57849.3 2380
Power Levels Episode 61 Apr 28 2004 57926.2 2380
Dimensions" Episode 62 May 05 2004 Unknown 2381
The Shadow Maneuvers Episode 63 Jul 08 2004 Unknown 2381
Immortal Coil Spin-off 7 2004 Unknown 2381
King of the Iron Fist Tournament Episode 64 Apr 19 2005 Unknown 2381
New Beginnings Episode 65 May 04 2005 58743.9 2381
Mirrorlyness! Episode 66 May 04 2005 59001.6 2382
The Deterioration Episode 67 Aug 08 2005 59132.6 2382
A Tholian Encounter Episode 68 Oct 06 2005 Unknown 2382
Temporal Doom! Part I Episode 69 Oct 29 2005 Unknown 2382
Temporal Doom! Part II Episode 70 Nov 11 2005 Unknown 29th century
Temporal Doom! Part III Episode 71 Dec 23 2005 Unknown 2382
The 47's Episode 72 May 01 2006 59699.9 2382
Somewhere Out in Space Comics 1 Apr 22 2006 59771.7 2382
Spider Agencies, Part I Episode 73 May 01 2006 Unknown 2382
Present Comics 2 May 07 2006 59816.2 2382
Spider Agencies, Part II Episode 74 May 22 2006 Unknown 2382
Crucial Spin-off 8 2006 59863.6 2382
Halloween Special Special 2 Oct 19 2006 Unknown 2383
Transphasic Meltdown Episode 75 Dec 09 2006 60404.3 2383

Season 4[]

PNX Season 4

Title Production Posted Stardate Year
"Life 2" Episode 76 Jan 19 2007 Unknown 2383
"Broken Pieces" Episode 77 Mar 13 2007 Unknown 2383
"Secret Engine, Part I" Comics 3A Mar 20 2007 Unknown 2383
"These Aren't the Voyages..." Episode 78 May 26 2007 Unknown 2383
"Fantastic Method" Episode 79 Aug 01 2007 61048.3 2384
"The Tilonian System" Flashback 1 Aug 22 2007 51599.74 2374
"Forbidden Crossing, Part I" Episode 80 Sep 12 2007 Unknown 2384
"Forbidden Crossing, Part II" Episode 81 Nov 22 2007 Unknown 2384
"Forbidden Crossing, Part III" Episode 82 Dec 09 2007 Unknown 2384
"Remnants" Episode 83 Mar 30 2008 61669.5 2384
"Secret Engine, Part II" Comics 3B Nov 11 2008 62327.7 2385
"Displacement Syndrome" Episode 84 Jun 12 2009 62828.1 2385
"Triple Tribble Sunday" Episode 85 Jan 31 2010 63896.2 2386
"Starship Rounds" Comics 4 Jan 31 2010 64405.6 2386
"Cybernetic Showdown" Episode 86 Dec 17 2011 65475.4 2388
"Secret Occurrences" Flashback 2 Dec 28 2013 Unknown 2367-2378
"Into Harshness" Episode 87 Mar 02 2014 67632.8 2390
"Acquisitioned" Special 3 Mar 08 2014 Unknown 2390
"In a Window, Darkly" Comics 5 Apr 27 2014 67832.5 2390
"Nightmare Anomaly" Literary 1 May 09 2014 87035.4 2410
"The New Frontier" Literary 2 May 18 2014 Unknown 2410
"Gender Swap" Literary 3 Jun 01 2014 Unknown 2410
"Myths and Lore" Literary 4 Jun 22 2014 Unknown 2410
"A Ferengi Rule" Clips 1 Jun 29 2014 Unknown 2410
"Movie Night" Literary 5 Jul 11 2014 Unknown 2410
"The Nemesis Factor" Episode 88 Aug 09 2014 Unknown 2391
"The Xindi Paradox" Literary 6 Aug 14 2014 Unknown 2410
"Delta Rising" Literary 7 Aug 21 2014 Unknown 2410
"There's Always Some Strings Attached" Literary 8 Sep 11 2014 Unknown 2410
"The Needs of the Frequent" Comics 6 Sep 13 2014 87067.5 2410
"Last Words" Clips 2 Sep 13 2014 Unknown 2410
"STO Halloween" Literary 9 Oct 06 2014 Unknown 2410
"Second Life" Unofficial 1 Oct 28 2014 Unknown 2410, 2753
"Status Update" Clips 3 Oct 30 2014 Unknown 2410
"Lazarus" Unofficial 2 Nov 22 2014 Unknown 2410
"Winter Wonderland Celebrations" Literary 10 Dec 19 2014 Unknown 2410

Season 5[]

PNX Season 5:

Title Production Posted Stardate Year
"Crew Members of the Jenova" Unofficial 3 Jan 24 2015 Unknown 2410
"Visit to a Weird Planet, Revisited - Again" Unofficial 4 Feb 02 2015 Unknown 2410
"The Needs of the Plenty" Episode 89 Feb 24 2015 68664.9 2391
"Captain's Prerogative" Clips 4 Mar 17 2015 Unknown 2410
"For the World is Worldly and Such" Episode 90 Apr 12 2015 Unknown 2391
"Teaching the Next Generation" Unofficial 5 Apr 17 2015 Unknown 2410
"Delta Recruit" Unofficial 6 May 04 2015 Unknown 2409 / 2410
"Better Angels of Our Nature" Unofficial 7 May 27 2015 Unknown 2410
"Someone to Remember Them By" Unofficial 8 Jun 09 2015 Unknown 2410
"The Arrival" Unofficial 9 Jul 30 2015 Unknown 2410
"The Sound of Q-sic" Unofficial 10 Aug 25 2015 Unknown 2410
"Captain's Log" Clips 5 Sep 21 2015 87421.34 2410
"Aftermath" Unofficial 11 Oct 04 2015 Unknown 2410
"In Session" Unofficial 12 Oct 19 2015 Unknown 2410
"What Are You Thankful For?" Unofficial 13 Nov 20 2015 Unknown 2410
"Sunrise" Online 1 Dec 12 2015 Unknown 2410
"Winter Wonderland Celebrations" Unofficial 14 Dec 26 2015 Unknown 2410
"The Officer Exchange" Unofficial 15 Jan 27 2016 Unknown 2410
"Nibiru" Unofficial 16 Feb 17 2016 Unknown 2410
"Earth Spacedock" Clips 6 Apr 23 2016 Unknown 2410
"Devil's Leftovers" Episode 91 May 25 2016 Unknown 2392
"Tabletop Beginnings" Ragnarok 1-1 Aug 09 2016 Unknown 2410
"Apparitions" Unofficial 17 Aug 26 2016 Unknown 2410
"Department Heads" Ragnarok 1-2 Sep 07 2016 Unknown 2410
"How the Mighty Have Fallen" Unofficial 18 Sep 27 2016 Unknown 2410
"Life or Death" Unofficial 19 Oct 21 2016 Unknown 2410
"Neutrality for Beginners" Ragnarok 1-3 Dec 02 2016 Unknown 2410
"A Wonderful Life" Unofficial 20 Dec 17 2016 Unknown 2410
"Holodeck Fantasy" Unofficial 21 Jan 14 2017 Unknown 2410
"The Imposter" Annual 1-1 Jan 30 2017 Unknown 2410
"L'amour est Parmi les Étoiles" Annual 1-2 Feb 13 2017 Unknown 2410
"Election Year" Unofficial 22 Feb 20 2017 Unknown 2410
"Fleet Week" Unofficial 23 Mar 19 2017 Unknown 2410
"Enmity" Annual 1-3 Mar 30 2017 Unknown 2410
"Lost to Time" Annual 1-4 Apr 20 2017 Unknown 2410
"First Contact Day" Contest 1 May 18 2017 Unknown Unknown
"Perpetual Ragnarok" Comics 7 May 25 2017 Unknown 2410
"From Hell's Heart..." Annual 1-5 Jun 08 2017 Unknown 2410
"In Their Footsteps" Unofficial 24 Jun 12 2017 Unknown 2410
"Kobayashi Maru" Clips 7 Jul 05 2017 Unknown Unknown
"Beware False Prophets" Unofficial 25 Jul 22 2017 Unknown 2410

Season 6[]

PNX Season 6:

Title Production Posted Stardate Year
"Phoenix Meltdown" Comics 8 Aug 11 2017 71077.7 2394
"Only Ashes Remain" Unofficial 26 Aug 14 2017 Unknown 2410
"Tethers" Comics 9 Sep 16 2017 Unknown 2410
"Even Roses Smell Like..." Unofficial 27 Sep 21 2017 Unknown 2410
"Tempus Fugit" Unofficial 28 Nov 19 2017 Unknown 2410
"Face the Kramp'Ihri" Unofficial 29 Dec 22 2017 Unknown 2410
"Deadly Alliance" Unofficial 30 Feb 10 2018 Unknown 2410
"Finders, Not Keepers" Ragnarok 1-4 Mar 24 2018 Unknown 2410
"I'm a Captain, Not an Actor!" Unofficial 31 Apr 21 2018 Unknown 2410
"Dominion Delegation" Unofficial 32 Jul 08 2018 Unknown 2410
"For the Dominion!" Unofficial 33 Aug 06 2018 Unknown 2410
"The Deferi Powered-Man" Ragnarok 1-5 Dec 22 2018 Unknown 2410
"Welcome to the Epsilon Fringe" Unofficial 34 Feb 14 2019 Unknown 2410
"Joint Mission" Unofficial 35 Jul 01 2019 Unknown 2410
"Tumultuous Turmoil" Online 2 Jul 05 2020 Unknown 2411
"Regulatory Reticle" Online 3 Jul 19 2020 Unknown 2411
"Sea of Artifacts" Online 4 Aug 13 2020 Unknown 2411
"Partial Recall" Trek BBS 1 Aug 22 2020 Unknown 2397
"Fanatical Online" Online 5 Nov 03 2020 Unknown 2411
"Reverse Metallurgy" Trek BBS 2 Nov 27 2020 Unknown 2397
"The Tiloniam System" Remake 1A Dec 3 2020 51599.7 2374
"Jello Cubes" Remake 1B Dec 23 2020 Unknown 2374
"Double Void" Trek BBS 3 Apr 21 2021 Unknown 2397
"Deep Space Not So Much" Remake 2A Apr 29 2021 Unknown 2374
"Find Voyager? No Problem" Remake 2B Jun 08 2021 Unknown 2374
"Flortarios III" Remake 3A Jul 25 2021 Unknown 2374
"I Ain't Callin' You a Truther" Trek BBS 4 Aug 18 2021 Unknown 2398
"Old School Commerce" Comics 10 Sep 08 2021 Unknown 2398
"Missed the Mishap" Remake 3B Oct 11 2021 Unknown 2374
"Cookies" Remake 4 Jan 16 2022 Unknown 2374
"Vitality" Spin-off Remake 1 Jan 24 2022 Unknown 36th century
"Aimless Abandon" Trek BBS 5 Feb 09 2022 Unknown 2398
"The Opposite of That" Online 6 May 22 2022 Unknown 2411
"Marauding Moosaval" Trek BBS 6 Aug 21 2022 Unknown 2399
"Crash Bandits" Remake 5 Dec 06 2022 Unknown 2374

Season 7[]

PNX Season 7:

Title Production Posted Stardate Year
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Record" Trek BBS 7 Jan 29 2023 Unknown 2399
"The Hangover" Trek BBS 8 Apr 21 2023 Unknown 2399
"Hop, Skip and a Jump" Ad Astra 1 Jul 11 2023 Unknown 2400
"Contest" Trek BBS 9 Aug 17 2023 Unknown 2400
"Wooo" Trek BBS 10 Oct 12 2023 Unknown 2400
"The Cloud Aloft" Remake 6A Nov 28 2023 Unknown 2374
"Transgressables" Episode 92 Dec 29 2023 Unknown 2400
"Celestial Dynamics" Episode 93 Jan 24 2024 Unknown 2400

Cut scenes[]

The cut scenes were akin to "deleted scenes" of a film/tv production, where blocks of text that didn't make it into the final cut of some episodes of Star Trek: Phoenix-X were collected separately.

See: Star Trek: Phoenix-X cut scenes

Spin-offs[]

The spin-offs for Star Trek: Phoenix-X were experimental stories focusing on other ships' or other perspectives related, previously, or in the story itself, to the USS Phoenix-X. They were started around 2003-2004, unfinished, and re-integrated back into Star Trek: Phoenix-X in 2014. As reintegrates, the spin-offs continue as Parallel fiction.

See also[]

Memorable quotes[]

"I don't need to be lectured by you. I was out saving the galaxy when your grandfather was in diapers!"
"My grandfather
is in diapers."
Wallace and Seifer, "Forbidden Crossing, Part II"

Background information[]

  • The X in the series and ship name is a parody of its use elsewhere (i.e. "X-Men", "X-Files", "xXx (Triple X)").
  • Some early episodes, like "Jello Cubes" or "Find Voyager?", were written over AOL chat for fun between the two writers. Episodes after that began in length through emails, with one writer writing one section of an episode and the other writing the next part. This continued until Episode 21 when one writer (Hawku) continued the series onward alone. Only two episodes in the second season involved the other writer (DL), "Afterdeath"; and "Omega", which was written solely by the other writer (DL).
  • As the first episodes of the first season were role-play, characters Gotens (later renamed Seifer) was played by Hawku, and Daniel (later renamed Cell) was played by DL. Ensign Dan was an accidental creation, misunderstood, between authors, to be played by DL at the beginning (as "Dan", in the first scene of "The Tiloniam System" with Gotens on the shuttle). "Dan" was quickly re-written as "Ensign Dan". This led Ensign Dan to be constantly be written as "relieved of duty" in nearly every episode as an in-joke.
  • Some noticeable external influences on the series' elements and names came from other series: Xena: Warrior Princess, Final Fantasy VIII and Dragon Ball.
  • A few episodes have been direct crossovers.
  • The crew of the Phoenix-X are still in their same ranks and assumed ages by 2410. This is explained in "Delta Recruit" when several starships are said to have been caught in a massive molecular reversion field, in 2406, intermixed with an ion storm, the result of which causes hundreds of Starfleet officers and people to undergo a reduction in age. The trauma from the accident also causes all included to temporarily lose years of memories, and, in most cases, causes everyone to re-take Starfleet Academy in 2409. Retaking the Academy coincides with in-game events within Star Trek Online.
  • Several characters from the 25th century portion of the series share the same experiences from the video game missions of Star Trek Online. It is a soft-break of the "fourth wall" that they all are semi-conscious of this while interacting. The only differing experiences between characters are depicted through in-story from the Star Trek Online: Literary and Unofficial Literary Challenges.
  • Episodes 89 to 91 were previously categorized as "Trek" instead of "Episode" and were switched over to "Episode" on May 31st, 2016. "Trek" episodes were previously labeled as: a variant Episode that is written in prose format and takes place in the same timeline as Episodes. These are named after The Trek BBS, where they are posted.
  • The episode variants are sometimes restructured: Previously, the Valhalla variant episode "Sunrise" which was a literary transcribing of a Star Trek Online episode and centered around Admiral Cid in command of the USS Valhalla, was changed to the Online-type variant episode in 2021.

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