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Forbidden Fruit – "Forbidden Fruit..." is a Star Trek comic, a TNG story published in April 1991. This was the 18th issue of the DC Comics 1989 series of TNG comics. The issue was edited by Robert Greenberger, with a story written by Dave Stern & Mike O'Brien. The art was pencilled by Mike Manley and inked by Robert Campanella.

Description[]

Letter column teaser
It's the story of a Wesley experiment gone wrong, one with dire consequences for future generations as a visitor from time comes back to prove.

Summary[]

Wesley creates an experiment gone awry, a prototype hyperport transporter. He uses it to dematerialize and rematerialize a model sailing ship.

Wesley's tests cause a disruption in the USS Enterprise's power grid, and Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge and Data visit his quarters to investigate. At that moment, a humanoid man named Pierce appears on the hyperport disc.

Pierce claims to be a time traveller from thirty years hence, and accuses Wesley of killing his world. Pierce describes that the hyperport will cause a disruption in biological matter, creating a pervasive toxicity in all lifeforms using the device. After years of buildup, Captain Wesley Crusher's ship, the USS Santa Maria visited Pierce's homeworld on Rovan IV, releasing disease that decimated his people, including Pierce's son.

Filled with regret, Captain Crusher used the hyperport to send Pierce back in time to the day the device was invented. Unconvinced the Enterprise crew would do the right thing, Pierce releases V'Daran fever into the ship's aquifer. The disease runs rampant, killing the crew. In order to avoid this massacre, the prototype hyperport was again used for time travel, this time sending Data back to a time prior to Pierce's arrival. Data is damaged by the transport, and is partially incinerated, but he manages to warn Wesley. The sight of his friend dying convinces Wesley that the device was too dangerous for further development.

References[]

Characters[]

Beverly Crusher • Wesley Crusher • Data • Geordi La Forge • Jean-Luc Picard • Pierce (Rovan IV) • William T. Riker • Deanna Troi • Worf • USS Enterprise-D personnel/USS Enterprise-D residents (unnamed USS Enterprise-D personnel/unnamed USS Enterprise-D residents)
Referenced only
Wesley Crusher (alternates) • Pierce's son

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class explorer) • USS Santa Maria

Locations[]

Shipboard locations[]

USS Enterprise-D
corridor • holodeck • observation lounge • quarters (Wesley's, guest suite) • ready room • sickbay

Planets and planetoids[]

Rovan IV

Stars and systems[]

Rovan (the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant)

Races and cultures[]

android • Betazoid • Human • Klingon • Rovanian/Rovan IV natives
Referenced only
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States and organizations[]

Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Science and classification[]

alternate timeline • astronomy • biology • communications • experiment • matter • measurement • technology • time travel

Astronomy[]

galaxy • planet • space • star • star system • time • universe

Biology[]

lifeform • medicine
Anatomy and medicine[]
disease • psychology • V'Daran fever
Lifeforms[]
humanoid

Materials and substances[]

atmosphere • gas • liquid • metal • solid • water

Cartography and measurement[]

timeline • year

Technology and weapons[]

hyperport • transporter • starship

Occupations and titles[]

captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • command division • commander • commanding officer • counselor • crew • doctor • engineer • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2360s-2370s) • first officer • flight controller • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • medic • officer • operations manager • physician • rank • sciences division • scientist • security chief

Other references[]

boot • clothing • emotion • government • hair • insignia • races and cultures • rank insignia • science • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • state • title • uniform

Chronology[]

24th century (24th century chronology)

Appendices[]

Background[]

Images[]

Connections[]

Timeline[]

published order
Previous comic:
The Weapon
TNG comics
DC monthly series
Next comic:
The Lesson
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Who Watches the Watchers?
Memory Beta Chronology Next Adventure:
Doomsday World
Previous Adventure:
Who Watches the Watchers?
Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
Next Adventure:
Doomsday World
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2366.
The Memory Beta Chronology places events from this story in two other timeframes:
Previous Adventure:
All Good Things...
alternate future
2395
alternate future
Next Adventure:
Forbidden Fruit
alternate future
Previous Adventure:
Forbidden Fruit
alternate future
2396
alternate future
Next Adventure:
Preserver


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