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The Tempest | |
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Series: | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, No. 19 |
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Author(s): | Susan Wright |
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Published: | Paperback - February 1997 |
Pages: | 275 |
ISBN: | ISBN 0671002279 |
Chronology | |
Date: | 2372 |
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When a ferocious plasma storm strikes the entire Bajoran system, Deep Space Nine becomes a port under siege, filled to overflowing with stranded space travelers, unpredictable aliens, and Klingon smugglers. Worf and Odo find themselves tested to the limit as they struggle to control the chaos that has consumed the station.
But even greater danger faces Dax and botanist Keiko O'Brien when they must fly a runabout into the very heart of the storm -- and encounter a strange new form of life!
Betenn Brucen | Curzon Dax | Tobin Dax | Gowron, son of M'Rel | Kaasin | Kurn, son of Mogh | Mogh, son of Worf | Nesser | Nog | Jean-Luc Picard | William Riker | Alexander Rozhenko | Shakaar Edon | Jennifer Sisko | Deanna Troi
Referenced: Baraka | USS Enterprise | Xhosa
Referenced: Andorian freighter | Lightship | Moon shuttle
Referenced: Andor | Bajor | Bajoran wormhole/Celestial Temple | Betazed | Cardassia | County Cork | Cybriss Valley | Earth | Gamma Quadrant | Khitomer
Referenced: Andorian | Borg | Jem'Hadar | Pony | Prophets | Romulan
Referenced: Bajoran Resistance | Council of the United Federation of Planets | Dominion | High Council of the Klingon Empire | House of Maang | House of Mogh | Starfleet Academy | University of Betazed
Airlock | Cloaking device | Fusion generator | Holosuite | PADD | Particle accelerator | Replicator | Tricorder
Battle of the Omarion Nebula | Catwalk | Cheese sandwich | Darts | Ferengi Rules of Acquisition | Hum'taS | Ion trail | Klingonese | Noh | Occupation of Bajor | Peldor Festival | Plasma storm | Skeleton crew | Star chart | Warp core breach
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Previous novel: Saratoga |
DS9 numbered novels | Next novel: Wrath of the Prophets |
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Previous Adventure: Indiscretion |
Next Adventure: Rejoined |
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Previous Adventure: Indiscretion |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: Rejoined |
The Tempest (テンペスト, Tenpesuto) is a vehicle from Final Fantasy VIII. It is the car that Squall drives when he attacks Edea.
Reminiscent of the American Cadilac, the Tempest is a light blue convertible with left-hand steering, meaning it is designed for driving on the right-hand-side of the road. Since the roads of Deling City are designed for left-hand-side driving it can be surmised that the Tempest is a foreign car from a different region, although which region exactly is unknown.
The Tempest's license plate reads: WH-1637551 and is a Galbadian license plate.
Squall appeared in Chocobo Racing driving The Tempest. In the game it possesses great speed, acceleration and turning, but has a bit of a problem with braking, which is referred to the FMV where Squall was driving The Tempest to assassinate Sorceress Edea in Disc 1, when his driving speed was very fast, he turned to his left and crashed hard in to the Deling City Gateway rails on his right side.
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The Tempest is a DHARMA Initiative station that produces, stores, and distributes a deadly toxic gas. Its location is about a day's walk north of the survivors' beach camp on the western coast. It was used by the Hostiles during the Purge to annhilate the DHARMA Initiative on the Island. It has since been disabled by Daniel and Charlotte.
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Very little is known about the history of the Tempest, although it likely was built by the DHARMA Initiative some time before 1977. ("Namaste") As the station's only apparent purpose appears to be the manufacture of chemical weapons, it may be that the station was constructed in response to the escalating tensions between DHARMA and the Hostiles. ("The Other Woman") Kate described the station to the other survivors as a "poison gas factory." ("Ji Yeon")
The ongoing feud with the DHARMA Initiative reached a critical point when the Hostiles seized control of the Tempest and initiated the Purge. The release of toxic gas on an Island-wide scale killed over 40 members of the DHARMA Initiative. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
Later, Goodwin was assigned to the Tempest and was treated by Juliet for a burn he sustained while working there. Goodwin claimed the station was a power plant, but Juliet recognized the injury as a chemical burn. While picnicking and swimming on a secluded beach, Goodwin confessed that with a flip of the wrong switch at the Tempest station, he could kill every man, woman and child on the Island. ("The Other Woman")
Daniel Faraday and Charlotte Lewis, two scientists from the Kahana, abruptly left the beach camp heading for the Tempest without explanation. Jack and Juliet followed - and it ultimately became clear that the scientists' purpose was to neutralize the poison gas at the station. Charlotte claimed that they did this to prevent Ben from using the gas to kill everyone on the Island. It seems likely that they were ordered to do this by Charles Widmore as one of their first steps on arriving on the Island. ("The Other Woman")
The Tempest consists of two levels: an upper level, featuring an entrance and main corridor leading to a catwalk; and the lower level chamber, containing the computer systems that control the station. Overall, the station appeared to be cleaner and in a better state of repair than other DHARMA stations.
The exterior of the Tempest appears to be a large bunker-like structure set into the side of a mountain. A large blast door emblazoned with the station logo serves as the main entrance - leading into a central corridor. The corridor is long and dark with flickering lights. Speakers are placed at intervals along the walls. The corridor opens onto a catwalk that overlooks the facility's lower level.
There are two computer systems on the lower level of the station. One system's monitor displays an interactive process flow diagram with a pressure warning, while the other appeared to control various parts of the chemical process, allowing an operator to issue commands to change the temperature, open and shut valves and vents, etc.
The latter computer also displayed the names of chemicals, such as thionyl chloride, O-ethyl 2-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite and N,N-diisopropyl-2-aminoethane thiol. These are precursors to the nerve agent VX. VX was banned by the UN in 1993, but would have still been accessible to the DHARMA Initiative in the 1970's.
The computers seemed to each be different makes and models: one appeared to be a newer computer, while the other was an old Apple II similar to the computer found in the Swan.
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Goodwin | "The Other Woman" | Worked there, and at one point received a chemical burn while stationed there. | |||||
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Daniel | "The Other Woman" | Went to The Tempest with Charlotte. Donned hazmat suits to protect themselves from the gas, and disabled the gas when confronted by Juliet. | |||||
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Charlotte | "The Other Woman" | Went to The Tempest with Daniel. Donned hazmat suits to protect themselves from the gas, and disabled the gas when confronted by Juliet. | |||||
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Juliet | "The Other Woman" | Followed Daniel and Charlotte to stop them, under orders delivered by Harper. | |||||
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Jack | "The Other Woman" | Followed Daniel and Charlotte to stop them. | |||||
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Kate | "The Other Woman" | Followed Daniel and Charlotte to stop them. |
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Metaphorically, the Monster was just the great unknown threat, the imminent danger around the corner that potentially haunts us all… Some thought of it as a monster of the id, much like in Forbidden Planet-- that maybe it appeared differently to everyone who saw it. The most tangible thought, as explained later by Rousseau, was that it functioned as a security system set up by the Island’s creators/early residents... For Locke, clearly, the Monster was the "soul" of the Island that was responsible for his "miracle." |
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