Star Trek: Everything We NOW Know About The Lost Era

8. A Nexus Of Possibility

Star Trek Generations The Nexus
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In 2332, the Nexus energy ribbon returned to our part of the galaxy. Though time has no meaning within the phenomenon, one could also say James Kirk came along with it. This takes on a deeper significance when one considers the Lost Era novels The Art Of The Impossible and Well Of Souls.

James T. Kirk captained two Enterprises and was, of course, present for the maiden voyage of a third. 2332 is the year in which another Enterprise - this time the C, under the command of Rachel Garrett - was launched. 

We now know that the Nexus is connected to the name Enterprise, having been present at the launch of two and the destruction of a third. The Enterprise-D's demise over Veridian III was followed by the ribbon swooping in to carry Soran and Picard away, moments before a massive shockwave obliterated the survivors. Don't worry, they got better—Timey wimey.

Had the Nexus simply returned any other year than 2332, it would be just another space curiosity with a very mixed reputation, travelling through space on its path to eternity. The specificity of that year connects the Enterprise lineage to the passing of a commander, the survival of another, and the entrenchment of another in the annals of history. 

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