Object

Shuttle Twelve

Enterprise shuttlepod Shuttle Twelve carries Data with hytritium cargo toward the Jovis freighter. Varria sabotages it via a rigged ID panel, scans Data's components, then triggers a staged explosion mid-transport. Bridge crew—Picard, Riker, Worf, Geordi, Wesley—stares at drifting debris on the viewscreen in stunned grief. Geordi's sensors detect containment field anomalies, hinting at deception.

3 appearances

Purpose

Transports personnel and cargo between the USS Enterprise and external vessels like the Jovis

Significance

Acts as decoy in Kivas Fajo's kidnapping plot, faking Data's destruction to cover his abduction; sparks crew shock and Picard's grief, redirects mission from hytritium acquisition to Data's rescue

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S3E22 · The Most Toys

The Sabotaged Transfer: Data’s Theft in Plain Sight

Shuttle Twelve is the decoy in Fajo’s elaborate scheme. Loaded with hytritium and piloted by Data, it is sabotaged to explode in a staged accident, masking the true crime: Data’s abduction. The shuttle’s destruction is a smokescreen, a distraction to mislead the Enterprise crew into believing Data is dead. Its role in the event is to provide cover for the theft, turning a mission-critical resource into a prop in Fajo’s performance. The debris scattered across the viewscreen is the ultimate misdirection, a cruel illusion of loss.

Before: Loaded with 81 kilos of hytritium, its containment field nominal, and ready for departure from the Jovis. Data is at the controls, unaware of the sabotage.

After: Destroyed in a staged explosion, its debris scattered across space. The shuttle is no more, its role in the event complete—it has served as the perfect distraction for Fajo’s theft.

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S3E22 · The Most Toys

The Illusion of Loss: Data’s Kidnapping and the Birth of a Rescue Mission

Shuttle Twelve is the decoy in Fajo’s elaborate scheme. Loaded with hytritium and Data, it departs the Jovis under normal circumstances—until Varria triggers the staged explosion. The shuttle’s destruction is a smokescreen, masking Data’s abduction and ensuring the Enterprise crew believes he is dead. The explosion is meticulously timed to coincide with the containment field failure, making the deception appear authentic. The shuttle’s wreckage drifts on the viewscreen, a haunting reminder of the crew’s presumed loss.

Before: Loaded with hytritium and Data, containment field active, preparing for departure from the Jovis.

After: Destroyed in a staged explosion, debris scattered in space, hytritium cargo lost.

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S3E22 · The Most Toys

The Illusion of Loss: Data’s Kidnapping and Picard’s Unseen Grief

Shuttle Twelve is the vessel Data pilots to transport the hytritium from the Jovis to the Enterprise. It is loaded with 81 kilos of the critical resource, but its true purpose in this event is as a decoy. Varria sabotages the shuttle’s systems, ensuring it explodes mid-transport to cover Data’s abduction. The explosion is staged to appear accidental, with debris drifting on the Enterprise’s viewscreen, shocking the crew into believing Data is dead. The shuttle’s destruction is a pivotal moment, setting the stage for the dual crises of the hytritium shortage and Data’s disappearance.

Before: Loaded with hytritium and prepared for departure from the Jovis cargo bay.

After: Destroyed in a staged explosion, debris scattered in space, crew believes Data is dead.

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