Darlene Phillips

Darlene Phillips was a Federation Starfleet officer in the late 22nd century and chief engineer of the USS Eridanus (NCC-T117).

Summary
In 2187, she served as the Chief Engineer aboard the transport ship USS Eridanus (NCC-T117) when it became trapped in a temporal distortion following an encounter with an alien spacecraft.

After an encounter with the alien led it to assume the forms of Eridanus crew members, and landing parties returned from a nearby planet affected by a paranoia inducing compound, the Eridanus crew descended into sectarian violence, eventually dividing along departmental factions. In her role as Chief Engineer, Phillips became the de facto leader of the engineering faction.

The Eridanus was rediscovered in 2339 by the crew of the starship Tempest (NCC-10535). After encountering and treating an Eridanus crew member still trapped on the planet's surface, they beamed Phillips aboard (selecting her at random from the engineering faction) and treated her psychosis as well. Phillips then returned to the Eridanus with members of the Tempest crew in an attempt to apply the same treatment to others. However, they were captured before they could succeed and Phillips was subsequently put on trial by the leader of the rival command faction, Executive Officer Caitlin Mallory. She was summarily tried and sentenced to death, though an additional Tempest away team was able to complete the work of curing and anesthetizing the Eridanus crew before she could be executed.

While she was unconscious, the Tempest crew, working with the alien life form, were able to successfully neutralize the temporal distortion. Afterwards, Phillips and the rest of the surviving Eridanus crew were taken to Starbase 36 for psychological and temporal rehabilitation.

Current Status
Phillips is currently onboard Starbase 36 with the rest of the surviving Eridanus crew, working through the extensive trauma of her experience.

Appearances
A World With A Bluer Sun

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