Earth (alternate timeline)
Earth, Maa, Erde, Jorden, or Terra, is the home-planet of the Human race in the Star Wreck universe.
Background[edit | edit source]
Earth is a rocky planet, the third from the Sun, its star. It has a single natural satellite, the Moon, and an artificial satellite, the P-Fleet space station. It is the only celestial body in the Sol system with a confirmed breathable atmosphere.
History[edit | edit source]
Until the late 20st century Earth's history was roughly the same as in the original timeline, with the most notable difference being that the 1999 First Contact between humanity and the Vulgars was almost prevented by a Korg probe sent from the future. The crew of the CPP Kickstart, represented by Captain Pirk, Commander Info and Commander Dwarf followed the Korg into the past and teamed up with local musician Jeffrey Cochbrane to stop them. They fought and defeated the Korg securing First Contact. The now stranded P-Fleet officers were forced to go native.
Despite the Korg being thwarted, history was altered when the Vulgars decided to party with Jeffrey Cochbrane instead of uplifting humanity to spacefaring status. This forced the surviving crew of the Kickstart to establish P-Fleet on their own. Following an alliance between Pirk and President Ulyanov of Russia, Earth was conquered and gradually turned into a totalitarian, isolationist, and highly xenophobic dictatorship, riddled with discontent, poverty, overpopulation, and starvation.
Suomi was made the state language and was obligatory for all to speak. While service in P-Fleet was not obligatory, potential recruits were motivated to join up, as service promised payment, food, adventure, and a chance of improving one's social status. One such recruit was Urs Bruno Stöcklin, who accidentally provoked an invasion and war with the alien race known as the Dramakulians. After a gruelling battle in Earth's orbit, the Dramakulians were defeated.
Following the increasingly violent riots resulting from people's discontent, Pirk decided to relocate to the space station in Earth's orbit. One day, the CPP Kalinka encountered an unknown space ship during a routine patrol and immediately destroyed it, but analysis revealed that it was piloted by a human. Further investigation uncovered a maggot hole leading to a parallel universe, which Pirk ordered a conquest of. P-Fleet went through the maggot hole and never returned. It is unclear what became of Earth after P-Fleet's departure.
Political information[edit | edit source]
Earth was divided into many states up until the early 21st century, among which were Russia, Finland and the USA. These states often went to war against each other at various points in history. Several locations are also mentioned or featured, such as the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Moscow, Paris, Washington DC, and Reykjavik, among others. Eventually the planet was unified into a single empire under Emperor Pirk.