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Set in the dark and oppressive Mirror Universe, Commander Archer leads a mutiny in a bold attempt to seize control of an advanced starship - a vessel from the future that may be the key to saving the Terran Empire.

Another Enterprise is traveling in a mirror universe where everything is a great deal different. Zefram Cochrane shot the first Vulcan setting foot on Earth and mankind went the aggressive way. Today humans have formed the Terran Empire, assimilating many other species, but there's a devastating war with rebels going on. First officer Jonathan Archer disagrees with a decision Captain Forrest is making. He decides to take matters into his own hands and starts a mutiny. In command of the Enterprise, Archer sets course for Tholian space. Reports have shown that the Tholians have captured an Earth ship that might have come from another universe.—Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)

On April 5, 2063, in Bozeman, Montana of a mirror universe, Zefram Cochrane kills the Vulcans in their first contact. On May 13, 2155, the humans are part of a dark empire that uses force and torture to subdue other species, and they are close to being defeated by the rebels. On the Enterprise, First Officer Archer leads a mutiny against Captain Forrest and travels to Tholian space to take over the Earth ship Defiant that has come from the future of another universe and captured by the Tholians. They intend to use reverse engineering to research the advanced technology and weapons brought with them.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In 2063, a Vulcan ship lands on Earth (In Bozeman Montana), making first contact with humans (as seen in Star Trek: First Contact). Instead of peacefully greeting them, Zefram Cochrane shoots the lead Vulcan and the humans storm and loot the ship. The dark Earth history starts, which is an alternate time-line..

In 2155, Doctor Phlox and Major Reed demonstrate a new torture device (which is effective on any humanoid species) to Captain Forrest (Vaughn Armstrong) and Commander Archer on the ISS Enterprise. Archer suggests to Forrest they travel into Tholian space, as he has heard rumors of technology they might wish to steal. Earth is an Empire now and has an emperor as well. Earth is at war and it is not going well for them. The two argue, and Forrest returns to his quarters where he is comforted by Lieutenant Sato (Sato is supposed to be Forrest's mistress in the alternate time-line). Later, Forrest is ambushed by Archer and several MACOs (a military team) and sent to the brig.

Archer travels to the bridge and announces that he has taken command. T'Pol is a sexy commander serving under Forrest. She knows that Starfleet has given no orders to go into Tholian space to steal tech.. After torturing a Tholian pilot (Whom they capture in Thorian space) for coordinates, he orders a change of course to the shipyard, and tells Commander T'Pol, whom he promotes to first officer, to install a Suliban cloaking device with Commander Tucker. Archer also appoints Sergeant Mayweather as his personal guard, and Sato proposes that she keep her job as Captain's woman (she tries to stab Archer, but he anticipates the move and stops her attack). Archer has Sato send a message to Starfleet about their mission to raid the Tholian technology. Tucker is injured when the cloaking device is sabotaged. Archer is tough as nails and wants Tucker back on the job fixing the cloaking device. Archer questions Forrest, who denies all knowledge, and Reed tortures Tucker expecting him to be the saboteur (Reed shows proof that Tucker initiated an EPS power overload that led to damage to the cloaking device).

T'Pol leads a team to free Forrest and reclaim the ship, but Archer encrypts navigation control to prevent a course change (Archer had anticipated that it might be T'Pol who damaged the cloaking device and not Tucker. Her goal was to damage the internal sensors, the cloaking device was a by product only). Forrest tortures Archer, but orders his release after he receives word that Starfleet agrees with Archer's plans.

Archer shows images of an alternate universe vessel from the future named USS Defiant (a Constitution-class star-ship, last seen in "The Tholian Web"), that has technology and power that is a century more advanced than ISS Enterprise. Archer says Tholians were experimenting with time travel and exploded a Tri-cobalt device in space, creating a space time rift. This created a doorway to a parallel universe, but the portal was too unstable. So, they sent a distress signal across the portal and lured a ship from the the side into our universe. The ship that came is not only from another universe, but also from 100 yrs in the future.. It is an Earth vessel, with advanced tech..

On arriving at the shipyard, Archer, T'Pol, and Tucker transport across, and Tucker begins powering up the vessel. Forrest wanted to destroy the ship, but Archer wants to take the ship with them. T'Pol was sent by Forrest, so that Archer doesn't return from the mission. Tholian vessels then attack, creating an energy web around the USS Defiant. The Enterprise is no longer invisible as the cloak disengages and Tholians attack it as well. Forrest orders the crew to abandon ship (reactor breach in 3 mins) but remains behind as the ship is destroyed.