Wesley Crusher

**Wesley Eugene Crusher** is a human male in the 24th century. In his youth he excelled thanks to his skill and intellect and had a promising career in Starfleet ahead of him. However, he dropped out of Starfleet Academy to travel with the mysterious being known as The Traveler and experience the universe on a plane beyond that which most humans could ever come close to.

## History

Son of Beverly and Jack Crusher, Wesley was born on July 29, 2348. Wesley's father loved him, but Jack realized that his Starfleet career could mean that he wouldn't always be around as Wesley grew up; when Wesley was 10 weeks old, Jack began recording messages for his son.

In 2354, Wesley's father was killed following a dreadful accident aboard the USS *Stargazer*. Although the five-year-old boy did not completely understand what was happening, he remembered that Jack's body was brought home by his command officer and friend, Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

From an early age, Wesley began to express an aptitude for advanced learning. In 2358, 10-year-old Wesley studied every piece of text written by the escape artist Bophur the Unholdable, after he observed one of his final acts.

### Aboard the *Enterprise*-D

In 2364, Wesley boarded the USS *Enterprise*-D with his mother who was assigned as the ship's chief medical officer. He quickly became friends with several of the *Enterprise* senior staff, including Commander William T. Riker, Data, and Geordi La Forge. Initially, Wesley's relationship with Captain Picard was very tense and for some weeks Wesley was barred from the bridge.

A few months into the mission, the *Enterprise* was visited by an unusual being known as The Traveler, from Tau Alpha C. The Traveler urged Captain Picard to encourage Wesley and make him realize his potential. As a result, Picard promoted Wesley to acting ensign and granted him access to the bridge, as well as posting his application to Starfleet Academy.

A few months later, Wesley took his Academy entrance exam on Relva VII, but failed to gain entry. Wes considered dropping the idea, but Picard changed his mind when he told him about his own failure to enter the Academy on his first try.

Early in 2365, Wes' mother left the *Enterprise* to take up the position of Head of Starfleet Medical. Wes was affected by her absence but soon began to adjust to not having her around. On one of his first missions after his mother's departure, Wes joined an away team to The Armada, where the *Enterprise*'s personnel were investigating crop failures. After getting to know some of the resident youngsters, he correctly deduced they were responsible and, after a short brawl in which he delivered a black-eye to the boy named Cumin, he convinced them to confess to what they had done.

Later that year, Wes took his exam on Starbase 515, passed, and was offered a position at the Academy. His entry had to be moved to early 2367 when he remained aboard the *Enterprise* to help locate Commander Riker and Deanna Troi after they were captured by the Ferengi. Thanks to his actions, Riker and Troi were rescued, and Picard field-promoted Wesley to ensign.

Wesley's role of helmsman aboard the *Enterprise*, despite his civilian status, was disapproved of by some Starfleet officers, including Edward Jellico. In his time aboard the *Enterprise*, Wesley gained the nickname "Brain Trust", a name he was not particularly fond of.

### Starfleet Academy(2367-2371)

Despite entering the Academy a few months late, Wesley managed to catch up with all assignment work and managed to make many friends, including Cadet Joshua Albert. On the advice of Captain Picard, Wesley also sought out the Academy groundskeeper, Boothby, who helped him through his early days at the Academy

At the start of his second year at the Academy, Wesley joined Nova Squadron, an Academy flight squad led by Nicholas Locarno. Wesley also flew alongside with Joshua Albert and Sito Jaxa. In early 2368, the squad attempted to perform a Kolvoord Starburst maneuver near Titan, which resulted in all test ships being destroyed, and the death of Cadet Albert. Wesley originally went along with the others, who attempted to bury the incident, but Captain Picard forcefully persuaded him to tell the truth. As a result, Wes was reprimanded but allowed to stay in the Academy.

In 2369, Wesley had a relationship with fellow Starfleet cadet Krystyna Peladon.

Later that year, returned to the *Enterprise* while on vacation from the Academy. While Wesley was aboard, the *Enterprise* was sent to the planet Megara to investigate Ferengi dealings which had seen them become more advanced, a violation of the Prime Directive.

Wesley's roommate at the Academy during 2370 was Fred Kimbal, a young man who invented a device that would transform worthless chaseum into valuable latinum. Upon learning of the device, a team of Ferengi marauders kidnapped Wesley, whom they had mistaken for his roommate, and took him with the device to an interplanetary auction. With the help of his former *Enterprise* crewmates, Wesley exposed the Ferengi scheme. He was reproved for his involvement with the scheme, but his roommate Fred was expelled for creating the device. Wesley was extremely disillusioned with the shortsightedness of Starfleet, who he felt had failed his roommate.

Over the next year, Wesley became increasingly disillusioned with the Academy, with his grades slipping and his work decreasing. When Wesley returned to the *Enterprise* for a vacation in mid-2370 he also seemed distant and uninterested in his mother and friends. Shortly after, Wesley encountered The Traveler on Dorvan V While he didnt go with him, it did open his mind to other possibilities other then starfleet and saw the situation in the demilitarize zone.

### Becoming an outlaw.

In 2371, Crusher's first assigned out of starfleet was to infiltrate the Maquis. Although somewhat reluctant, he agreed, partially to validate Captain Jean-Luc Picard's belief in him. By having Lt. Commander Data and Lt. Worf faking pursuit on the pretext he had killed a Cardassian soldier, he gained the attention of the Maquis Santos in a DMZ settlement bar.

he was kidnapped by Santos and was briefly questioned by him, Kalita and Macias. Macias immediately took a liking to Crusher and trusted him even before his alibi was verified by Santos. He eventually became a fatherlike figure.

he later gained the trust of the rest of the Maquis by "stealing" medical supplies from the *Enterprise*-D. After gaining the Maquis' trust, he had them plan to invest significant resources to attack a Yridian convoy, which in actuality was a Federation trap.

Soon after, three Cardassians attacked the area near the Maquis cell and killed Macias, who with his dying breath told Crusher, "*When an old fighter like me dies, someone always steps forward to take his place*." he started questioning his loyalties, and tried to have the fake convoy trap canceled by claiming the Maquis would not invest resources to attack. However, Picard saw through his lies and questioned his resolve. he claimed he would carry out his duties, but Picard had Commander Riker accompany him to the attack.

During the attack, he drew a phaser on Riker and fired a low-intensity particle beam from the shuttlecraft that revealed a Starfleet attack force hiding in a nebula near the bogus convoy. When the Maquis retreated, he had his ship move towards the *Enterprise* so Riker could leave. When asked why he was going with the Maquis, he replied, "*It's been a long time since I really felt like I belonged somewhere.*" Just before he beamed to another Maquis ship, he asked Riker to tell Picard he was sorry for betraying his trust.

### Live on the Run

It didn't take long for Crusher to meet new friends and allies in the Maquis and gain their trust, Crusher became a Cell Leader and his Cell consisted of Henry Chambers, Jack Ransom, Michael Walsh, Clark "Mouth"  Duchamp, and Richard "Data" Wang. Crusher had the bright idea to raid a old Starfleet ship dump yard, they spent three days in the Yard stealing parts and reactivating the USS Hathaway. Crusher knew a little of the ship as he was a part of it's crew in 2365 for a Starfleet Simulated battle.

The group of young adults would use this ship in their Battles with the Cardassian's making a name for themselves within the ranks of the Maquis and also the Cardassians.

In 2373

the Cardassians weakened even further by internal problems, the Maquis realized they were winning, and with a free hand in the DMZ, planned to declare their independence from both superpowers. All this was undone, however, when rogue Gul Skrain Dukat arranged for the remnants of the Cardassian Union to join the Dominion, the Gamma Quadrant superpower that was able to provide overwhelming military and economic support to the Union. Dukat, now Cardassia's new leader, promised that the new Dominion-Cardassian alliance would not only drive the Klingons out of Cardassian space, but also wipe out every Maquis in the DMZ within five days. Dukat would keep his promise.

On stardate 50953.4 in 2373, the combined Dominion-Cardassian fleet launched and overran the DMZ within the space of three days (later known as the Three-Day-Massacre). With only small fighters, freighters, courier ships and raiders to fight with, the Maquis were no match and their guerrilla tactics failed against overwhelming waves of cloned Jem'Hadar soldiers. The Dominion took no prisoners.

The Hathaway had taken in Kaz's Cell,a few other, barely 20 people and were trying to escape into Federation Territory when they were attacked by a small fleet of Dominion ships.

The Hathaway took severe Damage and many of Crusher's Cell were killed including Henry Chambers, Clark "Mouth"  Duchamp, and Richard "Data" Wang The Enterprise-E arrived and stopped the conflict and took the remaining Maquis into custody.

### Prison Life

Crusher along with his other Maquis fighters were sentences and placed into Federation Prisons. Crusher had dificulty adjusting to his life, while his mother tried to maintain communication with him he could not accept her or Picard's advancements.

#### "Return" to Duty

In 2374 with the Dominion War raging on Starfleet pardoned any former Starfleet Officer and reinstated them with the promise that they would not serve anymore time in prison, Crusher was given the rank of LTJG.

### Return to Starfleet

Wesley briefly served aboard the USS *Titan* as assistant chief engineer. On one mission, he helped second officer Tuvok defeat an attacking Klingon starship.