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| - Nancy Hedford was a female human who served as a Federation Assistant Commissioner in the mid 23rd century. In 2267, she was assigned to a mission to Epsilon Canaris III in order to prevent the outbreak of war. Her mission was cut short when she contracted Sakuro's Disease, and the USS Enterprise was sent to transport her to a medical facility. The shuttlecraft sent to bring Hedford to the ship, however, was seized by an energy-based alien entity and diverted to an uncharted planetoid in the Gamma Canaris region. There, Hedford and the Enterprise crew encountered Zefram Cochrane, who had gone missing from Alpha Centauri 150 years earlier.
- Nancy Hedford was a Human female civilian who lived during the 23rd century. In 2267, Hedford served as a Federation Assistant Commissioner when she was dispatched to Epsilon Canaris III to prevent the outbreak of war. Her mission was interrupted when she contracted Sakuro's Disease, an extremely rare illness that was fatal if left untreated. The combined Hedford/Companion entity and Cochrane remained on their small planetoid, there to live out the remainder of a normal Human lifespan. (TOS: "Metamorphosis" )
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| - Nancy Hedford was a female human who served as a Federation Assistant Commissioner in the mid 23rd century. In 2267, she was assigned to a mission to Epsilon Canaris III in order to prevent the outbreak of war. Her mission was cut short when she contracted Sakuro's Disease, and the USS Enterprise was sent to transport her to a medical facility. The shuttlecraft sent to bring Hedford to the ship, however, was seized by an energy-based alien entity and diverted to an uncharted planetoid in the Gamma Canaris region. There, Hedford and the Enterprise crew encountered Zefram Cochrane, who had gone missing from Alpha Centauri 150 years earlier. Hedford's medical condition worsened while grounded on the planetoid. Just before succumbing, Hedford agreed to merge with the alien, known as The Companion, who loved Cochrane but was unable to be loved by him in its alien form. Hedford and Cochrane then lived out the remainder of their normal lifespans on the planetoid. (TOS episode: "Metamorphosis") The Federation shuttlecraft Nancy Hedford was named in her honor. (TOS novel: Excelsior: Forged in Fire)
- Nancy Hedford was a Human female civilian who lived during the 23rd century. In 2267, Hedford served as a Federation Assistant Commissioner when she was dispatched to Epsilon Canaris III to prevent the outbreak of war. Her mission was interrupted when she contracted Sakuro's Disease, an extremely rare illness that was fatal if left untreated. She was extremely bitter about her recall, blaming her illness on the incompetence of Starfleet Medical. She believed she should have been properly vaccinated, despite Doctor McCoy's statement that the odds against developing Sakuro's Disease were literally billions to one. The USS Enterprise sent a shuttlecraft to retrieve the commissioner so that she could be ferried back to the ship's sickbay for a cure. En route to the starship, an alien called the Companion seized control of the shuttlecraft, diverting it to a small planetoid in the Gamma Canaris region. This posed a problem because, while Sakuro's Disease was curable in a medical facility, it was guaranteed to be fatal outside of such a facility. Marooned, Nancy Hedford faced certain death. Living on the planetoid was Zefram Cochrane, inventor of the warp drive, and the Companion. Cochrane "felt" to the Companion a need for more Human companionship. He hoped the alien would free him to seek this elsewhere, but instead it brought nearby Humans to it. Various attempts to persuade the Companion to cure Nancy Hedford, or to free its Human charges all failed, until Captain Kirk realized it was in love with Cochrane, and presented its differences as an eternal barrier to that love; he hoped this would at last convince the alien to free the Humans – love expressed as sacrifice. Instead, the Companion elected to merge with Nancy Hedford, who was moments from succumbing to her illness. To do this, the creature abandoned its immortality and its suite of powers. The combined Hedford/Companion entity and Cochrane remained on their small planetoid, there to live out the remainder of a normal Human lifespan. (TOS: "Metamorphosis" )
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