In an alternate reality, Paula Chekov, a counterpart of Pavel Chekov, was a Human woman, a career Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. One interesting note about Chekov's birth is the fact that her mother, Larisa Chekov was kept in suspended animation for several years during her pregnancy, after a colony ship she was traveling on was crippled by an ion storm. Captain Rhonda Robau of the USS Kelvin rescued Larisa and Andrei Chekov in the year 2245, and she gave birth to Paula a month later.