In 2254, while the Rostok was harvesting corn, the shuttlecraft Icarus crash-landed into the fields nearby. The Rostok scrambled it's complement of skimmers to control the fire while Claire Thorn took one of the skimmers without water tanks fitted to go and search for survivors, she found Christopher Pike. The Rostok's crew included Cabot and Luthor, and a former Starfleet officer; Claire Thorn, who decided to leave with the Enterprise. (EV comic: "The Flat, Gold Forever")