Elizabeth Aldridge
| Elizabeth Aldridge | |
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| Species | Human |
| Alignment | Starfleet |
| Appearances | |
| Features in | TRK (26) |
| First Appearance | Star Traks 1 |
| Last Appearance | The Star Traks Reunion Special |
| Created by | Alan Decker |
| Career | |
| Position | Chief Medical Officer |
| Assigned to | USS Secondprize |
| From | 2373 |
| Till | Unknown |
Chief Medical Officer assigned to the USS Secondprize after Dr. Rebecca Singer was sent to Tantalus V. Before serving on the Secondprize, Dr. Aldridge's speciality was forensic pathology. She was not thrilled about having to deal with live patients again, something she hadn't done since medical school.
As soon as Aldridge arrived on Starbase 219 to join the ship, she found herself helping Scott Baird in unraveling the mystery of Lisa Beck's and Alexander Rydell's disappearances. Aldridge and Baird discovered that James Terris was a Romulan spy, beat the hell out of him, and rescued Rydell and Beck. Almost immediately, she was inundated with patients, since Travis Dillon, Patricia Hawkins, and Jaroch had been injured at Starfleet Memorial Gardens and Dr. Amedon Nelson had been injured on Bracktia Prime. Aldridge quickly handled the situation but wondered what she'd gotten herself into. (Star Traks 5 [TRK])
Within her first couple of months on board the ship, Aldridge had to detangle Emily Sullivan from the ship's computer and deal with a shipwide case of indigestion. (Optimum Interface, Hostage Crisis [TRK]) These events led her to go visit Rebecca Singer at Tantalus V. Aldridge wanted to get more of an idea of what she would be dealing with on the Secondprize. Singer, believing that Aldridge was trying to steal her beloved Captain Rydell and take her job, attempted to kill Aldridge. Aldridge was able to disarm Singer before the insane woman could do any harm. (Previous Occupant [TRK])
On Stardate 50594, Aldridge "passed" Rydell's test for bridge command clearance. He felt that she was likely to rush off to help any injured beings they should come across, but, lacking any other alternatives, she was given the job. (Commanding Presence [TRK]) Over the next year, the medical emergencies didn't get any more normal. Aldridge had to save Admiral Cooper from a cup of toxic coffee, de-Borgify Hawkins after she'd been turned into a Borg clown, and knit most of Dillon's bones after his "accident" on Alkaxis Prime. (Choice Blend, Fear Has A Red Nose, Cruising For Trouble [TRK]) On Stardate 51543, Aldridge accompanied Jaroch and Counselor Claire Webber to Yyns for Jaroch's Seratch. Unbeknownst to her, Singer had escaped Tantalus V with Zero and sent Zero to Yyns to kill Aldridge. Aldridge narrowly avoided being killed, and Zero was returned to Tantalus V. (Star Traks 6 [TRK]) After this experience, she and Rydell dated briefly but split amicably after determining that they made better friends than lovers. During a first contact mission to Cenkella commanded by the visiting Commander David Conway, Aldridge was shot by the Cenkellans. She quickly discovered that the Cenkellan weapons had no effect on humans. She was not, however, able to stop the mad power rush that hit Commander Conway. (Of Gods and First Officers [TRK]) When the corpse of Dr. Yelpres of Aronel was taken over by the artificial intelligence residing in a computer chip inside his brain, Aldridge manufactured an identical faux corpse that that Aronel could bury while the AI continued to exist in Yelpres' body. (A Chip Off The Old Corpse [TRK])
Aldridge remained with the Secondprize for several years after Rydell's retirement. Eventually, she left Starfleet as well and married. She and her husband opened her own private pediatrics practice and had a son, Adrian, together.
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Alexander Rydell - Travis Dillon - Jaroch - Scott Baird - Patricia Hawkins - Emily Sullivan - Monica Vaughn - Rebecca Singer - Lisa Beck - Claire Webber - Andrea Carr - Elizabeth Aldridge - Trinian |
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