Chapter 34 - The Battle of Betazed (Patreon)

Betazed had fallen during the Dominion War. The Battle of Betazed was one of the turning points in the war and had been an unmitigated disaster for the Federation. It was the first time a Federation world had fallen and had dire strategic implications for the rest of the Federation, as the Dominion was now in a position to strike at the very heart of the Federation, at core worlds like Andor, Tellar, Alpha Centauri, and Vulcan. Though the plight of the Federation citizens on Betazed had never made been shown in the show, knowing the barbarity of the Dominion forces, it could not have been good. It was another wake-up call to the Federation.

I had considered many times giving Lwaxana a warning that would see Betazed better protected, stronger, maybe even capable of withstanding the invasion, or perhaps strong enough to dissuade the Dominion from even trying in the first place, but I could never quite figure out how to broach the topic in a reasonable way, or the opportunity to do so.