Guises of the Mind (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 27)

Captain Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise arrive on Capulon IV to welcome the planet into the Federation, but they discover that a treacherous prince has plans to take over the planet. Original. The world Capulon IV is finally ready to join the Federation aften years of waiting. All that remains is the ruler's coronation and a routine signing of the final treaty. When the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise™ and their passengers -- a group of women from a religious order dedicated to helping the downtrodden -- arrive for the event they expect to find a world willing and happy to receicve them. Instead, they encounter deceit and treachery. The crown prince, once excited and eager to join the Federation, now refuses even to speak with Captain Picard. Beaming to the surface in an attempt to work out the problem, Picard, Troi, and Mother Veronica, the abbess of the nuns, are drugged and captured. Now they must somehow excape and stop the crowning. If they cannot prevent it, the King will be omnipotent, with the power to destroy the Starship Enterprise and all of Capulon IV as well... The world Capulon IV is finally ready to join the Federation aften years of waiting. All that remains is the ruler's coronation and a routine signing of the final treaty. When the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise and their passengersa group of women from a religious order dedicated to helping the downtroddenarrive for the event they expect to find a world willing and happy to receive them. Instead, they encounter deceit and treachery. The crown prince, once excited and eager to join the Federation, now refuses even to speak with Captain Picard. Beaming to the surface in an attempt to work out the problem, Picard, Troi, and Mother Veronica, the abbess of the nuns, are drugged and captured. Now they must somehow escape and stop the crowning. If they cannot prevent it, the King will be omnipotent, with the power to destroy the Starship Enterprise and all of Capulon IV as well Capulon IV is finally ready to join the Federation. All that remains is the ruler's coronation and a routine signing of the final treaty. But when the crew of the USS Enterprise arrive they encounter deceit and treachery. Can they prevent a ruthless dictator from taking over the planet? Captain Picard and his companions are drugged and captured when they arrive on Capulon IV, a world about to join the Federation. The group must escape and stop the new ruler's coronation to prevent mass destruction.