User:Kai1701E/Timeline
In the last two years or so, much has happened to our intrepid crew. From new arrivals to tragic deaths, missions of exploration to missions of mercy, much has occurred, and it has become necessary to keep a timeline of key events. Events span the history of the starships Santa Fe, Temeraire, Intrepid, Prometheus, Ulysses and, most recently, the starships Arimathea and Hathaway.
2399
August
USS Santa Fe is dispatched to patrol the Gamma Quadrant under the command of Captain Sebastian Farrell, with Commander Tharia sh’Elas joining as the new XO.
Whilst patrolling the Gamma Quadrant, a Santa Fe away team led by Lt. Commander T’Prynn discovers a damaged Borg Sphere. During the mission, as they try to ascertain the Borg ship’s history, tensions between Lieutenants Noli and Prida finally come to a head, with their shared trauma forming a new bond between the two crewmates.
During their tour, the Santa Fe discovers a tragedy on Ohnia III; the planet has been attacked, and the population believed to have been exterminated. But in a shocking revelation by her science team, the crew discovers a lone survivor masked by residual radiation left from the assault. An away team consisting of Zinn, Noli, Ensign Kedam and Ensign Maddox travel to the surface by runabout and return the survivor to the Santa Fe. During the investigation into what happened to the planet, Farrell receives orders from Command to hand the survivor and all intelligence to the USS Scimitar before returning to the Alpha Quadrant.
November/December
Once back in the Alpha Quadrant, Santa Fe is at Starbase Bravo when the dangerous Century Storm hits the Paulson Nebula region. Captain Farrell receives orders for the Santa Fe to evacuate the crew of the science station Sathea IV. Once the ship arrives, they find scientists unwilling to leave the station in the midst of their experiments. Farrell has no choice but to leave an away team (consisting of sh’Elas, Travis and Noli) on the surface to assist in the evacuation while final experiments take place. During the evacuation, a Klingon vessel appears and begins an assault on the Santa Fe. Meanwhile, on the surface, the away team soon learns the truth - the scientists cannot leave because Klingon mercenaries have taken them hostage in an effort to gain access to their research. Commander sh’Elas is taken to a separate room and tortured for information by the Klingons (It is later discovered that it was on this day that Commander sh’Elas was replaced by a changeling). When sh’Elas is returned to the group, and Noli is ordered to tend to her wounds, a scuffle breaks out in the main room during an earthquake and Commander Travis is fatally injured saving the life of one of their captors.
In space, a strange occurrence leads to the discovery of a Starfleet ship, the USS Thesis, which is running a prototype stealth system. Together, the starships chase off the Klingon vessel. A short while later, a rescue team of runabouts is dispatched to the surface and the crew learn of Travis’ death. Following the Commander’s funeral, Captain Sebastian Farrell takes on a new assignment and command of the Santa Fe falls to newly minted Captain Tharia sh’Elas.
2400
January
Sometime later, the Santa Fe is between assignments when her new XO, Lt. Commander Kayla Desai-Scott arrives and begins to stir things up. Santa Fe soon receives orders to investigate the disappearance of the USS Thesis during continued testing of its experimental technology. At the behest of the Captain, the crew are finally read in on the technology: developed by scientists and engineers at the Sathea IV Science Station, the Multi Adaptive Refractive Shielding system (or MARS system for short) was a combination of technologies and research obtained from the logs of the starship Voyager upon its return from the Delta Quadrant in the late 2370’s. Through their own analysis of the technology, the crew discover several flaws in the system that could result in the ship's exposure and, if in a tight spot, her possible destruction. Santa Fe races to the last known location of the Thesis near FreeCloud. Meanwhile, Captain sh’Elas is suffering from doubts about her ability to command (later discovered to be part of the changeling ruse).
Elsewhere, Thesis suffers a catastrophic failure of her MARS system, which massively impacts several other key systems. Hurtling out of control and headed for the dangers of Romulan space, Thesis is rescued by the Santa Fe with very little time to spare. Once under tractor by the New Orleans class ship, Thesis and her crew are safe, for now, until Captain sh’Elas beams aboard the Thesis with orders to relieve Captain Ruas of command. Instead of actioning her orders, Tharia works with Ruas to understand the failures of the MARS system, while their crews work together to complete their own analysis and repairs, which soon leads to a startling revelation; someone has sabotaged the Thesis.
February
Back at Starbase Bravo, an inquest into the disaster aboard the Thesis is underway with the Starfleet JAG presiding. It is soon revealed that Klingon agents from the House Mo’kai were believed to have infiltrated the ship and sabotaged the technology. Ruas is condemned for her continued insistence on testing the technology, even in the face of disagreements with her senior staff. sh’Elas and company are praised for coming to the aid of Thesis not once, but twice. At the conclusion of the inquest, sh’Elas is summoned to see the head of Starfleet Operations. She is shocked to see Santa Fe undergoing significant repairs, and it is then that Admiral Hawthorne tells her that Starfleet wants the Santa Fe crew to take command of the Thesis, which has been renamed Temeraire. She is to oversee its repairs, the stripping down of the entire MARS system, and to restore some faith and belief to the Temeraire crew. Reluctantly, the Santa Fe command crew take over the Temeraire, merging with their colleagues to make a blended, if not harmonious, command team.
Tensions are high among the blended crew for a number of weeks, with Commander Gor, the ever loyal XO to Captain Ruas, making life difficult for sh’Elas, holding her responsible for the removal of his Captain. Meanwhile, some Temeraire crew feel put out at the decision to appoint Santa Fe crewmembers to key positions, including Linn Mora, who has issues with Prida Rala becoming Chief Engineer.
In the aftermath of a catastrophic coup on the new Romulan homeworld of Rator, large swathes of Romulan territories declared their independence from the empire, surging forth on a path to self-sufficiency and self-determination. Starfleet dispatches the Fourth Fleet to the Romulan border with invitations to support the people of these worlds in their quest for freedom from oppression. One such world, Kunhri III, has been a heavily industrialised world, long reliant on food shipments from beyond the sector to feed its large workforce populace. On the eve of the Star Navy coup, Romulan overseers had stripped the planet’s refineries of key technologies that caused all infrastructure to shut down. With no alternative, the planet's rulers called for Federation assistance.
In response to the call for aid, Starfleet dispatches a small task group to the Kunhri system. On the face of it, the task group was a kitbash of random vessels, but each had been specifically chosen with a purpose to fulfil. The Anthropology team aboard the Springfield-class USS Dvorak had been dispatched to assist the people of Kunhri III with food security in the absence of food distribution from the Star Empire, while the Inquiry-class ‘pocket battleship’ known as the USS Temeraire provided the muscle for the task group, serving as the strategic operations command center for the expedition. Joining the party a little later, Ulysses arrives at Kunhri with Farrell looking for someone in particular. He found that someone aboard the Temeraire.
Reuniting with his longtime friend and former executive officer aboard the USS Santa Fe, Captain Tharia sh'Elas, Farrell makes it clear that he needs people that he can trust for a sensitive mission. The government on Kunhri had been scheduled to receive a shipment of supplies from their friends at Psi Velorum, but the convoy had been halted in the Opra system, with forces loyal to the Romulan Navy preventing the convoy from going anywhere. Seconded to the ship for the duration of the mission, Captain sh'Elas and her crew from the Temeraire make the Ulysses their home throughout the negotiations for the supplies, and the subsequent convoy trip through the dangerous Velorum nebula.
Upon the successful completion of their mission, Captain and crew prepare to return to the Temeraire when they are presented with an alternative; remain as the new, permanent command crew of the Ulysses. For sh'Elas it was not even a choice. A child of the 'Galaxy lineage', having spent some nineteen years aboard different vessels of the family group, the Andorian jumps at the chance to command such a prestigious posting as Ulysses. Like the Captain, her crew (somewhat surprisingly) rejected the chance to return to the far newer Temeraire in order to stay aboard the far more luxurious, far more prestigious vessel. With her new command crew in place, the ship returns to Federation space upon the completion of her mission and spends the next few weeks above Trill, until a development occurs, one that would shake the crew to their core.
Initially re-assigned to Task Force 72 of the Fourth Fleet, the Ulysses is ordered to return to Romulan space as part of the group's diplomatic initiative, tasked with conducting first contact missions throughout the independent regions. But a personal matter Lieutenant Prida sees Captain sh'Elas ignore her orders and take the Ulysses on the hunt for a missing fugitive. Their search takes the ship to the Kabrel system where, after many hours of searching, debris matching the description of the vessel they are hunting was located on the third planet. Upon beaming the debris to the ship and investigating it further, investigations conclude that the vessel has been destroyed by a Miradorn Raider, but there are no signs of any fatalities.
Reporting her findings to Command, sh'Elas is suitably chastised by Commodore Uzoma Ekwueme and threatened with removal from command should she ever ignore her orders again. As a result, Ulysses is transferred to Task Force 17's explorative initiative and the ship is recalled to Guardian Station for a major new operation.
October
With the Ulysses under the auspices of Task Force 17, the ship is quick to respond to the latest threat to the galaxy when Bravo Fleet Command dispatches the fleet to the Delta Quadrant in response to the Blood Dilithium crisis. Warned by Starfleet to expect the unexpected, Captain sh’Elas has done her own research and, during the crew’s efforts to study and learn about the phenomenon, throws her ship into lockdown when the Ulysses is attacked by a Devore hunting party. Devore soldiers soon board the ship and imprison the crew, gathering all telepaths and dumping them in a prison on the planet Haess IV. Luckily, the telepaths (consisting of Zinn, Matheus Ren, Tempestava th’Zorati and Vittoria Chiera) are part of the Captain’s secret plan B, a bid to liberate the planet’s telepathic prisoners and disrupt Devore operations. As they make friends with some locals, such as Maevis and Arivek, the telepathic away team puts their plans into motion. Meanwhile, aboard the ship, Captain sh’Elas has concocted a secret plan with her XO and enlisted Lieutenant Prida to aid her in her endeavour. Simulating a core breach, the engineer forces the lead Devore soldier, Inspector Kravik, to free the Captain long enough for their plan to fall into place. Unleashing a gaseous substance that knocked out the Devore soldiers, sh’Elas and Prida manage to retake control of the ship with the help of the rest of the senior staff. On the surface, a massive telepathic conflict erupts, made worse by the arrival of armed Starfleet security officers beaming in to assist the away team. With the help of Arivek and Maevis, the away team are rescued and returned to the ship, along with hundreds of other hostages.
Their rescue mission is made seriously more complicated by the sudden arrival of a Hirogen hunting party. Fleeing the scene while Hirogen and Devore battle it out, the crew manages to buy some time until Ulysses becomes the basis of their hunt. Ultimately, with engines stuttering, Tharia is left with little choice but to take the Ulysses into a nearby nebula, but once inside, telepaths on the crew begin to suffer from the more recognised after effects of blood dilithium exposure, falling unconscious. Submitting a distress call while they hide and undergo repairs, Ulysses receives word that a Starfleet task group is on its way. In an effort to cut the time it takes to receive help, sh’Elas takes Ulysses out of the nebula, but the ship soon becomes embroiled in a fire fight. Mid-fight, she receives a call from sickbay and is summoned from the bridge, much to the annoyance of Commander Gor, who is left in command. Later, once the task group arrives, the telepaths in sickbay wake with a startling fright, urging Doctor Torres to find the Captain. When he calls the bridge, he is confused when Gor mentions he had summoned the captain several minutes earlier. When Torres makes it clear that he never called the captain, Gor tries to reach the captain on comms, but fails. Fleeing the bridge, he is soon directed to the brig, where he finds a terrible sight - sh’Elas has been murdered by an unknown being that had seemingly boarded the ship during the evacuation of Haess.
A week later, Ulysses arrives back at the safety of Starfleet’s gateway back to the Alpha Quadrant. Commander Gor reveals to the crew that he has tendered his resignation, unhappy with all of the losses they have suffered for little gain. Noli and Prida reveal they, too, are taking a leave of absence. When the ship docks, the crew part ways, unsure of when, or if, they will ever see each other again.
2401
March
With her construction and subsequent shakedown cruise complete, a skeleton crew transfers Hathaway from Starbase Bravo to Deep Space 17, where a new commanding officer was appointed by CAPT Romaes Anjin, TFXO for TF17. After a hiatus which sees him take leave on multiple worlds, a chance encounter presents the Tellarite, Vasoch Gor, with a chance to re-evaluate his choice to leave Starfleet. Negotiations with Romaes allows the man to be rewarded for his years of dedication and experience with his first permanent command aboard Hathaway.
However, a number of weeks into this new assignment, conflict breaks out in the Deneb Sector, and Hathaway participates in five different counterstrikes on enemy forces throughout the region. Her actions threaten to come back to haunt her, however, when lingering engine trouble results in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a Dominion attack wing. Having suffered through four attacks, Captain Gor reveals the 'damage' sustained by the ship is simply a plot to lull in the Jem'Hadar and allow Hathaway's Borg advanced sensors to get incredibly up-to-date readings of the enemy ships. The timely appearance of the Inquiry-class USS Nogura from TG-514 deters the attack wing and provides respite for the Hathaway crew. Under Nogura’s careful watch, and with additional personnel loaned to them, repairs begin in earnest.
Whilst Hathaway undergoes repairs, Captain Keziah Nazir is transported aboard from the Nogura, and immediately stirs up trouble. Presenting orders from the BFC, Nazir relieves Captain Gor of his duties and assumes command of Hathaway, with the Tellarite remaining aboard as an advisor. Nazir reveals to the crew that they have been tasked with a very dangerous mission to hunt down and locate the dastardly mastermind responsible for dozens of Breen attacks. The crew begins the search for Thot Rodyn. After days of searching, and following several leads, a showdown in the deadly Void of Ichor (colloquially known as the Black Cluster) brings their pursuit to an end, only for the crew to be rocked by a devastating betrayal. It is revealed that there are two changelings on their ship, both posing as Captain Gor. During the battle with one changeling, Captain Nazir is severely injured, while Commander Noli leads an attempt to capture the second changeling after it murdered Thot Rodyn and the crew of his ship, an attempt which, ultimately, fails and results in the second changeling's death.
After a brief rendezvous with the USS Discovery to transfer the wounded Captain Nazir, Commander Kauhn becomes 'acting' Captain and must lead the liberation of the Un'gar system from this dastardly alliance. A devastating battle ensues, which results in the deaths of several key crewmembers, including Lieutenant's Udal, Bellurr and Tuca. There is no time to mourn their losses, however, as the ship is recalled for the final Battle of Farpoint.
April
In the aftermath of the Deneb conflict, Commander Kauhn receives his battlefield commission and is made a permanent Captain of the starship Arimathea, while Captain Nazir and the crew of the USS Hathaway are thrust into an extraordinary journey when they receive a shocking intelligence report. A fallen comrade believed to have been killed during the Blood Dilithium crisis, Captain Tharia sh’Elas, is revealed to be alive and thriving against all odds. Determined to rescue their friend, the crew must navigate treacherous obstacles, repair their ship, and defy orders to uncover the truth behind their comrade’s disappearance.
While Captain Nazir gathers her crew, tensions rise as they realize the enormity of their mission. The USS Hathaway, battered by previous encounters, requires extensive repairs before setting out on their daring search. With limited resources and an impending deadline, the crew faces a race against time to restore their vessel to full operational capacity. However, as repairs progress, they stumble upon a series of perplexing clues and hidden data that challenge the official account of their comrade’s demise. A sense of betrayal gnaws at them, and certain members of the crew (Zinn, Noli, Prida) are faced with a harrowing return to Sathea IV, where they lost their friend, Commander Travis, in 2399. Once an away team beams to the surface, they make a startling discovery - Tharia sh'Elas is alive, but in a bad way. As the team tries to rescue her, they are confronted by three masked assailants. Able to take their attackers into custody, Captain Nazir and her crew are urged to head to Andor, in order to examine the remains of the deceased sh'Elas in order to get to the bottom of the mystery. An away team consisting of Zinn, Commander Teyahna and Lieutenant Or'uil manages to secure the remains of the deceased sh'Elas and, after a thorough analysis, they determine that it was a changeling, and the sh'Elas in sickbay, alive and well, is the real deal. Faced with the startling news that changelings are among Starfleet and the Federation, Hathaway races to Earth to interrupt the Frontier Day celebrations, only to be stopped in their tracks.
Several lightyears away from their intended destination, the ship experiences a catastrophic engine failure, forcing it to drop out of warp. Stranded and cut off from external communication, the crew can only watch helplessly as Admiral Shelby’s speech begins and the Frontier Day drama unfolds. While they watch in horror, a strange and mysterious signal is intercepted by Hathaway’s transceiver array. Within seconds, the youngest members of the crew undergo a terrifying and all-too-familiar transformation, revealing a deadly threat lurking within their midst. As the ship becomes a battleground, torn apart by civil war and betrayal, the crew fights for their very lives. After hours of infighting, the crew are relieved when, out of nowhere, the transformation is reversed and the fighting stops, but not before the loss of several officers (Lieutenant Varru, Counsellor Chiera, Ensign Udraa and Commander Bachmann) is confirmed. Hathaway soon returns to Avalon Fleetyards for extensive repairs.
Meanwhile, Captain Kauhn and the Arimathea crew embark on their first science mission together, travelling beyond the Deneb sector to investigate a strange nebula. Upon arriving at the nebula it becomes clear all is not as it seems as the nebula changes into something far more dangerous which puts the entire crew at risk. Only the quick thinking of the science team, led by Commanders Akaria Okan and Onsas D'orr, allows the Arimathea to escape the clutches of the nebula and return to Federation space.
Several weeks later, Hathaway is in dockyard 22 of Avalon Fleetyards undergoing massive repairs when Commander Noli receives new orders for the Captain, orders that will change everything.