Garuda Mission History: Difference between revisions

The month began with shore leave aboard [[Deep Space 10]] as both captain and crew came to terms with the results of the last mission and their assignment to the ''Garuda'', the {{USS|Mercury}}’s ''Galaxy''-class successor. However, while controlled chaos reigned behind the scenes — civilian astrophysicist {{n|J.|Cowens}} disappeared during the ''Mercury''’s firefight with the Cardassian warship ''Nok’Tan'', and that disappearance precipitated a fierce but quiet manhunt, among other things — the majority of the crew enjoyed a pantomime of ''Peter Pan'' as brought by the United Service Organizations. Unexpectedly, though, many members of the senior staff were asked to participate in the panto when the USO’s full troupe did not arrive on the station. After a week of rehearsals, the senior staff presented the pantomime for the enjoyment of the rest of the crew. During the performance, however, the captain suddenly recalled everyone from shore leave for the ''Garuda''’s next mission: first contact with a powerful race deep in the [[Menthar Corridor]] known as the [[Kubarey]].

Just before the ''Garuda'' departed DSX, though, it was approached unexpectedly by a Cardassian diplomatic shuttle with Detapa Council member [[Prianna]] and Federation Ambassador {{n|Lily|Ventu}} aboard, both of whom were welcomed politely but guardedly as both openly mentioned complicating agendas that extended beyond the first contact. Still, the trip to the meeting with the Kubarey proceeded smoothly, at least up until the contact at [[Rho Aurigae IV]]. The Kubarey contact vessel did not respond at all to overtures from the ''Garuda'', so Captain {{n|Cassandra|Egan Manno}} decided to take a diplomatic away team down to the planet’s surface to investigate in more detail while ordering her crew to probe the other ship in greater detail.

===239102: Kubarey First Contact & Trials===

The crew of the [[USS Garuda]] were all excited about being involved with a historic First Contact with the [[Kubarey]] race, but things didn't go according to plan. Although scheduled to meet on the remote Kubarey outpost of [[Rho Aurigae IV]], when an initial contact could not be established, Captain {{n|Cassandra|Egan Manno}} took an away team down to the surface to meet the Kubarey delegation. However, they accidentally disturbed an ancient holy ceremony which greatly angered the Kubarey on the planet and triggered reprisals.

A Kubarey assault team boarded the Garuda from their own ship that had been trailing them, and rapidly took control of most of the ship. Over 1000 crew and civilians were taken hostage, and only a determined effort by the remaining senior crew managed to wrest control back from Kubarey.

Meanwhile, down on the surface, [[Ross, Harrison|Commander Ross]] was the first to feel the wrath of Kubareys. He was shot by a strange device and vanished. The rest of the away were forced to undergo trials to prove their worthiness to enter the Kubarey’s temple. They seemingly passed the tests, but both [[Jolara, Rune|Rune Jolara]] and [[Shryker, Jade|Jade Shryker]] received painful injuries for their efforts.

Fortunately sanity finally prevailed, and the Garuda was returned to Captain Egan Manno, and the entire crew, except the unfortunate Crewman Jones who died fighting the Kubareys, could return home to [[Deep Space 10]].