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The Forgotten Land

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Captain Roshanara Rahman Captain's Log, Stardate 239312.06 This is the first entry of Captain Roshanara Rahman, assuming command of this vessel under the orders of Admiral sh'Hiel. It's always difficult to begin a new assignment with a new crew, whether captain or crewman. Even during the launch of a brand new vessel, there is an uneasy period where both captain and crew are still learning about each other and ultimately to trust one another. But this is not a new vessel, and this is not a new crew. They have suffered a tremendous loss with the death of Captain Carrero, and I sympathize, having experienced similar anguish last year when the Invicta crew and I had been informed--incorrectly--that Fleet Captain Kells had been killed. We later were able to retrieve him from his captors, but the Veritas crew cannot look forward to such a development. All I can do is help them find out who did this and why.

Captain Roshanara Rahman Captain's Log, stardate 239312.16 The ship's stores have been restocked and all personnel have been recalled from leave. With navigation putting our ETA to Shadow's Edge at just over three weeks, we cannot afford to wait any longer to begin our investigation. We are scheduled to depart Star Station Esperance later this morning at 0900 hours.

Captain Roshanara Rahman Captain's Log, stardate 239312.19 Thanks to the hard work of our stellar cartography and navigation personnel, we were able to chart a course that shaved off a few days from our journey to Shadow's Edge. We are now in orbit of the colony, and though the scene of the crime--as it were--is no longer still fresh, the colony officials have done their best to preserve the evidence. I have assigned the following personnel to begin our investigation. To interview Shadow's Edge Governor Theo Giannakos and other witnesses: Lt. Cmdr. Rune Jolara, Intelligence Officer Counselor Raissa Moonsong, Ship's Counselor Lt. Hanar Tuk, Chief of Security To perform an autopsy on Captain Carrero's body as preserved by the capital morgue and examine forensic evidence analysis collected at the scene: Dr. Raj Blueheart, Chief Medical Ofc. Cmdr. Kelrod, SAR Team Leader Ens. Stiftany Harik, Science Officer To investigate how power was cut to the governor's residence, any clues to who did it and why, and what other data, if any, can be retrieved from the security monitoring equipment that was disabled: Lt. Cmdr. Sky Blake, First Officer Lt. Cmdr. Luna Walker, Chief Engineer Lt. JG Carter Greyson, Asst. Chief Eng. Ens. Kessa T'Dara, Engineer Meanwhile, as we entered orbit, we detected a directed transmission at Veritas, seemingly an automated transmission triggered by our arrival. Lt. Cmdr. Mei'konda, Operations Ofc., Lt. JG Elena Sands, Security Ofc., and Ens. Sofek, Science Officer, remain aboard to examine the transmission with me.

Lt. Commander Mei'konda Operations’ Officer's Log, stardate 239312.19 The Veritas is a good ship. Though very different than what I’ve served on in the past, she is more purpose built, more specific in her task. Over the last twenty days, I’ve started to grow accustomed to my quarters and to operations on board this ship. I don’t have an operations staff, as I have on my prior assignments. It’s been refreshing to be more hands on in my day to day, rather than assigning my subordinates to tasks and taking Bridge duty where I can. I’m still nervous about Evan. We’ll be in orbit around Shadow’s Edge in one hour. All I can hope for now is that he’ll be in one piece, and have a good explanation for what’s been happening.