Strange New Worlds (Excalibur-A)
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Stardate 239101.18
Having set out from Starbase 118, the crew of USS ‘’Excalibur’’-A set a course for an empty asteroid field that was to become a training grounds for the crew. Before setting out upon their true mission of exploration, Fleet Captain Kalianna Nicholotti has ordered a simulation to test the capabilities of the ship and crew, as well as give them a chance to learn to work together. The senior officers of ‘’Excalibur’’ nominated her to be their adversary in the mock-combat. Nicholotti agreed to the plan and secretly selected two officers – Lt. Commander Katy Orman and Ensign Azin – to assist her as shipboard accomplices. Lt. Commander Brek was appointed Second Officer, acting as temporary First Officer to Lt. Commander Ben Livingston for the duration of the simulation.
As the simulation began, a strange radiation signature caught the attention of the bridge crew, who believed it to be a sensor ghost planted there by the captain. Meanwhile, Nicholotti launched and set out for the asteroid field as her accomplices began a sabotage of the ship’s communication systems. As the simulation progressed, a series of weapons platforms opened fire upon ‘’Excalibur’’. Though the ship was undamaged by the initial barrage, it took precious seconds of their attention and cost them the initiative on which they’d planned.