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 *'''Location:''' [[Pernipia Gamma IV]]
 *'''Stardates:''' 239109.22-
 *'''Mission Summary:'''
+'''PART 1'''
+The crew of USS Columbia is ordered to transport 170 Terran colonists to Pernipia Gamma IV.  This world is of tactical importance to Starfleet, and it is critical for the Federation to claim and colonize it swiftly.  The colonists are led by two differing leaders: Robert Carson and Mirielle Danvers.  It quickly becomes clear that the two colony leads have wildly different intentions and approaches.
+Trouble begins when some of the livestock the colonists brought onboard show signs of sickness.  After two cows are found dead, science and medical starts an intensive investigation.  Things get worse when a fire erupts in the guest quarters housing one of the colonists.  Fire suppression and security systems mysteriously fail, and two people are killed in the tragedy.
+Meanwhile one deck below the fire a group of engineering and diplomatic officers find one of the colony engineers - Dr.Vivan Connell - tampering with the ship's engineering systems.  While they question the woman, a critically injured teenager stumbles out of a nearby jeffries tube and collapses.  The officers quickly transport the injured teen to sickbay, where he is identified as Noah Richardson - the youngest of a family of 5 brothers, all of which are miners.
+The head of the Richardson family - Declan Richardson - appears near the scene of the fire, accusing Colony Lead Carson's right hand man Gerard of attacking and killing his brother Noah.  Declan is unaware that Noah survived, and he physically attacks Gerard.  Declan Richardson is intercepted by security and put under house arrest.
+The investigation, led by Ens. Tatash, Lt. James Kolk, Ens. Marcus Drake and Lt. Tyler Kelly, soon revealed that the fire was a carefully engineered arson. The victims (Aiden Richardson and his fiancée Kate Stone), were poisoned by snake venom before their quarters were set on fire. Doctor Drake also discovered that it was the same venom that killed one of the colonists' cows and gave LtCmdr. Brek a mild case of food poisoning.
+The crew also unveiled further issues: the diseased cows are a breed that was not supposed to be among Mrs Danvers' livestock.  A conversation between Dr. Connell and Declan Richardson reveals that Declan brought the cows onboard with the intent of killing off Danvers' cows and breeding his own to make a high profit.  Connell tells Declan Richardson that his baby brother Noah survived and is being tended by Starfleet.  Declan remains unaware that his brother Aiden was actually the on targeted and killed.
+The Richardson brothers have fallen foul of Robert Carson after discovering his plan to mine Kelbonite on Pernipia, and sell it on the black market.  Aiden discovered this and spoke about it while drunk, not understanding the implications of Kelbonite mining.  Noah and Ryan discovered Carson's plans to attack Aiden and tried to warn him or stop Carson, to no avail.  Dr. Connell may be working as a double agent as her programming was found to be the source of the system wide failure that allowed the Columbia's fire suppression systems to fail.  The cascade failure was framed on Lisa Danvers, the daughter of the second colony leader - but the Danvers family was quickly cleared of any role in the attacks.
+Security works to bring Carson to justice while Cmdr. Ben Livingston, LtCmdr. Kael Thomas, Lt JG. Kendall Washburn and Ens. Santiago Montoya worked together on a safe method to pilot the mission pod to the surface of Pernipia.
 ===Mission I: "Things We May Find"===