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After the destruction of the space station Astrofori One last year, a large fleet of Tholian ships had remained in the Gamma Camelopardalis system in a tense standoff with Starfleet's own [[Task Force 105]]. However, the {{c|Vesta}} {{USS|Endurance}} suddenly lost sensor contact with all Tholian ships, and a field of tetryon radiation enveloped the system, preventing further scans or the largest vessels of Task Force 105 like the Endurance from entering. As such, Starfleet sent the {{USS|Veritas}} (which has extensive experience with tetryon fields) along with an escort from Task Force 105, the {{c|Steamrunner}} {{USS|Solaris}}, to the Menthar Corridor to investigate the matter further. | After the destruction of the space station Astrofori One last year, a large fleet of Tholian ships had remained in the Gamma Camelopardalis system in a tense standoff with Starfleet's own [[Task Force 105]]. However, the {{c|Vesta}} {{USS|Endurance}} suddenly lost sensor contact with all Tholian ships, and a field of tetryon radiation enveloped the system, preventing further scans or the largest vessels of Task Force 105 like the Endurance from entering. As such, Starfleet sent the {{USS|Veritas}} (which has extensive experience with tetryon fields) along with an escort from Task Force 105, the {{c|Steamrunner}} {{USS|Solaris}}, to the Menthar Corridor to investigate the matter further. | ||
Upon entering the system, the two Starfleet ships were soon attacked by Tholian vessels, but further investigation showed that the vessels were being controlled like drones, with no Tholians aboard. In addition, an alien probe breached the hull of the Veritas to gain access to its computer core, temporarily disabling the ship's engines. The USS Solaris was soon destroyed, although most of its crew managed to abandon ship. Upon regaining control of her engines, Veritas quickly rescued the Solaris crew before encountering another Tholian vessel, this | Upon entering the system, the two Starfleet ships were soon attacked by Tholian vessels, but further investigation showed that the vessels were being controlled like drones, with no Tholians aboard. In addition, an alien probe breached the hull of the Veritas to gain access to its computer core, temporarily disabling the ship's engines. The USS Solaris was soon destroyed, although most of its crew managed to abandon ship. Upon regaining control of her engines, Veritas quickly rescued the Solaris crew before encountering another Tholian vessel, this time a manned but badly damaged battlecruiser. | ||
The Tholian battleship was ultimately disabled, and the crew surrendered. As life support on their own vessel was failing, Admiral Vamuwene, the ship's commanding officer, agreed to evacuate most of his crew to Veritas. During negotiations, it also became clear that the attack had been ordered after a case of mistaken identity. According to Vamuwene, their fleet had been attacked by a Starfleet vessel of identical design to the Veritas. Later, the crew learned the attacker was the {{USS|Minerva}}, a Veritas-class vessel lost during the Battle of Astrofori One late last year, which, like the Tholian drone vessels, was being controlled by the alien defense system known as Sentinel. | |||
After the battle, the crew identified a connection between Sentinel and Menthar ruins on a nearby planet. An away team was dispatched to investigate while Starfleet and Tholian crew members attempted to liberate several ships from Sentinel's control to provide fire support for Veritas, which had once again come under heavy attack by Sentinel's drones, including the Solaris and the Minerva. Seeing no other choice, Captain Rahman on the Veritas made a decision to destroy the ruins, ultimately disabling Sentinel. | |||
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