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Shortly after Captain Jaxx leaves for Earth and his new command, Commander Nicholotti tasks the crew with what she dubs as a 'quick run around the block' in the Victory to handle a quick, but routine survey of a nearby system where a Federation colony is being planned. The mission promises to be a quiet one, allowing Commander Nicholotti the time she needs to really adjust to her new role and the absence of those she had come to love, but things don't seem to want to give her time to grieve. On the contrary, things began to fall apart around them almost as soon as the ship leaves the safety of the spacedock doors. [[Nicholotti Connections|A hacker]], some Romulans bent on regaining the glory of their Empire, and the intelligence of a few leaders, ensures that the plan makes it to the point of no return. | Shortly after Captain Jaxx leaves for Earth and his new command, Commander Nicholotti tasks the crew with what she dubs as a 'quick run around the block' in the Victory to handle a quick, but routine survey of a nearby system where a Federation colony is being planned. The mission promises to be a quiet one, allowing Commander Nicholotti the time she needs to really adjust to her new role and the absence of those she had come to love, but things don't seem to want to give her time to grieve. On the contrary, things began to fall apart around them almost as soon as the ship leaves the safety of the spacedock doors. [[Nicholotti Connections|A hacker]], some Romulans bent on regaining the glory of their Empire, and the intelligence of a few leaders, ensures that the plan makes it to the point of no return. | ||
Moments before jumping to warp, a high energy beam hits the station and the various ships surrounding it. Within seconds, the sector goes dark with only the Victory, on partial power due to | Moments before jumping to warp, a high energy beam hits the station and the various ships surrounding it. Within seconds, the sector goes dark with only the Victory, on partial power due to a patch devised by Ensigns Kazazi and Foster, standing between the Starbase, any ships in the area that are now dead in the water, and a sensor ghost of multiple solid projectiles hurtling across the empty void of space heading directly towards them. | ||
--''Stardate: 238902.12''-- | |||
A wave of solid, metallic projectiles is pinpointed just over an hour away from the Starbase, which is still darkened in the wake of the energy wave that took advantage of the frequency gap in the faulty subprocessors. Only one other ship in the area, the Paragon, has reported anything - total loss of power and the inability to move or use their sensors, shields, or weapons. On the bridge of the Victory, as bits and pieces of what's happened begin to surface, the crew gets their first taste of a crisis together. And while it takes them some time to really begin to mesh, ideas and plans begin to form. | |||
As multiple plans and approaches to dealing with the projectiles come together and the ship is put into motion towards the goal, another wave of larger, slower projectiles is discovered. This wave, located just under a week away from the station, is coming from a different direction and stands to be more difficult to handle and more devastating than the first. Putting the information to the side for that moment, the crew deals with the first wave before heading back to Starbase 118, where they will get to work on a week-long frenzy to bring the defensive systems of Starbase 118 back online before it's too late. | |||
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[[Category:StarBase 118 Ops]] | [[Category:StarBase 118 Ops]] | ||