David Cody/Personal history: Difference between revisions

It was a Starfleet Medical Examiner that suggested Cody might look into joining Starfleet, despite being older than most cadets. At 28, Dave was a businessman with a full career, although his experience had soured him from trade securities. After a long, serious discussion with Deborah, he decided to take up the offer and returned to Earth, attending San Francisco’s Starfleet Academy for an accelerated program in Tactical and Security. Finishing up in February 2383, Cody was dispatched to the [[USS Independence]] under the command of Admiral [[Anassasi, Jessa Kyrn|Anassasi]].

Cody arrived in enough time to see the treaty signed between Starfleet and the [[Free Trade Union|FTU]], brokered by Admiral Anassasi. He served with distinction over the course of the year, coming into his rise during the Gorn Conflict in the battle for [[DS17]] inside the [[Eratis System]]. The loss of the Independence toward the end of the year found Cody serving as the starbase’s Chief of Security and working with fellow crewmembers who would go on to recommission the [[USS Ronin]] under Captain [[Mar, Idril|Idril Mar]] and Commander [[Walker, Benjamin J.|Ben Walker]].

A good portion of the early year would be disasterous for Cody, who had leaped before looking attempting to save an inherited civilian child, [[Cavann, B'Sara|B'Sara Cavann]] from being kidnapped from a passing biomechanoid with the arrival of the newly constructed [[USS Independence-A]]. Ending up trapped inside a growing sphere that would have contained a star system, he was forced to blast his way out during its collapse and ended up in spacewalk for several seconds before the Independence could retrieve him.

The year cultimated with a brush-in with a long-thought gone race, the [[T’lithian|T’lithians]] while the Independence was running to the [[Ithassa Region]] from [[Starbase 118]]. The Independence-A docked with the [[Midway Repair Facility]] to undergo repairs. Following up on a medical relief aid mission, the crew of the Independence took command of the [[USS Phoenix-C]] to follow up on problems within the [[TE-IV|Triades-Episolon]] system.

The bombing events that took place on [[TE-IV]] during LtCmdr [[Riley, Sidney|Sidney Riley’s]] away mission led to several discoveries. One, the [[ma:Breen|Breen]] were discovered inside the Ithassa, second, the [[Bung Kho Cartel]] may or may not have been involved, and lastly, they were finally able to get the Independence-A back.

Taking command of the Independence, Dave sent the crew to close the singularity on their way out, cruising back for the Eratis System and DS17. Along the way, they were briefly sidetracked with orders to pick up and escort an Admiral with them back to the starbase, unknowingly also housing a serial killer among their midst. It was the crew's finest moment.