Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 22040.4 - Captain Nash ka'Sharren
After completing a last tour of exploration on the frontier of the Amarkia Sector, the Enterprise and the other Explorer Corps vessels are headed to Dzinghi III, or Amarkia, to regroup before returning to Sol. It has been a tremendously successful five years at the helm of this astounding vessel and her incredible crew.
As seems appropriate for the Enterprise's role as pride of the fleet, we will be hosting a celebration for the senior officers of the three ships after we meet with the Amarkian dignitaries.
[+15 SR]
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Captain's Log, USS Courageous, Stardate 22040.6 - Captain Victoria Eaton
My last geological survey as master of the Courageous is complete. In fact, most likely as master of any vessel. The data packet from Starfleet has come through confirming my promotion to Commodore. Not just a Chapter, but an Act of my life is coming to a close, ready for a new one to begin. We have laid in a course at Warp Factor 7 to rejoin our sister ships in preparation for the last victory lap.
I suppose it will be good to see Earth again.
[+25 BR]
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Captain's Log, USS Sarek, Stardate 22040.8 - Captain T'Lorel
After using our phasers to core an emergency mine tunnel to rescue trapped mine workers on an Indorian colony world, we have secured from field operations and are proceeding back to Amarkia Station. Although it seems an illogical use of resources, I have been persuaded to join the celebration for the completion of our five year mission on the Enterprise.
[+25 Relations with Indorians, +5 pp]
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Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 22041.3
All three of the Explorer Corps ships have arrived together, and carried out the necessary pleasantries on the station. For all that it was an enjoyable stay, I am eager to return to my ship. With little time left in our mission, and no promise that, even having turned down the promotion, that I will still get a chance to captain another ship, I feel pained to be away from her.
There is a peculiar subspace storm passing through the system that might make use of the transporter a bit tricky, but my transporter chief assures me he can compensate for it. Us three Captains shall beam back together.
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"You are positive that you are compensating for the subspace distortions, Chief Bolissa?" asks T'Lorel in her sharp Vulcan tones. "They have worsened in our time on the station."
The three Captains are gathered on a transporter pad on the station
The Amarki petty officer nods back. "Yes, Captain!"
"She'll be fine, T'Lorel," reassures Victoria. "I've looked over the sensor scans, the distortion isn't that bad."
"In my experience, Captain Eaton, there is no such thing as a 'not that bad' subspace distortion," says T'Lorel. "I would be happier with a shuttle."
"Worry wart," teases Nash ka'Sharen. "You may proceed, Chief. Three to beam out."
"Yes, Captain!" There is a brief moment of conversation between the Petty Officer her counterpart on the Enterprise. Finally there is the flash of blue and dazzling light. The view of the station's transporter room fades away...
...and the transporter room of the Enterprise appears. All three officers immediately recoil. Everything seems off! Commander Ajam and Lieutenant-Commander Leaniss are there, as is Commander Zaardmani. But their uniforms look like very flamboyant versions of those of the 2260s! Decorations, pins and sashes mark the uniforms. Phaser pistols sit on each hip. The three Captains exchange a sharp glance and are shocked again to realise they are all wearing the same type of uniform, crop-topped, mini-skirted, long-booted, and in the old command gold!
"Captains!" greets Leaniss. She pounds a fist against her chest and extends it out in a martial salute. "We welcome you back, Captain ka'Sharren! Captain Eaton, T'Lorel, we are proud to have you aboard! The celebrations of your glorious conquest of the Sydraxite Benevolence for the Terran Empire will take place in the observation lounge on Deck 1."
"As before," whispers T'Lorel out of the side of her mouth, "There is no such thing as a 'not that bad' subspace distortion."
"Duly noted," whispers back Eaton.
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Captain's Log, ISS Enterprise, Stardate 22041.4
Something has gone bizarrely wrong in the transport.
We appear to be in some peculiar 'mirror' of the world we know. A parallel dimension where everything seems similar but is twisted about. The two ships with us are no longer the Courageous and Sarek, but the Conqueror and Stronghold. Eaton is doing her best to look over the transport logs and sensor entries in order to see what happened.
It is weird seeing these doppelgangers of my crew! Zaardmani is as hard and cold as stone, Stol is a cackling madman with a goatee, Leaniss is my feared, bloody-handed enforcer, and apparently 'the Captain's Woman', whatever that means. Ajam is a an interrogator par excellence, and Doctor Asurva is a seductress who runs Sickbay like a personal empire within my ship.
I dread to think what Engineering is like.
On the other hand, these uniforms aren't actually that bad. I had no idea T'Lorel had that kind of figure.
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Captain's Log, ISS Conqueror, Stardate 22041.5
First off, I want to say that I hate these uniforms. I was stupendously grateful when they phased out the miniskirt uniform, so to be back here is a pain. Rosalee McAdams is here except ... that's not quite the Rosalee I know. The scars, the boasts. She has the stillness of Rosalee, and the ability to explode into action. But the what and how of her actions are so different! When a crewman didn't notice me and thus didn't salute, Rosalee broke his jaw and hit him with something called an "Agoniser".
A look at the transporter and sensor logs have revealed that we've been shunted between dimensions. Thankfully, no one else has picked up on this.
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Captain's Log, ISS Stronghold, Stardate 22041.6
Apparently here I am famous for orbit-to-ground desolation of cities. "T'Lorel the Demolisher".
This is not a title I relish. I have put a lot of effort into maintaining emotional control so as not to order such strikes.
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Captain's Log, ISS Enterprise, Stardate 22041.8
Trouble! Doctor Asurva and Leaniss are apparently both controlling factions, and are currently fighting over who gets to be 'the Captain's Woman', which the more I learn about, the more preposterous it seems! Hearing about 'my' actions burning through the resistance of the peaceful Sydraxians is horrible as well. This ugly mirror of Starfleet is awful even to simply be around. Thankfully, Eaton thinks she has a plan.
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Captain's Log, ISS Stronghold, Stardate 22041.9
At first I thought the Vulcans here did not control their emotions. However, I soon corrected this misconception. They control their emotions, worse, hone them to a fine edge, and instead of logic and reason, dedicate them to malice. That said, there are ... benefits to being able to motivate nonproductive crew members with a glance.
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Captain's Log, ISS Conqueror, Stardate 22042.1
Good news: I have a plan! Bad news: there's only two hours before the subspace storm dissipates too much for it to work.
Worse news: We're starting to around suspicion.
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Captain's Log, ISS Enterprise, Stardate 22042.15
I was ambushed leaving Storage Bay 8 with the necessary monothelide crystal that Eaton requires for her plans. Doctor Asurva did not take being turned down very well, it seems! One of her nurses took a shot at me, and I narrowly avoided being killed. The problem is, I shot to stun, and the story is spreading around the ship like wildfire!
Captain gone soft, ripe for assassination.
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Captain's Log, ISS Conqueror, Stardate 22042.17
McAdams turned on me! As freaky a feeling as I have ever felt. She had the drop on me, well and truly, a phaser pistol at my back. But she stopped to gloat, letting T'Lorel subdue her with a nerve pinch. We have stowed her in my quarters for now. That no one thought anything odd of me carting the Commander through the ship trussed up like the prize Christmas Turkey makes me wonder even more just what happens in this crazy place.
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Captain's Log, ISS Stronghold, Stardate 22042.23
I have successfully infiltrated the Computer Core of the ISS Enterprise, and made the necessary changes to the Transporter routines for Captain Eaton's plan. It wasn't easy, as Commander Ajam has been following me quite persistently.
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Captain's Log, ISS Conqueror, Stardate 22042.28
All set! Now we just need to get to the transporter room.
I was able to get to the deck beneath the transporter room and carry out modifications to the energiser coil, splicing in a set of monothelide crystal fragments into the process. This should allow it to tap into the subspace distortions in a controlled manner.
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Captain's Log, ISS Enterprise, Stardate 22042.31
We are nearly out of time. I have been keeping the crew preoccupied while Eaton and T'Lorel carry out their work, but I've attracted too much attention! I've been placed in the brig, of all things, but Dr Asurva. She considered killing me outright, but apparently there is a modification to the "Agony Booth" she has been waiting to test out. But I think I know how to override this force field and bust out.
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Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 22042.8
We are all safely back in our home dimension after a raucous, running fight through the corridors of ISS Enterprise. As I made my escape, T'Lorel and Eaton came to 'rescue' me. Well, at that stage the gig was well and truly up. Captain Asurva wanted all of our heads, and the crew seemed happy to oblige! Thankfully, I know this ship inside, outside, backwards, and frontwards. We made our way through a series of jefferies tubes, maintenance paths, and in one case had to take a risk traversing a turbolift shaft. But we are safely back, even if I am no longer looking at my crew in quite the same way.
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Captain's Log, USS Enterprise, Stardate 22047.3
I have returned to Earth Orbit, just in time to witness the launch of the brand new USS Miracht from the San Francisco Fleet Yards, a sixth Excelsior, and fourth Explorer Corps vessel. Coinciding as it does with the end of our Five Year Missions, it promises to be the start of a new and amazing chapter in Starfleet.
Computer, End Log
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Five Year Mission of USS Enterprise is complete (2301.Q1 - 2305.Q4)
Five Year Mission of USS Courageous is complete (2301.Q1 - 2305.Q4)
Five Year Mission of USS Sarek is complete (2301.Q1 - 2305.Q4)
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