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The armistice between the United Federation of Planets and the Cardassian Union was signed in 2367. Under the terms of the cease-fire agreement, both sides agreed to end major engagements and to open diplomatic channels. It wasn't perfect. Minor skirmishes continued on both sides, primarily over unresolved issues such as control of border planets and of course, the occupation of Bajor.
Negotations between the two sides continued and through their efforts the Cardassians left Bajor -- two years later. Finally free, the celebrations on Bajor lasted for days but, as it always happens, reality set in. Things were far from settled. The Bajorans faced a long period of recovery from a brutal, fifty-year occupation; many in the resistance were left with an all-consuming rage against Cardassians responsible for countless atrocities.
While some struggle to form a government, members of the Kohn-Ma, under the leadership of a former member of the resistance, Sayal Mazi, decides that the guilty cannot go unpunished and begins to lay plans of their own.
And they were not alone. Colonists on border worlds, fearing the loss of everything they've built, take inspiration from resistance fighters in World War II on Earth and form the Maquis. Operating in the demilitarized zone between the Cardassian Union and the United Federation of Planets, they seek to safeguard their way of life against all comers whether they be Cardassian or Federation.
Among the Cardassians, Gul Zelar, commanding the CDS Ocett, a Galor Class Type-III cruiser, emerges as an outspoken opponent to the peace. Politically savvy with familial ties to the Obsidian Order, Zelar lays plans of his own.
In the Federation, with the memory of Wolf 359 barely two years old, Starfleet looks to improve their ability to respond to threats. Pre-production testing is scheduled to begin on a ship designed for a combat role while still capable of patrol and exploration. Five vessels, Akira Class, are scheduled for launch and crews are assembled.
The USS Thunderbird is one of these five. The captain and first officer are experienced in combat having been at Wolf 359. They arrive at Uptopia Planitia, after surviving an unexplained explosion on their former ship, the USS Ark Royal, that cost the life of their captain and key members of the crew.
Newly promoted and fresh from the memorial, they arrive to take command of the USS Thunderbird and their patrol route will take them right into the heart of the conflict.
Latest Mission Posts
» First Officer Reporting In
Mission: A Silence of Friends
Posted on Sun Oct 13th, 2024 @ 3:56am by Captain Rylan Gray & Commander Zhaan D'Sai
Her gear would be sent directly to her quarters and that left Zhaan D'Sai free to report in to her new commanding officer. Nothing about Zhaan spoke of a commanding presence. At 5'7" and a bare 120 pounds, she was often underestimated. She looked delicate, almost frail, until they met…
» VIsiting an Old Friend
Mission: A Silence of Friends
Posted on Sat Oct 12th, 2024 @ 3:36pm by Commander Zhaan D'Sai
Zhaan sat, cross-legged, on the floor with only a force field between them. Even in their prisons, everything was clean and proper. The Federation was like that. Freecloud prisons wore the despair of its residents embedded into the cold walls. She wasn’t sure in that moment which was better. More…
» XO to the Ready Room
Mission: The Quasinon Gambit
Posted on Sat Oct 12th, 2024 @ 2:41pm by Captain Rylan Gray & Lieutenant Commander Harrison Knox
After reviewing the data accumulated by the away team, including their communication logs, Rylan requested his First Officer to join him in his Ready Room. He sat behind his desk, cup of Yorkshire tea cradled between his hands and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata playing softly in the background, he was reading…
» Rescuing the Bajorans (Aftermath)
Mission: The Quasinon Gambit
Posted on Sat Oct 12th, 2024 @ 3:32am by Lieutenant Commander Harrison Knox & Lieutenant Tyler Malbrooke & Lieutenant Daegan Baas & Lieutenant Stormy Knight & Captain Rylan Gray & Lieutenant JG Shizuru Chikura & Ensign Iren Th'ashianet
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"Sir," Stormy turned to Knox. "The Bajorans are gone. They left the planet."
Harris Knox looked the Chief Science Officer. For a moment he had no defenses, nothing at all to shield the others from seeing what he felt and he absolutely had no defenses up against a Betazoid.…
» A Down Home Dinner (Part II)
Mission: The Quasinon Gambit
Posted on Mon Sep 16th, 2024 @ 12:45pm by Lieutenant Stormy Knight & Lieutenant Tyler Malbrooke
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"Oh, the Old West is more than fascinating it was, well in my opinion, the greatest chapter in Earth history. If you would like one day you can join me. You can be Big Nose Kate. She was Doc's better half, although they were never married. Experience the people…