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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.

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Latest Mission Posts

» The Doctor Sleeps

Mission: A Silence of Friends
Posted on Tue Jun 17th, 2025 @ 4:35pm by Lieutenant Patrick Ryan M.D.

Sickbay – Isolation Ward Three
The room was still, lit only by the soft amber glow of diagnostic monitors and the steady hum of filtration systems. Dr. Patrick Ryan lay motionless on the biobed, his body fevered and pale, breath shallow but even—held in a fragile rhythm by medical systems set to compensate for what his body could no longer manage alone.

Outside, the storm of the Velrith Plague raged on.

Ayryn Trynn had moved him to the far end of Sickbay when his condition worsened, away from the critical triage zones. There was little else she could do now.…

» The Truth is Out There

Mission: A Silence of Friends
Posted on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 @ 8:47pm by Lieutenant Commander Harrison Knox & Lieutenant Tyler Malbrooke & Lieutenant Daegan Baas & Lieutenant Juliette Barnes & Lieutenant Stormy Knight & Ensign Kivo Dak

Lieutenant Commander Harrison Knox, Acting Captain of the Federation starship Thunderbird had finished his conversation with the Guran III Artificial Lifeform known simply as 'Striel' after several intense minutes and wrestling with expressing themselves and trying to negotiate with the lifeform, Knox, Knight, and Trynn had made progress. Commander Knox and Lieutenant Knight stepped out of the Captain's Ready Room with purpose. Progress was made, but this was far from over. People were still fighting for their lives in Sickbay where Trynn was, including Captain Gray.

Malbrooke and Baas could monitor things from the bridge just fine. Trynn could coordinate…

» Last Breath of Hope

Mission: A Silence of Friends
Posted on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 @ 5:57pm by Lieutenant Commander Harrison Knox & Lieutenant Ayryn Trynn M.D. & Lieutenant Stormy Knight & Captain Rylan Gray

Let's see how this goes Knox thought to himself as he and Chief Science Officer, Lieutenant Stormy Knight stepped through the threshold of the Captain's Ready Room. Harrison Knox was unnerved having to sit in the Captain's chair on the bridge. Taking a seat at the man's desk was even more weight felt on his tired shoulders, but he was the Acting Captain under present circumstances. Things had from bad to worse to downright awful. They had their backs pressed hard against the bulkheads with death breathing down their necks and taking every last breath of hope from their lungs.…

» Plague Ship

Mission: A Silence of Friends
Posted on Tue Jun 10th, 2025 @ 8:27pm by Captain Rylan Gray & Lieutenant Tyler Malbrooke & Lieutenant Daegan Baas & Lieutenant Ayryn Trynn M.D. & Lieutenant Stormy Knight & Ensign Kivo Dak & Lieutenant Commander Harrison Knox

Word spread, mouth to mouth, through the crew about what was happening in Sick Bay. The enemy had a name now, Velrith Plague, and, as it had on Guran III, it was winning. The archeological team and the ship's First Officer were dead. The Captain and their Chief Medical Officer were ill, status unknown, which left medical in the hands of the counselor. Yes, word was spreading. And now the crew turned their eyes toward the Bridge where ship's former First Officer, recently back after having been removed from his position, was in charge. The question on everyone's lips was…

» Death of Commander D'Sai

Mission: A Silence of Friends
Posted on Tue May 27th, 2025 @ 5:15pm by Captain Rylan Gray & Lieutenant Patrick Ryan M.D. & Lieutenant Ayryn Trynn M.D. & Lieutenant JG Elara Vasquez

The soft chime of a bio-monitor turned shrill—Commander D’Sai’s vitals were dropping fast.

Patrick, slumped in a nearby chair with a hypo still in hand, stirred at the sound, his eyes snapping open despite the weight of exhaustion pressing down on him.

“What is it?” he asked, voice hoarse as he forced himself upright, using the biobed for leverage. His vision wavered, then steadied just enough to see D’Sai seizing—subtle at first, then more violently. Her heart rate was spiking, oxygen saturation crashing.

Dr Elara Vasquez was already scanning. “Severe neural cascade. Her system’s destabilizing—fast.”

Patrick staggered over, gripping the…