Morwen's Log

The ongoing adventures of Cadet Acting Lieutenant Lieutenant Jr. Grade Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Commander Captain Rear Admiral, Lower Half Rear Admiral, Upper Half Vice Admiral Admiral Fleet Admiral Admiral E.N. Morwen, acting first officer acting captain captain USS Oracle Nephilim Sakura Kestrel Ariel Kestrel Starfire Watson Shion Watson Shion Watson flag officer of the 147th Mobile Tactical Group 53rd Expeditionary Fleet, flagship USS Phoenix Inverse. Pronouns she/her/hers or singular they.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93594.73

On the way to the lab where the Orb was installed, we ran into a forcefield stretched across the Promenade, blocking our progress. Before we could find an alternate route, another forcefield formed behind us, hedging us in. I barely had time to tell everyone to go for cover before Terran soldiers hidden on the upper level opened fire.

While Yan’tora, Siado, and Bartholomew-Moriarty cover us, Moriarty and I will tap into the forcefield controls and see what we can do.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, 93594.69

Strax and Bartholomew-Moriarty found a way into the station’s network, but there was no way to do it without triggering alarms. I told them to go ahead, and the rest of our team took positions to cover them while they hacked away. We had to fight off several waves of Terran soldiers, but we held the position and kept them both safe.

And they’ve found the answer: the Orb of Possibility, the same one which opened gates between universes before. They’ve found a way to control it, apparently, and wired it directly into station systems.

We’re headed there now; unfortunately the Terrans doubtless know that’s what we’re doing. I’ve contacted Sarish to move her forces to assist, but there’s a lot of Terrans around them. We’ll likely be on our own.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93594.66

That was... surprisingly easy. We waited until we were sure Sarish’s attack was in full swing, then headed for the cargo bay. Scans showed only two guards, who Bartholomew-Moriarty tricked into leaving: She just flipped into her Leeta form, walked in, and demanded to know why they were still here when there was an attack on the power core.

Now that they’re gone, Strax and Bartholomew-Moriarty have accessed the computer consoles in the bay. Their access is severely limited, but they have access, and that’s a start.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93594.64

We are unable to get into the system from the computers here; they are locked out entirely and even with our combined skills, Moriarty, Bartholomew-Moriarty, and I can’t get access. We beamed over Strax and together we were able to map out power and data transfers to identify a computer station in current use in a relatively undefended location nearby--a cargo storage area on the other side of the Promenade, next to the Assay Office.

I’ve conferred with Sarish, Let’lesia, and Flores; Sarish will lead her forces toward the power core to draw attention, while my team (including Strax) goes to the storage area.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Stardate 93594.61

We’ve beamed over to Terok Nor with the assault teams. There was a large open area corresponding to Quark’s bar which we used as our beam-in location; unfortunately it appears that our beam-in was detected. By the time the last team (mine) beamed in, the point assault team (Cmdr Sarish’s) was already trying to hold off Terran soldiers at the entrance.

However, they are successfully holding them off for now. Moriarty, Bartholomew-Moriarty, and I are going to take the opportunity to try to break into the station computer system and see if we can figure out how they’re generating the rifts.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93594.59

We’ve picked up the assault teams from DS9 and are headed to Terok Nor. I’ve decided I’m going to beam over with my away team as well. We’ll try to sneak in using Bartholomew-Moriarty’s ability to look like Admiral Leeta, see if we can’t create some confusion to help the assault teams.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93594.57

We simply do not have the ships to fight a fleet this size and Terok Nor, even if we get more reinforcements from the fleet in the Badlands--but Cpt Flores has an idea. She’s contacted DS9 and they’re prepping assault teams. We’ll take them on board, then cloak, slip inside Terok Nor’s shields, and beam them over to sabotage it.

Scans suggest the station is generating the rifts the Terrans are using to enter our universe. This may be our chance to lock them out for good, or at least for a long time.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93594.55

A massive dreadnought emerged from the last rift before the Bloom could close it: the ISS Enterprise, Leeta’s ship. Fortunately they were able to pull away before the Enterprise could open fire on them, as its weaponry could have destroyed them fairly easily--they’re just a light science vessel, after all!

While the Bloom retreated back to DS9, the Shayera, Inverse, and Midna struck the dreadnought simultaneously. We covered the Bloom’s escape, but barely scratched the dreadnoughts’ shields. I thought we were in trouble, but then DS9′s transwarp conduit activated and a dozen ships emerged, led by the Van Houten and the Defiant. With their help, we drove back the dreadnought--but something even bigger came through behind it.

Terok Nor--the Mirror Universe equivalent of Deep Space Nine--has emerged from the rift. The Enterprise has retreated into the safety of its shields and docked, and rifts are now opening faster than ever, releasing at least five battleships and thirty smaller vessels. We’re outnumbered, and thanks to their future tech, outgunned.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93594.50

Deep Space Nine is one of the most heavily armed facilities in the Federation; they can hold off an attack of this magnitude for a while. That frees us up to close the rifts the Terrans are using to invade. The Shayera and Inverse are providing cover while the Midna and Bloom close the rifts.

The Terrans keep opening more, but we are closing the rifts faster than they can shut them. Unless they bring through something much bigger, we’ve already won this battle.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93594.48

We had just moved away from Deep Space Nine when we picked up spacial rifts forming on the far side of the station. Terran ships began emerging, and I gave the order to intercept. We’ve called for help from the forces in the Badlands, but it’ll take them time to get here; until them, it’s up to us and Deep Space Nine itself to fend off the attack.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Stardate 93594.47

Repairs are complete to our ships, and we are ready to head back to rejoin our forces in the Badland. We’ll be heading out as soon as all ships are done bringing their crew back aboard from Deep Space Nine.

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Personal Log, Stardate 93591.13

We lost.

It was far from the most crippling defeat we've ever had--a few ships took heavy damage, but none were lost--but the Terran force was overwhelming and overwhelmingly powerful. They have weapons capabilities we've never seen before, and while we destroyed a number of their ships, there were others we could barely scratch.

They have their foothold, but we're going to study our readings of their techology, find ways to defend ourselves, and retake the Badlands.

First, though, our ships need their repairs.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93591.12

We have fallen back to a position around an asteroid roughly midway between the Terran forces' entry point and the nearest edge of the Badlands. Crews from the Bajoran Sector Fleet are busy setting up a high-end shield generator on the asteroid to create a relatively safe zone for our ships, and vessels from the 8th Tactical Fleet are distributing probes and monitoring satellites so we can watch the Terran fleet.

The Inverse has taken heavy damage to both phaser cannons and shield emitters. We'd be useless for further fighting, so we are falling back with the other most damaged vessels--the Shayera, Midna, and Bloom--to Deep Space Nine. We will seek repair as quickly as possible, and then return to the Badlands, to rejoin the rest of the fleet, which is remaining behind in case the Terrans start moving.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93591.10

It didn't stay quiet. The rift remained stable, but dozens of other rifts formed around us, and Terran ships emerged on all sides. We had them outnumbered, but many of the larger vessels had much more powerful weapons than in past encounters. We were unable to hold the line, and forced to fall back.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93591.09

We have reached the Badlands, and are now en route to the rift. So far it is quiet; hopefully we made it on time.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93591.02

We’ve arrived at Deep Space Nine, and just in time: long-range scans have picked up what may be a new dimensional rift in the Badlands.

The 53rd, Bajoran Sector Fleet, and 8th Tactical Fleet have assembled already. From here, we will proceed to the rift, to intercept the Terran attack we have reason to believe is imminent.

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Flag Officer’s Log, Supplemental, Stardate 93588.56

I have received intel that Admiral Leeta of the Terran Empire is attempting to establish a base in our universe’s Badlands. Starfleet Command agrees with me that this cannot be permitted, and an assault force is gathering at Deep Space Nine, including the entirety of the 53rd.

The Inverse, Kaname, Nephilim, and Oracle were already headed back to Deep Space 16. Once they arrive, I will board the Inverse and we will proceed to Deep Space Nine, where I will lead the fleet into the Badlands.