Season 1 Ep 1 Briefing: The Arrival

MISSION BRIEFING

Season: 1

Mission: 1 Arrival

Upon receiving confirmation of her new Command Major Somers decides that a short shake down cruise is in order, as it will allow for some minor adjustments for the crew. Along the way a Distress Call is received from a Federation Freighter, which had been attacked by a Romulan Warbird, arriving at the location which was just inside the Federation border to the Neutral Zone, as they arrive a familiar shape decloaks. Utopia Planita Shipyards – Three months after COs training after being reassigned upon the heels of the USS Invincible being put into Dry dock, Major Jasmine Somers stands in the waiting area looking at the Invincible as it is given a long over needed maintenance, She then looks over to the other side and sees her new Command the Akira Class USS Tomcat, she could only admit to herself that she was edgy about her first command.

After leaving space dock and while enroute to Deep Space 10 the Tomcat recieves a distress call from a Federation freighter whoes call is cut off and is adrift 5 miles inside the Federation border to the Neutral Zone and has been on the recieving end of some weapons fire. Going in at Yellow Alert, the Crew of the Tomcat get close enough and a D'Deridex Warbird decloaks, a very old and gruff Romulan Vice Admiral hails the ship. The Marine Medic on Bridge Duty scans the bridge of the Romulan ship and finds the Vice Admiral alone and suffering from Bendii syndrome. The CMO two Marine medics and a four man Security detail beam over and tend to the Vice Admiral.

The CO contacts Starfleet HQ on Earth and asks for a mediator to sort what has happened out, and requesting that a diplomatic courier and proper medical vessel and some escorts be dispatched to Tomcats location to take over from the Tomcat. From there the Tomcat continues its journey to Deep Space 10 to report in and announce its readiness and that it is now on station.

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