Real-Life Date: 6th - 10th of December 2021
Stardate: 88930.1
When it was revealed by the prisoner General Akrij Kuntoj - who had been behind the recent attack - that a large number of 777's deceased crew were not deceased but had instead been taken captive by the mercenaries, investigations were immediately launched. It was discovered that these claims were true and with Starfleet Intelligence having pinpointed the location of the mercenary vessels, the USS Eventide was sent to capture the mercenaries and bring their crew back home.
The Eventide was soon engaged in battle with the mercenary vessels but a number of the mercenary ships opted to flee, only to be caught by awaiting backup. With two away teams boarding the U'Chos Sowrick and Vak'ok Guz respectively, the crewmembers fought their way through the ships to uncover where the crew were being held. After their valiant fighting (and numerous close calls) the crew ended up with multiple mercenary crews being arrested and their ships captured... Alongside the retrieval of 5300 Starfleet officers, 1211 Klingon Defense Force officers, 300 Romulan Flotilla officers, and 2000 civilians.