The Expedition

• Real-Life Date: 1st - 10th of May 2022

• Stardate: 89330.6

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Officers stationed aboard 777 were recruited by for a scientific exploration to a newly formed nebula. Upon entering the nebula, teams on the USS Viola and USS Sebastion came across multiple dead bodies surrounded by metal debris. The crews quickly began trying to piece together what could've happened. Aboard the Viola, the Commander noticed text on the uniform worn by one of the bodies, and sent an image of it to the polyglot comms officer aboard the Sebastion for translation.  They found that the uniform read “Bright sun, powering all of Meridian". Deciding to investigate further, the Viola moved into the debris field until they came across a blinking light. Curious, they continued towards it until they realised it was an EMP defence mine.

The mine was triggered, causing both the Viola and Sebastion to lose control. The Viola's flight controls malfunctioned, causing it to plummet towards the nearby planet. Upon crashing, the a majority of the Viola's crew were injured and needed medical care. Some of the able-bodied crew went to try and look for shelter. Officers soon came across a pathway leading to a golden monument of a Ferengi giving the planet's native species a gift, as they bowed before them. Further up the path was a native village, which was very briefly investigated.

The USS Eventide, along with 32 shuttlecrafts, were deployed to rescue the missing crews after the comms officer on the Sebastion managed to get a distress signal through. Once in range, the Eventide along with the shuttles rescued the stranded Sebastion before sending a shuttlecraft down to the surface to retrieve the crew from the crashed Viola.  Once back at Starbase 777 the injured were tended to by the medical officers from the USS Franklin, a hospital ship deployed by the Medical Fleet to assist the limited personnel aboard.