New: the 7th Fleet (free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg, abstract)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 08:13:00 +0000

Name:		the 7th Fleet
Email:		paxlar@subspacerelay.co.uk
Frequency:		at least once a fortnight
Type:		Star Trek
URL:		http://www.subspacerelay.co.uk
Costs:		nothing
Last-Update:		2000Oct28
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg, abstract

Description:

The year is 2376, the combined fleets of the United Federation of Planets
the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire have at last ended the
Dominion/Cardassian Alliances' subjugation of the Alpha Quadrant, the
battle for Cardassia Prime saw the Alliance shattered as it took its last
stand, it was ripped even from within as the Cardassians turned on their
once allied Dominion and Breen brothers in arms. Now it's post Dominion
war, an uneasy peace has settled between the three major powers once
united against a common enemy, all three were badly affected by the
catastrophic tactics of the Dominion so a time of rebuilding has begun, it
will take time to resurrect what was lost but all three powers know that
if they are to stand proud once again they must keep their pacts with the
neighbouring Empires. The question is can they really stay at peace, a
Klingon proverb stands aloft in the High Council chambers "If a Klingon
does not fight, he does not breath" the abrupt end to the war has left the
Klingons on a bloody high, the song of victory and battle still singing in
their veins. The Romulans are more than ever conscious of the growing
threat to their borders by the Klingons now that Cardassia is out of the
way, the aftermath of the war has now seen a strong bond grow between the
Federation and Klingons, one that has the Tal Shiar on high alert, sending
operatives to watch for potential threats that this new friendship could
bring. The Federation was the worst effected by the Dominion war they were
in it from the start and now their fleets are depleted of manpower and
starships themselves, many worlds were lost to the Dominion and they are
faced with the harder task of re-constructing worlds scorched by the
retreating Dominion armies. That is why the U.S.S Cougar was commissioned,
to patrol and protect the shattered remnants of the Federation, watching
for threats from new and old enemies, led by the strong leadership of
Captain Paxler, the aging man who fought long and hard in the Dominion war
with his XO and long time friend Hamilton at his side the starship has
been reassuring the bewildered Members of the Federation that if the time
comes they are still capable of taking on any foe that is watching the
Federation with greedy eyes, joined by the Heavy Escort ship, U.S.S.
Valiant under the command of the young and newly promoted Lt Commander
Kosh they make the 7th Fleet, two vessels comprised of the most highly
skilled and dedicated Starfleet Personnel the Fleet has to offer, keeping
the Romulans away from the Federation is no easy task, but who knows how
willing the Romulans are for war, or even if the Romulans are ready for
it, there will be one enemy ready though, where will this enemy be from,
this old enemy with new tricks that has risen from the gulf of time and
space. The Delta Quadrant, vastly unexplored by any of the civilisations
from our part of the Galaxy, not because it is out of reach or
uninhabited, in fact its full of billions, especially of one species on an
eternal quest for perfection.... the Borg, the collective watched silently
as the Alpha and Beta Quadrants were torn apart by a war which ravaged the
powers, seeing its weakness now more than ever before, it sees it's chance
to strike, first it was small skirmishs along the borders, probing,
testing, now it is ready. This is the most perilous time the Federation
has had to face since its founding in 2161, the well known treacherous
Romulan eyes buide their time till they are large and willing enough to
show the Galaxy it stands and rules alone, however who will breach the
void of space first, the cloaked ships of the Romulans or the silent and
one voice of the Borg, assimilating all that cross its path, and its path
is unavoidable.

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