Season 1
After the ISS Vengeance is pulled into the Delta Quadrant by a mysterious entity known as the Caretaker, they must find a way back to the Alpha Quadrant and the War they were forced to leave behind. In this season, they encounter strange new races such as the Ocampa, Kazon, Talaxians, Vidiians, Baneans, Numiri, and Sikarians. Enemies are made, bonds are forged. Loss and gain seem to come in equal measure in this unfamiliar place.
Group Post Count: 1541
Included Missions
S1 Episode 1: Caretaker, Part I
Post Count: 336
The ISS Vengeance, fresh off of its shakedown cruise, receives her full crew under the command of a formerly exiled Vice Admiral newly returned to the graces of the Emperor. That man, now known as Captain Ivan Petrov, the Butcher of Rakal V, and his new crew have been charged to bring terror to the Klingon/Cardassian Alliance after an internal rebellion has distracted them. They will rain down poison from heaven and drop a bio-weapon over the Cardassian world of Quonor, killing all of its inhabitants. The quadrant shall feel the power of the Terran Empire once again. An unexpected phenomenon in the Badlands, however, alters their course drastically…
Launched April 12, 2371
S1 Episode 2: Caretaker, Part II
Post Count: 235
A mere hour and a half after entering the Badlands, the ISS Vengeance is caught in a powerful displacement wave that transports them instantaneously across the galaxy. Now at the far end of the Delta Quadrant, the crew of Vengeance licks their wounds and assesses the situation. An entity known as the Caretaker has brought them and various ships from other parts of the galaxy under the orders of a race known as the Ocampa in order to assist them in their goal of extending their lifespans and restoring their tattered empire. Stranded and alone, the Vengeance crew must use all the resources at their disposal to find a way home.
Pulled into Delta Quadrant on May 16, 2371.
In-Between (S1:E2-S1:E3)
Post Count: 121
For posts between episodes 2 and 3 of season 1. Days 1-31, starting on May 26, 2371
Delta Quadrant Days: 10-41
S1 Episode 3: Phage
Post Count: 185
A month after being transported into the Delta Quadrant against their will, the ISS Vengeance travels back toward the Alpha Quadrant at a snails pace. With a mind for building their Shadow Fleet and establishing Imperial influence in the Quadrant, they begin plundering freighters they encounter for supplies and slaves. When they find an interesting and valuable gem aboard a Talaxian Freighter, they decide to search for more on the surface of a nearby planet, Zapara IV. Little do they know: they will have company.
The Talaxian Run
Post Count: 18
While the Vengeance lands on Zapara IV, the Alexandria II has been assigned to gain as much information as they can about the Talaxians and then, in the end, to make an impression of what the Terran Empire truly is.
In-Between (S1:E3-S1:E4)
Post Count: 258
For posts between episodes 3 and 4 of season 1.
Delta Quadrant Days: 52-79 (Since May 17, 2371)
Days 1-28, starting on July 6, 2371 and ending August 2, 2371
S1 Episode 4: The Cloud
Post Count: 66
A month after their encounter with the Vidiians on Zapara IV, the Shadow Fleet approaches a nebula in their path which they decide to travel through to shave several weeks off of their trip. When they discover that the nebula has trace amounts of decalithium in their systems, the crew of Vengeance decides to mine those resources in order to make a very dangerous weapon. Unbeknownst to them, they have stumbled into the living body of a life form, and their mining efforts, by their very nature, require them to kill the creature.
Delta Quadrant Days: 80-83 (Since May 17, 2371)
Days 1-3 starting August 3, 2371 and ending August 5, 2371
In-Between (S1:E4-S1:E5)
Post Count: 55
For posts between episodes 4 and 5 of season 1.
Delta Quadrant Days: 84-90 (Since May 17, 2371)
Days 1-8, starting on August 6, 2371 and ending August 13, 2371
S1 Episode 5: Ex Post Facto
Post Count: 126
Just a week after the incident in The Cloud, the Shadow Fleet arrives at an impressive station owned by the friendly Sikarans just in time to celebrate the birthday of the Terran Emperor. While they trade and relax, two of the crew members travel to a world known as Banea to lay the foundations of a political and military alliance. When one of the crew members returns without the other, the race against the clock starts to find the missing crew member before it's too late and to settle the score with the people responsible.
August 14 - August 23, 2371
In-Between (S1:E5-S1:E6)
Post Count: 46
For posts between episodes 5 and 6 of season 1.
August 24 - September 3, 2371
S1 Episode 8: Resolutions
Post Count: 95
Just two weeks after their departure from Sikaris, an away team contracts a terminal illness while exploring an uninhabited, but otherwise idyllic world. When it is discovered the disease will only become terminal if they leave the planet, they are put in stasis until a cure can be found. 17 days later, they are woken up on the planet and told that no cure can be found. The Shadow Fleet must leave them behind and continue their journey back to the Alpha Quadrant without them.
October 13, 2371 - February 12, 2372
S1 Episode 9: Annihilation Protocol
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After the Away Team is rescued from their long exile on Gamma Eridine II, newly reinstated Captain Ivan Petrov invokes the Annihilation Protocol against the Vidiians at the behest of his senior staff. The ISS Vengeance and the Shadow Fleet set about showing the Delta Quadrant what happens when Terrans are pushed too far. A stranger in the form of Dr. Ma'Bor Jetrel offers assistance to the Vengeance, but the results test the resolve of deep bonds.
February 14, 2372 -
In-Between (S1:E9-S2:E1)
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