Stardate 91004:2122
Title: Relentless' Return
Author: Admiral Foster
Time: Current
Scene: Starbase 9


From the observation deck on Starbase 9 Admiral Foster winced as the Relentless came in to view, the scars all down her left side still present from what she had endured from her own shuttles. Elizabeth would put in a priority order to have them repaired once the ship was docked.

The Relentless' new ability to travel to parallel universes had caused quite a stir when the Admiral had reported it at the last Starfleet Council meeting. The discussion had been heated about the future of this now incredible vessel; some had wanted to keep her docked until the equipment could be probably understood and evaluated whilst others had wanted to replace the entire crew with a new one immediately. 

Elizabeth had managed to gain them a grace period in which the existing crew would use the device again to make sure it wasn't a fluke. It was decided that venturing into parallel universes was just the edge over the other races the Federation needed. This new occurrence had come at quite a convenient time as a Klingon trade agreement had just fallen apart and a cultural exchange with the Cardassian government was going sour.

The Admiral had assigned some new crew to the Relentless and knew that they were eagerly waiting for her to return. She wondered how the Captain was getting on with his XO, imagining that the war-hardened Alex and the peace-loving Abigail would have many conflicting ideals.

She let out a long sigh; a lot was playing on her mind but she was determined to make the Relentless' stay a lot less eventful than their last visit. In particular she was keeping a very short leash on Commander Burgle. She had no proof, but she was pretty sure he was behind the beating that Khavok had received. There was no doubt Frank Burgle was jealous of Alex as he had secretly coveted the command of the Relentless.

With regards to the latest theory that the Relentless had become 'sentient' as result of the device being connected to the main computer. Well, Elizabeth had kept that one quiet. No one needed to know that at the moment.

With one last look at the Relentless effortlessly approaching the Starbase, she left the observation deck and made her way to her office. 


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Admiral Elizabeth Foster
Commanding Officer
Starbase 9
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