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The armistice between the United Federation of Planets and the Cardassian Union was signed in 2367. Under the terms of the cease-fire agreement, both sides agreed to end major engagements and to open diplomatic channels. It wasn't perfect. Minor skirmishes continued on both sides, primarily over unresolved issues such as control of border planets and of course, the occupation of Bajor.
Negotations between the two sides continued and through their efforts the Cardassians left Bajor -- two years later. Finally free, the celebrations on Bajor lasted for days but, as it always happens, reality set in. Things were far from settled. The Bajorans faced a long period of recovery from a brutal, fifty-year occupation; many in the resistance were left with an all-consuming rage against Cardassians responsible for countless atrocities.
While some struggle to form a government, members of the Kohn-Ma, under the leadership of a former member of the resistance, Sayal Mazi, decides that the guilty cannot go unpunished and begins to lay plans of their own.
And they were not alone. Colonists on border worlds, fearing the loss of everything they've built, take inspiration from resistance fighters in World War II on Earth and form the Maquis. Operating in the demilitarized zone between the Cardassian Union and the United Federation of Planets, they seek to safeguard their way of life against all comers whether they be Cardassian or Federation.
Among the Cardassians, Gul Zelar, commanding the CDS Ocett, a Galor Class Type-III cruiser, emerges as an outspoken opponent to the peace. Politically savvy with familial ties to the Obsidian Order, Zelar lays plans of his own.
In the Federation, with the memory of Wolf 359 barely two years old, Starfleet looks to improve their ability to respond to threats. Pre-production testing is scheduled to begin on a ship designed for a combat role while still capable of patrol and exploration. Five vessels, Akira Class, are scheduled for launch and crews are assembled.
The USS Thunderbird is one of these five. The captain and first officer are experienced in combat having been at Wolf 359. They arrive at Uptopia Planitia, after surviving an unexplained explosion on their former ship, the USS Ark Royal, that cost the life of their captain and key members of the crew.
Newly promoted and fresh from the memorial, they arrive to take command of the USS Thunderbird and their patrol route will take them right into the heart of the conflict.
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Latest Mission Posts
» Caitlyn & The Kitten
Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Sun May 17th, 2026 @ 4:17pm by Lieutenant JG Caitlyn MacRae
When exploring the galaxy, Lieutenant MacRae had often heard the phrase ‘expect the unexpected’ quoted. A reminder to all that anything could happen at any given moment. And sometimes, those events seem impossible to believe. Which often led to her grandfather’s favourite expression- truth is often stranger than fiction.
Could she have imagined crossing paths with a stray kitten in a gym, of all places. Or that in the process of securing said kitten a new home, she would run into and admiral and inadvertently trigger his allergy to all things feline. At least no harm was done except to…
» Tall Tales
Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Sun May 17th, 2026 @ 9:09am by Lieutenant Sylar & Lieutenant Bartholomew Hale
Hale had spent the past two hours skulking around the USS Thunderbird. Hiding behind cargo containers, bulkheads, even potplants as he tailed the man who'd watched Barnes and his investigation in the shuttlebay. From the skeptical glances of his colleagues, Hale was reminded that a command-red uniform was scarcely designed for subtlety. Nor, apparently, was he.
Hale had stalked this man across decks, tailed him up ladders and shadowed him from catwalks. This, Hale figured, was some sort of strange retaliation for the spook he was given earlier. Nevertheless, the suspicious Lieutenant Commander, also in a crimson uniform, seemed to…
» The Afterparty
Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Sat May 16th, 2026 @ 3:36am by Lieutenant Bartholomew Hale & Lieutenant Juliette Barnes
The smoke had settled on the chaos of the shuttle explosion. Hale was standing with Chief Bilz, arms folded, as technicians flowed from the shuttle, their investigation already beginning.
Hale had noticed that Bilz's hand was trembling. He worried that under that composure, what they'd seen only an hour ago had affected them more than either would admit.
Fumes hung in the air as the damage control crew cleared away the last of the charred debris. The acrid smoke had been trapped in Hale's windpipe since the explosion, forcing a throaty cough every few minutes.
Bilz gave Hale a nudge,…
» The saddest of duties
Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Wed May 6th, 2026 @ 8:14pm by Lieutenant Sylar & Captain Erik Norsgaard
Sylar and Petracca had worked swiftly and silently on preparing Ensign Jolley's body. They had then made a brief but accurate record of the events in the Shuttlebay and then of their treatment of the two Ensigns in Sickbay. Logic dictated that the Captain would wish to be informed of the death of a crewman as soon as possible, so, equipped with a PADD detailing his orders to report to Thunderbird, as well as the events of that afternoon, it was a dishevelled, pungent Doctor Sylar that made his way to the Captain's Ready Room. He waited outside the room,…
» Strawberry Fields Forever
Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Wed May 6th, 2026 @ 2:29pm by Lieutenant JG Jade Petracca
They always looked so young after they were gone.
Chris Jolley. Ensign. Twenty-two. Six months service on the Thunderbird. He had a sister who he adored. They all had a story.
Jade had never met him, and yet here she was, standing over his body like a sentry. The morgue's refrigeration units hummed low, putting a chill in the air. She drew her blue labcoat closed, wrapping it around herself as if it were a blanket. She noticed his youthful skin, the carefully styled hair, the tattoo of an eagle. This was a life interrupted.
It had ended in chaos.…