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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

» 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.…

» The Admiral & The Kitten

Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Wed May 6th, 2026 @ 12:02am by Captain Erik Norsgaard & Lieutenant JG Caitlyn MacRae

“Do not keep giving me those sad eyes…”

Ignoring the request, the small grey ball of fur peered up at her with innocent eyes which seemed to be pleading with her for something… although she did not know exactly what for? More milk? More food? More attention? Or just to be set free from the carrier she had borrowed to safely transfer the stray off the ship.

A paw touched the locked hatch, confirming freedom was the priority. Lifting the carrier, she meet the kitten’s gaze and sighed, “sorry, little guy but it is for your own good. I let…

» The Two Doctors

Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Mon May 4th, 2026 @ 1:09pm by Lieutenant JG Jade Petracca & Lieutenant Sylar

Cardio support units were online. Respiration support systems were ready. Medication was prepped. A placid evening in sickbay had given way to a flurry of preparation.

In they came, two young men, their faces sooty and bloodied, their uniforms charred and distorted. Their anti-grav stretchers carried them across the sickbay, behind them, a team of medics communicating in shorthand, triaging and supporting what they could.

"Okay, let's get them onto the biobeds," Petracca called, cutting through the sickbay, pulling her hair into a ponytail. The orderlies, who'd waited like catchers, took the men by the shoulders and feet and transferred…

» The road not taken

Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Sun May 3rd, 2026 @ 10:39pm by Lieutenant Sylar

Sylar was deep in a meditative state. He had reduced his breathing to a low, steady rate, dangerous for any species other than a Vulcan. He had increased the heat in the cabin to cope with the drop in temperature from the much slower circulation and blood pressure, and similarly his consciousness had lowered to a level in which he was only distantly aware of the guest quarters to which he had been assigned. They were utilitarian, featureless; the human word, bland, seemed appropriate, Sylar thought. The lack of overdecoration was logical: he calculated that no offence would be taken…

» Bumping Into A Stranger

Mission: Friends and Traitors
Posted on Sun May 3rd, 2026 @ 12:14am by Lieutenant Stormy Knight & Lieutenant Daltom Vesper

Stormy was done for the day and looking forward to a relaxing evening with a book. She was half way out of the main science lab when one of the junior officers asked her a question. Instead of going back in, she paused in the doorway and turned around. It was a short answer and, once given, she started to turn and took a step. Then she paused to give one more quick instruction.

She turned again, eager to get away, and wasn't paying enough attention to whether or not there was someone in the corridor. Not until she bumped…