Captains Log Supplemental.
How events unfolded I do not know its only been a month since the battle of Vega and my ascendance to the command of the Carolina C and now the Carolina E after that messy incident with some gorn and a hirogen hunting party. This one month seems like it’s been decades. And now here I sit looking at myself though at the same time its not myself it’s a version of me from a mirror universe on the I.S.S. Khitomer a ship that should be in drydock.
Well I guess I should start this tale from its beginning. Just over a month ago I was an ensign on the Khitomer happily minding my own business and dealing with my duties as a tactical officer in training. Then the call came in we were to go and fight the borg in the vega system several ships had appeared and they were rampaging through the system like a case of bolian flu. Reports were though that the borg were acting oddly not as part of a collective though this just meant to me that we could hopefully be done with the threat all the much easier. Oh boy was I wrong. After defeating several of their probe vessels the Captain ordered me to beam over to another Starfleet vessel the Gargant to try and assist them with repeling borg boarding parties. Before Beaming over I was authorized to aquire the help of another officer and a security team. This is when I met the Female Andorian destined to be my first officer Corspa. We beamed to the Gargant and it was a messy situation. Borg Drones were thick on the ship though some weren’t hostile and of an older design none the less myself and my away team set to work on combating the threat. After what seemed like hours of fighting we made it to the bridge and luckily it was still secure and the timely arrival of my team had turned the tides. The remaining crew of the Gargant was able to repel the remaining boarders though I received news from the Gargants Captain that my home vessel was in dire need of help and that the borg had captured or killed all of the senior staff and that my team was needed back there immediately. Upon Arriving back on the Khitomer it was another running battle mind you my security team was getting damn good at slaughtering borg. Upon reaching the bridge I was informed that even though I was just an ensign due to the fact all the senior staff was gone and I was the most senior among the junior staff I was in charge and the captain of the Gargant issued a battlefield commission promoting me to Lieutenant Junior Grade.
[log fastforwards a few entries most short and routine about repairs to the ship and being called to the admirals office once gettingback to earth space dock.]
Acting Captains Log Stardate 579381.6
I was summoned to Admiral Quinns Office today about an important matter he has for myself my crew and my new ship which came as a complete surprise. Upon entering his office he sent his staff off on a break and sealed the room before turning on a dampening system. I considered this fact odd but Who am I As a Lieutenant to question the habits of an admiral. After settling down he proceeded to tell me of a mystery that was quite old and still under active investigation. This mystery concerned the U.S.S. Carolina B and Intrepid class vessel very unlike my Carolina the D which was a Defiant Class. What he told me did concern me but well let me just relate what the admiral said it might help make sense of things better. ‘Listen Kerensky you’re a bright kid and I think you might be able to solve a small issue for us. 2 years after the fall of Romulus the USS Carolina B was sent out on an exploratory mission along the neutral zone. Things were going smoothly for probably the first month of duty for them then it all went well honestly it went to hell in a violent flaming hand basket.” Then Admiral Quinn stopped for a few silent and almost awkward moments “The crew on that vessel I don’t know how some made it into Star Fleet let alone stayed out of penal colonies except for Bekkers he was a guard at one it seems before he came to us” The admiral looking more confused and concerned than I have ever seen him says “I don’t really know where to begin but lets start with the Captain Aimhigh Seelowe a clone and we don’t know how many of him there are. Reports were that a 29th century version of him was running around causing issues as we. Last piece of solid intel we know comes from an ensign we managed to find and rescue and or capture depending on how you look at it. He claimed that the Captain evacuated them all from the vessel and that he and she warped off into the wild blue yonder as he put it. Note I say she Lieutenant the vessel you seek is sentient and smarter than anyone has been able to figure. Now for the Rest of the Crew.” The Admiral brings up a long list of files the top one underneath Seelowes name being that of one
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Cmdr. Mimps Masala (MIA PRS. KIA) “Seelowes First Officer Mimps Masala she was a tough woman we had reports she was fair but extremely firm with the crew with multiple reports of her stalking the halls of the ship with a Baseball bat crafted from a piece of Xentronium armor off of a Doomsday Machine. After the Vanishing of the Carolina she to vanished till five years after the crew took up the hunt for their ship she was found again by the loyal bridge officers and others before they resumed their hunt.”
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Cmdr. Hladson Kappler (MIA/PR. KIA/ Billowous cloud of gas due to chroniton poisoning) Cmdr Kapplers race was a unique one though he was one hell of an engineer keeping that ship together after everything that had been thrown at it. Known to be strict and fair he had his own quirks though love of his ship and engines were prime on his mind though it was frequently recorded that he would howl at the tactical officer to stay out of his engine room.
Lt. Cmdr. Kelly Herron (MIA/KIA/UNKNOWN) “Lt. Commander Herron She was one of the Seelowe clones tactical officers upon the Galaxy Class Cruiser Connecticut before she transferred to join the rest of those cutthroats on the Carolina. Little is known other than she was effective and ruthless. She was reported dead upon one mission though it seems she came back and more ruthless than ever. Known Close associate was one Lt. Bekkers other than the Captain.
Lt.Cmdr Teichmann ((MIA/ Pr. KIA)) Etta Teichmann the ships half betazoid councilor was a woman whod never be out of a job with that crew. She understood them as well as any could though one of the very few that could cut through the murderous urges of their Chief of security and head tactical officer. How she stayed sane is a mystery to psychologists.
Lt. Unadecal Arado ((MIA/ Pr. KIA)) Lt. Arado was the most sane of the bunch showing very few Abberant Tendencies though by reports he was romantically involved with Cmdr. Masala which according to Starfleet medical psychology branch defies all logic in the pairing. Last reports had him gathering the crew for one final push to reclaim their former vessel and recover their captain.
Lt. Miral DeCuir ((MIA/ Pr. KIA)) Lt. DeCuir was one of the best navigators and pilots in Starfleet even rivaling the skills of Tom Paris at the helm of an intrepid class vessel or shuttle. This andorian was unique among her people due to the fact she never complained about the fact the ship was kept at human norms for temperature let alone the fact that on half the away missions she was required to look human. Last known whereabouts were upon the Purloined Defiant class vessel USS Rorschach searching for the missing Carolina.
MCPO Mason Bekkers (Fmr. Lt.) Mister Bekkers is the ships Tactical officer and Chief of Security though the book is long on this one to say he is unstable is to say that the super nova that wiped out the Romulan home world was a mere firecracker. Bekkers contained a unique and highly dangerous mixture of conditions in the fact three versions of himself and 2 ancient AI’s resided in his head. Upon last sighting he had acquired a third AI that seemed to balance out all but his unquenchable blood lust against the Q the Undine and pretty much anything living. Though he manages keep this under control his list of atrocities stretches longer than most war heros accolades and how he has remained out of Starfleet prison is a sheer mystery. The one major advantage this bastard has along side his AI’s and multiple personalities is the cybernetic implants that seem to allow him advantages beyond normal implants.
Master Sgt. Joe Akroyd. ((MIA/Pr. KIA)) Akroyd was a castoff from the 21st century. Lone Survivor from a sleeper this soldier adapted rather well to waking up so long after his time had died and passed into the ashes of fate. His irate personality and willingness to kill without hesitation or qualm let him meld in well with the rest of the Carolina’s band of merry thugs.
Col. Auer ((UNKNOWN)) The enigma known as Col. Auer is a mystery to even Section 31 No one knows who this supposed time agent worked for but he was at times a help and other times a bane to the crew of the Carolina and constantly at odds with her captain. Why he deigned to assist Lt. Arado in his search for the crew of the missing ship is unknown as are his current temporal whereabouts. If you encounter this man act with caution hes more likely to subvert your crew and hijack your vessel than help you more often then not. Though during his time with the Carolina there were a few mentions in the captains log about the fleet at the edge of the galaxy what this pertains to is unknown but it is possibly what he was driving them towards.
Cpt. Robobby McMillan ((Status MIA)) Captain McMillan and his crew were one of the early attempts at finding the Carolina upon his own intrepid the USS Gibraltar Last reports state that he was in pursuit though had suffered several setbacks and had been ignoring orders from Starfleet to come back home. His dogged persistence is Admirable and as far as we know he is still out there searching since we get occasional log updates and old depots are raided for parts and supplies on occasion.
After the last synopsis played the system shut down and admiral Quinn looked me in the eyes and said “so that’s it in a nutshell Kerensky you now know as much as I do let alone the rest of Starfleet and all the poor bastards sent out to find them.