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Mission 52

Captain’s Account:

As soon as we were back aboard the Pharaoh I received a Code 47 message from Starfleet Command. It appears that the Borg have decided to invade the Alpha Quadrant, and this time they have sent 7000 ships with the sole intention of destroying the Federation, the Klingon Empire and the Romulans.

I was told that the only defence against them at this time was our advanced transphasic torpedoes. Only a few Starfleet vessels were equipped with these weapons, of which the Pharaoh was one.

We were immediately asked to proceed at maximum warp to the Epsilon Bootis system. Upon arrival we were instantly attacked by two Borg cubes. It also became apparent very quickly that two other cubes were devastating the surface of Epsilon Bootis 3, so I ordered the Pharaoh to intercept those two cubes.

We suffered heavy damage, and things took a turn for the worse as three more cubes joined the four already present. We engaged and destroyed three of the cubes using our transphasic torpedoes, but had suffered severe damage and nearly 100 casualties already. The remaining four cubes came at us all at once with weapons firing.

I only had one choice to save Epsilon Bootis 3…….

I ordered the self-destruct system to initiate in sixty seconds. The remaining crew were ordered to abandon ship.

A few of us got away in ASRVs, but only a handful survived. The resulting explosion completely destroyed the four cubes, and saved millions of lives on the planet’s surface, but……………………………………………………………………………...

the Pharaoh was gone. This time forever.

Three days later we were picked up by the USS Aventine, and returned to Earth for a complete debriefing. Of the 223 crew of the Pharaoh, only 79 survived.

Over the next few weeks we tried to come to terms with what had occurred. Apparently the Aventine had played a major role in freeing the galaxy of the Borg threat.

At last, the Borg were gone. This time forever.

Starfleet decorated the surviving crew of the Pharaoh, and myself and five other officers received an extra commendation for gallantry in the line of service. Touching, yes, but nothing could alter the fact that many of our fellow crew, and friends, were lost.

On stardate 59817 Starfleet offered me command of the newly commissioned Vesta class USS Tiberius. I accepted, and a new chapter in my life in Starfleet began.

Of the 79 surviving crew of the Pharaoh, 12 retired from Starfleet, but the rest joined me on my new ship. It’s a state-of-the-art ship, with a crew of 750 and a number of items of brand new technology, including uprated warp engines and quantum slipstream drive. This has now been perfected by Federation science, and the Vesta class are the first ships to have this new form of propulsion installed.

The Federation can now begin to recover from this devastating attack which left 63 billion people dead (across the Federation and the Klingon and Romulan Empires). Starfleet lost 40% of its forces, and a number of major Federation worlds were destroyed. There’s a lot of work to do to recover, but we all have the drive and determination to succeed.

Once this recovery is complete, we will be able to resume our number one directive - to seek out new life and new civilisations….to boldly go where no-one has gone before…………

21st century account:

Following recent events in the brilliant Star Trek Destiny books, Captain David Burton decided to take the group in a new direction. The Intrepid class Pharaoh has gone. That group is now closed, and a new group has started. All Intrepid class Pharaoh-related material will no longer be accessible other than this front page. The portal and Beta Shift are now closed.

Captain Burton received a message from Starfleet H.Q. Office of the Admiralty granting special dispensation from the Chief of Starfleet Operations to change the name of the new Vesta class USS Tiberius to USS Pharaoh. The new group will feature a completely new look, with a brand new class of starship, but with a faithful old name. The Vesta class USS Pharaoh NCC 82909, Eastbourne's Star Trek group, is about to enter its 14th year, and is alive and flourishing, with many new exciting adventures awaiting. If you wish to join them, contact the Captain on captaindavidburton@gmail.com.

Let’s see what’s out there…………………..

Vesta class starship

Technical details of the new Vesta class starship are currently classified, and can only be accessed by joining the group. Below is a schematic for general viewing of shape and design.