HERMES STATION – Desperation grips the crew of the USS Constitution-B as mutineers strike amid repairs at Hermes Outpost.
The crew of the USS Constitution-B (NCC-9012-B) had been working to restore Hermes Station’s systems under a shroud of suspicion. Whispers of mutiny circulated, raising tensions as Lt. Shimis and his team made critical repairs. Among them was a new face: Ensign Mylas Bosko. The crew’s uncertainty grew—were the mutineers truly gone, or had they infiltrated the repair teams?
Answers came brutally to Senior Commander Nugra when Commodore Jalana Rajel was exposed as an imposter during an assassination attempt. The calculated strike saw Jalana trap Nugra in an airlock, set to eject him into the void. Yet heroism emerged in the form of Lt. Ollo-Ten, who sacrificed himself to override the controls and save Nugra. Tragically, the explosion of a conduit stopped the countdown but claimed Ollo-Ten’s life.
Meanwhile, another imposter revealed themselves on the bridge. Lt. Commander Laria Herren violently seized control, killing two officers who resisted and capturing Lt. Commander Diz’mim Ch’Nilmani and Lt. Commander Atan T’Seva. Herren broadcasted to the ship, accusing the pair of being the mutineers, a claim that only deepened the crew’s confusion and fear.
Ensigns Daniel Cain and Rachel Flores were dispatched to locate the First Officer and Chief Tactical Officer, a mission that led them to the Counseling Office. But Flores sensed something was amiss. As Ch’Nilmani tried to explain, Ensigns Ba’el and Terpes arrived, further complicating the situation.
Unbeknownst to the crew, the imposter Jalana had taken another form and slipped into the Atan family quarters. There, she abducted Lera, the adopted sister of Tactical Chief Officer T’Seva, using her as leverage to force T’Seva into surrender.
Elsewhere, Nugra, Lt. Commander T’Mar, and the grief-stricken Lt. Ollo Prime investigated the aftermath of Ollo-Ten’s sacrifice. Fueled by determination, they pressed on to the Mission Specialist’s office, hoping to locate the real Jalana and reclaim control of the Constitution-B. Scanning Hermes Station, they believed it to be the most likely hiding place of the true Commodore.
In a shadowy location, the real Jalana and Herren were held captive, while Lt. Commander Khenn Lida and Lt. Ellie Park were trapped elsewhere. Though they worked to escape their confinement, their fates remained perilously uncertain.
Adding to the chaos, the false Herren addressed the crew, claiming the ship’s defense systems had been disabled by the supposed mutineers. She insisted neither she, the Commodore, nor the First Officer could fully restore control and warned that hostile forces were en route, expected to arrive within two hours. In a plea to the alleged mutineers, she urged them to cease their actions for the sake of the ship and its crew.
The question haunting every member of the crew: would they find their beloved Commanding Officer and retake the ship before the enemy arrived—or face yet another devastating battle unprepared?
Written by Mason Stone
