MARCHLANDS – USS Constitution is taking the ‘young Fleet’ promise too literally as over a dozen people get de-aged during chroniton burst
Shore leave for the crew of the USS Constitution NCC-9012-B was, if nothing else, very exciting. With most of the attention focused on the dune buggy race tearing across the dusty expanse of Drever IV’s Rosem Desert, many speculated who would ultimately take the win. The teams that raced down the plotted course had more than a few close calls but remained neck and neck for most of the event. In the end, Team Grease Monkeys – composed of Ens. Rachel Flores, LtCmdr. T’Seva, and Lt. Minxing Shimisi – managed to cross the finish line just ahead of the others, securing a well-earned first place. Roaring in right behind them was the front wheel of Team Klingon and then the rest of the buggy, manned by Lt. JG Ba’el, Ens. Kvash, and Sherana, who took second place with no shortage of dramatic flair.
With the race concluded the USS Constitution has now resumed duty with a diplomatic assignment, hosting Cardassian and Federation archaeologists involved in co-operative digs on Vryshaan. The unearthed artifacts brought with them have been created and left by a not yet identified culture, that is believed to be at least a million years old and no match for any culture in their records. To showcase the work of the archaeologists a temporary display has been assembled in the Saloon for both groups of scientific leaders to view and discuss along with the crew and offers a glimpse into the ancient lost history of their creators.
What was originally intended as a simple, goodwill-oriented gesture has grown unexpectedly precarious in light of the recent attack on the Federation by the Borg and the Lattice Alliance. This is shown in the fact that not only the archaeologists and scientists of the expedition are present but a small delegation sent by the Cardassian Central Command to assess the results of the expedition.
“It’s going to be fascinating,” Lt. Rebecca Snow commented while heading towards the Saloon. “The last few missions have had us fighting and it’ll be nice to get back to why I joined Starfleet.”
Shortly after Cmdre. Jalana Rajel escorted a group of the Cardassian guests to the Saloon to inspect the set up for the exhibit, the location was hit with an unusual chroniton wave and present guests and officers on both levels of the Constitution’s bar found themselves de-aged to various ages between children, teenagers and young adults. At the current time it appears that only their bodies are affected, though some of the affected seemed to act a bit more like their physical age than others. Assessor Kelan Vogel of the Cardassian delegation was not impressed and attempted to leave the area but was held back and dragged back into the Saloon by the Klingon Counselor B’ael you stumbled into the current situation.
While the affected are trying to figure out what happened, Lt. Mingxing Shimisi has called for reinforcements to restore order and lead the investigations on the cause and to find solutions. Will the rest of the Constitution Crew be able to restore everyone to their own age or will the ship now be led by a thirteen year old Trill Commodore?
Written by: Diz’mim Ch’Nilmani
