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Trusted sources in Starfleet Intelligence, and allies within the admiralty, have confirmed my worst fears. The Federation’s own Section 31 is part of a sustained movement, in concert with the Tal Shiar and the Obsidian Order, to destabilize the Alpha and Beta Quadrants in an attempt to seize control of their respective governments.

I will lay out all information gathered to date by the ships under my command, to ensure you have the full picture.

Mission directives to follow.

STARDATE 56850.2 The missing USS Alcubierre is located, having been boarded by under the control of neural parasites.

USS BELLEROPHON MISSION LOG https://twitter.com/BellerophonUSS/status/1199803088795656192?s=20

FEDERATION DATABASE ENTRY ON NEURAL PARASITES https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Parasitic_being

STARDATE 56851.5 at a remote outpost were experimented on by rogue Trill geneticist Tal Duron, trying to force the Klingons and the neural parasites to evolve into a new symbiotic being.

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STARDATE 56851.8 Neural parasite mother creature located in Romulan host Vesta. The mother creature was answering the message sent by her sister-being when their ship crashed on Movala III. Romulans, investigating Iconian ruins on the planet, fell under control of the neural parasites. Vesta/mother creature was able to repair and activate an Iconian gateway in attempt to return to their home planet, only to find it devoid of life. The gateway is destroyed.

USS BELLEROPHON MISSION LOG https://twitter.com/BellerophonUSS/status/1229534012177174528?s=20

FEDERATION DATABASE ENTRY ON ICONIAN GATEWAYS https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Iconian_gateway

STARDATE 56863.4 Vesta and neural parasite mother creature enter into symbiotic relationship during surgery at Starbase 117, with the help of Tal Duron. This results in a new species (later named the Trillia). Formation of the New , who believe Vesta is too dangerous to be left alive, including the Romulan consul Ronek and multiple Starfleet officers who abandoned their posts. Captain Verek makes first attempt to recover Iconian information locked in Dr. Onovren’s mind.

USS BELLEROPHON MISSION LOG https://twitter.com/BellerophonUSS/status/1253068137378926592?s=20

STARDATE 56864.8 Secret underground Tal Shiar lab is located, where they had been performing experiments on the planet’s primitive humanoid inhabitants to study their resilience to extreme gravity and low-oxygen environments, and their claws strong enough to carve through both solid rock and tritanium starship hulls.

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STARDATE 56866.4 Secret Tal Shiar labs located in Vissixian system. They had been performing experiments on the Vissixians to better understand their resilience to most known forms of radiation, hardened exoskeleton, and ability to survive in the vacuum of space. Starfleet Security codes in use by Romulan systems. Signal being sent to unknown location in Romulan territory.

USS EXCALIBUR MISSION LOG https://twitter.com/ExcaliburUss/status/1258081576572735494?s=20

STARDATE 56870.5 En route to Trill to deliver Vesta (for help with symbiosis) and Tal Duron (for punishment), Chancellor Martok of the Empire asks that Tal Duron be turned over to stand trial for crimes against the empire. During talks aboard the Bellerophon, a ship that can fire while cloaked destroys Martok’s ship. Romulans board the Bellerophon and attempt to abduct Tal Duron. New Maquis, featuring an undercover Captain Verek, attempt to abduct Vesta. Captain Verek makes a second attempt to acquire Iconian data in Dr. Onovren’s mind.

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STARDATE 56870.7 - 56870.9 The Starfleet security signal detected near Vissix leads to massive underground structure discovered on an uninhabited planet in Romulan space. Structure is staffed by joint Section 31/Tal Shiar agents, running on hundred year-old Federation technology. The facility contains a launch tube with ten torpedoes outfitted with miniature warp drives, miniature cloaking devices, and Genesis Project protomatter. Facility is under direct control of Captain Verek (though he is not present). Facility is destroyed, though one Genesis torpedo remains active and in our custody.

USS EXCALIBUR MISSION LOGS https://twitter.com/ExcaliburUss/status/1299437047401250816 https://twitter.com/ExcaliburUss/status/1299458446979297282 https://twitter.com/ExcaliburUss/status/1317198967348736000

FEDERATION DATABASE ENTRY ON PROJECT GENESIS https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Project_Genesis

STARDATE 56871.0 First encounter with the Lunate Epsilon alien species, and their energy-transference shipboard mechanical tentacles. Romulan D’deridex-class warbird is boarded, and discovered to be staffed entirely by Tal Shiar agents. Multiple references to Captain Verek are located in the ship’s computer, as well as mention of multiple other Genesis torpedo facilities scattered throughout the quadrant.

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STARDATE 56872.5 The Excalibur escapes Romulan space undetected and reunites with its saucer section, only to find it so heavily damaged that it cannot be reattached. The Lunate Epsilon gift an axial resonance compensator (the proprietary device that makes their energy conversion possible) to Lt. Cmdr. th’Zaar. Examination of the data recovered from the Genesis torpedo facility uncovers the handing over of the “prestige” to the Tal Shiar, though what the “prestige” is or what it was traded for remains unknown. The Excalibur undergoes extensive repairs at Starbase 117.

USS EXCALIBUR MISSION LOG https://twitter.com/ExcaliburUss/status/1354498362918113284

STARDATE 56873.8 Tal Duron is put on trial at Rura Penthe, where the crew of the Bellerophon convince the Klingons to forgo a death sentence. A riot breaks out when Tal Shiar agents breach the prison in another attempt to abduct Tal Duron. Their plans are thwarted, though they make off with large quantities of unrefined crystals and apparently had an undercover operative working at the prison.

USS BELLEROPHON MISSION LOG https://twitter.com/BellerophonUSS/status/1291123836251856896?s=20

STARDATE 56874.5 The Trillian government agrees to give Vesta and her neural parasite children sovereignty over an uninhabited island on Trill. Joining between her children and unjoined Trill will be allowed and overseen by the Trillian government, resulting in the official formation and recognition of the new species, Trillia. Riots break out among some unjoined Trill due to the upending of their society. During the announcement, an assassination attempt is made on Vesta, and she nearly dies. Captain Verek makes a third attempt to acquire the Iconian data in Dr. Onovren’s mind.

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STARDATE 56874.6 All of Trill is under attack at the hands of the New Maquis, who arrive in both Romulan and Federation ships (though none are capable of firing while cloaked). While the New Maquis are repelled, thanks to help from Chancellor Martok, Vesta is abducted before the New Maquis retreat.

USS BELLEROPHON MISSION LOG https://twitter.com/BellerophonUSS/status/1326635599780933632

STARDATE 56875.2 Vesta is located on a secret Tal Shiar base in unclaimed space between the Federation and the Cardassian Union. Though the Romulan host body is recovered alive, the neural parasite mother creature removed and taken to Romulus, in an apparent attempt to replicate the enhanced strength and phaser-resistance they grant their hosts. Information is uncovered showing that the formation of the New Maquis was a Tal Shiar plot, playing on the fears of inexperienced Starfleet officers to manipulate their actions and sow discord within Starfleet to provide a distraction. A Romulan scout ship, discovered at the hidden Tal Shiar base, is commandeered and docked in the Bellerophon’s shuttle bay.

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STARDATE 56876.5 Tal Duron is abducted by a ship that can fire while cloaked; his whereabouts are presently unknown. In mediating a conflict on Klaestron IV, an Obsidian Order spy is discovered trying to manipulate the Federation into war with the Cardassian Union. With the help of Gul Iknar, it is discovered that the Obsidian Order has been attacking Cardassia’s own outposts with a Runabout “borrowed” from Starbase 117, in an attempt to implicate the Federation in these attacks.

Dr. Onovren faces court martial for insubordination, where Captain Verek again attempts to acquire the Iconian data from her mind. He is unsuccessful. Rear Admiral Tranden inserts himself into the proceedings and demotes Dr. Onovren.

Before Tranden can leave, an accidental connecting of minds with Lt. Vestral reveals Captain Verek is the head of Section 31, and much is uncovered. Joint control of the Genesis torpedo facilities had been ceded to the Tal Shiar in exchange for their sharing all information they collected on Iconian gateways thus far with Section 31. Even still, Section 31 has not been able to get the gateways to function, thus Verek’s obsession with obtaining the data in Dr. Onovren’s mind (which he is sure contains the last piece of the puzzle). Worse, Tranden knew of the Obsidian Order’s framing of the Federation for the attacks, as it was part of an agreement between Section 31, the Tal Shiar, and the Obsidian Order to intentionally destabilize their respective governments. Tranden’s thoughts also contain mention that part of the deal for the Tal Shiar’s Iconian data was allowing them to take possession of the “prestige,” though details on what the “prestige” is are unable to be retrieved.

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MISSION DIRECTIVES In addition to the , your directives for this mission are as follows:

● Maintain radio silence and inform no other personnel of the nature or details of your mission

● Ascertain the nature of the “prestige” and reacquire, if possible

● Obtain hard evidence of Section 31/Tal Shiar/Obsidian Order alliance

● Put an end to the Section 31/Tal Shiar/Obsidian Order threat

MISSION ASSETS The following are authorized for use at your discretion:

● Romulan scout ship docked in the Bellerophon’s shuttlebay

● Genesis torpedo located in Excalibur’s cargo hold

● Axial resonance compensator energy-conversion device

FINAL THOUGHTS Intelligence reports suggest Tal Shiar headquarters on Romulus is the best place to begin your search. I know that sounds daunting, but these are desperate times. The fate of the entire Alpha and Beta Quadrants hang in the balance.

For now, and pending what you discover, this entire operation is off the books. The rest of your crews will have to remain behind. Keep quiet until I know who we can trust. How you execute these orders is at your discretion, as the less I know, the less I can be compelled to reveal to a certain head of Section 31 via forced mind-meld. Whatever you do, absolutely no one outside of your command crews can know of the mission details.

Remember what the Federation and Starfleet stand for. I believe in you.

Boldly go.