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Normally I don't change things on one opinion, and the poster formerly known as MeGotBeer is no exception, but it did sound corny. All right then. On this thread, you can post any of those "unseen articles" talkled about on the "Voyager Report" thread. To clarify, this is where you can write those articles about events in the ST universe we know little about. The search for Voyager, Wolf 359, the Zefram Cochrane first contact, etc. Was that better?
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*Grumble* It seems I'll have to start something...
BORG DECIMATE FEDERATION FLEET 40-ship fleet destroyed at Wolf 359
In one of the largest Federation losses in history, the 40-starship fleet mounted to destory the Borg cube heading toward Earth is believed to be almost completely gone.
Admiral J.P. Hanson was the fleet's commander, disembarking on the U.S.S. Melbourne with 39 other starships including a dozen Klingon vessels. The task force was to destroy the Borg Cube which had threatened Earth earlier when the U.S.S. Lalo was destroyed. When the fleet arrived, a major battle ensured near the star Wolf 359, and the all but one ship was wiped out.
Starfleet Command is desperately scrambling to prepare Earth for a Borg Attack. All available starships are positioning around Earth. Command was unabe to comment.
The surviving vessel, the (B???Kl///Java Script Error///), is reporting that it is scanning the area for any survivors of the attack.
The total loss of lives in this attack is estimated to be in the 10,000 range, based on starship manifests.
quote:Originally posted by Veers The surviving vessel, the (B???Kl///Java Script Error///), is reporting that it is scanning the area for any survivors of the attack.
Hee hee, that's one way of avoiding the problem. very clever.
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i still dont believe there was a surviving vessel
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Well, they did state in the episode that 39 ships of the 40 ship fleet were destroyed (and the Endeavour is possibly the survivor)...but, on the other hand, we have folks who refuse to believe Kirk is dead...
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ABOUT 40 ships.. somebody approximated. If a ship survived it would have called the enterprise when it showed up.
Then they heard the official casualty figures (in 'The Drumhead') of 39 ships, and jumped to a conclusion.
But what is a conclusion if you cant jump to it, really.
And the Endeavour thing was dreamed up by Okuda to explain a really bad reference on Voyager, thats easier explained by anything else. And as proof that Voyagers producers had never seen trek before, i give you 'The Vulcan-Romulan War'
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Because, of course, the Borg never showed up outside of The Best of Both Worlds, and there is no enmity between the Vulcans and Romulans.
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Of course, it seems more likely that some ships 'bumped' into Borg presences outside of Federation space (Kind of like the Enterprise-D in 'I, Borg') but without huge fleet battles, just getting their asses whupped a little or running and hiding. That's when Captain Amasov and the Endeavour had a chance to experience the Borg's ruthlessness.
And the Vulcan/Romulan thing is distressing because a thousand years before Voyager, the Vulcans didnt even KNOW there were Romulans. Spock said that, before the Romulans revealed themselves in Balance of Terror, there were only 'rumors' Besides, I dont see Vulcans being involved in a war.. they are pacifists
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I must admit I once used that "Script Error" joke on an assignment for school. I want to point out, Captain Mike, that I'm not trying to be canon (as in saying this was what was actually reported)...although (1) I believe there was a surviving vessel, and (2) I like to incorporate a bit of canon into everything.
4506.7 -- Apparently Tribble/Toupee walked off head during landing party. Enterprise crew members are conducting a thorough search of planet. Kirk described as "distraught"
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"We were on the planet," Crewman 2nd-Class Wayne Steigward told reporters today. Assigned to the Security Division aboard the Enterprise, Steigward and Ensign Michael Ford were providing security for the landing party, which also consisted of Dr. McCoy, First Officer Spock, and Captain Kirk. "The Captain began screaming ... his hair was running down his back!"
"I tried to stop it," Ford said, "but it was too small a target for me to hit with my phaser."
First Officer Spock, a Vulcan, had to apply the Vulcan nerve pinch to calm down Captain Kirk.
"He is doing fine, and my prescription for him is lots of rest and relaxation," Dr. Leonard McCoy, the ship's chief medical officer, told reporters when asked about the incident. He them mumbled something about how friends don't give friends the Vulcan "death" grip.
The ship's dashing helmsman, Lt. Hikaru Sulu, who one day dreams of a starship command of his own, theorized about the captain's toupee. "It had to be a tribble," he said. Three weeks earlier, the Enterprise had been overrun by tribbles at a stop at Deep Space Station K-7, where they encountered a Klingon battleship.
Ensign Pavel Chekov said that he believed Kirk's toupee -- a Russian "inwention", as he put it -- must have been lost when Kirk was asleep one night during the harrowing events of the stay at K-7. He theorized that a tribble must have found a perch on Kirk's head and "hung on for it's wery life!"
"Ah beamed the wee' beasties into the Klingon's engineering room," Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott said proudly when asked how the situation was resolved.
Greenpeace condemned Mr. Scott's actions earlier today in a news statement.
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TONIGHT'S SPECIAL SECTION: THE FLEECING OF THE FEDERATION
INTERSTELLER IMPROPRIETY: WHAT ARE WE PAYING THESE GUYS FOR?
by Taam Broqaw
SECTOR 21109 - Even though we don't use money as our ancestors did, we still pay our taxes. But what do we do when our tax dollars are being used to fund an intergalactic fleet that we have no control over. Some disturbing implications. Yesterday I interviewed several crewman from the U.S.S. Enterprise, a Federation starship currently assigned to exploration duty on the frontier. But is exploration all that's really going on? I spoke with Yeoman 2nd Class Gim Plutarski to find out more. "Yeah, we all notice the Captain having a little fun now and again." the yeoman said, referring to James Tiberius Kirk, commanding officer of that vessel for 3 years. He continues, "Once, I was assigned to the data trunks on deck 18 and 19. See its a real good job. I go around to every panel check to make sure that every data solid in the wall is correctly color coded. One night, around 2200, I was getting to the rear of the secondary hull. I was working late because there were a lot of diplomatic functions and they were using the cargo transporters to retrieve baggage from Starbase 6. When I got to the shuttle obsevation deck, where they have the nice viewports, i walked in and saw the Captain and the Phrandulian ambassador there." The yeoman paused, visibly chagrined. "They were.. oh jeez, i dont even know if theres a word for it. Her tentacles were all hanging out. Id heard stories about Phrandulians, but..." "It's not just right." He said, "I mean this is the third time we've caught him there. Bill Johnson, the guy from Epilon Indi wo works the control tower, he says that Kirk takes all the female visitors to the ship there. Doesnt he have quarters?"
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53406.5 - Executive Officer of Federation Flagship undergoes surgery to correct walk
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Commander William T. Riker, who has served as the Executive Officer of the two lastest Starship Enterprises underwent surgery at Starbase 123 last week to remove the large stick in his rectum which has long been attributed for his peculiar style of walking.
"It's much nicer to walk with him now," ship's counselor Deanna Troi told reporters. "He doesn't try and open doors with his forehead anymore."
Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the Enterprise, told reporters that Riker was now spending more time sitting in the XO's chair (to the right of the command chair) than pacing the bridge. "It made the junior officers and enlisted crew nervous," Picard admitted, sipping on Earl Grey tea. "They've all calmed down some."
The Enterprise's second officer, Data, the only android in Starfleet, tried to make a joke relating the recent surgery to Riker's recent decision to shave his beard. For decency's sake, this reporter will not reprint the joke.
The Enterprise's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Beverly Crusher, remarked that Riker appeared to be in a better mood the day after the surgery. "He said it hurt a little, but that he felt much better, although strangely empty."
You may remember Will Riker as the officer who stopped the Borg following the Wolf 359 fiasco, in which bungled Starfleet leadership led to the loss of 40 starships and 20,000 dead. Although offered numerous promotions to captain, he has turned them down. He was cleared by a Board of Inquiry for his role in the destruction of the Enterprise-D, the current vessel's precursor.
"I think the surgery helped correct a major problem I was having," Riker admitted. "Now maybe I'll be smart enough to move up the ladder the next time I'm asked."
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