Season 4 Episode 8 "Dark Intent - Part 3"

[Martin Thompson]

April 30th 2409, 0600 Hours

Dauntless has received a special Shakarian power module  prototype with a request to test the prototype. They are under orders to test the module out in an old Liirian system currently occupied by the Shakarian Republic. A system where a number of Annunaki, Liirian and Shakarian ships have gone missing in recent weeks.

Captain Thompson wants to use the power module to track the Future Dauntless, now in the hands of the Terrorist faction, but is bound by orders to help the Shakarians first. Dauntless has set course to the Fyo'Bar (or translated to English, Black Death) system and does not know what awaits there...



Date: 6th April 2013
Time: 18:00 GMT (19:00 CET, 13:00 EST)
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Upon arrival int eh Fyo'Bar system, Dauntless detects the wrecks of the missing ships, although it appears they have not been destroyed by weapons fire, but more torn apart by some force. Before long, a large subspace rupture opens above the Dauntless and the Maw, an ancient Liirian Weapon of Mass Destruction, 6 km in length, emerges. It holds Dauntless in some kind of force field with no where to go.

After a few minutes trying to get out, Dauntless is hailed by the Maw. The terrorists under lead of Mr Andrew found the ship with information in the database of the Future Dauntless, which is also docked inside the Maw. Andrew reveals his plans: to travel back in time to before the Delta Science Initiative (DSI) was set up and destroy slipspace, preventing the Federation from ever making contact with the Liirians and other Delta Quadrant threats.

Thompsons wonders where this hatred versus the Delta Quadrant species comes from and Andrew tells him its mainly because of the secrects the Liirians have been keeping. Ezela explains that there where alot of Liirian plans to destroy the Federation if they where to become a threat to the Liirians one day. One plan involved activating a virus already implanted by Liirian scientists under-cover as Federation doctors, dormant in most Alpha and Beta quadrant races. This virus, once activated, would make all females infertile, making sure no more of the species where to be born, effectively wiping out the Federation in one generation. Thompson is quite shocked by this. Ezela notes that most of the plans to "destroy" the Alpha and Beta quadrant races have been abandoned long since the official agreement between the Federation and Liirian Empire was singed. The crew of the Dauntless still see Andrew as a threat, since they have achieved so much in the Delta Quadrant, regardless of what has happened.

From Andrews plan, it was clear he needed the Shakarian power source to fully power the Maw and his slipspace catalyst. Thompson instucts the engineering crew to "disable" the device, actually leading to an overload. Ezela fakes a power loss in the containment shields of the device, leaving a conveniant opening for Andrew and his crew to beam up the device from the Dauntless. Noting he has what he wanted, Andrew lets the Dauntless go and moves the Maw away. However, with the power core overloading, the Maw explodes when trying to go to warp again. Dauntless is knocked out of warp themselves due to the blast but manage to stay unharmed. Mr Deet at science notes another warp trail leaving the system, possibly fromt he Future Dauntless leading the crew to assume the terrorists undocked from the Maw before its destruction.

[Martin Thompson]

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