Sunday, May 17th, 2015 @ 1:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM BST.The crew works together to analyze the debris of their mysterious attacker, and determines it was a Romulan ship built with advanced alloys that Starfleet hasn't even begun to conceptualize yet. Their presence so close to Federation and Klingon space can't be a coincidence, so Captain He orders the ship into the nebula to investigate. Once inside, the ship encounters a distinct Romulan presence, but the nebula becomes too dense to safely pursue them, so the Captain orders full reverse back into open space.
Starfleet hasn't observed such a large concentration of Romulan vessels since the Romulan War, which means there must be something in the nebula. Captain He orders Commander Bonchune, Lieutenant Armstrong, and Ensign Osprey to take a shuttle into the anomaly, banking on the idea that the shuttle's low sensor profile would be completely obscured by the nebula and allowing them to take more detailed sensor scans.
Unfortunately, the Romulans seemed to be prepared for this. Two
T'Varo-class warbirds flanked the
Phoenix while a large, mysterious craft destroyed the shuttlecraft, killing the three officers within. Outnumbered and outgunned, Captain He orders a full retreat and contacts Starfleet Command to inform them of the situation.
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Landmark: Tarkeeti Nebula