Story:Starship Republic/Serpents of Yesterday/Prologue

Year 2245, Stardate 4565.4

Paige waits with her six year old daughter as she's worried about John after hearing that the Klingons have attacked Axanar along with the shipyards. When they see the shuttle descend down on the platform as she waits for her husband to walk out of it the door opens and Lieutenant Typhuss Halliwell her brother walks out of the shuttle as she's getting worried then John limps out of the shuttle with a cane and a cut on the side of his face as Paige runs to him and hugs and kisses him.

40 years later 2279 Stardate 4412.9 Sector 223

A Warp flash appears and the USS Republic a Constitution-Class approaches the planet.

''Cadet Kelly Martin's personal Log Stardate 4412.9. My first Cadet training onboard the USS Republic my dad and uncle are still is drydock with the USS Excalibur that was badly damaged in the M-5 incident that claimed the entire crew of the Excalibur, the Repubilc is here at Sector 223 for some Cadet training for me and my class mates so far everything is proceeding nicely I've been given Command training and it's a tough training but an interesting thing to do being in the Captain's Chair makes me want to command a starship one day and I hope that I can be in the same bane as Captain Kirk.''

Captain Rameriz looks at Cadet Martin.

Cadet Martin you're command training starts now you've got the conn Captain Rameriz says as he motions for Kelly to sit in the chair and he stands next to Commander Williams.

Cadet Martin takes the Captain's Chair and sits in it.

Alright Lieutenant Wilson establish a standerad orbit around the planet, Lieutenant Browning surface scan I wanna make sure that we're not invading anyone's space Cadet Martin says as she looks at the viewer.

Both officers complied with the orders.

Captain I'm picking something up on the long range scanners Lieutenant Browning says as she looks at her.

Cadet Martin looks at her.

What is it anything from the surface? Cadet Martin asked as she looks at her.

Lieutenant Browning looks at the sensors again.

No it doesn't look like it but wait it's gone that's strange for a second it was there and the next it was gone Lieutenant Browning says as she looks at Cadet Martin.

Before Kelly could issue another order the ship starts shaking as a huge shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling and the crew are hanging on for dear life.

A Klingon D-7 Class Warship flies over the Republic as it fires at the ship as the hull erupts in a fiery explosion.