Story:Star Trek: Exeter/Heavy Lies the Crown/Act One

​3 weeks earlier

The ​Venture ​is at high warp on course for her next mission.

In her quarters Juile turns over as the alarm goes off and she turns it off and sits up in her bed and gets in the shower and freshes up as she activates her recorder for her Captain's Log, "Captain's Log Stardate 2263.3. The Venture has been on the edge of the frontier for over 3 years now, making peaceful contact with alien races and testing a new system that the boys at the corp of Engineering wants to install in all Consitution-Class Starships so far the test is going great. The more time we spend out here, the harder it is to tell where one day ends and the next one begins. It can be a challenge to feel grounded when even gravity is artificial. But, well, we do what we can to make it feel like home. The crew, as always, continues to act admirably despite the rigors of our extended stay here in outer space. And the personal sacrifices they have made. We continue to search for new life forms in order to establish firm diplomatic ties. Our extended time in uncharted territory has stretched the ship's food supplies pretty thin, we're scheduled to make a provisonal stop at Starbase Yorktown the Federation's newest and most advanced starbase. Perhaps a break from routine will offer up some respite from the mysteries of the unknown."

Captain Ronald sits in the Captain's Chair as she's thinking about the day she first took command of the Venture when she sees Yorktown on the main viewer, and she turns to Lieutenant Junior Grade Gina Bellamy at the com station. "Lieutenant Bellamy open a channel to Yorktown Headquarters, and request our clearance for docking." Captain Ronalds says as she looks over at the young com officer.

She inputs commands into the console.

Then she turns to Captain Ronald.

Captain Yorktown has granted us clearance to enter the space lane Lieutenant Bellamy says as she looks at Captain Ronald.

Captain Ronald looks at the Ensign at the helm.

Ensign take us in Captain Ronald says as she looks at him.

He inputs commands into the conn station.

The Venture enters the space lane and travels through the large tube of the Starbase's docking lanes as many of the Yorktown population are recovering from the attack led by the former Starfleet Officer turned evil Krall, when the ship approaches the mooring as it extents towards the neck of the Venture and latches onto the port. The Crew disembarks from the ship as Captain Ronald sees them heading towards friend, family, and loved ones as she heads to Yorktown Headquarters.

In the building she signs into the computer as she waits for the Commodore to see her she runs into an old friend.

Julie Ronald I knew that ship belong to you Captain Green says as she walks over to her.

They shook hands.

Well if it's not Commander oh I mean Captain Green congrats on your promotion to Captain Emily Julie says as she looks at her.

She nods at her and then is confused by why she's here.

Why are you Julie I thought the Venture was going to be on the far reaches of Federation Space? Emily asked as she looks at Julie.

She looks at Emily.

The Commodore asked us to come here and she wants to speak with me about something what I don't know, what about you what brings you here as well Emily Julie says as she looks at Emily.

She looks at her.

I'm taking command of the USS Courageous we're going to explore beyond the Nerco Cloud hopefully meet new races and make peaceful contact with other races as well Emily says as she looks at her.

Then Commodore Paris walks up to the pair.

Captains I suppose you two were getting reaquainted Commodore Paris says as she looks at them.

Emily looks at the Commodore.

Yes, ma'am we met on Mars Colony well Julie I better get back to the Courageous I've got a senior staff meeting see ya later Emily says as she looks at the Commodore then Julie.

She leaves as Commodore Paris looks at her and they head to her office.

I'm giving you command of the USS Exeter she's a new Constitution-Class Starship that has been constructed at the San Franisco shipyards her construction was transferred here to Yorktown, and her original Captain was suppose to be here but she was given command of a Saladin-Class destroyer so you were the next person on the list Commodore Paris says as she looks at her.

Julie looks at her.

What's my mission ma'am Julie says as she looks at the Commodore.

She looks at her.

The Merchant service committie wants to colonize on the otherside of the nebula cloud, and Starfleet doesn't want them to be out there alone so they're assigning the Exeter and her crew to keep an eye on them Commodore Paris says as she looks at her.

Julie looks at the Commodore.

Wait so my first command of a brand new Starship is to babysit a bunch of colonist who want to get away from the Federation? Captain Ronald says as she looks at her.

She looks at her.

Yes but to make sure that their safe after the attack by Krall we need to make sure our people are going to be safe and if that means sending a ship to defend them from an attack then yes Commodore Paris says as she looks at Captain Ronald.

​Present Day

The ​Exeter ​is in orbit around an M-Class planet on the otherside of the Nerco cloud as ships are flying to and from the planet, in the mess hall Captain Ronald is drink a bottle of brandy when Commander Peterson walks into the mess hall.