Story:Star Trek: Dominion Wars/First Contact/Chapter 1

In orbit around Earth at Earth Station McKinley an Intrepid-Class Starship is berthed in the dock as a Federation Type-9 Shuttlecraft approaches the docks. In the shuttlecraft sits a newly promoted Captain as she is looking at her new command as her pilot looks at her, That's Voyager ma'am she was refitted with new systems after Captain Janeway arrested Chakotay and his band of Maquis officers, Lieutenant Thomas says as she looks at Captain Mitchell as she's introducing her to her new ship.

Mitchell looks at her new command as she sees the refit teams on the hull of Voyager putting in the last bit of the new plating after the ship did battle with a few Maquis raiders that were trying to rescue Chakotay and his crew as Mitchell looks at Thomas, Alright Lieutenant bring us in for docking main shuttlebay, Captain Mitchell says as she looks at the main shuttlebay approaching the shuttle.

In the shuttlebay the crew is getting ready to meet their new Commanding officer as the shuttle approaches and lands inside the shuttlebay as the back door opened up and both Captain Mitchell and Lieutenant Thomas walks into the bay as Captain Mitchell picks up a padd on the stand and reads it.

To Captain Sarah Lacy Mitchell you are hereby requested and required to take command of USS Voyager on Stardate 43598.2 signed Fleet Admiral Alyana Nechayev, Starfleet Command, Captain Mitchell says as she read the padd.

She turns off the PADD, steps out from behind the podium and looks at her crew. They stare back at her silently, waiting for her first words for them -- the first words from the Captain of Voyager.

Before she could speak the Dock contacts Voyager.

Station McKinley to Voyager, Dock Master says over the com.

Sarah taps her combadge.

Mitchell here go ahead McKinley Station, Sarah says as she's with the crew at the reception in the mess hall after they left the shuttlebay.

Ma'am you've got an alpha priotry transmission from Starfleet Commander its Commodore Mitchell, Dock Master says over the com.

She looks at her brother Ethan and then heads into the galley and activates the monitor.

Dad what's wrong Sarah says as she looks at the monitor that shows her father's face.

Sarah we've received a distress call from the USS Kansas she was sent into the Gamma Quadrant to search for Odyssey survivors, and she reported being attacked by two Jem'hadar fighters and we've lost all contact with her Commodore Mitchell says on the monitor.

Sarah looks at the screen.

Is there any ships near DS9 we're still in dry-dock and I've not got an XO yet, Sarah says as she looks at the monitor.

I understand that Sarah that's why I'm sending you Commander Typhuss James Halliwell, he was a maquis that was captured by Voyager, Commodore Mitchell says on the monitor.

Sarah has a worried face.

Dad are you sure its wise to have a Maquis as my XO? Sarah asked her father.

He interlaces his fingers and leans in.

Sarah I know how you feel but he's been to the Gamma Quadrant before somehow during their fight with the Cardassians he led a team into the Gamma Quadrant and he was the only one who survived the mission, Commodore Mitchell says on the monitor.

Sarah agrees with her father.

Alright dad we'll take him but what if he gets out of line? Sarah asked as she looks at the monitor.

Confine him to Quarters till you return from your mission Starfleet out, Commodore Mitchell says as he ended the transmission.

In the Captain's Ready Room Sarah is looking at padds on her desk when the doors chimed.

Come Captain Mitchell says as she looks at the doors.

Two Security Guards escort the Starfleet turned traitor Typhuss James Halliwell wearing prison clothes into the ready room.

Ah, Commander Halliwell, I'm Captain Sarah Mitchell Commanding officer of the Starship Voyager and I'm guessing you've been briefed about what happened to your former crew aboard the USS Kansas? Captain Mitchell says as she looks at Typhuss.