Story:Star Trek: Excalibur/Rescue/Prologue

The transport ship is transporting several people from Starbase 24 back to Earth but had to take a short cut due to an ion storm, Paige is writing a letter to her husband and brother stating that the trip is dull and boring but she should be home in a matter of weeks.

Passengers this your captain speaking we'll be at Earth space in several hours now The Transport Captain says over the com.

Then the transport vessel shakes and then the red lights flash and Paige looks out the window and sees a squadron of Klingon Warships surrounding the transport vessel, as the transport takes several more hits and sparks erupt from the ceiling and then several Klingon officers beam aboard and take hostages and kill the crew but Kang sees Paige and takes her hostage and they beam out and the warships lay waste to the transport vessel.

The Excalibur is approaching the debris field.

On the Bridge the crew are shocked by this as Captain Halliwell turns to Commander Martin to get the passenger manifest and find out who was on this vessel.