Prologue

Captains Log

We developed the ability to dimension shift fifty years ago. Since that time we have searched hundreds of dimensions for signs of humanity. Though there appears in theory to be an infinite amount of possible dimensions, we have only discovered two others that have surviving human cultures on a large enough scale to do any good. I would be remiss if I failed to mention that we were only able to search a fraction of each universe. We discovered that each universe is meant to have a specific amount of matter designated for it alone. Even the reletive small amount of mass from our ships caused massive subspace disruptions and upheavals over an extended period of time. So we may have missed some advanced races that would have been able to help us.

We were forced to keep our searches specific to the sectors around Earth and, before we were forced out, shifting to the various allies of the Federation from their home worlds in our universe. For various reasons all the others are devoid of the human species. Beta (being the second dimension we discovered, ours being the first, Alpha), the Earth shows strong evidence of being struck by a large comet around the time human life should have been forming.

Gamma, that Earth was destroyed in a massive nuclear war. Delta a type of biological weapon was released that destroyed all life on the planet. Epsilon was destroyed by what appeared to be massive orbital bombardment. The surface crust had actually been completely vaporized in many places. From the radioactive decay, we surmised the attack took place roughly 5000 years ago. We detected no evidence that the race responsible was still present. I have my suspicions that it might have been the same race that is attacking our dimension. Maybe they were responsible for all the destroyed Earths? If that is so, then it makes my mission even more urgent and much more dire.

Zeta, curious, in this dimension where the Earth should have been was just an asteroid belt and there was a whole planet between Mars and Jupiter. Eta, there was no trace that humanity ever developed at all there. The entire planet was a humid rain forest still heavily populated by dinosaurs. Theta is where we discovered our first surviving human race. They were technologically inferior to us but only by approximately 300 years. They had rudimentary space flight, small orbital shuttles, satellites, limited space probes, and radio telescopes. So far it seems they offer the best hope for the survival of mankind. The only other human race we were able to discover before we were forced to discontinue our search, is a very primitive pre-bronze age society. They would take entirely too long to learn even the technology of dimension Theta....

Forty years ago a Constellation Class starship captained by Captain Gene Roddenberry was sent to dimension Theta to enlist their aid in building a new fleet of advanced ships to combat the menace that is sweeping every living thing from our galaxy leaving barren, lifeless planets in it's wake. The Troi was never heard from again. We are preparing to launch a second and final mission to attempt to save the human race from extinction. The Klingon and Romulan Empires have fallen; the Dominion and the Gamma Quadrant are gone as well. The Borg and the whole of the Delta Quadrant were the first to be destroyed. The last of the Federation is not far behind. The best and brightest minds in the galaxy have compiled their knowledge and downloaded it into the massive computer storage banks that fill cargo bay 1. Cargo Bay 2 is filled with the largest industrial grade replicator that could be fitted inside. All knowledge and technology that relates to dimension shifting has been purged from the galaxy save what is on this ship. We are prepared to forewarn and forearm the last known bastion of the human race. I just hope and pray we are not too late...........