Chapter One: Departure
"Captains log, I've been assigned command of the U.S.S. Athos, a new design of a heavy destroyer, armed with a secret weapon, the lotus heavy laser, capable of tearing anything to shreds. It is a small vessel with only a crew of four thousand personnel, which mostly consists of fresh graduates straight out of the academy. Even though they lack experience I am fully confident with what Starfleet has given me. Of course it will take time to get them combat ready, in three days' time I've arranged for a small scale war game with a friendly ship, the U.S.S. Monarch, a dreadnaught cruiser equipped with a heavy forward firing laser that can penetrate the highest rated shields in our galaxy, heavy Andorian cannons that will severely damage anything they hit, four forward phaser arrays along with forward transphasic torpedoes with four aft firing phasers and capable of launching peregrine fighters. This combat simulation is to see how my crew handles a massive disadvantage. I have high hopes for them, Captain Molsan out." As I press a key on the PADD sitting my desk, I saved the log into the computer and then left my ready room to make first departure from Earth Space Dock (ESD).
My first officer Commander Micah, Human, like myself, stood and announced Captain on the bridge and retreated back to his seat, surrendering command to me. The bridge crew await my command to depart, but instead I take my seat and press a key on the panel on the chairs right arm. "This is the Captain speaking, our current objective is to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Monarch in three days' time to engage in a combat simulation to prepare ourselves for a massive disadvantage. Now, I would like to congratulate all the cadets aboard who managed to get accepted aboard the best damn ship in Starfleet. You are the best of the best, prove it to me. Captain out." As I pressed the key once more I looked to the helmsman who was unfamiliar to me. "Helm, what's your name, I don't believe were acquainted." As he snapped to attention he practically yelled back, "Lieutenant Commander Jason, sir!"
"At ease, I don't want my bridge crew to see me as a superior, now sit down and get us out of this bloody docking port Lieutenant Jason." As the Lieutenant Commander relaxed and sat back down he pounded several commands into the console in front of him releasing docking clamps and the maneuvering thrusters pushed the ship away from the space dock. "Get us out of here, Lieutenant." As the main viewer came to life showing the gorgeous view of the inside of ESD while the main doors opened allowing us passage through. The maneuvering thrusters having no trouble whatsoever moving the ship at the proper angle and moving the nimble vessel through the doors without a single issue. " Well done helm, set course for Starbase 24, warp four."
"Captain, what business do we have there? I thought we were going to the Regulas sector block to rendezvous with the Monarch." The tactical officer Ensign Micah, hand picked by myself, piped in.
"In case you have forgotten, we don't have any weapons mounted aboard, so that's why were going to the Starbase," shutting the rookie up, "Any more questions? Good. Helm, engage."
"Aye, sir." The engines roaring to life as the two engine nacelles began to glow a bright ocean blue, the struts changing their angle slightly offering more support for the high speeds. The ship lurched forward going four times the speed of light destined to reach its target in around a day and a half.
"If anyone needs me I'll be in my quarters. I have to attend to a few personnel matters. Number One you have the bridge." (Number One is the first officer.)
"Aye, Captain." The six foot giant of a man said taking a seat in the Captain's chair. The first officer has known me for about four years, he was a tactical officer when I was only a Commander aboard the Constitution, a Galaxy class cruiser, a completely different vessel. Anyways, the Bajoran who goes by Matthew I call my friend, is a great tactician and leader, making him my first pick for First Officer. Matthew has short brown hair, with the Bajoran nose making him look really quite terrifying if he's pissed off.
My second officer being Lieutenant Commander Process, an Android every Starfleet starship has at least one. Standing at about 5 ft 3", with short black hair, he's not very intimidating, but not to be trifled with anyway. After Commander Data, the second Android in existence, served aboard the Enterprise-D, he was studied after he was talked into it by Starfleet determining it was for the greater good.
After Process I have Lieutenant Carissa on tactical. Not a cadet, but still new. She was among the best of her class when she did graduate and served aboard a defiant class escort. She was transferred here to the Athos. She has a dark, brown hair down to her shoulders.
On comms I have Ensign Madison, with long flowing dark brown hair down to her mid back, standing about 5 ft 4', she has just graduated from the Academy and was the only Cadet to be assigned to the bridge of the Federation warbird.
Alright that's it for this chapter. This is the first story I have ever written outside of school based on my own ideas. I put about three hours into thinking of ideas of what I could do, this turned out to be the one I know most about so, I wrote it. If anyone actually sees this before I start writing the second chapter I will be thoroughly impressed. Right now I have no plans as to where this is going but in case you wondering, it takes place around about 80 years after Star Trek: The Next Generation, and because I am author I can move time. If any of you are familiar with the MMORPG Star Trek Online, the main character is based off of my character on there so it makes it easier. I currently know almost nothing about this site so I will try to upload a picture of the Athos Chimera heavy destroyer and a picture of Christian since I forgot to describe him and really don't feel like going back to edit it at 11:00 at night. Shout out to my friend OseanSoldier, whom I know personally who is currently writing a story, Dimensional War, which is based off of pokemon and Ace Combat. If you interested in either of those I strongly recommend his story. Please leave a review, I would really appreciate it, the only thing I won't tolerate in a review is people going and rambling that Star Trek is stupid and I'm a loser for showing interest, anything like that I will try to remove. With that in mind, thank you for reading and wish me luck with this series. It's likely I will start typing chapter two tomorrow, and it may not be up till this weekend. Have a good week!