CHAPTER ONE: THIS SEEMS FAMILIAR

-Captain's log stardate 55087.5, we have been assigned by the Starfleet Council to search for a missing Klingon bird of prey near the Klingon/Federation border. However, the Klingon High Council did say it was destroyed, but they wanted an investigation to whatever caused the Klingon vessel to explode.

Sitting down in her chair, Captain Janeway sips her coffee while going over her notes, then the door beeps, "Come in", she says.

As the doors open, Commander Chakotay walks through and greets, "Captain."

Janeway nods to his entrance, she then asks, "What is our current position on the situation?"

Chakotay responds, "We are nearing the coordinates of the Klingon vessel, however, according to what Tuvok scanned so far, there wasn't any kind of phasor or disruptor activity going on in the sector."

"Could it have been possibly be a warp core malfunction?"

"We don't know for certain, it could have been an impact with space debris which could have penetrated the hull."

Janeway sighs over the problem, only for her to stand up walking over and saying, "We need to find some sort of evidence that proves it was not any kind of military attack. Because, knowing the Klingon high council, they will be deeming it as an act of war with the first race they suspect to be the protagonist."

"I understand but we-"

The com. Badge was called saying, "Tuvok to the captain."

The captain taps her badge replying, "Captain here."

"We have found the Klingon vessel, or at least what appears to be only part of it."

"On my way" , and both the captain and commander exit the ready room, to see the bridge with Lieutenant Tuvok on the tactical, Lieutenant Paris on the navigation, or pilot, and Ensign Kim at operations, only for the captain to be seated in the middle with Chakotay sitting on the chair to the side.

The captain the ordered, "Status report Tuvok."

The Vulcan replied, "The vessel is approximately 200 kilometers off port bow, although I am reading no life signs, or any sort of activity within the vicinity."

Chakotay then asked, "Are there any anomalies in the area?"

Tuvok scanned the area twice, with him replying, "There is a quantum fluctuation approximately 300 kilometers off the port bow. Captain, these readings are exactly the same from an anomaly that we encountered about four years ago according to the sensors."

Janeway was intrigued, "What would a Delta quadrant anomaly be doing nearly 60000 light years away over here."

Then the scanners buzzed again with the ensign going, "Captain, according to the scans, the quantum rift is fully stabilized and doesn't seem to be changing position."

Janeway then thought for a bit and asked Tuvok, "Would it safe enough to cross into it?"

Tuvok looked at the scans again and replied, "Theoretically, if the rift is fully stable, then Voyager should have no dangers to come across. However I would still advise caution not knowing what may happen."

The captain nodded her head and commanded, "Lieutenant, lock on coordinates and enter the quantum rift."

The pilot complied, "Yes, ma'am."

Chakotay then asked the captain, "Captain, what about the original mission?"

All Janeway said was, "If that rift engulfed half of the Klingon vessel, then it is most likely that it may hold the answers of what happened."

The Federation ship went flying past the debris and into the rift, only to appear on the other side, hovering over a planet that looked similar to Earth.