Captain's Log: Stardate: 57165.9: I have officially taken command of the Alexandria and we have left Deep Space Nine, currently exploring the Gamma Quadrant. I am looking forward to see what this quadrant has to offer as this is my first time to the Gamma Quadrant. While it does hold its own unique mysteries and dangers, I feel it may not compare to those I experienced during my seven years in the Delta Quadrant.

"I can't believe you wouldn't let me explore Deep Space Nine, Papa," Kennedy said as she looked up at Zofchak as they walked side by side in the corridors of the Alexandria.

"DS Nine's promenade is not a place for an twelve year old girl to be running around by herself," Dustin said.

"I was really looking forward to walking around the station. It's a lot different than the other Federation starbases."

Dustin looked down at his daughter, whose facial features strongly resembled her mother's. Kennedy's eyes and hair color seemed to be the only thing she got from her father."I'll tell you what, when we return from the Gamma Quadrant, I'll ask Colonel Kira if it will be okay to take you on a tour of Deep Space Nine." Kennedy nodded seeming to like the idea. The two reached their quarters and they walked inside. Zofchak stood near the door as Kennedy walked over to the couch.

"Papa, is it a good idea to be exploring the Gamma Quadrant? I mean, that's where the Dominion is and I don't want to run into them."

Zofchak chuckled. "I know you don't like them and I don't blame you but they don't own the quadrant, Kennedy. The Federation explored the Gamma Quadrant for two years before running into the Dominion so it's not as though the wormhole opens up in their living room. There are many races in the Gamma Quadrant that are not part of the Dominion and the Ferengi have established trade agreements with some of them. Compare this with your old Earth history. The Dominion telling us to stay out of the Gamma Quadrant is the same as North Korea telling the United States to stay out of the Yellow Sea or the Sea of Japan. They have no jurisdiction to tell us that."

"That makes sense," Kennedy said.

"I have to go on duty now so stay out of trouble until I get back."

"So does that mean I can get into trouble when you come back?" Kennedy said with a smirk.

Zofchak mirrored the smirk. "Of course," he said before walking out of the room.

Counselor Nycz walked onto the bridge, heading to her seat that was positioned to the left of the center seat. After noticing Zofchak was standing at the bridge engineering console, she altered her direction slightly to approach him. She was concerned about him and wanted to know more as to why he really left the bar. Zofchak entered a few commands into his PADD and then pressed a few buttons on the console when he felt a presence near him. While there were many people on the bridge and the closest officer to him was M'Ress, the Caitian communications officer that was originally assigned to Kirk's Enterprise but had been pulled into the 24th century through some sort of temporal anomaly. Dustin surmised the presence was someone else. He turned his head to see Nycz was next to him.

"Is there something I can help you with, Counselor?"

"Possibly," she said. "Maybe you can help me with what really caused you to leave the bar earlier."

"As I told you before, I had to make sure the ship was ready to go," he said directing his gaze at his console as he pressed more buttons.

"There's more to it than that," Christine said. "You..."

Dustin rested his hands on the console and shot Christine an annoyed look. "If you know there is more to it then how about you tell me what it is," he snapped.

Christine took that as a sign that she was right about her assumptions but she wasn't going to be able to help Dustin unless he wanted it. She decided to back off and proceed to her chair without saying anything further.

Alex Merriell sat at his Ops console going over sensor data. To his right was one of the ship's navigators, Kit Moran. She was a smaller framed girl with hair that was a short as a Romulan's hair style. His attention to Kit's physique came to an abrupt end when the ship shook and a series of beeping came from his console. He entered various commands to find out that sensors had just logged an anomalous reading.

"What is it, Alex?" Allensworth asked.

"Sir, sensors are picking up some sort of anomaly in the nearby Mirai System. It is preventing us from maintaining a stable warp field."

"I'm boosting power to the inertial dampeners to compensate," Zofchak said.

"Helm, set a course," Allensworth said. "This is why we're out here."

"We've entered the Mirai System, sir," Moran reported.

"Slow to impulse."

Ahead of the ship was the third planet and beyond the planet was a giant green and pink swirling nebula looking anomaly. Allensworth rose from his chair and slowly walked towards the viewscreen.

"Mister Merriell, scan the anomaly to see if this is in fact the source of the trouble."

Merriell pressed a few buttons and then his console went dead. Suddenly, the ship slowed to a halt and the computer locked out every console. The sound of the systems powering down could be heard all throughout the bridge.

"Report."

"Engines just shut themselves off," Zofchak reported. "I can't figure out why."

"Sir," Merriell said. "The computer has locked us out of our consoles and are showing an Omega."

"On my first mission as captain? You have got to be kidding me," Allensworth said to himself with a sigh.