"Captain's log, first entry. Captain Renji Abarai recording. It's been over two months since the death of my XO…my wife…Captain Kurosaki. I now am taking command of the USS Courageous, she's an experimental ship, with a bad past, but I've been assured she is completely safe. Today I'm going to be briefed on my first mission, however I believe I already know what it is."

Admirals and Renji's senior staff sat at the large briefing table as the USS Courageous loomed in the background though the windows. "Two months ago, the USS Kongo was lost in the Argolis cluster. She was destroyed by a Klingon ship." The entire room sounded with the dull roar of whispers as Admiral Janeway continued. "Now, we haven't had contact with the Klingons since the second Romulan war. We attempted to contact the high council by subspace but all indications show that the Klingon home world is dark. We don't know if this is a technical error, or something more." The room fell silent at the word "dark''. Finally Janeway spoke again. "However, the firepower the warship was much stronger then our records show. That is why I have brought you here. Captain Abarai and his crew, will gather data on the wreckage of both the Klingon warship…and the Kongo. You depart at 0900 hours, gentlemen, good luck and Godspeed, Dismissed." The crew stood up and headed outside to their rooms to begin packing. Renji walked inside his quarters and began to pack. He looked at a picture of his wife as he smiled. He finished packing and lay down. Slowly he closed his eyes and he fell asleep.

Everything was white, a voice was calling to Renji. "Come on! Were going to be late!" Slowly he could see once more, he was standing in a empty corridor, looking down the range at his wife in Starfleet uniform. She had a bright smile on her face. It was their graduation day at the academy. "Here I come!" Renji ran after her down the corridor, and she kept going further. Suddenly she vanished, and Renji stood in the shuttlebay of the Kongo, his wife stood in the corner of the room. He watched himself go through his deed of blasting the door open, once more his wife vanished, then everything vanished. He was falling into nothing, and then he woke up, his face covered in sweat. He closed his eyes tight and blinked away his tears before tossing the picture of his wife into his carrying case, he turned to his clock, it was 0830, and more importantly, he was late.

Renji grabbed his bags, looked at the empty quarters then boarded the USS Courageous. "All stations, sound off." Renji said as he sat down in his center seat. He gently stroked the arm-rests as he looked forward. Quickly, a soft voice chimed from helm control. Ensign Hanataro turned around to face Renji. "Engine systems online, thruster systems on standby". All along the bridge he was getting the green light. "Commander, signal the quartermaster. Were heading out, helm, one quarter impulse, once were clear, proceed to full impulse and set course for the Argolis cluster." Renji ordered as he took a deep breath. Slolwly the USS Courageous powered its heavy lumbering engines. Like the great giant she is she slowly began to pull away from her dry dock. "We are clear of all moorings, going to full impulse." The low hum of the impulse engines were downed out by the noise of officers doing the main checks. "Warp drive, online. Ready to proceed to warp at your command." The engineer, a bolian, said to Renji. "Helm, set course for the Argolis cluster. Warp 7." Hanataro nodded as he tapped his touchscreen. "Course set, proceeding to warp." Everyone on the bridge looked out the main viewscreen. Stars began to stretch as the gravity began to lessen, then a bright flash and the gravity returned to normal and the stars streaked by the viewscreen at light speed. He had done it. He has his own command.