The ship's systems hum gently as the Intrepid travels through space to Starbase Atlantis, headquarters of Odyssey Fleet.  Admiral Garren has called a meeting of all capable ships within the fleet.  The reason for the meeting is not clear but this sort of thing has happened before.

 

As usual, Captain Venger was at work in her ready room, filling out reports over some recently completed missions.  Before the ship was called to Atlantis, they had recently completed a cargo delivery to the Eromsa Colony.

 

It was a standard mission but she felt that the Intrepid had better things to do... The cargo was delivered to the colony on time.  Perhaps you will see it fit to send the Intrepid on a mission to remove the hangnail of the Prime Minister of Talos VII, knowing that it is the sort of mission to suit the ship's talents...  I can't send that to Starfleet Command, she thought as she cleared the entry.  If she did they would send her to counciling for sure.

 

That thought made her stop and think.  The ship would again be without a chief councelor since Lt Commander Greyhorse recently announced that he is dieing of a terminal illness.  Normally, she wouldn't mind being without a councelor, however the circumstances of this case were different.  Besides that, Carter was a friend and would soon be another one gone to the forces beyond control.  So many were gone now....

 

She sighed and was ready to turn back to the reports when she recalled another matter that had to be attended to.  =/\= Hawke, report to my ready room immediately.