“Today we stand on the edge of greatness, those were the words spoken by President Stark at his latest public address.” Samuel read the words as he typed them in to the PADD, it helped him think it helped to focus his thoughts.
“The president was refering to the re-launch of the Starfleet Re-Exploration Initiative (Or SRI) a often neglected portion of Starfleet which is responsible for much of the re-exploration accomplished since the war” Samuel stopped writing momentarily to click his knuckles, it was a bad habbit he had picked up in his youth that he had never quiet managed to shake. “President Stark went on to explain his plan for the SRI to re-explore the old Klingon and Romulan Empires, this is a move many people expected of him after recent outbursts by the Romulan and Klingon goverments which suggested the Federation was out of its own interests and not thiers”
“Perhaps though, the most surprising announcement of the day was the construction of Qo’noS One” He paused again this time to refer to his notes from the Presidents speech “A joint task force of 7 Klingon ships and 10 Federation ships have already left Sol bound for Qo’noS their task a simple one, begin construction of Space Station Qo’noS One”
“Designed to serve as a staging point for the SRI the station will be a Cario Class starbase just like Deep Space One the staging post for Admiral Cash’s Renegade Armada last year.”
“One thing President Stark didn’t mention was Enterprise and her Captain, it is common knowledge now that many Klingons feel him to be nothing more than a honourless butcher just as its known they don’t want him anywhere near Qo’noS again. With Enteprise operating in the same area how long will the sometimes fragile alliance between our former enemies and the Federation last?”
Not long I expect Sam thought to himself as he leaned back The Klingon’s want their pound of flesh and they will get it, especially since Stark lauded him and his crew as hero’s for their actions in the civil war.
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