NationStates Jolt Archive

ISS:ETERNITY

As the shipyards last screws were put into place, on the ISS: Eternity was the real celebration. The newly proclaimed Emperor Regent was drinking Romulan Ale with a mix of Captains and Governors, the plans were in place and it was clear that the construction of the first Imperial Starship could start.

It was weird but they had to start small, they decided in the construction of a old NX class vessel would be best but naturally with a few new add-ons. Because it would require such a smaller crew to operate then a more recent vessel.

“So Emperor, who is to be in control of this vessel when it is finished?” This was Captain Fredrick, weird enough he was not interested in the new vessel he wanted to control something with a bit more punch.

“No idea, the ship will not be completed for another 7 months and then 2 months of testing out the systems. Even when we recruit a captain we have to find all the officers needed for it”

“I was thinking for a political move to put Captain Harrison, he is very popular with the Vulcans and last thing we need is the Aliens uprising when our position is still so fragile”

“Captain Harrison is on such good terms only because his grandfather was a Vulcan, last thing I need to tell the Imperial Assembly is that I am going to put a half-breed in control of what will be the start of a new era. Heck I should just put a phaser to my head and do them a favor”

“So who are you thinking of putting in charge?”

“Captain Jessica Fisher would be good, she is from good Imperial stock and got top marks in training and unfortunately is sleeping with half the Assembly” the Emperor smiled, to bad the old problems of the Empire could not be erased completely

He then continues “I would pick Captain Harrison to be honest, he might be a half-breed but his track record has proven loyalty to the Empire. Oh well when this ship is about to be completed we will make the decision”

Fredrick shook his head and simply went

“Heck even during the Rebellion days things were easier, to think it was only 60 years ago when the Rebellion finally was able to take Earth back”

“Well there are no worries about the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance out here; it would take centuries at standard warp to reach this destination”

They both look on as the shipyards light turn on and parts were being delivered from the surface to begin construction, they both smile on but it was somewhat bitter.

What a glorious day to be in the Empire.

Renegade Fighter patrolling the out reaches of the Star System

"I dont see why we bother patrolling, the Empire has had no contact since the Garbage Men and that Sith. I doubt anybody else will find this system" Trevor Hos was the pilot of this little 2 manned vessel, they slowly travel at impulse and scan to check every single speck they come across.

David Harrison was the leading officer, they pretty much worked as equals but Harrison got all the paperwork, He knew where this conversation was going.

"I heard from my father that your being considered for the captain job in that NX ship they are going to construct, thats a big offer and in high demand"

David laughed "Please, I dont have the connections to get the job even if they were thinking about it. My grandfather is a alien and I have never slept or killed anybody to further my career"

Trevor smiled "Conservative attitude isint the only way to get promoted anymore, come on yeah back about 300 years ago in the old Empire that was the only way to work your way up but these days are different thanks to the reforms of Emperor Krusi"

"Oh please we both know they will hand it over to Captain Fisher due to her great experiance in Horizontal Engineering"

They both laughed, then they looked out of the window

"It's sad to think we will never see Earth again, we travelled for so long we could be in a different galaxy. I know Earth was not much but I miss seeing the Golden gate bridge or the remains of the Lunar Colony"

"Well if the Empire remembers in about 400 years our childrens, children can see Earth when we go to take it back"

David then adds "If I do make captain dont worry Trevor, il make dam sure your my first recommendation for my crew"

"That would be good"

"anything detected in sector 212?"

"nop"

Apartments of Assembly, City of Eternity on Imperial Terra
The Emperor walks through the corridore towards his apartment, he was living in the city for another 10 days until the Assembly was given a break. He is about to open the door when a womens voice can be heard behind him.

"Why do you avoid me William? we both know what you want" this was Captain Jessica Fisher, she was the last person the Emperor wanted to see because he knew dam well where this would lead and he was not happy about it.

"If you think your going to get anything from me Captain you have another thing coming, I am married with a two year old daugther and could not be happier so if you plan on trying to seduce me then you are wrong" He looked over to her with a tired face, he had not slept well for the last 2 weeks since the spaceyard had been constructed since he was lending a hand in delivering the materials.

She walks up, her brown hair waving behind her and that hour-glass figure teasing him but he was stronger then that.

"I heard you wanted to put a half-breed in command of that vessel, I cannot allow that" she tried to kiss him but William pushed her away so hard she fell on her arse

"I am recommending to the Assembly that it would be in their best interests to assign Captain Harrison to the position because he is a respected man of the community and has trusted his loyalty to the Empire on multiple occassions without letting us down. I told them I would not allow you because the only good thing you can offer a alien race is that hole between your legs"

"There was a time you thought it was a nice gift" she smiled cheekly

"Those days are over Jessica, the only reason I killed and deceived my way up to the top is different from most of those politicians you offer buffing services too. I did it because I did not want to be some 60 year old cynic who had lost his vision, I dont want a empire where you kill&fuck to work your way up. Now leave me alone or I will tell Imperial 31 to take care of you"

She walks off but enters a room a few doors down, most likely to offer her services to another minister in order to try and secure her position by popular vote. William walks into his room and falls onto the bed, it had only been a few months since they had arrived and things were already turning desperate. The old-order is trying to flex it's muscles without the presence of the old Emperor they find it easy to make people go back to the old ways but he cannot allot that to happen, the old-system was strong but so fragile.

The screen in his room lights up and he hears the voice of Captain Jacob of New Sydney, he was very anxious.

"Emperor just informing you that all ships have come back from patrol with no findings, Captain Fisher has also tried to have a go at me yesterday. You should be careful about that one because she seems to be willing to do anything to get the job"

"She wants her name in the history books, in the end she will not get it from me and if the Govenors keep there ministers in line we should be able to stop her froming getting command of any vessel for awhile. Captain Harrison is going to get the command I have decided and even if it is a poor idea I will tell the assembly in 2 days about my opinion and use what resources I have to get all the ministers on my side"

"Harrison would be a good choice, I have another idea. What if we assign Harrison to the Captain position but give Fisher maybe a job in the ship like Engineering or Commander?"

"Because Harrison in the end has the choice, you know how it works Jacob. The Captain chooses his commanding staff, all we can do is recommend"

"The Assembly will not accept Harrison without Captain Fisher, she will be butter on the bread and help them choose him"

"I will see what happens, hopefully Captain Harrison gets command without and comprimises"

((OOC:What will happen is in about a week the months will pass and i will start doing posts about the crew coming together, what I hope is that this ship will make contact with many different species in typical startrek manner but naturally with a Mirror Universe twist. The Empire does not want to explore it wants to conquer.))

6 Months later, ISS Eternity patrolling Augutus of the New Sol system
Things were going well for the Empire; replicators were now able to supply 65% of the demands and the vessel was starting to look like its finished product. Soon they would start buildings most of the inside things like a Warp Core and Bridge.

Captain Harrison was given control of the starship thanks to the threat of Imperial 31 to keep the Ministers in line, but the Emperor knew Captain Fisher would get command of the next ship to pass by the shipyards.

The Emperor looked out the window as they passed by the only gas giant in the system, about the size of Saturn and looked like a blood red Jupiter. It had 53 moons orbiting it, it was thought that one of the moons could be used as a new base. Captain Harrison was trying to socialize with the elites but was finding it hard until William called him across.

“the old fools wouldn’t know what was good for the Empire if it kicked them in the backside”

“I am just uncomfortable since I have received death threats for accepting the position, Why me sir….surely you could of found other Captains?”

“Because you are loyal, your loyalty will serve me well in the coming months as you put together a good crew and go out to explore new worlds for us to expand and conquer. I can’t risk an old conservative controlling this mission, your history is good you served in multiple fights against the Terran Republic and you have done your job here without question and any trouble”

“I did those things because I didn’t believe in the Terran Republic, they were corrupt and exploiting us Imperials for their own benefit so I couldn’t stand them”

“Exactly, they forced our borders to be with the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance while they were safe with the Romulan border. But that’s in the past now, we are to discover new races to add to our glory”

“So what’s going to be so special about this vessel? It’s just an old NX class”

“It can cloak, latest shielding technology and mostly it will be a warship in disguise and that’s what we hope it stays. Now who have you picked so far in your command crew?”

“Trevor Hos is my head of security and I am going to visit several people when I head back to Terra”

“Trevor Hos, he was the commander of the ISS Resolve wasn’t he?”

“Yes and we are good friends, there is no man more loyal to the Empire”
“Good, I hope you make good choices with the rest of your crew”

They take a gulp of Romulan Ale as they see the storms buzzing around Augustus, another 3 months and the mission begins to rebuild all that was lost. The vessels mission was to plot out lands to conquer, if a race was considered weak they would be conquered or if thought strong they would be allied with. It was time to make this sector know the true nature of the Terran people.

New Berlin, Imperial Terra
David walked in the dirt streets in the new district of the colony, the first high rises were being constructed and sounds of construction and demonlition was all around. His purpose was to find his Science officer he knew she had been looking for work for ages so he had no fear of rejection.

He walks into a modest metal shack typical of the colonies, about the size of a 2 bedroom house it was cozy but thank god he was able to get a priority certificate to get a apartment in Eternity. He walks into the shack and there he finds Kira Forestor, a human who had studied at the Imperial university on Mars and was the best researcher that was not wraped up in official business.

"I know what your going to ask, I will say no because there is noway you can make be believe it's safe out there"

"You dont want to help the Empire?"

"pfft, look around you David you honestly think this is your glorious Empire?"

"Kira, I cannot do this without you. Your the best science officer in Starfleet that is not vulcan and I dont want to have to recruit a Vulcan"

"Thats called self-loathing isint it?"

"I am mostly human, I need you on this because I can trust you to keep me safe. We are in a part of space that the Empire never touched or heard of and your going to ignore that just to stick to what is safe Kira? We can make discoveries that nobody could possibly imagine. Bring glory to the Empire and Conquer new races and civilzations, I dont know about you Kira but I see a dawning of a new era and your saying you dont want any part in it?"

She smiles "You were always good with words, look I will join you on this mission. But I am going to need a room to use as a lab to carry out important research, one thing I know about Imperial Engineers is there absolute dis-regard for anything that cannot cause destruction on a large scale"

"A Labratory has to be put in, we are by ourselves out there until the next ship it created so we need to be as self-suffiecient as possible if we are going to survive"

"So what do I do now?"

"There is a transport going to Eternity later today, go to the Imperial Academy and hand in this document which will tell them what to do" He hands over a small disc and walks out.

Nova Vulcan
Trevor was in the same situation, he was recruiting a Engineer who was recommended by Starfleet he was a Vulcan named Sorak.

"Very interesting profession for a Vulcan, you were chief Engineer on the ISS Spear?"

"I was Chief for 7 months before the withdrawal called my name"

"It was a good ship, Trident Class right?"

"Oh yes, the jewels of the Terran Empire. Fought in over 25 engagements with the Republic, sadly in that last fight it stood no chance"

"So your interested in the position? apparently your one of the best"

"I simply work hard, I will join your vessel but I will need some blueprints because I am not familiar with the design"

"It's a updated version of the old NX series, since the Empire has barely the manpower to manage or support large ships it's the best they can manage"

Sorak raised a eyebrow "Wouldnt it be more logical to pick a more up to date model?"

"The old NX classes were reliable, I also think it's a symbolic move since the NX class marked the start of the Golden Ages for the Empire"

Trevors hands him a disc

"Take it to the Academy at Eternity they will know what to do"

((OOC: This is open now, this post was kinda rushed but I lost the interests in going step by step))

Imperial Terra Shipyards, ISS Retribution
Captain Harrison sat in his chair as the Emperor gave his speech, on the screen was Emperor Regent talking to the public.

"Today is the first step to glory for the Empire, this vessel with the support of Imperial Starfleet will push foward our borders and leave the path open in the conquest of this sector in the name of a Empire that has lasted for centuries. I the greats leaders like Emperor Spock and Emperor Krusi were here today they would say how proud they were to see that after all that has happened the Empire has endured. I give my orders to the Retribution and it is this, bring glory to the Empire and make sure everyone knows our might"

The transmission ended and they had their first coordinates to explore a nearby red giant star, which by observation seems to be surrounded by a large asteroid field. They are to scout the system and try and find a possible place to setup a future outpost of the Empire.

The andorian at the helm activated the engines and all systems, likes sparked up all over the ship and this was it....this was the start of a new era for the Empire.

As the ship moves out into space it held in it the promise of new things to come, it enters maximum warp towards the star system and who knows what they will find when they reach the other side.

Ready Room, ISS Retribution
"So what do we know so far about this star system?" David asked Kira

"Reports by the Observation team on Nova Lunar state that the star is a red giant but what interests them the most is the many particles surrounding the star system. Apparently the system composes of nothing but asteroids which they think is interesting because by the age of the star and loose material like that should of formed a planet by now. We do have a radiation warning but if shields are kept online then that should be avoided from affect the shields hull, we also think it could affect torpedo yield so no firing"

"Well we have our work cut out for us now, how long until we arrive Trevor?"

"4 days, which we can spend making sure the yellow paint does not tear off or sleeping with Orion slave girls in the holodeck"

--4 Days Later--
The Retribution arrived in the sector with raised shields and activates cloaking, they hope any emissions will be blocked out by the huge amount of radiation pouring from the sun. They couldnt take any chances in their mission, when they explore the system they hand there results back to Imperial Terra and head to another star system.

The ship moves at impulse and a team of scientists observe the larger asteroids to see if it could be possble to establish a base on one.

Tactical stays at the ready, prepared for any confrontation.