The newly upgraded USS Asimov sat docked at Starbase Eleven awaiting the final arrival of the crew. It had been an emotionally draining few weeks since their return and subsequent reintegration into ‘proper’ Star Fleet standings; but after much debriefing and investigation, the crew was back to their original identities and lives.

In the interim, the ship had had only the barest skeleton crew while it had been refitted and the Computer Core reconnected to the Federation and Star Fleet databases. In fact, at the moment, the most senior officer on the ship was the Security Chief. So it was to her office that communication was forwarded. It was marked Confidential and Classified by Star Fleet Intelligence, and was heavily encrypted.

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