Stardate 69011.5

Posted on 22 Feb 2019 @ 9:40pm by Lieutenant JG Matthew Plumeri

334 words; about a 2 minute read

[ON:]

“Science officer’s log, stardate 69011.5:

Two days ago, it felt like the Galileo would never reach the Latari system. I’ve never seen a crew come alive. It’s as if, the long nightmare of endless space travel is finally over. I mean, over for now. No one bargained for a one-way trip. I sure didn’t. Now that we are here many things have changed. The colony on Ostara has been destroyed by a Plinian volcanic eruption of remarkable power and intensity. An away team has been dispatched to search for survivors and see what has happened.

The Galileo and the Trial were headed towards the second colonized world in this system. I was on my way from the forward torpedo room where Ensign Mimi and I were able to prepare and launch a class VI probe for the away team when all the sudden the ship lost all power. A strange double-helix, superimposed over the Great Seal of United Federation of Planets. It lasted a short while, a minute or so, then all operations returned to normal. As soon as my shift is done, I plan to go to the ship’s library and investigate this…image.

We still don’t know what has happened to two colonies now. We still don’t know why the levels of radiation in the Latari system are so elevated. We still don’t know what happened to Franconia or her crew. But it feels like we have a purpose and we have clues. However, as I have often heard around this ship, that even in the darkest moments you can find something that will make you smile.

The news may be bad, and things may get worse before they get better. There are many unanswered questions. Even so, we will find the answers together.


Computer, end and save science officer’s log.”



[OFF:]

Lieutenant JG Matthew Plumeri
Science Officer – Historian
USS Galileo-A
NCC-80010

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