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Romulan Annexation of Beta Cestus
Commander V'Renek of the Romulan Star Empire has laid claim to the entire Beta Cestus System as the newest Romulan Territory in the Beta Quadrant, much to the dismay of the local occupants. A fierce battle broke out between the USS Ragnarok and the Romulan battlefleet while the Nova Class USS Millennium raced to the surface to rescue the colonists that wished to leave and escape the tyranny that the Romulans would no doubt visit on them. After sustaining heavy damage, the Ragnarok soon left the system with the Millennium in tow.

It is yet unknown how these events will effect the inhabitants of the Beta Cestus III colony, or how these events will effect the development of the Beta Quadrant. Only time will tell. But one thing is for certain, the Romulans are back, and as strong as ever...

Romulan Tensions of Beta Cestus
After several months, the Romulan territory of Beta Cestus came to a head when trading with the system was stopped, and a ship attacked that was carrying contraband cargo in her hold.

What followed was a massive influx of ships that came to assist the Federation ship, including the USS Voyager, which was on its way out of the Beta Quadrant when it received the distress call.

After several blows were traded, the Romulans issued an ultimatum that ended the battle. With the Federation now aware of the hostile environment on the surface of Beta Cestus II, and the resistance movement there, this battle may very well have been a deciding factor in the ultimate fate of the system.

Arian System and the Arian Wormhole
While on a routine exploration mission of the Arian System, the USS Endeavor made an exciting discovery. Upon doing routine scans, the vessel discovered a wormhole in the Arian System. Unrefined scans showed little solid data, however the wormhole covers a distance farther than any Federation ship has ever reached in over 200 years of Space Exploration, except perhaps the USS Enterprise NCC - 1701 - D.



The wormhole reaches over 200,000 light years to the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way Galaxy's closest neighbors. Initial scans showed a few small planets, some populated. News of the discovery has Starfleet Command buzzing with talk of a scientific expedition, and the Federation Council is inundated with scientific requests from some of the most brilliant scientists in the entire Federation who are looking for a seat.

While the plans are still in their infancy, this is a major development...

Reopening of the Arian Wormhole, and the Emergence of the Scythian Empire
Ignoring that the Arian Wormhole was to remain closed, the USS Endeavor and her captain forced open the wormhole once more and passed through to the other side, much to the dismay of the Federation Council and Starfleet Command. While in the Small Magellanic Cloud, the Endeavor made contact with the Scythian Empire, and was outfitted with their technology as a sign of good faith.

The USS Ticonderoga, under the command of Captain William Rhodes, was sent to investigate the Arian Wormhole once more after signs of its recent reopening were discovered. Only after some time did the Endeavor return through the wormhole, bringing the flagship of the Scythian Empire, the ISS Rostov-Na-Donu, through the rift to meet with the Federation.



After a brief meeting at Deep Space 12, the Scythians were welcomed to the galaxy, and set out to claim a system of their own to begin exploration. Meanwhile, the Captain of the Endeavor was reprimanded by Starfleet Command for his blatant disregard for orders. However, as William Rhodes was noted to have said, "Admiral James T. Kirk would have been proud."

The Transwarp and Quantum Slipstream technologies removed from the augmented USS Endeavor were taken directly to the heart of Deep Space 12 where they were soon picked up by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers, headed by Captain Montgomery Scott, and taken back to the Alpha Quadrant for study in a more secure location. News of what is going on on the project is very classified, only a select few captains know its details, one of which being captain of the USS Ragnarok, Ryugi Kazamaru, as his vessel was the initial testbed for a full scale Quantum Slipstream Drive. While he doesn't speak much on the subject, it is believed that the testing is going well. Exactly what this means for the Beta Quadrant Exploration Initiative and the other races involved is quite unclear at the current time...

Colonization of various systems in the Beta Quadrant has begun, creating new colonies ripe for people looking to begin again from all across the Alpha Quadrant. However, with this new expansion, what new challenges will await in the future? Only time would tell...

Prisoners, Particles, and Prototypes...
The Lubato managed to elude the tracking skills of the Ragnarok and her crew, and make its way to Penal Colony Omega, all the while interrogating the Rebels. However, despite their best attempts, the Rebels held strong, and Commander V'renek gained no new information regarding the Rebel threat.

However, an even bigger upset came to follow as the Rebel prisoners were snatched away by Jacob Denning and the captured Federation Arrowhead Runabout. After a brief moment of mistrust, Jacob and the Rebels parted ways, both dissapearing into the blackness of space.

When strange readings were detected in the vicinity of the Binary Pulsar, Starfleet sent a small fleet of Nova Class vessels to investigate. What they found was a stabilized Omega Molecule powering a Romulan prototype warbird. In the ensuing battle, the USS Event Horizon was lost, and the other vessels managed to limp back to Deep Space 12 where they were met with sorrows and regrets.

However, the sorrow was shortlived as the USS Remembrance was refit and brought into duty to replace the lost Event Horizon, and the other surviving vessels were outfitted to Rhode Island variants. Together with the Ragnarok, the battlefleet attacked the prototype vessel and destroyed it while staving off damage from the Lubato.

With these new advances in technology made by the Romulans, one has to wonder what they are planning within the confines of Beta Cestus and the F'vau system behind closed doors.

And what of the Klingons?

Only the future knows what's in store in the New Frontier...

War and Peace
After their arrival in the territory for the BQEI, the Klingons sent their command ship, the IKS Don'chu, under command of General Koroth, to Beta Cestus III in order to exact revenge for the destruction of their vessel in the Debris Field. They opened fire on the newly formed Cestian Alliance's vessel, the CATV Silver Dawn. The Defiant Class vessel turned tail and jumped to warp with the massive Negh'var in hot pursuit.

After a week at high warp, and after battling the Don'chu the entire way, the Silver Dawn arrived at the Dunari System, where the real battle began. After taking several solid hits from the Don'chu, even after using asteroids to evade most of the damage, Captain Kelvinar Jitsun ordered a ramming attack against the Klingon vessel. At the last moment, the Alliance captain impressed the Klingons with his resolve and in a twist of fate, the Cestian Alliance gained a powerful ally in the Beta Quadrant. Soon after, dozens of starships began to arrive at Beta Cestus III, all bringing words of assistance and supprt.

Even as the Cestian Alliance gets help from others, they also lend their firepower to other struggles. Two Borg spheres arrived in the Obsidian System and began to attack the mining facilities there. The 43rd Fleet was away, but the USS Fenri charged into battle valiantly to defend its home system. Just when things looked bleak, the USS Mythic arried and unloaded a massive volley from her torpedo tubes, severely crippling and destroying the sphere, even as the Cestian Alliance arrived to lend a hand.

With the combined efforts of the Cestian Alliance and the 43rd Fleet, the Borg Vessels fell, but not before severely crippling the USS Mythic, and dropping the morale of Captain Toko Akumu with the death of his First Officer. With his ship and his morale heavily damaged, Captain Akumu has taken an extended leave of absense, to what ends are currently unknown.

While peace and cooperation expand throughout the quadrant, the Romulans continue to make attempts to ascertain the state of the Cestian Alliance, and determine the locations of their resource centers. As of now the reasons for their behavior is unknown, but one thing is crystal clear. With so many different factions involved in so many alliances, the Quadrant teeters on the brink of conflict. But how large remains to be seen...