Captain’s Log — U.S.S. Avalon, NX-5347-A
SD: 2023-0213.2125
It is no secret that I hate the Borg.
They are a race that have stolen from us … stolen those we hold dear even as they seek to steal all else that remains.
Well … No more. NO LONGER!
The line has been drawn here with us taking offensive action.
We could have gone after a Borg cube or sphere, but for this operation … we wanted to do something much more important.
We wanted to give hope back to our people by rescuing the crew of the <<redacted>> which had been recently captured by the Borg in the <<redacted>> system.
The ship and crew had been on a simple survey mission when the Borg warped in, catching them by surprise.
Part of a five-ship assault group, the other four ships which were the <<redacted>> … together forcing open a door that the Avalon could slip through relatively undetected long enough to pinpoint the assimilation hub and beam in assault teams.
I would like to say that we took no casualties, but at least the number rescued far outweighed the number lost.
Toss in that each person on those assault teams volunteered without hesitation for this mission.
And because of their bravery, over half of the crew of the captured ship were liberated and beamed back to Avalon.
Once our teams were safely back aboard, we did have to fight our way out but with the help of the other four ships in our squadron, we were able to retreat to warp before the Borg had a chance to stop us.
This was a quick hit and run mission that yielded successfully results and more than that something else we all have been needing a lot of lately … hope.
— Capt. Alan Vaegher
CO, U.S.S. Avalon
