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The Straits: "Not Going Back!"
Ansolon Season 02 / Episode 08by Alan Tripp 2412 U.S.S. MythosGrand Shoals Region, Malstrom Expanse Siduri and Tila’mana looked first at each other and then as one at the pai...
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The Straits: "Stuck in Hell"
Ansolon Season 02 / Episode 07by Alan Tripp 2412 U.S.S. Stardrifter Capt. J’nae Travanner Skysen dropped back into her command seat, letting out an explosion of air as she di...
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BIO FILE -- "Jenni" (aka. J'nae Skysen)
I am J'nae Travanner Skysen … a boomer … one born aboard and spending life growing up on a a space freighter … In this case, the "Setting Sun." For at least three generations before me...
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"The Hard Reboot"
By Alan Tripp--- Scene: Battle Bridge, U.S.S. DanteStardate: 240513.1840 (aka. May 13, 2409) "They went for it!" Lt. Sean Dalmore punched the arm of the command chair in childish...
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The Straits: “Calls from the Depths”
Ansolon Season 02 / Episode 06by Alan Tripp 2412 U.S.S. Crazy Horse Another console blew out to one side of the bridge, punctuating the dark thoughts her crew were feeling in...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – A Holiday Novella – “At the Turning of the Year”
By Richard Woodcock USS Fortitude, Main Bridge: The stars were behaving themselves tonight.That alone made Miles uneasy. From the command chair of the USS Fortitude, the gala...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – A Holiday Novella – “A Very Fortitude Christmas”
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Star Trek: Fortitude – A Holiday Novella – "The Fowl Directive"
By Richard Woodcock The Deadpan Briefing The USS Fortitude hung in quiet orbit over a small, forested pre-warp moon in the Lankari Drift an unremarkable little world that, by all accoun...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 02 Episode 5 – The Maelstrom
By Richard Woodcock Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude USS Fortitude Elsewhere on the Fortitude, Commander Nilona recorded a voice message to her partner: “I haven’t slep...
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The Straits: “When Thunder Strikes”
Ansolon Season 02 / Episode 06 by Alan Tripp -- 2412 -- Thunder Strike cruised through the red hued clouds of the Hell’s Keep region of the Malstrom Expanse. T...
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The Straits: “One Goes Missing”
Ansolon Season 02 / Episode 05by Alan Tripp 2412 Starbase Ansolon A cloud of dust churned from the hooves of charging horses filled the air, partially obscuring the two oppon...
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The Straits: “The Original, You Might Say”
Ansolon Season 02 / Episode 04by Alan Tripp --- 2406 --- Alan Pathfinder allowed the maintenance pod to drift as he simply wanted to take in the view. What was before him wa...
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The Straits: "Where's that Ensign?"
Ansolon Season 2 / Episode 02Story by Alan Tripp 2412 A cloud of smoke hovered in the air in the heart of the Strategic Operations Center aboard the U.S.S. Arkenstone. Specif...
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The Straits: “The Final Report”
Ansolon Season 2 / Episode 03 By Alan Tripp 2412 “Investigation complete,” Blackthorne said, dropping the data padd on the Admiral’s desk in his office aboard Starbase Ansolon.&n...
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On Shore Leave
By Richard Woodcock Just wanted to share that I am going on two weeks leave as of tomorrow and we will be picking up with the USS Fortitude and USS Asclepius upon my return, hoping to be w...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 02 Episode 4 – The Codex Dreams
By Richard Woodcock Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude In the Observation Lounge, Commander Teshla and Lieutenant Sieneth sat in quiet thought, their tea cooling beside them. The Cod...
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Star Trek: Asclepius – Season 01 Episode 2 – The Fire and the Ethereal
By Richard Woodcock Last Time on Star Trek: Asclepius Gyramu’s voice comes through from Engineering. "Shield harmonics destabilizing. They're pulling something through. I don't know...
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The Straits: “Black Knight Returns”
Ansolon Season 2 / Episode 01 By Alan Tripp --- 2412 --- The Black Knight of Ansolon leaned back in his seat outside the old tavern. He’d once gone by Black Knight o...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 02 Episode 3 – Echoes in Stone
By Richard Woodcock Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude The moment lingered, fragile but not shy. There was something unspoken recognition. Two officers shaped by isolation and expect...
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Star Trek: Asclepius – Season 01 Episode 1 – Shadows at the Threshold
By Richard Woodcock The Lazarus Rift pulses ominously in the dark void of space—a jagged tear lined with flickering violet energy. Out of warp, the USS Asclepius arrives. Sleek...
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Star Trek: Asclepius – Ship & Mission Overview
By Richard Woodcock Finally before Season 1 of Star Trek: Asclepius I thought we would take a look at the USS Asclepius herself. USS Asclepius – Ship & Mission Overview ...
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Star Trek: Asclepius – Meet the Hazard Team
By Richard Woodcock You met the the bridge now meet the Hazard Team of the USS Asclepius before we go into Season 1 of there stories. Star Trek: Asclepius — Hazard Team “Into the Unk...
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Star Trek: Asclepius - Meet the Crew
By Richard Woodcock Well, with the stories of the USS Fortitude out there I thought I would expand upon the adventures of Fox White leaving the Fortitude and becoming his own Captain. So b...
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Darkstar: "End of the Tunnel"
by Alan Tripp 2408 As an Okinawa II-class, the U.S.S. Sam Houston was a small ship. That was both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it meant the enemy ...
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Darkstar: “The Blade Shatters”
By Alan Tripp Scene: Main Bridge, U.S.S. Excalibur Consoles exploded, bridge crew lay dying while others fought to either keep the key stations manned or fought to save those dying ...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 02 Episode 2 – Recall
By Richard Woodcock Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude Academic Reawakening Archived lectures by Dr. Aiyana Blackhorse surged in popularity. Her 2388 keynote, “Precursor Mythos in...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 02 Episode 1 – Echoes Beneath Stone
By Richard Woodcock Prologue: Before the pyramids, before the Maya, before even memory—there were the D’Arsay. Their influence wasn’t marked in conquest or empire, but in whispers—ec...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 10 – Passing the Torch
By Richard Woodcock Main Shuttle Bay – USS Fortitude The deck crews bustled around the gleaming shuttle Musashi, making final preflight checks. Fox White shifted his duffel from shoulde...
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Darkstar: “Break out the cutlery”
By Alan Tripp – Scene: Main Bridge, U.S.S. Beowulf —Last Time—“Where who went, Captain?” asked Sar at tactical, the Romulan’s expression one of curiosity. “Starfleet’s ori...
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Darkstar: “The Borg and the Missing”
By Alan Tripp – The bridge of the U.S.S. Thunder Strike was a hive of flurried activity. “YES! YES! YES!” Capt. Urshyra Sollace swiveled her command chair to look to...
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Darkstar: "Within the Calm of the Storm"
By Alan Tripp – “Captain! … We’ve got a live one over here!” Jenkins yelled from across the bridge, his tricorder sounding that singular ping of detection. Shallana picked he...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 09 – Lazarus
By Richard Woodcock Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude Lazarus presses both palms to the Iconian crystal core. Light erupts. The anchor fragments implode in slow-motion across planes...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 08 – Anchor Fall
By Richard Woodcock Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude Scene: Communications Array – USS Fortitude, Lower Decks Dan Dare steps into the comms station escorted by Velra and Reeve. ...
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Darkstar: "Eruptions in Space-Time"
By Alan Tripp – 2402 ”What in the hell is that?” Allen called out from the command chair of the Fenrir. “Level 12 shockwave originating from …” The science ...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 07 – Contact
By Richard Woodcock Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude Scene: Hangar Bay – USS Fortitude The Anastasia touches down hard, venting steam. Hazard Team disembarks, tired but intact. ...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 06 – The Rescue
By Richard Woodcock Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude Scene: Bridge, USS Fortitude, Edge of the Binary Star System The bridge hummed with restrained energy. Commander Teshla Phyh...
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USS Fortitude - Hazard Team
I thought with episode 5 it might be nice to introduce the Hazard team, so without further chat here is the readout: STARFLEET HAZARD OPS – TEAM FILE Classification: ALPHA PRIORITY...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 05 – Hazard Team
By Richard Woodcock To my father who bought me the Eagle Comic every Thursday and let me dream. Happy Father’s day. Last time on Star Trek: Fortitude “Not a bad looking world, sh...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 04 – A Treen from Venus?
By Richard Woodcock “On Screen, USS Fortitude standing by Admiral” Miles reported. Admiral Vossan asked. “Yes Sir” Miles answered. Vossan reported. Miles raised his eyebrow i...
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Darkstar: “And so it Begins”
By Alan Tripp --- 2294 --- “CAPTAIN! WE’VE LOST THE EXCALIBUR!” Capt. Urshyra Sollace saw the explosion on the lower right edge of the view screen. That ship simply ...
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Darkstar: “A Temporal Reckoning”
By Alan Tripp --- Somewhere In Time --- “Steering this is just like steering a starship,” muttered Brianna Llewellyn to herself. Her words referred to steering this version...
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Darkstar: "This is Houston ... Sam Houston"
2406 “So, this is Houston.” Lt. Ahlayna Sollace crossed her arms, leaning back in the shuttle’s co-pilot seat, and took it all in. “Yeap, Shangri-La II-class … or...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 03 – Code Factor One
By Richard Woodcock “Captain picking up some type of repeating distress call, can’t tell from where exactly its sounds like a repeating automated beacon. I think?” Rose reported. Mi...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 02 – Cosmic Wink
By Richard Woodcock Miles Llewellyn looked up from his data Padd and rubbed the top of his nose and reflected on his glasses catching. He sighed. “If there is one constant of the univer...
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Darkstar: "The Coming Storm"
by Alan Tripp (aka. Kanej Hauk) In a reality far, far away Vice Admiral Ka'nej Hauk crossed the threshold into the U.S.S. Excalibur’s Strategic Operations Center and kept going. ...
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Star Trek: Fortitude – Season 01 Episode 01 – A new home
Miles Llewelyn felt the hum of the delta flyer class shuttle underneath his feet as he looked over his book. Miles had a fondness for old fashioned books even in his modern century. He...
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U.S.S. Fortitude on Station…!
By Richard Woodcock The USS Fortitude has a long history, in story telling she has been at the fore-front of play in my days writing in Play by Email and in later years I moved the shi...
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From Klingon to Starfleet : Taking the Oath
“I, Koraq, having been appointed an officer in the United Federation of Planets …” The grizzly grey-haired Klingon stood at attention, one hand raised repeating the words of the Starfl...
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Darkstar: "Bundle for another Time"
Scene: Aboard the U.S.S. Thunder StrikeDate: August 1, 2294 A bundle for another time Capt. Urshyra Agnes Sollace walked along the corridor of the starship she commanded, imagining ...
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When Two Become One
Hauk / Hauk’ materialized on the pad and promptly grabbed his head, screamed and crumbled like a marionette puppet with its strings suddenly cut. Down he went and the transporter offic...
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