The USS Tomcat has been dispatched to investigate the bombing of the Cardassian Embassy on Galen IV, reports have come in along with some visuals that an offshoot symbiont species of the Trill Symbionts have decided to try different tactics. Last time they did this was deep in Federation space and the only name we have for them are Bluegills, but being resourceful and quick learners they have targeted the rim worlds.

The Dreadnought is sent on an embarrassing supply run following the chaotic and highly disruptive mission to rescue one of its own. It\'s destination is an otherwise unremarkable planet, the supplies are mostly medical and science in origin but when they arrive things turn sour and the Dreadnought and her crew are pressed against the wall when they stumble onto something they shouldn\'t have.

Tasked with delivering vital medical supplies to Starbase 129 near the Cardassian Border, the U.S.S. Poseidon undertakes her maiden voyage in earnest. As the crew begins to find her steps, spectres of their personal and collective pasts come back to haunt them, with implications far beyond what any of them could have anticipated...