With Starfleet assigning Task Force 37 to the Delta Quadrant to begin significant expansion and operations in the Area concern has been growing over the loss of long range probes sent out towards an unclaimed area of space. Every time a probe reaches the area it records Hirogen vessels before being destroyed. The area being both unclaimed and unexplored Starfleet believes these to be simply Hirogen ships lurking in the area not wishing to be found.

Upon arrival to the Delta Quadrant, Captain Thompson of the Iota Command Facility ordered the cruiser to assist the Talaxian envoy, that was scheduled to arrive four days ago. A local transport ship arrived just before the Galileo and informed ICF they received a distress call stating engine trouble. Knowing they couldn't help themselves they pushed their engines to arrive at ICF ASAP for assistance.

Sim Transfer in progress. Further information coming soon. USS Makalu Link http://Makalu.st-sims.com/index.php/main/index After an engine malfunction causing the Makalu to abandon her current mission and being forced back to Starbase for emergency repairs Starfleet feels that the Makalu would be bettered suited assisting the Delta Quadrant Task Force.

The USS Vesta, after arrival to the Delta Quadrant, is not given much time to get acquainted with the new Task Force, as she is quickly deployed to Sector 872, where a heavy Plasma Storm has recently passed through. While mostly unoccupied, the region is home to a known Republic of the First World mining facility, damaging it and causing the station to request aid. The Crew of the Vesta is about to find out the UFP and the RotFW aren't as similar as they first thought...