Cynfor Rees

Cynfor was born in Port Talbot Wales in November of 2339. His mother was a nurse and his father a mechanical engineer. His childhood was above ordinary as his parents gave him everything, Cynfor was their only child. Cyn’s mother was rendered infertile shortly after he was born due to feminine issues.

Cynfor spent his childhood in school and working the land. He learned to farm from his mother and to be a mechanical engineer from his father. It was from his father that he developed a love for machines, how to repair them, and what made them work. His parents instilled in Cynfor the belief that before all else is family, blood is indeed thicker than water.

He was enrolled into his local elementary school and his jovial demeanor and easygoing nature made it easy for him to make friends. The one flaw in his young character was his stubbornness and unwillingness to yield. These two character traits also made him a fierce friend. His youth was standard for growing up on Earth.

In his first year of high school at the age of 14, he met the woman that would become his one true love, his beloved Margie. Mary Margaretta Phyllis Jones was a local girl and Cynfor could not believe that he had not seen her before. The two became fast friends and one year after becoming friends their friendship evolved into love. From that point on the two were inseparable. It has been said that she was always his better half and the only person with the ability to put Cyn in his place.

In June 2363 Cynfor and Margie graduated High School, the two walked down to receive their diplomas hand in hand. After graduation, Cyn’s dad wanted him to follow in his footsteps but Cynfor had other plans. He dreamed of the Federation and all of the planets that were out there. The summer of 2363 was a tumultuous one for him. He was in constant arguments with his family who did not want him to go. There were constant discussions with Margie as she was unsure if she wanted to go with him. Cyn’s stubbornness ruled the day and rather than stay on Earth and build, decided to enroll in Starfleet Academy. Margie moved to San Francisco with him when the time came for him to begin his training. She began to attend higher schooling to become a teacher.

In September of 2363, Cynfor began Starfleet Academy and he majored in Starfleet Operations with a minor in Weapons Engineering; he is given the rank of Cadet First Grade upon taking the Oath of Starfleet. He graduates the Academy in the middle of his class in June of 2367 and is given the rank of Ensign.

In February of 2364, Margie breaks the news to her boyfriend of now eleven years. She is pregnant and this was an unplanned event for the both of them. He was still in the Academy and she in school. Cynfor being the man that he is with the values that he was given decides that he would marry Margie after all it is the right thing to do. This decision was made in no small part by her father who said that if Cyn did not do the right thing than he can see space as a pile of ashes floating for all eternity.

Therefore, in March of 2364 they were married in a rather large ceremony witnessed by all of their friends and family. Cynfor’s parents realized the error of their ways and the estranged family made up when they came to San Francisco for the wedding. In September of that year, their first son Tom was born.

Cyn’s time at the Academy was mediocre at best. His time was split between classes and being at home with his wife and newborn. He graduated in the middle of his class and was assigned to Utopia Planetia Shipyards orbiting Mars to work on the weapons system designs for new ships. He leaves Earth with Margie and Tom. Margie for her part becomes a schoolteacher on Mars.

In April of 2365, the Rees family expands again when Margie and Cynfor welcome their second son Ben into the world. It seemed that as of now all was right with the Rees’ life. Margie was thriving enjoying molding her boys into men as well the young minds of Mars. Cyn took to his work like a duck to water and loved every minute of it. The couple was more in love than ever.

In June of 2370, Cyn is promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade and one year later that tranquility was disturbed when Starfleet ordered Cynfor transferred to the USS Tomahawk. The good news was that this transfer was to make him the Assistant Chief of Operations. Margie took the boys and moved back to Earth so the young children’s grandparents could help in their raising.

Cynfor spent the next six years aboard the USS Tomahawk serving as the Assistant Chief of Operations. In 2373, the USS Tomahawk was involved in a minor skirmish with the Borg. During that skirmish, the ship was badly damaged and Cyn along with the Chief Engineer was able to stop a warp core breach in progress. Their efforts allowed the Tomahawk to make an escape.

In 2374, tragedy struck the Rees family. Ben Rees was stricken with a rare illness while on Earth. Jorvan’s Nucleo-pathic Degenerative Disease is an incurable disease that affects the nervous system and eventually leads to death. Margie for her part plays the strong mother and attempts to give her child the best most comfortable life possible. Cyn’s stubbornness refuses to acknowledge that there is no cure. He begins to tap every connection that he has made in Starfleet, and they all lead to no avail. His journey leads him to his old CO at Utopia Planetia who tells him that he should be looking for Dr Vanessa Baptiste. She is the premier molecular neurologist and might know the cure. However, she has gone off the radar for two years.

Refusing to give up on his son, he continues the search and in 2375 learns that Dr Baptiste has gone underground allying herself with the Maquis. Cynfor requests and is granted a leave of absence to handle the crumbling family issues that he has. Instead, he secretly meets with Dr Baptiste and she informs him that she can indeed cure his son. However, he would have to do something for the Maquis; he would have to use his access to get the construction plans to certain Starfleet weapons so that the Maquis can manufacture them. Cynfor betrayed his oath and every fiber of his being for his son. He did as requested and as promised his son was cured. This traitorous act hangs heavy in the mind of Cynfor and although never officially confirmed there are whispers about what he did. Although he would do it again if needed, he is not proud of the act.

One year later Cyn is given a promotion to full Lieutenant and transferred to the USS John Adams for service as the Chief of Operations. He loved the promotion and the prestige that the position gave him. However, he was saddened that this assignment took him farther from Earth and he longed for his family.

In 2379, he requests a transfer back to Earth so that he could be with the family that he desperately missed. His request is granted and he becomes an Instructor at Starfleet Academy. The reunification of the Rees family was a happy one. For Tom now 14 and Ben now 12 and healthy as ever missed their father dearly, Margie missed having her husband around. The family quickly bonded into an unbreakable unit.

In 2381, the Rees family welcomed their third child Maia Rees a daughter and Margie’s pride and joy for she always wanted a daughter. This little girl completed what Cyn thought would be the ideal family and gave Margie the daughter that she wanted. Cyn thought that if this were the rest of his life he would die a happy man.

In 2384, Starfleet orders Cynfor to transfer to the USS Curie, Cyn requested that he be allowed to stay with his family. The answer that he received was that orders were orders. This was the straw that broke the camel’s back; Cyn wanted nothing more to do with Starfleet. For he now saw the organization as one that just uses people to their own ends. In that discussion with Admiral Sydow, all of the emotion poured out of the man. He punched the Admiral square in the temple knocking him out cold. In the aftermath of this act, Cynfor was allowed to resign his commission rather than face court martial.

He becomes an architect and mechanical engineer, so in the end Cyn did follow in his father’s footsteps. The family took up residence in their hometown in Wales and lived comfortably and happy until the middle of the year 2397. It was at this time that Margie passed away at the age of 58. She was not sick and showed no real signs of aging. Cynfor believed that it was simply her time. Cyn never stopped mourning his one true love. He surrounded himself with his children and his one daughter in law for his eldest Tom was married. One year to the day after Margie’s death Tom’s wife gives birth to Cyn’s first grandchild a little girl named Layla Margaret Mae Rees. Over the next year, Cyn watched his children and grandchild bond and sow the bonds that he and his beloved Margie did. He now knows that it is his time to see the stars before it is his time to see Margie again.

In April of 2399, he requests to be reinstated into Starfleet, this request is granted as Starfleet has need for trained and competent officers. Cynfor is reinstated as a Lieutenant. He is required to take a month brush up course at Starfleet Academy. After his training, he is assigned to the USS Firebird to serve as Chief of Operations. At the age of 60 Cynfor now felt the final and most exciting chapter of his life begins.

In October of 2401 the USS Firebird was put into dock for a six month refit. During the refit time, Rees took time to see his family and enjoyed every minute of it. However, Captain Coslar came calling and asked if he would take the position of Executive Officer as well as Chief of Operations. The position came with a promotion to Lieutenant Commander, so it was something he could not resist. Cynfor once again said goodbye to his family and hello to his destiny among the stars.