FOL 019 – A Final Toast

A Fistful of Latinum

Montana Station, USS Douglas, USS Dragonfly and USS Perseverance

“Personal log, Fleet Captain Geronimo Fontana, Starbase Montana.” He lounged on his long couch beside the warming fireplace in his expansive quarters. The final reports had been submitted to Fourth Fleet Command. “I can’t shake the feeling that this thing is over. Tougun expanded his [...]

FOL 018 – Coda

A Fistful of Latinum

Montana Station, USS Douglas, USS Dragonfly and USS Perseverance

“Syndicate operatives are being held in the custody of the Judge Advocate General’s office here on Montana Station and will be processed through the justice system.  All twenty of them have been identified.  Starfleet Security and the JAG office did not answer questions beyond the [...]

FOL 017 – The Aftermath

A Fistful of Latinum

Montana Station, USS Douglas, USS Dragonfly and USS Perseverance

Sickbay was a macabre sight.  Bodies of half-assimilated lay twitching on biobeds as the combined medical staff of Dragonfly, Douglas, and Perseverance worked through the survivors, the dying, and the dead.  A cargo bay had been transformed into a massive medical operations center.  The quiet [...]

FOL 016 – Running

A Fistful of Latinum

Montana Station, USS Douglas, USS Dragonfly and USS Perseverance

The station was in chaos. The creature had torn into the walls and ceiling, snapping ancient power cables and conduits. The lights had gone out for thirty seconds while the old backup power struggled to activate. Shouts of pure terror followed screams of surprise. The bloodcurdling shrieks were the [...]