Across the Odyssey Flotilla, ships are heading in for long-overdue repairs and refits, and for the first time in what feels like forever, Starfleet’s finest from the Delta Quadrant have been told to finally rest.

For the cadets of the USS Astra, the timing could not be better. An entire academic year lies behind them, one that tested them far beyond the classroom, and their final year waits on the other side of the summer. Between the two sits Colludia II: a world of golden beaches, dramatic tides, and an orange sun that makes every evening feel like a curtain call. Sun, sea, and absolutely no simulations. They have earned this.

For Cadet Alfie McCallister-Reyas, the destination holds something sweeter still. After a long time apart, he is finally going to see his brothers again, and there is a lot of catching up to do.

But shore leave on Colludia II may hold a few surprises of its own as the biggest boy band in the Federation arrives for their next gig.

Mission poster by MJ, image assets created by MJ and improved by ChatGPT