Returning to the sanctuary of Deep Space 17 after months along the Romulan border under the command of Captain T’Prynn, the USS Intrepid undergoes some routine maintenance during her layover. Old faces move on in pursuit of fresh new challenges on some of the finest ships in the fleet, but replacements soon arrive in search of redemption.

Having served aboard the Starship Ulysses during the Blood Dilithium crisis, these new faces suffered a devastating trauma that each continues to struggle with; each blames themselves for being unable to prevent the murder of their former Captain, even now, some three months later. A mission into the Typhon Expanse allows each to come to terms with their loss whilst getting back to basics – the exploration of a scientific phenomenon.