An Excelsior-Class starship reported missing during the Dominion War has now been located, thanks to the crew of the Altai. In their first mission, the ship was boarded by a mechanoid spider and attempted to gain access to the Altai‘s main computer. Fortunately, the crew was able to keep it from doing just that. This mechanoid was sent to Starfleet so that their specialists could study it further, as well as study the data that Altai’s chief engineer had extracted. The data is where the specialists found the location of this Excelsior-Class vessel, the Romero. This is also where the specialists have learned that these mechanoid spiders originated from the Romero.

Unfortunately, the Altai is undergoing a change in command for two reasons. Starfleet Command felt that with the current situation at hand, a Captain was needed. The other reason; Captain Jacob Hayes knew the commanding officer on board the Romero. With the crew of the Altai experienced in the matter of these mechanoid spiders and Captain Hayes knowing Romero‘s C.O., there really was only one best course of action. Assign Captain Hayes as the new C.O. of the Altai and send the Altai to investigate the Romero.

It’s going to be a bumpy ride…