In the past three weeks, two Starfleet Auxiliary supply vessels have been raided by a trio of Pakled clump ships: the Aerie-class SS Montasmery and the Antares-class SS Tomtibl. Their cargo bays full of supplies –due for re-stocking Starbase 227– were stolen by the Pakleds. A further Monarch-class tanker was destroyed when its deuterium tanks ignighted not long after they transmitted a distress signal about clump ships attacking. While the Pakleds’ tactics are outdated, their numbers have more than made up for it. Not only is this trio’s aggression towards the Federation notable, the shattered remains of a Borg sphere clumped onto each of their hulls demonstrates a new level of technological advancement for the Pakleds.

The USS Los Angeles has orders to protect the Constellation-class SS Partheous, a Starfleet Auxiliary supply vessel under attack by the same pack of Pakleds. Starfleet Command has ordered the Los Angeles to protect the crew of the Partheous and to investigate the origins and workings of the Borg sphere these Pakleds have claimed as their own. Starfleet Command has received reports of increased Borg activity from all over the galaxy. The Borg seem especially fixated on reclaiming all of their spare parts that have fallen into the hands of other galactic powers. While these Pakled raiders may believe a Borg sphere makes them strong, it could make them a target of the Borg.