Episode 24: "The path to war"

USS Gibraltar, Episode 24: "The Path to War"

The Gibraltar, under command of Captain McMillan, encountered a stellar nursery near what used to be Romulan space, and went to investigate. However, the sudden arrival of the USS Zhukov with their Captain telling that they had an urgent message for the Gibraltar crew, made the crew all but forget about the science mission they had been on. The Captain of the Zhukov beamed one person on board, and then left, only to say 'good luck' to the crew.

When the turboliftdoors to the Brigde opened, a ghost from the past stepped in: Lt.jg Kieran Braveheart, former science officer of the Gibraltar and currently part of Admiral Janeway's Borg-research team, had arrived. The reunion was far from pleasant: he bore disturbing news. Starfleet Intel reported that no less than five Borg cubes were on their way to Federation space. Not all at one spot, but all around the Federation border: they were trying to prevent the Federation from forming one massive fleet, by splitting up their forces.

Lt.jg Braveheart didn't only bring this information though: he brought upgrades to the Gibraltar as well. After having studied upgrades done to Voyager when she came back from the Delta Quadrant, Starfleet Command had decided to give the Gibraltar similar upgrades. It would take the crew a week to install the systems. . . but it was a good shot against the Borg. So, the crew went to work.

When, after a week, the crew had finished installing the upgrades, the modified sensors detected what the crew had been fearing all week: a Borg cube, heading straight for them. It was time to put these upgrades to the test. . .

TO BE CONTINUED...