Captain's Log 047

Posted on 30 Nov 2023 @ 11:45pm by Commander Morgan Tarin

364 words; about a 2 minute read

Captain's Log, Stardate 94371.6

"I'm recording this log with the hope it will be preserved for historical review in the event Galileo returns back to its original time period. This starship - along with Praxis - has been pulled into the future through a temporal anomaly, and we now find ourselves in the year 2417. The cause of the temporal anomaly...was the Galileo-B, a future Nova-class vessel from this time period apparently equipped with temporal-generation technology.

"I'm still struggling to come to terms with this future and the historical events which have transpired since 2392. Rear Admiral Lirha Saalm and Commander Marisa Wyatt, both presently serving on the -B, have briefed us on a tragic and hopeless state of affairs for the Federation. A losing war with a Klingon-Romulan alliance has seemingly shattered the core foundations of the UFP, and what remains of Starfleet will soon suffer complete defeat and the loss of all its major worlds.

"The cause of this - the focal point, according to Saalm and Wyatt - was my recent decision to delete the cold station's facility logs and research data, effectively creating a chain of events which soon spiraled into open conflict between the major powers in the quadrants. Do I believe this to be possible? ...Perhaps. Is is plausible? I can't say. Many of my officers, including both Lieutenants Ullswater and Vala, are hesitant to believe this causality. And an even greater number have expressed distress at the apparent violation of the Temporal Prime Directive which brought us here.

"The crew's on edge, and so am I. The thought that we cannot control our destiny except to alter it by going back in time to 'correct' this supposed mistake does not sit well with me. Then again, this future we've been shown...is terrifying. The loss of life is beyond catastrophic. Is it the right thing to do to alter the past the change the future? To save hundreds of billions of souls in this time period? This conundrum now consumes my thoughts, and I need to reflect on this - the most difficult decision of my career.

"Computer, end log."

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