USS Dresden - Heading Home
Posted on Thu Aug 6th, 2026 @ 9:58pm by Captain Jamie O'Connell
Edited on on Thu Aug 6th, 2026 @ 9:59pm
Mission:
SHAKE DOWN IN A NEBULA
Location: Various
Timeline: 2402, 2452
::ON::
Captain Hank Jacobs was in the Mess Hall grabbing lunch while looking over a few reports he hadn’t had a chance to review until now. Finishing up the last ones his comm went off “Captain Jacobs here.”
[Captain, Commander Thorn….I’ve returned from the mission with Captain Kingston and I’m ready to return to the Dresden Sir.]
“Good. I’ll be at the Transporter Pads monetarily and I’ll beam you back aboard. Jacobs out” as he stood walked the short distance to the pads. Locking onto Tiffany’s comm badge he beamed her back board “Welcome back, so how did it go?”
“Great Captain….we have a viable way back to our own timeline” Tiffany responded with a smile.
“Fantastic! Let me gather the Crew and you can tell us all about it” Hank commented before taping his comm “Crew please assemble in the Lounge right away. Jacobs out.”
Minutes later everyone was assembled hoping for some good news as Thorn began “I have great news. With the help of Commodore Sureth and Captain Kingston we were able to stabilize the anomaly. After careful calculations the anomaly will be opening up to our timeline in about two hours from now” as she paused “Captain I would highly recommend we depart immediately and head for the anomaly and wait for the opening.”
“Thank you Commander. SCI Amethyst scan the anomaly when we get back to the marker and see if you can determine if we need to return the same way we initially came through” Hank ordered.
“That would be the logical approach for safety reasons” the SCI replied with a smile.
“Ok, everyone to you Stations and let’s go home” Hank stated before dismissing the Crew.
Entering the Bridge the Crew went to their Stations as Hank laid in the coordinates for the marker and went to full impulse until the Starbase was cleared then proceeded to warp eight. Looking to Tiffany “There is one more thing left to do” as he opened up comms.
“Commander Devroe this is Captain Jacobs we’re on our way back to the anomaly now.”
[That is good news….have a safe trip back to your timeline] Devroe replied happy for the Dresden crew.
“Before we leave I just wanted to thank you, Commodore Sureth, and Captain Kingston for helping us find a way back home….it’s a debt we can never repay. But I’m going to leave our little adventure out of my reports and permanently delete any reference to this timeline from our computer records. That way Starfleet, or any greedy people, won’t be attempting to come here and inadvertently change not only your timeline but our own. I figure that’s the least we can do as a small way to help repay our debt to you” Hank explained.
[Thank you Captain and I think that’s for the best for all concerned. I’ll be sure to pass this along to the Commodore] Angel responded with a smile.
“By the time we reach our time I’m sure most of you will be no more or at least quite old. While our time with you will remain a secret please know you will live in our hearts for the rest of our natural lives” Hank stated returning that beautiful woman’s smile “Have a wonderful life Commander Angel Devroe. Jacobs out.”
“Captain may I suggest returning the same way we came as a safety precaution” SCI Amethyst suggested.
Tapping his comm “Lieutenant Tomas put the fusion reactor on standby and initiate our reserves for the trip back home on my mark” Jacobs ordered.
“As you wish Captain” Tomas replied.
When they arrived Hank came to a full stop. Several minutes later the anomaly opened “ Tomas in 3-2-1-mark” as he made the switch over.
Looking to Tiffany “Let’s go home” Hank commented with a smile.
“You won’t hear any complaints from me” Tiffany replied with a smile of her own.
Twenty minutes later the Dresden emerged from the anomaly “Lieutenant D’Rin report” Jacobs ordered hoping their trip had been successful.
“Checking now Captain….the stars correspond with our star charts…..looks like we’re home Sir.”
Now that the Dresden arrived back to their timeline safely Hank kept his word to Commander Devroe. All records of their time in 2402 had been erased from the computer records and the Crew had been instructed never to speak of their experience to anyone for the rest of their lives.
::OFF::
