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From USSArcadia
This plot begins a week after Root of the Problem.
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Stardate 50806.18 (Part I)
Arcadia arrives at Nevuluz III, a planet friendly to the Federation. An away team, including the captain, science, engineering, medical, and security beams down to the planet to meet maverick Prof Helen Jones from the Federation Archaeological Society, who claims to have discovered a key site in a theorized ancient "Empire V" that at one time ruled this sector of space. Arcadia is to give her and her team scientific and technological help in verifying her discovery and continuing in the increasingly difficult task of uncovering the ancient technologically advanced city.
Stardate 50806.25 (Part II)
The away team scientists and engineers find that a calibrated laser drill would be the best way to recover the artifacts from the dig site. They call for the equipment from Arcadia and continue what scans they can on the surface until it arrives. A nearly-intact statuette is found on one of the spires poking out of the site. Althewhile, Prof Jones keeps an eye on the team.
Arcadia maintains a trasnporter lock on the team. A fleet of a thousand unidentified ships comes out of warp from a long distance. The away team is recalled. The civilian archaeological team refuses to leave the planet.
Arcadia hails the unidentified fleet. Eventually, the unidentified fleet responds. The defense department on Nevuluz scrambles their inadequate military, while they try to recall the president from his vacation.
A blue and green skinned alien who identifies himself as Grand Commander Lord Kordov, First Commandant of the Inechie Home Fleet answers, and claims to be returning with a fleet to reclaim their homeworld.
Stardate 50807.02 (Part III)
The away team returns to their duty stations.
After a negotiating session and some implied and/or direct threats, Captain Lo'Ami convinces Grand Commander Kordov not to destroy the population on the planet Nevuluz (20 billion) if they don't evacuate in 12 hours. They are given 24 hours of respite and hope to open three way negotiations. Arcadia receives data records of the exiles' version of history, which conflicts with that of the native Nevuluzians.
Tactical and helm prepare in case the invading fleet decides to open fire. With the help of engineering, they passively scan the fleet, finding highly advanced capital ships and some large capital ships.
The science team investigates the statuette that Lt Daena took from the planet. The figure is one of a race not known to be on the planet. They continue studying it, thinking that its origins are important to understanding the planet's ruins' history.
Another away team of science, engineering, medical, and security is assembled to investigate the claims made by the exile fleet.
Stardate 50807.09 (Part IV)
Two away teams are sent down to the planet. One to continue investigating the ruins, the other (including the captain, Lt Cmdr Marx, and Ens Swan) to meet the president and cabinet on Nevuluz to discuss the situation. Lt Eagle is left in command on Arcadia, with orders to investigate what he can of the rival historical claims, and to monitor the situation and try to prevent either side from firing the first shot.
The digging away team beams down and fills in Prof. Jones. After showing her a picture of the statuette and the fleet commander, she immediately sets the team about drilling and digging around the spire where the statuette was found.
The Nevuluz cabinet proposes taking nuclear weapons out of mothballs to deal with the situation.
