| Stardate: 91659.7 | Report Submitted: CMDR North |
ALLCON,
It's with mixed feelings that I write this report that serves as the conclusion of a multi-month operation to recover and destroy the missing molecules from Solanae Facility-009. On the one hand, we have finally achieved our objective, but it unfortunately did not come without cost.
The last quantity of Batch-17 was traced to a Klingon science facility, 32-phi, located in the Ahikar Nebula of the Boreth Sector. Vessels were immediately dispatched with intent to secure the location and its molecules, then plant gravimetric charges to dismantle the facility without destabilizing the omega prematurely.
On our approach, however, we received a distress signal coming from 32-phi itself, consisting of a staticky message about Pariah Borg vessels assaulting the facility and then fleeing. Our own long range sensors were able to pick up a quantity of Borg vessels in retreat: one group of three that had already reached the edges of the Pariah System, another group of four still enroute through the extragalactic layer. The decision was made for USS Avaria and Formidable to continue onwards towards the facility while the remaining vessels broke off to pursue the Borg.
In the debriefing afterwards, Commander Brot'la reported the successful execution of the original plans to take the facility and see to its safe destruction. The Borg-pursuit task force was not so fortunate.
We were able to catch up and intercept with the 'closer' group of four vessels, consisting of two probes and two spheres. Unable to pick up omega on sensors, we were reduced to relying on observation of the Borg's aggression patterns to deduce that one of the spheres was housing omega and worked to isolate it before destroying it with requisitioned gravimetric torpedoes. The remaining three vessels were destroyed in quick succession, but the entire encounter left the U.S.S. Vajra in no condition to continue pursuit. The Atlas was enlisted to tow the Vajra back to DS13.
Upon our return, we received our first reports: the U.S.S. Providence had been on mission to the Krikaya Colony in Pariah, with a selection of DS13 personnel aboard, and happened to intercept the group of three that had fled the farthest. In the midst of Providence defending herself, the three Borg vessels were all destroyed, but one was housing omega aboard and the resultant explosion and shockwaves ruptured a wide swathe of subspace.
In short, the Pariah Colony, as well as the Providence and her guests, have all been isolated in an omega-afflicted area of space in which warp drive will not function. Long range comms, while functioning, are also delayed by roughly thirty to forty-five minutes. Given the fact that all of my work for the past half a year or so has been focused on preventing a catastrophe just like this one, I deeply regret that it was not enough.
The Vajra's battle damage has been significant and the vessel's age may lead to its decommissioning rather than repairs. Her crew, including myself, awaits further instruction on DS13.
//SIGNED//
CMDR North, Alleya
Intelligence Division, U.S.S. Vajra