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==Mission Eleven: [[Into the Darkness, Go I]]==
[[Image:Rosenante-Alt-2up.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Battle of Sunali II]]
After his encounter with [[Julman]], [[Rank|Captain]] [[Ahmed Ibn Salid]] came to a critical decision to break his standing orders to partol the frontier between the [[Cardassian Union]] and the [[United Federation of Planets]].

Instead he ordered the Rosenante off mission towards the [[Ikev Sector]] where indications of a conspiracy to build an [[Omega Device]] was suspected.

En route, a distress signal from the [[Boronite]] mining facility on [[Bardon Alpha]] was intercepted. Ahmed ordered the [[USS Rosenante]] into action, but arrived too late to be of much assistance. By the time that they had arrived, the inhabitants of the facility had been slaughtered, leaving only two survivors. Unfortunately the distress signal had named the attacking starship as the Rosenante despite the fact that the ship was nowhere near the facility. 

Suspecting a set-up, Salid prepared to leave the system, but again was unable to withdraw before the arrival of the [[USS Furious]] Commanded by [[Rank|Captain]] [[Saleke]] arrived.

knowing how the situation looked, Ahmed ordered the Rosenante to flee and the Furious pursued. Forced to investigate, Saleke engaged the Rosenante with specially modified [[quantum torpedo]]es which were equipped with [[Cloaking device|phased claoking devices]]. these torpedoes were able to get past the Rosenante's superior shielding and cause significant damage to the ship.

Only the implementation of a new tactic, now called the [[The Salid Gambit]] allowed the Rosenante to escape into the rough asteroid fields of [[The Mill]]. Ahmed was able to cloak his ship and the furious picking up residual traces of a trail left by the original attacked set of in pursuit as Salid ordered repairs undertaken.

Unknown to both saleke or Salid, the perpetrator in the raid on Bardon alpha was the [[Mirror Universe]] version of Ahmed. He commanded the [[ISS Rosenante]] and had set course to head to [[Hexikor Prime]], with the clear goal of capturing components critical to the completion of an [[Omega Device]].

The ISS Rosenante arrived well before either the Furious or the USS rosenante could intercept her and conducted the raid with expected brutality. The components stolen were  a [[Paratrinic Shield|Paratrinic Shield Generator]] And a [[Class 11 Computer|Class 11 Bioneural Computer]]. The ISS Rosenante departed and headed for thier next target.

The Furious arrived on the scene first and Saleke immediately began an investigation. While that was underway, Salid in the [[USS Rosenante]] arrived in the system under cloak.

Determined not to have a repeat of the encounter at [[Bardon Alpha]], Captain Salid chose to neutralize the threat that the Furious posed by transporting six of their primary power buses off the Furious. These power relay buses, caused the ship to lose all primary power, rendering it unable to use weapons, shields or warp drive. Salid then ordered the surrender of the Furious but was unwilling to accept the surrender of that vessel from their First Officer Commander Erin Sloane. 
[[Image:Omega Device.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Omega Device]]
Saleke was summoned and his presence was requested aboard the Rosenante. Having been convinced by the data that he had collected thus far in his investigation, Captain Saleke informed Captain Salid that he and his ship were no longer suspects in the attack, nor were they complicit in any plot to acquire and build an [[Omega Device]]. Salid had, independently, arrived at the same conclusion, that the ISS Rosenante, a ship from the Mirror universe was in fact responsible for the attacks. 

It was also clear that the Mirror Universe Rosenante was following a pattern that must have been established in their own universe. Which explained how the marauding vessel knew where to acquire the components for the creation of a new Omega Device. 

After some discussions, it was decided that the USS Furious and the USS Rosenante would need to combine forces in order to counter the tactical and homicidal threat now posed by the ISS Rosenante. 

As long range scans indicated that the Mirror Universe vessel was headed for the [[Kabor Prime|Kabor System]] The Rosenante took the Furious under tow, and using their own shields to protect them, opened a Spiral warp conduit to facilitate maneuvers while the Furious conducted the reinstallation of the power relay buses. 

A few days after the attack on the Bynar Facility in the Hexikor system, the ISS Rosenante appeared in the Kabor system. Thier target was a secret production facility known as [[Station Omega]]. The facility had been built by a secret research and development branch of Starfleet Sciences Division during the [[Admiral Doenitz|Doenitz]] regime. Thier primary function was the development of an [[Omega Device]]. 

After the end of the [[Federation Civil War]] the facility went underground. Through the actions of a small group of [[Starfleet]] [[Rank|Admirals]], all records pointing to the existence of such a facility were erased and the personnel there continued with their research. Through covert means, the facility was equipped with large Class XII phaser batteries for defense. At the heart of the facilities power center was a stabilized [[Omega Molecule]]. The first that the Station had managed to produce. 

The ISS Rosenante arrived in the system, intent on collecting the last few remaining components of the Omega device that they needed to create their own version of the weapon. As the Mirror Universe Ahmed Ibn Salid had worked at this facility in his universe, he had intimate knowledge of the facilities existence and layout. What he had not known was that the station had been armed, as in his universe, it was not protected. 

The Mirror universe ship was forced to subdue the facility by force, which cost them a great deal of time, narrowing the lead that they had on their Prime Universe Counterpart the [[USS Rosenante]] and the [[USS Furious]]. This delay would prove to be a great boon to the federation starship over the next few days. 
[[Image:Sunali Sun Destruction.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Destruction of the Sunali star]]
Despite this delay, the two [[UFP]] starships did not arrive in the system quickly enough to engage the Imperial Starship. They were however able to track it to it's next and final location, the [[Sunali II|Sunali System]].

The [[USS Rosenante]] and the [[USS Furious]] entered the [[Sunali II|Sunali System]] to find the [[ISS Rosenante]] engaged in the wanton destruction of [[Cardassian]] merchant shipping. These ships although peaceful, had been destroyed simply because they were Cardassian.

The USS Rosenante ordered the Imperial starship to surrender. That vessel refused.

What followed next was a flurry of conflict, with the Stronger [[ISS Rosenante]] dealing a tremendous amount of damage to both the [[USS Rosenante]] as well as the [[USS Furious]],

During the conflict the Furious engaged her [[Prometheus Class|Tri-vector Attack mode]] to engage the more powerful [[Mirror Universe]] vessel. The Mirror universe [[Andrew Elliot Maddox]] managed to take over the computer of one of the Furious' sections named the Courageous and overload it's warp core killing all 142 hands on board. 

With the battle going against them, captain Salid came up with a plan to stop the Imperial vessel dead in it's tracks. Building off a suggestion made by [[Rank|Lieutenant]] [[Chance Raschen]], he initiated a transfer of the Omega Directive Protocols into the Imperial Starship's computer after the junior officer reeled them into communications range for the data transfer. That vessel's commander, having no experience with the [[Starfleet General Orders & Directives|Omega Directive]] was unable to unlock the ship's computer, which caused them to lose the battle.

However, the ship had not been neutralized before they had managed to launch the [[Omega Device]] at the [[Sunali II|Sunali]] Sun. Unable to pursue, the Rosenante was forced to allow the [[USS Furious]] to intercept and eventually destroy the weapon.

With the aid of [[Nathan Benoit]] the Furious and the Vigiliant (another element of the Furious), managed to shut down the [[Paratrinic Shield]] protecting the device by bypassing the operating system of the [[Class 11 Computer|Class 11 Bioneural Computer]] that controlled it. With the shields down, The Vigilant was able to destroy the device with Phaser fire just minutes before it would have detonated.

With the battle over, Captain Salid ordered boarding parties to take possession of the [[ISS Rosenante]].

The teams achieved their goals quickly and with little resistance, as the [[Mirror Universe]] Salid had ordered his crew not to resist.

Meanwhile back aboard the USS Rosenante [[Alimi Morrow|Lieutenant Alimi Morrow]] fought to prevent a warp core collapse. his efforts and those of [[Jon Nayati|Lieutenant Jon Nayati]] and [[V'Shera|Ensign V'Shera]] managed to prevent the destruction of the federation vessel. However, it was not without cost. Morrow was seriously injured in the attempt and was treated for severe radiation poisoning. His condition was so critical that he was placed in Stasis until such time as he could receive treatment at [[Geneva Station|Starbase Geneva]]. His life was saved by the quick thinking and intervention of [[Kimiko Ichijo|Doctor Kimiko Ichijo]].

After the Capture of the [[ISS Rosenante]] a deal was struck by which all the data concerning the [[Omega Conspiracy]] in the prime universe would be handed over to Captain Salid and Saleke in exchange for returning the Imperial ship home.  The agreement was made, after some discussion between The two Federation Commanding Officers and the Rosenante's First officer [[Jennifer Caskie]].

A technical team was assigned to install an [[Interphasic Field Generator]] aboard the Imperial starship, which would force the ship back into it's normal universe. This same generator would then self destruct, making it impossible for the [[Imperial Union of Planets]] to recreate the devices for their use. Once the device was installed, the imperial ship was returned to the command of the [[Mirror Universe]] Salid and sent home. All indications suggest that the vessel was returned to their proper universe intact.

The Rosenante, towing the [[USS Furious]] then returned to [[Starbase Geneva]] for repairs. 

===Mirror Universe Salid===

Ahmed Ibn Salid of the [[Mirror Universe]] is a much different man than the one from our universe. The differences begin early on in his life. 

As a teenager, Ahmed showed a distinct aptitude for [[Engineering]]. His status was that of a child prodigy, and he was actually trained as an engineer in the hopes that he would serve in the Imperial Engineering Corps developing weapons and new technology.  He graduated from his classes with honors and was assigned to the [[ISS Templar]], Where he served as an Assistant Chief Engineer. He quickly began to make his way up the chain through deceit or assassination until he reached the rank of Lieutenant and the position of Chief Engineer.

His career was cut short however, when it was discovered that his Father was involved in the planned assassination of the Empire's [[Klingon]] [[Regent]]. In retaliation, Salid was arrested and shipped to the [[Boronite]] mines on [[Bardon Alpha]]. It was there during his incarceration that he met the future regent [[Admiral Doenitz|Rodrigo Doentiz]]. 

Together the two men worked in the mines until the opportunity arose to escape. When that day came, the two men led a slave revolt against the penal colony's guards. The campaign was swift and brutal, and with the aid of a rebel ship captain, [[Devan Sash]], the two men escaped along with a small cadre of officers, including [[Saleke]], [[Zachary Falthgood]] and [[T'Vhor]]. Later this group would eventually seize control of the leadership of the [[Human|Terran]] Rebellion and later the puppet Government of [[Earth]].

Salid was promoted to Captain of the [[ISS Rosenante]] which became the Flag ship for the newly reformed and reorganized [[Mirror Universe|Imperial Union of Planets]]. His new role put him into direct conflict with several KCA starships, honing his abilities and reputation as an extraordinarily brutal ship commander. His complete dedication and loyalty to Regent Doenitz and the IUP guaranteed his quick rise to a position of power.

In 2408, Ahmed was assigned the task to deploy the [[Omega Device]] against a KCA task force gathering at [[Sunali II]]. The weapon was deployed and it destroyed the enemy ships as well as the traitorous planet, which had defected to the KCA. The [[ISS Rosenante]] was thrown through a dimensional rift into the normal universe.