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==Mission Seventeen: [[Once More Into The Breach]]==
[[File:Dovek II.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Dovek II]]
After the near destruction of [[Starbase 989]], the crews of the [[USS Boudicca]] and the [[USS Rosenante]] were ordered to form a Task Force under the command of [[Rank|Captain]] [[Ahmed Ibn Salid]].

After a flag level briefing, in which concerns over recent [[Borg]] activity in the [[Dovek II|Dovek System]], Captain Salid ordered the two ships of the task force immediately underway to the area of Borg activity for the purpose of locating the Borg forces there and determining the nature of their actions.

Salid ordered the two ships to enter the system in such a manner as to utilize the natural formations to aid in the covert approach of the two ships. With the bulk of the Borg activity taking place in orbit around [[Dovek II]], salid and the crew of both ships begin to do research in the hopes of predetermining the potential threat of the Borg Activity.

From the very beginning there were concerns, as a new type of Borg vessel, designated a [[Borg Pyramid]] was seen accompanying a [[Borg Tactical Cube]]. This was a strong indicator to Salid that the mission was sensitive and possibly militaristic in nature. 

When later research proved that the Dovek system had once been a part of the now extinct, but once very technologically advanced [[Tkon Empire]], Ahmed's worst fears came to the forefront.

Upon arriving in the Dovek System, Salid ordered both ships to remain hidden behind Dovek II's only moon. From there a series of reconnaissance probes were launched in an attempt to gather information remotely. This failed due to the Borg's use of an [[Antiproton]] weapon for the purpose of large scale excavation on the planet's surface.
[[File:Beam attack on planet.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Antiproton beam strikes Dovek II]]
Blinded due to the [[Subspace|Subspace Interference]], Salid moved forward with a plan to launch the [[Lorimar Class Runabout]] Lorimar, on an intelligence gathering mission. The runabout was performing well, apparently unheeded by the Borg [[starship]]s until [[Rank|Lieutenant]] [[Detron Trei]] managed to make contact with the [[Borg Collective]] in an attempt to cause panic amongst the [[Borg Drone]]s.

Instead of causing panic, despite orders to not interfere, the telepathic contact made the Borg leader [[Volus]] aware of the [[Federation]] presence in the system. He ordered the Runabout attacked, and as a result the vessel crash-landed on the surface of [[Dovek II]].

It was around this time that the Borg also uncovered their apparent goal, a [[Tkon Nanosphere]] that held incredible potential as a weapon to be used to assimilate [[Earth]].

Now faced with a pair of problems, Salid ordered two separate missions. The first to rescue any crash survivors, while the second would cause plausible asset denial of the sphere from the Borg through the deployment of an [[antimatter]] mine.
[[File:Mine Detonation.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Antimatter Mine detonating on Dovek II]]
With The Borg capital ship's positioned in such a way as to block any attempts at either mission, Salid ordered both the [[USS Rosenante]] and the [[USS Boudicca]] to act as a screening force against the Borg vessels in an attempt to drawn them away from the [[planet]].

The two ships of the small task force attacked the Borg forces and successfully caused them to displace their position, which allowed the two away teams to penetrate the planet's atmosphere and carry out their missions.

The crash survivors were rescued and the Antimatter mine deployed, and salid had thought that the Borg operations were thwarted until indications were seen that the [[Borg]] were opening a [[Temporal Vortex]]. realizing that the Collective intended to assimilate the device in the past, Salid ordered both the [[Federation]] [[starship]]s to follow and engage.

On the other side of the vortex, the Federation ships found themselves in the Age of Makto, near the end of the [[Tkon Empire]]. They managed to destroy both the [[Borg Pyramid]] and the [[Borg Tactical Cube]], but not before both ships were boarded during the fight, and [[Borg Drone]]s sent to the surface of the planet, where assimilation of the [[Tkon Nanosphere]] began.
[[File:Temporal Vortex.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A Temporal Vortex]]
Fighting a desperate defensive action for their ships, the Federation crews were unable to prevent the [[assimilation]] of the nanosphere. As the Sphere lifted off the planet, Salid ordered one final ditch attempt to purge the two ships of Borg, using a specialized code that attacked the [[Borg]] [[Nanoprobe]]s.

Despite an assassination attempt on his life and with both ship's free of Borg influence, and the nanosphere opening another [[Temporal Vortex]] Salid once again ordered pursuit.

This time the two ships ended up in Earth's prehistoric past during a period called the [[Cretaceous Period]]. The two ships were unable to deal any damage to the [[Tkon]] device as long as it's shields remained operational, so Salid ordered a small elite security force to beam aboard the ship using a theoretical Transporter algorithm.
[[File:Chicxulub close impact.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The impact with the crust of the planet]]
A tremendous fight ensued and the away team was barely beamed off the sphere, before the combined firepower of the [[USS Boudicca]] and the [[USS Rosenante]] destroyed it. Along with the destruction of the sphere came that of the Borg leader [[Volus]] and the Tkon scientist [[D'askto]] who had joined forces with the away team.

Although they had destroyed the most immediate threat of assimilation in [[Earth|earth's]] ancient past, the bulk of the sphere rained down on the planet nearly wiping out all life there.  Ironically, it was this event that wiped out the dinosaurs and allowed [[Human|Humanity]] to evolve.

After several days of repairs and hard work, The combined crews managed to activate the Borg Temporal equipment that was left behind by the Borg Occupation of their ships and used it to return home to the present.

The two ships then limped home to a hero's welcome.
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