Editing Christopher Adams (section)

== USS Paladin ==

[[Image:Paladinimage.jpg|thumb|right|200px|USS Paladin]]

Adams's first posting was to the [[Robert LoDona|LoDona]] loyal ship ''[[USS Paladin]]'' in 2407. They were en route to the Romulan Neutral Zone in case the Romulans decided it was a good time strike into the Federation during the [[Federation Civil War|Civil War]]. ''("Interlude")''

Adams went on his first away mission when the ''[[USS Paladin]]'' came across an alien vessel, the ''QHL Sunda'', stuck in a subspace tear. Adams discovered that an imbalance in the ship's quantum singularity warp drive caused the rift. A sister ship from the United Kingdom of Kiria, ''QHL Aiglos'', approaches and is outraged that aliens have boarded their ship. Captain Straton leads an envoy over to the ''Aiglos'' to explain the situation. She convinces the ship's commander to work together to get the ''Sunda'' out of the rift. Adams works with the crew of the ''Aiglos'' to remove the ''Sunda'' from the rift and help in repairs. An investigation is launched and it is discovered that a Romulan agent was hiding as part of the ''Sunda'' crew and caused the instability in their warp drive. ''("The Enigma Factor")''

Patrolling the Romulan Neutral Zone in case the Romulans decided to take advantage of the [[Federation Civil War]], the ''USS Paladin'' was suddenly pulled into uncharted space, 530 light years off course. Faced with a six month journey to get back to Federation space, Captain Eva Straton ordered the ship to the nearest star system in order to finish repairs and get any supplies, if needed. To their surprise, they encountered a Dyson Sphere and sent a small away team, including Adams, out in the ''Shuttlecraft Goddard'' to investigate. The away team found a way to get into the sphere and then worked on getting the Paladin through to the inside as well. The Paladin explored in the interior of the sphere and found no life forms. They left the Dyson Sphere resupplied and started heading back to Federation space. Working with [[Sarouk|Lieutenant Commander Sarouk]], Adams helps find a subspace river which allowed them to get back in only two months time. This sparks Adams's interest in other fields besides engineering. He makes a decision to move to Operations under [[Michael Ian O'Connor|Lieutenant O'Connor]]. ''("The Unexpected Odyssey: The Sphere")''

[[Michael Ian O'Connor|Lieutenant O'Connor]] is injured and Adams is promoted to Chief of Operations. The ''USS Paladin'' arrives at [[Starbase Geneva (NCC-85745)|Starbase Geneva]] where Adams runs into one of his old friends from the Academy, Ensign [[Fala Taban]]. Fala has news from home: his mother has been rounded up into an internment camp on Earth for being loyal to [[Robert LoDona|LoDona]]. It also appears that his [[Vincent Adams|father]] was behind it. Conflicted, Adams threatens to leave his post to go back to Earth and free his mother. He comes to the realization that the only way he's going to get there is to recommit himself to his captain and his ship. He shaves his beard off and starts working out in the holodeck losing around seventy-five pounds. Over the next six weeks, he helps coordinate the Paladin's refit effort. ''("New Beginnings")''

[[Eva Straton|Captain Straton]] announces that the Paladin’s next mission will be to rendezvous with the 21st Task Group and lead it against Doenitz’s forces in the liberation of Betazed. The crew is excited about a potential end to the Civil War and start battle exercises while they are traveling to the Kalandra sector. ''("Mjolnir's Fury")''

The Paladin engaged Doenitz's forces at Betazed. The battle was won, but the USS Paladin was rendered inoperable. It was moved into space dock and all personnel reassigned.