Editing Cecilia Bruce

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! style="background:orange" align="center" |[[image:Red_Bruce.jpg|200px]]|Lieutenant Cecilia Bruce]]<br>

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<font color=black><center><strong>Cecilia Bruce</strong></center></font>

**Birthplace: [[Earth]]

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* <font color=black><center><strong>'''Career Statistics'''</strong></center></font>

** Rank: [[Rank|Lieutenant ]]

** Current Assignment: [[USS Spectre]]

** Current Position: [[ Assistant Counselor ]]

==Background:==

[[image:neb.jpg|thumb|left|'''USS Redriver''']]

[[image:kestra2.jpg|thumb|leftt|'''[[Kestra Troi]]''']]

Bruce was astounded that Kestra had also been awarded a Noble Peace prize for the same work. Kestra was also awarded permanent membership in the Federation Language League, something that only a few of her age had ever accomplished. After reading the paper she read up on who exactly [[Kestra Troi]] was, but, could only find things about her early years and a brief entry about her going into counseling with Starfleet.  

==Relationship of Note:==

[[image:eric1.jpg|thumb|left|'''Lieutenant [[Eric McDermott]]''']]

During her time on Geneva, Bruce met several new officers who like her were all transferring to the Nimitz, but one stood out from the rest for her, Ensign [[Eric McDermott]]. She immediately knew that she felt something for him, but their duties kept them apart during the crisis on Geneva. At the conclusion of the mission during a going away party in Ten Forward, Bruce had the opportunity to dance with Eric and it was a life changing experience for both.  

 

The couple eventually overcame many personal challenges due to the powerful bond that had rapidly developed between them. And the end result was that the couple became Imzadi as well as lovers for a brief, yet intense relationship.

 

Unfortunately this relationship came to an end due to a series of traumatic events that occurred during an away mission on [[Cait]]. During that mission Bruce was forced to link minds with McDermott in order to face a telepathic attack and she was inadvertently able to learn much about Eric’s past that even he himself no longer remembered. The revelation terrified her causing her to ask for a transfer off of the [[USS Nimitz]] and take a leave of absence from Starfleet.

 

It also put a tragic end to the relationship between herself and McDermott.

[[image:Stacademy.jpg|thumb|right|'''[[Starfleet Academy]], San Francisco, Earth''']]

 

==Starfleet:==

Cecilia’s father had always followed the political situation in Starfleet and the Federation. While at the Academy her father told her that he wanted her to go to Geneva and to serve on the [[USS Nimitz]] where a close friend of his, [[Devan Sash]] is the captain.  

 

 

[[image:nimitzimage.jpg|thumb|right|'''[[USS Nimitz]] NCC 75878-E''']]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

===Mission 1: A Taste of Hate===

===Mission 2: [[Djorn Major Incident |For a Friend]]===

On Stardate 2407.03.07 Captain [[Devan Sash]] called a meeting and explained to all senior members that he intended to rescue Lieutenant [[Dru Tagon]]. (Later known and the [[Djorn Major Incident]]) Tagon had been recently captured in action by Doenitz’s forces, placed on trial, convicted and sentenced to death. Sent to the prison station at Djorn Major, Tagon was to be executed. Sash’s intent to rescue Tagon went against the orders of Admiral [[Robert LoDona]] who had expressly forbidden the action. Sash made the decision to make the attempt anyway and asked for any volunteers to go with him. While Bruce was ambiguous about taking such an action she felt she had no choice but to accompany the team as the ships Counselor, Lt. Lronen was going, and she suspected that the Counselor was still suffering from the after affects of his attack on [[Geneva]] during the previous mission. The fact that Ensign [[Eric McDermott]] was also going along made her decision and she joined the team to look after them both.

At first opportunity upon arriving back aboard the IKS Hegh’delar Bruce reported to Sash and informed him about Ensign Hania’s violent act. During the confrontation with Captain Sash over the events that occurred on the station, Hania collapsed and died, himself, the victim of poisoning.

===Mission 3: [[To Skin a Cat]]===

On Stardate 2407.03.22 the Nimitz received orders from the Admiralty to conduct a snap raid on [[Cait]] Prime ([[Cait|Ferasa]]) with the objective of verifying the existence and destroying a Doenitz research facility believed to be developing biogenetically altered Caitians for use as Super-Soldiers.  

Early the next morning the team struck a Caitain railway station and commandeered a train that supplied the research facility that was their main objective. Once within the facility itself Captain [[Devan Sash]] split the away team into two forces. The technical team comprised of mostly science and engineering officers whose responsibility was the retrieval of data and destruction of the facility itself. Bruce stayed with the security team under Sash and Nimitz [[Second Officer]] Lt(jg). [[Eric McDermott]] and attacked the facilities security detail neutralizing it and taking control of the illicit research facility.

In the midst of the wild melee Bruce was overwhelmed by the attack but for reasons unknown McDermott had remained unaffected and he came to her side. Bruce and McDermott linked their minds and attacked Delta-Seven. While ultimately unsuccessful in trying to kill or disable the being, they were able to force it to break off its attack on the Nimitz crew and it turned on and killed Colton before dying itself.

With the facility neutralized and Caitain Liberation Force in danger of being overwhelmed on the surface, Bruce and her crewmates were transported to the surface. During this battle Bruce suffered a nearly fatal injury and it was only through another intervention by Eric McDermott that Bruce survived the injury. Despite this Sash and McDermott were able to lead her crewmates to a hard fought victory, crushing the main garrison and its commander despite heavy losses to both the Caitain Liberation Force and the away team itself.

===Mission 4: [[Turmoil on Betazed ]]===

Cecilia returned to Betazed at the climax of the Federation Civil War and arrived on a world that was very nearly in open revolt against the illegal regime of Rodrigo Doenitz. Less than a month after she arrived on world she disappeared only to be spotted a week later with a group of resistance fighters during a raid making it obvious that Bruce had joined the local resistance fighting the oppression of the Doenitz forces. During that time discovered she was with child, but, kept it a secret for as long as she could. Cecilia went from one resistance group to another and settlement to another helping all that she could. At that time Cecilia's official records listed her as being on extended leave of absence and her current whereabouts were unknown.

Once the Civil War had finished and on a trip to the sector outpost to send in her report, she also sent  a subspace message to Eric informing him that he was about to be a father of a baby boy.  Around the time of Eric's birth, Cecilia reported in to the closest outpost.   She sent off her report of the recent happenings on Betazed and requested new assignment.

On Stardate 2407.12.21, Three weeks after Eric's birth, Cecilia received her new orders.  After saying goodbyes to family and friends, Cecilia and baby Eric, boarded a transport ship to Starbase Geneva. After settling in on the ship, She heads to the ship's communications and request to send a personal message to Eric through his current duty station.  She wanted to tell him of Eric's status and where they would be if he wanted to see His son.

===Mission 5: [[The Lesser Evil]]===

===Mission 6: [[Daedelus Prime ]]===

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stardate: 2418.02.13  As of this date there has been no communication from Eric. I have not been informed of any injuries to him so I will surmise that he has cut all ties with me and his son. I understand cutting ties with me but with his son I don't understand. I will continue to send regular updates about his son through Starfleet channels in hopes that one day he will want to get to know his son. Before it is too late.

Stardate: 2418.02.13 We will soon be reassigned to the USS Spectre. I will be sending my son to his grandparents on Betazed to be safe.