Story:Star Trek: Infinite Voyages/2376: Everything Changes

In the tenth season of Star Trek: Infinite Voyages, an age comes to an end as Tobias Quinton is promoted to rear admiral and passes command of the USS Pioneer to the newly promoted Captain Scott O'Reilly. Many crewmembers, including several senior staff officers, move on as well, some more under a cloud than others.

As the Hawthorne begins lengthy repairs in Earth Spacedock and the crew move on to shore leave or temporary assignments, Xavier visits Quinton and offers an intriguing suggestion. While in San Francisco, he also recruits Kingsley to replace his former chief engineer, who was killed in the war, but the situation is complicated when he also offers a job to Kingsley's friend, a former cadet during his tenure.

Past events at the Academy become increasingly important on the Pioneer as well. O'Reilly proves to be a more by-the-book officer than his predecessor and those that are used to Quinton's comparatively relaxed style have trouble adjusting. O'Reilly has an illustrious Starfleet pedigree, being the son of the former commanding officer of the USS Ballard and a former Starfleet Academy instructor, and some suspect he's trying to live up to that reputation. One officer that feels that way is Adriana Watley, who was romantically involved with him for a year during their Academy days.

New heads of science and flight control, Ensigns T'Ral and Lijaro Nabam, are former Academy rivals but their relationship begins to shift in unexpected ways when she asks an important favor of him. An away mission to a geologically unstable planet puts Watley in danger and O'Reilly and Sakura, second officer, chief of security, and Watley's fiancé, clash over the plan to save her.

Episodes

 * Greetings and Farewells
 * Trust