Story:Star Trek: Sovereign/A New Mission/Chapter 2

The boson’s pipe announcing her arrival, Captain Martin stepped confidently down the ramp of the shuttle towards the large body of beings that made up her crew. In front of the general assembly, and behind a raised dais, stood five individuals in dress individuals whom she immediately identified as her department heads. Standing in front of them, in the center, also clad in his full dress uniform, stood a tall, distinguished looking man who, Martin thought, had to be Commander Tyler Mason, the ship’s first officer.