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  1. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-04-2

    Zack Carrey tossed and turned in his bed. The dream had him again. He was at the mine complex on New Caprica. There were dead bodies and wrecked Cylon centurions everywhere. "Clara!" he screamed. "Clara, I'm here!" He came upon the bodies. The dead Cylon humaniform. The wounded woman. And on...
  2. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-04 Opening

    Teaser Ship's Log: 8 March 2643; ASV Aurora. Captain Julia Andreys reporting. We have been dispatched to Universe S0T5 to begin the Alliance's first expedition into the region of space known as the Fracture. An unknown calamity caused a portion of the galaxy around Earth to become partially...
  3. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-03 Ending

    Even though there were four days left in the Aururian ultimatum, Julia entered the Government Building for the Oakland Colony with what seemed to be a sense of urgency. Meridina, Lucy, and Jarod all followed behind her. "They're here?" Julia asked the lady at the front desk. "Yes, Captain," she...
  4. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-03-5

    Julia didn't get much sleep. The day on Phi Perseus 4 was shorter than the standard 24 hour day the Aurora used and sunrise was at 0545. She was up at 0400 to have time for her abbreviated morning routine with a quick breakfast and then her planned stops. She met Leo at the entrance to the...
  5. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-03-4

    Ship's Log: 18 February 2643; ASV Aurora. Captain Julia Andreys recording. The crisis at Phi Perseus has heightened with the arrival of the League ships under Captain de Montamar. The Aururian vessels are now significantly outnumbered but have shown no indication of withdrawing. I suspect their...
  6. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-03-3

    Upon their return to the Aurora Julia called an immediate staff meeting. It was 2040 hours when everyone re-assembled in the conference lounge off of the bridge. Admiral Maran's call came just as the meeting was set to commence. Now the Gersallian admiral was seen by all on the wall monitor...
  7. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-03-2

    For the second time that day the Aurora's alert klaxons made their long, electronic tones. Julia kept her eyes on the screen while activating her safety harness. "Prepare for evasive maneuvers. Lieutenant, hail them." "They are already hailing, Captain," Neyzi said. The Turkish woman's fingers...
  8. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-03 Opening

    Teaser Ship's Log: 15 February 2643; ASV Aurora. Captain Julia Andreys recording. I'm pleased to report that we have completed our shakedown and training cruise for the crew. The Aurora is officially back on active duty. I am also pleased to report that despite the changes to the command staff...
  9. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-02 Ending

    With morning came breakfast. Unfortunately for Robert, his condition meant that Leo had imposed a light diet, until he got his digestive system used to solid food again. This meant things like water and basic liquids, including nutrient paste that made Robert want to gag. The culinary ordeal...
  10. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-02-5

    In the control center for the Colony's defenses, Sam Carter could do nothing but watch the icon of the missile coming in. The sensors she had access to confirmed the warhead on the weapon as nuclear, big enough to wipe the Colony settlement off the face of the planet. The subbasement they were...
  11. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-02-4

    Cavil's pronouncement sent Julia's mind racing. The odds were completely against them. But maybe if Jarod was ready, maybe they could stand a chance… She decide to buy for time by going on the verbal offensive. "Like you were ever going to spare them. You were always going to kill the people...
  12. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-02-3

    Admiral Maran's call to the Aurora after the meeting with the Cylons brought with it an unexpected occasion. The screen displaying the Gersallian admiral was split, allowing a second image depicting President Morgan himself, seated in an office. His presence brought enough weight that even...
  13. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-02-2

    The aroma of a family meal being cooked wafted through the house. Robert enjoyed the scent from his seat in the living room. Pleasant childhood memories were associated with that scent. His eyes went back to the fields and to the growing darkness in the clouds. He already had a feeling what it...
  14. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-02 Opening

    Teaser The day began with a new level of energy on the Aurora. There had been little to do while they were still in drydock, but with departure due in a few days the activity level on the ship was increasing. Stores were being brought aboard and more of the new crew were arriving to take up...
  15. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-01 Ending

    Zack found that he was indeed enjoying New Caprica. The colony had a similar feel to the New Liberty Colony save the different makeup of its residents. And the planet itself was a pleasant garden world for human life, with the local season approximating spring. It made his decision quite easy...
  16. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-01-4

    There were several ways Robert could have responded to the Doctor. That he decided to laugh at him was perhaps not the most diplomatic. "So this is all a dream? And you're… what? The part of me that wants to wake up?" Robert asked without hiding his skepticism. "Well, it's more than a dream...
  17. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-01-3

    The figure that zipped out of the deep shadows of the hanger moved with great speed. He or she - they couldn't tell given the suit the figure was in and how fast it was going - slammed into Jarod first and sent him flying. Angel threw a punch that caught the figure in the jaw. It stumbled...
  18. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-01-2

    Julia hadn't bothered putting anything but her nightrobe on over her nightgown before storming to the medbay. Doctor Singh intercepted her halfway to the door to the care ward. "Captain, it's alright," the Sikh woman insisted. "What happened?" Julia demanded. "Leo said something…" Leo stepped...
  19. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)
    Threadmarks: 3-01 Opening

    Teaser Golden wheat swayed softly in the summer winds. Sunlight bathed the bedroom until the occupants of the bed awoke from it. For Robert Dale, another evening of quiet sleep without dreams left him feeling refreshed and ready for the day. Warmth pressed against his back. A pair of lips...
  20. Big Steve

    "The Coming Storm" - Undiscovered Frontier Season 3 (Star Trek/BattleTech/Mass Effect/Others)

    Season 2 is when episodes got bigger. Season 3 is when episodes started to become novellas. It was unavoidable, I suppose. The stories were getting bigger in terms of scope. Bigger fights, new and interesting universes that had to get introduced, things to be described, etc. It's the...
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