Fast tracking your career as young as you have just makes you more qualified, if you ask me.

I for one nominate Admiral Shelby, her crisis response experience speaks for itself

Well, any objections to the Commodore’s appointment? His record looks good to me.

I understand that Commodore Strauss here was in the running for Rossa’s projected retirement… and now of course, she’s… retired… earlier than we expected.

You have a point there…

*Concerning* timing is more like it. Sisko said the person who killed the Kai, her predecessor, *and* attacked Captain Kira was Crell Moset?! We never should’ve let the Directorate talk us into extraditing him back to Cardassia after Captain Chakotay rightfully apprehended him.

So a fight between Section 31 and one of their victims causes a blackout on Earth, then leaders on Bajor start being attacked, including one of our top captains. Not to mention the Romulan Republic being caught in the crossfire.

Why do I have the feeling something bigger is brewing?

What’s the sudden hurry, Captain?

Wouldn’t be the first time, should work out fine.

I want to be involved with the investigation into the compromise of Starfleet Academy.

As someone with experience with liberated Borg, I can see Captain Sisko’s position.

However, I think that if Mrs. Tigan is indeed alive, we should establish some kind of formal cooperation and try to reign in the exact methods she uses to combat Section 31.

That’s… deeply concerning. I’ll have to ask the Protostar cadets if they ever had any interactions with her

Likewise. Oh, and I met someone in the hallway.

Hello everyone, hope I’m not too late

*on the bridge of the Sovereign*

They weren’t kidding, the whole planet’s gone black…

Helm, get us into a standard orbit. I should beam down to Headquarters and greet the rest of the admiralty.

Commander Tysses, you have the conn.

Helm, set course for Earth.