Missions
Biding Timelines Part 8
Appeal to the Cardassians for aid.
Overview
Warp required1
Operations level34
Warp for completion25
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway25
Costs & rewards
Mission rewards
No captured values for this selection.
1 Day Peace ShieldObjective ID123,153,278
Amount1
DilithiumObjective ID123,153,278
Amount124,000
Premium Recruit TokenObjective ID123,153,278
Amount80
3★ Raw GasObjective ID123,153,278
Amount500
Locations
Objectives
Objective 1
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ObjectiveEscort Archer to Cardassia.
DestinationCardassia
Objective 2
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ObjectiveApproach Cardassia IV.
DestinationCardassia
Objective 3
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ObjectiveDestroy the facility.
DestinationKabrel
Objective 4
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Objective 5
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ObjectiveReturn to Gul Turan.
DestinationCardassia
Dialogue
Mission dialogue
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- Objective ID
- 123,153,278
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- Well, Archer? Do you bring me good news?
- Objective ID
- 123,153,278
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- We’ve done just as you asked. The facility has been destroyed.
- Objective ID
- 123,153,278
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- Ha!! Excellent work. This is just what I always wanted – a Starfleet lapdog to do my bidding.
- Objective ID
- 123,153,278
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- Just tell us if you’re willing to cooperate. We’re running out of time!
- Objective ID
- 123,153,278
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- Very well, Archer. You’ve helped us, so we’ll help you. I think we’re going to do some fine work together.
- Objective ID
- 123,153,278
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Target eliminated, Captain Archer. No further signatures detected.
- Objective ID
- 123,153,278
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- Alright, we’re in the clear. Take us out, Commander.
- Objective ID
- 1,457,336,984
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Orbital strike confirmed, Captain. The facility has been destroyed.
- Objective ID
- 1,457,336,984
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- Good work, Commander. I just hope we gave them enough time to evacuate. We should return to Turan and–
- Objective ID
- 1,457,336,984
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- That will not be possible at this time. An automated security vessel has engaged an intercept vector with our ship. Scans detect no lifesigns onboard.
- Objective ID
- 1,457,336,984
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- We can’t risk letting them acquire data on our ship. They could use it to track us. Take it out, Commander. We’ve no other choice.
- Objective ID
- 1,784,509,253
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We are being hailed by a nearby Cardassian ship. Scans of the vessel have determined that shields are raised and weapons are primed.
- Objective ID
- 1,784,509,253
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- On screen.
- Objective ID
- 1,784,509,253
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Cardassian Guard
- Dialogue
- Independent vessel, our records show that your presence in this sector has not been authorized. State your business before we show you what happens to interlopers.
- Objective ID
- 1,784,509,253
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- My name is Captain Jonathan Archer of the Earth starship Enterprise. I’ve come to speak with your commanding officer regarding a matter of Cardassian security.
- Objective ID
- 1,784,509,253
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Cardassian Guard
- Dialogue
- And why should we trust you? You claim to represent Starfleet, yet here you are concealed on an Independent vessel.
- Objective ID
- 1,784,509,253
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- This Independent is my escort. Vessels bearing official Starfleet insignia encroaching on your territory could be regarded as an act of aggression, something we were keen to avoid.
- Objective ID
- 1,784,509,253
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Cardassian Guard
- Dialogue
- Something doesn’t add up here. Lower your shields and power down your weapons. Gul Turan shall decide what to do with you.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Admiral Clemens
- Dialogue
- Captain Archer… The Captain Archer, standing right in front of me in my own office, almost two centuries out of his own time… I’m sure you understand that this is quite difficult to believe.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- Of course, Admiral. It was difficult for me to adjust to the reality of the situation myself. Difficult… But not impossible.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- This isn’t my first dalliance with time travel. Back in my own time, a temporal agent by the name of Daniels infiltrated my crew and assisted us in a so-called “Temporal Cold War”.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- Daniels showed me a number of permutations of how future events could have played out. But… He hadn’t anticipated anything like this.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- However, there was one common thread throughout all of them; The Xindi are being manipulated by a trans-dimensional race known to us as the “Sphere-Builders”.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- The network of spheres in the Delphic Expanse has nothing to do with renewable energy. They aren’t harnessing energy from those spatial anomalies, they’re creating them.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- If the Sphere-Builders gain a foothold in this dimension, the Federation as you know it is doomed.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Admiral Clemens
- Dialogue
- Dear God… Captain, what do you propose we should do? The surprise attack by the Xindi has greatly hindered the effectiveness of our fleet.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- I understand that, Admiral. That’s why we need to reach out to allies for assistance. We need to reach out to the Cardassians.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Admiral Clemens
- Dialogue
- The Cardassians!? Captain Archer, have you taken leave of your senses? The Cardassians would never willingly aid the Federation.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- T'Pol
- Dialogue
- On the contrary, Admiral. According to local star charts, the Delphic Expanse in this timeline is several hundred lightyears displaced from the known Expanse of our own timeline.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- T'Pol
- Dialogue
- As a result of this, Cardassian territory is now bordering the Expanse. Should the Sphere-Builders gain a foothold in this dimension, the Cardassians will be the first to fall.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Tucker
- Dialogue
- It sounds like they don’t really have a choice in the matter. They can help us, or submit to their new masters. I have a feeling they’ll pick the former over the latter.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Admiral Clemens
- Dialogue
- I see… Captain Archer, your previous experience with the Xindi will be vital in our campaign to keep them out of Federation territory. If you believe this is the correct course of action, then I approve.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Admiral Clemens
- Dialogue
- Travel to Cardassia IV and reach out to one Gul Turan. You have my authorization to propose a temporary truce between Starfleet and the Cardassian Union.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- Thank you, Admiral. Commander, we’ll take your ship. We’ll stand a much stronger chance of approaching Cardassia IV unhindered in an Independent ship.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- T’Pol. You have the conn. Return the Enterprise to the Commander’s station and await further orders. In light of the potential risk involved, it’s better if I go this one alone.
- Objective ID
- 750,325,244
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- T'Pol
- Dialogue
- Yes, Captain. Before you depart, I must advise you to exercise extreme caution when dealing with the Cardassians. According to my research, they can be somewhat hostile to newcomers.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Cardassian Guard
- Dialogue
- Gul Turan, these trespassers claim to represent Starfleet. The human seems particularly eager to speak with you. It calls itself “Archer”.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- Archer, is it? That uniform of yours does not resemble any Starfleet uniform that I am familiar with.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- That’s because I’m not from a Starfleet that you’re familiar with. But that doesn’t matter. What matters is my message: the Cardassians are in grave danger.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- Oh? And why is that, Archer? Just exactly what kind of horrors do you plan to unleash upon us if we refuse to fall in line?
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- It’s not us you have to fear, but the Xindi. They have plotted for centuries to overthrow not only the Federation, but all who would oppose them. The time has come for them to execute this plot.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- I see… Yes, I’m aware of the Xindi attacks within Federation space. Why should this concern me? The enemy of my enemy is my friend, after all.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- Don’t you see? The Federation is just the start. When the Xindi and their masters realize their full power, nobody will be safe… Not even the Cardassian Union.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- With our combined strength, we stand a much better chance at putting up a fight when the inevitable occurs. A truce must be established, even if it’s just a temporary measure.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- You make a good point, Archer. But words are nothing without actions. I want you to demonstrate your devotion to our truce. I want you to perform a simple task for me.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- Within the Kabrel system, you will find a weapon-fabrication facility. The weapons that are produced at this facility have been used to take Cardassian lives. Destroy the facility. Reduce it to atoms.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gul Turan
- Dialogue
- Do not darken my doorstep again until it is done. Now, get out of my sight before I reconsider. Turan out.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Captain Archer, I must urge you to reconsider. An orbital strike on an active facility will inevitably incur casualties.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- That was my first consideration. I’m going to contact the facility and warn them that the facility has been compromised and must be evacuated immediately.
- Objective ID
- 987,405,296
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Archer
- Dialogue
- If this is the only way to get the Cardassians on our side, then so be it. But I refuse to facilitate any more loss of life. Set a course, Commander. I’ll send an anonymous transmission to the facility while en route.