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Captain’s Choice

Settle a dispute regarding the Prime Directive.

Overview

Warp required1,300
Operations level66
Warp for completion1,300
Warp via superhighway1,700
Completion via superhighway1,700

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

Raw Σ-Parsteel
Objective ID726,998,572
Amount499,000
Dilithium
Objective ID726,998,572
Amount1,215,000,000
Federation Credits
Objective ID726,998,572
Amount3,700
Federation Points
Objective ID726,998,572
Amount167,000,000
Klingon Points
Objective ID726,998,572
Amount-396,792,000
Romulan Points
Objective ID726,998,572
Amount-88,176,000
Raw Σ-Tritanium
Objective ID896,783,829
Amount499,000
Tritanium
Objective ID896,783,829
Amount6,345,000,000
Federation Credits
Objective ID896,783,829
Amount3,700
Federation Points
Objective ID896,783,829
Amount167,000,000
Klingon Points
Objective ID896,783,829
Amount-396,792,000
Romulan Points
Objective ID896,783,829
Amount-88,176,000

Locations

Start: Persephone

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveInvestigate the collapsing star.
DestinationEndron Beta

Objective 2

ObjectiveHelp Captain Hughes violate the Prime Directive?

Objective 3

ObjectiveDistract the USS Deveraux.
EncounterUSS Deveraux
Opponent strength7,462,091,886
DestinationEndron Beta

Objective 4

ObjectiveDefend yourself from the USS Wayans.
EncounterUSS Wayans
Opponent strength7,459,021,298
DestinationEndron Beta

Objective 5

ObjectiveEvacuate Xosul.
DestinationEndron Beta

Objective 6

ObjectiveTow the USS Wayans back to Persephone.
DestinationPersephone

Objective 7

ObjectiveEscort the evacuees to Persephone.
DestinationPersephone

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
1,093,467,023
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Prime Directive cannot take precedence over innocent lives. We will help with the evacuation of Xosul.
Objective ID
1,093,467,023
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
I was hoping you’d say that. In that case, if you’re really willing to help out, then I’m going to need you to cause a distraction while the Wayans approaches Xosul.
Objective ID
1,093,467,023
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
How should we cause a distraction?
Objective ID
1,093,467,023
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
As soon as the Wayans has put sufficient distance between both ships, I want you to fire a warning shot across the bough of the Deveraux.
Objective ID
1,093,467,023
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
You want us to engage an allied ship in combat?
Objective ID
1,093,467,023
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
We’ve already been at each other’s throats over this before you arrived. If Flanagan sees us approach Xosul, he’ll know what we’re doing… and he’ll try to stop us.
Objective ID
1,093,467,023
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
I need him out of the picture, just for now. Engage the Deveraux long enough for us to evacuate Xosul.
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Prime Directive must take precedence above all else. We cannot help you with the evacuation of Xosul.
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
You’re… You’re just as bad as them…
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The USS Deveraux is attempting to hail us, Commander. Patching through.
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
Independent vessel, state your business in this sector. Captain Hughes, what is the meaning of this meeting? Order the Wayans to fall back into formation at once!
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
No! I’m not just going to let those people die a slow and painful death because some fabricated directive tells me to. I’m going to evacuate Xosul, with or without your help!
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
Captain Hughes, please, I urge you to listen to reason!
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Captain Hughes has terminated the transmission. The Wayans has altered course and is heading for Xosul.
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
The importance of the Prime Directive cannot be understated, Independent! We don’t know the potential consequences for interfering with planets such as these.
Objective ID
1,677,783,513
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
It looks like Hughes has abandoned all reason. We have no choice but to act. Independent, engage the Wayans. Target their impulse engines. We cannot allow them to reach Xosul!
Objective ID
301,739,397
Phase
dialogue_dilemma
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Help Captain Hughes violate the Prime Directive?
Objective ID
65,786,289
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Commander, the Deveraux is attempting to hail us. Patching through.
Objective ID
65,786,289
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
Independent vessel, you are speaking with Captain Flanagan of the USS Deveraux. You will cease these transgressions and explain yourself at once!
Objective ID
65,786,289
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Captain Flanagan, contrary to appearances, we mean you no harm. Our intervention was necessary in order to execute a successful evacuation of Xosul.
Objective ID
65,786,289
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
It was Hughes that put you up to this, wasn’t it!? I’ll see them court martialled for this if it’s the last thing I do!
Objective ID
65,786,289
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
The importance of the Prime Directive cannot be understated, Independent! You have no right to come here and undermine the protocols and guidelines we follow!
Objective ID
65,786,289
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
And you have no right to dictate who lives and who dies, Captain. As Independent operators, we are bound to no directive. The people of Xosul will be evacuated.
Objective ID
65,786,289
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Commander, we should make our way over to Xosul and ensure that the evacuation is completed.
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
The evacuees are being processed. Thankfully, there’s more than enough space here for all of them.
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
And what about you, Captain Hughes? We must warn you that Captain Flanagan will campaign for you to be severely reprimanded, perhaps even court-martialled.
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
Then at least I’ll be able to end my service to Starfleet and the Federation knowing that I did the right thing. If I had to, I’d do it all over again.
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
You’d better get out of here before Flanagan shows up and implicates you in all of this. Thank you and farewell, Independent.
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Incoming transmission from the USS Wayans, Commander. Patching through.
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
Independent, you have a knack for showing up just when you’re needed. The Wayans has reached full capacity. We’ll need your help in transporting these people to a Federation outpost.
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Surely you will be reprimanded for violating the Prime Directive upon our arrival?
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
That’s inevitable, Independent. I’m in trouble regardless of what happens now. I can at least make sure that my last act as captain of this ship is to make sure that these people get somewhere safe.
Objective ID
726,998,572
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
When you’ve retrieved the last of the evacuees from the surface of Xosul, bring them to the following coordinates in the Persephone system. Hughes out.
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Incoming transmission from the Federation fleet, Commander. Patching through to the bridge.
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
Greetings, Independent. I’m Captain Hughes of the USS Wayans. It’s a good thing you arrived when you did – we may need your help.
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
Readings from the center of Endron Beta suggest that the star is about to go supernova. If that happens, all planets within this system will be hit with fatal waves of theta radiation. We have to do something!
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The fleet is stalled. Why are evacuation efforts not currently being undertaken?
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
We’re not moving thanks to Captain Flanagan, that old fool over on the Deveraux. You see, one of the planets in this system, Xosul, is home to a non-warp capable species of humanoids.
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
Due to his insufferable adherence to the Prime Directive, Flanagan has ordered the Deveraux and all nearby ships to stay away from Xosul.
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
I can’t just stand here and let those people fall into danger like this. Not when I’m capable of doing something about it. If I could just get closer to Xosul, I could beam them out of there…
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Captain Hughes
Dialogue
But I can’t do this alone, Independent. I need your help.
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Commander, readings from the nearby Endron Beta system suggest that the star may be about to enter a state of supernova.
Objective ID
87,136,478
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Long-range sensors are picking up multiple Federation signatures in the system. We should investigate and provide aid where possible.
Objective ID
896,783,829
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Starfleet Officer
Dialogue
Hey, you’re the one that just towed the Wayans into drydock, right? So you must be the Independent that Captain Flanagan told us was on the way.
Objective ID
896,783,829
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Starfleet Officer
Dialogue
A consignment of resources has been transported into your cargo bay – a small thanks from the captain for your help back in Endron Beta. He hopes that you can get some use from them.
Objective ID
896,783,829
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Captain Flanagan, the Wayans has been disabled.
Objective ID
896,783,829
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
Dammit, I can’t believe it had to come to this. Hughes is clearly no longer capable of maintaining such a post. I’ll be recommending an immediate court martial for what happened here today.
Objective ID
896,783,829
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
You’ve defended and upheld the Prime Directive in the face of difficult decisions today, Independent. You have my gratitude. However, there’s one more thing you can do for me.
Objective ID
896,783,829
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
If you can tow the Wayans back to our facility in the Persephone system, we can eliminate any further interferences and get back to focusing on the important work here.
Objective ID
896,783,829
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Captain Flanagan
Dialogue
I’ll send word back to the outpost regarding what happened here. They should be expecting you. Flanagan out.