Missions
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Tribble
Investigate an odd Tribble mutation.
Overview
Warp required1
Operations level1
Warp for completion22
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway22
Costs & rewards
Mission rewards
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ParsteelObjective ID1,096,926,817
Amount502,000
Locations
Objectives
Objective 1
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ObjectiveScan Siouxban for Tribble mutations.
DestinationRakkaus
Objective 2
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ObjectiveScan Yibom for Tribble mutations.
DestinationZeta Polis
Objective 3
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ObjectiveScan Zopal for Tribble mutations.
DestinationDurchman
Objective 4
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ObjectiveMeet Shani’s contact in Deneva.
DestinationDeneva
Objective 5
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ObjectiveBring the Tribbles to Starbase 91.
DestinationShynna
Dialogue
Mission dialogue
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- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Mission Computer
- Dialogue
- Commander! You’re a sight for sore eyes!
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Hello again, Montgomery.
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Mission Computer
- Dialogue
- Great to see you too, Maia! To what do I owe the pleasure of your company, lass?
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We require assistance. We must store something here, something that could give the Borg indescribable power.
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Mission Computer
- Dialogue
- Bloody hell, when you put it like that, of course I’ll help! Let’s not beat around the bush, what is it?
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Mission Computer
- Dialogue
- Scree!
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Mission Computer
- Dialogue
- Oh.
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Danar
- Dialogue
- We’ve got a freighter full of Tribbles ready to go here, Shani.
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Nice work, Danar. They give you any trouble?
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Danar
- Dialogue
- These little furballs? Nah, I had more trouble stopping the crew from stealing the damned things.
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- We need to keep them all under lock and key, Danar. If we can’t account for even one of them, the whole galaxy could be at stake.
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Mission Computer
- Dialogue
- Scree!
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Is someone letting that one out just to mess with me?
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Shani, we should move the Tribbles to a secure location immediately.
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Agreed. Do you have any ideas?
- Objective ID
- 1,096,926,817
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Yes. An old acquaintance of ours is currently stationed on Starbase 91. He will be able to help us, though I do not believe he will be enthusiastic about the prospect…
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Alright, that should do it. Those Tribbles you have locked up shouldn’t reproduce anymore. At least for a little while.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- I’ve also found something that I think you might find interesting, Commander. See how the nanoprobes are interacting with the Tribble’s cells?
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Yes. It is the core element of the assimilation process.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Yes, but now take a look at this Tribble’s offspring. No sign of Borg prosthetics, but its cells show signs of assimilation.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- This Tribble was born assimilated?
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Exactly. Tribbles reproduce asexually, which means the cells of the offspring inherit the cells of the parent.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Which, in turn, means that the Tribbles are duplicating the assimilated cells.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Exactly. If the Borg were to learn of this…
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- They could learn to reproduce. Assimilation would be unnecessary.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Well, minus the prosthetics of course. It seems that not all Tribbles are susceptible to assimilation. Their fast metabolic rate makes it hard for the nanoprobes to attach to their cells.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Only Tribbles with a rare mutation can be assimilated.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We cannot allow the Borg to assimilate these Tribbles. We have to find them.
- Objective ID
- 1,368,146,222
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Well, fortunately for you, I’ve got all known Tribble habitats saved on a database. We can start by scanning the planet Siouxban.
- Objective ID
- 2,074,995,052
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- I am not detecting any Tribbles on the planet’s surface that display signs of the mutation.
- Objective ID
- 2,074,995,052
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Alright, that’s good news. The less of these things we have to deal with, the better. Let’s make our way to the next planet. It’s called Zopal.
- Objective ID
- 2,124,890,838
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- This planet’s Tribble population is low. However, 100% of the population is showing signs of the mutation.
- Objective ID
- 2,124,890,838
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Huh. The entire population must share the same lineage. I wonder how those Tribbles got here in the first place?
- Objective ID
- 2,124,890,838
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Mission Computer
- Dialogue
- Scree!
- Objective ID
- 2,124,890,838
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- I suppose you little monsters can just appear wherever you want. I could have sworn I had left you in lockup…
- Objective ID
- 2,124,890,838
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Well, it’s time we get these things somewhere safe, Commander. We can’t risk the Borg getting their hands on them. Let’s meet up with the shipping vessel I hired and work from there.
- Objective ID
- 95,692,005
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Scanning the planet’s surface now…
- Objective ID
- 95,692,005
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Remember, we’re looking for a specific strain of a genetic mutation. It should only affect a small percentage of the population.
- Objective ID
- 95,692,005
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- I have locked on to all lifeforms on the planet displaying signs of the mutation. It affects 0.2% of the population.
- Objective ID
- 95,692,005
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- Wonderful, we should be able to get those on board.
- Objective ID
- 95,692,005
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- That equates to two million Tribbles.
- Objective ID
- 95,692,005
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- …Okay, we may need some help with this. I’ll have some friends of mine come by with a shipping vessel to pick up those Tribbles.
- Objective ID
- 95,692,005
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Shani
- Dialogue
- The next planet we need to search is Yibom.