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The Long Way Home

Investigate a Starfleet distress signal.

Overview

Warp required1
Operations level1
Warp for completion18
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway18

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

Parsteel
Objective ID1,658,632,094
Amount1,681,000
Tritanium
Objective ID1,658,632,094
Amount248,000
Dilithium
Objective ID1,669,061,351
Amount38,000
Tritanium
Objective ID1,669,061,351
Amount188,000

Locations

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveMeet with Admiral Kahotek.
DestinationHann

Objective 2

ObjectiveFind the missing patrol.
DestinationVulcan

Objective 3

ObjectiveDefeat the Borg vessel.
EncounterBorg Probe
Opponent strength296,419
DestinationVulcan

Objective 4

ObjectiveShould we save the Starfleet patrol?

Objective 5

ObjectiveDefeat the Borg ship.
EncounterBorg Probe
Opponent strength200,351
DestinationVulcan

Objective 6

ObjectiveDefeat the Borg ship.
EncounterBorg Probe
Opponent strength200,351
DestinationVulcan

Objective 7

ObjectiveDefeat the Borg ship.
EncounterBorg Probe
Opponent strength200,351
DestinationVulcan

Objective 8

ObjectiveReturn to Hann.
DestinationHann

Objective 9

ObjectiveEscort the patrol to Hann.
DestinationHann

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
1,071,185,938
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Admiral Kahotek
Dialogue
Commander, this is Admiral Kahotek of the USS Hawkins. We need your help.
Objective ID
1,071,185,938
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Admiral, it has been some time since we last spoke. Why are you contacting us?
Objective ID
1,071,185,938
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Admiral Kahotek
Dialogue
You want the honest answer? We’re up the creek without a paddle, Commander, and you’re the only one who can pull us out.
Objective ID
1,071,185,938
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Admiral Kahotek
Dialogue
We may not have seen eye to eye on everything but damn it, I’m counting on you now. We’re trapped in the Hann system. Will you help us?
Objective ID
1,233,921,203
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Very well. We will need to finish off this Borg probe, before it can reinitialize its tractor beam.
Objective ID
1,288,190,306
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The tractor beam is disabled, but they will have it back online within moments. We have a brief opportunity to flee.
Objective ID
1,288,190,306
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
However, the USS Hawkins appears to be trapped. If we flee, we will certainly be leaving them to their doom.
Objective ID
1,288,190,306
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
What should we do, Commander?
Objective ID
1,288,190,306
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I have found the USS Hawkins, Commander. It is curious that they ended up in the Vulcan system. If they were retreating, why would they come this close to the edge of Federation space?
Objective ID
1,288,190,306
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Wait. I am picking up a signal nearby…
Objective ID
1,288,190,306
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Commander, it is the Borg! Readying warp engines, we must retreat.
Objective ID
1,288,190,306
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Borg Drone
Dialogue
Attempts to escape are futile. You will be assimilated.
Objective ID
1,288,190,306
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Commander, they have us caught in a tractor beam. We have no choice but to fight!
Objective ID
1,559,083,467
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Very well. We will need to finish off this Borg probe, before it can reinitialize its tractor beam.
Objective ID
1,617,187,229
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I am not picking up any Starfleet vessels in this system, Commander. I am attempting to contact Admiral Kahotek.
Objective ID
1,617,187,229
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
No response on that channel. It seemed as though the Admiral was in danger. It is possible that his foes got the better of him.
Objective ID
1,617,187,229
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
There is no debris of any kind, however. I hypothesize that the Admiral either fled or was captured. Either way, we should be able to track his warp trail.
Objective ID
1,617,187,229
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I am detecting a faint warp trail heading towards the Vulcan system.
Objective ID
1,634,558,509
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Another Borg probe is approaching, Commander!
Objective ID
1,634,558,509
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Borg Drone
Dialogue
Why do you resist? You will be assimilated. It is inevitable.
Objective ID
1,634,558,509
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We will not allow you to assimilate our allies.
Objective ID
1,634,558,509
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Borg Drone
Dialogue
Your sentiment is irrelevant. You will be assimilated.
Objective ID
1,658,632,094
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Admiral Kahotek
Dialogue
They had us dead to rights out there, Commander. I don’t think any of us expected another Borg offensive so soon. How the hell did they regroup so quickly?
Objective ID
1,658,632,094
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Yet, they did not assimilate you when they had the opportunity.
Objective ID
1,658,632,094
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Admiral Kahotek
Dialogue
It was almost like… they used us as bait.
Objective ID
1,658,632,094
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
They knew that your first response would be to sound a distress signal. They were going to use you to lure in more Starfleet vessels.
Objective ID
1,658,632,094
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Admiral Kahotek
Dialogue
My God… Their tactics are evolving. Good thing they didn’t count on you.
Objective ID
1,658,632,094
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Perhaps not this time, but you are correct. The Borg are learning. They are becoming more dangerous than ever.
Objective ID
1,658,632,094
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Admiral Kahotek
Dialogue
We’re finally out of that damn tractor beam! We’re getting the hell out of here, Commander. We’ll meet you in the Hann system!
Objective ID
1,669,061,351
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It is unfortunate that we were unable to rescue the USS Hawkins. However, it is unlikely that we would have survived the conflict had we attempted to do so.
Objective ID
1,669,061,351
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
We did not expect the Borg to begin another major offensive so soon. We are not prepared to defend against them.
Objective ID
1,669,061,351
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
It is curious, however, that the Borg did not assimilate the Hawkins before we arrived. They had ample time to do so…
Objective ID
1,669,061,351
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Perhaps the Borg were using the Hawkins as bait, in an attempt to lure more Starfleet vessels in for assimilation. That would suggest that their tactics are evolving.
Objective ID
1,669,061,351
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Maia
Dialogue
The Borg are learning, Commander. They become more dangerous every day.
Objective ID
1,669,061,351
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Setting a course for the Hann system, Commander. We should be safe from the Borg there.
Objective ID
47,748,564
Phase
dialogue_dilemma
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Should we save the Starfleet patrol?