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Academy Dropout

Join the Starfleet Academy cadets on a mission to retrieve Lucia Gonzales from the Borg.

Overview

Warp required1
Operations level1
Warp for completion25
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway25

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

15 Minute Repair Speed Up
Objective ID55,850,294
Amount37
Dilithium
Objective ID55,850,294
Amount80,000

Locations

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveInvestigate the source of Gonzales’ transmission.
DestinationBenes Gamma

Objective 2

ObjectiveDefeat 8 Borg hostiles in Benes Gamma.
Required count8
Required level1
DestinationBenes Gamma

Objective 3

ObjectiveFind Gonzales in orbit over Tebik.
DestinationBenes Gamma

Objective 4

ObjectiveDisable Gonzales’ vessel.
EncounterGonzales
Opponent strength344,145
DestinationBenes Gamma

Objective 5

ObjectiveReturn the cadets to Jihao.
DestinationLainey

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
A Starfleet vessel has emerged from warp nearby. They are attempting to hail us. Patching through.
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
GREETINGS, FRIEND. DO YOU REMEMBER US?
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Vel, I swear, if you interrupt me one more time, you’re going straight in the brig!
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Commander, I’m sorry, you know how… excited Vel gets when he sees you.
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
There is no need to apologize. How may we be of assistance?
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
It’s Lucia… Sorry, Cadet Gonzales. We received an obfuscated transmission from her communicator. The message is corrupted, but the source of the transmission is clear.
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We may finally know where the Borg have taken her! I’ve come to ask for your help in retrieving her from those creeps.
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Shiio
Dialogue
Although I am loathe to expose you to danger so soon after escaping their recent attack, an assimilated Borg captive would greatly aid my research.
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Affirmative. We will aid in the retrieval of Cadet Gonzales.
Objective ID
1,172,739,428
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Thank you, your help means more than you know. I’ve sent you the coordinates of the last transmission from her communicator. We should make a move soon.
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Borg vessel, this is Cadet Grace Chen of Starfleet Academy. We are here on official Federation business, conducting an inquiry into the disappearance of Cadet Lucia Gonzales.
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We have reason to believe you are harboring information pertaining to Cadet Gonzales’ current location. Her communicator has been tracked and the source appears to be coming from your ship.
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We will only ask once before we resort to other means of persuasion. Where is Cadet Gonzales?
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ship.
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Lucia?! Oh my god, what have they… Just hold on, I’m going to get you out of there!
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Shut up you Borg filth! Commander, I can’t get a lock on Lucia to beam her back. It’s as if her biometric data has been corrupted.
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Not corrupted… assimilated. Cadet Gonzales is now one with the Collective. Her vessel is locking targets on our ship. Preparing to engage defensive maneuvers.
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Please, don’t hurt her! We need to figure out how to get her back on board without hurting her.
Objective ID
518,239,825
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
I will adjust our weapons to disable her ship, not destroy it. However, we must defend ourselves. Cadet Gonzales’ vessel is preparing to attack.
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Thank you again for your help out there. I just wish the outcome wasn’t so dismal.
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
THANK YOU, FRIEND. WE ARE SAD.
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Don’t worry, Vel. We’ll see her again. I’ll make sure of it.
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Until we meet again, Commander. Take care.
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Lucia, stop this now! We need to get you off that ship before it goes up in smoke! Don’t you recognize us?
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Your culture will adapt to serve–
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Lucia? Lucia?! Commander, I’ve lost contact with her ship. What’s going on here? I can’t pick up a signal from her communicator anymore!
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
My scans are no longer detecting lifesigns aboard the disabled Borg vessel. It would appear that the Collective have beamed her and the crew away before the ship could be destroyed.
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Maia
Dialogue
Cadet Chen, I understand this may be a difficult moment for you, but Borg forces are still present within this system. We should leave as soon as possible.
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Yes, I suppose you’re right. If you wouldn’t mind, please take us back to Jihao.
Objective ID
55,850,294
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
I will find you, Lucia. I won’t let them take you…
Objective ID
646,218,871
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
This is the place. Cadet Gonzales has to be here!
Objective ID
646,218,871
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
We need to be careful, but there are just too many Borg littered around this system. I can’t get an accurate source on her communicator.
Objective ID
646,218,871
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
I know I’m putting us in the line of fire here, but we need to thin out their numbers if we’re going to find her!
Objective ID
883,863,512
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Wait… That’s it, I’ve got a lock on her communicator! Gonzales is currently in orbit over Tebik, a nearby planet.
Objective ID
883,863,512
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Mission Computer
Dialogue
Get us over there, Commander. I’m going to hail that ship and find out what they did to her. I swear if they’ve hurt her, I’m going to make them live to regret it.