Federation Starbase 23 - Federation Stories

Federation Stories


Hello and welcome to all! Read on if you are of the Federation persuasion and wish to see people looking all natty and dressed to the nines and pretty, shiny ships in action.

Here in this section you will read of intrepid Starfleet crews exploring the galaxy and encountering strange new things; defending the Federation and battling back Devious Romulans and Vicious Klingons (amongst others); and Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites, Deltans, Saurians, and Centaurans of all descriptions living out their lives and loves in the vastness of space!


Morphing Enterprise flyby


Pre-Original Series Era

      Republished in v2.08 standard
    10th September 2023
Young Andrew gets a special visit.
 
 
      Republished in v2.08 standard
    10th September 2023
Father and son bonding.
 
 
      Republished in v2.08 standard
    10th September 2023
An important decision is hotly contested.
 
 
      Republished in v2.08 standard
    10th September 2023
Andrew gets some much needed social advice – which also holds true for his supposed career plans.
 
 
      Full Story republished in v2.08 standard
    11th September 2023
Lieutenant Leo Bates has to outthink a desperate criminal with hostages who's already shown he's willing to kill.
 
 

The Original Series Era


      Republished in v2.08 standard
    10th September 2023
Andrew makes his first life-or-death decision.
 
 
      Chapter One rewrite posted
    2nd June 2019
The survivors of the Jugurtha Incident are assigned to a new ship because of the looming war with the Klingons, but unresoved issues cause strife among the new command staff of the frigate Kusanagi.
 
 
      Removed pending a rewrite
    & update to v2.08 standard.
In the weeks following the Organian Conflict, the U.S.S. Kusanagi is assigned to search battle sites and nearby star systems for survivors, but the conflict between her captain and first officer are noticed by Starfleet Command.
 
 
      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
On their way to their new home and patrol station, the Kusanagi is diverted to investigate an automated Federation outpost that went dark during the Two-Day War.
 
 
      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
A mission takes a turn for the worse, but Andrew gets some motivation from an unexpected source.
 

The Motion Picture Era


2272

      Full story reposted
    30th April 2020
On her first posting after graduating from Starfleet Academy, Lieutenant Andrea Brown gets a hard lesson in the politics of command.
 
 
      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
Lieutenant Andrea Brown deals with the realities of sacrificing her feelings to preserve her friendships.
 
 
      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
A distress call from a planet in the dangerous no-man's-land between the Federation, Klingon, and Romulan Empires leaves the crew of the U.S.S. Illustrious with a large problem to solve…
 
 
      Final Chapter republished
    14th January 2024
A Starfleet science vessel is called in to help a recent Federation member system get the future of its power needs secured, but the crew of the Lor'tana discover a truth that alters their perception of the mission.
 
 
      Full Story reposted
    2nd May 2020
A chance encounter between two familiar faces shows us just how entertaining a layover can be.
 
 
      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
A Starfleet frigate crew on an anti-piracy sweep finds an unknown energy source on an uninhabited and unexplored planet on the Tholian border, and their investigation leads to horrific consequences for the crew.
 
 
      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
An opportunity of a lifetime takes Andrew away from everyone he knows and drops him into the beginnings of several whole new adventures.
 
 

2289

      Epilogue posted
    14th January 2024
Facing off against the Klingons over an uninhabited planet in neutral space leads Commander Harrington and the crew of the light escort U.S.S. Bigglesworth on a merry chase for answers.
 

The Lost Era


2293

      Final Chapters posted
    25th April 2011
Three months after the explosion of Praxis and a month after the Khitomer negotiations, the crew of one of the Federation's few great Excelsior-class starships find themselves faced with a whole new reality as they are ordered on a "humanitarian" mission for their greatest foes.
 
 
      Full Story posted
    11th May 2011
On encountering a disabled alien vessel in a dangerous region of space, the crew of the Endeavour investigate – and become the latest proof of that ancient proverb.
 
 
      Epilogue posted
    16th June 2012
Reeling from the physical and psychological aftermath of the events in 'No Good Deed', the crew of the Endeavour are left to their own devices to find a safe way out of a dangerous region of space.
 
 
      Chapter Three posted
    11th October 2013
The trials continue for the crew of the Endeavour, as previously unknown but opportunistic raiders encounter their crippled ship.
 
 
      Parody concept from 2002.
Chief Engineer Alan Key must explain to Admiral Lars why the U.S.S. Flatpack has a few bolts and hinges left over…
 
 

2295

      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
A Klingon Empire struggling to throw off the shackles of beggarhood imposed by the destruction of Praxis and a resurgent Romulan Star Empire benefiting from the Klingons' weakness begin to throw ominous shadows onto the Federation's future.
Into this arena steps a new ship and crew.
 
 

The Next Generation Era

      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
In a time of peace and prosperity but amid vague signs of coming disharmony, a newly minted captain takes their first command on a risky first mission.
 
 
      Full Story reposted
    2nd May 2020
A time-displaced captain and her loyal crew along with her sturdy ship must brave the trials of the greatest onslaught the Federation has ever known in its 200+ year history.
 
 
      Removed pending update
    to v2.08 standard.
A captain under orders from the nefarious Section 31 investigates a missing ship on the border with the Magna Romans, but the Romans don't take kindly to the Federation intruder.