With nothing left to lose, the Romulan Star Empire engages in all-out
war against humanity, determined once and for all to stop the human
menace from spreading across the galaxy.
At the start of the twenty-first century, unconditional war swept across
the Earth. A war that engulfed the great and the small, the rich and the
poor, giving no quarter. Each side strove for unconditional victory, and
as battle built upon battle, the living began to envy the dead.
Chastised by the cataclysm that they had unleashed, the governments of
Earth came together. Humanity vowed to put an end to war and to strive
for the betterment of every living creature. A united Earth created
Starfleet, an interstellar agency whose mission was to explore the
cosmos, to come in peace for all mankind. It was a naïve wish that was
battered by interstellar realities, yet man persists in the belief that
peace is the way. Banding together with other powers to form a Coalition
of Planets, humanity hopes that the strength each can offer the other
will allow for peaceful exploration.
However, the rise of the Coalition strikes dread within the Romulan Star
Empire. They feel its growing reach will cut them off from what is
rightfully theirs. The Romulans know that the alliance is fragile, that
the correct strategy could turn allies into foes. Perfecting a way of
remotely controlling Coalition ships and using them as weapons against
one another, the Romulans hope to drive a wedge of suspicion and
mistrust between these new allies.
One Starfleet captain uncovers this insidious plot: Jonathan Archer of
the Enterprise. Determined not to lose what they have gained,
outmanned and outgunned, the captains of Starfleet stand tall, vowing to
defend every inch of Coalition space until the tide begins to turn.
