RedshirtsEnsign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It's a prestige posting, and Andrew is even more delighted when he's assigned to the ship's Xenobiology laboratory. Life couldn't be better although there are a few strange things going on (1) Every Away Mission involves a lethal confrontation with alien forces. (2) The ship's captain, the chief science officer,