USS
Voyager is dispatched to the Badlands in the Demilitarized Zone to track
down a Maquis vessel commanded by former Starfleet officer, Chakotay.
A Starfleet operative on board the Maquis vessel, Lieutenant Tuvok, had
failed to check in with Starfleet Command, thus raising suspicions.
Captain
Kathryn Janeway was then ordered to take Voyager into the Badlands to find
the missing ship, with the help of a former Maquis and Starfleet officer,
Thomas Paris.
Voyager
departed from Deep Space Nine early that day on stardate 48315.6, and failed
to communicate with Starfleet Command after several hours. DS9 was
notified, and several Runabouts were dispatched to investigate.
Stardate 48642.5
The
search for Voyager and the Equinox in the Badlands continues. Starfleet
assigns the newly commissioned USS Fundy, a Sovereign class vessel, to
coordinate the search effort. Several small science vessels are assigned
to the detail as well. No debris or any organic remains are found.
Stardate 48921.3
The
search for the Equinox concludes. The ship and crew are presumed
and declared destroyed. The search for the USS Voyager continues,
with little hope of finding the second missing ship.
Stardate 48950.2
The
search for Voyager is called off.
All
the families of the crewmembers of Voyager are notified that the search
has been called off, causing much uproar among the families of some members
of the crew. Mr. and Mrs. Kim, parents of Ensign Harry Kim, then
take matters into their own hands, and enlist a Yridian freighter to take
them to the Badlands so they can conduct their own search. After
searching for several weeks and finding nothing, the Kim's search concludes
as well.
Stardate 49011.1
A memorial
service is held to commerate the lost officers on board the USS Voyager
at Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco. Such prominent Starfleet
captains as Picard and Chevon are in attendance. Several other small
memorial services are also held throughout Earth.
Stardate 49222
A monument
just outside San Francisco is eructed to honour the lives lost on the USS
Voyager. Many of the families are in attendance to place flowers
at the monument.
Stardate 50074.3
A Ferengi
shuttle containing two men appears near Barzan II. The two men had
disappeared on stardate 43385.6 during negotiations to purchase the Barzan
wormhole, which was thought to be stable. When studying the wormhole
to verify that it was stable, the two Ferengi men became trapped in the
Delta Quadrant.
The
two men claim to have encountered a Starfleet vessel in the Delta Quadrant,
however, the men wanted latinum for the name of the vessel. Starfleet
declined their offer, assuming there was no validity to their story.
Stardate 51490.2
The
experimental vessel Prometheus is overtaken by Romulans. During the
course of events which ensued, the Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH) of
the USS Voyager was transferred to the Prometheus via a series of ancient
communication arrays. The EMH1 and EMH2 managed to retake the vessel.
Before returning to the Delta Quadrant, Voyager's EMH briefed Starfleet
Command on Voyager's situation. According to the EMH, Voyager was
pulled to the Delta Quadrant by a being known as the Caretaker who was
searching the galaxy for a suitable mate. In order to save a vulnerable
species from an agressive one, Captain Janeway destroyed the Array which
brought them to the Delta Quadrant. As well, the EMH notified Starfleet
that the Maquis officers serving on Chakotay's vessel had joined the crew,
with Chakotay as first officer and B'Elanna Torres as Chief Engineer to
name a few. The EMH also mentioned several aliens which had joined
the crew, including a cook named Neelix.
Word
of Voyager's presence in the Delta Quadrant spread quickly throughout the
Federation, leading to several celebrations. One such public celebration
was held by the Federation Council just outside their offices in Paris,
France. Thousands were present for a spectacular plasma show which
was held at the base of the Eiffel Tower.
Stardate 51501.4
Dozens
of letters from families and friends are sent to Voyager using the same
communications network used to send Voyager's EMH to the USS Prometheus.
Included among the many transmissions was a message from Admiral Hayes,
who regretably had to inform Voyager that they had not been able to devise
a way to bring Voyager home, but they had included all their knowledge
on the Delta Quadrant in order to shave off some travel time for the crew.
A day
later, without explanation, the communications network collapsed and shut-down,
and once again Starfleet was cut off from Voyager.
Stardate 51520.1
The
Pathfinder project begins, with the intent of finding a method to communicate
again with Voyager, as well as to find a method to bring Voyager home.
Stardate 53320.2
Nearly
two years after the beginning of the Pathfinder Project, Lieutenant Reginald
Barclay uses the MIDAS Array to create an artificial wormhole to allow
two way communication between Voyager and Starfleet Command. He is
successful, and for several minutes he is able to communicate with Voyager.
During this time, Voyager transmitted all of their crew logs, mission logs,
and stellar cartography maps of the Delta Quadrant. Starfleet also
managed to transmit data concerning hypersubspace communication, which
could be used to maintain contact with Voyager.
Once
again, there is global celebration, particularly in San Francisco, for
the communication with the stranded Starfleet Vessel. An awe-inspiring
plasma show is held in downtown San Francisco, sponsored by the Heritage
Section.
Following
this break-through, Admiral Owen Paris approves the formation of Project:
Voyager, and assigns Lieutenant Barclay to head the research crew.
So begins Project: Voyager!