Under the Cover of Night

"Under the Cover of Night" is the twenty-third chapter of , written between May and October 2020 and February and July 2021, and published on 1 August 2021. It is authored by .
;Summary
:The former crew of the adjusts to their next assignment, the newly-commissioned .
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== Synopsis ==
=== Teaser ===
On , the senior officers from the are staying at a penthouse across from Waikīkī Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jason Fredricks, Lucas Wells, Tala Jones, Elisa Flores, and Dylyp Azeli are all out on the penthouse's balcony, reflecting on events of the past year and their lives in general.
Lucas, having just celebrated his 24th birthday, feel time is passing rapidly before his eyes, and Dylyp agrees with him, noting that it's been almost six years since he enlisted in Starfleet. After a brief detour to their desire to explore the vast "unknowns" of the universe, the conversation segues into talk about their allies in the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Republic. They are interrupted by their crewmates inside announcing the new year's arrival, and the five friends make a toast.
=== Act I: Vengeance ===
Coming soon!
== Appearances ==
=== Characters ===
=== Events ===
*Federation-Klingon War 
=== Governments and organizations ===
*Federation Council 
*Klingon Empire
*Maquis 
*Romulan Guard 
*Romulan Republic
*Romulan Star Empire
*Section 31
*Starfleet
*Starfleet Command 
*Starfleet Intelligence 
*Starfleet Medical 
*Tal Shiar 
*United Federation of Planets
=== Locations ===
*Beta Quadrant 
*Dimorus system
**S'harien Station
*Nimbus system 
**Nimbus III 
*Sol system 
**Earth
***Hawaii
****Honolulu
*****Waikīkī Beach 
***Starfleet Academy 
**Earth Spacedock
*Regulus system 
**Regulus IV 
*Starbase 39
=== Species ===
*Andorian
*Bajoran
*Betazoid
*Bolian
*Borg 
*Denobulan
*Human
*Klingon 
*Reman 
*Romulan
*Trill
*Vulcan
=== Starships and spacecraft ===
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=== Miscellanea ===
==== Ranks ====
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==== Other ====
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== Continuity ==
*It's been two months since the events at Nimbus III. (, , )
*Lucas Wells is now 24 years old.
*2409 has come to an end.
*Vance L'eher's wife, Ayesha, and Th'vol Olethla's husband, Loran, appear for the first time.
*Jason Fredricks and the rest of the senior staff have been promoted.
*Masc Taggart has been promoted to the honorary rank of commodore.
*Admiral T'nae is the new contact for the 's missions. She first appeared during the Regulus IV peace talks. ()
*Julian Bashir joins the crew of the Vengeance as its chief medical officer.
*Jessik Zaji and Jessik Cameo are revealed to be brother and sister.
*Franklin Drake makes his first appearance since "The Undying". This time, he unexpectedly invites Jason to join Section 31.
== Background and trivia ==
*This chapter is an adaptation of the missions and .
**Both of the missions were removed from the game in 2015, nevertheless, still decided to adapt them.
**In the case of "S'harien's Swords", parts of it were repurposed for the new mission . However, the setting for the original mission, the Dimorus system, was not reused, allowing Capt to use it for this chapter.
**The star system that "Under the Cover of Night" originally took place in was the , but it is used in the new mission, . Thus, the reason for Capt changing the location.
*An early stardate considered for this chapter was 83966.8.
*This chapter was published on the same day as , but eight years later.
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