Star Trek: Federation (Season 2)

Season 2 is the second season of Star Trek: Federation.
== Synopsis ==
In the aftermath of the exposure of Section 31 and the defeat of Leonard Talvin also known as "Bellum" the United Federation of Planets has begun to expand its reach again and return to the ideals it was based on. Despite repeatedly going against protocol the USS Supremacy under the command of Captain William Meyer was given permission to continue exploring the Borderline but it is made clear that the all their past transgressions have been forgotten. The Supremacy comes under threat from factions of the Terran Empire, a alternate version of starfleet from a parallel universe. While dealing with this threat they continue to explore the Borderline and try to remain explorers and expand their own knowledge.
== Cast ==
=== Main Cast: ===
Jon Hamm as Captain William Meyer, once a harsh and brutal captain unable to escape the attitudes of the Dominion War but now a calmer and more cautious Captain who has gained the respect and loyalty of his crew but Starfleet Command still consider him to be a rogue.
Wentworth Miller as Commander Baliee Resser, The Supremacy's new Betazoid First Officer, assigned to the ship with concerns about the crews past actions making them reckless and untrustworthy putting him at odds with much of the crew.
Luke Mitchell as Lieutenant Commander Devan Eleva, The Supremacy's Bajoran Tactical Officer and the interim First Officer, expelled from his home by his family for his Bi-Sexuality who has come to see the crew of the Supremacy as his family.
Kate Mara as Doctor Zaak, the Supremacys Vulcan Doctor, always trying to challenge herself and has developed a close relationship with Devan, she has now taken up an advisory role within the crew.
Violett Beane as Ensign Anna Gyles, The Supremacys new Operations Officer, unlike most officers on the ship she volunteered for service aboard the ship admiring them for their ability to not simply follow orders and hopes to prove herself as a senior officer.
Richard Madden as Ensign Kyle Mantren, the Supremacys Helmsman, an excitable young man who is proud of the crews accomplishments but is somewhat more hardened by them.
Katie Cassidy as Lieutenant Miral Paris, the Supremacys half human-half Klingon engineer, who once felt pressure to live up to her parents accomplishments but now accepts herself as her own person.
Yvonne Strahovski as Jochen Neurall, the Supremacys former First Officer who was revealed to be a member of Section 31, she remains imprisoned aboard the ship with Meyer wanting to keep her around in case of major threats that Section 31 may have knowledge of, Neurall uses her knowledge of the crew to toy with them when ever they question her looking for ways of escape.
=== Recurring Cast: ===
Iwan Rheon as Yerann, the Bajoran leader of the Renegades and pivotal in bringing Arais back to lead their cause.
Blair Underwood as Arais, a changeling who inspired the Renegades to look for a better life in another universe who is seen as a god to them.
Stellan Skarsgard as Ouser, an El-Ourian who is an expert on the alternate universe who comes into contact with the Supremacy crew in their pursuIt of the Renegades.
Dichen Lachman as Ghall, a Klingon general who see's the alternate universe forces as a threat and becomes an uneasy ally to the Supremacy
Rick Gonzalez as Kraax, a Klingon bounty hunter from the alternate universe that is send by Arais to hunt down and kill the Supremacy crew
Katrina Law as Kiell, a Bajoran woman from Arais past who brings out a vulnerability in him
Dennis Haysbert As Admiral Steven Beller, Admiral Daron replacement as the head of Borderline Operations who distrusts Meyer and the rest of the Supremacys crew
Damien Lewis as Leonard Talvin, the counterpart of Bellum who agrees to help the remnants Section 31 and the Supremacy crew defeat Arais for unknown reasons
== Episodes ==
=== 1. The Flagship ===
Seconds after the second Supremacy appears, Meyer hails the ship asking for knowledge of them and what they are doing. The other Meyer responds claiming that it isn't currently important but reveals that they are currently hunting a dangerous band of pirates in possession of an incredibly powerful weapon. Meyer cuts of contact to consult with his crew, they agree that he can't be trusted but cannot afford to let them roam unchecked. The two Supremacy's set a course for their last location and Meyer has Miral scan their ship for anything that can tell them about the other ship. The only thing she recognises that stands out is the odd configuration of the transporters. After arriving at the pirates last location they discover it adrift in an asteroid field with little life support. Meyer contacts the other Supremacy asking them for advisement, the other Meyer advises them to wait while he scans the ship and he pretends to agree but covertly sends Devan and Mantren to beam over with an away team to take them into custody only to discover no criminals but discover starving refugees with a skeleton crew backing it. The crew, thinking that they come from the other Supremacy, attempt to attack them but they are unable to convince them to back of. The commander of the ship informs them that the other Supremacy cannot be trusted and will kill them all as soon as he gets the chance. The other Supremacy begins firing in the freighter so Devan and Mantren have them beamed back to the ship. The two ships engage but being evenly matched they make little damage. The other Supremacy retreats back to where it was discovered and are seen trying to open a wormhole. The Supremacy engages it when it's shields are weakened by the wormhole and cause major damage. The ship the begins to transport its crew members off the ship but to an unknown location, The also beam the refugees of the ship and then the other Supremacy activates its self destructed sequence. Miral informs Meyer that this ship came from the Terran Empire with their transporters being designed to prevent all inter-dimensional travel. Meyer decides that the ship has done enough fighting and orders Mantren to set a course for somewhere they've never been.
=== 2. Outsiders ===
The Supremacy arrives at a nearby Starbase to pick up their new first officer, Betazoid Commader Baliee Resser and the new operations officer Ensign Anna Gyles, Mantren has an immediate attraction to Gyles but Zaak assures him that she would never go for him. Devan has difficulty welcoming Resser as he had believed that the Captain was preparing him to take the position. The ship responds to a distress call from a freighter from a nearby system attempting to collect a mineral that they use to power their ships, with the freighter having heavy damage, Meyer volunteers the Supremacy to collect the mineral for them. Resser and Devan lead an away team to the planet that contains the mineral, Resser subtly asks Devan what he thinks of Captain Meyer and he immediately responds that he is the finest Captain the he has ever served under but Resser remains unconvinced. While mining for the mineral one of the crew members is attacked by an alien and is taken hostage, the rest of the team follow but are ambushed and surrounded by them. Devan insists on fighting back but Resser orders them to put their weapons down. The aliens talk to Resser and reveal themselves to be in a dispute with the species that sent them here, Resser assures them that they had no knowledge of this and are simply trying to obtain the mineral for a freighter in desperate need of It but they do not believe them. The aliens contact the Supremacy demanding that they give all of the freighters resources over to them but Meyer insists that they are unable to do this. Gyles suggests that they have both species meet on board that ship as a neutral ground and the species agree to this. The negotiations are at first seen to be futile as the species cannot come to any agreement, Meyer goes through records and see's that Starfleet once had ships in the system that belonged to Section 31 and goes to Neurall to ask for information. Neurall insists that if she gives them the necessary information then Meyer must allow her to be confined to her old quarters instead of the brig to which he reluctantly agrees. With the information, Meyer realises that the two species merely need a third party to help conduct their business and volunteers Borderline Headquarters for all further trade of the mineral and both species agree to this. The away team are returned to the ship and Devan opens up to Zaak about his frustration in being turned down for first officer but is comforted by her when she tells him that he isn't no less important to the crew. Resser files his report to Meyer and tries to go back to his quarters but Meyer invites him to dinner with the rest of the crew and he agrees.
=== 3. Things of The Past ===
The Supremacy moves into a new system populated by a relatively advanced species yet still a pre warp society. In disguise to look like the locals Meyer, Zaak and Mantren beam down to the surface to build up information on the species. While investigating through a market place, Mantren see's local milita beating on innocent civilians and intervienes. A fight breaks out and the away team are forced to flee the scene to look for an area where they can transport. In the pursuit Meyer is shot by the aliens weapon and collapses. Back on the Supremacy, Meyer is in a coma with no signs of his waking up. Through brain scans, Zaak discovers that the weapon reverts its victims into a coma and focuses their brain functions on their darkest memories. Commander Resser assumes command of the ship and orders the Supremacy out of the system, the crew immediately disagree with this decision insisting that they need to go back to the surface to locate the cure for the effects but Resser disagrees. Devan goes to Neuralls quarters to question her on anything that Section 31 has on this type of weapon. She tries to bargain but Devan refuses to listen and starts to close a force field in on her position. She breaks and tells him that a telepath should be able to access Meyers brain functions with his powers. Devan reports this to Resser and he agrees to go forward with the plan. Resser uses his empathic abilities matched with stimulators in order to go into Meyers mind. When he arrives he see's a young Meyer during the Dominion War serving as a tactical officer. Resser interacts with Meyer and begins to realise that it is a memory, when they try to leave their life patterns begin to lower so they conclude that they must continue with events until they conclude. Meyer reveals that the ship will be attacked by Dominion and several officers will be taken hostage but reveals that he had to destroy the ship before saving them. When events come to ahead Meyer desprately tries to find another solution but prove futile and the ship is destroyed. The memories then reset to just befor the attack. Meyer again tries to alter events in order to gain some closure but again the ship is destroyed and events are reset. Meyer gives in and plays events out as before destroying the Dominion War ship with the crew members on it. They re awaken to find Meyer hollow and immediatly leaves. Mantren goes to the Captains quarters to apoligise for his reckless, Meyer forgives him but puts a reprimand in his record. Meyer then reveals his memories and explains that it caused him fear to ever command a ship again. Mantren then tells him that he became a pilot because he was afraid of transporters which causes them to both laugh.
=== 4. Life-Signs ===
Devan and Miral meet with the captain to complain about Commander Resser who has been reassigning both their crew members, Meyer believes them to be overreacting but Miral also admits that he seems to contradict every suggestion but Meyer firmly tells them that it is his right when in command to do so. This meeting is interrupted when Mantren contacts Meyer telling him that the breach that brought the other Supremacy is opening again. The ship arrives at the breach to find a small shuttle craft with only one human lifesign. They transport the human to sick bay to find that it is the other Meyer who collapses immediatly. Meyer and Resser arrive at sickbay to find the other Meyer dead. Resser asks for the cause of death and all Zaak can find is a small device implanted in his skull. Meyer authorises her to remove and study it. Shortly afterwards a Klingon War Bird emerges from the breach and the Supremacy is completely locked out of all all its systems. The War Bird attacks the ship causing heavy damage and the other Meyer is revealed to be alive but the device in his skull blocked his life signs. He attacks Zaak and renders her unconscious. Miral is able to modify the shields to adapt to the War Birds weapons but will only buy them an Hour. Devan and Resser being on the same deck as Neurall head to her quarters to ensure that she cannot escape but when they arrive the find her guard unconscious and her no where to be found. In engineering Miral recognises the technology beign used as similar to Bellums override device and belives that she can use her knowledge of that device to block their blocking out. When hunting for Neurall, Resser and Devan talk casually about past experiences and Devan realises that they have a lot in common in their tactics and how they view the Federation. They are attacked by Neurall who wounds Resser, she escapes into the jeffries tubes the two also get in and lock them down, trapping all three of them in there. The three engage and Devan throws her down the tube breaking several bones. Meyer discovers that his counterpart is on the same deck that he is, Meyer finds him in a locker room looking through items recovered from the transport that he engaged. Miral pushes the Warp Core to near breach level in order to be out of th devices control and means that the they break free from it and push the ship away. Meyers counterpart realises he has been abandoned and shoots himself with his phaser. Miral realises that the War Birds technology is not only similair to that of Bellum but is in fact identical making them realise that it came from the alternate universe. Devan meets with Meyer to commend him for his actions in recapturing Neurall. Devan asks permission to speak freely and then bluntly asks why he was turned over for first officer over Resser. Meyer reveals that Starfleet did not approve of their actions in going against Bellum so only allowed them to continue operating if they assigned an officer of their choosing. Devan is outraged and Meyer then tells him that they have been deemed as rogues in the eyes of Starfleet.
=== 5. Code of Ethics ===
After their last encounter with the alternate universe, Meyer decides that the need to find an expert on it so that they can learn more about them and have him look through items recovered from the refugees. Devan is able to find one an El-Aurian named Ouser located in a system just outside the Borderline. Meyer, Gyles and Mantren leave on a shuttle for the planet to find him, leaving Resser in command. When Meyer and Mantren arrive, the planet is riddled with crime and is highly corrupt. The two are able to track him to a bar and preach him on his knowledge. He reveals that he does know a lot about the alternate universe but asks what is in it for him. Before Meyer answer, authorities arrive and arrest Ouser. On the Supremacy, Devan reveals to Miral and Zaak the reasons for Resser being given the position here, Miral is outraged but Zaak is able to see why Starfleet would be unable to trust them. It is revealed that Ouser works for a career criminal and uses his money from the job to fund his expeditions to the other universe. The authorities will be able to take down crime on the planet from his arrest but Ouser refuses to talk them unless they arrange his freedom. During a staff meeting, Resser uses him empathic abilities and realises the crew hostility towards him. He raises the issue with Devan who immediately tells Resser that he is aware of why he was made first officer. Resser is outraged at his need to reveal this to the rest of the crew and tells Devan that he finds his attitude to be immature and orders him to tell no one else. Back on the planet, Meyer bribes the authorities to arrange Ouser's release. He takes him back to the Supremacy where he looks through the refuges belongings. He finds an artifact that details several names and locations around the Alpha Quadrant. Ouser then begins bargaining for more information but Meyer has him thrown off the ship and sends him back to the authorities.
=== 6. White Knights ===
The Supremacy arrives at a recently warp capable world in the Borderline named Prediac and have been sent to initiate a first contact between them and the Federation. While Meyer negotiates with the planets leaders about joining the Federation, Resser roams the street taking in the beauty of the world. Suddenly a mass riot takes place and a man is killed when thrown of a rooftop. The authorities have everyone in the area rounded up and questioned on the incident. Because of his empathic abilities, Resser is able to sense the guilt of someone there and informs the officers. The officers are curious about how he knows this and he explains his abilities but is then swiftly taken into custody himself. After discovering his arrest the crew realise that telepathic beings are public enemies in this world. Meyer demands his release but the authorities refuse but grant him a trail to try his case. Gyles agrees to represent Resser who is held in a cornered off area for the native telepaths. While in the area, Resser senses their outrage and aggression and fears that their may be violence coming. At the trial, Gyles argues that Resser is not a member of the species but a sanctioned officer welcome to the streets so he should be released to the Federation. The prosecution argues that as soon as they came to their world, they agreed to its laws. After a recess is called Resser is returned to the area and senses the amber growing in its inhabitants. Meyer realises that the planets laws against telepaths rules them out of joining the Federation, Devan scans the area and considers transporting Resser back. When the trial begins again, Gyles argues that if Prediac isn't able to join the Federation then they are holding a citizen of another power hostage, with the planet not wanting to oppose the Federation they agree to release him. Before a Resser can be released a mass riot breaks out where the telepaths attack the guards. Resser moves himself out in front of the two and gives a speech about how other worlds have been through such divide but found hope in the Federation, this gives them hope for the future and they cease their fighting. Prediac contacts the Supremacy and reveals to them that they will be making changes to their law because of Resser's speech. Resser returns to the ship and is suprised to be greeted with a welcome from the crew.
=== 7. Walking The Line ===
Ensign Gyles is late for her duty shift as she was up the entire previous night from trying to decipher to locations on the artifact but was able to make no headway. The Supremacy then receives a distress call from a vessel trying to escape the Terran Empire. Despite Commander Ressers warnings, Meyer decides to respond to them wanting to know how they are able to move between the different universes. They find the ship under the command of a Bajoran named Yerann and is inhabited by a number of different species. Yerann tells Meyer that he and his crew are part of a movement trying to escape the Terran Empire and its war with the other species of their Alpha Quadrant. He reveals that they follow the last remaining prophet of their universe who sought refuge in this universe and will lead them all to a better world. The ship then detects a Terran Warship, the ISS Prestige, heading towards their location, Meyer hails them only to be greeted by Devans counterpart who is the captain of the ship. He demands that Yerann and his crew be handed over to them and put back where they belong, Meyer ponders sending them back but ultimately respects their request for asylum. Ensign Gyles asks Yerann for assistance in translating the transcriptions on the artefact and gladley agrees. Yerann tells her that its is a part if a larger piece of an orb that will lead them to the last Prophet, before Gyles can report this to the Captain, Yerann stuns her and takes the artefacts. The Prestige attacks the Supremacy and uses the fight as cover to get to his ship, along the way he encounters Neurall who offers her assistance in exchange for her freedom and he agrees. Yerann escapes and the Prestige backs away. Before the Supremacy can do anything they detect rifts opening all over the Borderline with ships coming through.
=== 8. Beyond Redemption ===
Two days after the alternate universe forces now being called the "renegades" began flooding into the Borderline, Starfleet have sent reinforcements to the Supremacy and have spread their ships throughout the sector. Matters take a turn for the worse however when the Terran Empire also send reinforcements to hunt down the Renegades. Miral and Gyles work desperately to close all the breaches but continue to have no luck. With limited options and no time, Meyer goes back to Ouser looking for answers on the Renegades. When the authorities refuse to let Meyer see him he looks for alternative ways of stopping them. The ship is then called to evacuate a nearby station in which the Renegades and Terran Empire are engaging, the ship tries to evacuate the station but are only able to get a few dozen people onboard before a Terran ship crashes into the station destroying it. Realising that he has no other options, Meyer decides to break Ouser out of prison. Disguised as Terran forces Meyer and Devan break him out of prison. Ouser starts trying to bargain with Meyer but he simply punches him and threatens to hand him over to the Terran's if he does not help them close the breaches and discover where Yerann was going. Meanwhile, Yeranns ship is engaged by a Starfleet ship and Neurall is able to use her knowledge to help them destroy the ship. Ouser explains that Yerann and his followers believe that the last Prophet will lead them to a new system free of the Terran Empire, Meyer is unsatisfied having already heard this from Yerann himself. Ouser explains that it would be an uninhabited system and the other renegade ships would work to divert the attention of Starfleet and the Terran Empire. Using battle reports across the sector and Ousers advise, Meyer is able to compile a location and sets a course. Ouser then goes to assist Miral in engineering but on the way is killed by one of the station survivors who turns out to be a renegade. The Supremacy arrives at the system to find a fleet of Renegade ships waiting for them.
=== 9. Final Refuge ===
The Supremacy prepares for an engagement with the renegade but is then hailed by Yerann in his command ship, he demands that Meyer beams himself over to his ship and he will not order the fleet to fire upon his ship. Meyer reluctantly agrees and entrusts his ship to Resser. Meyer beams to Yeranns ship and the fleet prepares to depart but several Terran Empire vessels drop out of Warp and the Supremacy is caught in the crossfire. The Supremacy is fired upon by multiple Renegade ships and suffers heavy casualties and major hull breaches, the fleet retreats and the ship prepares for another engagement with the Terran ships but they are hailed by Devans counterpart who reveals that the Federation and the Terran Empire have struck up an alliance to deal with the Renegades. Miral rushes to sickbay to find Ouser in critical condition, Zaak doubts his survival and leaves her infuriated now being unable to close the breaches. On Yeranns ship, Neurall comes to see Meyer, she reveals that she has no loyalty towards him and is simply a means to an end for her. Repair crews for the Terran fleet arrive to help the Supremacy crew repair the ship and the ships Doctor has a method, she reveals technology for their universe which has the capability to download all brain activity into the ships computer but will kill the subject. Zaak considers this a direct violation of ethical conduct and refuses to use the procedure, Miral decides to use it however as it is clear that Ouser is already dying. Yerann arrives at the planet that has the temple and assemble a team to beam to the surface, Neurall sabotages the transporters and sends the ships location to the Supremacy. Yerann attempts to execute her but Neurall overpowers them and goes to Meyers cell, they agree to form a temporary alliance to get of the ship and stop the Renegades. Gyles receives the transmission from Neurall and covertly informs Resser, he decides not to tell the Terrans and sends them in the wrong direction while they head to the actual location. Meyer and Neurall manage to make it to a shuttle and they head to the surface, Neurall agrees with this which surprises Meyer. When on the surface, Meyer questions her on this and she tells him that Section 31's purpose was to protect the Federation and considers the prophet to be a threat to it. The Supremacy arrives and engages Yerann's ship, they are able to get the transporters back on line and beam to the surface. When the two teams converge on the location they do not find a temple but instead a laboratory, Yerann is shocked by this discovery. Meyer and Neurall burst in but are surrounded by his followers. Yerann finds a stasis chamber and opens it to find a changeling in it. Yerann bows to him and the Changeling embraces them as brothers, he orders them to get the equipment. Resser and Devan burst in with a security team and forces Yerann and the Changeling to retreat. Yerann's ship is able to escape with the Supremacy being to heavily damaged to follow. Devan attempts to take Neurall back into custody but he orders him to allow her to leave. The Renegade ships begin retreating across the sector which leads to the ending of the alliance. Meyer returns to the bridge to find the crew waiting for him, they are clearly damaged by the lengths they went too but Meyer assures them that he could not be more pleased with their performance. On Yerann's ship, the Changeling takes command of the ship, he asks what their next steps are, Yerann shows him an unconscious Devan, telling him that they have people in place revealing the Supremacys Devan to be his counterpart.
=== 10. Who You Really Are ===
The Supremacy is taken back to Borderline Headquarters with heavy damage, Meyer and the crew are determined to catch Yerann and the Changeling before they can escape back to the alternate universe but are ordered by Starfleet not to pursue. While at headquarters, Miral is taken to the bases commander, Admiral Steven Beller, for unethical conduct for her use of the Terran Empires technology to get information from the now dead Ouser. Her record is reprimanded and is told to have barely escaped a court martial. Zaak admits to reporting her and Miral is furious because of it. Devan's counterpart receives a transmission from Yerann asking for the Supremacys condition and locations of Federation ships throughout the sector. A Klingon War Bird arrives at the base to speak with Beller, the commander, General Ghall has intellegence on Yeranns location and demands assistance in her attack. Beller refuses not wanting to put anymore lives at stake. Meyer offers his services and is able to convince Beller to allow him to go and Devans counterpart volunteers to go as well. Ghall is shown to be headstrong in her pursuit of Yerann yet very effective as well. Devan is able to send out a morse code like signal to Yerann informing him of their pursuit giving him time to mobilise. Yerann finds the changeling in the ships lab working on a chamber, Yerann asks what this purp is but evades the question, Yerann informs him of the Klingon ship, he acknowledges this but isn't phased by it. Before Yerann leaves the Changeling reveals that his name is Arais. Yerann and Arais arrive at a Brearch to find Ghall and Meyer waiting for them and the two ships engage. Ghall ship is revealed to be in much better condition than the Supremacy so easily overpowers Yeranns ship. Yerann activites the transporters to the other universe but Arais insists that he also beam over his equipment forcing them to leave behind several crew members of the ship as it explodes. Ghall drops Meyer and Devan back on the now repaired Supremacy, she thanks them for their assistance and hope to work with them again. In the alternate universe, Yerann demands to know why the equipment so important and Arais orders Devan to be put in the chamber which will allow his brain functions to be uploaded to his counterpart. Arais also sternly tells Yerann never to question him leaving Yerann shaken.
=== 11. In The Line of Duty ===
Neurall arrives back on Earth and beams down to London, she locates a covert Section 31 bunker and finds a skeleton crew of officers running it. They explain that Starfleet has no choice but to shut them down after the Supremacy crew exposed their existence. Neurall reveals to them the threat of the Changeling leader of the Renegades and believes that it is their responsibility to stop them. The agent assures her that they have no resources to do so, Neurall volunteers to steal data from Starfleet so that they stand a chance against them. On the Supremacy, Gyles recommends that Meyer attempt to talk to the female Changeling who has been imprisoned by Starfleet since the Dominion War. Resser believes that he can convince Admiral Beller to grant him access to her but only if Meyer does not come with him believing that Beller will not trust him with such a high level prisoner. On Earth Neurall finds a Starfleet Data Server that holds all the reports of the Federations engagement with the Renegades. She is able to have the files transferred to Section 31s bunker but trips a security precaution alerting security to her location. She appears to be surrounded but someone is able to rectify force fields around the guards giving her time to escape. Devan's counterpart contacts Arais and tells them about the crews plan to talk to the female Changeling and instructs him to go with them, he then departs with Resser and Gyles to meet with Admiral Beller. Neurall follows up on who rescued her, she is easily able to track his location based on his communication, she breaks into his base of operations and is shocked to find it to be Bellum.
=== 12. Dead or Alive ===
Neurall immediately attacis Bellum but he easily overpowers her, he explains that he is not who he appears to be but Leonard Talvin from the alternate universe, Neurall is sceptical but Talvin is able to prove himself by his Terran service record and lack of any scar tissue or injuries that Bellum possessed. In the alternate universe Devan is able to break free from his chamber, it causes his counterpart to lose focus and is unable to place his surroundings. Devan attempts to get to a shuttle but is recaptured by Arais who uses his abilities to knock him out which clearly causes him immense pain. After putting Devan back into his chamber, Arais decides that it is time to set his plan in motion and asks Yerann for any men capable of killing Captain Meyer. Yerann hires a Klingon bounty hunter named Kraax and his crew to carry out the job. On the Supremacy, the crew are in the middle of evacuating a colony from a planet constantly troubled by earthquakes, while beaming up the colonists Kraax attacks the Supremacy. This forces the ship to depart with Meyer and Miral on the surface, Mantren is left in command. Kraax and his Men beam down to the surface hunt Meyer and Miral, they flee the colony which forces them into a valley more seriously effected by the earthquakes. Meyer and Miral split up to divide their forces and Miral is able to capture one of the Klingons. Once they regroup the Klingon reveals nothing so they decide to use his communicator to lure Kraax to them. While Miral holds of the other men with a phaser, Meyer engages in hand to hand combat with Kraax. Kraax brutally beats Meyer and is about to kill him when one of his men stops him revealing himself to be Arais. The Supremacy returns and captures Kraax and forces Arais to flee while Zaak treats the severely injured Meyer. Back on Earth Neurall returns with Talvin to Section 31 and asks him what his purpose here is. He tells her that they need to know there enemy but can never become them.
=== 13. Turncoats ===
Commander Resser along with Gyles and Devans counterpart arrive at Borderline Headquarters to meet with Admiral Beller to arrange an interrogation with the female changeling. Beller is extremely sceptical about sending a crew he does not trust to the location of such a high level prisoner. Devan is able to convince Beller to allow them to see the changeling by agreeing to remain under sedation while taken to her location. Yerann returns to the Borderline on a mission from Arais ,who he has not seen for several days, to find formula which will allow him to replicate a device that Arais will not share the detail of. Talvin and Neurall have also returned to the Borderline looking for information in Ousers home hoping for additional information about the Renegades. While there, the two encounter Yerann and his men forcing them into a fight. The two are able to get away and Neurall has possession of Ousers files which has the formula that Yerann is looking for. The away team wake up in the facility with the changeling, the guards explain that she remains without form for most days. Resser attempts to talk to her but get no response, Devans counterpart uses a key phrase that Arais gave him which grabs her attention. She asks what knowledge they have of her people, Resser explains that they only know of Arais, she explains that she and her people have had little contact with him after he rejected to join the great link. Talvin and Neurall attempt to escape Yeranns forces, they receive a message on an open frequency showing Section 31 hostages. Neurall insists that they give him the drive, Talvin objects claiming it to be bigger than them. Neurall ignores him and takes the drive leaving it where Yerann specified. Hours go by and Yerann kills the hostages claiming that they made the wrong choice. Neurall is confused but Talvin reveals that he switched the drives. Neurall demands an explanation and Talvin reveals that Yerann and his forces were responsible for an attack on an outpost he was commanding which resulted in the deaths of his family and his demotion ruining his career and life for which he swore revenge on him for. The away team leave Borderline Headquarters on a shuttle returning to the Supremacy, they quickly encounter Ghall who beams them aboard. Ghall quickly takes Devan into custody and Resser demands that she explain herself. She merely gives the Klingon word for Turncoats.
=== 14. Among Us ===
Resser and Gyles return to the Supremacy absent Devan. Before leaving their shuttle they agree that Gyles will go to the astrometrics lab and scan for the counterparts while Resser will go to the bridge and monitor the activity from all major stations on the ship. The two split up and while in the turbo lift Gyles breaks down out of fear. While Resser is on the bridge, Captain Meyer asks where Devan is and explains that he chose to stay behind to try and get more knowledge from the female changeling. A flashback reveals that Ghall explained how Devan helped Arais and Yerann escape by transmitting their location, she also reveals through interrogation of other counterparts that all members of the renegades have a small device implanted in their skulls and has found away to detect them, she scans Devan and reveals that he has such a device. Back on the Supremacy Gyles uses the same technique as Ghall to detect that Renegades and finds 53 members onboard but no exact location on any of them. Miral then comes in and questions her on what she's looking for and gives a simple vague answer that she is scanning the ship for Commander Resser. Gyles and Resser meet and let's out all of her fear, she insists that they go to Captain Meyer as his counterpart is dead they believe him to be trustworthy. Another flashback reveals that Ghall will help them retake the Supremacy but only after they have exact numbers and locations of Renegades on the ship, they agree and leave Devans counterpart as a prisoner. The two covertly ask Captain Meyer if they can see him in the ready room, once inside they seal the doors and fill him in on their mission. Meyer orders them to go back to the astrometrics lab and wait for further instructions. While on the way there they encounter Zaak who questions them, Resser tries to move along but a red alert is activated and Zaak renders them both unconscious. When they both wake up they are restrained in crew quarters with Zaak who is revealed to be a counterpart with no control over her emotions. Meyer arrives, Resser demands to know what he is doing and reveals himself to be Arais who has assumed Meyers place. Miral returns to astrometrics and accesses past scans where she comes across Gyles scan to find the members of the crew who are actually Renegades. She locates Resser and Gyles and rescues them from Zaak and Arais who is able to escape. The ship returns to red alert and Arais has the crew believe that the three are the renegades. Miral believes that if they can place scanners on every deck they will have the exact location of all the Renegades on the ship. While planting the devices Gyles comes across Mantren who immediately assumes her to be a counterpart. Gyles terrified explains what her device can do and tells him that if he allows her to use it they can prove that they are not counterparts. Mantren agrees and is convinced. Resser gets to a shuttle and transmits the data to Ghall who launches an attack on the Supremacy. Arais was able to evacuate himself before the attack started, Ghall's forces re take the ship and put all the Renegades in custody. The remaining crew realise that at least Meyer, Devan and Zaak are being held in the alternate universe to proposes a rescue mission. He asks Ghall to watch the ship while he Mantren, Gyles and Miral are away. She agrees but only on the condition that they go with two of her people. They agree but become immediately shocked when she shows them to be Talvin and Neurall.
=== 15. Looking Back ===
The away team prepare to leave for their mission to the alternate universe, Mantren makes his doubts about going with Neurall and Talvin clear, Resser agrees but sees no other option but to go with them. Before leaving Resser asks him Ghall could investigate why Arais tried to infiltrate the ship. Much to the displeasure of the rest of the team Talvin insists upon bringing Kraax with them as he believes him to have intelligence on the Renegades which could be useful. The Away Team leave on a transport and agree to contact Ghall when they have the prisoners exact location so that she can assist in the rescue. When they arrive in the alternate universe, Talvin sets a course for earth so that they can access all of the Empires intelligence on the Renegades from the planets space dock. Mantren has a constant dismissive attitude towards Talvin, Talvin eventually confronts him about this and he sternly replies that his counterpart was a terrorist and mass murderer and believes that he could be similar, this results in a physical confrontation between the two which is split up quickly. When they arrive at earth, Talvin and Resser infiltrate the station while Miral acts as a prisoner as a cover. While on board Kraax is able to get free and overpowers the rest of the away team, he then alerts the station to Resser and Talvin leaving them to be captured by Terran forces. Kraax then retreats and contacts Arais. While restrained Neurall nods to Gyles and Mantren. 
=== 16. A Means To An End ===
Yerann asks one of his followers to look into the formula he retrieved wanting to know exactly what it creates, he also sternly tells him not to inform Arais of his request. Back on the Supremacy, Ghall receives a communication from Admiral Beller, she does not respond fearing Renegades may have infiltrated other areas of Starfleet. Neurall gets a pin from up her sleeve and uses it to free her restraints and get the others free. They engage Kraax and are able to overthrow him, when they attempt to set a course back to Earth they realise that he has locked the transport on its current course. Realising that they can't take the Renegades facility alone they deploy a probe towards the breach hoping Ghall will pick up on it. Talvin, Resser and Miral are held in holding cells under interrogation from the Terrans, they ponder with telling them about their mission to locate Arais but realise it would mean giving up the away teams location putting them in danger, Talvin fixated purely on his revenge on Yerann willingly gives up the warp signature of the ship but only on the condition that they join the ship. Yerann gets back to his follower who tells him that the formula will replicate a gaseous anomaly that will kill anyone it comes into contact with, he is confused as to why Arais would use such a weapon when it would only cause the Federation or the Terrans to come after them further but the follower double crosses Yerann and has him taken to Arais. On the Supremacy, Ghall is able to discover that while the Renegades were onboard they launched dozens on cloaked mines across the Borderline into an effective border around it. Arais explains that with the counteractive serum he has to the gas he will be able to shield himself and the Renegades from the effects of it creating the Utopia that he always promised them, Yerann is disgusted at the idea calling it genocide and tells him that he has noticed symptoms and Arais admits that the Gas will also halt his condition. Yerann is thrown in the same cell as Meyer, Devan and Zaak who offers his services to the crew should they be able to escape. Talvin, Resser and Miral are held on the bridge of a Terran Empire flagship, they arrive at the coordinates that Talvin specified only to realise that it was the probe the away team deployed earlier and Ghall is there to greet them. Ghall hails them and agrees to let them go if they release the team to which they agree. When on Ghalls ship she reveals what the Renegades are planning and that all the mines will be in place within 2 days. Meanwhile Neurall, Mantren and Gyles arrive at the Renegade facility clearly outmatched.
=== 17. Lost Causes ===
Flashbacks show Arais years ago when he was injured and struggling to maintain a solid shape, his ship is damaged and is alone until a Bajoran military vessel picks him up. When onboard he explains that's his people have been scattered and hunted for decades and believes himself to be the last of his kind. The captain of the ship a woman named Kiell, takes him in and explains the situation of the quadrant, being in a war with the Terran Resistance Forces and the Alliance has begun to fall apart. The captain also explains that her ships doctor has noticed a cellular degradation of him from which he will eventually die. Arais explains that he has the means of keeping himself alive but is willing to share it with her and anyone who wishes to have have a safe haven. This would eventually lead to the birth of the Renegades. In present day, Neurall, Mantren and Gyles decide to use Kraax as a hostage to release their crew, when they leave the shuttle and attempt to use him a s bait, Arais simply has Kraax wounded, leaving them to retreat back into their shuttle, they decide to use the shuttles phasers to open fire causing massive internal damage to the base and cutting power releasing Meyer, Zaak, Devan and Yerann. Meyer decides to accept Yeranns help and on his guidance heads for a shuttle and contacting the Empire, leaving them to deal with Arais. When they arrive at the shuttle bay they find the away team to be pinned down, Yerann insists they only stun the other Renegades seeing them only as mislead. After a scuffle the crew is reunited but when Meyer orders them to leave they explain Arais plan and insists that they stop it here. The power for the base comes back on as the Renegades surrounds them, just as they open fire the crew are beamed out by Ghall who then opens fire on the facility. Talvin sees Yerann and begins to beat him mercilessly until he is pulled away by Neurall. Arais has the facility evacuated, as he leaves he sends out a message; "Utopia has arrived". Arais leaves on his ship and multiple other Renegade ships arrives opening fire on them forcing them to retreat. Meyer contacts Admiral Beller and tells him of the threat and begins an evacuation of the Borderline. Ghall believes that now all that remains is for Arais to be killed but Resser completes a scan of the Borderline and finds that the probes are continuing to move into place at an accelerated pace believing they will now be in place within 16 hours, Meyer insists that it is impossible as their is no place for them to be controlled from. Gyles realises that since they were launched from the Supremacy they could also be controlled from there. Ghall then receives a communication from her men onboard the ship to say that they are being overrun by Arais. It then cuts to Neurall escorting Yerann to a cell who then overpowers her and takes a shuttle with her on it, moving away from the coming battle.
=== 18. Utopia ===
Arais and his forces quickly assume control of the Supremacy, Admiral Beller attempts to locate the ship but quickly drops of sensors. Talvin quickly notices Neurall's absence, he checks Yeranns cell to find him missing and a shuttle gone. Ghall orders the ship back to the Borderline but Talvin insists that they go after Yerann. Meyer insists that catching him and rescuing Neurall can't be a priority but after Resser, Zaak and Devan volunteer to go with him Ghall gives them a detachment of men. Ghall's ship and the remainder of the Supremacy crew arrive at Borderline headquarters to find it in chaos with people desperately trying to evacuate, when meeting with him, Meyer insists that they can stop Arais before creating his safe haven. Beller insists that without anyway to locate the ship any effort to stop them would be futile. Neurall awakens restrained in an abandoned hanger and demands that Yerann release her and that no one will come for her, Yerann tells her that he wishes to escape his life as a Renegade and cannot to that with Talvin hunting him relentlessly So hopes to lure him here and kill him. The Borderline Headquarters are approached by a Renegade ship but doesn't attack merely hails them, the captain of the ship introduces herself as Kiell and tells them that he has a way to track Arais. She tells the crew that she was the one who originally discovered Arais and helped him form the Renegades before they went in a darker direction. She agrees to help them on the condition that she goes with them. The crew agree and suggest they go behind Admiral Beller but Meyer orders them not to leave having realised the consequences of not following orders. Meyer decides to plead his case to Beller again and is able to convince him to let them go but will be unable to give them any back up, leaving the crew to go with Ghall to take back the ship. In the alternate universe, Talvin, Resser and Devan arrive at Yeranns location, realising that it was too easy to find they suspect foul play so remain on high alert. Yerann engages multiple traps including holographic versions of himself with live weapons. With the mines only having 3 hours till dispersal the crew decide to have one last desperate bid to stop them and retake the Supremacy, Kiell volunteers to approach the ship in her shuttle and convince Arais to let her come onboard giving the other moments to beam aboard as well when the shields are down. Kiell approaches and Arais is visibly shaken by seeing her and agrees to allow her onboard. Ghall beams the others aboard and departs to bring back reinforcements to face the entire fleet. In the alternate universe Yerann moves Neurall but is brought into contact with Talvin who hesitates to shoot with her in the crossfire. Devan and Resser are able to get good shots on him leaving him wounded but in retreat. After seeing that Neurall is unharmed he relentlessly pursues Yerann and backs him into a crew quarters and begins to beat him mercilessly. He then pulls a phaser on him but Neurall arrives and tries to convince him not to, after a struggle Talvin shoots a Yerann dead. On the Supremacy, Kiell arrives on the bridge to find Arais weak and sickly, she asks him if he still has the monitor she designed for him to keep him alive to which he confirms, Kiell then takes a padd and deactivates it. The crew arrive in the astrometric's lab to find multiple Renegades whom they stun, setting of the ship wide alarms. Miral and Gyles go to main engineering in hopes of locating the mines from there, on the way they encounter Kraax who engages with Miral. During the fight Gyles slips away to engineering while Miral is able to kill Kraax. Arais in a weak state begins using his abilities before his death and morphs through he Jeffries tubes to the lab where he finds Mantren and Meyer. Mantren is knocked out but Meyer is able to lure him out of the lab. In engineering, Gyles is able to locate the mines and transmits them to headquarters, Admiral Beller receives the locations and orders all ships on evacuation efforts to destroy them. With Arais now having realised he has lost everything he relentlessly attacks Meyer and orders the other Renegade ships to fire on the Supremacy. They comply and causes the ship major damage. Ghall returns with reinforcements that engage the fleet which diverts their attention. Meyer and Arais know trapped in the rubble of the ship stop fighting, Meyer asks Arais if he truly cared about the Renegad cause or if he was purely trying to ensure his own survival. Arais confesses that at first he was but after a time came to see a lot of himself in his followers and began to want s better life for them that the alternate universe gave to them. The two lay back expecting to die but the remaining crew beam Meyer to a shuttle and watch from afar the battle leaving the Supremacy in ruins, it cuts back to Arais who lies back and finally excepts his fate and dies. 3 weeks later the crew recover from their injuries at Borderline Headquarters, after weeks of waiting the crew finally get the full damage report of the ship revealing that it is not beyond repair leaving the crew pleased and eager to continue. Neurall visits the crew where they thank her for her help in stopping Arais, Meyer admits that while he can never have her back in the crew they will always be happy to accept her help. Admiral Beller decides to have the Renegades moved back to their own universe and has new precedes put into the Federation Charter, preventing further travel to other universes. Talvin comes to see Neurall before leaving, he tells her that he does not feel complete with his vengeance so has decided to take over control of the Renegades putting them back in a more positive direction of finding a him for them. He asks her to come with him but she declines saying that the Federation will always need a Section 31. The crew come together for a drink looking upon the Supremacy and its repairs only hopeful for the future.
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