Talek

Talek r'Shanienn (Referred to simply as Talek) is a career Starfleet Engineer, MACO Veteran, and Command officer, most recently assigned as the captain of the U.S.S. Idris Elba.

# Assignments

* 2371-2373: Warp Field Specialist – *U.S.S. Khalarn*

* 2373-2374: Assistant Chief Engineer – *U.S.S. Khalarn*

* 2374-2375: Chief Engineer – *U.S.S. Khalarn*

* 2376-2384: Executive Officer – *U.S.S. Khalarn*

* 2384-2409: Combat Engineer - MACO Team 42

* 2410-2414: Commanding Officer – MACO Team 42

* 2414-Present: Commanding Officer – *U.S.S. Idris Elba*

# Dates of Rank

* 2371-2372: Ensign

* 2372-2374: Lieutenant

* 2374-2378: Lieutenant Commander

* 2378-2409: Commander

* 2409-Present: Captain

# Biography

## Early Life

Talek was born to Romulan Centurion Tolok r'Shanienn and a captured Vulcan scientist named T'Pemu on Stardate 15546.9, on the Romulan prison colony of Khaiell IV. Less than two weeks after, T'Pemu escaped the prison colony. Records recovered from the fall of the Romulan Empire indicate that Tolok was subsequently executed for treason.

T'Pemu returned to Vulcan, seeking to raise Talek as a Vulcan under the ways of Sarek. When she was young, she expressed numerous desires to know about her father and his people, however T'Pemu was less than forthcoming. As a result, Talek left home shortly after T'Pemu's death in 2367 to attend Starfleet Academy.

## Early Starfleet service and the Dominion War

    Talek graduated from the academy as a warp field engineer, immediately earning assignment on the Sovereign-class *U.S.S. Khalarn*, during her shakedown and early voyages. She would take on the role of Assistant Chief Engineer when the Dominion War broke out in 2373, and through the course of the war, advanced to Chief Engineer and eventually she ship's First Officer.

## M.A.C.O. Service, the Synthetic Wars

With the reactivation of Military Assault Command Operations during the War, Talek served alongside many MACO, earning friends such as Lieutenant K'Ehlanar, who would offer a recommendation for Talek's transfer to MACO service in 2385 following the attack on Mars. During the Synthetic Wars, she led numerous crucial missions to eliminate hostile AI networks, earning numerous commendations for valor.

In 2387, MACO Team 42 along with Talek, was assigned on stealth operations in the Romulan Neutral Zone by order of Commodore Oh. She used this opportunity to learn much about her father's people, and attempted working Romulan greetings into her speech patterns. It was generally poorly received.

In 2391, Team 42 engaged in a fighting withdrawal from the [REDACTED] system to protect [REDACTED] from an unknown Romulan organization later identified as the Zhat Vash. In the process, [REDACTED] was killed by [REDACTED] during an attempt to control the [REDACTED]. While Talek managed to repair the [REDACTED], [REDACTED]'s loss would set intelligence on the [REDACTED] back at least four years.

In the following April, [REDACTED] resurfaced, prompting Team 42 to investigate. In the ensuing operation, [REDACTED]'s [REDACTED] was destroyed, scattering [REDACTED] across the [REDACTED].

## Tenure as M.A.C.O. Team 42 Commander

With the Klingon and Borg conflicts coming to a head in 2409, Captain Johnson transferred to command a new MACO team, leaving Talek in command of Team 42, with a subsequent promotion to Captain.

On June 9th 2410, Talek led the team across [REDACTED] to [REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED].
This continued until late 2412, when [REDACTED] transferred to [REDACTED] and the team was transferred to the Jenolan Dyson Sphere to assist in efforts against the Voth.

In 2414, Team 42 was one of the foremost MACO battlegroups sent to the Delta Quadrant to combat the rising Vaadwaur threat.

     On June 9th, Team 42 engaged the [REDACTED] in the [REDACTED] System, destroying a key [REDACTED] in the process. This forced them to infiltrate the [REDACTED] several days later, resulting in the capture of several key [REDACTED].

Later on, the [REDACTED] re-emerged, chasing Team 42 across the Solanae Sphere for six days. Finally, Talek re-enegineered a Voth exosuit, turning on the [REDACTED] and destroying them utterly.

## The U.S.S. Idris Elba

in November of 2414, Talek finally passed on the leadership of Team 42. She was given the command of the Shenzou-class Idris Elba, which engaged in several key engagements in the Iconian War alongside the original U.S.S. Achilles.

On June 7th, 2415, The Idris Elba, Achilles and Langston engaged in a skirmish inside Romulan Republic space. The Langston was destroyed with all hands. Achilles withdrew from the system, but the Idris Elba remained to retrieve the [REDACTED] from [REDACTED]. In doing so, Talek saved thousands of lives from [REDACTED].

After the close of the Iconian War, the Elba was reassigned to patrol the northern Alpha Quadrant following rumors of Tzenkethi unrest. However, the ship disappeared on Decemmber 31st, 2415. the ship went missing with all hands. Only a partial log buoy was recovered, its data centers damaged beyond recovery. Its fate remained uncertain until August of 2423 when Talek reestablished contact with Starfleet Command via a transwarp gateway from the Centaurus A galaxy.