Flashback
Flashback: The Rebuilding Begins
The Federation has lost its way and become vulnerable to any hostile force that opposes, several member worlds have left, and it's a dark, unpredictable time.
Admiral Remae Ktell is assigned to run the newly reinvented Mars Defence Perimeter (MDP), the Federation has decided to rebuild from the inside out. Firstly, by protecting its core assets, starting with Sol System. The Admiral is tasked with not only overseeing the combined station but building a team to catapult Starfleet back into the Alpha Quadrant. The new team must go out and find out what's happening with the fleet, outposts and allies of the Federation. Who is a friend and who is not?
The Decision to Rebuild
Record of conversation between President Stiave Atremi and Remae Ktell, Stardate - 2444.05.02:
"Most of the Admirals are scared about doing anything, the fleet is in shambles, we have so much rebuilding to do not only here but out there, we neglected it for so long… where do we start?", she said.
"You are in charge now, President, why don't you haul the Commander in Chief of Starfleet and order them to restart fleet operations, to begin again… to get out there.", he said, once again pushing the responsibilities onto her.
"… and if I do, what do you think will happen? Most of them were quite happy with the contraction, focus on ourselves and not what was out there. If I ask them to do it, we'll be sitting here and 10 years later, nothing will have changed.", she said as if explaining the situation to a child who wasn't listening.
"So, instead, I suppose you want me to do it… effectively alienating me from them, my chain of command and hanging me out to dry.", he wasn't convincing anyone… not even himself.
"… this from the outcast?", she said, looking at him again and smiling, "Come off it. You aren't fooling me or anyone else, you want to do this and you've been pushing it for a while, so what do you want to do?"
The conversation was done.
At that point, Jana walked in and sat next to her husband and took his hand, she kissed him on the cheek.
"We rebuild.", he said and they all nodded in agreement, "Where do we start?"
The Prequel Series
The following prequel posts document the events leading up to the rebuilding of Starfleet and the formation of the new 52nd Fleet. These posts cover the period from May 2nd, 2444, through June 1st, 2444, detailing the decision to rebuild, the discovery of the deserted Mars facilities, and the beginning of operations.