Maiden Voyage

[Fleet Admiral Lylan Shade]

With the Dominion War having just ended, the a newer ranking Admiral was given the task of taking control over a new devision of Starfleet. Phoenix Fleet was created to go through the warzone and clean up the mess, give aid to the struggling planets and set in a reign of peace throughout the galaxy. With the new rank of Fleet Admiral, Lylan Shade sat patiently in one of the command chairs next to the Fleet Captain. The Apollo had just been renovated and was itching to fly once more. Captain Izabel was giving orders to the bridge officers, moments away from docking. This was going to be an adventure of a lifetime.

[Leutenant Arivae Shade]

Ari had been going through all of her stock in Sickbay when she heard the familiar sound of her sister, Izabel's voice come over the intercom. She was so happy that both her sisters had fought so hard for her to be placed aboard the flag ship, at first she wasn't even going to be assigned into Phoenix Fleet. She was just a Leutenant, barely out of Starfleet Medical. Luckely for her, Admiral Lylan was one of the best Medics Starfleet had ever known, even though she was young in age.

As she finished up her inventory, she exited Sickbay and made her way to the Bridge. She had requested to sit on the Bridge with her sisters when they finally docked and it seemed that time was approaching. When she stepped out onto the bridge, she greeted her sisters and took a seat on the other side of her sister. Normally the Commander and Lt. Commander would be sitting where herself and Admiral Lylan were sitting but today they made an acception. It was a monumentous occasion, she knew that this was the only time she would really be allowed to sit on the Bridge so she didn't take it for granted.

With a smile on her face, she looked over at Admiral Lylan and beamed.

"Are you ready for this, Admiral Lylan?"

[Fleet Captain Izabel Shade]

Izabel sat in the Captains chair, waiting expectantly for the voyage to begin. Her last ship she had command over was the U.S.S. Sakura, a Nova class vessel. It was named after its first captain, Retired Captain Saya Migushi. Sakura's were were favorite flower from her home on Earth. Izabel had worked as a Leutenant under Captain Migushi. During her stay on the Sakura, she climbed rank fairly quickly, being promoted to Commander and First Officer during Captain Migushi's final voyages with Starfleet. When the Captain retired, she left the Sakura to Izabel. For the next year, she proudly captained it until the day the ship was retired. It now rests on Earth as a Museum of sorts.

Izabel was happy to have been given the oppertunity to fly in Admiral Lylan's new branch fleet. She was excited to find out that she was selected to captain the Flag Ship, the Apollo was currently the biggest ship in Phoenix Fleet. During the voyages away from the Deep Space Station that was now named as the acting Phoenix Fleet Command Center, Admiral Lylan would attend and help in any way possible. She knew her sister still loved to help medically and she couldn't deny her that.

As she thought, she watched her youngest sister, Ari, come onto the Bridge glowing with pride. She watched her take the empty seat next to her and speak in a low voice to Lylan.

She tapped her comm badge and spoke in a firm tone.

"Attention, crew of the Apollo, this is Captain Shade speaking: 30 minutes and counting until docking procedures begin. Finish with your tasks and report to your stations for further orders. Thank you."

She heard Ari giggle when she was finished and looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"Now now, Ari, that isn't very Officer-like."