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and this later led to a full blown romance. Wraith stayed at the | and this later led to a full blown romance. Wraith stayed at the | ||
Goodyers for four months before deciding to join Starfleet officially | Goodyers for four months before deciding to join Starfleet officially | ||
and going to the | and going to the Academy in San Francisco. He was blessed by having | ||
the senior staff of the L'ORIENT vouch for him to the | the senior staff of the L'ORIENT vouch for him to the Academy | ||
hierarchy as he had no recognized qualifications. He was | hierarchy as he had no recognized qualifications. He was accepted. | ||
accepted. | |||
AT THE ACADEMY | AT THE ACADEMY | ||
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superior officer namely the XO. | superior officer namely the XO. | ||
The incident arose when | The incident arose when a drunken first officer came storming into | ||
engineering demanding more power from the warp core to the nacelles. | engineering demanding more power from the warp core to the nacelles. | ||
It was | It was Wraith's shift and he was in charge and he politely told the XO | ||
that the CHEROKEES engine were running at peak efficiency, having been | that the CHEROKEES engine were running at peak efficiency, having been | ||
calibrated by Wraith himself. Not satisfied the XO started to | calibrated by Wraith himself. Not satisfied the XO started to | ||
re-calibrate the engines right then, Wraith watched emotionless as | re-calibrate the engines right then, Wraith watched emotionless as | ||
Klaxons started to sound off, a core breach was imminent. Somehow | Klaxons started to sound off, a core breach was imminent. Somehow | ||
through the XO's meddling with | through the XO's meddling with Wraith's perfect calibration and | ||
balancing of the engines he | balancing of the engines, he had brought the system into meltdown. | ||
Stepping forward and pushing the XO out of the way of the console, | Stepping forward and pushing the XO out of the way of the console, | ||
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On returning to Earth, Wraith was hauled up for court martial. Deemed | On returning to Earth, Wraith was hauled up for court martial. Deemed | ||
to | to have acted with extra ordinary calmness in solving the core breech he | ||
was also said to be reckless in his dealing with XO. He was busted | was also said to be reckless in his dealing with XO. He was busted | ||
back down to Ensign and served 6 | back down to Ensign and served 6 days in a Starfleet prison on the | ||
moon | moon, Luna 2. | ||
On release from prison Wraith was recruited by the design team on | On release from prison Wraith was recruited by the design team on |