Talk:Starfleet/@comment-24787182-20150519161402

-Emergency Distress Signal, Five days ago-

"Starfleet command! This is the USS Illinois NCC-1818! We are experiencing a reactor meltdown and we are requesting an immediate exacuation! Please hurry, we don't have much....AHHH!! (Cut to static)"

A large explosion occurs in Earth's orbit at the coordinates of the Illinois. It is so large, it could be seen on the planet's surface and from the San Francisco Spacedock. Admiral Riker sends the Dreadnought to investigate the wreck.

-Bridge of the Dreadnought-

Picard: My God.

Riker: Its worse than I imagined. Data, status report.

Data: Extensive damage to the hull, sir. The reactor blew the entire ship up like a firecracker.

Picard: Could it have been the Sith?

Worf: Negative, captain. After the crisis in Tel Aviv, all presence of the Sith near Earth just disappeared.

Riker: Ensign Crusher, any signs of life on those shuttle craft?

Wesley: Scanning....... Ne-

Geordi: But Admiral, theres no way that the crew of the Illinois would've made it out in time.

Picard: Mister La Forge, let the kid finish speaking. You were saying?

Wesley: Negative, sir. The shuttles are lifeless.

Picard: (opens tricorder) Starfleet command, this is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Dreadnought. The USS Illinois is destroyed, all hands lost. Returning to base.

Riker: This is terrible. The first starship to be lost, and it had to be the Illinois...

-San Francisco Spacedock, Present Day-

A Missouri-class battleship is being prepared to be launched and commissioned. In the spacedock's commissioning room, Admiral Riker stands at a podium.

Riker: ''Today we are here to both mourn and celebrate. Five days ago, the battlecruiser Illinois experienced a reactor meltdown, resulting in the loss of her crew. The cause of this is unknown, and we have deactivated the rest of her class for inspections. But today, we remember the fallen crew of the Illinois, as we commission a new ship named after their final resting place, and the first Starfleet vessel to be lost. As Admiral, I hereby christen and commission this ship the USS Illinois, NCC-1818-A!''

A champagne bottle is launched at the ship's bow as the attendees at the ceremony cheered in celebration and reverence.

OOC: I originally planned to have the Illinois destroyed by the Sith if they tried to attack Earth again, but I thought that this would be "better" instead of waiting.