Nasera II, once a great industrial center of the Federation, is now free from the yoke of the Dominion, but victory did not come without cost. The USS Polaris and her sister ships linger in orbit of Nasera II, repairing extensive damage to their vessels, coping with the loss of nearly one fifth of their crew, and providing aid to the wounded planet below.

War does not wait for anyone though. The Dominion and the Breen continue their assault across the Deneb Sector, and still the Federation sits idle. Fleet Admiral Reyes cannot do that though. She secures a new ship since the Polaris is going nowhere fast, and she plans sets out behind enemy lines to compromise the Dominion’s war machine.

Meanwhile, the ships over Nasera, now bolstered by Commodore Jori’s USS Verity, execute a massive humanitarian effort to get the 8 million colonists of Nasera II back on their feet. It is a right and necessary thing to do, both for citizens of the Federation who suffered so much, and for the ongoing war effort as Nasera is one of the largest industrial centers in the sector. A young Lieutenant also collects stories of those subjugated by the Dominion in an effort to wage a counter-PR campaign against the Federation News Network and Starfleet Command.

The battle for Nasera was bloody, and not all are happy with the outcome. With the loss of life incurred, and the lives they took, they place a heavy burden on morale as everyone struggles to cope in their own ways. Additionally, a ruthless JAG officer begins to investigate the events that transpired. Did the covert operations team cross ethical and legal lines? Did the command staff take undue risks? The investigation surfaces old wounds and adds tension to an already tense situation.

This mission picks up immediately after the events of Infiltrate and Liberate.