78OS.space - Captains Log, Star Date: 988126.5476915273

Captain’s Log, Stardate 988126.54

Dear lord, what have I gotten myself into? This operation may take far longer than I had initially anticipated.

In under a day, I managed to push the Enterprise to the galactic edge, due south of the bubble—a staggering 10,000-light-year journey. In practical terms, it took roughly four to five hours of continuous jumping, with pit stops to refuel and recalibrate. But we made it. The challenge now is the return.

Command’s directive for Operation: To Boldly Go was clear—monitor, catalog, and mark every water world, Earth-like planet, and high-metal content body we encounter. Exobiological studies were also to be undertaken wherever possible. But the reality of deep-space exploration is setting in. In 24 hours, we’ve barely made it 1,000 light-years back. We are exhausted, yet we push on.

Complicating matters further, an unknown energy surge caused a catastrophic collapse of our warp field, resulting in an uncontrolled loss of atmosphere across multiple decks. Our hull integrity has been reduced to 59%. We are fortunate—no lives were lost—but Enterprise is limping, and every jump strains her further.

Commander Engi is en route to rendezvous with us at our current position. Command has ordered us to hold station until repairs arrive. Once we are secure, we will resume our mission—mapping the frontier, searching for habitable worlds, and pressing ever onward.

So far, over nine pages of mission logs have been recorded into the Enterprise’s computer. Many more are yet to come.

End log.

Captain Kyodan Dragoran Battlestar Enterprise, BS-23B