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|Name= Martin Walter Fields

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After just over 2 years abroad in Klingon space with Isaac, Martin returned to Earth again, for the wedding of his mother to prominent political advisor George Rathbone. From his mother’s marriage, Martin gained a supportive stepfather in George, and a younger sibling, his new stepsister Lauren. He also gained two little nieces, Mary and Lucy, and a nephew, Thomas. All three are very fond of “Uncle Marty”, and look forward to his visits. After the wedding, Martin and Isaac decided to revisit Klingon space, and spent 2 years there, only to be attacked by Klingon raiders on his return, suffering severe burns on his right arm and leg while pulling Isaac to safety, which he chose to keep, as a reminder that sacrifices must always be made. While recovering Martin served as a guest lecturer at the Daystrom Institute for 3 years, and resolved that upon recovery, he would join Starfleet, in order to continue his research in safety, and to promote peaceful, cooperative sharing of culture and information by all species.

After graduating from Starfleet Academy, Martin was assigned to the USS Dauntless, CA-1553,

respect for Lance, as he reminded him of himself as a young man.

Martin was happy to return to duty after shore-leave, especially on the simple, low-risk mission of transporting an Ambassador and his assistant to Celes II, to participate in negotiations with the Klingons. Undoubtedly, he was surprised when the city of Paris was attacked shortly after Dauntless left Starbase Bravo. The attack was centered on the office of the Federation President, who was killed in the assault. Unable to do anything from their current location, Dauntless was ordered to continue their current mission, under the command of Captain Torgh, a Klingon with an interesting past.

escape pod of his own creation.

Martin’s next mission on the Dauntless would prove somewhat disastrous. Assigned to the U.S.S. Apparition as part of a skeleton crew, he headed into Klingon space. While initially excited, the mission – a “simple” data extraction from an intelligence base, which was then to be destroyed – was a success only in the most technical respect, as the crew sustained several causalities and the Apparition was lost. Most notably was the loss of Lancepaul Starnault, who had been in temporary command of the Apparition, before leading it into a 3 on 1 fight with Klingon birds of prey.

After the Apparition, Martin was left shaken. It wasn’t the first time he had been in a life-or-death situation in Klingon space, but this time there had been more than just his own life on the line. Lance had been almost a surrogate son to him, and he began to suffer occasional flashbacks to his own harrowing shuttle raid. Martin also felt guilty for what had happened to Lance, because he had spent a fair deal of time telling stories of his own exploits in Klingon space, as a younger man.

|Crucial= Most Crucial Experience: Being burned during the Klingon attack on his vessel. It wasn’t fun or enjoyable, but it made him realize that sacrifice is essential to progress, and part of every profession

|Role Model=Warren Cole, Martin’s father figure. Warren was and remains a true renaissance man, educated, cultured, and generous to everyone. Martin aspires to be like Warren, and hopes to touch as many lives as Warren has.

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