So Ive been going back and forth with a future mission idea.. or chain of missions, that I think would be fun. And it heavily involves the Mirror Universe. In fact, Id like to introduce the MU sooner than at cpt lvl. Say, commander.
Heres the scenario I have in mind:
Youre travelling, possibly between missions, when you receive a faint Federation distress call from a nearby ship. The signal is static and the ship identification is unrecognizable. You decide to investigate.
You enter the appropriate sector and approach the coordinates, only to find there is no ship. There is only a automated relay beacon repeating the signal at a weakened frequency. Before you science officer can investigate further, another Starfleet vessel approaches and you are hailed. Your BO is alarmed as the registry of the approaching ship is identical to your own. It becomes even more confusing when you answer the hail, only to see your own face strange back at you.
The image introduces himself/herself as your mirror counterpart, a Terran officer of equal rank to you. He/She then advises you they have fled the Terran empire, disguising their ship as a Federation vessel and have escaped to this universe seeking amnesty.
As you weigh your options, three Terran ships enters the sector. They pauses, unable to distinguish which ships is which. You fight alongside your counterpart and destroy the intruders. However, your counterparts ship has suffered damage to the warp coil and can not depart the system. They can make repairs but need a certain material from the planet below. You select your away team and beam down
However, only you make it to the surface. You call to your ship and discover your away team is fine but it seems there was a sudden distortion field prevented them from beaming down with you. Then all communication is cut off, presumably by the same source as the distortion wave that interrupted your beaming to the surface.
You also discover the only other person on the planet is your doppelganger, who suddenly changes his tone. He reveals his plan: to kill you and take your place. It seems your exploits and accolades have resulted in you making a name for yourself, both in Starfleet and in the MU. You have become a person if interest and it may be in the Terran Empires best interest to replace you with your mirror image.
You fight and, of course, win. Before the final blow is struck, your twin escapes to his ship. By the time you beam up, the copys have fled. You report this to Starfleet Command, who advised you this matter is to be classified. You then collect your reward and go about your business.
Thats First Contact. As Cpt you will have another encounter with them, this time being forced to battle against an exact copy of your own ship (with all equipment, BO powers, skills, etc.), and twice more as RA before you finally destroy them once and for all.
Not only would this provide some personal storyline for your character, but would lead the way for future missions after all, if they tried to replace you, who else have they tried with? Or succeeded?
Perhaps the Undine arent the only hidden threat in the upper echelons of Starfleet Command.
At any rate, what do you think as possible future content?
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I agree (and I don't even play a Klingon)
However, this concept could easily be implemented in the Klingon side, too. With a few tweaks
Would be fun too :-)