Early this morning, after only a day of investigating Farpoint station, a commship arrived from the nearby Starfleet facility on Suprinda III. It delivered orders requesting us to abandon our Deneb IV mission, and immediately divert to the Devron System, inside the Romulan Neutral Zone (5 light years away). Three days ago, Romulan and civilian vessels began moving to that region, in response to reports of a large spatial anomaly appearing there. The Enterprise is Starfleet’s largest science-diplomacy vessel in the area, so we have the honor of investigating.
We are proceeding with extreme caution, since Starfleet has had no direct contact with the Romulans in 52 years (since the Tomed Incident of 2311). The Treaty of Algeron (signed in 2311) does allow us to enter the Neutral Zone for limited scientific or archaeological purposes, so we will not be arriving under military pretense. The same applies to the Romulans.
Beyond that, we do not know what to expect. Anticipation is high, and our crew is a bit uneasy. There should not be a 400-km-wide spatial anomaly inside the Devron System.
We are currently underway, and should arrive at the anomaly tomorrow.
-Lieutenant Sam Archer
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May 17, 2363 – (Devron Prime Timeline)
Enterprise Station :: Public Affairs Office :: 2370