Name: Leaping Coyote Race: Trill - Non-Blended Gender: Male Date of Birth: October 31, 2389 - Stardate 65493.13 Place of Birth: Starbase 123 - Beta Quadrant Career: Tactical Away Missions Rank: Commander Ship: NCC-412011 U.S.S Divinity Ship Class: Saber Fleet: 12th Fleet Specialization(s): Boxing Muay Thai Marksman Major accomplishments: Exemplary Conduct during a Kobayashi Maru-like Simulation Successfully boarded a Gorn vessel with a small away team and freed Federation colonists who were imprisoned. Took charge of surviving crew of U.S.S Tranquility after a devastating encounter with the Borg Coyoti did not live a particularly normal Trill childhood. His parents, starfleet officers, were stationed in a far sector of Federation space beyond the Romulan and Klingon empires. Starbase was considered a frontier starbase. It's locations, separated from the bulk of Federation Space, afforded it few amenities and little safety. However, the location and mission of the starbase was crucial to the federation. The starbase kept tabs on the neutral zone between Klingon, Federation, and Romulan borders in the Beta quadrant. It also served as a base for many off-station science surveys and missions.
Coyoti's parents served on Starbase 123 for three years before his birth. It had always been planned for the couple to return to Trill so their son could grow in his culture; however, a Klingon versus Romulan skirmish bled over onto Starbase 123. The resulting damages caused the death of Coyoti's parents and his premature birth. Fearing his life, two Humans from Earth adopted him and moved him to Earth.
On earth, he lived in Montana on a farm, learning all that while only gaining rudimentary knowledge of his heritage.
When he turned 16, Coyoti immediately moved away from Montana to join Starfleet Academy. He loved his adopted parents, but he had grown up often bullied. He wanted something more than the farming community offered. Desiring more knowledge of his people, he decided to join Starfleet. In his heart, he wanted to expand and explore his horizons. Starfleet offered him that option.
He didn't lead a particularly noteworthy career in the Academy. He was a strong hand-to-hand fighter and had good tactical skills. His marksmanship was above average, but not enough to put him too far above anyone else. He scored good grades and kept out of trouble. His one big Academy accomplishment was the completion of a simulation that mirrored the Kobayashi Maru's no-win scenario. He, obviously, failed in the objective. However, according to the instructors conducting the test, he had reacted admirably in the face of imminent death and destruction. his choices had saved a majority of the simulated crew.
This distinction, among good grades, landed him a position as tactical officer on board the U.S.S. Tranquility.
Aboard the U.S.S. Tranquility, Coyoti was afforded the bliss of anonymity. He escaped the bullying of his hometown in Montana. He escaped the stress of Academy life. He was free to learn and grow beneath the watchful eyes of the stars. he quickly grew to respect his Captain, a man who seemed to make all the right choices and favor diplomacy over aggressive negotiations. Coyoti was sent on many away teams, the standard tactical officer to help security watch over science and medical officers.
Seven months into his career aboard Tranquility, he faced his very first situation where he thought he may die. He was with an away team caring for colonists on a planet in the Oceanus system when the Gorn struck. It was a decisively brutal attack that destroyed much of the colony and killed two of his charges. The Gorn made away with 25 colonists when Coyoti was able to make contact with the Tranquility. Already in battle with the small Gorn fleet, the ship didn't look to have any chance. Using stealth, Coyoti and 3 members of his away team managed to beam aboard the Gorn vessel holding the captive colonists. They sabotaged it and jettisoned the escape pods. After that, they boarded the ships only shuttle with the colonists and escaped back to Tranquility. Overwhelmed by the Gorn attacks, they had to flee the system. That mission was the first commendation Coyoti earned, and it earned him the rank of Lieutenant.
After the Tranquility was repaired, they resumed duties, and a little over a year later, faced the Borg. On a tour of the Klingon Front, several Borg cubes warped into battle. It was sudden and vicious; however the united might of Starfleet pushed the Borg back out of Federation space. Despite the Federation victory, the Tranquility was lost long before the fight ended. During battle, the small ship suffered irreparable damage with half the crew becoming casualties. Coyoti escaped with the rest of the crew before the ship's warp drive went critical. Before the Borg even left, Coyoti had to traverse the battlefield with his injured crew, escaping narrowly the implacable Borg. For his command of the escape, and for his compassion toward the surviving crew afterward, Coyoti was given command of the U.S.S. Divinity.
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=/\= ==================================== =/\= 1st Lieutenant Coyoti MACO Division, Echo Squad 12th Fleet, United Federation of Planets "Who says in space, you can't hear a Borg scream for his mommy?" =/\= ==================================== =/\=
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