We landed on the surface, quickly established power and communications. We had the help of three friendly holograms in our efforts, although they could not tell us how to shut down the station's primary defense systems which ended up being a problem. We found the computer core and started downloading immense loads of information. We had a few road blocks to overcome, but all in all the mission was going well.
The doc and I went in search of a security clearence card so we could access higher level information. While we were exploring, Ensign Xon our commander, set off the defense systems and instead of letting them stun and confine him to the big, fired on them, resulting in their 'termination' setting. It all went downhill from there. Ensign Corbin fired upon them also, and they attacked him as well. I, as apparently the only 3D thinker in our party, shut off the power. When they eliminated the bots, new ones did not come. Brock told me to turn the power back on, so I did, and another, much larger bot came forth. Brock threw an overloaded phaser at it, which blew up the computer core and power room, but not the bot. He then proceeded to run around the station like the fool he is, while I establised communication again with our ship, destroyed three Romulan attack ships with the station's onboard defense systems, and again shut off the power.
It was after this complete disregard for Starfleet protocal and the saftey of his wards that I asked to be beamed off the planet. Ensign Xon and the rest remained on the planet to try and find the Omega 13 device. Apparently they were successful, and also successful in setting it off ... arguably the most dangerous weapon that mankind has ever known. Genusises. It completely destroyed the computers of everything in the system. Luckily, the Intrepid's shields held and was not destroyed.
I considered writing a formal complaint to Starfleed command about Ensign Xon's actions of idiocy and incompetience, but decided against it. We are both young Trill trying to establish our places in Starfleet, and I have decided that I will let him establish his place as a fool without getting involved. I pray to Ablej that am not sent on another away mission with that idiot again.
We were escorted to Romulus by a cloaked Klingon Warbird. To my dismay, our commander was again Ensign Xon. We landed on the surface, and everyone started bickering about where to go. Our mission objectives obviously stated where we were to go, and I couldn't understand the problem. Eventually, we left our landing site (a female restroom in a mall) and proceeded to the cafe like we were supposed to. Ensign Xon actually made an effort to act properlly this time, which greatly pleased me.
Our mission went well. We split up, with Ensign Xon leading the crew to a classified diplomat's house, while Ensign Corbin and I went to the library for research purposes. I found out a TON of information on the Romulan high council. I also discovered that the Romulans are interested in the Devron system, in the neutral zone, for unknown reasons. After an hour we met with the other party, and prepared to attend a signing ceremony.
The purpose of our mission was to find out what the Romulans' oppinion was of the Dominion and the impending war. They ended up signing a neutral pact: Neither side is hostile against the other now. This is a better outcome than an alliance with the Dominion, but not nearly as good as a war declaration.
After our successful reconsisance mission, we returned to our ship. Ensign Corbin almost blew our cover, but we made it back on the Klingon Warbird and into Federation space and the Intrepid.