Starfleet felt that sending two ships into hostile territory, especially those who weren’t up for the battle, was not the best idea. They decided to send a covert team instead. In the meantime under the Command of Meila Tris, the Sacagawea joins the rest of the 4th Fleet in the Shackleton Expanse.

While there she will lead an expedition to the Vareen system, consisting of only them. While exploring the Metal Rich Planet they are to attempt to figure out what happened.