Martin O'Shea
Martin O'Shea the Man
Martin O'shea was born to Gabriella and Ian O'Shea in Dublin Ireland. Despite the fact that the O'Sheas lived in New Dublin on Luna, Martin's father insisted that his son be born in "the Home country. As a result the O'Shea Family lived in Dublin only long enough for travel to Luna was safe for the newborn Martin.
Martin's father Ian was a geologist whose greatest contribution to Lunar Geology was the categorization of Luminite structures found in underground caves found there. Martin's mother, Grabriella was a school teacher for the New Dublin Secondary Education System.
Martin's biological father died when the boy was 12 when a cavern that he was exploring unexpectedly collapsed without warning.
Two years later Martin's mother remarried. Her new husband was Michael Douglas O'Dell. They had a son and named him Mickie. Martin did not get along well with either stepbrother or stepfather and the three become somewhat estranged.
As Martin reached adolescence the schism between himself and the other male members of his family escalated. Constant arguments and confrontations took their toll and young Martin left home rather abruptly to attend College in Dublin.
Martin studied Statistics and Mechanical Engineering. He graduated with his Masters Degree after six years of solid study.
Martin joined the workforce only to find the work tedious and boring. He quickly grew unhappy and decided on the advice of a friend to join Starfleet Academy.
Martin studied Starship Engineering and Warp Dynamics at the Academy.
The Early Career Years
Commander Martin O'Shea was a gradute of the Starfleet Academy Class of 2397. He scored in the top 15 percentile of his class and was assigned to the USS Wyvern, A Nebula Class starship(NCC-264002). He began there as the ship's ACEO.
Over the years Martin advanced in rank, serving first as the ship's CEO. He served in that capacity for two years before being named third Officer at the rank of Lieutenant. Two years later O'Shea was promoted again to the position of Second Officer and Lieutenant commander aboard the Wyvern.
When the United Federation of planets was plunged into civil war, Martin found himself promoted to the rank of Commander and the position of First Officer for the Wyvern under the command of Captain Angela Smithwick. Despite some personal reservations about the nature of Doenitz's rise to power, Martin continued to serve the UFP.
For the first part of the civil war the Wyvern particiapted in basic security patrols which brought them inot only limited conflict with elements of the 52nd fleet. The Wyvern was quickly making a reputation for itself when it captured the USS Forrester, A Nova Class Variant Ship (NCC-72701) commanded by Captain J'osrat Mathal. The larger more powerful vessel was surprised with her shields down and the Wyvern's security teams managed to board the vessel in quick order. The capture of the ship took place without a single loss of life. Commander Martin O'Shea led that boarding action personally and was awarded two commendations for his actions.
Worlds Once Lost
On Stardate 2407.02.24 the USS Wyvern received orders to patrol a sector of Space know as the Ivor Sector named for the Only Habitable Star System in the Sector. This system contained a long defunct federation Colony believed destroyed by the Borg.
Captain Smithwick order the Nebula to the sector and the ship began a series of long range scans looking for any sign of ships from the seditionist 52nd Fleet operating in the area. After several days of fuitless searches, The Wyvern turned her attention to the planet of Ivor Prime where she discovered the USS Champlain. A three nacelled Galaxy class variant belonging to the 52nd Fleet.
Smithwick ordered an immediate attack despite O'Shea's warnings of caution. In the end the Wyvern was forced to retreat, when the Champlain utilized modified shuttles to mimic the Champlain's sensor signature. The Wyvern escaped suffering some significant damage. The Champlain chose not to pursue the damaged vessel. The Wyvern put in to Starbase DS-6 for repairs before heading out again in search of the Champlain. Captain Smithwick took a personal interest in the vessel and soon became obsessed with the destruction of the larger ship.
The Wyvern returned to the Ivor system looking for any sign of the Champlain. After searching the remainder of the system and that two other adjacent systems, the Wyvern was forced to give up the chase, but only for a short while. It wasn't long before fate would bring the Wyvern and the Champlain back together again.
In the interim, The Wyvern locates and captures a shuttlecraft carrying Ensign Moto transferring from the USS Paladin, a ship of the 52nd fleet. Moto is ordered incarcerated. He is to be conveyed back to Earth to stand trial for treason and sedition.
Beyond Vengeance
On Stardate 2407.03.14 The Tactical Offcier of the USS Wyvern detects a federation warp signature in an adjacent Star System. Despite any proof, Captain Smithwick is convinced the signature belongs to the USS Champlain. She orders the Wyvern to the system at high speed.
Upon arriving at the outskirts of the system, Captain Smithwick orders the Wyvern to engage their cloaking device and scan the system. The Wyvern crew discover that the USS Champlain is in the process of a first contact situation with an as of yet unidentified hostile species. Smithwick at O'Shea's urging orders the Wyvern to hold position and see what develops. However once the Champlain withdraws from what is quickly becoming a military engagement, Smithwick orders the Wyvern into action.
In once swift maneuver, she orders the vessel to drop it's cloak and target the Champlain's bridge. In this manner, Smithwick hopes to kill off the Champlain's command staff and render the ship combat ineffective. The maneuver is only partiall successful, as the Captain and CMO are killed outright. The First officer is incapacitated during the initial attack as well.
The Champlain recovers quickly under the leadership of Breanna Frazier, who orders Lieutenant junior Grade Jono Janeway to board the small ship once her shield generators are destroyed. Once the boarding parties are aboard the Wyvern Smithwick attempts to Ram the Champlain. She is partially successful, causing damage to the larger vessel's third nacelle.
Martin relieves her of command and assumes the position.
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