Tug of War (STA)
This is what Starfleet was made for.
The ship has been on an extended stellar and planetary survey mission on a remote part of the Shackleton Expanse near Sigma Librae and the Romulan Star Empire. An interesting planetary system has appeared on long range sensors, and on closer inspection it contains two Class-M planets that orbit each other and show signs of a sublight spacefaring civilization that has recently destroyed itself. After surveying the system, the ship attempts to break orbit, but tractor beams from both worlds lock onto the ship. The sheer power of these beams begins crushing the ship’s hull, nearly destroying the ship before the crew can reinforce the structural integrity field. The Romulan Star Empire lays close by, so a distress call to Starfleet Command is out of the question. It’s up to the top minds of the crew to figure out a way to break the hold of these two planetary defense tractor beams and allow the heavily damaged starship to escape. Will the characters be able to save the ship and return to the Federation with the knowledge of two planets that once held intelligent life?
