Captain, I hate having to do this to you and your crew, but as of right now, shore leave is cancelled.  All crew are to report back to the ship and prepare to launch from McKinley.  Your destination is Marcus VII.  The rest is your eyes only right now, although you can brief your crew once underway.  You will understand more after you decode that and look it over.  The Paula Greene is on high alert as of right now.  

 Take care, captain.

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Captain, as of right now I am transferring you and your crew to the command of Star Fleet Intelligence.  You are going to meet with and assist a Dr. Jonathan Y. Tan, noted xeno-theologian and archeologist.  Recently he unearthed evidence of a weapon of great power called the Sword of Laban. SFI does not want that weapon falling into enemy hands.  Once the Paula Greene is under way, you are to go to complete radio silence.  One more thing, Dr. Tan is not a spring chicken.  Last month he celebrated his 112th birthday.  You might want your Dr. To bone up on his geriatrics but don't be surprised if Jonathan does not challenge even the best of your crew with his physical fitness.  He could probably pass all the PT classes the plebes go through at the academy and still ask for more.

God Speed, Captain Madson.

Admiral Crenshaw, out.

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