"Assailant"

The Phoenix was on standard patrol when Captain Syrezeaju received a hail from Starfleet Command which informed her to return to Earth for an urgent meeting. After departing the ship the crew presumed everything to be alright until they received another message from Command which stated the captain had never made it to Earth. The shuttlecraft had been boarded by some sort of assailant which was indistinguishable in the dark. Syrezeaju was tortured for information pertaining to what she knew of the assailant – but without being able to identify them there was no way of finding compromise. Once the Phoenix managed to find the shuttle they beamed Syrezeaju out, finding her sporting multiple wounds and with her throat slit. Investigations were launched but no information was found; the assailant had somehow covered their tracks. Medical worked tirelessly to stabilise the captain and the truth of what happened aboard the shuttle has not yet been told.