Foundry:The Other Starfleet? (ST-HD9TV0BQ8)/Walkthrough

So you really need a walkthough?
This is a comical mission written by Wendy Black. Star Trek in all its forms has shown a broad sense of humor, and poked fun at the fact that the fans take it so seriously. From the fictional sciences to the ability to do the impossible.
 * WARNING: Spoilers ahead Captain! I don't know if she can take much more of this!

DS9 via the Malon System
This in itself is a joke about STO and the Foundry. As of the time of writing this mission, there is no entry point to DS9 or Bajor in the Foundry. So you must travel to the Malon System in the Beta Ursae Sector Block. This system is only a few lightyears from Bajor and DS9.

Ensign Pervis Gelfington
An less than competent ensign gives you the order to travel to DS9 by way of the Malon System. Once there you are to speak with Commander Krull. Or maybe cook him Eggs Benedict? Pervis is not very clear on the orders.

Defend the Shuttle
You are greeted by a DS9 runabout "U.S.S. Arthur C. Clarke" and a few squads of Nausicaan Stingers. While a Stinger poses no threat by itself... several can cripple your ship. After a brief talk with the shuttle pilot you and your team are whisked away to DS9.

Entering DS9
If you have a good look around the station, the temple is sealed and a skeleton crew is running the place. A Bajoran holiday has all the clerks doing inventory and you need to speak with Commander Max Krull. Once you do he informs you that you were NEVER expected to make a trip all the way out to DS9. He sent the order from DS9 to investigate the Starfleet Academy. He has reason to believe they are allowing inferior cadets to slip through the cracks. Since you came all the way out, he thinks you should talk to three ensigns. At this point you can interview the 3 ensigns in any order or talk to Admiral Quinn's office.

Ensign Hardy
She admits to getting lost and almost taking a walk out an airlock. But the big joke here is her knowledge of FTL travel and time dilation. She spouts off fact and your character ridicules it by explaining warp travel to her.

Ensign Parker
This young man crashed a runabout and is worried about his wages being docked. You again explain Starfleet personnel don't get paid. Again a big joke about the fictional economics. At one point he exclaims, "Oh felgercarb!" which was slang for crap on the 1980's Battlestar Galactica series.

Ensign Black
This person wants to use the teleporter for gene splicing experimentation. He references two episodes TNG "Rascals" and VOY "Tuvix" for his defense.

Hail Starfleet
Oh look, it is your friend Pervis! He gives you the information you really need. The academy these people graduted from is not the one on Earth. It is on a planet in the Llaiir System. That is even further away now than before! In fact, it is the opposite direction of DS9.

Debriefing Commander Krull
You fill the Commander in on why his new ensigns are not the right stuff. Exchange good byes and beam back to the shuttle.

Malon System
Once back aboard your ship in the Malon System you are engaged by 3 more squads of Nausicaan Stingers.

Defend the Ship
These Nausicaan Raiders are real persistant. However they should be no match for your ship right?

Briefing Room 8
Here you select your officers you want to debrief about the mission and talk about the on going attacks. Did I say on going attacks? Red Alert!

Red Alert!
The fight has you destroy only 2 squads of Stingers. Then you are given a fight or flee option. You can turn about and take on the fighters or use that transwarp drive and scoot back to Spacedock

Spacedock
Here you can take a break. Maybe Mom needs the garbage taken out? Maybe Dad needs the car washed? Maybe the wife or husband needs a hug? Maybe the cat need to be fed or buried?
 * You transport on board the station and tap the console just outside the transporter room. Oh God, it is you again? Pervis is going mental and having a meltdown. After you speak with him return to the ship.

Investigate the Llaiir Academy
You need to travel to the Iota Pavonis Sector to get to the Llaiir System. Once inside the system you are greeted by more Nausicaans than you care to see. Once past the initial attack there is an optional blockade you can fight or skirt around them. Head for the planet and make contact.

Survival Training
Ma' Ot' Rotel appears on your monitor and welcomes you sending you the beam down coordinates to the academy. However once on the planet you are informed the buildings are about 1 kilometer away. It would be a nice hike if not for the killer robots in the woods! This and the fact that a force field now prevents you from beaming out.

The training droids are programmed to act as combatants and are equipped with holographic emitters to appear as Klingons, Gorn, etc.. Once you manage to get through them a transporter lock is established and your team will arrive at the Llaiir Academy.

Academy
You have three simple tasks to do;
 * Interview Admiral Johansen
 * Inspect the Academy
 * Speak to a Cadet
 * While these can be done in any order it makes a bit more sense to talk to the Admiral last. There is a joke plaque that can be read on the plant. The cadets are supposed to be doing jumping jacks but the Foundry animation looks as if they are trying to fly.

Admiral Leroy Johansen explains how he was made an Admiral straight out of the Academy. Most people are told they are naturals for their positions. The Admiral got only six weeks of training. Ma' Ot' Rotel turns out to be a dabo girl and accomplice of Damon Grox. Grox is running the Academy and collecting fees and tuition off the people who washout of the real Starfleet Academy.

Investigate Energy Readings
At this point you go to investigate an energy reading and Grox shows up with two heavily armed squads of Nausicaans. He has been paying the Nausicaan mercenaries protection. Grox is a pretty tough boss fight. You can knock them out if you focus your fire.

Romulan Attack
Since the Academy is on the neutral zone... we couldn't leave without a good shoot out with five or six squads of Romulans. Don't worry you have the best cadets that the Llaiir Academy can offer... oh yeah, and Admiral Leroy Johansen leading the charge. This is an internet MMO meme, he shouts, "Leeeeroooy Jooohansen!" as he enters battle.

The Final Outcome
You are contacted after the battle and informed that the Academy will be staffed by real Starfleet instructors and renamed the "Admiral Leroy Johansen Combat Academy" for his sacrifice at the Battle of Llaiir. You never hear from or see Pervis Gelfington again.