7 years after the conflict in Deadly Contact. The Federation is expanding into unknown regions. Meanwhile the Cardassians are starving, their planet low on resources and plaqued by war. A military coup overthrows the Civilian goverment and puts the military in direct control over the CommonWealth.

         Now the Military needs new resources, the military decides to expand and occupy nearby systems. However the systems they are about to occupy already have Federation Colonist living their. A war is about to begin.