The Ship
	At the end of the Dominion War, the number of 
ships in Starfleet had been reduced dramatically.   
Ships had been destroyed, converted for war, or had 
been too badly damaged to keep in service.   Since 
this was a threat to Federation security, the Starfleet 
Refit/Reissue and Construction plan was passed mere 
weeks after the war.   It was necessary for a number of 
ships to be built quickly, and so the USS Haymaker was 
born.   An Intrepid-class starship, the USS Haymaker 
one of several ships whose contracts were sold to 
outside construction firms and as a result has a 
higher upkeep rate than other ships of its class.
The ship needed a crew to get out in space, so Admiral 
Jack Crane placed the newly promoted Captain Bobby 
Halloway on her, filled out the rest of the crew with 
officers from drydocked and destroyed ships, and sent 
the Haymaker on her way to Sector 66-F in order to 
keep the peace and protect Federation interests.   

The Place
	Sector 66-F is home to the former Jyinion Assembly, 
a militaristic empire that had been in existence about 
150 years before the Federation.   Bordering the Federation 
on its 'western' border and unexplored space everywhere else, 
this part of space is close to the Cardassian Union (what's 
left of it) and the former Thallonion Empire.   The former 
seat of power was on the planet Jyinus Prime, located near 
the center of the sector.   This area of space has been 
explored even less that that of Thallonion space, and the 
only thing known for certain about it is that it's there.   
The collapse of the Assembly has finally allowed for 
exploration within its borders.

The Crew

Captain Bobby Halloway - Bobby Halloway was at the top of 
his class in Starfleet Command School, rose quickly through 
the ranks, and earned the respect of his peers...except for 
Admiral Jack Crane, who caught Bobby `Kirking around' with 
his daughter.  Unable to demote the new captain, the good 
Admiral sent Bobby to a ship full of `Starfleet's Finest', 
the USS Haymaker.  Bobby is a good person, nice, caring, 
handsome, smart...but his Prime Directive is to make out 
with any female in sight.

Commander Rachel LaCroix - Rachel LaCroix, the Haymaker's 
XO, is the most beautiful woman in the galaxy, and she 
knows it! Her feminine charms have helped her climb the 
ranks quite quickly, but she has hit a brick wall with 
Halloway.  Quite possibly the ONLY female he isn't 
interested in, Rachel doesn't get along with her captain...
but only because she can't use him.

Lt. Commander Kerry Halvox - Besides being the Chief of Ops, 
the 2XO is special in another way: she's half-human, 
half-Hellian.  She's always in a bad mood, partly due to 
her ill temper, but mostly due to the fact that human/Hellians 
females suffer from terminal PMS.  When not offering her 
`opinions' about the crew, she enjoys spending time on the 
holodeck kicking the sh*t out of holo-images of her crewmates.

Lt. Commander Gabriel - Born in a Federation laboratory, the 
Haymaker's Chief of Security/Tactical is human...kinda.  He 
is 7 feet tall, dark red, has a pair of leathery wings, and 
comes complete with a set of claws and fangs.  Genetically 
mutated, he is the first of his kind. Gabriel inspires fear 
into all who see him. He is extremely strong, extremely 
noble...and extremely afraid of losing his teddy bear, 
Fluffy.

Lt. Jenna Benn - The conn officer of the USS Haymaker, 
Jenna is a joined Trill who's symbiont, Benn, is a little 
eccentric.  Part gorgeous woman, part practical joker, Jenna 
loves to have a good time, often at the crew's expense. Ask 
anyone on the Haymaker, if Jenna hasn't done it, nobody has.

Dr. Scott Clinton - The good doctor's accidental relationship 
to a certain late-20th century world leader aside, Scott tries 
his best to please the crew.  He really does.  However, his 
medical prowess leaves a little something to be desired.   
Plus, he tends to get really bored down in Sickbay with only 
one nurse for company.    He is a little infatuated with Lt. 
Benn, and as a result, he has often found himself the butt 
of the conn officer's practical jokes.  

Chief Monty - An experimental engineering hologram (EEH), 
Monty's original programming was accidentally wiped clean 
after a power surge while the ship was in space dock.  The 
space dock crew, not wanting to file any reports, took a 
program out of a holonovel and dumped some sub-routines, 
a few personality engrams, and complete knowledge of Monty 
Python, the Three Stooges, and just about every other human 
comedic group.

Ensign Blake Bannon - The head science officer of the USS 
Haymaker, Blake is perhaps the most objective member of her 
crew...and the most distractable.  Ensign Bannon suffers 
from regressive attention deficit disorder, resulting in 
tons of knowledge in the man's head, but good luck getting 
it out.   He's a certified genius, however, Blake can't 
remember where he put his certification.  

There are lots more fun people to meet!   Go visit them 
in the pages of Star Traks: Next Frontier!