Captain’s Log: July 16, 2156

Captain Tucker is becoming a problem. My transporter chief is having problems adapting the Defiant’s Technology to our systems. So logically I had Mr. Tucker removed from the brig and forced him to assist in the maintenance. Mr. Tucker did not enjoy that. He found a way to bypass the security protocols on the transporter and beamed directly to the launch bay. The bastard stole the prototype NCC shuttle, with adapted Defiant technology. He fired on my ship, my ship! Taking out the warp drive. The Paladin is now in pursuit of the fugitive captain. It appears that he has set course for a small Y class planet. He won’t survive very long if he lands so he must be planning something else. The enemies of the empire will fall at my knees.