Kiva

Kiva

The S'Sevekian insectoid Kiva was the first XO and Science Officer of the Defiant class USS Lionheart.

Early Life

Kiva studied hard growing up, and by the 2350s he earned advanced degrees in subspace physics, warp drive theory and temporal physics.

Starfleet Officer

When his people joined the Federation, Kiva decided to join Starfleet as a Science Officer.  He attended a temporary Officer Candidate School on one of his world's moons and served his midhsipmen cruise aboard the USS Hornet.  after recieving a commission as a Lieutenant Junior Grade, he was assigned to the USS Tecumseh.

Wolf 359

By 2367 Kiva, now a Lieutenant Commander, was serving as Science Officer and Second Offifcer aboard the USS Endeavour when the ship participated in theBattle of Wolf 359. During the battle, the CO was severly wounded and the XO killed, at which point Kiva took command. Sensing the futility of being the only functioning ship left in the fight against the seemingly unstoppable Borg Cube, Kiva ordered the Endeavour to maximum warp towards Earth, where he beamed up as many personnel as the ship could hold and headed for a rendevous with the Fifth Fleet at the edge of the Vulcan Sector.  This did not go over well with the Mission Specialist aboard, Commander Gedna Tachion, who cited it in his after action report.  Kiva felt that this kept him from an Executive Officer billet.

After the battle he was promoted Commander transferred to Jupiter Station to head up its Research and Devlopment Department. He began working on prefecting soliton wave technology as well as ways to maintain time starships could maintain their maximum warp speed.

USS Lionheart

In 2371 he came aboard the USS Lionheart at Gedna Tachion's personal invitation, as an attempt to smooth things over between the two.  Kiva would also being pulling double duty as Chief Science Officer.

While in transit to report to the ship atStarbase 315 aboard the USS Galaxy he conviced the vessel's commander, Captain Natalie Quinn, to allow himself and  Ensign Spencer Stone to use the ship's Captain's Yacht to place a custom designed sensor buoy in a nearby nebula.  She agreed, and assigned Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael Garrett as their pilot.

During the Lionheart's shakedown cruise he objected to Tachion leading the away team to Balen IV's surface. ("Shakedown Cruise")

During the Maquis hijacking attempt Kiva was locked in his quarters for the duration. While there he had used a tricorder to tap into the ship's ODN relay and when the Lionheart was returned to Starfleet control he had hacked into the short range communications system. ("Part Crashers")

While Tachion and other members of the crew were escorting Michael Garrett's body to teh USS Valley Forge, Kiva was tasked with finding new Navigation and Operations Officers. ("Pall Bearers")

While pulling double duty as both the Executive Officer and CHief Science Officer, Kiva left the day to day opearations in the hands of Ensign Spencer, as well as mentoring and encouraging the young Vulcan scientist.

While overseeing the thrust of a sensor system scanning the bloackhole Collapsar 49, Kiva and the crew of the runabout USS Thames  thrust into the Mirror Universe. ("Shattered Mirror")

During the battle of Psellus Kiva was a prisoner of the Romulan invaders. ("Armsitice Part I", "Armistice Part II")

USS Starquest

In 2372 Kiva was promoted to Captain and assumed command of the USS Starquest (NCC-3602).

Prior to the outbreak of the Dominion War the Starquest was slated for a deep space exploration in the Beta Quadrant.

Dominion War

Instead of the deep space exploration, the Starquest was assigned to the Sixth Fleet.

Shortly after Operation Return the Starquest. along with the USS Lonestar, liberated a Dominion Prisoner of War Camp. ("Familiar Faces")

Operation Slingshot

After the Dominion War the Starquest was chosen as part of nine ship task force to colonize a planet 3,794 light years from the Federation 's border Beta Quadrant.  To travel that far, the ships would use newly perfected soliton wave technology.  ("Surf's Up")