The Loss
By the time the Enterprise-D arrived at Wolf 359, they knew the battle had taken a turn—communications between the newly field-promoted Captain Riker and Admiral Hanson had been cut off mid-way, as the admiral attempted to rally what was left of the fleet as the tide went against Starfleet. Upon arriving in the Wolf system, the Enterprise finds no life readings when there should be thousands upon thousands: and only the debris of dozens and dozens of starships.
