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While on a mission to save his old friend, Commander Chekov, Captain Sulu and the entire crew of the USS Excelsior are accidentally transposed into a dangerous Mirror Universe.  Now a hunted ship, running from a cold and ruthless Federation, they are the new crew of the notorious ISS Excelsior, and they must master her deadly compliment of fighter craft to battle former friends and foes alike.   Their only hope of escape lies at the end of a long and hazardous journey, a trek that will take them across a twisted and violent mirror version of their own universe.  Once there, the Excelsior's crew will confront their ultimate foes -- their own evil counterparts.

Mission 1: "Shattered Universe"
Stardate: 9587.5
Bonus: Finish in 4:00

Chekov launches fighters against the ISS Excelsior. The Excelsior crew suddenly discovers that they too have fighters in their shuttle bay, and launch them in an attempt to force the Enterprise to withdraw. Upon doing so, the Janus Vortex that seems to be responsible for the crossover is destroyed. Sulu decides to set a course for Janus Ultima.

Mission 2: "Fire and Ice"
Stardate: 9587.5
Bonus: Finish in 12:00

Your fighter is launched to target and destroy mineral-rich asteroids so that the raw materials may be harvested. This task is made difficult by several waves of Klingon Bird of Preys, and finally a Klingon Battle Cruiser! The ISS Renegade appears and forces the Klingons to withdraw. The Renegade escorts the Excelsior to Starbase IX for repairs.

Mission 3: "Renegade"
Stardate: 9588.7
Bonus: Finish in 6:00

Your cover is blown and the station Commander tries to launch a surprise attack on Excelsior while it is in drydock. Sulu sees through this and launches the fighters to protect the Excelsior until repairs are completed.

Mission 4: "Tyranny of Numbers"
Stardate: 9589.2
Bonus: Finish in 10:00

Sulu decides to make a run for the Klingon Empire in hopes to evade the Terran Empire. On the way, a fleet of decommissioned ships controlled by an M5 computer attacks. Upon destroying the M5 computer ship, the remaining ships self destruct. Orion Raiders then attack to capitalize on the Excelsior's weakness.

Mission 5: "The Way of All Empires"
stardate: 9690.3
No bonus.

You arrive at Klingon border, but need dilithium crystals from Terran outpost to restore the Excelsior's engines. Chekov sends two starships and fighters to stop you. After holding off attack fighters, you make a dash to collect the crystals from the station's reactor. Chekov then attacks and you force him to withdraw.

Mission 6: "Field of Honor"
Stardate 9694.4
Bonus: Finish in 17:00

Chekov's orders change a bit: He is to make sure the Klingons do not get the Excelsior. The Excelsior stops at an asteroid field to get more resources while fighting off several squadrons of fighters. After collecting resources from the 6th asteroid and repelling the Klingons, two Orion ships enter the fight. The Excelsior has no shields or sensors, so it's only protection is your fighter.

Mission 7: "A Dish Best Served Cold"
Stardate 9599.7 (you'll notice they made errors in the stardates, as Mission 6 has a later stardate...)
Bonus: No Bonus

As the Excelsior continues into Klingon territory, it encounters a trail of destruction.  Klingon Starbase XII is under attack and the Excelsior responds to their distress call.  Upon arrival, they find two Klingon cruisers with imminent core breaches; if they blow up, the blast will destroy the starbase.  Sulu orders the Excelsior to tractor the cruisers away, while you defend the ship against attacks from other Klingon fighters.

Mission 8: "From Hell's Heart"
Stardate 9602.9
Bonus: Save the Remaining Klingon Starbase

The Excelsior determines that the Doomsday Machine is responsible for the destruction in the Klingon territory.  The Terran Empire is escorting the weapon to the last defenses of the Klingon homeworld.  Sulu orders the Excelsior to engage it and disable it before it can reach Qo'nos. 

Mission 9: "Enemy of My Enemy"
Stardate 9603.4
Bonus: No Bonus

The Klingons escort Excelsior to the Romulan border as an act of gratitude for saving their homeworld.  Excelsior and its escorts are ambushed by the Terran Empire.  You must defend them...

Mission 10: "Balok's War"
Stardate 9606.2
Bonus: Defeat Balok's Fighters in 6:00

The Excelsior continues towards the Janus Vortex.  It is attacked by Captain Balok of the Fesarius.  You must destroy the buoys surrounding the Excelsior, which are emanating radiation.

Mission 11: "The Excelsior Incident"
Stardate 9608.4
Bonus: Complete Mission in 10:00

The Excelsior has entered the Romulan Neutral Zone.  A Romulan patrol using Klingon ships has detected the Excelsior.  You must prevent them from reporting the location of Excelsior.

Mission 12: "Sight Unseen"
Stardate 9609.1
Bonus: Complete Mission in 18:00

The Excelsior has entered Romulan space.  Several starship derelicts from previous attacks are found.  You scout the derelicts and dispose of any Romulan ships.  The Orions then attack and you must repel them.

Mission 13: "No Immunity"
Stardate 9612.9
Bonus: Complete Mission in 7:00

The Excelsior has entered an energy field surrounding by a large organism. A Romulan starbase has a warhead that will allow Excelsior to destroy the organism, so your mission it to retrieve it.

Mission 14: "Antibody"
Stardate 9615.4
Bonus: Recover all Bio-Probes

The Excelsior has entered the organism in order to destroy it.  If it is allowed to survive, it may reproduce and overrun known space...

Mission 15: "Sunstorm"
Stardate 9617.7
Bonus: No Romulan Casualties

Chekov believes that Sulu is trying to start a coalition of Klingons and Romulans to overthrow the Terran Empire.  As thanks for destroying the organism, the Romulans agree to escort the Excelsior.  Chekov plans an ambush and you must defend the Excelsior and Romulan escorts.  In the middle of the battle, Chekov is able to steal information from your computers.

Mission 16: "Wormhole"
Stardate 9621.2
Bonus: Destroy all Asteroids

The Excelsior has reached the Tholian/Romulan border.  A fleet of Terran ships approaches the Excelsior, forcing it to warp before the engines were fully repaired.  As a result, an imbalance in the warp core causes Excelsior to enter a wormhole, and some of the Terran ships were able to enter it (the wormhole effect is the same as that in The Motion Picture).  You must also destroy an asteroids heading towards Excelsior in the wormhole.

Mission 17: "The Unwound Skein"
Stardate 9622.7
Bonus: None.

Intercepted Terran transmissions show that they know that Excelsior is headed towards the Janus Vortex.  Excelsior then receives a distress call from the ISS Enterprise, which is tied up in a Tholian web.  Sulu decides to answer the distress call and saves the Enterprise.  Chekov reveals that he knows Sulu's identity and that Command assigned him to a suicide mission because of his earlier failures.  Chekov then offers to help the Excelsior get to the vortex.

Mission 18: "Vortex"
Stardate 9626.3
Bonus: None.

The Excelsior reaches the Vortex with the Enterprise.  The Terran Empire has positioned an armada at the location to stop Excelsior.  You must hold them off.

Mission 19: "Mirror, Mirror"
Stardate 9628.9
Bonus: None.

You enter the Janus Vortex to find yourself fighting against the "Regular Universe" Excelsior, which is manned by crew from the mirror universe.  You must hold off the fighters until the dilithium torpedo can be deployed and detonated.  When you do, you return to the regular universe and are back aboard the USS Excelsior.