Into The Field

Into The Field is a series written by 'VinEsquire.' The series was started on TWG in 2008 and continued on fanfiction.net. As of January 2012, there have been 10 chapters and the story is still in progress.

Synopsis
In a slightly parallel universe, U.S.S. Voyager has a Starfleet JAG prosecutor and a platoon of MARCOs - Marine Commandos - assigned to help capture the maquis. As the maquis are integrated into Voyager's crew, the MARCOs must adapt to the situation.

The story mostly revolves around JAG prosecutor Vallicent W. Shin, who was initially assigned to U.S.S. Voyager as a fugitive retrieval operations oversight officer to ensure that the outlaw maquis who were captured were not tortured or otherwise mishandled during interrogation. Along with Shin are a small platoon of MARCO troopers who were added to the Voyager mission to chase down the maquis outlaws in the event they were followed to a planet and a ground engagement ensued.

All of the chapter subtitles start with the word (or suffix) "in."

Chapters
Chapter 1: Invisible This chapter introduces the main character, legal Counselor Val Shin. Captain Kathryn Janeway, commanding officer of the U.S.S. Voyager, is having some trouble finding a role for Val. Since she has integrated the maquis into her own crew, she no longer needs a JAG oversight officer.

There is much animosity between the MARCO troopers and the Maquis, moreso than between the Starfleet members and the Maquis. The two groups have engaged in fisticuffs and are a major distraction. Janeway asks Val to take charge of the MARCOs. She does not want to see any more reports of scuffles throughout her ship. She wants the MARCOs to become invisible. Otherwise, she will maroon the MARCOs on the nearest inhabitable planet.

While there is some level of dislike between the MARCOs and Fleet officers, one of the reasons Janeway picked Val to take charge of the MARCOs is that the MARCO troopers seem to get along fairly well with Val. At the very least, the sergeants do. It is revealed that the reason for this is that during flight training, Val met and befriended the former MARCO platoon leader, Brevet Major Aaron Douglas. Douglas perished when Voyager first arrived in the Delta Quadrant.