"The Perfect Game" was the brainchild of Katherine "Kabeta" Bryant and Michael "Admiral" Zecca, with additional contributions by a great many other people.
Takes place on the Heisenberg, setting the stage for Kabeta's conflict with Antonius and tying the Borg's re-emergence to Melissa Midzor's assimilation in TCG4's "The Silence of the Croutons".
Crossfire returns to the Croutonprize after a year's absence, just in time for the Riddler to hatch his latest evil scheme!
The Riddler assists the Croutonprize in its escape while he fights for life...and his soul.
All hell breaks loose in the Magellanic Clouds when the Borg show up in force. All of Avenger's dreams are shattered as the Borg destroy everything he has spent the past three years putting together.
Star Fleet Command meets to decide how to respond to the latest Borg incursion. Admiral Avenger returns to the captain's chair for the first time in nine years, this as the new captain of the Croutonprize!
Avenger joins the Croutonprize crew and a conflict develops with Commander Highlander. The first Borg attack is against the Heisenberg, but the Hidden Valley Ranch fleet arrives just in the nick of time. The rescue is no without its price...
Kabeta and the Heisenberg are taken back to the Ranch, where prisoner Kabeta faces an old enemy...
The Borg return to a planet they demolished in the Dilemma eleven years ago, causing Soraya to relive unpleasant memories. All hope seems lost, until Avenger pulls another of his famous rabbits from his hat.
Chivalier discovers a large group of Borg ships moving in on the Klingon Empire. T'Lilith and her sister help defend the Klingon homeworld.
Croutonprize takes on a company of Star Fleet Marines, led by Col. Jeff Rust (Kirk Douglas). Rust turns out to be Crossfire's father and is looking to reconcile the life he's never had with his son. Avenger receives a strange coded communication from T'Lilith.
Marine Sgt-Major McKelvey (Robert Patrick) becomes a real thorn in Crossfire's side in his efforts to bring Rust and Crossfire together. The Marines themselves cause quite a bit of trouble, but eventually turn out to be useful when the Borg show up. Avenger and Parker crack T'Lilith's code and Crossfire utilizes some of her tricks against the Borg.
From his capture Pakled vessel, Lore plots against Data yet again. His Pakleds mistakenly kidnap Captain Boom-Boom, who eventually wins the Pakleds' loyalty away from Lore. Bill Clinton makes a special appearance as the ghost of Elvis.
The Borg make their move on a prominent Federation world, Alpha Centuari IV, and it's up to Avenger and the Croutonprize to save the day. A quest ends, a hero dies and the climax will scar the Croutons forever.
Reeling from the events at Alpha Centauri, Avenger calls upon the Speaker for the Dead (Michael Kleber) to ease the Croutonprize crew's pain. Meanwhile, Bradford uses Kleber in a conflict of interests and the Federation media tries to break the secret of Alpha Centauri.
Subaru stumbles alone to Yoyoboq to repair a major computer breakdown when the Borg show up, intent on assimilating one of the most technologically advanced planets in the Federation. If you thought Zortylwankoid was bad, wait until you see his homeworld...
Troubled by secrets she has uncovered about Alpha Centauri and Avenger's involvement, Kabeta seeks advice from Boothby. She tries to bring up the subject with the Admiral, but it only seems to strain their friendship. The Borg War heats up suddenly as the Borg make bold moves on two different worlds...and Kabeta realizes that the enemy knows her better than she thought.
- An old promise kept...
- Avenger (grasping tennis ball tightly): "We will return to face you at Wimbledon."
- An obsession without end...
- Avenger: "Tell Bjorn I will keep my state and show my sail of greatness, when I do rouse the Speakers of Borg!"
- A man over the edge...
- Crossfire: "I don't think he belongs in that chair any more."
- Zort: "What a loon."
- An old rivalry is fueled one more time, but this time only one will survive. Avenger vs. Bjorn: The Final Battle.
In the midst of a showdown at Xavion, Kabeta cracks while defending her homeworld against an old friend. Desperate times call for desperate measures, but will she go too far? And what goofy solution will her crew come up with this time?
The end of the Borg War is marked by several crew roster changes...and other shake-ups throughout the Fleet.
Kabeta and Crossfire find mutual ground while trying to deal with everything that's just happened. Kabeta forces Bradford and Kleber to reconcile. Crossfire is offered a promotion that he does not immediately reject. Both help each other grow out of old problems.
The strain of responsibility is too much for Avenger and people begin to wonder if he would sell out the Federation.
Faced by responsibilities at home that he doesn't want and a personal destiny he feels he must fulfill, Avenger leaves town...for good?
Kabeta and Eliana return to their devastated homeworld, which is in a bit of political turmoil. Kabeta refuses to accept her rightful place as Queen of Xavion, but helps her distant cousin Eliana fill the power void and begin to unify the planet. And on this remote backwater world, Dave Quixote's quest comes to an end.
For the first time, Kabeta truly returns home.
Be seeing you!