I can't claim to much credit.   The writers from STO had great story lines we can draw from and make them our own.  I'm not saying we rehash the story scene by scene, but the key plot events we can use as a building block.   I remember peeving off my wife as I was yelling and cheering in the background how my ship, a Gryphon class escort ship the<em>Independence</em>was the flag ship for Admiral Geoff Barnes of the 4th Rapid Response Group as they blasted their way to DS 9.  Great times!