Dija Ali

Appearance
Ali is a slim and short Bajoran female standing at 5’5 with auburn hair usually tied back into a bun on duty, she has the usual nose ridges of a Bajoran with light green eyes, dangling from her left she wears her mothers earring,  Ali wears a red Command Starfleet uniform when on bridge duty, but during flight operations, she wears a blue navy jumpsuit with webbing and a personalized flight helmet.

Personality
Ali has a very spitfire personality like most Bajoran women, she is a very quiet person choosing to be more of a pacifist solving problems without violence, she is usually quiet about who her mother was choosing to try and build her reputation instead of riding on her mother's fame, Ali is a very reserved person choosing to spend time alone or in a small group rather than a large party, Ali usually shuts down when she is put in a stressful situation.

Ambitions
To eventually become a flying ace, her long time goal is to find a stable life in Starfleet.

Morals
Ali follows Starfleet principals closely, though she is flexible when the situation demands it, she is a firm believer in the ends justify the means after all of the combat she has seen, after the completion of her Pagh’tem’far she had rescinded her faith in the prophets choosing to follow her own path.

The Ashes
Ali was born in the waning years of the Cardassian occupation of her homeworld of Bajor, she originally believed that she had next to no memory of her biological family until the discovery of her sister Nunju during her time as a Midshipman on the USS Arcadia, she believes that both her parents were killed by the sinister Cardassian Doctor Crell Moset with Ali and Trobor being used in several experiments by the doctor one of which being an injection to stimulate aggression in Cardassian Soldiers this was called “Project zay'oul” meaning future in Cardassian.

After the completion of the experiment Ali and her brother were tossed out onto the streets of Sakelo City, after living on the streets she and Trobor were taken in by the Cardassian resistance led by Doctor Nasho Moc because the Resistance was busy fighting a war and couldn't take care of the children they were sent off-world to become refugees in the Federation. After spending a few months in a refugee camp both Ali and her brother were sent to be taken care of by a Bajoran Family living on Earth.

New Beginnings
Once Ali and her brother Trobor arrived on Earth they were sent to live with a Bajoran family, the Dija family in Sydney Australia they were in exile due to the Occupation, after being put in the care of ex-guerrilla fighter Dija Zera, she taught both Ali and Trobor to defend themselves with some of the same techniques used in the underground the two learned how to survive in the Australian outback as a substitution of the Dhakur provence. In late-2370 the family would return to Bajor under the care of their grandmother Lomilia after there mother and Aunt joined up with Starfleet and started attending the Academy, Ali and her family would stay on Bajor avoiding the Dominion war entirely but in 2374 Ali’s aunt Taso was killed in action at the battle of Betazed and her mother was wounded at the second battle of Chin’toka serving on the USS Defiant. During her recovery and Medical leave Ali’s mother had taken time to spend with her family with how often she was away fighting the war Ali valued the time she had gotten to spend with her mother, after the end of the war in 2375 Ali was about eight years old, she spent a lot of time on Deep Space Nine as that was her mothers posting, she would befriend a lot of the Crewmembers on the station like Counselor Ezri Dax and Colonel Kira Nerys the station commander after the disappearance of the Emissary.

Ali and her family had lived a peaceful life after the war, her mother traveled the Galaxy with Starfleet but she was always able to find her way back home to Bajor, Ali filled her days by scavenging an old Resistance Sub-impulse Raider to fix up and fly, when her mother came home the pair would work on the craft with some parts her mother had managed to acquire from Starfleet after around three years of work the Sub-Impulse raider was ready for flight, with her mother at the controls and Ali acting as Co-Pilot, the pair had made a quick flight through the Bajoran countryside her mother had hoped Ali would take up a carrier planetside, but it was already too late she was hooked on flying, throughout her childhood she had never been the smartest or the strongest or had the best things but when she was in the cockpit she felt like she had finally found her purpose and that purpose was to fly.

After Ali’s mother was assigned to the USS Odyssey on a long term exploration mission in the Delta Quadrant, she would stay on Bajor though they would be far away from each other they would write to each other regularly, Ali spent her teenage years fixing and upgrading her Impulse raider, in 2385 it had been almost a year since her mother had returned from the deep space assignment she had been awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing her away team from capture and returning the Orb of Memories to Bajor, with her mother being considered a hero among both Starfleet and The Bajoran Republic, after turning sixteen her mother being a Medal of Honor recipient allowed her an appointment to Starfleet Academy, along with a recommendation from Captain Kira Nerys Ali was accepted into the Academy.

The Red Bajoran
Ali arrived at the Academy as a fresh Cadet, she was initially on the Tactical track due to her training in irregular warfare, her piloting experience was also taken into account, she was selected for accelerated training due to a shortage of pilots in the fleet. During her time at the Academy she was a member of a squadron nicknamed the “Flying circus” due to the squadron being filled by non-humans they were taught by legendary pilot Lieutenant Commander Tom Paris Voyager’s former helmsman, as a freshman, she had to juggle both the basics of serving in Starfleet and advanced training as a pilot at the Mars Avionics Division Outpost (MADO), despite her physical size she was able to pass all of the PT requirements with flying colors, after completing training at Mars she was sent to Luna for field training to lean Starfleet survival skills in case of being shot down.

After completion of Field Training during her second year she was accepted into the midshipman program and began preparing for her assignment on a ship, due to the desperate need for replacement pilots to keep up with new ships being produced, Ali was given bridge officer training to be able to operate as an effective member of any ship's crew, it was during this training that Ali received word that her mother serving as First Officer of the USS Arcadia was killed in action though she was unable to attend her mothers funeral due to her distance away from Bajor. At the start of her third year Ali was officially made a Midshipwoman; she was shuttled to Azati prime for water survival training and to meet up with her assigned ship.

In the depths
After spending two weeks on Azati Prime doing Zero Gravity and Water survival training she was taken aboard the USS Arcadia to finish her training as a Midshipman, during her first mission the ship's usual Helmsman was put out of commission by an injury and Ali was in charge of piloting the ship for the time being, after arriving in orbit things were uneventful until the Xindi delegation arrived flooding the shuttle bay and beaming into the Arcadia’s computer core, after being ordered to follow them into Tempest's atmosphere and later into the depths of the water world, Ali did her best to adapt to the situation and help stabilize the ship back on the surface, She was later picked by Commander Thekazom to accompany him on the Away Mission with Commander Cayde and Petty Officer Akastren, after arriving on Tempest's surface they were sent to prepare for the diplomatic meeting between the Silkie and the Meskeen.

After spending the night on Tempest, Ali had left the away teams quarters to go and apologize to the Silkie Ambassador, after gaining some more information and having a quick chat with the ambassador, she went to return to the Away team’s quarters she spotted Commander Cayde and Petty Officer Akastren holding hands after meeting back up with the Away team leader, and briefing the team on what she found from the Silkie, she was held back by Thekazom because of her nervousness she spilled her guts to him, it only confirmed his suspicions, she was assigned to keep an eye on the two but don’t interfere with them, after being recruited by the Ambassadors aid they commandeered a Submarine and went off into the depths.

After taking the Submarine down into the depths of the planet, they were pursued by a Meskeen Submarine and after a lengthy chase the group was torpedoed and put out of commision, the away team was knocked unconscious with Ali experiencing a vision of her mother, this was only the first of many visions she would receive during her time on the Arcadia, after being woken up by her mother she would wake the diplomatic aid then try and help Commander Cayde untangle his arm from a twisted ladder, after waking Akastren the away team launched repairs of the Submarine, after completing the repairs the sub continues on its course down to investigate the depths, after making the First contact with a species called the Umbarie, through the possession of Petty officer Akastren, after returning to the surface, they had completed the mission of defusing the situation, and her first mission was complete.

Holo-feeling
After being relieved at Tempest by the USS Haris, Ginsburg, and Warnock, Ali and the Arcadia was sent to survey an unexplored system at the edge of the Alpha Quadrant, Ali, Commander Cayde, and Petty Officer Akastren Akastren were sent out to explorer the system in a type-11 shuttle, after taking a sample of a plant made of pure dilithium, the bridge crew was allowed to name the system's planets with Ali naming the demon class planet “Ha'dara” meaning light in Bajoran.

After an away team was sent down to investigate an M class planet, Dija and Commander Thekazom along with other members of the bridge crew were transported down away from the other crew members on the surface, after discovering a 23rd-century tricorder, she had imagined Captain Kirk and Doctor Mcoy, two people she looked up to and respected, after detecting a power signature they team began there trek across the planet to find the signal.

After skirmishes with Spiders, giant turkeys, and other assortments of different enemies, the source of the power signature was discovered to be a tree occupied by an AI name Taura, she was the caretaker of the planet and let the crew take some much-needed shore leave on the planet, Ali spent her time meditating and completing her jungle training course, it was during this time that Ali discovered the true nature of her visions and nightmares.

Replacements
After the crew returned from shore leave, they picked up new crewmembers, friction was almost immediate between those who have seen combat and those who have not, Ali had changed rooms and was bunked with Nunju Yalah a fellow Bajoran, the two became fast friends with Ali sharing stories of her past missions, after arriving into the orbit of Isktar II, Ali Nunju and two other replacement Ensign’s along with Commander Cayde and Ensign Villi were sent down to the surface, the tension started as soon as the shuttle departed, with Commander Cayde and Ensign Meliours getting into a bit of a heated discussion.

That was only the start of problems with the mission, with Cadet Yalah vomiting after an elevator ride, then an argument erupted between the members of the away team, Ali was struck with a vision appearing in the sickbay of the USS Everest, she could see Crewman Thaan cry sap, she then witnessed the Captain be assimilated by the Borg. After awaking in a panic she was taken into a hotel by the away team and the group rested for the night, after waking up she had a quick conversation with Nunju then got dressed, after rendezvous with the other away team members they met up with the Isktar republic councilors, after a successful first contact, Ali returned to the ship to recover.

The end of the beginning
After the mission was completed, the crew was en route to investigate a Borg signature, tension was high among the crew, Ali was invited to join Frax and Nomor for movie night in five-forward after that had failed miserably Ali avoided Nunju and Frax in the corridor to give the couple time alone, after getting up to deck three she was struck by another vision and thrown into a time loop experiencing a battle against the Borg over and over again, with the help of crewman Thaan she was able to break the loop, after being brought back to reality by Ensign Frax, she rushed up to the bridge.

Once Ali had gotten to the bridge she informed Commander Thekazom of the fact that they were walking into a trap, she set her plan in motion once the Arcadia arrived in system they discovered three Cardassian ships fighting three spheres, after a grueling battle against the Borg Spheres most of the Cardassian ships were destroyed along with the Borg ships in system, once the transwarp gate was activated, the fleet arrived to assist the Arcadia, a thousand sided Borg ship emerged from the gate, with the fleet being picked off one by one.

After the Arcadia was heavily damaged Ali was working Operations doing her best to fix the com system to signal the USS Titan for help, after the Titan rendered aid, Ali was thrown from her console and received a concussion, she managed to get back to her console just as Borg were beaming onto the ship several arriving on the bridge, after being knocked to the ground again Ali was impeded by a sharp piece of deck plating, having to be carried to sickbay by petty officer Akastren, she was given treatment and the piece was taken out, she was then put on bedrest as the ship drifted into the future.

What was lost?
No amount of training could have prepared Ali for the hell she faced in 3186, constant attacks by hostile aliens, death all around her, it started to weight on her heavily the shaky relationship with her sister wasn't helping at all, in addition Ali’s love life was not so hot she had developed a small crush on an Ocampan guest aboard the ship they even were going to have drinks but he stood her up. Ali did her best to deal with her survivors' guilt the only way she knew how though working on part time projects, one being a protective suit for pilots due to the injuries her sister had suffered during a battle.

During this time Ali even took the lead on repairing a pair of advanced Valravn Fighters, at this time Ali also developed a close relationship with fellow Ensign Troy Melious they became thick as thieves, during the later stages of the journey Ali had become pregnant with triplets a mix of Bajoran and Elasian, Ali’s adaptive mother Zera had also come back her time in 3186 was very eventful. No one knows how the USS Arcadia made it back home with Ali and the rest of the crew being sworn to silence and the ship being mothballed for examination, during this time the young couple was struck with the birth of their daughters Neti,Zowe and Yishi  Ali was sent to Starfleet medical for rehabilitation due to her Trauma, it was during that time she and Troy Melious were married on Luna. During her rehabilitation Ali was approached by Admiral Yagi, he had recommended the young Bajoran for Advanced Tactical Training, though a young mother Ali was still a Battle hardened officer who had seen many engagements.

Spending the next few months training to be a combat leader on top of her pilot skills and experience, she had kept in regular contact with her mother along Zuato Thaan her closest friend and the girls godmother, after the completion of her training Ali was allowed to pick her assignment she put in for her mothers ship the Arcadia.

Core Courses:

 * ADMIN101: Star Fleet Operations
 * ADMIN110: Chain of Command and General Protocol
 * DIPL101: General
 * ENG221: LCARS Programming 1
 * ENG231: Computer Memory and Personnel Interfaces
 * ENG232: Replicators, Transporters, and Holodecks
 * ENG233: Sensors, Communications, and Helm Systems
 * HIST101: Birth of the Federation
 * LANG101: Federation Standard
 * LANG110: Major Species (Elementary) - Cadet's Choice
 * LAW101: Federation, General
 * MATH101: Concepts
 * MED101: First Aid and Field Medicine
 * PHYS101: Concepts
 * PILOT101: Runabouts and Shuttles
 * SURV101: Starship Emergencies
 * SURV110: Environmental Suits and Zero-G Training
 * TAC101: Combat, Unarmed
 * TAC110: Combat, Small Weapons
 * BIO101: Concepts
 * XEN101: General

Majors

 * TAC170: Combat, Introduction to Starship Combat
 * ARM200: Starship Phasers and Phaser Cannons
 * TAC260: Combat, Minor Starships
 * TAC270: Combat, Major Starships
 * ASTRG101: Navigation of Starships, Sublight
 * ASTRG102: Navigation of Starships, Warp Speed
 * PILOT210: Minor Ships
 * TAC301: Strategy of Battle 1
 * TAC302: Strategy of Battle 2
 * ENG331: Operations and Command Functions
 * ASTRG102: Navigation of Starships, Warp Speed
 * ASTRO200: Advanced Astrophysics
 * PILOT220: Major Ships
 * ENG201: Impulse Systems
 * ENG202: Introduction to Warp Systems
 * ENG203: Advanced Warp Systems
 * TAC220: Small Units
 * PILOT100: Land Vehicles
 * PILOT200: Work Vessel
 * PILOT230: Non-Federation Ships
 * TAC250: Combat, Shuttles and Runabouts
 * ASTRO301: Stellar Cartography 1
 * ASTRO302: Stellar Cartography 2
 * PHYS400: Warp Theory

Minors

 * XEN510: The Dominion
 * XEN520: Species 8472
 * XEN500: Borg
 * TAC170: Combat, Introduction to Starship Combat
 * TAC175: Combat, Phasers and Torpedoes
 * ENG234: Deflectors, Weapons and Security System
 * ARM101: Introduction to Weapons
 * ARM110: Hand Phasers, Phaser Rifles and Artillery
 * ARM130: Non-traditional Weapons
 * LAW150: Non-Federation
 * LAW200: Federation, Constitutional
 * TAC210: Combat, Marksmanship
 * SURV150: Land-based Survival in Desert, Ocean, Jungle, and Moderate conditions
 * TAC200: Combat, Martial Arts, Anbo-Jytsu and Federation Standard
 * SURV200: Captivity

Skills
Though Ali is a good pilot at the helm of a Starship, she more excels in the cockpit of a small craft, like a Shuttle or Runabout, she is a talented flyer able to get out of most situations with minimal damage, during ground combat she is a crack shot with a rifle and half decent with a hand Phaser. Being a pilot means she also has to be an expert on her craft to do repairs on the fly; she can handle most groundwork on shuttles.

Completing the Bridge officer course means that she is cross-trained in working Operations, Tactical, Science but can only handle basic duties for those stations, with her bridge command abilities being nonexistent due to lack of experience she could take up the position of leading a group of small ships, she is trained in basic first aid for away missions and other emergencies.

Awards and Decorations
Command Pilot’s wings

Presidential Unit citation

Distinguished Flying Cross

Purple Heart Medal

Combat Action Ribbon

Starfleet Expeditionary Medal

First Contact Ribbon

Borg Campaign Medal

Expert Rifleman's Badge

Expert Pistol Badge

Trivia
Though Ali is a good pilot at the helm of a Starship she more excels in the cockpit of a small craft, like a Shuttle or Runabout, she is a talented flyer able to get out of most situations with minimal damage, during ground combat she is a crack shot with a rifle and half decent with a hand Phaser, being a pilot means she also has to be an expert on her craft to do repairs on the fly she can handle most groundwork on shuttles, competing the Bridge officer course means that she is cross-trained in working Operations, Tactical, Science but can only handle basic duties for those stations, with her bridge command abilities being nonexistent due to lack of experience she could take up the position of leading a group of small ships, she is trained in basic first aid for away missions and other emergencies.

Ali has a collection of 23rd Century Technology, like Tricorders, Phasers, and uniforms she keeps in her quarters. Ali had developed Thalassophobia or the fear of the ocean due to the Tempest mission after almost being killed several times on that planet.

Likes

 * Raktajino
 * Earth Classical music
 * Pre-warp flight
 * Earth History
 * Outdoors survival
 * 23rd Century Starfleet tech

Dislikes

 * Large crowds
 * Spacewalks
 * Large bodies of water
 * Borg