The Story Keepers mixed with Star Trek.
Disclaimer: Star Trek belong to Paramount, IDW, Gene Roddenberry, JJ Abrams, and Robert Orci while the Story Keepers belong to Focus on the Family Entertainment. I own nothing.
On Earth, during the year 2264 AD, the galactic praetor Nero unleashed his fury on the Christians for the crime of proclaiming a king higher than Praetor.
Setting the city of San Francisco on fire, Nero placed the blame on the Christians and launched a new campaign to wipe them out. Families were separated and children were left homeless as thousands were sold into slavery or worse, thrown to the lions.
Escaping the panic of the fire and dodging the advancing soldiers, a group of children found shelter in the gentle care of Benjamin and Kasidy Sisko, a local baker and his wife.
There, the children discovered an amazing, secret network of daring men and women who risked their lives to help one another and to tell the stories of the great story teller. The one called Jesus.
So awaiting the day when their parents would return, Carol, Worf, George, and Jim embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. Their mission was to keep the stories of Jesus, from over 2000 years ago, alive.
This is their story. They are…
The Story Keepers
Breakout Part 1: Worf
If the torch still burns,
We will make it through the darkness…
Mrs. Kirk sent her children George and Jim off with their newly found friend, Carol, as several soldiers arrived. She prayed to God that they would see each other again. Her husband had already been sold into slavery just a few days ago.
We will keep our voices strong.
We will be heard…
George, Jim, and Carol rushed through the streets as George noticed some guards and pulled the two back. George was the oldest of the group at fourteen had brown eyes with brown hair and blue eyes. His ten-year-old brother, Jim, had brown hair and blue eyes too, looking like a younger version of George. Carol had blue eyes and blonde hair. George hoped that they could find a safe place before the soldiers found them.
Now it's up to us to tell…
The stories…
Now it's up to us,
To carry on his word…
As the children rushed off, they arrived at a bakery called Sisko's on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge as a shaved bald man with brown eyes looked out.
"Carol, any idea who that guy is?" George asked.
"Uh-uh." Carol said.
The three were unsure what to do when the man turned to them.
"Can I help you kids with anything?" The man said.
"Uh-oh." All three children said as the man walked down, but to their relief, he smiled.
"My name is Benjamin Sisko. Where are your parents?" Benjamin asked.
"Our parents were taken to be slaves." George said as Jim sighed sadly.
"Mine were still in the house when Nero's soldiers set San Francisco on fire." Carol said sadly.
"Well I'm sure they're all gonna be okay." Benjamin said. "Until we find them, you can stay here."
We'll march on and on,
And proudly keep the stories.
We will hold the torch,
And keep its burning flame!
And we'll pass on all the truths
And the glories!
Inside Benjamin's house, they met a woman with black hair and brown eyes who walked up to Benjamin and a younger Bajoran woman, about twenty with red hair, who was followed by a humanoid male that looked so smooth, he seemed to be made of plastic.
"Who are these three?" The human woman asked.
"They're children who got separated from their families." Benjamin explained. "I promised they could stay here until we could find them."
"And you believe them, Benjamin?" The male asked.
"Odo." Benjamin said. "They're just children, and they need a home."
"Ben's right." The woman said as she bent down. "Hello. I'm Ben's wife, Kasidy."
"Hi." Jim said.
"Kira Nerys." Nerys said with a sigh.
"Odo." Odo explained to the children.
"Good to know." George said. "So… Anything we should be aware of now we're here?"
"Yes." Benjamin said. "We're Christians."
"Oh, like Mom and Dad." Jim said.
"Right." Kasidy said. "In fact, Ben's been preparing to tell a story at one of our meetings."
"About who?" Jim asked.
"About Jesus." Benjamin said. "I'll give you guys a sneak preview since you'll be living here, and I need to practice. You see, when Jesus was a young boy well over two thousand years ago, he went to Jerusalem with his parents for the pass over feast…"
And we'll carry on…
Yes we'll carry on…
His name . . .!
()()()()()
A few weeks later, Benjamin was in the middle of a friendly market place in Daly City selling their wares.
"Bread!" Benjamin called out. "Freshly made bread!"
"Hey Ben!" A blond friend of Ben's named Miles said. "I'll take four loaves."
"Over here, Ben!" A man named Geordi called out. "I'll take five!"
"Four loaves and five!" Benjamin called out.
"Four loaves and five." Carol repeated.
"Four and five wrapped and tied." Kasidy said with a smile as she held up a package of four loaves and a package of five and handed them to Jim.
"Get ready, Ben!" Jim called out as he passed them to Nerys.
"Cause here they fly!" Nerys said as she tossed the loaves to Benjamin, which he caught easily.
Benjamin then went up to Miles, glad to have an excuse to talk to them.
"Hey Miles." Benjamin said. "I like the new shirt."
Benjamin then whispered, "Meeting tonight at the high school."
"Here you are Geordi." Benjamin said again as once more he whispered to Geordi. "Meeting tonight at the high school."
Benjamin tried to go to market once a weak as a way to have an excuse to talk to his friends naturally and inform them of the meeting times.
"Perfect for the children and pastry filling." Benjamin said as he took an apple sample from the seller and ate it. "I'll give you twenty dollars for the box."
Benjamin then leaned in to the seller, Alexander Munroe, and whispered, "By the way Alex, meeting tonight at high school."
While Benjamin was talking with Alex, a young Klingon boy with black hair and brown eyes, juggling several balls, walked into the road in front of the truck the gang was using as several pieces fell off and the boy quickly grabbed them.
"Why don't you learn how to drive?" The boy asked.
"Well why don't you stay out of the road?" George asked.
"Hey, that's are our bread." Odo pointed out as the boy began juggling them.
The people laughed as George was unable to catch them when Benjamin showed up to keep things calm.
"Nice juggling little fellow." Benjamin said. "What's your name?"
"I am Worf, son of Mogh." Worf said. "You know, if you really want a great feat, I could juggle some of those pastries in your truck."
"Well," Benjamin said with a smile. "I think we should see this."
Worf was given the pastries and easily juggled them.
"Wow." Carol said. "How are you doing that?"
"Easy." Worf said with a smile. "It's all in the wrists and timing the tosses just right. Here, let me show you."
()()()()()
By evening, Worf handed Carol two small bean bags as she began to successfully juggle them.
"Worf!" Carol called out excitedly. "I'm doing it! I'm doing it!"
She'd never really done anything like this before. She'd always stuck to books.
"See?" Worf said with a smile. "You're doing very well, Carol."
Suddenly, Carol missed count and the bean bag hit her on the head.
"Though far from perfect." Worf said with a smile.
"Carol!" Kasidy called out.
"Benjamin and Kasidy are really nice." Worf observed wistfully.
"Yeah, they're great." Carol said as she thought of how Benjamin and Kasidy selflessly took her, George, and Jim in, something she doubted many others would have. "Ben's the greatest guy on Earth, and you should hear him tell a story."
"Oh, my parents are great too." Worf said with a smile. "We have a family circus act and travel the whole galaxy."
"Wow." Carol said in awe. "Where do you live?"
"Oh," Worf said. "Well, do you see that big white villa? We live in an even bigger one just behind it."
Carol looked at a large white house as she gaped at the idea of what Worf's house must look like.
"Carol, time to go sweetheart." Kasidy said with a kind smile.
Carol went onto Benjamin's truck as it drove off when she turned to Worf.
"Hey, why don't you come over to our meeting tonight?" Carol asked. "And bring your parents. Ben's gonna tell some stories about Je-"
"Carol, are you crazy?!" Nerys said as she pulled Carol over to her. "Inviting a stranger to hear our stories? He and his parents could be spies for Nero."
"Nerys." Carol countered calmly. "Worf's not a spy. He's our friend."
Worf waved good-bye as the truck went back to Benjamin's bakery.
()()()()()
That night, at Daly City High, everyone Benjamin had told of the meeting arrived, making the secret sign of the fish to prove they were Christians. Once it was proven, Odo and Nerys would invite them in and get rid of the sign if it was made in any lasting way.
As everyone was there, Benjamin cleared his throat.
"Friends of Jesus, I want to thank you all for risking so much to come here." Benjamin said. "You know, some things never change. For example, when Jesus was teaching in Galilee, the Romans who occupied the city were so suspicious of gatherings; people had to leave the city to hear him speak. One day, Jesus and his disciples had gone across-"
Benjamin stopped when there was a sudden knock on the door.
Odo walked over to the door and saw the Klingon boy from that evening.
"You?" Odo asked.
"Is Carol here?" Worf asked as Carol got up on Odo's shoulders and peered through the hole.
"Worf?" Carol asked.
"We can't let him in." Odo protested. "He doesn't know the sign."
At that, Worf juggled two bean bags in the air fast enough to make the shape of the sign.
"Oh yeah?" Carol asked. "Then what do you call that?"
Carol opened the door and let Worf in.
"He could be leading Nero's entire army right to our door!" Nerys protested. They could be dealing with something severe if they didn't do something.
"Nerys, he's just a boy." Benjamin said patiently. "And he's as welcomed as anyone."
"Where are your parents?" Carol asked. "Couldn't they come?"
"Oh!" Worf said as he thought. "They really wanted to, but they had a performance tonight for the Governor of Remus."
"Oh." Carol said, apparently accepting what Worf said, but Odo thought that Worf's response took a little too much time to say."
"Now where was I?" Benjamin wondered.
"People in Galilee had to leave the city to hear him speak." George said helpfully.
"Oh yes." Benjamin said. "Thank you, George. Now, Jesus and his disciples had gone across the lake to be alone, but when they came ashore, there was a great crowd waiting for him. It is said that there were five thousand people there.
"'Lord,' Jesus' disciple, Simon-Peter, said. 'We should leave this place. We'll get no rest here.'
"But Jesus felt sorry for them since they didn't have a leader.
"'They are like sheep without a Sheppard.' Jesus pointed out.
"So, he began to teach them. He told them God loves everyone. The good and the bad. The honest and the dishonest alike. He loves our enemies just as he loves our friends.
"'Surely God doesn't love the Romans!' A man called out. You see what Jesus said was very brave as there were freedom fighters in the crowd who hated being ruled by the Romans.
"'Love your enemies.' Jesus countered. 'Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who treat you badly. Do to others what you would have them do to you.'"
"'Lord,' One of Jesus' Disciples said after awhile. 'This is a lonely spot, and it's getting late.'
"'Send the crowds out to the farms and villages, so they can feed themselves.' Peter advised.
"Instead, Jesus said, 'You feed them.'
"'How?' Peter asked. 'It would cost a fortune to feed all these people.'
"'How much food do you have?' Jesus asked. 'Go and see.'
"They found a young boy who willingly offered his food, five loaves of bread and two fish but nothing else.
"'All we have are these five barely loaves and two fish.' A disciple pointed out.
"'Make the people sit down on the grass in groups.' Jesus advised, and they divided into groups of fifties and hundreds.
"Then Jesus took the food and gave thanks. He broke the food into portions and gave it to his disciples to feed the people, and everyone had enough to eat.
"'Gather up all that is left.' Jesus instructed his disciples. 'Let's not waste any.'
"The disciples did so and filled up twelve baskets with what was left over."
"Wow." The children said.
"Ben," Jim asked. "What happened to the boy with the bread?"
"No one really knows." Benjamin said. "For all we knew he grew up and became a baker."
"Alright, that was an exce-"
There was a sudden pounding on the door.
"Open up in the name of Nero!" A voice called out.
"I told you that boy was trouble!" Nerys shouted. "Quick, you all know what to do!"
Everyone hid in pots and Worf hid in a rolled up carpet as Nerys quickly began grabbing some straw and began using a stick to mix it in with a fresh coating of mud for just such an occasion while Odo became a vase when several men broke the door down as a Cardassian named Dukat, one of Nero's top guards, stood there.
"You there." Dukat said. "Where are all the Christians hiding?"
"Christians, sir?" Nerys asked with a laugh. "In here? I'll eat this mud if you find any Christians in here."
Dukat walked around and put his foot on the carpet as a small groan came from it, and Dukat undid the carpet to find Worf there as all the soldiers held phasers to Nerys as she tasted the mud.
"You know, with a little salt, it wouldn't be all that bad." Nerys admitted.
"Search this place!" Dukat called out, and the soldiers found several of the Christians. Everyone made a run for it as Nerys used her limited acrobatic skills to leap over the guards and toss down several pots and the like, making them shatter on the guards as he rushed off while Odo returned to his original shape and making his fist into a sponge that shoved all the guards back.
()()()()()
Outside, Benjamin did a quick head count.
"George, Jim, Carol, Nerys, and Odo." Benjamin said with a sigh as everyone smiled. "That's everyone. Thank God we're alright."
They then heard a carriage roll off as they turned to see Worf stuck in a cage.
"Worf!" Carol called out as she rushed to him before being stopped by Odo and Benjamin, causing Carol to weep as the two looked sadly at each other. Who knew what Nero was going to do to the boy?
Well that's the first chapter. Please tell me what you think.
