I was hoping to find lots of stories about how Tasha Yar fared on the Enterprise-C, and what happened after the ship had returned to its own time. I found only one. So I decided to write my own version. I hope you enjoy it. The first chapter is just a prologue to the story so it's not very long. It will start off with a K+ rating, but eventually it will be raised to a M or T rating with more adult themes.
I do not own anything Star Trek, only using them briefly. Please review of you liked it.
Yesterday's Tasha
The Enterprise-C had re-entered the rift, and flew right back into the mess they'd left when the rift had first opened. There in front of the ship were four Romulan warbirds. Acting Captain Castillo, with the aid of his newest recruit Tasha Yar, ordered a phaser barrage against two of the warbirds. As Enterprise-C maneuvered sluggishly against the fully operational ships, it was also being hit by phaser fire. Damage could not be repaired, since there was barely a skeleton crew aboard. Only vital systems could be seen to.
Castillo ordered Tasha to let the Klingons on Narendra III know they were there, and that they were engaging the Romulans in battle. It was important that they know the ship and crew had come to their aid. That was what Captain Garrett and Captain Picard had agreed on. That a Federation starship attempting to rescue the outpost, even if unsuccessful, would be regarded highly by the Klingon Empire, perhaps setting the course for future negotiations of peace.
"Sir, three of the warbirds are breaking off and are headed for the outpost. The other is still in pursuit." Tasha kept her eyes on the navigational board. Tactical had been rerouted so that she could monitor both stations where she sat.
"I guess they don't feel we're a real threat. Continue targeting the lone vessel," Castillo shouted. Sparks went flying as the comm board exploded. "So much for outbound communications." He tried to help Tasha with the helm.
One by one, despite their efforts, systems began to shut down all over the ship. There were several bulkhead breaches that were allowing atmosphere to leach into space.
Tasha looked up at the screen, as she said, "Captain, we're receiving a transmission from the Romulan ship." She punched a button and the screen revealed their attacker.
"This is Fleet Commander Rejan of the Romulan Empire. You have interfered with our attack on the Klingon outpost. We have scanned your ship and see that you are badly disabled. If you persist in this intrusion, we will be forced to destroy you."
"Go to hell!" shouted Castillo. "We don't take orders from any Romulan." He turned to his new tactical officer from the Enterprise of the future. "Tasha, target their engines and weapons array. Give it everything we've got." He knew they were pretty much dead in the water soon anyway.
Tasha punched a series of buttons. She watched as a barrage of photon torpedoes headed for the Romulan ship. It was closely followed by a continuous burst of phaser fire, but their shields were holding in place, and little damage was done. The warbird changed direction and headed right for Enterprise-C. It fired several torpedoes of its own, making direct hits on the nacelles and the saucer section.
"Captain, there are breaches on Decks 4 through 8, as well as in Engineering." Tasha attempted to activate emergency bulkhead sealants, but to no avail. Systems were down, so they had nothing to do but wait for the oxygen levels to fully deplete, unless the warbird destroyed them before that happened.
It was then that a red alert klaxon went off, alerting the crew to intruders onboard. Tasha checked the scanners. "Sir, we have Romulans onboard, on deck 2 and heading this way."
"Tasha, we're going to have to activate the self-destruct sequence. The Romulans cannot get their hands on the Enterprise." Castillo scanned the ship for life-forms and found that his remaining crew had been beamed off the ship. Hopefully they were alive, but he instantly regretted that thought. Death would be preferable to the torture they were sure to receive.
Tasha looked at Castillo, nodding her agreement. She didn't fear death, if it served a purpose. She opened communications with the ship's computer, and Castillo gave the destruct sequence command codes. But just after Tasha had issued the confirmation codes, the turbolift doors opened. Several Romulans with phasers ready stormed the bridge, shooting both officers. One called for immediate transport of everyone on the bridge to the Romulan vessel.
On the bridge of the enemy ship, Commander Rejan watched as Enterprise-C blew up in a brilliant white light, and was left broken, many pieces floating harmlessly in space. He checked on the progress of the attack on Narendra III. His Sub-Commander reported it a complete success, with no casualties among the crew. The outpost was all but destroyed, with those Klingons remaining alive being taken prisoner. A few had killed themselves before they could be captured, but Rejan knew this to be Klingon tradition, choosing death over capture. It was a small loss.
"Put all Federation prisoners in the brig. I will question them later. Set course back for Romulan space." Rejan knew that this successful venture would gain him a promotion at least. It was a pity he could not have brought back the Federation ship as a prize. He might have received a seat in the Senate for that.