Title: Healing Cascade
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Timeline: In the Sailor Moon Universe: Set during Sailor Moon SuperStars, When Hotaru is living with the three outers. In the Star Trek Voyager Universe, Set after Kes left the crew, and Seven becomes a part of it. (Nothing against Kes, I just like Seven better for this one.)
Summary: Usagi is ravished by three of the Generals, and Q, one of her guardians, takes her to the Star Ship Voyager. While in a dead dimension, accessible only to the Q, Usagi will be safe to heal. Ami is chose to help her, but it is discovered that Ami also suffers from a ravished innocence. A young man, whom Ami has been secretly dating online, is chosen to help her. He must heal Ami, so Ami can heal Usagi. In the balance are all the Love, Hope, and Compassion in the Universe.
Sitting on her comfortable couch in the ready room, Captain Janeway blinks here eyes, and rereads the same paragraph for the third time. She still is unable to comprehend the situation. One hour ago – was it really just one hour – she had been called to the bridge. "Report," She calls. "Captain, I don't know what to say. The stars are gone," reports young Ensign Kim. Janeway looks to the view screen, and sees nothing. "Sensors" she asks Lieutenant Tuvok. After consulting his board, the Vulcan reports, "Nothing, Captain. Sensors are reading no mass, and no energy of any kind." "Tuvok, that is impossible. There is always some mass or energy. Mr. Kim, perform a level one diagnostic of the sensors. There must be something wrong with them."
A moment later, the young Ensign reports "Captain, the sensors are operating within normal parameters. "Confirmed, Captain," Tuvok says, having run his own diagnostic. "Tuvok, all power to sensors. Perform a sensor sweep. Short range, followed by long range. Send the report to me when you are finished. I'll be in my ready room." "I Captain," Tuvok replies as Janeway leave the bridge.
She received the report ten minutes ago. While the scan was exceptionally through, the results were incomprehensible. They had scanned up to 20 Light Years, and found no matter, and no energy readings. The Enterprise D recorded the only known similarity when it encountered a void without form, matter, or energy. The void was a creature that called itself Nagelum, and was an advanced being that preformed experiments on the crew. However, the Enterprise reported a smoky appearance to the void, as well as other sensor reading, which do not appear in this phenomenon. Seven was had just reported from astrometrics that she had completed scans, and had nothing new to report, the frustration evident in her voice. Janeway decided to explore the boundaries of this space, and so entered the bridge with that intent.
Just as she opened her mouth to give an order Lieutenant Paris there was a bright and blinding flash of white light, and all on the bridge shielded their eyes. Any other crew, except one, would have assumed that this blinding light was an anomaly of the empty space they suddenly found themselves in. Janeway and her crew, however, is not just any crew, and before the blinding white light even fades, Janeway's loud and frustrated voice is calling out, "Q! Just what is this about?" A few seconds later, the light fades, and Janeway lowers her hand, prepared to give the self-righteous being a piece of her mind.
Any words of anger leave Janeway and all she can do is stare at the scene in front of her. Q is dressed in a pure white tuxedo, which is covered in rips and splashes of deep red blood. In his arms is a girl, no older then sixteen. The girl is wrapped in a white cape, which Janeway assumes is the cape for the tuxedo, and is unconscious. Dried tears cover her face. Looking at the girl, every crewmember on the bridge feels an unexplainable sense of pain and sorrow, Janeway gasps, Chakotaycovers his eyes with trembling hands, and Lieutenant Paris turns to face the view screen, his shoulders trembling. Ensign Kim buries his face in his hands and lets out a sob. Even Tuvok is affected, as he grips the counsel and shuts his eyes. There is a sense of great good, purity, and love; suddenly spoiled. The loss is overwhelming.
Q, upon seeing the Voyagers reaction, and sympathizing with them, gives them time to recollect themselves by carefully lowering the precious child in to the nearby captains chair. In an unprecedented display of tenderness, Q brushes a fallen lock of soft blond hair behind the girl's ear. As Janeway watches, fascinated, a single tear slides silently down the super beings check. With a soft voice, uncharacteristically filled with regret, Q whispers, "I'm so sorry, my dear Princess. If I was only a few hours sooner…" Q stops, his eyes squeezed shut and his breathing hitched, as another tears escapes.
Confused and concerned, Janeway slowly approaches the small unconscious girl, and the grieving super being. Kneeling beside Q, she gently places a hand on his knee. When he opens his eyes, Janeway finally asks, "Q, what is going on?" "O' Katherine," Q says the pain in his voice surprising and scaring the Captain. "I failed." Now Janeway is scared, because she had never heard the super being admit to being even capable of failure. Turning towards the girl, Q gently takes one small hand in his and whispers, "I was too late. Queen Metailia's forces were too strong." "Queen Metailia," Janeway asks.
Q snapped his fingers, and Seven of Nine appears beside them in a bright flash. She looks around in confusion, as one does when unexpectedly transported. Her eyes fall on Q, and her face hardens. "Q, explain your intent…" her voice falters as she sees the young girl in the captain's chair. In the past three minutes, Janeway has experienced thee utterly shocking events, and believed the surprise to be wearing off. But nothing could have prepared her for the sight of Seven dropping to her knees, her gray eyes filling with tears, and her pain filled, "No." Q looks at Seven and nods. "Oh, Princess Usagi," Seven whispers. "What…Who," Seven stammers, unable to form a complete sentence. "Queen Metailia," Q said. "She captured her. I sensed her danger. Queen Beryl was keeping the scouts busy and they were too focused on fighting her to sense the corruption of Usagi's Heart.'
Seven looks at Q in shock. "B…but…Usagi's heart cannot be corrupted by dark power." Q's voice takes on a painful quality as he replies, "No, but she is a young girl, a maiden; and they took something very precious." Janeway listened to Q and Seven, and was utterly confused. Queen Metailia? Queen Beryl? Scouts? Dark power? What do these words mean? But Q's last statement was one that even she could understand. She gasped, hoping she was wrong, yet know that she was not. Seven's eyes widen in horror, and she gasps, "you mean they," but she is unable to finish her question. Q says in a voice quickly becoming tearful, "they ravished her; they took her innocence."
"Who is she," asks Janeway, unable to contain her curiosity any longer. Q turns to her and Janeway's heart stops as she sees the pain, the fear, and the regret in his eyes. "She is love. She is purity. She is compassion. She is the source of all that is good in this universe. An enemy, the pure incarnation of evil itself. Captured her, and took her innocence." Q is unable to continue grief and regret filling him. Janeway looks to Seven for more information. "The loss of her innocence, the destruction of her dreams, and the trauma of such a violation will eventually poison that love, purity, and compassion. The result will be a cold and dark universe, filled with hate, and lacking of hope."
Janeway's mind is unable to grasp the concept of all the love, purity, and compassion in the universe resting upon one young girl. Her human mind was unable to comprehend it. Standing up, Q faces Janeway. "Captain Katherine Janeway of the Federation Starship Voyager," Q says with such seriousness that Janeway is forced to accept the truth of the situation. Q would never humble himself to her, unless he had no other choice. "Princess Usagi is a great force of good from the very distance past, reborn in the twentieth century on earth. As one of her guardians, I officially request asylum. I have placed you in a separate dimension; an empty dimension long ago sealed off from all the others. You, and more importantly, Princess Usagi, will be safe here. I would like to provide her a safe and supportive place, one where I hope – with my very existence – she will recover."
Janeway's reply is immediate. She is a Starfleet Captain, and, if Q is correct, the hope of the universe depends on this girl's recovery. She may not understand it, but she trust Q's word. He may be an arrogant, self-important jerk, but he has never lied to her. "I grant your request. As a Starfleet Captain, I grant asylum to Princess Usagi." Janeway taps her badge, and calls for an emergency medical transport to sickbay. She instructs the transporter chief to lock onto her comm badge, which she then pins on the white cape wrapped around the girl. Q signs with relief as Usagi disappears in the transporter beam, knowing that her physical healing will begin soon.
Janeway turn back to Q, and voices a concern. "Q we don't have anyone qualified to treat such emotional trauma. We don't have a ships counselor. Are you sure the Enterprise would not be better?" "I considered that, but Jean Luc is far more distrustful of me then you. That distrust of me could make him distrustful of Usagi. Also, while he is a good man, and would certainly be sympathetic of Usagi, he keeps too much control over his emotions, and he does not like kids. Where else you, Katherine, are freer with your emotions. In addition, you have many qualities in common with Usagi's mother, Queen Serenity. Plus, you have Seven, a former Borg."
At Janeway's confused look, Q adds, "The Borg once tried to assimilate the Moon Kingdom, where Usagi lived." Janeway looks to Seven, hoping she will elaborate. "The Moon Kingdom is, in all respects, a utopia society which existed at some point in the distant past in the Sol System. It was destroyed by a great evil, Queen Metailia. The ruler of the Moon Kingdom, Queen Serenity, used her remaining life force to power a unique crystal called the Silver Crystal, to send her daughter, Princess Usagi, Usagi's soul mate, Prince Darien, four of the princess guardians, and two royal advisers into the future of 1990 Japan.
"The Borg learned of the Moon Kingdom when chronometric displacement experiments first began. We attacked with 250 cubes. 249 were destroyed in an instant by three powerful beings." "The Outer Scouts," Q whispers as every person on the bridge, with the exception of Tuvok, gasped. "The remaining cube was…" Seven stopped, unsure of what term to use. "Healed," Q said softly. "Unassimilated," Seven said firmly, still unable to acknowledge assimilation as evil. "They returned with knowledge of the true importance of the Moon Kingdom. All attempts to re-assimilate or terminate the former drones failed, and the collective was forced to ignore them, and concluded that the assimilation of the Moon Kingdom would destroy the Borg. All attempts were therefore canceled."
"That makes no sense," Tom says, speaking for the first time since Q arrived. "You have said many times that love and compassion are irrelevant." Sevens back straitens and she turned to face the Lieutenant in what Janeway has come to think of as her defensive stance. "You are correct, Lieutenant. I have stated that love and compassion are irrelevant. However, hope is not. Without the hope of perfection, the collective would cease to function."
Janeway is curious as to where this conversation will lead, but right now there are more important matters. "Perhaps you two can discuss this latter, right now we have a young girl who needs help, and the fact remains that we do not have anyone on board qualified to treat her." "That's ok, Katherine." Q said. "As I said, I just needed a safe and supportive place. This dimension is safe, and your crew is always supportive to those who are in pain. As for someone to help Usagi emotionally, I already have someone in mind.
"Prince Darien," Seven says. Q shacks his head."While Darien would be the best choice, he cannot leave without the complete removal of the planet Earth from that universes time line. So, we will have to use the second best choice."
"Sailor Mercury," Seven says. "Correct. I will bring her, and she will help Usagi, while this dimension keeps her safe, and the Voyagers crew gives her its support. She'll be backing to her normal, bouncy, vacuumous self in no time."
Janeway knows now that Q was not, as he claimed, omnipotent. If he was, then he would know that it takes time to recover from a great emotional trauma. "Well, I'm off to get Sailor Mercury. Should Usagi awaken before I return, make sure she knows that she is safe, and that sailor mercury will be joining her shortly." And with a flash, Q was gone leaving Janeway to wander just what she and her crew would be facing now.