Call Of Ultimuus: Once a Ranger.
This, of course, is a part of the CoU saga. It's 3.5, as it's main focus is within To Boldly Go, but in the 8 years between Voyager's Return and the Mission of the ENT-F. This is a Companion Series to
Heh... whilst you're waiting on the next chapter of To Boldly Go to come out, you're prossibly wondering what happened in the eight years between endgame and Ship called Enterprise.
Here you go, that teamup fic i promised long ago.
Chapter 1: Causality
Inside one of the most protected rooms at Starfleet command, the Commander in Chief of starfleet was repremanding an officer under his command.
"If you talk out of line one more time, i'll demote you back to CPO," Tommy said.
"I'll talk this way if i want, old man, i'm your brother, i still have some years... well, you do to, but not as much," Sugimori said, grinning with his sardonic smirk.
Tommy's eyebrows furrowed. He knew never to go full out against sugimori in a verbal argument. 16 first contacts with alien races tended to give someone a reputation for debate. However, tommy was past diplomacy by now.
"Listen here mister," Tommy said, grabbing sugimori by the uniform jacket, "you're this close--"
"Take your hand off of me or i'll put you into the old admiral's home," sugimori said, the smirk gone, "You know, It's not my fault that we let some mad man install a Chroniton flux device in three Earth starfleet ships. We didn't know that it was gonna turn out like it did."
Tommy relinquished his grip on sugimori, "That isn't why i'm mad... you know why."
"Oh yeah, CC ruins, bottom corridor, storage room seven." Sugimori said, "I never thought you'd get so pissy about a pair of Kim's panties."
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Kira Sugimori combed her brown hair and tied it into a ponytail. As she did so, she was also attempting not to laugh hysterically as she listened to Sugimori talk about his meeting with Admiral Oliver, who she still called Dr. O.
"I remember that," Kira said, "you know how hard it was to get them distracted enough so you could pull the heist off?"
"No, but i know it actually disturbed me for 3 seconds that a Klingon liked Victoria's secret."
Kira giggled, leaning into Sugimori as he sat down next to her, "I want to go back into space," Kira said, "It's boring here at command."
"I know, but Tommy thinks it's safer here."
"Can't you talk to Admiral Janeway?"
"I could, but i'd not be surprised if tommy didn't find some way to keep me on Earth as Long as possible."
"Oh yeah, he outranks her."
"Unfortunately." Sugimori said as the ground shook.
As the walls started to cave in, they were beamed out, and onto a ship's transporter Pad."
"Hoo...," Sugimori said, " Good thing our things are in spacedock."
"Captain sugimori," The transporter chief said, "Captain Picard would like to speak with you."
"We're on the Enterprise, "Kira said.
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As sugimori and Kira stepped upon the bridge of the Sovereign class USS Enterprise, he gasped.
The ship was beautiful.
"You must be Captain Sugimori," The Klingon Chief of Security said, "Come this way."
"Alrighty," Sugimori said.
When sugimori and Kira entered the Ready Room, they saw Admiral Oliver and an man in his late seventies, though he looked surprisingly young.
"Commander Kevin Sugimori, Reporting as Ordered, i just decided to bring my wife, Lt, Cmdr Kira Sugimori, with me."
"I am Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and i know you know CnC Oliver."
"Indeed," Sugimori said, "the only person i know who can withhold a promotion because of a 300 year old prank."
Tommy grinned.
"Don't hold it too much against me, if the LRS hadn't picked up the energy pulse, you'd be picking yourself and the corpse of your wife outta the rubble."
"Yow," Sugimori said, "You make it sound like Rita's back... but that can't be... can it?"
"I don't know, funny thing... the pulse came from a probe over florida. Command only got minor damage, however, that was after it cut a swath through Fort Lauderdale," Tommy said, "we had marines on the scene within minutes of the attack... 6 million died."
"I swear, i didn't piss them off," Sugimori said, trying to lighten the mood, "How many starfleet personnel were lost in the attack?"
"Three hundred twenty five," Tommy said, " Annika and T'leyah were there visiting Kim... Kim got out, and Annie is hurt... but..."
Sugimori leaned against the wall and slid down it until he was in a sitting position.
"Dead?" Kira asked, her voice barely squeaking out as her world seemed to be crashing down.
"I'm sorry," Tommy said, "I thought it would be easier if i would have told you. She felt no pain."
"Of course not," Sugimori said, getting up with practised precision, "She was going on two years old."
Picard saw the pain in sugimori's eyes, "Commander, i lost my brother and nephew 7 years ago, in a fire... one must mourn, but keep their anger in check, lest all goes to hell and a half basket."
"Where did the weapon that did this come from?" Sugimori said, trying to choke back the tears.
"According to the scans of the ion trails and the Telemetries, from a far reach of space called the Delphic Expanse."
"What's Starfleet going to do about it?" Kira said.
"The Enterprise will enter the Delphic Expanse and attempt to find out who did this, and bring them to justice." Tommy said, "From what we've determined, from translations, we're up against a force called the Xindi... unfortunately, that's all we know."
"Permission to join the enterprise," Sugimori said, "Please."
"Actually," Tommy said, "Both of you are to be transferred to Active duty on the Enterprise, Kira, you will take over the counselor's position, and Kevin, You're to take over the First Officer's position."
"Both roles are going to be hard to fill," Picard said, "However, i personally requested both of you."
"We will do our best... what about our things?"
"Already beamed aboard," Tommy said, "Kev, don't give Jean-Luc too much trouble... he's old, and his heart's bad... we're really keeping him all together with duct tape."
"Very funny," Picard said, "Well, you two are dismissed, meet in Ten Forward in two hours."
"Aye sir."
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After the meeting in Ten Forward, Sugimori and Kira entered the bridge, looking over at the new friends that they had met relatively quickly.
Kira smiled as she saw the helmsman, however.
"Ronny?" Kira said, "Dat you?"
"Kira?" Ronny said, "Wow, small world... Ooo... Cap'n Picard's coming... talks later."
"Commander, you have a long standing reputation for irking starbases around the galaxy... Take us out," Picard said, entering the bridge.
"Helm, take us out, one quarter impulse."
When the ship left dock, and the Solar System, Sugimori grinned, "Helm, Set Course for the Delphic Expanse."
"Aye sir," Ronny said.
"Engage, Maximum Warp," Picard said.
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Heh, i felt sorry for leaving 8 years out of the story, so this fic will talk about the eight years between End Game and Ship called enterprise.
Also, During enterprise, in this story, the Xindi Arc obviously didn't happen... so expect some action before a good ol teamup.