Hey Everyone,
I have returned!
Well Chapter 1 of book 4 is finally ready, I hope you guys enjoy it!
List of main characters for this book
LT Naruto, LT Sasuke, LT JG Suzu, LT JG Hinata, LT JG Neji, Commander Kira
Other characters may appear but the above are going to be the main cast of this story :)
Book 4 - Star Trek: Predator - Sad Day for Konoha's - Chapter 1, Friend in trouble
It has been three years since the war started, and there was no end in sight. The Federation was holding very well however the Cardassian and Breen seemed to have an endless supply of ships dragging the war on and on.
The USS Lexington was on border patrol, she was a Achilles class heavy cruiser. Hinata had been serving on her for two years, she had made many friends and gain the respect of her captain. She had been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade and Chief of Operations
She was in her room composing letters to all of her friends, they all kept in touch with each other. She had sent one to Neji and to most of the other Konohas except Naruto, she always kept his for last.
"Computer begin Recording. Hi Naruto, how are you doing? I heard that you got promoted again and made chief of the hazard team" She began saying with a smile, even though she wasn't in his presence she still felt nervous and played around with her fingers, her voice was always softer then she composed his letters as well
"I am hoping to be promoted soon as well, I have been working extra hard" She added, she then began to look at the ground, as if to avoid eye contact with Naruto, who wasn't even in front of her "I...Have been thinking a lot about..." All of a sudden she is interrupted by the ship going to red alert
"All hand to battle stations" The captains voice rings out of the ships comm
"Oh no I have to go, computer stop recording and send to USS Freedom for Lieutenant Naruto Namikazi" She said as she got up from her seat
"Message Sent" The computer informed her as she quickly dashed out from her quarters and made her way to the bridge
"What's going on?" She asked as she took over for operations
"Unknown ship just warped into the system, all we know is that its of the alien design, and its massive" Lena, who was the ships captain answered
Hinata began working her console as she scanned the incoming ship "You weren't joking, its huge" Hinata stated shocked
"Its twice the size of a Galaxy class" Shawn, who was the ships first officer stated as he stared at the image on the screen
"We can admire it once its in pieces, load quantum torpedoes and fire everything we have at it" Lena ordered
The Lexington fired its impressive armada of weapons, the Lexington was equipped with two standard torpedo tubes capable of firing Quantum Torpedoes Type II, eight micro quantum torpedo tubes, four type XIIA phaser arrays and and eight type XII pulse phaser cannons. Unlike most Federation ships, she was designed to fight the Borg, and had the firepower to show for it
"Direct hits, their shields took minor damage, they are returning fire" Mike reported from the tactical station
The alien ship fired multiple torpedoes, disruptors and phasers, hitting the Lexington and causing explosions on the bridge
"Shields down to fourteen percent, minor damage to secondary sub systems systems" Mike reported
"This ship is too powerful even for us to take on alone, helm get us out of here" Lena ordered
"You don't have to tell me twice!" Eric the officer at the helm reported as he began to work his console, just as he was about to his the warp out button the enemy ship fired a tractor beam to held them in place "The warp field has collapsed captain" He reported
"Can you get us free?" Lena asked looking at Hinata
"If we reverse the polarity of our shields to the precise frequency of their tractor beam, we might just be able to break free" She answered
"Do it!" Lena ordered
"Already on it Captain" Hinata answered as she was working hard on trying to decrypt the beams frequency
"They are opening some kind of doors, captain I think they are going to try and pull us right into it!" Eric informed them
"Ten seconds until they pull us in captain" Mike added
"Full reverse!" Lena quickly ordered
"Aye ma'am" Eric answered as he fired the impulse engines on full reverse
"That gave us an extra ten seconds, seventeen left, sixteen, fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten" Mike kept counting down
"Anytime now Hinata" Lena said as her gazed was fixed on those huge doors as the ship was slowly being pulled in against its will
"Nine, eight, seven" Mike continued
"Got it! Reversing polarity of our shields now" As she finished her sentence the ship brook free
"Great job Hinata! Helm..." Lena began her order but was cut off
"Already on it, course and speed set, engaging" Eric stated as the ship jumped to warp "Now at warp nine point five" he added
"Captain they are in pursuit, and they are gaining!" Hinata informed them
"Engineering, I need everything that you can give me, and I need it now!" Lana ordered
"Captain, I can give you Warp nine point nine one, but that's it captain" The chief engineer Vickie's voice came over the ships comm
"I will take it" Lana stated as she nodded to Eric
"we are now at nine point eight" Eric stated as she ship began to shake violently "Warp nine point nine, nine point nine one"
"The ships structural intermarry is holding for now" Hinata informed them, however her face was horrified at what her console was telling her "Captain, they are still gaining on us, ten seconds until they are in weapons range" She told them
"My god, a ship that size, how can it be soo fast, send out a distress signal!" Lana quickly ordered
Hinata sent out a general distress call to Starfleet, but she also sent a message to the USS Freedom and to Deep Space Nine
"Captain, they are now within weapons range, they are firing!" Mike stated as the Lexington took multiple hits, collapsing their warpfield and forcing them to drop out of warp
"Captain, aft shields are down, warp engines are offline, impulse offline, main power offline, weapons offline, that was precise targeting" Mike informed them as he slammed his console in frustration
"They are re-engaging their tractor beam ma'am" Hinata added
Lena got up from her seat "All hands, arm yourselves and prepare to repel the intruders, if they want this ship then they are not going to get it without a fight!"
The Lexington was entering the ship as the doors began to close behind them as they were pulled in
Meanwhile the Freedom was on a medical supply mission to Rigal two
"We are a war ship doing a medical run, we should be on the front lines!" Tucker stated obviously upset with their assignment
"Well Regal two really needs these supplies sir" Kira stated
Naruto walked onto the bridge, proudly wearing his new Lieutenant pips on his collar, he was now the commanding officer of the hazard team. He took the Ops station as he would fill in for Suzu, who was chief of operations, whenever she wasn't around. Sasuke who was also a Lieutenant and now chief of security and tactical, only a few weeks ago he was commanding officer of the hazard team with Naruto as his executive officer.
"Entering Orbit captain" Athrun reported
Sasuke walked over to Naruto "Hey Naruto, I just got a message from Hinata today, what about you?" He said as he leaned onto his console
"I haven't checked my messages yet, I am always the last to get them for some reason" He answered
"Alright, lets get this over with" Tucker stated, breaking up their conversation
"Beaming down the medical supplies, transport complete. Captain we are getting a message from the planet" Naruto reported
"On screen" Tucker ordered
"My name is Sam, I am the administrator for Rigal two. Thank you for your help Freedom, without these supplies the epidemic we had been having could have gotten out of control" He told them with a smile
"It was our pleasure" Tucker answered back, although he was happy to be saving lives, he couldn't help but think that any other ships could have completed this mission
"Perhaps I could interest you into joining me and my council for dinner tonight?" Sam suggested
"Well you see..." Tucker began trying to think of a reason to decline the offer
Kira began whispering "Sir, declining might insult them, I recommend you just go down, its only dinner sir"
Tucker let out a sigh of defeat "Of course Administrator, it would be my pleasure, and I am sure my senior staff will be glad to join us" Tucker stated while stating at Kira and whispered "If I have to suffer then so shall all of you!" He said with a grin
"Good thing I am not part of the senior staff" Naruto thought to himself with a grin
"Perfect, I will have my staff make us a delightful dinner" Sam answered with a genuine smile
Naruto's console began to blip "Captain, we are receiving a distress call, its from the Lexington! Its under attack by a huge ship" Naruto reported
"Oh I am so sorry administrator but duty calls, Freedom out!" Tucker said as he sat down in his chair with a sigh of relief
"Uh sir, the Lexington is two days away from our present location at warp nine, the USS Trinity with the third fleet is already on its way and will be there in ten minutes" Naruto informed him
"I swear to god Naruto, if you talk me out of this you are going down there with us, senior staff or not!" Tucker threaten him
"Understood sir" Naruto answered quickly backing down
Tucker grinned as he got up and stood behind Athrun "Helm, set course maximum cruising speed"
"Aye, aye sir" Athrun answered as he worked his console " Course and speed is set, at warp nine point nine it will take us thirty seven hours" Athrun informed them
"You know captain, you won't always be able to dodge these dinners, sooner or later you will have to go to one" Kira teased with a grin
"You could be right, but I can guarantee on the day that I do, you will be right by my side" He said returning the grin "Helm, engage" He finally ordered
The Freedom left orbit as Athrun entered the commands and the ship jumped to warp towards the last known coordinates of the Lexington
Naruto was eating some Ramen in the Mess hall, he was reviewing his list of hazard team members, trying to consider someone to take his old job as his executive officer, Sasuke and Suzu walked in and spotted him
"Hey , mind if we join you?" Suzu asked with a smile as she sat down, not waiting for his reply
"Sure, just grab a seat" He said knowing he really didn't have a choice
Suzu was a Lieutenant Junior grade and part of the senior staff as chief of operations
"So what are you doing?" Sasuke asked as he sat next to Suzu
"Trying to pick out my executive officer" Naruto answered as he returned his attention to his PADD
"Do you want my opinion?" Sasuke asked him
Naruto set down the PADD" Sure" He said as he listened to Sasuke
"Emma is one I would pick, she is always calm and can keep a cool head" Sasuke suggested
"That is true but I don't think she is ready for a command position, but I will keep her in mind" Naruto
"Well there is always Nick" Sasuke offered as an alternative
"Yeah I have been considering him, maybe I should test them to find out who would be best between the two" Naruto suggested
"A test?" Suzu asked out of curiosity
"Yeah make two teams, give Nick command of team A and Emma team B, see who has the best command skills and leadership abilities" Naruto explained
"Sounds like a plan, I will probably monitor it with you, I am very curious to see who between the two will come out on top" Sasuke stated
"So what do you guys think about this situation?" Suzu suddenly asked
"Hurm? What situation?" Naruto asked confused
"The Lexington, Hinata is on that ship" Sasuke answered as he was also worried
"Guys, the Lexington is an Achilles class heavy cruiser, she has the firepower of a Sovereign class and the maneuverability of a ship half her size, and as proud as I am of the Freedom, they would defeat us in a one on one battle, so my guess is that they are fine" Naruto answered
Kira walked over to their table "Hey guys" He greeted them
"Commander" All three of them answered almost in unison
"Guys. we are off duty, there is no need to be formal" He said with a warm smile "Naruto we just received two messages for you, one is just a normal message, the second is a coded message, the second one came in only ten minutes after the first" He told him
"I will watch them after diner, I have to prepare this contest for my future executive officer" He said as he picked up the PADD once more
"It might be from a secret admirer" Kira stated with a grin
"Nah, no one really cares that much about me, its probably just from mom or something" Naruto answered
Both Suzu and Sasuke shook their heads, Naruto was smart and a genius ninja, however when it came to women he was just an idiot, many girls had tried to get his attention in the past, including Suzu herself, however no one as much as Hinata who had always had a huge crush on him
"Well I am off duty, you three mind joining me on the holodeck for some pool?"
"Sure I am in" Sasuke instantly accepted
"Yeah, sounds like fun" Suzu added
"Nah you three go on without me I still have some things to do" Naruto answered as he kept his attention on his PADD
"alright suite yourself, lets pick up some sinthahal on our way" Kira suggested
"Sure, oh by the way don't think you can beat me today, I have been practicing!" Sasuke stated with a grin
They kept on talking as they walked away. Naruto got up and headed for his quarters, he finally had his own quarters ever since Sasuke became part of the senior staff and Naruto although not part of the senior staff was considered a senior officer. He walked in and sat down at his desk, on his screen he had New Message(s), flashing
Naruto set down his PADD "Computer, play first message" Naruto ordered
Hinata's face appeared on the screen "Hi Naruto, how are you doing? I heard that you got promoted again and made chief of the hazard team" She paused as she played with her fingers "I am hoping to be promoted soon as well, I have been working extra hard"
Naruto smiled "Good for you Hinata" He thought to himself, not noticing how nervous she was or how she was avoiding looking at him
"I...Have been thinking a lot about..." But before she could continue she was interrupted by the ship going on red alert
Naruto could hear a voice in the background "All hands to battle stations"
"Oh no I have to go" She says as the image cuts while she is in the middle of getting up
End transmission appears on the screen along with the Federation logo
"She must have sent this right before they got attacked, I hope they are alright" He though to himself "Computer play second Message" He ordered
"This message has been Encrypted, please Enter your Starfleet Identification" The computer informed him
"Who is this from? Computer Identification Lieutenant Naruto Uzumaki, Sierra, Hotel, two, four, nine, two, four"
"Identification confirmed, Decrypting"
Hinata's face appeared on the screen once again, surprising him "Naruto! The ship has been overpowered, we are in danger, The Lexington has been disabled is being pulled inside Naruto P*e*se s*ve u*"
The message ends as once again the Federations logo appears stating that the transmission was lost
"Hinata!" He said as he instantly tapped his comm badge "Uzumaki to bridge!"
"Tucker here" The captains voice answered
"Sir the Lexington is in huge trouble, its worst then we thought!" Naruto quickly informed him
"Explain yourself" Tucker's voice requested
"I just received an encrypted message from Hinata, she was their chief of operations, she said that the ship had been disabled and that they were being pulled into something, I don't know anymore, the message was damaged" Naruto explained as best he could
"Captain, message from the third fleet" Naruto heard someone state
"One moment Naruto" Tucker told him "Naruto, I am sorry to have to tell you this, but the fleet arrived at the site, all they found was debris of the Lexington, I am so sorry Naruto" Tucker informed him
"No...That cant be" Naruto stated as he fell down into his chair
End chapter 1
Well the Lexington seems to be gone, and along with it Hinata, how will Naruto and the gang take this news?
Find out in the next chapter :)