Star Trek: Normandy

Mass Effect/Star Trek: Other

Disclaimer: I don't own Mass Effect or Star Trek.

Summary: The Battle of Wolf 359 left scares on many people. Selena Shepard was no different, for years she has been dealing with nightmares and depression. She even thought about leaving Starfleet and she would have had it not been for a few people giving her the push and drive to stay in Starfleet. Now after years of sitting behind a desk she must find the courage to journey and battle the danger in the final frontier. Is she ready for the challenges that face her and her crew? Well you're going to have to read to find out.

(A/N: Will take place during the DS9 timeframe with a few meeting between the USS Normandy, TNG, and DS9, might go through the dominion war. This is an AU story so in this universe the Bajorans in Starfleet are allowed to wear their earring.)

"Hi" someone is talking.

'Hi' someone is thinking.

"Hi" someone is talking over commbadge, message, view screen, or stardate log.

Episode 2: Getting Up Again Pt. 2

Earth
Stardate 49850.9

"Captain's Personal Log: Stardate 49850.9. It has been a week since I was joined with the Nix Symbiont; at first it was odd, but I am getting use to being joined and the memories that came with it. Hopefully my return to a life aboard a ship will be a good one. I will miss Admiral Nix but she wouldn't want to just sit behind a desk. So for her I will go out and explore the final frontier. End Log." Selena said as she packed for her return trip to the final frontier. As she left she looked over the room that she would not see for a while and smiled. She then headed to the nearest shuttle port which would take her to Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

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Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

As the shuttle landed in one of shuttle bay's Selena saw three people standing together talking. "Mom what are you doing here?" Selena asked happily. She hugged the both of them hugging her mom tightly.

"Her ship was close and I invited her." Anderson said with a smirk.

Selena looked at Anderson and asked, "You always know how to cheer someone up David. By the way how are you and Kahlee doing?"

Anderson in a low tone said, "We are doing fine thank you for asking."

Selena smiled and looked at her mom. "So the Kilimanjaro is going through crew rotations and resupplying?" Selena asked calmly.

Hannah nodded then said, "We almost done so we won't be here much longer." Selena was sad when she heard this and hugged her mother again. "Don't let your worry about me cause mistakes. Just make sure you are ok." Hannah said in a calm tone.

Selena sighed and said, "I will be ok mom."

"Good because I will check up on you every so often." Hannah said to Selena's horror.

"Come on mom I am a Captain of my own ship. You don't need to check in on me." Selena said in an annoyed voice.

"I know you are no longer a child but you are still my child. I will always worry about you." Hannah said in a calm voice.

The moment was nice until a computerized voice said, "All USS Kilimanjaro personnel please return to the ship, it will be departing shortly."

Hannah and Selena looked at each other and sighed. "I will keep in touch mom; just please be careful." Selena said with concern.

"I will be careful if you are." Hannah said calmly. The two hugged each other real quickly before Hannah headed towards her ship.

"She will be ok." Anderson said trying to reassure Selena.

"I know, but I will still worry." Selena said sighing.

"Why don't we get you to your ship." Anderson said trying to ease Selena's concern.

Selena looked at Anderson and smiled. "I know what you're trying to do David; thank you." Selena said in a happier tone.

"Let's go before you get us into any trouble." Anderson said he maneuvered her towards a transporter.

"Who me get us into trouble; I would never." Selena said with fake hurt.

Anderson sighed then said, "You alone were trouble, now you have Tala's memories and for me that cause me even more worry."

"Yeah like that time on Risa when -" Selena started to say before Anderson cover her mouth.

"I hold you to the same bargain I did Tala." Anderson said with small amount of anger and mirth.

"Alright David I understand." Selena said jokingly.

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USS Normandy

Two people materialized on the transporter pad to see a group of people waiting for them. "Captain welcome aboard the USS Normandy." A calm voice said from the front of the group.

"Hello T'Mira still the same sense as the last time saw you." Selena said with a smile.

"We have never met before today Captain." T'Mira said trying to hide her confusion.

"Of course we haven't, you were friends Tala Nix the former host of Nix symbiont. My apologize sometimes the memories from previous host tend to surface when we meet old friends or family members." Selena explained in a apologetic tone.

"No need to apologize Captain; Tala once explained the situation between your people and symbionts." T'Mira explained in a flat tone.

"Well at least I won't have to explain it to often." Selena said happily. "So is she finished?" Selena asked curiously.

"They are placing the last equipment as we speak." T'Mira said calmly.

"Good have the major systems checked and perpetrations made for launch." Selena ordered slipping into the role of Captain.

"Yes ma'am." T'Mira said in a flat tone.

"Hopefully we can be friends as well T'Mira." Selena said in a solemn tone.

"We will have to see Captain." T'Mira said before she headed off to complete her orders.

"Well not even taken the captain's set and your already giving orders." Anderson said with a hint of amusement.

"You were just as bad your first time David." Selena said with a smirk.

"Let's get the tour underway." Anderson said in a grumpy tone.

The two left the transporter room and began the tour of the Normandy. Their first stop was Main Engineering. When they walked into main engineering Selena closed her eyes and listened to the humming of the warp core. "I have missed this sound." Selena said in a calm tone.

"Ah Selena it's good to see you have decided to return to a ship." A voice said happily.

"It good to see you again Adams." Selena said happily.

"So what brought you to my neck of the woods?" Adams asked a little curious.

"Just getting to know my ship and the people that help keep her running." Selena said calmly.

"Lieutenant Adams I have run the final diagnostics and a tweaked a few of the less important systems to save some power." A voice explained not really paying attention.

"Good job Daniels; by the way tell Donnelly that I want those reports in the next hour." Adams ordered calmly.

"Yes sir." Daniels said before she head off to continue her work.

"Looks like you got some good people on your team Adams." Selena said as she watched Daniels work with someone.

"Daniels and Donnelly are quite a pair and they seem to balance each other well."

"I wonder if they like each other." Selena said thinking aloud.

"Uhm Captain don't you have a tour to finish?" Adams asked with a hint amusement.

"Right the tour sorry." Selena said not really sorry.

Anderson just sighed and continued the tour. They visited the sickbay as well as several other areas of the ship so Selena could get to know the layout. "Know I know you are going to like this next place." Anderson said happily. They stepped into the turbolift where Anderson said, "Deck 1."

As the turbolift moved Selena had trouble with holding her excitement at seeing her Captain's chair and her ready room. The turbo lift came to a stop and the doors opened revealing several people working on or at different stations. Selena walked out of the turbolift with a smile at what she was seeing. 'I'm finally back on a ship Tala.' Selena thought happily. Anderson let her have her moment then motioned for her to take the seat in the middle chair. "I finally have my own Captain's chair and I am the first to sit in it." Selena said happily.

"Don't get too comfortable you haven't seen your ready room yet." Anderson said smirking.

"Right my home away from home." Selena said as she got up from the captain's chair. They walked off the bridge into Selena's ready room. "Would you like something?" Selena asked as she made her way to the replicator.

"No thank you." Anderson told Selena.

Selena shrugged then ordered, "Iced Raktajino." She waited as the replicator made her order, when it finished she grabbed the drink and enjoyed it. "Now in understand why Tala was addicted to this stuff." Selena said with a satisfied sigh.

"She did become very addicted to it." Anderson said off handily.

Selena sat at her desk as she drank her drink. "So where are we headed?" Selena asked calmly.

"For right now your ship is to join the patrols on the Federation side of boarder. Your also to keep your eyes open for any Maquis's ships." Anderson said with a hint if worry.

"Don't worry David we will be ok." Selena said as she sipped her drink. The two sat and talked for a few more minutes before Anderson was called off to do something. Selena sat there looking around her office wondering where how she should decorate. A lot of her personal effects were staying at her home on earth, but she was allowed to bring a few all she had to do was figure out where to put them. Selena was brought out her thought when the door chimed. "Come." Selena said loudly.

"Hello Captain I'm Kelly Chambers the ships councilor." Kelly said in a kind voice as she came into Selena's office.

"It's nice to meet you too Kelly." Selena said a little hesitantly.

"What is it Captain?" Kelly asked with concern.

Selena was hesitant but said, "I would like to know when we could meet for a session."

"Give a day or so and I will set up an appointment for you." Kelly said in a kind tone.

"Thank you for keeping this quite I don't want the crew to get worried that their Captain is still have a few flashes of Wolf 359." Selena said in a nervous tone.

"Captain having memories of something as bad as Wolf 359 is not uncommon. Besides to some of the people aboard this ship you are a good lucky charm." Kelly explained trying to help her captain.

"Really?" Selena asked in a surprised tone.

Kelly just nodded causing Selena to smile and say thank you. "Anytime Captain; now if it is ok with you have to set up my office." Kelly said standing up.

Selena gave her the go ahead as the door chimed again. "Come." Selena said calmly.

"It's good to see are doing better Captain." A male voice said happily.

Selena smiled at the man. "So me and Tala were that you would go places Jacob." Selena said with a smile.

"I have the both of you to thank for that." Jacob said happily.

"No we just pushed you in the right direction." Selena said correcting Jacob.

"Well anyways I just wanted to come by and say hi." Jacob said before leaving.

Selena smiled then decided to review the crew list again. She smiled at the names because she knew; glad that she would be working with them again. One name interested her was a Bajoran by the name of Dara Jaxsica. "Computer have Ensign Dara report to my ready room." Selena ordered calmly. A few minutes later the door chimed. "Come." Selena ordered with her chair turned to the door.

"You wanted to see me Captain?" Dara asked a little annoyed.

Selena smirked and said as she turned her chair around, "Is that how you saw hello to a friend Jack."

"Selena!" Dara yelled happily.

"It's good to see the angry little Bajoran girl I help rescue all those years ago decided to join Starfleet." Selena said happily.

"Selena you didn't put the idea of going to Starfleet into my head Admiral Tala Nix did." Dara said a little confuse.

"That's right I don't know if you have heard about Tala. A week ago she died. On that day I became the host of Nix Symbiont. It is through the Nix Symbiont that I knew about meeting you as a child." Selena explained in a calm tone.

Dara just stood silently for a few seconds not knowing what to say. "So what that means you are no longer Selena Shepard?" Dara asked a little confused.

"No I am still the Selena Shepard that you have been friends with since you got out Starfleet Academy. I just now have six other lives worth of memories and had to change my last name to Nix." Selena explained calmly.

"Why did you have to change your last name?" Dara asked a little confused.

"It is a tradition whenever a Trill is joined with a Symbiont, that the name of Symbiont replaces the host family name." Selena tried to explained.

"I kind of understand." Dara said still a little confused. "I am guessing you had a reason to call me here besides telling me all this." Dara said in a questioning company.

"First you I need to ask; do you still practice the Bajoran Religion?" Selena asked curiously. Dara nodded that she did. "Do you still have your earring?" Selena asked again a little curious. Dara nodded again that she did. "Good I want you to continue practicing your faith and I want you to wear your earring, if any of the officers give you trouble about tell them to come talk to me." Selena said in a calm manner.

Dara just stared at Selena wanting to thank her so much. "Thank you ma'am." Dara said having a hard time composing herself.

"Do not worry about it Jack just be who you are." Selena said hoping to calm Dara down.

"Is there anything else ma'am?" Dara asked still trying to compose herself.

"No you can go back to what you where doing." Selena said flatly. Dara left the ready room allowing Selena to go about her business.

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USS Normandy
Stardate 49932.8

It had been a month since they had left Earth and they were currently patrolling the border. Selena was sitting in her ready room when a voice came over her com system. "Captain your needed on the bridge." The voice said flatly.

"On my way." Selena said getting up and leaving her ready room. She walked onto the bridge and asked, "What do you have EDI?"

"We are picking up a strange transmission." EDI said flatly.

"Play it." Selena ordered a little worried.

"This is Tali'Zorah nar Rayya. I have crashed in an unexplored section of space; after my shuttle came under fire from Batarian slavers. I have landed on a planet to try and repair. If anyone is hearing this please help and rescue before they return." Tali said in a worried tone.

"EDI do you have the location of this message?" Selena asked hoping they could get to this person.

"Yes ma'am." EDI said flatly.

"Send it to Joker." Selena said taking a seat in her chair. "Joker lay in course." Selena ordered.

"Course laid in." Joker said wit confidence.

"Warp 6, engage." Selena ordered wondering what she would find.

A/N: I hope you have enjoyed this chapter. How will the meeting between Tali and the crew if USS Normandy go, and what effect will it have on the future? As I always ask please Read and Review.

Ships

USS Normandy
NCC - 74742
Intrepid Class

USS Kilimanjaro
NCC - 42056
Excelsior Class (refit)

People

USS Normandy Crew:

Commanding Officer
Captain Selena Nix (formerly Selena Shepard)
Joined Trill

Executive Officer (XO or Number One)
Commander T'Mira
Vulcan (Vulcan Miranda)

Operations Officer and Second Officer
Lieutenant Commander EDI
Android

Councilor
Lieutenant Commander Kelly Chambers
Betazoid

Chief Tactical Officer/ Security Chief
Lieutenant Jacob Taylor
Human

Chief Engineer
Lieutenant Gregory Adams
Human

Chief Helmsman and Navigator
Lieutenant Junior Grade Jeff "Joker" Moreau
Human

Security personnel

Ensign Dara Jaxsica (Think of Jack from mass effect 3)
Bajoran

Engineering personnel

Ensign Gabriella "Gabby" Daniels
Human

Ensign Kenneth Donnelly
Human

Important people not on a ship

Earth Spacedock

Rear Admiral David Anderson
Human

Commander Kahlee Anderson (née Sanders)
Human

Important people on a ship

USS Kilimanjaro

Executive Officer (XO or Number One)
Commander Hannah Shepard
Unjoined Trill