Star Trek: Changing Fury

Chapter 1: Tides of Change

Code Geass' C.C: On Stardate 43997, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Commander Sonic the Hedgehog of the Federation Starship Enterprise were kidnapped for six days by an invading force known as the Borg. Surgically altered, they were forced to lead an assault on Starfleet at Wolf 359. They were stopped, but only just. During that battle, one of the Starfleet vessels, the Miranda-Class USS Saratoga NCC-31911, was destroyed by the Borg. This is the tale of one of the officers who survived.

Stardate 44001.1: Wolf 359, aboard USS Saratoga NCC-31911

"Commodore Ronald Pinkerton, lower your shields and beam yourself aboard our vessel."

"Up yours, Hedgehog! I outrank you! And it's Admiral!"

"Lower you shields and transport aboard our vessel, Admiral. You cannot beat us."

"I hate to break it to you, but I am about to kick your asses! Kill it!"

"Red Alert. Load all torpedo bays. Ready phasers."

Lt. Commander Benjamin Sisko steeled himself for combat. Even if the legendary Admiral Ronald Pinkerton was with them, there was a chance they could all die.

"Move us to position alpha, Ensign."

The fleet split off and began attacking the enemy in force, Klingons and Romulans attacking the Cube in waves.

"Tactical Fighter Squads Alpha through Sigma, strafe the cube and dodge their fire!"

The Saratoga was leading Light Cruiser Group Delta, and until the order came in, they were staying put.

"Battleship Wings Bravo through Gamma, cover the Klingons!"

The Galaxies and Ambassadors drew away some of the fire, letting the Klingons do their job.

"This is it."

"Light Cruiser Group Delta, move in and cover the battleships! All other Light Cruiser Groups, fire at will!" The Saratoga ran in at full impulse, firing phasers and torpedoes.

"Heavy Cruiser Groups Alpha through Tango, hit-and-run! Romulan Warbirds, join up with Battleship Group Alpha and begin your attack! Galaxy Wings 0-1 and 0-2, follow me in!"

Sisko watched as the Ra-Cailum fired torpedo volley after torpedo volley, along with phaser bursts. There was hope that they would win.

Hell, they were winning!

Heavy Cruiser Group Bravo, led by the Constitution-Class USS Xerxes NCC-9009, started another attack run, this time with Light Cruiser Group Gamma, led by the Akula-Class USS Nelson NCC-25105 by their sides.

The Nebula-Class USS Melbourne NCC-75100 of Battlecruiser Group Alpha began her attack on the Cube, joined by a flight of Romulan D'deridex-Class Warbirds.

The Excelsior-Class USS Righteous NCC-51609 attacked with photons and phasers, and the Gage joined up behind her.

"Get us closer to the cube, Ensign. Lock phasers."

The Cube finally hit a target: the Saratoga.

It carved out the port nacelle, then destroyed one of the phaser cannons. It was basically a repeat of the Reliant's death.

The bridge literally started to explode around all of them.

"Damage report. Damage report!"

The computer gave a not so welcomed report.

"Warning. Damage to warp core. Containment failure in five minutes."

A Bolian tactical officer walked over to Sisko's position.

"Direct hit decks one through four. The port phaser cannon's gone and so's the port nacelle!"

"Let's get the civilians to the escape pods, Lieutenant."

"Aye, sir."

Outside, the battle was in chaos, and the Saratoga was drifting toward the cube.

The Ra-Cailum was doing what she could to cover the dying Saratoga.

Back on board, Sisko was looking for his wife and son.

"Jennifer? Jake!"

"Warning. Damage to warp core. Containment failure in three minutes."

Sisko found his son and pulled him out of the wreckage.

"I'm going to get your mom. You're going to be okay."

Little did Sisko know that it was already too late.

He found his wife's body.

"Jennifer. Okay, Jake, we'll get your mom out and we'll get out of here."

"Commander!"

He looked at the Bolian.

"Help me. Jennifer, hold on."

He simply pulled out a tricorder and scanned her.

No lifesigns.

"Sir."

"Just help me to get her free!" "She's gone. There's nothing we can do. We have to leave." "Damn it, we just can't leave her here!"

Eventually, Sisko was dragged to an escape pod.

The Admiral's voice filtered through the com system.

"Saratoga, evacuate!Gage, cover the Saratoga!"

The Nebula-lookalike Gage covered the Saratoga as she launched her escape pods.

The Melbourne quickly recovered the people in them, then continued her attack.

The Saratoga herself rammed into the Cube and exploded.

Sisko looked at the cube with a look of hatred and disdain.

He hated the Borg for taking his wife from him and nearly costing him his son in the process.

Ambassador-Class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C: Stardate 46379.1

Sisko watched as the ship approached the Cardassian-designed, Bajorian slave labor-built station that had been renamed Deep Space Nine. Escorting the Ambassador-Class ship was the Enterprise-B, commanded by Commodore Sonic the Hedgehog (his mind flashed back to Wolf 359, with the Mobian Locutus glaring at the bridge crew of the Saratoga.) and the Enterprise-A, built and commanded by Lelouch Lamperouge.

Orbiting the station was the Galaxy-Class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D and her half-sister, the Galaxy Battleship-Class USS Ra-Cailum NCC-1702-A. (He flashed back again, this time to Mobius, where the Ambassador-Class Ra-Cailum NCC-10017 was destroyed.)

"Not the prettiest thing in the world, is it?"

Captain Kira Yamato looked at the newly named DS9.

"The Cardassians decided to damage the station pretty badly the day they left. The guys on the B are replacing everything on the station, except the computer."

"Why not?"

"Too much of a bitch to remove. Instead, they're installing another one in the central core. And hopefully, nothing stupid happens."

Deep Space Nine

Kate Ray and Winry Rockbell were carrying an insanely large wrench into the core.

"THREE! TWO! ONE!"

Both hit the Cardassian computer with the wrench, shutting everything down. "KATE!" "Sorry, sir!" The Admiral walked into the core. "What the hell are you two doing? We still need that thing!" "It's a piece of shit!" "FIX IT!" The Japanese Admiral was not happy. While he liked the Bajorans, he HATED DS stations. They rarely stayed intact for more then a year, and in this case, the Admiral made a bet with Sonic that the Cardassians would be back within a day and a half after they left.

"Nagase to Pinkerton."

The Admiral pulled out his communicator and opened it.

"Go ahead."

"I'm not seeing any power to life support on the station."

"Blame our Chief Engineer and her assistant."

The AI that was permanently linked to the Ra-Cailum chuckled.

"Link to power systems complete."

The lights and air started flowing again. He glared at them.

"Fix it, and fix it NOW!"

"Yes, Admiral!"

"Aye, Admiral!"

Commandant's Office, Deep Space Nine

"What the hell?" "Pinkerton to Kira."

Then an amused voice filtered in.

"Which one?"

"Hello, Captain Yamato."

Kira Nerys sighed. It wasn't HER fault that she shared her name with a Starfleet officer.

"The Bajoran Kira, not you, Yamato! Maybe calling her Nerys while you're here would be a simpler option. But it would also be insulting."

She wasn't happy that she was being ignored.

"HEY!"

"Sorry, Major. I was calling you, though."

"What is it, Admiral?"

"If you're wondering why the power went out, blame my engineering staff. They hit it with a wrench." "And they're Starfleet engineers?"

"One of them is my Chief Engineering Officer and my XO. If it weren't for her, this station wouldn't be able to defend itself!"

That was true.

The station's shields and weapons were offline when the Ra-Cailum got there a few days earlier, and now the station could, in theory, hold off the Ra-Cailum.

Of course, that was if the ship was commanded by someone that wasn't the Admiral.

In reality, the station would last 15 minutes against her.

And that was just the Admiral: if the Ra-Cailum's new AI helped out, the station would be gone in a matter of minutes.

"Look, the Ra-Cailum's taking up the slack until the computer's fixed. And most of my crew are on that station fixing it up! I'll be up there in a few minutes."

"Right." Then the new acting commandant walked in.

"You must be Commander Sisko."

"I must be."

From what she knew of him, he was a wreck.

Instead, he gave her a joke.

"The station's a mess, even with the Ra-Cailum helping us out."

"You don't want to be here?"

"Mind if I speak my mind?"

"Always."

He would regret saying that.

"I don't think Starfleet belongs here. I spent years fighting the Cardassians-"

"Don't bother with the speech, Major."

Both turned to see Admiral Pinkerton walking up the stairs.

"You need to fix the door. I heard you five levels down. Besides, they left because you contacted Starfleet and asked for my help."

Kira shuttered as she thought about the Cardassians getting killed by the Admiral.

Even she wouldn't wish him on them.

He was evil.

"Besides, he asked for a Bajoran attache`. It made sense at the time, and still does now. Other then that, I see a great future ahead of us. Commander, the Enterprise-D is dropping off a number of Danube-Class runabouts for the station. I think Captain Picard and Commodore Sonic wanted to talk to you." ("Commodore Ronald Pinkerton, lower your shields and beam yourself aboard our vessel." "Up yours, Hedgehog! I outrank you! And it's Admiral!" "Lower your shields and transport aboard our vessel, Admiral. You cannot beat us." )

"Do they?"

The Admiral smiled and nodded.

"I'll be on the Promenade helping the Bajoran Engineering teams."

"You? An engineer?"

"My first posting was on the USS Eagle NCC-956 as Chief Engineering Officer and First Officer. I try to continue the tradition on the Ra-Cailum, although Kate neglects her duties as First Officer."

He left the room, smirking like a bastard all the way.

"He's an asshole."

Galaxy-Class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D

The two officers were looking out at Bajor, and Sonic whistled.

"Beautiful world."

Then the door chimed.

"Come."

Sisko walked in, and noticed the two men standing near the window. His mind flashed back to the Saratoga, and to the Borg drones that those men were.

"Commander. Yes, please, come in. Welcome to Bajor."

Sisko didn't want to shake Picard's hand.

"It's been a long time, Captain, Commodore."

Sonic was confused.

"Have we met before?"

Sisko answered him.

"Yes, sir. We met in battle. I was on the Saratoga at Wolf 359."

Sonic sighed.

"I assume that you have been briefed on the events leading to the Cardassian withdrawal?"

"Yes, sir. I understand they've spent the last half century robbing the planet of every valuable resource before abandoning it."

"They couldn't strip-mine the planet without confirming the death of Admiral Pinkerton. He was friends with the Bajorans, and while the Cardassians didn't face him in combat, they did know his reputation."

"Even so, they've left the Bajorans without a means of being self-sustaining. The relief efforts we've been coordinating are barely adequate."

He walked away from Sisko.

"I've come to know the Bajorans. I'm a strong proponents for their entry into the Federation."

"Is it going to happen?"

Sonic shook his head.

"Not easily. The ruling parties are at each others throats. Factions that were united against the Cardassians have resumed old conflicts, unlike Mobius."

Sisko looked at Sonic.

"Sounds like they're not ready." Picard gave him the thousand yard stare. "Your job is to do everything short of violating the Prime Directive to make sure that they are. I have been made aware by Starfleet of your objections to this assignment. I would have thought that after three years spent at the Utopia Planitia yards, that you would be ready for a change."
Sisko wasn't amused. "I have a son that I'm raising alone, Captain. This is not the ideal environment." "Unfortunately as Starfleet officers, we do not always have the luxury to serve in an ideal environment."

"I realize that, sir, and I'm investigating the possibility of returning to Earth for civilian service."

Sonic gaped at the thought.

His career wasn't great, but he was planning on retiring at his age?

"Perhaps Starfleet Command should be considering a replacement for you."

Sisko's comment was sarcastic.

"That's probably a good idea."

"I don't take lightly to sarcasm, Commander. Drop it."
Picard, on the other hand, was nicer about it.

"I'll look into it. In the meantime, however-" "In the meantime, I will do the job I've been ordered to do to the best of my ability, sir." "You're dismissed."

Monastery on the surface of Bajor: 2 hours later

Sisko was walking back out of the temple when he noticed a green Mobian hawk in a Starfleet uniform. "And you are?"

"Lt. Jet the Hawk. I was assigned to DS9, under your command. I'm to accompany you back to the station."

"You beamed down from the Enterprise?"

Jet shook his head.

"I'm a fighter pilot. I was assigned to the Nimitz as her Commander of the Air Group, but after the encounter in the other universe, Mobius 1...But then again, you've never heard of Mobius 1."

"Who is he?"

"She, actually. Best fighter pilot in the Federation. Her name's Claire Ferron, and she's now the CAG. There's a Graf Zeppelin-Class jeep carrier in orbit, the Amagi. I'm her new CAG. She ain't the Nimitz, but she ain't bad. And best of all, she's assigned to this sector at all times."

Sisko had heard of the carrier programs, but he never thought that they were up and running, and so soon.

Then again, he was focused on the semi-stillborn Defiant program at the time.

"Jet to Amagi: two to beam to Deep Space Nine."

"Copy."

Near Deep Space Nine

Station log. Stardate 46390.1. The Enterprise has been ordered to the Lapolis system. They're scheduled to depart at 0550 hours after offloading three runabout class vessels. Meanwhile, our medical and science officers are arriving, and I'm looking forward to a reunion with a very old friend.

Jet had taken out a number of Focke-Wulf-Class fighters on a Combat Air Patrol, orbiting the station. "Babylon 4 to Babylon 1: Why the hell are we on a CAP when we should be on the station, living it up?"

"Babylon 1 to 4: Commander Sisko's orders, and he got his from Sonic!"

"But you hate Sonic."

"We're rivals in everything, but he's a Commodore. And I'm not catching up to him anytime soon. Focus on your job!"

"Listen to the Lieutenant, 4."

"Got it, 2."

The fourth fighter, Babylon 2, was flown by a Turian who refused to give his name.

"Babylon 3 here. Uh, Boss? The Enterprise-D's-"

Jet looked at the 641-meter long ship that was coming at them.

"Break!" All but one broke off, the one in question being Jet's Focke-Wulf. He flew between the starboard nacelle and the hull connecting to its' pylon.

"Fuck! DS9, this is Babylon 1! Why the hell weren't we informed of the Enterprise-D leaving the system?"

"We didn't know you were out there, Lieutenant!"

"Well, thanks for scaring the shit outta me! Returning to CAP around DS9. Babylon 1 out."

"Great first day on the job."

"Shut up, Babylon 2!"

Near Deep Space Nine

A Galor-Class light cruiser dropped out of warp near the station barely five minutes after the Enterprise-D left.

Unknown to either party, a certain Excelsior-Class starship was cloaked nearby.

"A light cruiser. Shadow, prepare to decloak."

"It's communicating to the station."

Luna scowled in anger.

"Dukat."

"Who?" "Gul Dukat, former commandant of the station and the man in charge of the occupation of Bajor. Knuckles, arm the quantums!"

Sonic looked at his XO.

"Belay that! I don't want the Federation entering another shooting war with the Cardassians, Commander!"

"Well, that son of a bitch practically RAPED Bajor until it couldn't stand on its' own anymore!"

"Then we'll wait. If Dukat does anything stupid, then we decloak and blast the shit out of him. Agreed?"

She scowled, but nodded.

And that's Chapter 1, with most of the first part of Emissary out of the way.

Now, unlike in the canon series, Bajor wasn't strip mined to hell and back due to fear of a certain man killing every Cardassian in his path.

I plan on updating the first page of the Codex later to add the races that he made first contact with, including the Bajorans.

Next time on Changing Fury: the latter half of Emissary.

Ja Ne!