Book 4 - Star Trek: Predator - Sad Day for Konoha's - Chapter 8, The calm before the storm
The Freedom and Voyager were still hours away from Konoha, Naruto was training his Hazard Team in the event he would have to lead them into combat on Konoha, he was also training his Jutsus, knowing fully well that if he was forced to land on Konoha, he would have 100% of his powers and he would unleash hell if he had too in order to save Konoha, Sasuke was prepping the ships weapons
Sasuke: Ensign, can you give me an extra 5% out of the secondary power grid?
Jake: How's that sir?
Sasuke: Good, weapons output is at 130%
Jake: But that's 5% over the safety limit, would we not overload the phaser strips?
Sasuke: These ships are powerful, and if we don't get everything we can from the weapons, the phaser strips overloading will be the least of our worries
Jake: Yes sir, I have to get back to engineering, the chief engineer wants me to recalibrate the warp coils....something about Voyager's chief engineers gloating that her warp field is more pure then ours.....
Sakura: Sasuke!! There you are
Sasuke: Hurm? Sakura?
Sakura: Hey, I received permission to come visit, since were still a few hours away, there isn't much for me to do on Voyager, Naruto is busy training his team...So I thought I would come see you
Sasuke smiled
Sasuke: Somehow I didn't think it would ever happen
Sakura: Huh?
Sasuke: I can tell that you
All of a sudden Naruto came into the room
Naruto: Sakura!! Someone told me you had come!!
Sakura: Naruto? I thought you were in training
Naruto: I was, but my team needed a rest, and then someone told me you were here
Sakura: Yeah, I wanted to see you 2 before the fight
Sasuke: Have you calmed down Naruto?
Naruto: Huh?
Sasuke: I figured you wanted to get rid of some of your anger by taking it out on the Hazard Team...And call it training....
Naruto: ....Oh yeah... Well now that Sakura is here of course I'm happy again
Sakura: What happened?
Sasuke: That's a good question I had been wondering myself
Naruto: ....Nothing, its just I got into an argument with Neji
Sakura: About what?
Naruto: I rather not talk about it
Sakura: Alright, you guys want to eat some Ramen?
Sasuke: No I've already eaten with Kira, you 2 go on ahead I have to prep defensive systems some more, I'm going to try and boost the shield power
Sakura: Alright
Naruto: Ohhh its just the 2 of us, does that mean that this is a date?..........
A few minutes latter in the Mess, Naruto's face had a red hand print on it
Sakura: How about once we finish eating you give me a tour of the ship? I've never been on a Justice Class
Naruto was rubbing his face
Naruto: Alright.....As long as you don't hurt me anymore
Sakura giggles a bit, after they had eaten, Naruto began showing Sakura around the ship, he bumped into one of his Hazard Team Members.
Chris: A Lieutenant...Who is this?
Naruto: This is Sakura, she is posted on Voyager
Chris: "Thee" Sakura?
Sakura: Huh?
Chris: The one you keep saying is your girlf..
Naruto slams his hand against the young officer's month
Naruto: SHHHHHH no…
Sakura had an evil sadistic look in her face, you could almost see the fire in her eyes
Sakura: Oh.....Naruto......What have you been telling these nice people?
Naruto: .....Please I beg you, don't hurt me.....
The young officer was in awe, he had never seen his commanding officer in such a fearful state
A few moments latter on the bridge, Kira was in command, the turbo lift doors open, Naruto's other cheek was now red and he had a black eye
Naruto: And this is the Bridge
Kira: ....My god.....what happened to you?
Naruto: ....
Kira: .....Never mind I don't think I want to know
Sakura: So where is your post?
Naruto: Well when I'm not training my Team, I man the Operations console
He shows her his console
Kira: What's our ETA?
Athrun: 8 hours Sir
Naruto tapped the officers shoulder informing him that he was taking over Ops
Naruto: The 5th fleet will arrive at Konoha before us, there ETA is 1 hour and 20 minutes
Sakura: Do we know how many ships there going to bring ?
Kira: No, however I'm still getting info from there computer
Naruto: I am receiving a message from the USS Legend
Kira: What is it?
Naruto: It's a call for Ino
Kira: Where is Ino?
Naruto: Internal sensors have her in the mess halll
Kira: Bridge to Ino
Ino: -= Yes sir? =-
Kira: We have a message from the Legend for you.
In the mess Ino was eating lunch
Ino: Patch it threw here
Kira: -= Understood =-
She got up and walked over to the nearest wall console she tapped the buttons
Noah: -= Ino =-
Ino: Commander?
Noah: -= I am happy to be able to talk to you, I have some good news =-
Ino: What kind?
Noah: -= Captain Carl Michel's has been court-martialed =-
Ino somehow felt happy to hear this news, but didn't understand why it was "good" news to anyone other then herself
Ino: Why? what happened
Noah: -= I had seen him treat the crew like dirt since the day I came to the ship, including myself, what he had done to you was the last straw =-
Ino: I don't understand
Noah: -= After the way he treated you, I tried to talk to him in private, he threaten to replace me, so I filed a complaint, and at his court-martial, every single crew member stood up against him =-
Ino: I see, but why are you telling me all this?
Noah: -= Because I'm acting Captain now, and I'm taking the ship to Konoha to help defend it, after the battle I'm going to officially take command, and I want my navigator back.....If you want to come back that is… =-
Ino's face suddenly changed, she was so happy
Ino: YES !! I would love to return sir.
Noah: -= great, I can't wait to have you back at your post, Legend out =-
The Freedom and Voyager were moments from Konoha, the 5th fleet had already begun making defences, they had the authorisation from the major governments of Konoha "The Kages" to construct orbital defences, the Kingston was already in orbit. Shikamaru had decided to visit his Village.
Hokage: Shikamaru, welcome home, how is space?
Shika: most of the things up there are troublesome, but I enjoy it, how are the negotiations with the other Kages proceeding?
Hokage: Very well, this impending attack has shown them that now more then ever we need to unite as a planet and let go of the old ways, the Kazekage is currently in Konoha, he has his escort with him.....
Temari: Shikamaru!!
Shika: .....How troublesome
Temari: Now is that the way to greet me ? I am the Kazekage's Escort and sister after all
Shikamaru shook his head
All of a sudden Tenten showed up
Tenten: Shikamaru!!
Shika: Tenten?
Tenten: The York just arrived, I have been given permission to beam down
Shikamaru couldn't help but notice her 1 pip
Shika: Ensign?
Tenten looked a bit disappointed and looked at the ground
Tenten: Well the York is very small, she is the same size as a Nova, so trying to advance in rank is hard
Shika: I bet it can be troublesome
Tenten: But look at you, your just 1 grade above me
Temari: This is all very interesting , but why are you both still in your uniforms ?.....Sure I know all about this since I'm the Kazekage's escort, but don't you think the other people in the village are going to wonder why your dressed like this?....
Shikamaru sighed
Shika: I have grown out of my old clothes and they don't fit me anymore..... And going shopping for new ones is so troublesome
Tenten: Will you get over yourself, everything is troublesome to you, come on, I will go do some shopping with you, oh, oh I cant wait to see the new fashions Konoha has
Temari: There is this shop that your village has that I wish the sand village would get, each time I come here I just must go see there new stock
Tenten: Oh I'm so happy lets go !!
Shika: ......Women......."sigh"
Temari grabbed Shikamaru by the arm and dragged him along
Temari: Stop being a baby and come on!
Meanwhile, the Freedom and Voyager had just warped in
Athrun: Dropping out of warp, the fleet seems to be getting ready for the attack
Tucker: Good, Sasuke, Naruto do you 2 wish to go down?
Naruto: It would be nice to see Konoha before the battle
Sasuke: Yeah....
All of a sudden Naruto's console started to blip
Naruto: Incoming ships..... And there not ours
Tucker: Red Alert, all decks battle stations!
Sasuke: Whoever they are, there are over 60 of them
Naruto: They just dropped out of warp
Tucker: On screen!
The screen changed to show them the incoming fleet
Naruto: .....There all of Kost design
Tucker: .....So it begins, all hands, prepare for battle, Kira to the bridge
Kira was in his officer, he was trying to get more information from the computer
Kira: .....My god is it possible?.....
End Chapter 8
