This is loosely based on both series not in cannon obviously. What would happen if a phenomenon knocked part of the enterprise crew in the path of the Galactica? Can they work past distrust and expectations to find their way home? What other disasters happen along the way? The year is 2370.

The Long Way Home

Chapter 1

Risa

Star Trek/ Battlestar Galactica

October 25, 2016

On a planet in the federation that can only be described as a pleasure planet, Risa. A young woman and her new husband were just ending their honeymoon waiting for the arrival of other Star Fleet Officers to take back to the Enterprise. She was dressed in the command red uniforms while her husband was dressed in security gold. They had decided to put their bags back in the shuttle that Captain Picard had let them use since they were to bring back the new additions to the crew.

"Horatio to Commander Marshal." Captain Walker Keel hailed.

The young woman raised her hand and touched her communicator. "Marshal here." she said as she turned back from the beautiful beaches to the shuttle craft that would be there home for the next couple day's as they returned to the Enterprise.

"Congratulations on your wedding Marie, your husbands name is James correct." Captain Keel said dropping the formalities.

"It's good to hear you Walker and yes my husband is James. You always did keep up with your old friends. Come down and have a drink on the beach before we go our separate way's again." Marie said as she smiled and winked one of her brown eyes at her husband while pushing a strand of sandy brown hair out of her face.

"Now you know that's not possible but next time we meet I might just manage it. But right now I have two eager Ensigns and a Lieutenant wanting to start their new positions." Captain Keel said getting back to the point of his hail.

"We are here at our shuttle craft beam them down and we'll all get on our way. They just have a few more day's to wait till we reach the Enterprise." Marie said as she turned back to look at the beach. Behind her three people were materializing two male and one female. One male ensign in a blue science uniform, one female ensign in a blue medical uniform, and the lieutenant in a gold engineering uniform all caring one bag each.

"Well you are all traveling light. Shall we?" James said and smiled as he motioned to the shuttle craft back hatch. His blue eye's twinkling with hummer under his dark brown hair.

"All accounted for Captain. Good luck on your journey and hopefully I'll actually see you next time." said Marie as she laughed a little. Unknown to either of them it would be the last time they would ever have the chance to see each other.

"Next time I'll buy lunch. You have a safe journey as well Commander." Captain Keel said then the communication channel closed.

"Time to go everyone ready?" Marie said as she stepped back into the shuttle craft. The two ensigns looking kind of wide eyed at her, she raised an eye brow at them then shrugged and walked past up to the cockpit.

"Ready when you are. Closing the hatch." James said from the navigators seat as he watch Marie sit down in the pilots seat.

"Shuttle craft Curie to Risa. We are ready for take off." Marie said over a communication channel.

"Risa to Shuttle Craft Curie you are cleared for take off. Please do have a safe journey and we hope your stay was enjoyable." Risa control said.

"Everyone comfortable we've got a long way home. Here we go." Marie said as she touched several panels and the shuttle craft lifted off the ground. Pointed to outer-space and left the beautiful planet covered in beaches. "James set coordinates for rendezvous with the Enterprise."

"Very well. We are on our way. Now..." Marie said as she smiled over to her husband and turned back around to see the newest members of the Enterprise Crew. "Introductions I believe are in order." she said and smiled over to one of the young ensigns who was very obviously straight out of the Academy.

"Uhm... Ensign Karen Wallis." said the young woman with blond hair tied up in a neat little bun her green eye's bouncing back and forth between James and Marie.

"Nice to meet you Karen. Your job assignment is Medical... yes?" James said trying to get her to loosen up.

"Yes sir." Karen said very stiffly.

"Karen, you are too tense for a shuttle ride that's going to last a couple days. By the time you reach the Enterprise you'll be a patient for Dr. Crusher or counselor Troy." Marie said and smiled at Karen to show she wasn't making fun of the young woman. Everyone giggled a little as Karen seemed to release some of her tension.

"Much better. Anyway my name is Lt. James Marshal I'm part of the security personnel on board the Enterprise. I love security it's a lot of action, when it happens of coarse. Like all ships, security is the first to go in during a crisis so if you see me running, you'll want to go the other direction." James said and smiled then laughed when everyone else did.

"I'm Commander Marie Marshal. We just got married and I do just about everything on the ship. I've worked my way up through the different departments I started out in engineering, then security, over to science then medical. I didn't quite care for science and medical a lot of waiting test results, hypothesis, and so forth, I'm more of a hands on person. I managed to become part of the bridge crew a couple years ago and I love it." Marie said and smiled motioning for the next ensign to introduce himself.

"Well I graduated the Academy last year had my last posting on the Horatio now I'm going to the Enterprise which is exciting. More happens to the Enterprise than any other ship. Probably because she is the flag ship. Oh yeah my name is Ensign Maxwell Rosewood but most people call me Max and I'm in the sciences. And your right it's a lot of waiting but it's all great when your proven right. I would like to try security or engineering though." said a young man with red hair, brown eyes, and blue uniform.

"I am Richard Snows. I am Engineering. My last posting was USS Yamaguchi. I want to be assigned to the new Intrepid Class USS Voyager under construction now to be finished next year, so I have no intention of getting chummy with anyone." said the last man in his mid 20's as he pulled out a pad to read and ignore the rest of the discussion. When the pad turned on it lit up his black hair and dark brown eyes as he leaned back and started to read.

"Ok well nice to meet everyone. We've all had long day's so get some rest." Marie said as she glanced over at James who rolled his eyes once he had turned back around to the instrument panel.