Chapter 14
Alls well that ends well
"Doctor Report." Picard said as he entered the sickbay. Dr Crusher approached the Captain.
"Gohan will be alright. Saiyans have an amazing regenerative system. He'll be out of sickbay by tomorrow morning, and that's just because I want to keep him under observation. What about Commander Riker? How did he take it?"
Picard looked sadly at his Chief Medical Officer. "Deanna's loss effects us all that new her best Commander Riker took the news as best he could but I think that it will be a while before he's alright. There will be a funeral for her at 0900 in Ten-Forward." Just then Goku walked into the room with Bulma.
"Captain Picard?" Bulma said
"Yes" he responded
"Goku told me about what happened to Counselor Troi, " she began "Goku and I have been talking. We feel that all this is our fault."
"You can't blame yourselves for this," Picard defended "If it weren't for Goku and the rest of the fighters the Romulans would have destroyed the Enterprise and he defeated Q."
"Yes," Goku said "but the Romulans wouldn't have come after you if I hadn't been on the ship and Q wouldn't have had that fight if I hadn't been with you. So it's my fault that Deanna died."
"Goku," Picard said "we appreciate your remorse but blaming yourself won't help. Deanna is dead and we can't bring her back.
"That's where you're wrong, Captain," Bulma said smiling "that's why we came to talk to you about. Let me show you something." Bulma pulled a tiny capsule out of her pocket, which she clicked and threw to the center of the room. There was a puff of smoke, when it cleared seven yellow spheres with stars appeared.
"What are those?" Crusher asked.
"They're called Dragon Balls" Bulma explained. "When you have all seven you can call out a magic dragon that will grant any wish you want."
"Anything?" Picard questioned.
"Yes," Goku said "we can bring Deanna back with these."
"Are you serious!?" Crusher asked excitedly.
"Sure are!" Goku smiled "Heck I've even been brought back before by these things!"
Picard couldn't believe his ears. "What do we need to do?"
"All we need is to go back down to that planet and then we can call out the dragon and make the wish." Bulma said.
"Make it so." Picard said.
"Huh?" Goku began to question.
"I mean let's do it." Picard clarified. Suddenly Picard's badge beeped
"Bridge to Captain Picard." Data's voice came.
"Go ahead," Picard answered.
"Sir sensors have indicated a Federation vessel approaching us at high warp."
"Have you hailed them?" Picard asked.
"Yes sir." Data replied "It's the U.S.S. Liberty. Admiral Graham's ship. He is ordering us to wait here. With Goku and his comrades until he arrives."
"No." Picard said to himself.
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Worf screamed as he slashed into yet another hologram of Q. He put all his rage and fury into it as he fought yet another and another Q replica. He was determined to take out all his anger for what the real Q had done. Another Q approached him holding a knife.
"Deanna!" He yelled as he brought his batleth down on top of the hologram's skull. Before he knew it he was surrounded. "Perhaps level 14 was a bit much." He muttered to himself. "No matter, COME!" He yelled. The Q's began to close in, When suddenly there was a flash of light and the Q's were disintegrated.
"Thought I might join you." Vegeta said as he came out of the bushes.
"I want to be alone." Worf said.
"Fine," Vegeta said, "but I didn't come alone." Vegeta pulled out a huge keg of klingon blood wine. "Still want me to go?" Worf smiled.
"You do remember what happened the last time we did this don't you?
"And how!" Vegeta laughed as he smashed a whole into the keg and began to drink.
"Hey!" Worf said. "Don't hog it all you targ!"
"Why not? I brought you your own." He said pointing at another keg.
"Thanks to Kaless." Worf smiled.
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"Goku," Picard said. "You say that these, Dragon Balls can grant any wish?"
"Yes," Goku replied "why?"
"Could you use them to get back to your own dimension? " Picard continued
"Yeah we probably could." Goku said. "But why? We're going to use them to bring Counselor Troi back."
"Not now." Picard said, feeling the hope Goku had given him fade. "Right now there is a Federation ship coming that had the same intentions as Toa Pa: use you and your friends as a weapon."
"No Captain," Goku said. "We're bringing Counselor Troi back and that's final. Besides they can't hurt us. We'll just leave and then wait a year. And then we can use the Dragon Balls again."
"No Goku," Picard said "You can't stay here they not only the Federation but also I'm afraid that the whole alpha and Beta quadrant will be hunting you. Maybe they won't be able to hurt you but who knows how many lives will be lost, when they try to take you. You must leave this dimension now!"
Goku looked at Picard and then to Bulma. "Fine." He finally said "I'll call the rest of the gang. And we'll be ready to go as soon as possible."
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Data sat with Trunks in the astrophysics lab. Staring at a recording of the anomaly that the Rigalleto had made and transmitted to the Enterprise before Vegeta had destroyed it. Data had taken upon himself to analyze the anomaly to see of its properties and if there was a chance of replicating it.
"The amount of energy is incredible." Data said. "Thought the materials to replicate the anomaly are possible. If we fired a taqeon beam at a super nova that would probably do it" the android hypothesized
"Yeah to bad we don't have any of those." Trunks shrugged.
"There is just too much energy involved." Data said. "There is no way that the Enterprise could make that much energy."
Just then Goku entered with the rest of the Z-crew in tow. He looked very concerned and unhappy. Gohan walked beside him bandaged up but also looking very grim. "Come on Trunks." Goku said. "We're going." Goku turned to leave. When suddenly Vegeta who was being supported by Piccolo and Worf due to his drunken state, looked at astrophysics screen.
"Hey!" Vegeta slurred. "That's the nomally thingy! I remember when Q tricked me into making that! That was one huge mother-loving ride I took." Vegeta looked at Piccolo as they left the room "Piccolo, I just want you to know that you're Piccolo, and I love you man!" Vegeta started to hug the namek.
"GET OFF ME YOU PERVERT!" Piccolo yelled. "I have half a mind to blow you to the next dimension!"
"Hmmm." Data thought out loud "intriguing." Data quickly started to do calculations.
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Picard and the rest of the crew said goodbye to Goku and the gang in the transporter room. Worf gave Vegeta a batleth and a keg of blood wine as a going away present. Geordi gave Bulma a pair of earplugs. Goku approached Picard. "Are you sure about this?" He asked Picard "we can still bring Counselor Troi back."
"What!? Riker said overhearing "what are you talking about."
"Will, we don't have time for this. I will explain later." Picard said. "Yes Goku I am sure, now hurry the Admiral will be arriving soon and we don't want any trace of you to be here when that happens. Now it is time for you to go. Goodbye friend. "
Picard held out his hand to Goku to shake it. Goku took it and shook it firmly. They stepped onto the transporter pad and beamed back down to the planet.
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Picard went back up to the bridge and sat in his chair. He looked to the vacant spot to his left where Counselor Troi had always sat. His heart sank remembering that it would never be filled by her again. He still did not know how to tell Will that he had given up their only opportunity to get her back. He knew that Riker would not take it well.
"Sir," the comm. officer reported. "Admiral Graham is hailing us."
"On screen," Picard said. Admiral Graham's face appeared. He was a man Picard's age he had a well clipped mustache and goatee.
"Captain Picard." The Admiral said. "What is your status? We received you distress signals when you fought the Romulans. Then we detected all sorts of power readings coming from the planet that your orbiting. What has been going on?"
"Admiral," Picard began but was cut short by the entrance of Data who came running to Picard.
"Captain!" He said very excitedly looking as if his emotions chip was about to overload. "I have to speak to you now! It's about Deanna and the Dragon Balls!"
Picard quickly signaled to the comm. officer to cut the audio to the transmission. Data continued.
"I've analyzed the power readings of the anomaly that brought the Z-fighters here! I noticed that we could recreate the anomaly if we were to shoot a taqeon beam into a huge amount of energy such as a supernova."
"Yes Data but what does that have to do with Deanna and the Dragon Balls?" Picard asked
"I'm coming to that." Data said. "Vegeta mentioned that Q had tricked him into creating the anomaly. My guess is that Q tricked Vegeta into firing one of his massive energy beams and then Q created the anomaly using that energy and taqeon particles."
Suddenly Picard caught on. "Then if we could get them to do it again. They could use their wish to bring Deanna back!" Just then the conn-officer spoke up.
"Sir." he reported. "We are receiving a huge power reading coming from the surface of the planet."
Data and Picard looked at each other "The Dragon!" They said as they both began to run to the turbo lift."
"They will need a way to get into the anomaly." Data said.
"Before we beam down to the planet." Picard said "we'll tell the transporter chief to transport Goku's ship from the hanger to the planet's surface."
"Do you think that the transporters can handle something of that size?" Data asked.
"They'll have to," Picard said. As he tapped his comm.-badge "Picard to Riker."
"Riker here."
"Commander, Report to the Bridge immediately and prepare the Enterprise to fire a taqeon burst into space when I give the signal." The doors opened and the pair raced down the corridor toward the transporter room.
"Yes sir," Riker said. "What's going on?"
"Mr. Data and me are going to the planet." Just they reached the transporter room. "I'll fill you in later." Cutting the communication. Picard gave the orders to the Transporter chief.
"Hurry!" Data said. "We haven't much time!" They stepped onto the pad and both yelled "Energize!" At the same time.
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"Your wish is granted." Was the first thing that Picard heard when they were finished being transported.
"No." He said. He looked up to see a huge dragon whose eyes started to glow then suddenly disappeared in a flash of light. Suddenly seven comet-looking lights shot out from it. But as soon as that happened the Z-crew jumped up and caught them out of the sky.
"We are too late!" Data said with dismay. The Z-fighters looked at them suddenly.
"Captain Picard!" Goku said "when did you get here?" Picard looked at Goku then to the others. They were just standing there. There was no sign of them disappearing or flashes of light or anything.
"What happened?" Picard asked. "Why are you still here? I thought that the Dragon said that your wish was granted."
"It was," Bulma said. "But we didn't wish to go home." Suddenly from the midst of them Deanna stepped out. Alive and perfectly whole.
"Counselor!" Data cried as he ran and embraced the telepath taking her off her feet. Then suddenly he got a hold of himself. "I mean it is very nice to see you alive again."
"But I thought that we had agreed that you would wish yourselves back to your dimension." Picard said to Goku.
"We did." Goku replied. "But when the Dragon appeared. Vegeta noticed that this is where Counselor Troi had died. So being kinda drunk he wished her back before we could make the other wish. Sorry."
"And it was so nice of him!" Bulma cried hugging Vegeta who had his arms folded across his chest. Looking very unamused.
"It was a one time thing," Vegeta growled "I was drunk."
Just then the Z-fighter's spaceship appeared. "Quick there isn't much time before Admiral Graham arrives. We figured out another way for you to get home!" Picard explained the plan when he finished Riker contacted Picard.
"Sir, the U.S.S. Liberty has just entered this star system. Estimated 2 min until they arrive."
"Understood, Number one." Picard answered. "Stand by for my signal."
Goku flew into the air "KAMEHAMEHA!" He yelled as he fired his beam into space.
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Riker saw a huge blue beam fly off the planet and into space.
"NOW!" Picard's voice came. Riker gave the order and Worf fired the taqeon beam. When the two met there was a huge flash of light and a spatial anomaly appeared. Riker suddenly saw on the sensor grid the image of a vessel coming up from the planet. He also saw the Liberty approaching. The Admiral must have figured out what was going on.
"Bring the Enterprise in between the anomaly and the Liberty." Riker ordered. "If he wants Goku he'll have to go through us."
As the Enterprise pulled itself to Riker's position. The Liberty contacted them.
"Enterprise," The Admiral said "Stand down. Those aliens are to be taken to my Starfleet military base to be studied."
"I'm sorry." Riker said giving a signal to the comm.-officer "your breaking up... I can't hear you."
Riker cut the communication.
"Sir," the comm.-officer reported "Goku's vessel has is about to enter the anomaly they are hailing the Liberty shall I patch us in?"
"Yes." Riker ordered. Instantly the screen flashed to the Z-fighters. Making faces obviously at Admiral Graham. Vegeta was holding up his middle finger. "I wonder what that means?" Riker puzzled. The transmission ended as the small space craft entered the anomaly and disappeared. Suddenly the Liberty
Followed. "Is he crazy?" Riker gasped. "He's going after them!" As soon as the starship had entered the anomaly closed.
"I'm sure that Goku and his friends will take good care of him." Worf said from his station. "They are finally gone. I will miss their warrior spirit."
"Whatever Worf." Riker said. "What your going to miss is having someone to drink blood-wine with you until you can't see straight."
Before Worf could answer, Picard's voice came over his communicator.
"Commander Riker, Lutenaint Worf report to transporter room 3 and prepare for the surprise of your lives."
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Well there you have it folks. Trek Z is officially complete. I hope you liked it. Because it took two fricken years to write! If you didn't like the ending I'm open to ideas for an edit. Also if you like X-men and Lord of the Rings then be on the look out. My next fic will be a crossover of those two. I hope that it lives up to everyone's expectations thanks for reading my fic and for your reviews. May the fics be with you, and stuff.