Star Trek: Ranma's Story10 – By DS Wynne

Disclaimer: "Ranma ½", "Sailor Moon", "Star Trek" and other genres belong to their respective owners.

Note: This story is a side story to "Sailor Moon ST", though it is not necessary to read that story to enjoy this one.

Part 10

Late 24th century: UFP Station "Deep Space Nice", Bajor Sector (STU: Pre-Dominion War Era).

"Ranma, are you SURE you want to do this?" Counselor Usagi Tsukino asks, while she and her ex-husband Commander Ranma Saotome (Conn) were at a private table at "Quark's". You remember what happened to me when I got into "Klingon business".

Ranma nodded. He remembered that Usagi had gotten involved in a Klingon Civil War, and was booted off of the Federation flagship "Enterprise" for her trouble.

"I do, but I have to do this. I don't want to be like my father. Ever."

Usagi held Ranma's hand.

"Then make me proud, my former 'airen'."

"I wish you wouldn't say that. You KNOW how much that word gives me the shivers."

Usagi sticks out her tongue.

"Sisko to Saotome, please report to my office. Immediately."

"Well, that didn't take long," Ranma grumbled. "Wish me luck!"

A short time later…

"Ah don't worry, Commander," Chief Petty Officer Miles O'Brien (Eng) said, as Ranma stepped off the elevator deck. "He'll understand."

"I hope so, Miles."

Lt. Jadzia Dax gave Ranma a worried look. Dax wanted to fulfill her promise of a blood oath too, so it was up to Ranma to do what it took to help them fulfill their obligations.

"Commander, thank you for coming in," said Captain Benjamin Sisko, as Ranma walked into Sisko's office. "Tea?"

"Sure," Ranma said, as Sisko ordered some beverages from the station's replicator unit.

"Here," Sisko said, handing Ranma his earl grey tea with lemon.

"Thanks," Ranma said, as he accepted the tea.

"I'll get to the point," Sisko said, as he sits down at his command desk. "I heard what you and Dax is planning to do, and I am concerned that your adventure runs the risk of attracting attention of Starfleet Command."

"I understand, Captain, but I am honor-bound in fulfilling my pledge. And it has more to do with Kang's son."

"Oh?"

"Yes, it does. You got to remember that when I first met Kang, he was the first Klingon I met who broke the mold in terms of what a Klingon is suppose to be."

FLASHBACK.

SMACK!

Ranma, who was tied in a chair, was getting his face beaten in by two of Kang's henchmen.

"Okay, talk!" said one of the Klingons.

"I don't know what you are talking about-"

SMACK!

"We are not going to tolerate this insubordination. Kang wants to know how you…did what you did."

Hours ago, the crew of the Enterprise had received a signal from Federation colonists of Beta 12A, that they were being attacked by an unknown enemy. Upon arrival of the planet, they were confronted by dead colonists…and a contingent of Klingons. Needless to say, contact between Starfleet and the Klingons did go very well…

Master Chief Ranma Saotome (SecSpec) careened into two of the Klingons, as he clothes lined them. With them down, Ranma turned to see another Klingon aiming his weapon at Captain James Kirk's back.

"Tiger Shot!"

Ranma released a small chi-ball at the would-be assailant, who went down quickly.

Soon, the Klingons were subdued.

"Okay, then," Kirk said, as he gets into the face of Kang. "Why did you kill them?"

"I did not kill them," Kang sneered. "However, the fact that they are in Imperial territory does justify their deaths."

Meanwhile, Ranma felt that he was being watched.

Suddenly, Ranma was wracked with pain, as if his energy was being leached. Kang, seeing an opportunity, bum-rushed Kirk, thus turning the tide. With the landing party held hostage, Kang demanded that the Enterprise be turned over to him.

Thankfully, Lt. Commander Usagi Tsukino (Ops) was monitoring the situation.

"Commander," Lt. Nyota Uhura (ComSpec). "The Klingons are demanding that we turn our ship over to them in exchange for the hostages."

"Hmmm," Usagi said, as she sat in "the center seat". "Uhura, let the Klingons know that we accept their terms."

"What?"

"And have Chief Kyle hold the Klingons in transit."

Uhura smiled.

When the Klingons and the Landing Party were beamed aboard, Transporter Chief Angus Kyle held the Klingons in mid-stream, while taking aboard the landing party.

"I need a medical team down in the Transporter Bay!" Dr. McCoy said, as he began to look after Ranma's vital signs.

"Captain, what happened?" Usagi said, as she and Uhura entered the Transporter Bay.

"We have guests, commander," Kirk says.

A short time later…

"We want to know what you did to Chief Saotome," Kirk demands.

The Klingons were being held up in a holding cell aboard the Enterprise.

"I don't know what you are talking about, human," Kang sneers. "However, this…'Saotome' interests me. I didn't know that you humans were capable of such 'tricks'."

A short time later, in the main conference room…

"Okay, opinions?" Kirk asks.

"Ve should do vhatever it takes to get the information," Chekov says. "They don't deserve any rights!"

"Why is that, Mr. Chekov?" Spock asks.

Chekov stood up.

"They killed my brother! They all deserve to die!"

"At ease," Kirk says. "Any other…thoughts?"

"I do have one," Usagi began. "Has there been any reason why Chief Saotome is injured? I'm trying to write up the after-action reports."

"We still don't know," Dr. McCoy replies. "And we don't know why his energy levels are still low, especially after the way he eats."

"Spock, have you discovered the reason why the colonists are dead? There wasn't any trauma inflicted on them that indicated standard Klingon tactics."

"So far I have not indicated a source of a specialized weapon."

"But they have to have something! They are killers!" Chekov screams.

"…"

"Is Mr. Saotome awake?" Kirk asks.

"As a matter of fact, he is. Uhura is…with him now."

"Okay, keep me informed. Dismiss."

After the meeting, Usagi is looking up at the latest reports coming her way. Ever since the Klingons came aboard, the crew was acting a bit peculiar. Sure, with the Klingons around, some of the crew has been angrier than not, but statistically, it's impossible that ALL of the crew would suffer from the same level of psychosis. She'll have to use her medical background to investigate this-

Usagi suddenly felt a presence.

Quickly, she looks around, and sees IT.

"Tsukino to the Bridge!" Usagi yells, after tapping on the wall com-port.

"Spock here," the reply came.

"There's a-"

SKREE!

"Tsukino? Usagi!"

A short time later…

"I don't know what to make of this," Kirk said, as he, Spock and Dr. McCoy hovered over the unconscious form of Usagi Tsukino, while in Sick-Bay. "Two of our most important assets are nearly killed. It's has if there is someone trying to prevent either Usagi or Ranma from letting me know what's going. Spock, do you have any answers?"

Spock was performing a mind-meld on his beau. He frowned before pulling away."

"Well?" Dr. McCoy says.

"There is an alien entity on board that feeds energy-"

At that moment, the main power systems go down. At the same time, the security grid goes down as well, something that Kang takes notices.

"Comrades, we are free!" Kang proclaims.

Just then, swords appear in the Klingons' hands.

"And we will take the ship!"

As soon as the Klingons were free, the Security team was on them like white on rice. However, as soon as they began to use their phasers on the Klingons, the weapons were replaced by swords. This did not go unnoticed.

"Let's show these humans the old ways. To victory!"

"TO VICTORY!!!" yelled the Klingons.

Kang pulled two of his best men aside.

"YOU, protect Mara. And YOU, take a few men and find this…Saotome. He may prove to be a valuable asset to the Empire."

Ranma, who was monitoring the situation from his bed, got up. He had to make sure that the Klingons did not take over the ship, in spite of his weak constitution. However, he remembered that Usagi was too valuable to fall in the hands of the invaders.

"Ranma, you got to lie still!" Uhura pleaded, who had rushed down from the bridge. "I'll protect you!"

"I'll be find, but Usagi needs you help. Dr. McCoy, Nurse Chapel- help Nyota get Usagi to our training room. You'll be safe there."

"What about you?" Dr. McCoy asks.

"I'll stall for time. Just go!"

As Security Chief, Ranma knew the ends and outs of the ship. So as a fail safe measure, Ranma told Captain Kirk half of his contingency plans, while telling Mr. Spock the other half. Only Usagi and himself knew of the entire plans, and was probably the reason why both she and he were taken out so early on.

One such plan involved creating a series of tunnels under the decks of the ship, using the existing access ways for their basis. Ranma punched a control panel hidden by one of the diagnostic units in Sick-Bay to unlock a floor board.

"How-?" began Dr. McCoy.

"There's no time to explain," Ranma said, as he lifted the board. "Get below. It'll lead to a safe haven. Uhura, contact Kyle and O'Reilly. They know what to do."

"O-okay," Uhura said, as she kissed Ranma passionately. "Just…just take care of yourself."

"Hey, I'm a Saotome. I can't possibly loose!"

Uhura rolled her eyes.

Once everyone was through the panel, Ranma sealed it, and scrambled the lock. In case he was captured, he didn't want his "underground network" to fall to enemy hands.

"Damn," Ranma said, as he steadied himself. "It feels like that time when Happosai used that moxibution technique on me."

Just then, the Klingons charge in.

"Okay, who wants some?" Ranma said.

And now…

"Tell us your secret!" the Klingon yelled, after smacking Ranma in the face again.

Ranma smiled.

"You want to know MY secret? Okay, I need some…cold water."

"You want cold water?" the Klingon sneered. He and his partner were still in Sick-Bay, so obtaining water was relatively easy.

"Here!" the Klingon said, as he threw a cup of water into Ranma's face, triggering his transformation.

"What the-?!" the Klingons began, shocked that their captive turned into a woman.

With her bonds loosen, Ranma escape her captivity. She then slid underneath the startled Klingons, jumped on one of the Klingon's back, and applied a Vulcan nerve pinch on him.

"What?"

Ranma-chan grimaced, as she divested the remaining bits of chi she possessed. By doing so, Ranma-chan "vanished" in the eyes of the remaining Klingon. She hated using her Ultimate Saotome Techniques, particularly after "sealing them", but times were tough.

"A witch?!"

Ranma quickly applied another Vulcan Nerve Pinch, ending the threat once and for all.

Ranma-chan dusted herself off. She had to get her game back on. So, she decided to charge her chi levels…

"Uhhhhhhhhh-!"

Ranma felt pain, but continued to push herself. Thanks to Usagi being her training partner, her upper limits had increased significantly.

Meanwhile, the alien, who watching all this, tried desperately to reduced Ranma's energy levels. However, the more it did so, the more prominent its presence was. It passively fed on the psychic energy of its victims. The more passionate the victims, the more potent the energy. It didn't know what to do, other than to change tactics…

In the Engineering Room, Captain Kirk was in a locked struggle with Captain Kang. Apparently, Chekov managed to capture Mara, Kang's wife. When Chekov threatened to violate Mara, Kirk, in the nick-of-time, knocked the ensign out. As a show of faith, Kirk presented Mara to Kang, only to fall in a trap. Luckily, O'Reilly and Kyle, as per Ranma's instruction, organized a resistance group, and had sent Montgomery Scott to be the proverbial "cavalry". Now, Kang and his men were fighting Kirk, Scotty and his crew. Suddenly, and inexplicitly, the Klingons were getting…stronger.

POW!

Kirk was knocked back, as energy began to course through Kang's body.

"The creator has blessed us! To victory!"

"Men, retreat!" Kirk ordered.

At the same time, Usagi had finally woken up from a catatonic state.

"Uh, what happened?"

"Take it easy, girl," Dr. McCoy said.

Usagi looked around. The training hall that she and Ranma had created out of one of the cargo bays, dubbed "The Rantsu Training Hall", was filled by various crew members.

"Where's Ranma? I got to warn him about the alien entity-"

"It's okay," Uhura replied. "Ranma is dealing with it."

"Then I DEFINITELY have to warn him about it!"

With that, Usagi got up, and "phased" through the door.

"How does she do that?" Chapel asks.

Meanwhile…

"Suggestions, Mr. Spock?" Kirk said, as he and his men waited in the auxiliary room.

"We can still mount an attack, but we run the risk of damaging key systems."

"I'll deal with Kang," said a voice.

"Who?"

Ranma-chan reappeared.

"How do you feel?"

"Lousy. I can't maintain my current energy levels, as long as that thing out there is sucking me dry."

"What thing?" Kirk asks.

A few minutes after the usual exposition…

"Sounds like an energy leach that feeds on passion," Spock cincludes.

"Exactly my thoughts. When I use my 'Umisenken' technique, I'm fine. When I don't, I'm not."

"Then you shouldn't feel anything as well."

"Correct, which is why being logical and emotional-less is the key to our success,' Spock replies.

"Then, help me to get ready," Ranma says. "Kang is going down!"

Tbc.

Next time: It's Ranma Saotome v. Kang the Merciless! Then it's the attack on the killer Albino! See you there!