Star Trek: Ranma's Story23 – By DS Wynne

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

Note: This is a semi-fusion, multi-epic crossover.

Special note: This story is a "spin-off" from "Sailor Moon ST", though you don't have to read that story to understand this one.

Special Author's note: Just to let you know that the adventures that Ranma Saotome has had outside of the world of "Star Trek" will be hinted at, but not explicitly shown. The reason for this is that I don't want to take away from the flow of the storyline. Also, as it will soon be perfectly clear, there will be hints of troubles that our hero will soon face, which will involve the Q Continuum, Sailor Pluto, the Prophets (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and the infamous "Temporal Cold War" (Star Trek: Enterprise). So, stay tune!

Part 23

Summer, 2299 AD: Breen Sector.

BOOM!

"Captain, we took a direct hit to the main nacelles!" yelled Commander JoAnn Dupree, the First Officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise-B.

"Correct, sir!" interjected Lt. Commander Ackon. Ackon was an Andorian on his second rotation as the chief engineer. "If we don't flood the core with coolant, the ship won't last the assault!"

Captain Ranma Saotome, the Enterprise-B's commanding officer, frowned. He wanted to curse himself for thinking that the Breen wanted to establish normal relations with the Federation. Unfortunately, it was all just a pretext for the Breen to test a new weapon.

The Breen was recently contacted as early as the mid-2280's, but have rebuffed all efforts for full diplomatic relations after settling territory disputes. No one knows what they look like, other than the fact that they wore environmental suits to keep their bodies cool. And it is only recently that the Breen has indicated that they would like to talk about opening a dialogue with the Federation. Naturally, Starfleet sent its flagship, the Enterprise, to begin the negotiations.

Unfortunately, upon contact, the meeting turned out to be a ruse to establish the Breen as a galactic power.

BOOM!

"Captain! What are we going to do?"

Ranma observed the situation. Apparently, the Breen ship was using energy, fueled by dark matter, as the source of the weapon. As a result, the energy attacks were slicing into the shielding and hull like a hot knife through butter. If nothing was done, the Enterprise-B will not last very long.

And then Ranma turned his thoughts on his wife Usagi and the impending birth of his daughters. When he received the news of Usagi's pregnancy, Ranma vowed to be a better father to his twins than he had been to his son Ranmak. He was going to be a family man, and he was not going to let anyone prevent him from being one. Besides, Usagi would kill him he got himself killed.

"Ackon, is it possible to change the polarity of our energy source?" Ranma asked.

"Well, it's possible, but the reason why we do not do so is because of the inefficiency rate."

"Captain, what are you getting at?" asked Dupree.

"We know that dark matter is not the absence of normal matter. It's the glue that holds the cosmos together."

"So…?"

"So let's tap directly into that matter."

"I get it now!" Ackon exclaimed. "By changing the polarity of the engines, we can create a warp field that draws upon the very dark matter that is being used against us!"

"Excellent," Ranma says. "Make the proper adjustments. Commander? Divert the reserve power to the impulse and thrusters. We need to buy Ackon more time."

"Yes, sir!" said the two top staffers in unison.

The Enterprise-B is continually pounded by the Breen attack, while trying to avoid the brunt of the same. Finally, Ackon states that he is ready.

"Great! Commander Dupree, engage the warp drive."

"Engaging the warp drive…NOW!"

Once the warp drive has been engaged, a noticeable corona is seen surrounding the ship.

It appeared to be a ring of fire.

"Captain, it's working!" Dupree states. "The Breen attack is not as effective as it once was."

"Good, now, expand the field."

The modified warp shell begins to expand outward. Unfortunately for the Breen ship, it was not prepared to deal with an ever-expanding wall of dark matter energy.

CRISH!

When the dark matter wall made contact with the Breen ship, the ship's hull was vaporizing on contact. The damage was so severe that their thrusters were no longer operable.

"Captain, the Breen ship has sustained damaged to their forward hull plating," Dupree reports. "They are dead in the water, so to speak."

"Good. Contact the Breen. I want to give them a way to save face."

"Sir?"

"If the Breen ship is destroyed, it will simply serve as a rallying point for the Breen. Our counter-measure to that Breen weapon will make sure that it will never be used again."

Sure enough, Captain Saotome's words proved to be correct. The Breen government was trying to expand their territory, and hoped their "super-weapon" would help them in their endeavor. Their use of their "super-weapon" was to signal the Breen's willingness to encroach onto Federation space. The readily available counter-weapon demonstrated how utterly ineffective the Breen's weapon was. So the "cold war" between the Breen and the Federation will still be in effect.

So much for trying to be friends.

Two weeks later…

Tokyo, Japan: Nerima General Hospital.

"Dad, it'll be okay," Commander Ranmak Saotome said, while his father Ranma paced the waiting room. He and his wife Captain Demora Saotome-Sulu had managed to take time out of their busy schedules to be there for the Saotome patriarch. "Usagi is in good hands."

"I KNOW that, son," Ranma replied. "I would have had Dr. McCoy and Dr. Chapel come here, if I didn't think they could help her."

"Which is why I stated what I said."

"Humph. By the way, are you sure about retiring from Starfleet?"

"Yeah," Ranmak replied. "Mom wants to make sure that I complete my training as Shaman, and the Elders want to make sure that I am prepared to assume the leadership of the nation."

"Is Demora fine about this?"

"Not really, but she did say that once she finishes her tour, she'll join me. It'll be rough for the both of us, but we'll make the best of the situation."

"So, I guess I won't see you two as much."

"Oh, you will. Demora will be a Starfleet Reservist, so she'll 'commute' to Earth three months out of the year.."

"I don't know, son. Commuting will be a difficult one, even with the use of the 'Instant Transmission' technique."

"True, but we got to try. I…love her, Dad."

Ranma simply nods his head.

Just then, Pavel Chekov and Hikaru Sulu come into the waiting room. Sulu has been promoted to the rank of "Admiral", and will become Chief of Starfleet Operations; Chekov has been promoted to the rank of "Captain", and will take over as the commanding officer of the Excelsior.

"What's Usagi's condition like?" Sulu asked.

"I don't know," Ranma replies. "I ought to go in there-"

"We have to have faith in the doctors' abilities," Chekov says.

"I guess you're right."

Just then, Demora steps out of the delivery room.

"Usagi wants to see you," Demora says.

Ranma looks at his son first, before entering the delivery room, just as Demora hugs her husband.

"How is she?" Ranmak asks.

"She is doing real well," Demora replies. "Uhura is there with her for moral support."

"Does this whole situation give you any ideas?" Ranmak asks jokingly.

"No, I DON'T think so!"

Meanwhile, Ranma steps into delivery room, where Usagi is being looked after. There, he saw his step-daughter Captain T'Sara Spocksdotter, the daughter of Usagi and Federation Ambassador-at-Large Spock. She was holding a video camera during the entire delivery process. T'Sara, also known as "Sailor Vulcan", was asked by Usagi and Ranma to record her little sisters' birth for posterity.

Captain Hoshi Sato, who was also known as "Sailor Terra", was there to provide moral support to her friend Usagi. She and her ship, the U.S.S. "Serenity", had just returned from a special mission to officially admit Betazed into the Federation.

Nyota Uhura, retired Starfleet officer, has been with Usagi since the beginning of her third trimester as a favor to Ranma. In many ways, Uhura wished that she and Ranma had stayed together, especially in light of their long-term friendship.

"Nyota, how is Usagi?" Ranma asked.

"GAHHHHH!" screamed Usagi.

"Take it easy, little lady," Dr. McCoy says, as he waited for his newest patients to enter into the world.

"You're doing just fine," Dr. Chapel replied, as she monitored her patient's vital signs.

"What THEY said," Nyota says.

"Ranma," Usagi managed. "Come…here."

Ranma went up to his wife.

"Yes, dear?"

Usagi grabbed a hold of Ranma's shirt.

"Urk!"

"If I didn't love you so much, I'd KILL you for getting me knocked up!"

"Heh…"

A few hours later…

"WAH!"

"It's a girl!"

"WAH!"

"It's another girl!"

"Captain, will you do the honors?" Dr. McCoy asks.

Ranma took the pair of medical scissors, and snipped the twins' umbilical cords.

"There."

Hoshi turns to T'Sara.

"Congratulations, T'Sara; you are a big sister now," Hoshi says.

"Charmed," T'Sara smirked. As a demi-Vulcan, she tends to subdue her emotions. Inwardly, however, she was ecstatic to have little sisters.

The girls were cleaned, wrapped in blankets and handed over to Usagi.

"Aren't they beautiful?" Usagi asked.

"They are, Usako," Ranma replied. "They are."

"Yeah…"

"So, what are you going to name them?" asked Dr. McCoy. "I got to write up their birth certificates, after all."

Usagi and Ranma look at each other.

"Well, the eldest will be named 'Hoshiko Nyota'," said Usagi.

"And the younger will be named 'Aiko Nodoka'," said Ranma.

Everyone nods in agreement.

Then, Usagi and Ranma return their gaze towards each other.

"I love you, Usako."

"I love you, Ranchan."

And with that, the two shared a passionate kiss…

Sixty years later…

"I love you, Usako."

"I love you, Ranchan."

Nabiki Tendo paused the video footage, and sat back.

"Well, little sister, what do you think?"

Akane Tendo, Nabiki's younger sister, wanted to cry, because she was beyond being 'angry'. Already, Ukyo Kuonji had left their suite to confront Ranma about this recording.

"It's not fair, Nabiki," Akane lamented. "That should have been ME."

"Akane…" Nabiki began. She was tempted to say something flippant, but even Nabiki knew her limits.

Nodoka Saotome, Ranma's mother, on the other hand, was ecstatic. Ever since she and her companions found themselves aboard the Enterprise-D, in the year 2366, the Saotome matriarch received one surprised after another. Now, she knows who has held her only son's heart, as well as receiving a glimpse of Ranma's life with her. However, she was perplexed as to why Ranma has not mentioned this…Usagi to her.

"Nabiki, have you found any indication as to why my son has mentioned his wife to us?"

Akane noticeably sank where she stood.

"Um, I haven't uncovered any additional information in that regard, but, thanks to some cross-referencing, I did come up with this."

Nabiki punched up five documents.

Two were death certificates, while the third was a divorce decree.

"What is the relevance of these?" Nodoka asked.

"Well, two of them are the death certificates of Hoshiko Niota Saotome and Aiko Nodoka Saotome. However, there is a key difference."

Nabiki highlighted the date of deaths.

"Apparently, Hoshiko died ten years after her birth, while her sister Aiko died forty years after her birth."

"What were the causes of death?"

"That's the thing. According to both certificates, the causes of their deaths have been ruled 'classified', though 'officially', they died due to space related activities."

"'Space related activities'?"

"It's Starfleet's way of saying cause of death unknown."

"Oh. Go on."

"Anyway, these other two documents are news bulletins."

Nodoka reads the headlines of the first bulletin:

"MODERN DAY 'SPACE FAMILY ROBINSON' VENTURE INTO THE DEEP SPACE."

Nodoka then scans the photograph accompanying the headline. In it, there were two adult males, two adult females and three little girls. She could see Usagi and Ranma, as well as twin girls, whom Nodoka assumed to be Hoshiko and Aiko.

"Apparently, Ranma and his family partnered with the Hansen family for an exploration trip dedicated to creating newer forms of faster-than-light travel, as well other scientific ventures."

Then, Nabiki scrolls to the second news article.

"SURVIVORS OF MISSING HANSEN EXPEDITION FACES GOVERNMENTAL INQUIRY."

"And according to this, Ranma and his ship went missing for five years. He, Usagi and Aiko were later found after an extensive search by Captains Hoshi Sato and T'Sara Spocksdotter. By the way, have you heard of 'the Sailor Scouts'?"

"Yes," Nodoka replies. "They are the Juuban district's premier heroines."

"Well, apparently, they are this era's 'Scouts. Specifically, they are Sailors 'Terra' and 'Vulcan' respectively."

This perked Akane's attention, who was a fan of the original 'senshi'.

"Really?"

"Really. I guess that in this time period, the 'Scouts are not worried about secret identities."

"Oh."

"So, what happened to Ranma?" Nodoka asked impatiently.

"That's the thing. There was an inquiry, but the matter was closed and sealed by both Starfleet and the Federation."

And then, Nabiki scrolled to another document.

"And this is the divorce decree of 'happy couple', and yet the detailed records were sealed."

"Nabiki, do you think the divorce is related to Ranma's mishap?"

"Possibly. Usagi did separate from Ranma for a year before they got back together. However, look at the dates on Aiko's death certificate and the divorce decree."

Nodoka and Akane both look at the dates:

They were EXACTLY one year apart.

"Coincidence?" Nabiki ventured.

Nodoka rubs her eyes.

"I have to talk to Ranma about this."

"Actually, so do I. I'm rather curious myself.," Nabiki replies.

As the two continued to discuss the matter, Akane wonders what happened to Ranma those years ago.

Fin.