Disclaimer: "Ranma ½", "Sailor Moon", "Star Trek" and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Special note: I am amazed that there are people who are confused as to what is going on. So, on that not, here is a brief timeline that should help you keep track of things:
2005: Ranma promises Akane to have a talk about their relationship, but disappears into the future.
2266: Ranma finds himself in the world of "Star Trek", but vows to return to his fiancee; joins the crew of the original Enterprise (under James Kirk's command)shortly there-after.
2268: During a mission, Ranma looses his memories, and marries a Native American woman named Miranamee (who secretly gives birth to a son); the two later divorce at his wife's behest.
2299: Ranma and Usagi Tsukino get married; they shortly have twin daughters.
2309: Fateful "Hansen Expedition" begins.
2310: Ranma looses family to the Borg.
2340: Ranma's daughter Aiko reveals to be an agent of a maleviolent alien race, and is subsequently killed; Ranma and Usagi divorce over the incident.
2360: Ranma rejoins "Starfleet" with his ex-wife, whom he is friendly with.
2366: Ranma is assigned as "chief pilot" to the Enterprise-D, under Captain Picard's command. During that same year, an alien entity brings back Ranma's old friends, where chaos ensues; Ranma promises to return to Akane someday.
2376: Borg second incursion sends Ranma into the past, where he confronts Akane and friends. While ten years haspassed for Ranma, very little time has pass for Akane and company. Ranma reaffirm his promise, BUT IS NOT SURE THAT HE HAS ROMANTIC FEELINGS FOR HIS "TRUE" FIANCEE. Still, he is willing to keep an open mind long enough to see if there are any possibilities for something more (though, in the end, Ranma and Akane are forced to separate, due to Ranma's obligations to Starfleet).
2382:Ranma's doppleganger returnsfrom an unintended deep space mission aboard the starship Voyagera years earlier.
2387: On the behest of his ex-wife Usagi, Rannma and friends journey to the Lucas Galaxy, where a galactic war rages; later, a romantic interlude between Ranma and Usagi (before she is assigned to become the Federation Ambassador to the Dominion) causes Ranma to become pregnant with Usagi's child.
2388: Sakura Saotome, Ranma's birth-child, is born.
2390: Ranma assumes command of Federation station "Deep Space Nine" in the Bajoran sector; he meets his future wife Amanda Rogers (Akane's future incarnation), who is assigned to the station as a science officer.
2395: Ranma and Amanda weds.
2397: Usagi returns from the Gamma Quadrant, and learns about what has happened to Ranma; she decides to retire to the Russian wilderness of Siberia.
2306: Admiral Katherine Janeway drafts Usagi back into Starfleet, and is assigned to be the next Captain of the Enterprise-E; Usagi patches things up with Ranma and his family.
3005: Ranma retires from Starfleet, goes back in time to the year 2005, while his doppleganger (one that Ranma secretly created)travels with Usagi back to the year 1005. He is reunited with Akane Tendo, though how that relationship turns out (did they get married? Stay tune to find out about Ranma's final fate!) is any body's guess!
BTW, Ranma will evolve into a Q, who is married to Amanda (another Q), who live outside of normal time and space. The last chapter to Ranma's story will revel how this came about, as well as how Amanda is connected to Akane Tendo ("Ranma 1/2") and Eowyn of Rohan ("Lord of the Rings"). Stay tune for THAT.
Anyway, I hope this timeline was helpful.
-De
Part 45
He should have listened ton his wife's concern, regarding the Hansen Expedition. He should have listened to his intuition, when Dr. Hans Hansen insisted that they examine the Borg up close and personal. He relented, due to the fact that he was overly "cocky" about dealing with a bunch of walking "toasters". What he and the others failed to realize was that the collective intelligence was already aware of the Hansen Expedition, but waited until these "organics" proved worthy of its "blessing". After all, the Borg was already aware of the one called "The Moon Princess", based upon the legends of various peoples it had "assimilated". And only when the Moon Princess' true identity was confirmed, that the Borg moved to action...which proved to be disastrous to the Expedition. The resulting onslaught was enough to overwhelm even the mighty Ranma Saotome, thanks to the Borg's abilities to adapt.
After the Borg struck the first blow, Ranma was separated from his family. Using his know-how and sheer will, Ranma combed the entire Borg Hive before he found his family, and it took him weeks to do so.
When Ranma came across his family, he was shocked to see his wife in the process of being assimilated; the Borg was taking advantage of the node that the alien intelligence "V'Ger" had implanted into Usagi, when she was turned into a probe for V'Ger. Afterwards, Usagi choose to keep the node in order to better interact with high-level computers. And now, the Borg was taking advantage of this to the fullest, in hopes to tap into the Moon Princess' arcane abilities.
At the same time, Ranma's daughters Aiko and Hoshiko were being held captive by Borg drones, while Usagi was slowly being assimilated. Ranma saw this, and, understandably, destroyed the Borg drones.
"Daddy!" the girls yelled, as they ran into their father's arms.
"It's okay," Ranma replied with assurance. "I get us out of here."
He then took a look at his wife Usagi. Various wires and cables were running in and out of various parts of her body, while she stood motionless (eyes closed).
"Usagi?" Ranma asked, as he cautiously stepped forward. He didn't know the best course of action, but he would have to make a choice soon.
"Is Mommy going to be okay?" Hoshiko asked with fear.
Aiko looked at Ranma expectantly.
"Daddy! We need to find Ana-chan and her mommy and daddy!" Aiko demanded.
"We will, pumpkin," Ranma replied. "We will…"
Beep-beep! Beep-beep!Starfleet Commander Ranma Saotome, acting "Captain" of the Federation starship "Defiant", woke from his daydream. He had been reading up his daughter Ensign Hoshiko Saotome's file, when his mind wondered back to the day he had lost his family. He was afraid that because of Hoshiko's time with the Borg would cause her to be a liability to Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise. Besides, as much as he hated to admit it, he would not put it past the Borg to use Hoshiko as some sort of "Trojan Horse", a tactic he was very familiar with. After all, he was there when the great Odysseus had originally come up with that technique. Upon hearing his doorbell ring, Ranma turned his head towards the door.
"Come in," Ranma said.
Upon opening, Akane Tendo, Ranma's "true" fiancé enters the room.
(A/N: I only use the word "true" in quotations as an indication of Akane Tendo's central role in the "Ranma ½" mythology, not a particular preference on who Ranma Saotome should end up. Besides, Ranma was already married twice by Captain Picard's time, once to a Native American woman named "Miranamee"- who secretly gave birth to his son "Ranmak" -and a second time to Usagi Tsukino- who gave birth to his twin daughters Aiko and Hoshiko. FYI.)
"Ranma, do you have a free moment?" Akane asked.
Ranma deactivated his data pad and sat it down.
"Naw, I'm free," Ranma replied. I'm just coming up with some ideas to fulfill our mission. What's up?"
Akane sat down on a nearby seat.
"Um, Ranma, do you still love…Counselor Tsukino?"
Ranma frowned.
"What brought about THAT particular question?"
"It's just that…the others and I want to know where…you stand with her. I…I just want to know if we have a chance with you."
Ranma rubbed his chin.
"Akane, I will always care about Usagi. We've been friends for a long time before we even decided to become romantically involved with each other. And we were married for a long time, and had kids together. Even after we had gotten divorced, I made sure that her welfare is taken care of.
Ranma got up, went over to Akane, and placed a left hand on her right shoulder.
"In other words, we're just friends."
"Oh, okay."
Akane then got up.
"I…I need time to think about this," she said, before leaving Ranma's quarters.
Ranma merely nods his head, just as Akane leaves. After a few minutes of being alone, he pulled out another data pad, from "pocket space", and selected one particular picture. It depicted a group shot of himself with the so-called "Nerima Wrecking Crew", an image he had secretly copied from Akane's photo album, thanks to the help of her older sister Kasumi, when the Defiant was stuck in the past. He had lightly touched the image of himself and Akane, when he was young and a lot cockier than he was now. Ranma still liked Akane, even after all these years, but he wasn't sure if he could now get past the friendship level, not to mention that he was a lot older than she was. Even if Ranma liked Akane romantically, she was still a "child" to him in comparison, making him feel like a "dirty old man" in the process.
With a sigh, Ranma continued his work, as he shuts off his memories of a time long since past.
2063 AD: Earth orbit.
As the Borg slowly, but surely, began to take over the Federation starship "Enterprise", Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his team were forced to make a strategic retreat. In one of the power junction, he ran into Dr. Beverly Crusher and her group.
"Captain!" Crusher said, as she lowered her weapon.
"Dr. Crusher," Picard said, as he lowers his weapon. "Thank goodness you are okay."
"We are, but our 'guest' is not."
"Explain."
Crusher told Picard that Dr. Ami Mizuno was trying to hold off against the Borg onslaught, buying Crusher and her medical staff time to get away.
"Sir," said Commander Tasha Yar, as she ran down another section of the power junction towards Picard's position. She was leading another contingent of security personnel in an effort to hold back the Borg drones…
FLASHBACK!"Hold the line!" Yar yelled, as she and her unit cut off the Borg attackers. "We have to buy Captain Picard enough time to attack the Engine Room!"
"We're trying, ma'am!" said her second in command. "But the Borg are adapting to our phaser fire!"
"Damn!"
Then, Yar remembered something that her sensei and friend Ranma Saotome had said to her, during her training period: "If you can't beat 'em, disorganize 'em."
"Everyone, fall back and regroup to our secondary position."
"Ma'am?"
"Just do it!"
The man nods, and signaled a strategic retreat, leaving Yar alone to deal with the Borg.
Yar slung her weapon in a way as to not interfere her movements. Steadily, the Borg drones pounced on her position.
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
"I don't THINK so," Yar said, as she suddenly moved at "invisible speed". She knew that it would be only a matter of time before the Borg adapts to her latest tactic, which is why she needed to create as much chaos as possible. Plus, she needed to make sure that she didn't get injected with Borg nano-bots.
Yar moved through the drones, as she punched through various mechanical body parts. When the Borg drones came up behind her, they fired upon her position with their green-colored energy weapons. Yar brought up her hand, and created a barrier, which reflected the discharge. She then back-waved that same hand, sending those drones down the hall.
It was nice of Counselor Usagi to teach her a few rudimentary "Force-power" techniques.
(A/N: In my version of things, "midichlorians" are like moss on a tree; they are present as an indication of "Force potential", and how much, not the source for the ability to use the Force. Take THAT, Mr. George Lucas!)
Quickly, she looked around, and saw which section of the corridor, and immediately realized that a power outlet was nearby. Quickly, not bothering with gently removing the access panel, Yar beats into the panel. Once exposed, she then formed a solidified "chi sphere", and placed it near the exposed paneling. Just before getting injected by a Borg drone, Yar ducked, turned and ran away…
BOOM!
As the fire and the force of the blast began to consume the corridor, the world around Yar seemed to slow down. She had to get to the power junction, before she bares the full force of the blast…
END FLASHBACK!"Okay," Picard said. "Tasha, get Dr. Crusher and the others to safety."
"What about you?" Crusher asked.
"I'll have some unfinished business," Picard said, as he ran to Dr. Mizuno's position.
Meanwhile, the person in question had changed to her other guise, "Sailor Mercury", as she defended her position from the latest Borg drone attack. 'Mercury sported a fancy "Sailor fuku", and her blue Jedi robes, as she used her blue-bladed light-saber to defend herself.
Hzzzz! Hzzzz! BAM!
When a Borg drone tried to attack her from the rear, 'Mercury plunged her 'saber backwards, and then performed a "Mercury Ice Bubbles Freeze" on those Borg drones in front of her. However, more Borg drones were replacing those drones she had just dispatched, in an effort to overwhelm 'Mercury by sheer numbers-
FWOOSH!
'Mercury turned to see a bald man holding a rifle.
"Come, we have to get out of this section," the man said.
'Mercury nodded, and followed him into a lower deck.
Meanwhile, from the position of the Moon, a lone ship emerges from the time stream.
"We have safely entered normal space," said Lt. Commander Worf, as he stabilized the Defiant's flight path.
"Usagi?" Ranma asked, he sat in his command chair.
"Yep, the Borg are here," Usagi replied, as her fingers danced across the science station. "I'm not surprised to be proven correct in this regard."
"Can you pin-point their location?"
"Hmmm...there is a concentration of Borg activity centering around the Enterprise-E's Engineering section."
Ranma thought for a moment. He could easily fire a Photon torpedo, and end the whole mess right then and there. However, he has never been one to take the easy way out, and, besides that, there were many people on the Enterprise-E that he cared about.
Not to mention that he owed the Borg for what they did to his family.
"Attention, all hands on deck," Ranma said over the comlink. "Prepare for battle stations. I repeat, prepare for battle stations!"
Meanwhile, in the Enterprise-E's Engineering Room...
Borg AdjutantOne of Nine, also known as "the Borg Queen", raised her head and smiled.
"I sense...that a family reunion is about to take place," the Borg says.
Tbc.
Next time: The final chapter of the "First Contact" saga begins. Can Ranma Saotome save her daughter Hoshiko AND stop the Borg from altering the timeline forever? Stay tuned!