Star Trek: Ranma's Story 55 – By DS Wynne

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

Note: This is a multi-genre story.

Special note: This story depicts the events featured in "Star Trek: Nemesis". Also, in future chapters will cover the "DS9" and "Voyager" sagas in greater detail (though this chapter will drop "hints" as to what has happened since the previous chapter), as well as take a look at previous eras, such as the "Next Generations" and "Enterprise" eras (have to, since there is a new timeline now).

Part 55

Location: Federation Station "Deep Space Nine".

Lt. Amanda Rogers (Ops) was looking out into deep space, admiring the flow of traffic that was coming and going through the "Bajoran Wormhole", the home of "The Prophets", the gods of Bajor.

"Penny for your thoughts, Lieutenant?" said a voice.

Being a member of the "Q Continuum", Amanda didn't have to turn her head to see who was speaking to her. However, as a matter of being courteous, Amanda turned her head.

"Just thinking about Ranma, Colonial," Amanda said, as she turned to face Colonial Kira Nyres. "I miss that jerk."

The auburn-haired member of the Bajoran militia giggled.

"Ah, yes," Kira said, as she stood by her subordinate's side. It still amazed her to have a member of a powerful species as a member of her crew. Still, it made no difference if there was a Q amongst the crew, since Amanda was prohibited from using her powers directly. "If Ranma didn't have a lot of baggage already, I would have made a play for him."

Amanda just shook her head. If only he could tell the truth about herself. If she did, perhaps Ranma wouldn't have to be such a…womanizer.

FLASHBACK!

2161 CE: Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Akane and Ranma Saotome were making out in their hospital room, when a hospital "candy-stripper" comes in.

"Oh, I'm sorry," said the woman, as she stops her cart. "I was under the impression that you wouldn't check out until a little bit later."

"Ah, it's all right," said Ranma, as he steps forward, on his crutches, to accept the meal. "I'm still a bit hungry."

Akane rolled her eyes.

Just then, Akane gets a paged signal that a call was waiting for her..

"Look, I got to take this call," Akane said. "Don't enjoy yourself TOO much."

"Ha, ha."

Akane went to the main nurses station to take her call.

"This is Admiral Tendo-Saotome, what's up?"

CLICK!

"Hello? Hello?"

"Problem, Admiral Tendo?" said a nurse's attendant.

"I'm not sure," Akane replied, as she sets the receiver down. "Whoever that was, hung up."

"Oh. Well, sorry about that."

Akane nods, and heads back to Ranma's hospital room.

As she entered the scene, she saw Ranma take down the candy-stripper, who was carrying a Romulan-issued disrupter.

"What-?" Akane began.

The candy-stripper pressed a pendant on her lapel.

"For Romulus!" the woman cried out.

"Akane-!"

BOOM!

Unfortunately, Akane took the brunt of the explosion.

Akane remembered Ranma trying to cradle her broken form.

Akane remembered feeling the beckoning of death.

Akane remembered trying to get Ranma to live for himself, since she 'knew' that her time was done.

Akane remembered being both happy and sad; happy that she finally settled down with Ranma, sad that she would never give him a son.

Akane remembered slipping into a void…

"No," said a voice.

Akane's shade turned around to see Princess Eowyn of Rohan, the one claiming to have been her past incarnation.

"I…I remember you."

"Indeed, I would hope so," Rohan smiled, as she held Akane's hand. "It's time for you to move on to your new life."

"Will…will I ever see Ranma again?" Akane asked.

"You will…have faith."

Akane nods, as she looks at Ranma cradling her body.

"Okay."

Eowyn smiles, and hugs Akane. The two psyches, linked by a single soul, merge and move onto the next plane, where it waited to be reborn…

A short time later, at the Tendo Compound…

"I can't Ranma," Usagi said meekly.

"Why not!" Ranma roared, as he ignores his latest injuries. "Aren't we friends?"

Usagi looks at her friends with sad eyes.

"Her soul has moved on, Ranma. I've always done things for you, Ranma, but there are things that are beyond my power. If I raise her from the dead, the body of Admiral Tendo will be nothing more than an empty shell…a 'meat puppet'. Is that something you want for your wife?"

"Gah!" Ranma said, as he slammed his fist through the wall. He then broke down and cried furiously.

"I'm sorry Ranma," Usagi said with tears in her eyes, as she hugged her best friend. "I'm SO sorry…"

Meanwhile, in the city morgue, an attendant finishes extracting the deceased embryo from the remains of Akane Tendo. He then activates his communicator.

"We have it, sir," the attendant said.

"Excellent," said the response. "With this sample, we will have the means to research on how Ranma Saotome was able to defeat us."

Two hundred years later…

The Enterprise-D frequently takes on interns either applying to Starfleet Academy or is presently attending Starfleet Academy. One such person was-

"Miss Amanda Rogers, welcome," said Captain Jean-Luc Picard, as he shook the newest additions hand. He wanted to make it a point to personally meet his guest.

"Follow me. I'll show you to your room."

"I'm glad to be here, sir," Amanda replied, as she shook Picard's hand, as the two exited the Transporter Room. "I hope to be a worthy of your trust."

Just then-

"Ranma, come back here, you JERK!"

Picard and Amanda turn to see a pigtailed young man being chased by a dumpling-haired young woman.

"I told you, I'm not posing!"

"You promised! It's not like I haven't seen anything 'new'…"

"And I told you, if you can catch me, then I'll pose for you in your art class. Until then…NYAH!"

"Grrrrr!"

"Lt. Saotome, Lt. Tsukino-!" Picard yelled.

"Oh, sorry about that," Ranma said, as he stopped.

"Lieutenant, you have to serve as a better example."

"All right."

"Anyway, this is our newest intern, Miss Amanda Rogers. Miss Rogers, this is Lt. Ranma Saotome, our helm officer-"

"Hello."

"-And Lt. Usagi Tsukino, our operations specialist."

"Hi."

"Hi, hello," Amanda replied.

"Our we dismissed sir?" Ranma asked.

"You are."

"Good…'cuz I'm STILL not going to pose, USAGI!"

"Ranma-!"

And with that, Usagi took off after Ranma, leaving a Starfleet captain to wonder what to do with his errant crewmembers.

Amanda, however, felt like she had known Ranma somewhere…

END FLASHBACK!

"To think that when Q challenged the crew of the Enterprise-D, I would learn about my own Q heritage, as well as the fact that I was once Akane Tendo," Amanda mused. When she did get her old memories back, one of the deals she had to make was that Amanda could neither tell Ranma that she was once "Akane Tendo", nor could she use her powers while a member of Starfleet.

"Pardon?" Kira asked.

"Nothing," Amanda replied. "So, are you ready for your 'mission'?"

'Feh, don't remind me. Bad enough that Captain Tsukino is in charge of DS9, even temporarily, but to wear those ridiculous 'Sailor fukus' is a bit much."

"I'm sure things will be fine."

Location: "Dark Tower", Z'Ha'Dum.

To say that Z'Ha'Dum was a place that no one in his or her right mind should ever go to was a vast underestimate. It was always dark, and the creatures (and vegetation for that matter) that lived on the planet were predatory in nature. Strangely, there was a certain beauty to it, in a gothic sort of way. There were many non-indigenous species that lived there, many of which were grouped either as pirates, marauders or cults. There have been many planetary systems that have attempted to "solve" the problem poised by Z'Ha'Dum's existence.

All attempts have failed utterly. Even if an "invader" managed to get past the Spider Ships (that roam the sector) and the planetary defenses, there were "things" on the planet itself that sees humanoids, for example, as "fleshy bony things" for consumption. The planet itself was a gateway to every dark realm known to exist…and then some.

Thankfully, with the defeat of the Shadows, the previous masters of the planet, and their subsequent withdrawal from the galaxy, "Sector Z" has been quiet for a while. On a side note, Z'Ha'Dum has become the homeworld of many creatures of "the Dark", such as vampire clans, tainted werewolf tribes, dark mages, unseelie fae and the like. Some have tried to supplant the authority of the Guardian of Shadows, but to no avail. After all, in spite of her dark leanings, she was a Saotome.

"Princess Aiko," began Sailor Earth, as she stepped forward to address the protector of Z'Ha'Dum. She and Sailor Mercury were escorted to Sailor Z's throne room via armed guard. "We need your help to help your parents."

The red-haired Aiko, who looked amazing like her father's female form, and was wearing a leather outfit, leans back in her throne room, and smirks.

"Why should I help THEM?" Z replies. "And I prefer that you call me by my REAL name."

"Okay…'ANNA'," Sailor Mercury interjects. "Let me get to the point. We wouldn't be here unless it was absolutely necessary. We prefer that you listen to us first before being rude to us-"

"Watch your place, Jedi. You're the one who is asking for MY help, and yet you and your merry band of 'Anla-Shok' are preventing me from expanding my domain."

"Anna, you know that you must abide by the terms of the surrender by your masters," 'Mercury says.

"Anna, just think about our request," 'Earth says as she and her companion turn to leave. "You mother and father would be grateful if you did."

And with that, Sailors Earth and Mercury leave.

After a moment of isolation, Anna pulls out a picture out, featuring her parents…

…Usagi Tsukino and Ranma Saotome.

Anna always felt that they became disappointed in her, when she turned into a pawn of the Shadows 100 years ago. Then again, she wouldn't have been reborn as a twin sister of Hoshiko Saotome if she were unredeemable…

CRASH!

Anna quickly turns her head to see a cadre of vampire assassins crashing into her throne room from the nearest skylight.

"Ru-han sends his regards," said the lead assassin.

"Humph," Anna said, as she stands up. "You honestly think you can surprise one who is a student of many of the Dark Arts known to exist?"

Then, a cylinder, metallic device pops in her hand.

"Let me show ONE of them."

SNAP! Hzzzzz…

Anna brings her red-bladed "lightsaber" at ready.

"I'll be sure to bring your ashes to the head of your clans, when I'm done with you."

Location: En route to Romulus (aboard the Enterprise-E).

"This is 'Lore'," Commander Data mused.

"Indeed," Captain Usagi Tsukino said, as she continued to examine the android. "If you noticed, Lore is model 'B-4', while you are model 'B-5'."

"And according to my father's notes, I am the last of the Noonan Singh androids."

"As far as we know."

Silence.

"Is it possible to reactivate Lore safely?"

"I'm sure it's not a problem," Commander Geordie LaForge said, looks up from his examination. "We can simply reactivate Lore at the lowest setting."

"And we do not have to give him back his old memories," Usagi says.

Data looks at Usagi for a moment.

"All we need to do is de-magnetize Lore's hard-drive, and rebuild from there."

"There is a risk of some damage, Captain."

"Well, we can use you as a back up, in case that happens."

"It's the only way to safely reactivate him, Data," Geordie interjects.

Silence.

"Very well, proceed."

Tbc.

Author's note: I hope that this chapter clears things up. Also, I will make an addendum to my Sailor Moon ST guide ASAP later.