Star Trek: Ranma's Story 97

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

Note: This is a multi-genre story.

Special note: Okay, it's time for a "Status Report", which is different from a "Temporal Nexus Alert". So, here is the "present" roster on the NCC-1701-D, USS Enterprise-D-

Commanding Officer: Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

XO: Commander William T. Riker.

Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Beverly Crusher.

Operations Officer: Lt/Commander Data.

Chief Helm Officer: Lt/Commander Ranma Saotome.

Ship's Counselor: Lt/Commander Deanna Troi.

Security Chief: Lt/Commander Tasha Yar.

Chief Engineer: Lt/Commander Geordie LaForge.

Ship's Strategic Officer: Lt. (sg) Worf.

Ship's Science Officer: Lt. Naru "Molly" Osaka-Hibiki.

Ship's Yeoman: Ryouga Hibiki.

Part 97

Location: Starbase 212 (Argolis Cluster).

After the whole Romulan fiasco, Starfleet Lt/Commander Ranma Saotome was looking forward to some rest and relaxation. Of course, his personal "Guardian of the Galaxy", Lianna of Oa, was taking advantage of both Usagi Tsukino's absence (who had transferred to DS9, with Ranma and Usagi's daughter Aikiko, Ranma's grand-daughter Keiko, great-granddaughter Molly, and son-in-law Miles O'Brien) and special understanding. So, between the standard Starfleet duties and Green Lantern duties, Ranma was living the "single" life.

It has been a few weeks since Ranma was reunited with his old friend, Starfleet Captain Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, who had disappeared a few months after Kirk himself had disappeared, after the Enterprise-B encountered the spatial phenomenon known as "The Nexus". When Scotty was found, he was trapped in the buffer stream aboard the USS Jolene, which had crashed on the surface of a Dyson Sphere. A Dyson Sphere was a "man-made" object that surrounds a star with a shell, making it bigger than a Death Star. Apparently, the Jolene had crashed after encountering a rogue tracker-beam, when the Jolene tried to establish communications with the sphere.

Scotty was surprised to see his old friend Ranma again, and together, they celebrated old times…

FLASHBACK!

"To old times," Scotty said, as he poured himself and Ranma a bottle of Romulan ale. They were lounging on a replica of the bridge of the original NCC-1701 Enterprise.

Ranma downed his glass.

"Thank you, my friend," Ranma said, as he got himself another glass. "Ah, those were the days, eh?"

"Indeed, Ranma. I don't think that hasn't been a finer crew since then."

"I agree."

The doors to holodeck open up.

"Am I intruding?" Captain Jean-Luc Picard says, as he steps down the to command center.

"Naw," Ranma said, as he gives Picard his chair. "We're just celebrating old times."

"Would you like a glass?" Scotty asks.

"Don't mind if I do," Picard says, as he receives a glass of Romulan Ale.

"Careful, Captain," Scotty says. "That's pretty strong stuff-"

Picard takes his glass, and takes the drink in one shot.

"Impressive," Scotty says.

"Who do you think taught him how to hold his liquor?" Ranma says with a smile.

After some more reverie, Picard assigns Ranma, LaForge and Scotty to see if they can salvage the Jolene for towing, while the Enterprise-D continues its investigation.

Once on board…

"I'll see if I can get the Engineering Section up and running," Scotty says, as he moves away from Ranma and LaForge.

Ranma turns to LaForge.

"Are you going to behave yourself?"

"Look, I'm sorry about getting on Scotty's case like that!" LaForge says, as he recalls the time when he yelled at Scotty for making a mistake in Engineering, though it was based upon old procedures.

"Alright, then. Just don't forget that Scotty is a senior officer, and that I'm YOUR senior officer. Understand?"

"Yes, Ranma."

As the three worked on getting the Jolene up and ready, the Enterprise-D gets trapped by the remote tractor beam, and gets stuck inside the Dyson Sphere. So when the Jolene took flight, the personnel on board noticed this. So a plan was devised to get them out.

"Can you use your Power Ring?" LaForge asks.

"Can't," Ranma replies. "The sun inside is producing a wavelength that is would affect my Power Ring."

"So, what are we going to do?"

Ranma thought for a moment.

"Scotty, you remember how to open the doors, right?"

"Yes…"

"Geordie, can you inverse the engines to produce a 'warp point'?"

"With these system…it'll be tricky."

"Alright team, let's do this!"

Once Scotty activates the trigger to the tractor beam, the great doors to the Dyson Sphere opens up.

"I'm moving the Jolene into place," Ranma said. "Scotty, prepare those shields for maximum output."

"Aye, Ranma!" Scotty says.

"Geordie, get ready for the warp point"

"Aye, Ranma!" Geordie says.

Ranma touches his combadge.

"Saotome to Enterpris-D."

"Go ahead, Ranma," Picard says.

"When those doors open, get the heck out of there."

"Understood. Picard…OUT."

The Jolene activates the trap, and gets the doors to open. The ship uses it's shields to keep the doors open long enough for the Enterprise-D to escape, after the Jolene jumps a few parsecs away. Thus, everyone was saved.

Later…

"So, you're ready to go?" Ranma asked.

"Aye," Scotty said, as he and Ranma head for the main transporter room. "It's been good to see you again. And it will be good to see the Lass again as well."

Scotty will take the Jolene to Deep Space Nine, where it will be repaired and serviced for its trip back to the Antares Ship Yards for a full refit.

"Well, Usagi is STILL a handful."

"Perhaps, but she makes a great drinking buddy, that's for sure."

Ranma merely nods.

END FLASHBACK.

And thus, life returns to normal.

Meanwhile, in Ranma's quarters…

"Whew," Ranma said, as he flipped over to his side of the bed. "You know…well, I don't know, but…dang, that was intense."

"Humph," Lianna said, as she moved to cuddle Ranma. "You make it sound like it's a bad thing, Ranma Saotome."

"I'm not complaining per se, but…every time we get together, I feel like I went through a few rounds with Ryouga or something."

Lianna arched one of her eyebrows.

"Well…we can always bring Ryouga Hibiki and Naru Osaka-Hibiki into are little circle."

"Uh-uh, NO way! I'm not going to be 'the girl' for him."

"Who says that YOU would be 'the girl'? I can always alter his 'curse' to assume a more pleasing form…"

"And no to THAT idea, too. Look, what WE have is more than enough, okay?"

Lianna looks at Ranma, and kisses him full on the lips…with lots of tongue action.

"Let us get acquainted again," Lianna cooed.

"Dang, girl! We just went through a 'marathon' a moment ago!"

CHIRP-CHIRP! CHIRP-CHIRP! CHIRP-CHIRP-!

"Save by the bell," Ranma says. "Saotome here. What's up?"

"If you can stop being unfaithful for a moment, we need supervision for the transfer of cargo and personnel…sir," said the newly promoted Lt. Ryouga Hibiki, who returned to his role as "Ship's Yeoman".

"Very funny, Ryouga. By the way, Lianna is offering to make you to change you pig curse to a girl curse…so you can join our 'recreational activities'."

"Don't even joke about that, Ranma!"

"Who's joking?"

"Uh…I got to go. Hibiki…OUT."

CHIRP!

"Man, I SO wish I could see the look of disgust on his face!" Ranma said with a grin. He then turned to Lianna. "I got to go, L."

"Very well, but when you return-"

"I know, I know. I am to 'please' you. SHEESH!

Starbase 212 was the more remote Starfleet bases within the Federation. After that, there were the Starfleet outposts, followed by the Deep Space stations. Once territory has been fully incorporated, then a base would be in place to serve as the "face" of the Federation. On this day, the Enterprise-D was getting a fresh batch of supplies, as well as a crew rotation. Ranma, being the most "senior" officer of the group, after Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Commander Riker, was put in charge of taking care of things, with the assistance Yeoman Hibiki.

"Sir, where do you want this?" asked a crewmember, as he used a "hover cart" to transport some supplies.

"Put this batch in Cargo Bay 9," Ryouga says. "And put the medical supplies in Cargo Bay 7."

"Aye, sir," said the crewmember, as he performed his tasks.

"Wow, you're really taking this leadership role seriously," said Ranma, as he went over the order manifest.

"Well, if it means getting promoted faster, then so be it."

"I guess so."

"I still can't believe that you're such a womanizer, Ranma."

"I'm not the one who is purposely seeking companionships, Ryouga."

"But you aren't putting much of an effort to stop it."

"Yeah, I guess you're right about THAT. I don't know. Ever since I've been married to Usagi, there have been incidents where I had no choice but to have outside relationships. You remember my son, Ranmak, right?"

"Yeah. Isn't he the chieftain of his people on Amerind?"

"Yeah, that's the one. Anyway, his mother Miramanee and I were briefly married, before the truth came out. So that is an example of having a relationship outside of marriage, since I was still married to Usagi even way back then."

"And how does Usagi deal with it?"

"She doesn't mind at all, though I think that's to make up for her…partying."

"And you take advantage of this?"

"Heck, no! But, admittedly…I like having a relationship, though Usagi does have final say in whom I get to be with. And quite frankly, one woman is more than enough, thank you very much!"

Ryouga looked at Ranma with by being both appalled and envious. He was appalled because of Ranma's cavalier attitude towards relationships, but was envious by the fact that he could "cat around"…if he wanted to.

"You're something else, you that?"

"Oh?" Ranma said, as he switched genders, sets down his manifest, saunters up to Ryouga, and drapes her delicate arms around Ryouga's neck.

"Well…I can be something more…Ryo-kun."

"Gah! Are you crazy?"

Ranma-chan lets go, and burst out laughing.

"You're funny when embarrassed!"

"Ranma-!"

Around them, the various crewmembers and civilians staffers performed one big "sweat-drop".

"…"

At least, everyone except Amanda Rogers, a recent Starfleet Academy cadet inductee, who was on her way to meet with her sponsor, Dr. Beverly Crusher aboard the Enterprise-D. She had honors in neural biology, plasma dynamics and eco-regeneration. She was smart as a whip, and worked hard to gain an internship under Dr. Crusher's wing.

Now, upon seeing Ranma-chan pretend to flirt with Ryouga, there were two thoughts that come to mind.

One, there was the fascination that two Starfleet officers were causing a scene.

And, two, Ranma was being a pervert.

And it is the later of the two thoughts that gripped Miss Roger's consciousness.

Ranma-chan quickly felt a familiar presence…

"Ranma…YOU PERVERT!"

BANG!

Ryouga stood back, as he saw a blond young woman lowering a wooden mallet on Ranma-chan's head.

"OW!" Ranma-chan yelled. "Why you uncute…tom…boy?"

"Oh, I'm sorry," said Amanda, as she looked at the mallet in her hand. "Why am I holding this thing?"

Ranma-chan and Ryouga looked at this blond stranger. In spite of her hair color, the girl looked exactly like-

"Akane?" the two says in unison.

Amongst this chaos, two robed figures check in with the Quarter Master. Unless specified otherwise, Starfleet can provide civilians passage to worlds on their itinerary.

"What is your destination, Miss…?"

"Sorry about that; my name is Tendo, Nabiki Tendo," said the shorthaired, dark haired female, as she refocused her attention at the counter. She had facial markings, as did her companion, although the Quarter Master did not take notice of this. "We want to book a passage to Earth."

"Miss, the Enterprise-D will not return to that world for at least a few weeks. However, we can provide you a transfer point that will cut your time in half."

"We will accept this," said Nabiki's companion.

"Good! So let's get these things in order…"

Afterwards, the two board a transport shuttle to the Enterprise-D.

"Do you think Akane will remember us?" said Nabiki's companion, whose name was Kasumi, Kasumi Tendo.

"Well, from that little display back there, Amanda Rogers definitely has Akane's instincts," Nabiki replies.

"Oh."

"We better check in before Saotome or his 'companion' notices us."

After the Enterprise-D gets under way, strange things began to occur.

"Alright," Ryouga says, as he monitors the "packing away" of the deutrinium "slush", the chemicals used as part of the fueling system of the warp engines. "That's good…THERE."

"Ryouga!" said Naru, as she enters the cargo bay. "Are you still free for lunch?"

"I can't," Ryouga says, as he checks the cargo manifest. "I'm up in my ears in back-logged stuff."

"Oh," Naru said, as the look of disappointment came upon her face. "What about dinner?"

"How about a late lunch?"

"I would like that," Naru says, as she kissed Ryouga on the cheek. "I'll see you then."

Ryouga grunts with a nod, and resume his work-

Suddenly, a barrel began to fall. Target: Naru's head.

"Naru!" Ryouga says, as he rushed over to block the attack. Only, the barrel suddenly veered off to the side.

"Are you okay?" Ryouga asks his wife.

"I'm fine," Naru replies. "What happened?"

"I don't know," Ryouga says, as he turns to face the person responsible for saving his wife from harm.

"It's a gift that I have," Amanda says, as she and Ranma comes up. She was assisting Ranma in gathering up the medical supplies for Dr. Crusher.

"…"

Things proceeded along, with Amanda learning about engine functions from Engineer LaForge, when suddenly-

"We're facing a full on 'warp core' breach!" LaForge says.

"I am compensating, but my efforts does not have any effect," Lt/Commander Data says, as his fingers danced across the touch pad control panel.

Ranma and Amanda, who was taking a tour of the propulsion systems, run into the main Engineering bay.

"What's going on?" Ranma asked.

"We're having a warp-core breach!" La Forge says.

"Got it," Ranma said, as he placed his hands on the warp core. He was using his will power to contain the breach-

BOOM!

"Ranma!" Amanda says, as she willed the breach closed. And just as soon the core burst, the core was resealed, as if no explosion has occurred.

"Whoa," Ranma said, as he got up. "That was odd…"

"You jerk!" Amanda said, as she ran to Ranma. "You shouldn't have been so careless."

"Uh, right," Ranma said, thinking that Amanda was acting like a certain uncute former fiancé. "Geordie, what the hell happened?"

"I don't know," Geordie says, as he and Data examined the Warp Core. "Nothing seemed to work. It's as if the laws of physics were thrown out the window."

"And why shouldn't they?" said a disembodied voice. "They can be such a nuisance."

FLASH!

"And you seem a lot tougher than the last time I've visited you, half-fem," said a familiar face.

Ranma sighed.

"Q," Ranma said with a smirk.

Tbc.