Chapter 4:
Change in Course
"Ensign Skywalker, please report to my ready room." "Aye, sir."
Anakin walked to his captain's ready room. "Ensign, I'm sorry if I reacted harshly to your investigation. I've consulted Captain Picard, now Ambassador Picard, and his very close friend, Guinan. If you believe we can recover Tasha Yar, I believe it is worth the risk." "Have you made contact with Q, Captain?" "No, not yet; but I think I know how." Riker tapped his communicator, "Lt. Gates, set course for Farpoint Station, maximum warp."
Farpoint Station
"Entering orbit of Farpoint Station, Captain." "Full impulse and standard orbit." "Aye, sir." Looking to Anakin, "Anything on sensors?" "Nothing." "Open a channel." "Channel open." "Q, we're here and we need help." Q then appeared, "Riker, Riker, how can the Q Continuum help you?" "We need to go back in time, can you help us?" "Of course, but for what purpose?" "To regain our lost comrade, Natasha Yar." "I hear that you have a new ensign onboard, Riker. One more powerful than you." "Yes," Riker said, looking toward Anakin, "this is Anakin Skywalker, formerly of the Vortex galaxy, a member of the Jedi Council and now an officer of Starfleet. He's studied the history of the Enterprise D and suggests a way to retrieve Natasha Yar." "How interesting." "Do you remember the creature named Armus?" "A vile creature, Captain, to be sure." "Can you get us there quickly?" "I believe I can; but you'll have to travel around the Zed Lapis Sun to get to the time of your first few missions." "Take us back to Stardate 41601.3, if you can." With a clap, Q put the Titan in orbit of the sun of Zed Lapin system. "Anakin, set course for the sun and calculate our trajectory around the sun to the stardate mentioned." "Aye, sir."
Lt. Gates and Lt. Haslam finished their computations. "We ready, sir." "Proceed."
The Titan made their way to the sun of the Zed Lapin sector and came around to the time of Natasha's death. "Scan for ships." "Aye, sir. One ship detected, it's the Enterprise, NCC 1701-D. Shall I hail them?" "Negative." "Commander Data, prepare an Away Team." Captain Data, who asked to serve on the Titan obeyed the command. "We are on the planet, Captain." "Keep this channel open. Do you see Tasha Yar?" "Yes, sir." "Do you see Armus?"
Vagra II
"Yes, sir. Armus is here." "Destroy him, now!" Armus rises and speaks, "Why are you here?" "Data answered, "That is none of your concern." Armus tried to attack, but Skywalker was there, lightsaber in hand and the Force on his side. Phaser fire came from Data's weapon and Armus was destroyed. Natasha Yar said, "Data, you sound different." Then a hypospray put Tasha in a medically induced coma, from Geordi LaForge, chief engineer of the Enterprise. "Captain," Data said, "Request permission to return to the ship." "By all means, Data." "Energize."
Titan
"Natasha Yar is in Sickbay, Captain. Dr. Shenti believes that Natasha will be able to serve after scans are complete." "Understood, report to the Bridge, Captain." "Aye, sir." "Any sign of shuttlecraft 13 from that stardate?" "No sir." "Lt. Haslam, do we have the firepower to destroy the planet?" "With the technology from the Vortex, yes, sir, we do." "Make it so!" The weapon from the Death Star and the thalaron material from the Schimitar destroyed Vagra II without incident to the Titan. Riker now said, "Set course for the timeshift to the Enterprise C encounter. Set course for the sun of the Vagra system." "Aye, sir."