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Star Trek Voyager/Doctor Who Crossover – Worst Case Scenario: Chapter 18: New
Companions
By
Celgress
(Former Nightmare Child) Liberty Station Delta Quadrant
"Sure these three will be enough? We can easily assign you more personnel if necessary Doctor?" Captain Picard said standing in front of the Tardis.
"Jean-Luc I picked these three individuals very carefully. Each possesses a certain specialized skill set which will prove vital if the little excursion I have planned is to be successful." The Doctor said. "Worry not we'll be back in a jiffy, long before we're missed in fact." The Doctor slapped Picard lightly on his back, "Wish us luck."
"That I do, may the gods speed," Picard said smiling.
Inside the Tardis three very different beings awaited the Doctor's arrival: legendary Starfleet engineer Montgomery Scott, the android known as Data and Kira Nerys former member of the Bajoran resistance. Each was unsure why they'd been picked for this "vital" mission by their enigmatic ally the Doctor. All he'd told them was it involved tasks that only they could aid him with.
"Jolly good and off we go." The Doctor said entering the Tardis he instantly flipped down a lever on the central control island.
"Mind telling us where exactly we are going Doctor and why I need this?" Kira asked hefting a Starfleet issued phaser rifle that showed signs of major unspecified modifications. Most of its blinking inner circuity was exposed. A series of what appeared to be Dalek inspired nodes covered it's surface at seemingly random intervals.
"Balaraphon," The Doctor said checking the Tardis readouts.
"Balaraphon, never heard of it." Kira said.
"Nor have I." Data stated. "Is it located in another galaxy perhaps?"
"Aye, are we going galaxy hopping Doctor?" Scotty said taking it all in stride. "A truly marvelous machine ye Tardis be. What I wouldn't give to have a copy of her schematics or better yet a wee peak beneath the hood."
"Ah Mr. Scotty if only time permitted." The Doctor said typing a series of commands on what looked like an old fashioned keyboard interface he winked at Scotty.
"Where exactly is Balaraphon located?" Kira said becoming annoyed with the Doctor's scatterbrained antics.
"Dimension X, well Dimension X Prime more precisely. There being several variants of Dimension X, as with most every primary dimensional division." The Doctor said.
"Dimension X Prime," Kira blurted out in disbelief. "We're traveling in this thing to an entirely different dimension?"
"There, there girl she didn't mean anything by it." The Doctor said to the central control island as the column within rose and fell at irregular intervals.
"Excuse me Doctor sir." Data said. "I thought you had stated this travel capsule could not transverse between dimensions?"
"Normally it can't." The Doctor said. "Doing so even under proper circumstances proves rather tough on my old girl. That is why we are headed to Balaraphon?"
"My I ask why?" Data said inclining his head slightly a mildly confused expression on his chalk white features.
"Of course," The Doctor said turning a nob. "Simply put the Tardis requires a retrofit if she is to routinely ferry between different realities."
"I take it some sort of transdimensional shipyard is located on or near this Balaraphon?" Kira said taping her right foot impatiently.
"Aye makes sense lass," Scotty reasoned.
"Not quite, rather spare parts," The Doctor said. "Brace yourselves this last step is always a doozy, something I hope to eliminate with our little scavenger hunt." The Doctor warned griping the central control island. Scotty, Kira and Data did emulate his action. Kira slung the phaser rifle over her right shoulder.
A massive boom rocked our heroes. Overhead lights blinked then blinked again before going out completely. Puffs of grey smoke emitted on regular two seconds intervals from the central column which had frozen in place. Everything shook violently before emergency power, including lightning, kicked in bathing the area in an eerie lime green glow. All was now silent, disturbingly so.
Flipping another lever the Doctor activated the outside view screen. Brown rocks and a twilight red sky were displayed by the wall mounted monitor. "We made it, just barely," The Doctor proclaimed. "Welcome to Balaraphon of Dimension X Prime. Scotty you remain here with the Tardis. Don't let anything I repeat anything that comes a knocking other than us inside."
"Aye, ye needn't worry about such Doctor. This place gives me the willies." Scotty said a shiver running down his spine.
"Good it should, Data, Kira follow me." The Doctor said heading for the outside door. "And Data be a dear bring my tool kit." The Doctor indicated a large dusty black trunk.
Sometime later Kira groaned wiping sweat from her brow. Her phaser rifle pointed forward ready to take on all comers. "Might help matters move along quicker if you told us what we are looking for."
"Sure," The Doctor said cheerfully pointing at a distant hill, "that."
There sat a massive white colored metallic structure. More than anything else it resembled an enormous golf ball mounted on tank tracks. A bulbous structure protruded from a thin stock on top that appeared not unlike a human eyeball. Whatever it was space ship, weapon, local attraction, it had clearly been here unattended for a long time depilation reigned.
"Unbelievable," Kira said in awe.
"Behold the former scourge of a hundred worlds, Dimensional X tyrant Krang's once thought invincible battle fortress the legendary Technodrome." The Doctor said spreading his arms wide then he added. "Hmmm, it's bigger than I remember."
"What could we possible want in that relic?" Kira said regaining her voice.
"Haven't you been listening, spare parts come along now." The Doctor said sprinting towards his destination.
Several hours passed before the party located their target, a cavernous chamber one end of which was dominated by a wall encompassing screen of some undefined type. Producing his sonic screw driver from his coat pocket the Doctor went to work at once. He stripped away three floor panels directly in front of the screen.
"Data my tool box," The Doctor said. "Kira in about twenty seconds this chamber will be crawling with hostile mutant scavengers of ill intent. Your job is to buy me and Data enough time to finish our task."
"Enough time to do what?" Kira asked clutching her phaser rifle tightly.
"Remove the transdimensional portal core that allowed this vessel to travel between realities with ease back in its prime." The Doctor said kneeling by the opening he'd created "Dimension X might be a place of total war but it is always a place of great breakthroughs in pandimensional transference technology. In fact they are second to none, which is just what the doctor ordered. Data get down here I need your greatly enhanced speed and strength. There's a lot of useless junk we have to dig out of the way first."
"At once Doctor," Data said kneeling down besides the Doctor.
"Listen carefully Data I'll guide you, understand?" The Doctor said.
"I understand." Data replied.
Kira picked off the first wave of blue and purple armored cyborg mutants that scurried in through the main entrance. In one half hour she'd slain perhaps a hundred of the vile semi-humanoid entities when her phaser rifle bleeped loudly in protest. Kira checked the indicators a worried expression formed on her face.
"My weapon is almost out of power, levels are dangerously low and another wave of hostiles is incoming." Kira shouted over her shoulder.
"We'll be done soon." The Doctor said from the trench he and Data drug through the guts of the Portal mechanism. He then added under his breath. "I hope."
"Hurry," Kira shouted more anxiously. "I don't know how much longer I can hold them off. Damn out of juice." Kira said before swearing in Bajoran.
"Got it," The Doctor declared.
"Great, now what," Kira said pointing at the charging horde of vicious abnormalities half running half leaping over the piles of their fallen brethren murderous intent shining in their eyes.
Getting out of the trench the Doctor sealed the parts into his tool box. He handed the box back to Data. Then he surveyed their situation. "Run," He said. "Follow me."
They beat a hasty retreat from the ruined Technodrome it wasn't long until they reached the Tardis. Once inside they noticed normal power levels had been restored. The Doctor and Scott went to work installing the procured alien technology into the space directly underneath the central command island while Data sorted the components and assistant with tools. Four stressful hours later everything seemed to be properly integrated.
"Scotty it has been a pleasure working with a legend such as yourself." The Doctor said sealing the open panels after he and Scotty climbed out.
"Aye same to ye Doctor." Scotty said.
"Here goes nothing," The Doctor said flipping the main power switch. On the island's built in display screen in bold white letters appeared the words: 'input coordinates – space, time (and newly added) dimensional variance'. After inputting his chosen place of travel the Doctor flipped another lever activating the central column. "Geronimo," He happily yelled. "I love it when my plans come together smoothly. Only two more steps and I can lend a major assist undoing the damage done by those dastardly Daleks to your home."
"How," Kira asked.
"Aye what do ye have in mind Doctor?" Scotty said.
"I don't believe in spoilers." The Doctor chuckled. "My plan will be revealed once I've procured the final two pieces. First up piece number one of two you need troops, lots of them. Fortunately certain members of a militaristic clone based species owe me some favors and they love to fight. Daleks, Cybermen, Borg there all the same far as these guys are concerned."
"They sound," Data said searching for the proper term. "Most intense Doctor, are you sure they will be appropriate allies?"
"Of course," The Doctor said. "I've been dealing with them for centuries upon centuries. Ah we've arrived." The Doctor opened the front door and strolled outside. "Kira you might want to leave the phaser rifle behind. Our hosts don't care for others beings being armed."
Kira did what the Doctor recommended. She, Scotty and Data then followed him out the door. Outside they soon found themselves surrounded by thousands of identical stocky, squat figures wearing cobalt blue body armor and rounded dark blue helmets. Each pointed a cobalt blue rifle nearly as tall as each figure was at the intruders.
"Kira, Data, Scotty welcome to the planet Sontar in my dimension of origin, home to the feared warrior race the Sontarans." The Doctor said his hands, along with those of his companions, held palms forward in the universal sign of surrender.
To Be Continued
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