Star Trek: The Nara-Maru Files
Akagi-Maru Incident
Chief Medical Officer's Log, Stardate… I'm not sure…
There have been complications with my patient Asami Hirayama, a small piece of debris had become lodged in her right leg and broken apart, I don't know why our sensors did not detect it before. It has now caused a severe trauma to her system which has begun shutting down slowly. I've managed to remove as much of the foreign object as I can, but the damage has already been done. With the threat of the Dominion Forces gone, we have set a course for her adopted homeworld at maximum warp but I had feared that she will not survive without immediate surgery, a surgery of which I have recently performed… I now face the task of informing her partner and Captain Picard of my choices.
I fear this is the end of my Medical and Starfleet Career.
Four Weeks Later…
For the duration of their journey back to the Iolian Homeworld, Beverly Crusher had spent the time in the Brig onboard the USS Enterprise, stripped of all rank she now faced a General Court-martial upon her return too Federation space after performing an unauthorised surgery on a patient, a surgery which had cost the Federation more then they could have ever imagined. Since the surgery, Asami Hirayama had fallen into a deep coma and placed in Cryogenic Stasis for the duration of her journey home. Instantly transported to an advanced medical facility inside the Royal Court itself, Captain Picard continued to apologise for the Doctor's actions to the Regent himself and Asami's wife as Teela paced the room with her anger building.
"I can assure you Regent, Doctor Crusher will be reprimanded for this action" Picard said slowly.
"And what then, Her career is saved? Sam did not want the surgery Picard! She asked you, she begged you to bring her here… we could've helped her…" Teela said with a deep anger.
"Starfleet Command has offered it's sincerest apologise for the actions of Doctor Crusher, in the hopes that…"
"What Picard, you want our Tech now? After almost killing Sam, you want our Tech?" Teela growled as the room shook. "Get your damned ship… away from this world. Or I will have it destroyed myself"
"TEELA!" The Regent yelled. "Captain Jean-Luc Picard. As a representative of the United Federation of Planets I will say this too you, pass this on to your Superiors. Recent events has shown a complete disregard for Iolian Sovereignty in these matters. Even though Asami Hirayama is half-Human and half-Betazoid, she had given up that right and become one of our people… a very important part of our people. Even now, our medical staff are striving to save her life. If she dies, so does our Alliance… You may leave now Captain. If your vessel or any other Starfleet ship is found in our space, it will be turned away… forcibly!"
"If that is your wish Regent. Once again, I apologise for the actions of…"
Closing his eyes, Picard felt tremendous pain as a voice rang out in his mind. 'Captain Picard, My brother is correct! Return to your ship… you have five minutes to leave our space, or our fleet will DRAG your Enterprise away. Do NOT test us Captain!'. Almost terrified of the voice in not only his mind, but the minds of his crew, Picard activated his com-badge and disappeared in a haze of transporter energy as forty-two Iolian cruisers appeared around the Enterprise and followed within weapons range as the Enterprise leapt into high warp away from the planet itself towards the Klingon Homeworld where they delivered Ambassador Worf.
Shining like a new-born star, a brilliant white light rang through her senses as millions of voices entered her mind instantly. Grabbing her head in pain, she instantly sprang upright as she screamed in pain before the voices returned to their normal background hum as her eyes opened slowly and adjusted to the light as she blinked rapidly before her vision cleared and replaced by a white medical room as a young girl leapt onto her feet and ran out of the door screaming for a Doctor. Moments later, the young girl returned with a man she instantly recognised as he stepped at her side and spoke with a calm and soothing voice a he smiled widely.
"Can you see me? Asami, can you see me?" He said slowly.
"Yes… Where am I?" She said slowly as she looked around.
"A medical facility… easy, easy. Try not to move so much" He said with a soft smile. "What is the last thing you remember Asami?"
"I-I-I was onboard a ship, a Starfleet vessel. They brought me home? My legs…" She said quickly.
"Try not to move Asami, you are safe now"
"Teela, where is Teela?" She said as her eyes scanned the room an saw the young girl. "Who are you?"
"One thing at a time Asami. Just lay back and let me do my job… I promise, we will explain everything later when you are stronger" Replied the Doctor.
"No Doc, NOW! Where is my damned WIFE!" She said harshly.
"Asami. This is going to be difficult for you, but I need you too trust us…" He said slowly. "This is Kaila, she is… a friend"
"I promise you, I will explain everything later, just please… trust us?" The young girl said slowly.
"NO! I want to know… NOW!" Asami yelled. "You are blocking me, both of you… why?"
A nervous looked passed between the Doctor she had known for many years and the young girl she had never seen before as she moved backwards up the bed slowly and defensively.
"I give you my word, you are safe… and, and I will explain everything shortly. Just please, let us help you?" Replied the young girl as she stepped at her side slowly.
"Do I know you… what did he call you, Kaila?"
"No Ma'am, you don't know me. But Ohh boy! Do I know you, You have been in in Cryo-Stasis for twenty-five years. This maybe difficult for you too hear right now, I am your daughter!" Kaila said with a large smile.
"Bullshit! THIS IS BULLSHIT!"
Instantly leaping off of the bed, she fell onto the floor hard as Kaila and Doctor ran to her side as she moved away and curled up into a ball in the corner with fear. Kneeling before her, the young girl, barely eighteen years old smiled gently as she extended her hand as she spoke.
"Please mother, I have a lot to tell you. Let me help you?"
"NO! go away! Where is Teela? Get her here now…" Asami yelled as tears rolled down her face.
Seeing the distress in Asami's face, the Doctor instantly moved towards her with what appeared to be a Hypospray and inject her into her shoulder, as her vision faded, she saw the young girl yell at the doctor with fear and pushed out with her hands, the last thing that Asami saw was the doctor flying over the bed and crashing onto the ground as the girl ran towards her.
Once again, her vision cleared only this time, it wasn't the brilliant white light of the medical room, but an almost dark room she instantly recognised. Sitting upright instantly, she took a deep breath and smiled widely as she felt her own legs beneath her and her own clothing on her.
"What a bad dream?" She mumbled as she stood slowly.
Staggering slightly, she made her way through the corridors of a vessel she instantly knew and could walk around while wearing a blindfold as she stepped onto the bridge with a large sigh. Seeing someone sat at the helm, she smiled widely as she called out Teela's name only to be shocked as the chair turned and the woman sat at the helm was the young girl named Kaila.
"What the hell is going on here? No lies now, who the hell are you. And what are you doing on my ship?" Asami said with almost exhaustion.
"Do you recognise this ship?" She said quickly.
"This is the Nara-Maru, I know every inch of this ship. But the question still remains, who the hell are you?"
"This will… take sometime to explain" She said as she stood slowly and smiled. "My name is Kaila Mayu Hirayama. And… I am a genetic clone of yourself and Teela. I was created Sixteen years ago by the one who raised me as her Daughter, your wife… Teela. I know, this may sound strange to you mother…"
"Stop calling me that!" Asami yelled.
"Very well" Kaila said slowly. "Please, sit down. You must be tired, you have… never… used those legs before"
"What do you mean. I go back to an older question, what the hell is going on?" Asami said as she sat in the nearest chair and sighed deeply with relief.
"The long story it is then. After the accident on the Akagi-Maru, the shockwave. Your legs where crushed and shortly afterwards, you where picked up by the USS Enterprise. The damage to your legs caused… complications and against your wishes Doctor Beverly Crusher… removed them surgically. I know this most sound insane…"
"Then what are these?" Asami said as she kicked out and laughed.
"I will… get to that. Shortly afterwards, the Alliance between Iolia and the Federation collapsed due to that one little incident. Doctor Crusher received a court-martial and was dropped in rank to Ensign. The surgery caused complications as several pieces of the Akagi-Maru had lodged into your leg and you fell into a Coma shortly after surgery. They placed you into Cryo-Stasis until you returned home, but the damage was already done. We don't know why, but a deadly infection had already set in before you where placed into stasis. Teela remained at your side everyday as the Doctors back home kept you in stasis while they tried to figure out what happened. You remained in stasis for years, Teela couldn't bare to loose you, using a blood sample already taken from you and herself, she created me Sixteen years ago in an attempt to keep a part of you around"
"This is such Bullshit!" Asami said with a nervous laugh.
"No, it is true. While in stasis, your mind had begun to degrade. You see, after you where injured, Teela sold everything she could and bought that company you wanted… she turned it into a research program in the hopes of finding out how to help you, while building those vessels you always wanted. Quickly it became a major player, selling ships all over the quadrant. However, her priority was saving you. The company built a large computer and transferred your mind into that computer, I was three yeara old at the time, but it saved you. Five years ago, things started to go badly for us all…" Kaila said slowly.
"Assuming that I believe this story, what went badly?"
"Relationships between the Iolian Unity and the Federation collapsed entirely after a Federation Starship was discovered in our space, Uncle Marty sent out our flagship to meet it. We received a distress call from the Flagship shortly afterwards… and so did Starfleet. Our Flagship, discovered the USS Titan mapping our space against our new treaty with them, we don't know how it happened… but when two of our ships, escort class, entered the system… all they found was debris from both ships. Shortly afterwards, the USS Enterprise appeared. They must've blamed our ships for the attack, we still don't know… The Enterprise was destroyed, along with our escorts and it triggered a War with the Federation" Kaila said with a deep sadness.
"What? No-no… that's wrong"
"No, it happened. Starfleet quickly overpowered our outer defences but, we had time to gather our forces. We pushed them back at great cost to Starfleet and our own fleet. It was then that Starfleet called in the Klingons for help. Torn between his loyalties to Starfleet and his deep friendship with us, Worf… refused to help. Chancellor Martok saw that as a deep betrayal and ordered Worf's execution for cowardice… It didn't take long before the Klingon Empire itself fell into Civil War once again. With a little over a third of their forces loyal to Worf, Martok ordered their deaths instantly… with no place left to hide as even the Federation itself had begun to assist Martok, we opened our boarders to Worf and his fleet. Out of two-hundred and fifty ships… only forty-two arrived in our space. Worf was killed in the battle…"
"My god! What…" Asami said slowly.
"There is more, it will be hard for you, but you must hear this. Two years ago, Mom took out the Asami-Maru, the third ship. She had been negotiating with the President of the Federation herself for a cease-fire. She was on her way back with the treaty for Marty to sign… when, when… her ship was destroyed…" She said as she broke down into tears.
"What? No this is wrong, this is so wrong" Asami wept.
"No, it's true… everything is true. A… Ferengi vessel was able to salvage large parts of the Akagi-Maru after it was destroyed under Teela's orders, they found your advanced weapons and sold them to Starfleet. Peace, wasn't in their interest… so they destroyed Mom's ship. Now this is very important, you have to listen. We know where and when this whole Shit-Storm started… when we found a cure for you, we knew we had a chance to put things right and end this war…"
"How? Teela is dead, this whole universe is… screwed up!" Asami wept once more.
"Not for long, you are the key here Mother! For the past two years, we've been working on a system that can… in theory… send only someone back in time, YOU! You have to put things right and this war would never have begun" Kaila said with a large smile as tears rolled down her face.
"Me? Why me?"
"Mother, you where the catalyst for this, all of this. When that debris fell on you, it set in motion a chain of events that destroyed everything. In effect, we're fixing the time-line"
"You mean altering it" Asami said slowly.
"Yes… you don't understand what this war has cost, trillions are dead. The Iolian species is now barely 100'000... The Klingons are almost extinct, the Federation has collapsed and the Romulans are eating up what is left of their territories. Hell, even the Ferengi have turned into a major threat since Grand Negus Rom was assassinated and a guy named Brunt took over. Bajor is gone, the planet was destroyed by the Dominion who allied themselves with the Romulans after seeing the weakness in the Federation and the all-but Cardassians are now extinct. This timeline is dead… Temporal Physics Mother, remember?"
"Grandfather paradox… what happens if the timeline that I create is worse?" She said slowly.
"Then, we will face it together, You, Teela and Me!" Kaila said slowly.
"But if I do… alter the timeline, you may not exist" Asami replied.
"You forget mother, I was created from you and Teela. I am within you both… if you wish, I could share my mind with you. Show you my life so that one day, perhaps on this day in what will be your future, you can share that with me… and Teela. But you have to make a promise, never to share it before then. The memories that I hold are… difficult and filled with the blood of trillions of souls. It will change you, more so then when you bonded with Teela"
"This is… incredible… and assuming that I believe you, then explain why I can still walk around, this cure you found… I want more Kaila, I need more" She said as tears flowed down her face.
"Very well, When they found the cure… which was within me, don't ask me to explain it, I'm just a pilot I think they said that it was my Iolian and Human D.N.A which had somehow mixed. Six weeks ago, we began to give you the cure and it worked, however you where still in a medically induced Coma. You're legs where genetically cloned using a similar way that I was born and three days ago, your mind was reintegrated back into your body and I haven't left your side since. Mom and I used to go to the facility where you being held and tell you about our day, I just wish she was here right now, I wish they all where. Marty and myself are all that is left of our family, everyone else had been killed during the war, but now you are back mother. It would be so much easier if I cold show you, show you everything that has happened in the past rather then telling you like this. When I was old enough to understand, Teela shared her mind with me, I knew everything about you…" Kaila said with tears streaming down her face.
"I hope that she… left out a few things" Asami laughed, nervously.
"She did Mother, but she did share with me one thing… the full extent of her feelings for you and those feelings are apart of me and my love for you as your daughter, even though we had never really met until you awoke, let me share that with you. Let me show you everything?"
Slowly standing, a pain ripped through her legs as she staggered slightly before slowly walking around the bridge of her own ship before she stopped and turned to nod slightly.
"Thank you mother, I have been preparing for this moment for my entire life, I just never thought that I would have to loose you once again if you decide to take on this dangerous assignment"
Sitting in the centre of the bridge on the deck, Kaila sat facing her as they both took a deep breath before Kaila shared her entire knowledge and experiences with the woman who was her biological mother, her memories of pain and loss, the darkness which had overtaken the galaxy itself and finally a calm soothing feeling of love beyond anything she had ever known as the image of her long since dead wife filled her mind and spoke to her.
'If you are seeing this Sam, then you are awake and our daughter has found you. Everything she has said is the truth, I don't know if I am here with you, if I'm not… you must trust her. This war must end and end soon before all is lost beyond repair. Our people are almost dead, our world is lost… we have taken refuge from the Klingon's attack in the system you once spoke of, beneath the surface of what little islands are on this world. This timeline, must be put right… Within Kaila's memories that she had no doubt given to you at this time are my own along with information on more advanced technologies that we have created over the last twenty years. Use them, give yourself the life you have always wanted and in doing so, free our people. I love you Sam, I hope that you will see me soon'
Slowly breaking the link between the two of them, Kaila took a deep breath as Asami coughed deeply and looked around with shock at what her daughter had shown her and the death of the homeworld she had sworn her life to protect as Kaila spoke slowly.
"These memories should stay with you for the rest of your life along with the advanced technologies we have shown you"
"That's cheating!" Asami said as she took deep breaths.
"Coming from you mother, that is funny. I know about your Starfleet Career, the Kobayashi Maru test you took. The one being tested couldn't figure out the solution so you took over during his second test. I know that you used an ancient challenge against the enemy commander, challenging their best to a duel to the death, you took the examiners by surprise but they beamed you onto a holodeck and faced you off against a Romulan Officer, but you where one step ahead of them…"
"I did, I forgot about that! I had my sword hidden in my tunic, what was it I said?"
"You said… 'Only a Romulan would his fists to a sword fight!' and then, you sliced the hologram in half…" Kaila laughed.
"I was suspended for four weeks for taking a weapon into the simulation, I lost four weeks of Academy credit points for that, Mom was Pissed Off at me… they all said that I cheated. They hate to loose, how did you know that?"
"Mom told me. I wish… oh how I wish that I had the time to talk with you. But we don't have the time, The Romulans have found us. We don't have time… if what I have said and shown you doesn't convince you, then follow me"
Helping her mother to stand, she held her hand softly as she led her through the ship towards the Starboard exit ramp which had already been lowered as an honour guard stood waiting and saluted as they walked down the ramp slowly. Avoiding their minds, she saw the look of hopeless fear in their eyes as she walked past each of them before a large metallic door had swung open seemingly on its own as Kaila smiled gently as she spoke.
"Something I inherited from Teela, since the war started Telekinetics no longer hide"
"If you're really my daughter Kaila. What is my favourite song?" She said slowly.
"An ancient song from the Twentieth Century…" A familiar voice called out inside a large cavern. "Eric Clapton, Tears in Heaven, and you hate that song even though you used to play it a lot… it reminds you of your mother's death. You're all time favourite is two actually, a group called Queen, A King of Magic and Who Wants to Live Forever!"
"Marty?" Asami said with a large smile. "What happened too your hair?"
"I got old Sam, you look… amazing!" He smiled as he walked towards her. "You look taller then I remember. Kaila, Jarred is looking for you"
"What? Of course! Mother, I shall be right back" She said as she almost ran towards a console.
"She's more like you then she knows" Marty said as he hugged her tightly.
"Really? I see a lot of Teela in her"
"Only on the outside, she has Teela's Iolian features, but your eyes and temperament…" He smiled as he looked at her.
"Who is Jarred?"
"He is… her boyfriend, for lack of a better term. Don't worry, I'm watching them… A lot has changed since you've been gone" Marty said as he took her hand and led her towards a chair as she sat down slowly.
"So I heard. How could you let things get so bad?"
"It wasn't me Sam. I haven't told Kaila, Teela started this war. After Crusher's Court-Martial, Teela disappeared for six weeks, when she returned… she was darker, I've never seen her like that. She told me what she had done…"
"No! I've had enough bad news for any life-time!" Asami said with a deep anger.
"Sam, she killed Doctor Crusher. She tore that pour woman apart along with everyone around her, her mind never recovered from what happened" He whispered as she wept. "You… where the anchor for her, when she lost you… she lost her mind. Racked with guilt over what she did, Teela tried to make up for everything by taking on the Peace Treaty in your name. When Teela died, the war grew out of control… We need your help. You must use that device and go back in time, stop this war before it started"
Her eyes fell upon a what appeared to be a transporter platform which large computer and power modules behind the pad itself. Slowly standing from her seat, she walked towards the platform and examined the console carefully as she spoke.
"You have this wired into the magma-chamber for power… coolant is provided by the ocean itself, amazing. The power must be immense. Temporal coordinates look good, you have this set for time code… two minutes before the wave hit, is that enough time to react?" Asami said quickly.
"This is not a normal transport Asami, timing is everything"
"So what then Marty, two of me?"
"No! there are three options we can think of here. Number one, the presence of two of you will cause a temporal paradox… and well as you would say, BOOM!"
"I don't like that one Marty, what are the others?"
"Nothing will happen and this timeline will continue and Romulans will eventually control everything. There is a 0.5% possibility that this system will transport you into… yourself. Either your younger self will be destroyed or you will be blended into one, we're not sure…"
Reaching into the large jacket he wore, he pulled out a computer tablet and handed it too her as he spoke.
"You need to memorize this calculation, it will protect the Akagi from the wave itself… we hope. You may sustain some damage, Just stay away from the helm…" He said sternly.
"You know, if I do this… she will no longer exist" She said as she nodded towards Kaila.
"We know, we all know. You must never tell anyone about this Asami… she's right about one thing though, sixteen years ago… she was cloned from you both and she can be again. Put things right Sam, only you will remember this conversation but if you ever need to convince me of this, I have a bottle of old Earth Scotch Whiskey hidden, only I know where it is"
"I thought that Alcohol from alien worlds was illegal?" Asami laughed.
"I was the Regent remember? Your Mother gave it too me, I've been saving it for a special occasion. In a vault in my private office, look for a photo of you, Teela and your mother, Vault password… Hirayama… Mayu" He said with a wink.
"I… I knew that you had feelings for her" Asami said with laughter.
"I loved her like my own sister. What is it about your family that is simply irresistible to my people?"
"I think, I think it's the eyes" She said with a large smile.
"Mother? It is time" Kaila called out with a look of sadness. "Our sensors have detected forty-two vessels entering this system. They are Romulan"