Naruto: Infinity Divide
Ambush!
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Just as a note, the foreign language used in this chapter is exclusively Klingon. Here is the next chapter. Enjoy!
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NCC-1602 U.S.S. Wolverine
In the meantime, Naruto was accessing the situation of Commodore Dominic with his staff. "Our decryption of the Klingon cipher shows that Commodore Kiroth is a brilliant tactician who has never lost a battle in his career. Many of his writings are required reading at the Klingon Naval Academy on Qo'noS." said Samui. "One of his sayings is to always be in the right place at the time to remain ever victorious."
"I read that too." said Rafi. "Punctuality is basically the guy's way of life. He's the one that wrecked Captain Styles in the U.S.S. Gryphon months ago with the I.K.V. Direslayer."
"And the Direslayer is on its way to Qo'noS as we speak." said Naruto. "It's supposed to arrive in four days at exactly 18:00 Qo'noS time for a hero's welcome." He brought up a holographic map. "The I.K.V. Direslayer was in the Rubiss System when the U.S.S. Hornet was destroyed at 06:27 on Stardate 2282.227. If we plot a straight course to the Qo'noS System at 18:00 on Stardate 2282.243…" a line appeared across the map. "…Then this is the course they would be following at exactly warp 7."
Shizuka smiled vengefully. "Then we use his extreme punctuality against him and wait in ambush."
Naruto nodded and said, "A normal squadron wouldn't be able to catch him at that speed. At our squadron's current maximum speed of Warp 10.7, we can intercept him two days before he reaches his destination. "Alison, Rafi, Samui. I need an exact location where we can lay in wait for the Direslayer that works to our advantage. Something like an asteroid field or a-"
Alison zoomed the map in. "How about the edge of a nebula?"
Samui started doing calculations and said, "The Raptor Nebula, it's at the outer edge of the Qo'noS sector. It will take us a day to traverse it from our approach angle."
Shizuka said, "So we wait just inside the nebula and when the Direslayer goes sailing by at warp 7, we pounce."
Naruto's eyes crackled with chakra. "It won't be that easy against a Klingon like Kiroth but it's our best shot. Lay in a course for the Raptor Nebula, warp 10.7. We must be perfectly timed for this operation. We can't afford to miss the target. Rescuing Commodore Dominic is vital, or it will all have been for nothing."
After sending out short range, burst transmissions to the Thor and Brunhild, the three ships crept out of the asteroid field and raced towards the Raptor Nebula…
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Chapter 69
Stardate 2282.241, Klingon Imperial Territory, I.K.V. Direslayer
The Klingon D7L Command Cruiser Direslayer was travelling at warp 7 enroute to Qo'noS and was edging the Raptor Nebula when their sensor technician picked up something odd. Zeroing in on the nebula itself, he saw the shape of a federation cruiser hovering in the miasma. He immediately turned to his commanding officer, Commodore Kiroth and said, ["Commodore, a Federation cruiser hull is at station keeping inside the edge of the nebula!"]
Kiroth quickly ordered, ["On screen."] Seeing the hazy silhouette, the Commodore ordered, ["Magnify image."] The arrowhead shaped hull of a fast cruiser came into view. Kiroth smiled. ["I'll be damned, that fool Styles has travelled all the way out here for a rematch. Maintain course and speed. Get our boarders ready. Today we are going to capture the U.S.S. Gryphon and her technology!"]
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NCC-1602 U.S.S. Wolverine
Captain Naruto M'Fau was in his command chair and asked, "Are they changing course or speed? I can't believe they haven't spotted us yet."
Alison looked up from her scanner and said, "No changes. They appear to be unaware of our presence."
"Captain Terrill and her commandoes are standing by to beam out." said Shizuka in a bloodthirsty tone. "It's only a matter of time before they are in transporter range."
"Remember, our goal is to recue Commodore Dominic and run." said Naruto. "We can't afford a prolonged fight this close to the Klingon Capital."
"As soon as they are in position, we lock a tractor beam on them and send in our hit and run teams." said Samui. "Tractors are energized and ready."
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I.K.V. Direslayer
['Come on Styles, pounce already!'] thought Kiroth. ['It's only a matter of time…']
["Shall we energize the phasers sir?"] asked his gunnery technician. ["The capacitor is ready but-"]
["Not yet. We need them to think we are still unaware. Their sensors could pick up our weapons charging."] replied Kiroth. ["Styles has gall, I'll grant him that. Be ready on the transporters. When we take the bridge and engineering, the rest should go down in short order."]
["Our boarders are ready sir, any final commands before we beam them out?"] asked the engineering technician.
["Tell them the one who brings me Captain Styles alive gets all the blood wine they can drink!"] said Kiroth.
["Aye sir!"] said the engineer as he relayed the message.
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U.S.S. Wolverine
"They are just outside maximum tractor range." said Alison.
Naruto nodded. "Rafi, GO!"
The Wolverine shot forward after its prey…
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I.K.V. Direslayer
["They just jumped into warp!"] said the helmsman. ["Should we-"]
["Wait for it."] said Kiroth.
["Their shields aren't up yet due to the nebula's effects!"] urged the gunnery officer. ["Shall I energize the phasers?"]
The Commodore replied, ["Wait…"]
The sensor tech said, ["They are within transporter range!"]
["Boarders away!"] roared Kiroth with a smile.
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U.S.S. Wolverine
"They haven't raised their shields!" said Shizuka. "Phasers on standby."
"They are within tractor beam range." said Samui calmly.
Alison reported, "Now within transporter range."
"Lock tractor beam." said Naruto, "Transporters, energize."
"We have boarders!" said Shizuka.
Naruto said. "Then we will just have to greet them properly. Raise the shields and prepare for boarding party combat." He created two dozen shadow clones and said, "Eliminate the Klingon boarders and assist security."
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I.K.V. Direslayer
["They aren't firing…they've locked a tractor beam on us!"] said the gunnery officer.
["But why…?"] asked the helmsman.
Their sensor tech yelled, ["We have boarders, and our Marines are aboard the Federation fast cruiser!"]
["Raise the shields and prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"] growled Kiroth. ["I can't believe they are trying to capture us!"]
["Two other ships just entered range."] said the gunnery officer. ["They are Federation destroyer types. They must have been hiding deeper in the nebula!"]
Kiroth roared, ["Energize all weapons! Prepare to fire on that cruiser! We must take them out before the destroyers get involved!"]
["Our fire control is offline sir!"] replied the gunnery officer.
["WHHAATT?!"] yelled Kiroth. ["Get it back online!"]
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Several decks below, Marine Captain Scarlet Terrill walked on to the sensor control deck of the Direslayer and looked at the smoking wreckage around her. "The photon grenades did the job Team A. Contact Team B and tell them to take engineering. I don't know where the Klingon Marines defenders are."
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U.S.S. Wolverine
"RASENGAN!" yelled a shadow clone as phaser and disruptor fire flew everywhere around him in engineering. The Klingon Marine in front of him exploded in a shower of gore. Kloene fired a phaser rifle at another Klingon Marine and disintegrated him.
"It's a good thing we all learned about boarding party combat from Terrill's Terrors." grunted the big Orion.
Another shadow clone corrected, "They go by Terrill's Talons."
Kloene fired again. "Whatever Naruto."
The clone fired a phaser pistol and shot another target dead. "Now you see all that training paid off."
"We should have used you clones to beam over to the Direslayer." said Daniel Simmons as he hid behind a bulkhead.
T'Lyra quietly picked off a Klingon with a phaser rifle. "You forget that Naruto's clones are chakra energy constructs and cannot use transporters, Sir."
"Oh crap, that's right." replied Simmons. "Sometimes I forget because they are solid."
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Up on the bridge the battle had been short but extremely violent. Almost everyone had been injured to some degree. Naruto's clones had done most of the fighting. Body flickering among the Klingon Marines with Rasengans at ready, they'd made a horrible, gory mess of the invaders.
The original Naruto had the last living Klingon Marine on the bridge by the throat and pinned against the wall with his own bat'leth sword. The Klingon had already lost his D'k tahg and was very badly injured. Naruto's eyes were burning like twin suns and he hissed, "Where are the rest of your Marines, Klingon?"
"They…they died trying to capture the U.S.S. Hornet…" said the injured Marine.
Then ALL your remaining Marines beamed over here…?" asked Naruto menacingly as he squeezed the Klingon's neck tighter.
"Y-yesss…" wheezed out the Marine.
Naruto knocked the Klingon Marine out by slamming his head against the bulkhead behind him. "Lieutenant Shores, report!" he said.
"The Klingon boarders aren't going to last much longer; Lieutenant Commander Nadeshiko has the last of them pinned down in the shuttle bay." replied Shores. "Your orders?"
"Eliminate them." said Naruto. "They are a danger to the ship." He turned to M'rella and said, "Contact Captain Terrill with new orders. Capture the Direslayer if possible. They have no Marines left. Inform the Thor and the Brunhild to begin boarding as soon as they knock the Direslayer's facing shields down."
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I.K.V. Direslayer
Commodore Kiroth found his ship was being bombarded from all sides both inside and out. His shields were battered down and the Federation Marine Forces were pouring in. ['If I hadn't lost so many troops trying to capture the U.S.S. Hornet we could have won!'] He thought about the injustice of it all. ['Self-destructing the Direslayer may be the only chance to get out of this without getting taken alive.']
Looking over the ship's readouts, the Klingon Commodore saw that two thirds of the ship had been lost including engineering and the auxiliary control. Giving the order to abandon ship he set about arming the Command Cruiser's self-destruct program…
That was when Kiroth saw Scarlet Terrill and her troops burst onto the bridge. A photon grenade exploded nearby, and the Klingon Commodore knew no more. Terrill checked the command chair and said, "The self-destruct has already been activated! There is no time to disarm it. Grab Kiroth and bug out!"
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Down in the brig, Commodore Ricardo Dominic knew the I.K.V. Direslayer was under some sort of attack but had no idea by who or why. That was when there was an explosion out in the hall and the shield that kept him locked in his cell lost power. He was shocked when a Federation Marine came in and grabbed him. The Marine quickly opened his communicator and said, "O'Shay to Wolverine. I've got Commodore Dominic. Two to beam out, priority one."
"Copy that O'Shay, stand by." replied the purring voice of M'rella.
Seconds later Ricardo Dominic felt the welcome sensation of a transporter beam and found he was in the transporter room of a Federation starship. The Marine hustled him off the pad so more Marines could beam out.
Communications were scattershot to the exhausted Commodore, but the Federation Marines were abandoning the I.K.V. Direslayer because she was self-destructing. "They are all out! Raise the shields!" yelled the transporter chief Heidi Gaul. Then there was a shockwave that shook the U.S.S. Wolverine as the Direslayer exploded like a miniature sun…
Naruto sent out a short-range transmission to the Thor and the Brunhild. "Fast Squadron One, reverse course as planned. That is all." The three ships jumped back into the Raptor Nebula leaving the remains of the Klingon Command Cruiser behind…
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U.S.S. Wolverine
Commodore Kiroth awoke in a secured sickbay cell with numerous injuries. He didn't know what had hit him, but he was in a medical gown and was restrained. He saw two Federation Marines guarding his cell and gasped in pain when he tried to move.
"Inform the Captain that Commodore Kiroth is awake." said one of the Marines.
A few minutes later, Naruto arrived and Kiroth rasped out, "You aren't Captain Styles." Then he noticed the pointed ears. "You're a Vulcan."
The blonde said, "You are correct on both counts. I am Captain Naruto M'Fau of Vulcan. Welcome aboard the U.S.S. Wolverine. I am afraid that you will be my guest for the rest of the trip back to Federation Territory."
Kiroth said, "How did you know where to ambush me?"
"I was in the right place at the right time Commodore." said the blonde Vulcan. "Your own punctuality made your course and speed predictable and therefore vulnerable… I am an admirer of your writings. We will have plenty of time to talk on the way back to the United Federation of Planets."
"What about Dominic?" asked Kiroth.
"He is safely asleep in the unguarded section of sickbay." replied Naruto. "I will speak with you later. I have a ship to run."
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Stardate 2282.257, Federation Space, Fast Squadron One
One-hundred-fifteen days into their cruise, Fast Squadron One emerged from behind enemy lines into the (relative) safety of Federation Space. Racing along at warp 10.5, the crews of the U.S.S. Wolverine, U.S.S. Thor and U.S.S. Brunhild were immensely relieved to be out of Klingon Imperial Territory.
Commodore Ricardo Dominic was relaxing and talking to his nephew in the sickbay of the U.S.S. Wolverine after his harrowing ordeal of losing his entire cruiser squadron in the Battle of the Rubiss System, being captured aboard the I.K.V. Direslayer and then rescued. More than anyone else on the three ships he was glad to be home at long last.
Kiroth found himself treated well aboard the fast cruiser and spoke quite a bit with Captain Naruto about tactics and strategies. It seemed to him that Naruto M'Fau was nothing like Captain Lawrence Styles. The Klingon Commodore had a grudging respect for the blonde Vulcan.
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Stardate 2282.259, Federation Space, Starbase 17
The trio of ships comprising Fast Squadron One arrived safely at Starbase 17 where they were greeted by Admiral Phil Kosnett who had feared that they had been destroyed behind enemy lines because the group was nearly a month overdue. As the three ships sailed into the Spacedock they were given a hero's welcome as their commerce raiding cruise had been wildly successful. Rescuing Dominic and capturing Kiroth was just icing on the cake. Both Commodores were transferred off the U.S.S. Wolverine to Starbase 17 for security purposes.
Considering the wear, tear and battle damage on the Wolverine, Thor and Brunhild, all three ships were ordered to return to the Sol System for an extensive ninety-day overhaul at the Utopia Planitia Shipyards. Just as importantly, their crews were given leave during that time to rest and recuperate from their voyage… For the first time in what seemed like forever they could visit their homeworlds.
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Stardate 2282.266, Utopia Planitia Shipyards, FRD-27, NCC-1602 U.S.S. Wolverine
Naruto looked over the backlog of letters from his family and particularly his son Siegfried. He was reading over his Siegfried's writings over the past few months along with Samui and she was totally enraged at T'Rel's betrayal.
"I'll snap that little whore's neck with my bare hands!" roared Samui as she made a fist. "Now she's trying to weasel her way back into our son's life. Siegfried could have been killed! Naruto, if he didn't heal like you, he could have been maimed for the rest of his life! Why that little bitch…"
T'Lyra and the others were also reading their letters and overheard Samui's furious outburst. Naruto was now reading what Samui had, and his eyes were blazing angrily with chakra. He wanted to punch a hole in the wall but restrained himself.
Alison asked, "What happened to Siegfried? Is he alright?"
Naruto soundlessly handed his datapad with Siegfried's letter on it to Alison and T'Lyra who was reading it along with the redhead. Alison looked shocked and T'Lyra said, "It seems that advising Siegfried to stay away from T'Rel would be the logical course of action."
By this time the others had read it too and Shizuka growled, "To hell with advising! I'd forbid Siegfried from even talking to her!"
M'rella was upset. "I had no idea that Vulcan's had these 'passion fights.' It seems so barbaric for such a logical and peace-loving race. 'It explains Shizuka's terrible temper though.'
Naruto was holding Samui's hand to calm the augment woman down before she crushed something. He was furious himself and said, "Let us calm ourselves and write a reply to Siegfried. Fortunately, he has had Mother and Father to guide him through this trying time so far. It is time we provided guidance as well."
After calming down a bit, Samui wrote a letter to her son.
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Siegfried,
My darling son, your Papa and I are terribly distraught over what happened between you and T'Rel. The fact is you survived a terrible trial and we are very proud of you. I realize from your letter that you do not know whether to forgive her for what she did.
I understand she is a beautiful girl and you have cherished her friendship for many years since your bonding but there is an old earth phrase I wish to impart to you: Beauty is only skin deep. T'Rel betrayed you in the worst way possible and I will never forgive her for what she did to you. She cannot and should not be trusted by you after what she did.
Your Papa and I are coming home to see you soon. We are just waiting to be released for shore leave.
We love you Siegfried,
Mum and Papa
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Naruto also wrote a letter.
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My son,
You have been forced to grow up far earlier than I was. I have never experienced the plak tow or been forced into a kal-if-fee so I cannot imagine the pain and suffering that you went through, both physically and emotionally. I can understand your confusion about forgiving T'Rel however. She is faithless and you turning her away was the correct and logical choice.
The fact is T'Rel is not good enough for you, Siegfried. Do not let her charm her way back into your life. Let her find someone else to take advantage of. You do not know the anger that your Mother and I felt after reading what she put you through. We are currently awaiting shore leave orders and then will come home to Vulcan to see you.
In the meantime, trust in your Grandmother and Grandfather. They are wise and never guided me wrong.
All our love,
Mother and Father
…
Alison, T'lyra, M'rella and Shizuka also sent out letters to Siegfried to offer their support and Naruto transmitted them priority one to Vulcan as soon as everyone finished writing.
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Stardate 2282.267, ShiKahr District, Vulcan Science Academy
Siegfried M'Fau was checking his morning messages from the VSA when a flood of electronic letters came in from his family in Starfleet. After reading his parents' letters, the young hybrid felt an immense sense of relief. 'It seems that removing T'Rel from my life is the correct decision after all. Beauty is only skin deep. My Mother has a strange wisdom that I find refreshing. I cannot wait to see them all again.'
Feeling his spirits uplifted, he mentally banished the idea of going to the Uxhaya wak-krus at Lake Yuron with T'Rel. 'I will find a mate someday that truly loves me.' he thought to himself. 'I don't need T'Rel Mihn anymore.'
The blonde hybrid heard a knock on his door and flung it open. He knew it was S'Harien by the rough tone of the knock. The tall beauty was a bit shocked when Siegfried acted on instinct, suddenly cupped her cheeks, and kissed her with such a ferocious passion that made her toes curl.
When he finally released her from the multi-minute lip lock, Siegfried whispered, "Thank you for being my friend."
S'Harien practically had smoke coming out of her ears and said, "S-sure, a-anytime." with a dazed smile on her face.
From down the hall, T'Rel had seen it all and knew she'd lost her chances with Siegfried forever…
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That evening, a blushing S'Harien went to see Siegfried. She hadn't seen him since that morning but had seen T'Rel staring at her mutinously by the martial arts mats. Neither of the girls liked each other anyway and they had words about it…
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Flashback…
"You took the one I love." hissed T'Rel. "I saw you taking advantage of him."
S'Harien wanted to growl but said scornfully, "No one took advantage of anybody. You were the one that threw him away like garbage. He's too good for the likes of you."
"I-I was going to make it up to him." said the violet eyed girl.
"You lost the battle and the war little girl." said the dark-haired beauty. "If you truly loved Ziggy then you wouldn't have forced him into a kal-if-fee. You bet everything on that Lirpa champ and ended up losing them both."
"How dare you!" said T'Rel angrily as she moved into a position to slap the taller girl.
S'Harien slid into an unusual V-Shan stance and said "You want to go? Let's talk to Master Aloran and we'll go."
T'Rel teared up before storming away…
Flashback end…
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Now the tall beauty was standing outside Siegfried's door trying to decide what to say. She was so tongue-tied and lost in thought that she didn't notice Siegfried had opened his door. His ice blue eyes crackled with chakra and he said, "I…hope I didn't offend you this morning. I tried to find you today but…"
S'Harien felt a shockwave of emotion short her logical mind out. She reached out and ran her hands through his platinum locks before leaning in and returning his kiss from the morning. When they finally separated for air she whispered, "Wow. I've never experienced anything like this before."
Siegfried said, "You aren't displeased with me then?"
She blushed and said "No, I just never felt this way, even with my ex."
He looked confused, "Your ex?"
The tall beauty asked timidly, "May I come in?" He quickly nodded and stepped aside so she could enter. S'Harien sat down and Siegfried put some spiced tea on.
"Where do I begin?" she thought aloud. "I had a betrothed, but I broke it off. He is the leader of the Fire-Birds racing team."
Siegfried asked as he handed her some tea, "What went wrong?"
S'Harien looked troubled but said, "When we were younger and started racing in Raal, he was always better at racing than me. I really admired his skill. But about a year ago he plateaued, and I surpassed him on the track. One day he became so jealous and incensed that he verbally attacked me and continued to do so over the next several days." Siegfried's eyes widened and she frowned. "It is not logical to stand there and be abused so I broke off my betrothal with him."
"After that I quit the Fire-Birds." continued S'Harien. "Our teammates saw what had happened and Dvir and some of the others followed my example and quit with me. We formed the Le-matyas and wandered around like nomads for months before I came out here to see my cousins in ShiKahr. We were almost at the end of the line when Radak crashed, and I met you Ziggy…"
"I'm glad we met S'Harien." said Siegfried. "I've never met anyone like you before."
"Would you like to try being… more than just friends?" asked the dark-haired beauty. "I don't want to rush into things since we've both been hurt, but I've never met anyone like you either."
Siegfried gave her a tiny smile that brightened his whole face up. "That seems like a logical thing to do."
Her eyes lit up at his smile and S'Harien replied, "It seems logical to me also."
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Stardate 2282.271, City of ShiKahr, T'Ara and Sovar's House
Naruto and his wives caught the first Federation Express transport from Earth to Vulcan they could so they would be able to see Siegfried and make sure he was alright. Naruto was quietly boiling under the surface. Samui was beside herself with worry and planned to '…Kill a certain little harpy if she's anywhere near our son.' The others weren't much better off as they each had a strong connection with Siegfried for different reasons. They all considered him their son by proxy regardless.
It was the middle of the night in ShiKahr when the six agitated individuals arrived. They had already arranged to have a hovercraft waiting for them when they landed. T'Ara and Sovar were waiting up for them when the group reached their peaceful home.
Sovar saw the hovercraft pull into the driveway and quietly welcomed them in. After exchanging greetings with Naruto and his wives, a very pleased T'Ara and Sovar explained that Siegfried had abandoned the idea of reconciling with T'Rel Mihn and had met someone new recently that they genuinely liked and approved of.
T'Ara was quietly entertained when Samui said, "You mean I don't need to kill T'Rel?"
"You sound disappointed." said Sovar lightly. "Why don't you all sit down and relax? Siegfried is probably sleeping peacefully at the Vulcan Science Academy as we speak. Let's all have some tea and discuss things logically."
Naruto's Mother motioned to him. "Come help me make some tea Naruto. Everyone else remain seated."
The whiskered blonde nodded and followed T'Ara into the kitchen where they embraced. "I have missed you and Father so much Mother." he said. "It struck terror into my heart when I read Siegfried's letter that he had been in a kal-if-fee. I know it is not logical, but-"
T'Ara shushed Naruto gently and ruffled his hair like she did when he was a child. "Logic often fails us when it comes to our children. I was also away when Siegfried faced his challenge. Your Father can tell you all about it as he did with me. Siegfried truthfully doesn't remember it that well given he was in the plak tow."
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"…There hasn't been a passion fight in my side of the M'Fau Clan in generations so as you can imagine I wasn't sure what to do when T'Rel Mihn ran away." explained Sovar. "Siegfried was so wounded by her actions that even I began to lose emotional control."
"…It was an awful spectacle to observe." Sovar described. "I have never felt so powerless in my life as I did when Siegfried was facing Chu'lak Stonn. It wasn't until Siegfried slew him with a Kareel-ifla death strike that I had even a semblance of calm return to me."
Sovar continued as the night crept into the early morning hours. "…Only when Siegfried was laying there being tended to by the healers did he return to his normal self, and I knew somewhere inside that things were going to be alright. Fortunately, he heals as fast as you do Naruto. He has no scars from the fight."
Samui sighed in relief. "So even his vision…?"
"His eye is completely regenerated." said Sovar. "You would never know he was injured."
Shizuka said, "So tell us about this new girl now that T'Rel is no longer in the picture."
Sipping his tea, Sovar said, "I believe T'Ara could describe her better. Besides, I've been talking far too much as it is."
T'Ara's eyes glittered with humor at Sovar. "Her name is S'Harien Sofek and she and our Siegfried became a couple just a few days ago. They've known each other for about five weeks."
"I hope this isn't a rebound relationship." said Alison. "I mean after the disaster with T'Rel Mihn…"
"Actually, we met her before they became a couple." said T'Ara. "She is nothing like T'Rel."
"So, is she plain or something?" asked Samui. "There is nothing wrong with that."
"Far from it." said Sovar. "T'Ara and I agree she's quite beautiful."
"S'Harien is tall and quite striking truthfully." said T'Ara. "She's also tough, driven, unrefined and brash with a touch of wildness about her. I was so impressed with her that I recommended her to the VSA." Seeing everyone's jaws were on the floor (except Sovar's), The M'Fau matriarch added, "She's a professional speeder bike racer."
T'Lyra nodded to herself. "That would explain why there is a mutual attraction there. Siegfried inherited his Father and Mother's need for speed."
"You have no room to talk T'Lyra." said Naruto in a flat tone.
M'rella giggled. "Is Miss S'Harien any good at racing?"
"Apparently she is VERY good." replied T'Ara. "The VSA Engineering School is sponsoring her team as the official VSA Race Team. They are called the Le-matyas."
Alison whistled. "So, the Vulcan Science Academy is finally going to enter the technical school racing world. I bet our old friend Adenkar is thrilled."
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Later that morning Naruto and his wives were sleeping across the street at the other M'Fau property that was Alison's house. The first ones to awake were Naruto and Samui who were curled up together and were eager to go to the VSA and see their son.
As a group they had agreed that Samui and Naruto should visit first in the morning and then they all could visit in the evening after classes were over.
Naruto and Samui donned their insulated riding gear a rolled Naruto's VST-220R out onto the driveway. After inspecting it carefully and doing a diagnostic check, Naruto fired the bike up with a roar and got a tiny smile on his face. "Ah, this is good." he said in a blissful tone.
Samui smiled at his goofy behavior and kissed his cheek. She put on her helmet and said, "Come on, let's ride Naruto."
The whiskered blonde nodded before donning his own helmet and strapping in. Feeling Samui's amazing curves pressed up against his back, he asked, "Ready?"
"We are cleared for launch Captain M'Fau." said the blonde bombshell playfully.
Naruto's eyes crackled with chakra as he lowered his visor and smoothly accelerated out of ShiKhar City and towards the Vulcan Science Academy. Racing across the desert, Naruto put his bike through its paces before pushing the throttle down and shooting off in a blur…
They arrived at the entryway to the Vulcan Science Academy and came to a perfect halt in one of the visitors' parking places. Naruto smirked behind his helmet. 'I've still got it.' he thought happily. Samui just laughed at her mate's errant thoughts.
The pair of blondes took off their helmets and Naruto pulled his platinum VSA medallion out showing his three doctorates and many other achievements. Then they went to the visitor's center to get passes for the day so they could visit their son.
Naruto marched up to the visitor's center and gave the Vulcan salute to the docent, "Peace and long life. I require two day passes so I may visit my son Siegfried M'Fau. He is a student here."
The docent looked up and returned the salute, then he saw Naruto's Medallion and asked, "Your names please Doctor?"
"I am Doctor Naruto M'Fau of the Vulcan Science Academy, and this is Doctor Samui Schrodinger M'Fau of the University of Cambridge on Earth." said the blonde hybrid.
The docent said, "I welcome you both. Your son is an exceptional student. Would you like me to page him?"
Naruto shook his head, "We will use the visitor's directory and find him."
"Please enjoy your visit." said the docent. "Live long and prosper."
Naruto went over to the directory and quickly located his son's room in the Western Dormitory. Samui noticed several students pointing at Naruto in apparent awe and thought, 'That's my man.' The blonde hybrid led his wife seamlessly through the halls to their son's room where Siegfried was enjoying some morning reflection.
Samui knocked on Siegfried's door and the younger hybrid quickly went over to answer because he did not recognize that particular knock. Opening the door, Siegfried saw his Mother there and felt the emotional warmth radiating off of her. She shed a tear and said, "There's my boy!" before embracing him in a hug which he quickly returned.
"Mum, I have missed you." Siegfried said as he shed a tear of his own. Breathing in Samui's scent, he felt himself melting into her warmth. After the pair separated, the younger hybrid noticed Naruto was standing there looking quite alone. "Father, I didn't see you there. I have missed you as well."
Naruto looked a bit nonplussed at first but then gave his son a tiny smile and said, "Let me have a hug too." Siegfried quickly embraced his Father and after they parted, the older hybrid said, "Let us look at you Siegfried, you're becoming a fine young man instead of a boy."
Siegfried straightened his robes and said, "Forgive my appearance, I was not expecting company." His long hair was down, and it was obvious that he hadn't prepared for the day yet. "Please come in, you've never seen my room here at the VSA…"
…It wasn't an hour later before Siegfried hugged each of his parents again and departed for class.
Samui looked around her son's room and said, "This looks like the way you would arrange a room. I can see your tastes in him." She saw a hologram of the U.S.S. Wolverine hovering above Siegfried's work desk. "It seems that he thinks about us a lot."
Naruto thought aloud, "I wonder if he'll sail the stars like we do someday."
Samui clasped hands with Naruto. "Maybe after the war is over..."
…
POSTSCRIPT:
So, the U.S.S. Wolverine's second war cruise is over, and Naruto and his wives have returned to Vulcan. I originally intended to have a longer battle aboard the I.K.V. Direslayer and have the ship captured but I decided that smuggling a damaged D7L out of deep Klingon Territory would be damn near impossible for a small group like Fast Squadron One. They simply didn't have the resources. See you next time, Blue out. 10/7/23