Naruto: Infinity Divide
Siegfried
Blanket Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Star Trek
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
The Starfleet Uniforms are still from The Original Series at this point. The Wrath of Khan style Crimson Uniforms are still 4 years off in 2278. I skipped the uniforms from the Star Trek I movie in the name of personal taste. Enjoy!
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Lieutenant Rafi replied, "After seven years we'd basically given up hope. Your help is welcome." She looked at Naruto and Samui and said with a gleam in her eye, "I have a surprise for you two." Then she smiled and added humorously, "Ensign Rafi, I'm happy to make my acquaintance."
Samui groaned at the other Rafi's sense of humor being as bad as their own Rafi and wondered about the surprise. Then she thought about her own counterpart. 'Did the other Samui Schrodinger die in the crash?' wondered the blonde bombshell.
…
The Hospital Ship NCC-948 Refuge was on its way to help with the survivors from the Attila and salvage ships were on their way as well to see if the Destroyer's saucer could be raised. In the meantime, the Attila's refugees were being brought aboard the U.S.S. Gettysburg for safety.
Lieutenant Rafi beamed aboard the Gettysburg with a little boy holding her hand and saluted Captain Sarutobi. "Welcome aboard the U.S.S. Gettysburg Lieutenant Rafi." said Asuma. Asuma saw the whisker marks on the little boy and asked, "Is this your son?!"
The older Rafi chuckled and said, "He's my ward." She turned to the little blonde boy and said, "Ziggy, make your introductions to Captain Sarutobi."
The little boy nodded, and he said, "I'm Siegfried Naruto Schrodinger and I'm six years old. I'm happy to meet you, Captain Sarutobi."
Asuma's eyes nearly fell out of his head, but he retained his composure…barely. "It's nice to meet you young Siegfried. Welcome aboard the Gettysburg."
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Chapter 36
Stardate 2274.151 U.S.S. Gettysburg
"Ship's Log, Stardate 2274.151: Captain Asuma Sarutobi reporting. We have been carefully going over the records of the U.S.S. Attila and have found that of the original 200 people aboard her that 80% of the crewmembers were the same in both timelines. The remaining 20% were all either from other ships or not in Starfleet at all. There does not seem to be any correlation as to why some personnel are different or why the ages of some of the crewmembers are different. Of the 118 survivors the percentages are roughly the same. Lieutenant Rafi is the only survivor of the Think Tank that was aboard the Attila. She is also the only person with a counterpart aboard the Gettysburg so we are fortunate not to have a bunch of sudden sets of twins aboard…And of course there is no accounting for all of the children who now are using the Gettysburg as a playground. They never came into being in our timeline…"
Lieutenant Rafi and Siegfried were being introduced to Ensign Rafi face to face by Captain Sarutobi. He was worried that it might be too much for the two Trill women to handle alone.
The Trill Lieutenant and Ensign both suddenly said, "Secret Trill handshake!" and proceeded to shake hands in a bizarre set of hand grips before they finally bumped elbows and burst into laughter. "You really are me!" they chorused. "This is awesome!"
Asuma cringed and thought, 'I shouldn't have even bothered…'
Ensign Rafi kneeled down in front of little Siegfried and said, "And who might this little cutie be?" 'Judging by the whisker marks and the platinum blonde hair…'
The little blonde boy looked between the two Rafi's in awe and said to his Godmother, "There really are two of you Rafi!"
"I told you so Ziggy!" said the Lieutenant. "Why don't you tell Lil' Rafi here who you are?"
Siegfried cleared his throat and turned to Ensign Rafi. "I'm Siegfried Naruto Schrodinger and I'm six years old." He smiled shyly and added, "I'm glad to meet you."
The Ensign chuckled and said, "I'm glad to meet you too Ziggy!" she looked at the Lieutenant and said, "So Naruto and Samui…?"
The elder Rafi said, "It's a long story but yes."
…
Sickbay
Soon Doctors Shelly Wilson and Gregory Hammond were very busy giving physicals and checking over the crew of the U.S.S. Attila and the many children. Shelly said, "So far all of the crew of the Attila has been in remarkably good shape physically with no signs of sickness or malnutrition." It was obvious Doctor Wilson was pleased. "There are signs of mental fatigue, and they will all need psychiatric checks but considering what they went through that is to be expected."
"Bridge to Sickbay." said Mabui over the communicator.
Shelly activated the viewscreen on her desk and said, "Doctor Wilson here; go ahead Commander Kumo."
Mabui replied, "The Hospital Ship Refuge has been diverted due to an emergency, so our extra passengers are going to be with us a little while longer. I need to know your medical supply situation."
"We'll be heading for the nearest Starbase then?" asked Shelly.
"That's correct Doctor." answered Mabui. "We're an estimated fourteen days out from Starbase 12."
Doctor Wilson replied, "We should be good on supplies except for pediatric ones. I would advise we draw off the supplies that they synthesized for the children aboard the saucer of the U.S.S. Attila. They are bound to have some stocks there."
Mabui nodded on screen. "That's an excellent idea Doctor. I'll forward it to the Captain. Bridge out."
"Sickbay out." acknowledged Shelly.
Doctor Hammond came over and said, "So the Commander was wondering if we are going to run out of diapers, eh?
Shelly grinned and said, "We're fortunate she stays on top of these things. Captain Sarutobi really has his hands full right now."
…
Outside Naruto and T'Lyra's quarters
Lieutenant Rafi made sure to gather Samui and Naruto as soon as she could so they could meet their little son. What she didn't know about was T'Lyra…
That was when Ensign Rafi accidentally dropped a bomb on her older 'twin.' The younger whispered, "What do you mean T'Lyra died in your timeline? She's alive and well and inside waiting for us!"
The older Rafi was perspiring heavily. "T'Lyra died in a construction accident saving other's lives. Naruto fell into despair but eventually moved on to Samui…"
"Oh. My. Gawd." said the younger. "What are we going to do about this?"
"Ummm...I don't have a clue." said the Lieutenant.
"Are we going to go in Rafi?" asked Siegfried. "It's boring out here in the hall."
The younger Rafi said, "We made a slight miscalculation Ziggy. Do you know what a miscalculation is?" she added trying to distract the little blonde.
Siegfried crossed his arms cutely and said, "A miscalculation is an error or misjudgment by definition."
The younger Rafi sweat dropped and thought to herself, 'Good god, the brat's a genius just like his parents. Why am I not surprised?'
About that time the door to Naruto and T'Lyra's quarters opened. It was T'Lyra. The beautiful Vulcan brunette said, "I sensed a great deal of stress being projected out here. Is everything alright?" T'Lyra looked at the younger Rafi who looked worried, the older Rafi who looked like she'd seen a ghost and then at the little boy with them. It didn't take her logical mind long to put two and two together. 'Naruto's whisker marks and Vulcan features…ice blue eyes and straight platinum blonde hair just like Samui…' "Hello there young one; I am T'Lyra Tolaris, what might your name be?"
The boy looked a bit nervous but answered, "I'm Siegfried Schrodinger; it is nice to meet you Miss T'Lyra."
Inside her head T'Lyra was in shock but she covered it with a stoic expression. "It's a pleasure to meet you Siegfried. Please come in."
Naruto was sitting at the table with Samui waiting for T'Lyra to return. He'd already prepared Vulcan Spiced Tea and had two extra teacups on hand for Rafi and…the other Rafi. He could sense his mate's discomfort and went to go to her but T'Lyra told him mentally to 'stay seated and to brace himself.'
The blonde hybrid thought 'brace myself…?'
A second later both the older and younger versions of Rafi entered behind T'Lyra with the elder carrying a little blonde-haired boy. Samui gave one of her minimal smiles and thought, 'What a beautiful child.' That's when she saw Siegfried's Vulcan features and his whisker marks. She gasped and said, "Rafi, your little boy-"
The older Rafi interrupted and said, "Actually he's you and Naruto's son Samui."
Samui's ice blue eyes grew to epic proportions and the normally unflappable blonde augment women squeaked out, "M-m-m-mine?!"
Naruto stayed impassive but his eyes lit up with crackling chakra. "This little one is…my son?"
Siegfried squealed excitedly as he saw someone else whose eyes lit up with chakra like his. His own eyes crackled with chakra. He quickly turned to Rafi and said, "His eyes light up like mine Rafi!"
The older Rafi smiled weakly and said, "Naruto and Samui, this is Siegfried Naruto Schrodinger. He is your son in my timeline. He's six."
Naruto stared comatose at the older Rafi and Samui fainted dead away…
"I think we broke Samui…" said the younger Rafi in a distressed tone.
"What did you expect to happen?" asked T'Lyra in a flat but disapproving tone.
The older Rafi set the wriggling Siegfried down who immediately tore over to Naruto and said, "Are you really my Daddy?"
Naruto looked at the little boy who had hope glowing in his ice blue eyes. Naruto said, "That would be the logical conclusion."
"Your name is Naruto too?" asked the precocious child. "My middle name is Naruto!"
Naruto nodded and said, "My name is Naruto M'Fau."
Samui came back to the land of the conscious seconds later and said, "What the hell…?" Her ice blue eyes locked on the two Rafis and she growled, "Rraaafffiii…"
The younger Rafi said, "Honest, little Ziggy is your baby boy!" She pointed at the child who had climbed into the lap of the dumbfounded Naruto and was looking at Samui.
"He looks just like you!" pleaded the older Rafi. "Honest!"
Samui stared into the ice blue eyes of the little boy that had stopped glowing by that point. They were identical to her own. Samui's expression softened as she looked at him and she asked, "What's your name little guy? I'm Samui Schrodinger."
The little whisker faced blonde said, "I'm Siegfried Schrodinger." He added shyly, "Are you my Mama?"
The beautiful blonde augment woman looked at Naruto who hesitantly nodded in the affirmative. Samui took the little boy's small hands in her larger ones and said, "You have my Papa's name…."
"I always wondered why you chose that name…." whispered the older Rafi. "I never had a chance to ask."
T'Lyra took Naruto's hand in her own and said, "It would be best to get a DNA scan done though I have little doubt based on appearances alone."
Naruto nodded and said, "That would be a logical course of action."
…
Captain's Ready Room
Captain Asuma Sarutobi was looking over the reports and quickly concluded that Red Alert Drills were a very bad idea with all of the children on board. 'The last thing I want to do is scare all the little tykes.' he thought ruefully. Visions of crying babies drowning out the red alert sirens with all the noise danced in his head. 'Yes, definitely a bad idea.' he thought.
The Captain put the orders out to retrieve the pediatric supplies from the Attila after reviewing the idea with Mabui. As a result, part of the Attila's crew along with his own people were currently moving supplies via the ship's transporters. Morale was generally high and to be honest Asuma liked children, but the fact was they were a logistical nightmare…
Asuma heard a knock on his door. "Come." said the Captain.
Lieutenant Nadeshiko came in and saluted. "Nadeshiko reporting Captain; the recreation deck has been made into a temporary daycare as ordered sir. Since the Attila's crew is running it, we've had no manpower problems."
"That's good news Shizuka." replied Asuma. "You seem to be in an upbeat mood."
Shizuka blushed slightly and said, "Naruto is on board."
The Captain nodded awkwardly and said, "Ah, of course." 'I forgot that they are lovers…none of my business since it doesn't affect their on-duty performance. The whole pon farr*① business is something that is best kept to the Vulcans.' "Very well Lieutenant, unless there is something else carry on."
Shizuka dismissed herself and went back to her bridge station. 'I need to get with Naruto and T'Lyra and arrange some time to spend together. I thought it pon farr was all just physical with Naruto but…even after a few months I think I'm in love…'
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Sickbay
In sickbay Siegfried was getting a DNA scan done. "You're a good little patient Ziggy." said Doctor Gregory Hammond as he patted Siegfried's head. "You can sit up now." Siegfried sat up and Greg turned to Samui and Naruto. "He's a 100% match for both of you. I'd love to do some testing on his IQ and whatnot but there a too many other patients needing basic physicals right now."
Samui reached out and picked up the little blonde and felt his downy soft hair rub against her cheek. Siegfried was tired and dozed off in his Mother's bosom within minutes much to her surprise.
"It's his nap time." explained the older Rafi.
Naruto nodded in understanding having grown up around Talok when she was a baby. T'Lyra and Samui were each an only child, so they simply went with it. The group went quietly back to Naruto and T'Lyra's quarters so as not to wake up Siegfried…
…
Samui was soon sitting with Naruto, T'Lyra and both the older and younger Rafi. They'd laid Siegfried on the bed so he could nap. The group sat in relative silence for a few minutes sipping Spiced Tea until Samui raised the question, "What are we going to do with the little guy? We can't raise him out here in space. Aside from the fact it's against regulations it would be no way for a child to live."
Naruto sighed slightly and said, "My parents would be the most logical choice to raise him. Siegfried is a Vulcan and a hybrid, and they already have experience raising a child with abilities like mine for obvious reasons."
T'Lyra nodded. "The fact he has chakra alone makes Mother T'Ara and Father Sovar the only reasonable choice."
The older Rafi looked torn but asked Naruto, "What are your parents like? I only remember meeting them in passing. I know your Dad is a martial artist."
Samui said, "Naruto's Papa taught me a couple of Kareel-ifla moves. He seems like a kind person."
T'Lyra said, "Father Sovar is a kind person. He and Mother T'Ara are wonderful people and raised Naruto and Talok well. Talok is an exceptional girl."
Seeing the general confusion on the older Rafi's face, the blonde hybrid explained, "Talok is my younger sister. She is a very talented dancer."
"Your sister is a dancer?" asked Lieutenant Rafi.
Naruto nodded. "I am very proud to be her brother."
"I wonder what my parents would think." pondered Samui. "But they are already in their fifties…They don't need to be chasing down a super strong little boy."
The older Rafi nodded warily and said, "Ziggy is a handful. I love the little guy to death, but he can be hard to handle –especially if he's angry."
"We should consult with Naruto's parents before making any further decisions." said T'Lyra.
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Stardate 2274.152 Planet Vulcan, ShiKahr City, T'Ara and Sovar's house
The next night T'Ara and Sovar were sitting in front of the viewscreen in their front room. In front of them were their son Naruto and his friend Samui who they were acquainted with. T'Lyra was sitting on Naruto's other side. The person that had captured the older couple's attention was the little whisker faced blonde sitting between Naruto and Samui. "And that's the short version of the situation." said Samui. She motioned to the little boy and said, "This is your biological grandson Siegfried Naruto Schrodinger."
Siegfried smiled shyly and waved at his Grandparents. "Hi, I'm Siegfried." said the cute little blonde.
T'Ara's intense onyx eyes softened, and she thought, 'What a darling child. He looks so much like Naruto at that age.' "Hello there Siegfried; though it is most unexpected we are your Grandparents. I am T'Ara M'Fau and this is your Grandfather Sovar M'Fau."
Sovar was still trying to wrap his head around the idea of an alternate timeline and the Grandchild that was a result of it. He suddenly saw little Siegfried's eyes crackle excitedly with chakra and all doubts in Sovar's mind were dispelled. "So, you have chakra too Siegfried?" asked the martial artist.
The little boy bounced up and down excitedly and said, "Yes, so does my Daddy!"
Sovar looked at Naruto and said, "The resemblance is uncanny. He's obviously a M'Fau."
"I'm a what?" asked Siegfried.
"You are a member of our clan here on Vulcan." clarified T'Ara. "You are a very handsome little boy."
"Then you will take him in?" asked Samui.
"We are the most logical choice." said T'Ara. "Besides, we've been considering having another little one."
T'Lyra said, "We will pay for his needs of course."
"Payment is the least of our concerns." said T'Ara. "We know you wouldn't just abandon us with him."
"Siegfried is still trying to accept his situation." said Samui as the little boy hugged her.
"It is to be expected." said Sovar. "He's only six after all."
"It will be difficult at first but we will overcome it." assured T'Ara.
…
After the call ended; Samui said, "Your parents really are kind people." Siegfried was snuggled up in her lap. He had dozed off.
Naruto nodded as he looked at the little boy. "They will take good care of him."
…
"We should call my parents tomorrow." said Samui with a yawn. "I'll calculate a time in the morning on Earth when my parents are home tomorrow, and we can contact them."
Naruto laid the little boy down in his cot for the night. Samui admired the child and said quietly. "He really is a beautiful baby boy."
T'Lyra nodded and said, "That he is."
Samui soon made her way back to her quarters after agreeing to get back together in the morning…
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Stardate 2274.153, Planet Earth, Cambridge, the Schrodinger residence
Samui's parents Siegfried and Maria Schrodinger were contacted by their daughter Samui and were in for a shock. Being cosmologists, they understood the concept of time ripples and alternate timelines but the last thing they expected was a six year old grandson as a result. Even more shocking was the little boy was of Vulcan descent. Samui mentioned Naruto occasionally as a classmate but never as a boyfriend. The little boy sitting between Samui and Naruto looked just like their daughter to them.
Little Siegfried was excited to meet the man he was named after and said eagerly, "I'm Siegfried and I have the same name as you Grandpapa!"
The elder Siegfried didn't know what to say but his wife Maria chuckled. "You speak very well for a six-year-old little Siegfried. My name is Maria and I'm your Grandmum."
"His articulation of words is far beyond his age implies." said Naruto. "We believe Siegfried is a genius but have yet to have him tested."
"It's safe to say he is if he takes after Samui." said the elder Siegrfried. "She was incredibly brilliant as a child."
Samui smiled softly and said, "Papa, Naruto is a genius as well. To say little Siegfried is very bright is a huge understatement."
Maria said slyly, "Well, little Siegfried is going to be very handsome if he takes after his Mother or his Father."
"Mum!" said Samui blushing. Her Mother just laughed.
Samui's side of the family seemed very friendly and approved of little Siegfried's future living arrangements with Naruto's parents. They agreed that due to his Vulcan heritage and physiology that the little whisker faced blonde would be best raised on Vulcan…
…
The next morning Shizuka stopped in to see the M'Fau clan only to find young Siegfried was there as well having breakfast. T'Lyra opened the door and was happy to see her cousin. The brunette invited Shizuka in and introduced Siegfried to her. The little boy was sloppily eating oatmeal. Naruto was trying not to cringe at his son's slipshod eating habits. Apparently Rafi's list of priorities didn't include table manners. '…Now that I think about it, Rafi eats rather shoddily herself.' thought Naruto to himself.
Shizuka grinned at Naruto's appalled (by Vulcan standards) look on his face. T'Lyra didn't seem to mind as much. The Security Chief said, "It's nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you Siegfried. You're just as cute as they told me."
The little boy smiled brightly and said, "I'm happy to meet you too. Oatmeal is good. Do you want some?" he asked holding out a spoonful.
"I already ate so I'm good." said Shizuka. She was snickering inside at Naruto's wide eyes of horror at the idea of sharing food. 'Oh I'm so going to enjoy this…' thought Shizuka deviously.
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Stardate 2274.157, Naruto and T'Lyra's quarters
A few days later Naruto was working on a new concept design for something unusual, an attack shuttle carrier. Intelligence had it that the Kzinti Hegemony was designing a ship for the purpose of carrying assault shuttles or fighters and the Federation was following suit. The blonde hybrid was less than thrilled about this move. Unlike most of the vessels in Starfleet there was no point in such a ship for exploration at all. This design was obviously just for war, specifically attrition war. Shuttles carriers were a throwback to aircraft carriers that almost every world developed in some form or other and more importantly could make war that much more dangerous and more significantly, affordable.
The blonde hybrid also knew that the Federation Diplomatic Corps was making great efforts to sign a treaty of alliance with the Kzintis which would 'balance' the strategic power of the Klingons. While Naruto ordinarily would have supported a peace treaty of some nature (he was Vulcan after all); the Felinoid Kzintis were highly carnivorous and were known to EAT their captives. This distasteful habit kept the Federation from even considering the Kzintis as potential allies for decades. 'How M'rella and the completely peaceful Caitians branched off from such a savage race as the Kzintis is beyond me.' thought Naruto. 'Then again, The Romulan Star Empire is of Vulcan descent. The universe certainly has its mysteries.'
As the blonde was occupied with his project, he'd failed to notice his little son Siegfried was up from his afternoon nap and decided to explore his Father's quarters. "Daddy, what are you doing?" asked the little blonde.
Naruto pivoted his chair around and saw Siegfried's inquisitive eyes staring up at him eagerly. Naruto said, "I'm designing a starship; did you have a good nap?"
The little hybrid nodded and asked, "Can I help?"
"Let's find something else for you to do." said Naruto.
"Let's play a game then." countered Siegfried. "Like hide and seek! I'll hide somewhere on the ship, and you can try to find me!"
Naruto imagined the little boy zipping all over the Gettysburg and wreaking all kinds of havoc and immediately nixed the idea. "Why don't we play something here in my quarters?"
"There aren't good places to hide in here." said the little boy in disappointment.
"I meant a logic game." replied Naruto. Seeing his son's puzzled look Naruto said, "Kal-toh is a game I've enjoyed since childhood. I will teach it to you."
"Kal-toh?" asked Siegfried.
…
Three hours later both T'Lyra and Samui got off duty and agreed to spend some time with little Siegfried together. They found the blonde six-year-old totally immersed in a game of kal-toh with his Father. The two males had identical looks of concentration on their faces and Samui thought it was hilarious to look at and covered her smile with her hands.
T'Lyra just shook her head and said, "Like Father like son." She smiled mentally. 'Naruto always was a kal-toh addict.'
….
Stardate 2274.166 U.S.S. Gettysburg
The Gettysburg came in to dock at Starbase 12 right on schedule. The crew of the Attila was offloaded to be accounted for by Starfleet. The numerous children were to be processed as citizens of the Federation. In the older Rafi's case, she and Siegfried were going to Vulcan to meet up with Naruto's parents. Accompanying them would be Samui and Naruto as it was considered (genetically speaking) a family emergency leave. It took a bit of wrangling with the regulations, but it wasn't like Captain Sarutobi could just divert the Gettysburg to Vulcan when they were badly in need of resupply at Starbase 12…
…
Naruto, Samui, Siegfried and the older Rafi were travelling to Vulcan via a Federation Express Transport from the Starbase. Samui was thinking about their conversation with Commander Kumo before they left…
...
Flashback…
Mabui addressed the group and said, "The Gettysburg will be headed to the Memory Alpha Cultural Institute*② after we resupply here at Starbase 12. As we are on a mission there you have two weeks to return to the ship. That gives you four days to Vulcan via Federation Express Transport, eight days on Vulcan and two days to the Memory Alpha Cultural Institute to rejoin the Gettysburg. Best of luck on your journey."
Flashback end…
'It's a bit of a tight timetable.' thought the beautiful augment woman. 'I shouldn't complain though. Commander Kumo worked out a very efficient schedule for us. If she ever quits Starfleet she'd make a damn good travel agent.' Samui looked to her left in their booth and saw Siegfried watching a video about Planet Vulcan that Naruto picked out for him to watch. The little boy seemed completely fascinated. She smiled softly. Across the booth from Siegfried was Rafi who was asleep with a sleep mask on (she hated long trips on transports with no staterooms and just bunks). Across from Samui was Naruto who was obviously in deep thought working on something on his tablet.
Feeling playful, Samui nudged Naruto with her foot and asked, "Naruto, what are you working on?"
Naruto looked up and said "It's the layout for a shuttle hanger. It's part of a larger project."
"So, you are designing another ship for Starfleet?" asked Samui.
Naruto nodded and said, "It's classified I'm afraid."
"I wish I had your creativity." said Samui. "It must be amazing seeing your projects come to life that way."
Naruto looked up from his work at Samui and said, "You've always struck me as very creative the way you understand the stars."
"I'm and astronomer and cosmologist, it's to be expected." said Samui.
Naruto motioned over to Siegfried and said, "It makes one wonder what he'll be doing in a few years. In seven years, he'll be old as I was when I entered the Vulcan Science Academy."
"It wasn't until I was fourteen that I went to Cambridge." replied Samui as she admired the little platinum blonde haired boy.
"He will be something great someday." said Naruto.
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Stardate 2274.170 U.S.S. Gettysburg
T'Lyra was sitting back in her cousin Shizuka's quarters visiting after a long hard day of directing and loading the much-needed supplies. She was wondering just how much the crew of the Attila had gone through. Medical supplies, foodstuffs and clothing had been the major things they were low on. 'It's a good thing Starbases have massive stores. Otherwise, we would have had to go to Rigel or another major system nearby.' She looked out the transparent aluminum viewport and thought about Naruto. 'He should be close to Vulcan by now. I wish I could have gone with him. Little Siegfried is such a cute child. Someday we'll have a little one of our own.'
Shizuka came out of her bedroom wearing shorts and a tee shirt and asked, "Thinking about Naruto?"
T'Lyra raised a delicate eyebrow and said, "I was just thinking about children. I hope Naruto and I have some; at least a boy and a girl."
Smiling, Shizuka said, "If he has a harem like you plan then at least you and I both will have some little cuties with him."
"I'm surprised you are eager to have children Shizuka." said T'Lyra. "You never struck me as the Motherly type."
"I like kids." said Shizuka. "But it wasn't until I met Naruto that I found someone I wanted to have children with though."
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Planet Vulcan, ShiKahr City, Vulcan Space Central
Naruto was the first of the small party off of the transport and was carrying Siegfried. The little boy was awed at seeing the spaceport. "So…so big! It's giant Daddy!" said the little whisker faced blonde.
Samui smiled at her son and said, "This is your first time seeing a planet's surface isn't it Siegfried?" The little blonde nodded excitedly as he looked around everywhere and Samui laughed. "You'll see lots more."
"It's so bloody hot here and the air is so thin." complained the elder Rafi. "Not to mention the gravity…I forgot about Vulcan's climate."
Naruto took a deep breath and got a ghost of a smile on his face. "It's good to be home even for a short while." He looked up at his son and said, "Welcome to Planet Vulcan Siegfried; your new home."
Samui was a bit shocked at the tiny smile on Naruto's face –it was only there for a split second. 'That little smile lit up his whole face.' thought the blonde bombshell. 'Siegfried has his Papa's smile rather than mine. Who would have guessed?'
The little boy took a deep breath in imitation of his Father and said, "I'm home!"
Rafi laughed. "That you are Ziggy!"
….
Naruto soon rented a hovercraft to take the group to the M'Fau residence on the opposite side of ShiKhar City. Siegfried was attempting the Vulcan salute but didn't have it quite right yet. The rental salesperson approved of the little boy's efforts though. As they cruised across ShiKhar City over to the west side where Naruto grew up, the elder whisker faced blonde pointed out landmarks and other places such as where he went to school. Siegfried was totally engrossed in what Naruto was saying and had endless questions for his Father.
Naruto pulled into the driveway of his parent's home at 10:45 local time which was right on schedule as far as the blonde hybrid was concerned. He had originally intended to buy lunch for his family at a restaurant but T'Ara suggested they eat at home because they had no real idea of what Siegfried's tastes in foods were. Naruto glanced at his son in the car seat and thought, 'Mother is correct of course…as always.'
As the group piled out of the hovercraft T'Ara and Sovar came out to greet them with Talok in tow. Siegfried was extremely excited to meet his Grandparents. T'Ara greeted the little blonde with a hug. "I'm very pleased to meet you in person at last Siegfried." said T'Ara. "Welcome to your new home." She looked up at Naruto and said, "It is good to see you so well Naruto. This little one was a huge surprise to us and you no doubt."
"It is good to see you Mother." said Naruto. He turned to Sovar and his sister and said, "Father, Talok; I have missed you all."
Sovar said, "You have been missed as well Naruto; you brought home quite a little package."
Talok was obviously excited (by Vulcan standards). "Big brother, I am so pleased to see you. I never dreamed I would be an Aunt so soon."
Naruto gave his little sister a minimal smile and said, "We never dreamed that little Siegfried would come into our lives either."
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"Personal Log of Naruto M'Fau, Stardate 2274.178: Today Samui and I bid farewell to our son. He was in a highly emotional state, but this was to be expected given his age. We are fortunate that Lieutenant Rafi agreed to stay a few weeks to help Siegfried with this transitional time for him. She's decided to return to her home world when the time comes. It is still difficult to grasp the reality that I have a fine little son. Samui and I are now heading to Memory Alpha to rejoin the Gettysburg. It has been a long trip so far…"
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POSTSCRIPT:
*① Yes, Shizuka already went through her first pon farr and Naruto took care of her back on the Cadet Cruise on the U.S.S. Darwin. Naruto and T'Lyra have not experienced their first pon farr yet as they are a bit younger.
*② Memory Alpha is an inhabited planetoid and the home for a Federation central library. The Federation built the central library on an unnamed planetoid to hold the total cultural history and scientific knowledge of all planetary Federation members. The Memory Alpha Cultural Institute is an educational institute which is associated with Memory Alpha.
Well, another chapter in the books. Next chapter we will travel to Memory Alpha where a new adventure will start in preparation for a new arc. For those of you wondering, little Siegfried wasn't thrown into the plot just to add a cute factor or something. He has an important role to play way down the line. See you next time. Blue out. 9/26/23
Crew of the U.S.S. Gettysburg
Captain Asuma Sarutobi: Male Human /Age: 30's
First Officer Commander Mabui Kumo: Female Human /Age: 29
Chief Engineering Officer Lt Commander Sassaav: Male Andorian /Age: 40's
*Chief Medical Officer Doctor ? : ? /Age:
*Chief Sciences Officer Lt Commander ? : ? /Age:
Chief of Security Lt Shizuka Nadeshiko: Female Vulcan /Age: 26/ Birth name: S'Loren Tolaris
Chief Communications Officer Ensign M'rella: Female Caitian /Age: 20
Ship's Navigator Lt (JG) Samui Schrodinger: Female Augment Human /Age: 20
Ship's Helmsman Ensign Rafi: Female Trill /Age: 20