Starships, Battlestars, and Jedi by Tyval At the end of the 23rd century the Starship 'Dragonflame', the fastest and most heavily armed ship in the Federation encounters a rag tag fugitive fleet protected by a single Battlestar. But the Cylons are only the beginning for the rookie crew of 'Dragonflame' as she and the 'Battlestar Galactia' are soon fighting in a Galaxy far far away against a peril that threatens all. Science Fiction. Rated NC-17 for violence and M/F and F/F sex by Tyval Tyval@webtv.net Prolouge: The shuttle carried the woman towards the newest ship in the Federation's fleet. The woman could not supress the thrill that went through her after all these years of sitting behind a desk. This was where she was meant to be! On the deck of a starship, and not just any starship. This ship was 'Dragoflame'! 'Dragonflame' was not like the unfortunate science ship that she been on last, nor was it even like the Enterprise which had been her first assaignment. This was a ship of war! Outwardly 'Dragonflame' had the appearance of the best of both the 'Reliant' class and the old style Romulan 'Bird of Prey' except larger. That second effect was also not lost on the woman, since she was half-Romulan. Inside it was far differant as it had trans-warp drive, cloaking device, aft torpedos, plasma cannon, gatling phasers, as well as the standard phasers and photon tubes, and even 6 small one man fighters instead of shuttle crafts. Sleek and deadly, it could outrun and outfight any Federation, Romulan, Orion, Gorn, or Klingon warship. The crew was young and inexperiaced, but was handpicked to be the best of the best. The woman knew that she had also been chosen because she had experiance in perilous situations and a powerful sponsor, her mentor Ambassador Spock. The shuttle docked, the airlock opened and Lt. Saavik was greeted by a familiar looking human female of Asian origin. " Welcome aboard Lt. Saavik," Ens. Demora Sulu smiled warmly. ............................ In the captains quarters 2 old friends shook hands and grinned. This was their first command but these 2 men were bound by friendship and by family ties that reached all the way back to the 20th century. The tall muscular dark haired man then snapped off a silly imitation of an British salute. " Commander Will Starr reporting for duty SOR!," Will said in a mock British accent, cracking both men up. " Can the universe survive having both of us on the same ship?," Captain Jonathan Lung laughed. " Blame it on our ancestors," Will grinned," Not easy being descended from legends. Maybe we'll make our own." " The fate of the universe is on your hands," a beautiful and familiar black girl said from doorway, she was Lt. Commander Kelly Ray, Chief Engineering Officer," The universe is doomed!" The 3 friends broke up laughing. A fighting ship, a ship with a special selected crew and it was theirs! Each crew member had been chosen because the were either the descendants of heros, or already were heros. Captan Lung smiled at the thought of what such a crew could accomplish. The hardest person to get that Captain Lung had wanted had been Ens. Sulu. Prying her out of the new Enterprise had been difficult considering her heritage. But when he recruited her best friend Ens. Yelana Chekov and then managed to get Commander Leonard H. McCoy the 3rd, the grandson of the first Dr. McCoy, as his medical officer, and finally got Starfleet to give him Lt. Saavik, it was too tempting for Ens. Sulu to resist such a gathering of Enterprise legacy. " Let's see the readout of our key personnel," Will said curiously. " Okay," Kelly grinned as the names of the 200 crew shuffled into the main computer. " Task complete," the computer chimed as 3 copies of the readout printed. Key personnel; Bridge: Captain; Jonathan Lung; Codenamed Dragon. Direct descendant of China Dragon, leader of G.O.L.D. in the 20th and 21st century. Graduated 1st in class Starfleet acadamy. Five years experiance Romulan border. Three years experiance military police, decorated for valor 12 times against pirates and raiders. Special skills; martial arts expertise level greater than any recorded. Science Officer; Lt. Saavik; Half-Vulcan, Half-Romulan. Scientific mind, mildly telepathic, brief carreer abroard U.S.S. Enterprise. Decorated for heroism 'Genisis Affair'. Navigation/Helm; Ens. Demora Sulu; Daughter of Hikaru Sulu Captain of U.S.S. Excelsior, decorated twice U.S.S. Enterprise. Weapons Control; Lt. Tallon Kang; Son of Klingon Commander Kang. Ranked 1st at Klingon acadamy, recently accepted into Starfleet on probationary status. Note; a member of the more human looking minority of the outer Klingon worlds and thus seems to adapt more easily into Starfleet than the majority of Klingons. Communications Officer; Ens. Yelana Chekov. Daughter of Commander Pavel Chekov. Speaks 17 languages fluently without translators and has shown remarkable talent on this area. Specal skills; can double as Helm if needed. ....................... Medical: Ships Surgeon; Commander Leonard H. McCoy 3; Rated 1st in all catagorys of active Starfleet Personnel. Has invented 26 vaccines, winner of Nobel Peace Prize for medicine and is still under 30 years of age. Ships Head R.N.; Lt. T'lee; Distant neice of the 'House of Sarek'. Rated 2nd in class at 'Vulcan Acadamy'. Incurred family wrath in choosing Starfleet. Member of a small cult on Vulcan called the 'Emotionals', because they believe that logic does not exclude emotions. Mildly telepathic as are all Vulcans. R.N.; Ens. Zan Tang; A Picean mutant with the power of healing. Semi-aquatic, must breathe water every hour. Specal skill; Extensive knowledge of humanoid physiologys. ................... Away Team: Number 1; Commander Will Starr; Codenamed; Wildstar. Direct descendant of 20th and 21st century G.O.L.D. second in command Questar. Ranked 2nd behind Jonathan Lung at Starfleet acadamy. Three year active duty Romulan border. Authorized leave of abscence for classified assignment. Note; Benevolent Mutant, has a wide variety of physical and mental 'powers' similar to those possesed by his ancestor at only slightly lesser power. Science Officer; Metron; Experimental android. As yet untested. Lt. J.G. Peridot; Gelation heroine, former memer, G.O.L.D. Reserve, former member Action Angels, 300 years old, still a teenager by Gelation standards. Peridot has a small unremovable peridot gem in the palm of her right hand that can produce green energy that she can use for various effects. Gelation's also have the physical strength of 3 men. Medical Officer; Ens. Callisto 7; A clone of the woman known as 'Good' Callisto, she is highly adept at both healing and breaking bones. Star Fleet Marine; Sgt, Asaurus (nearest translation of his name). Gorn hero. Unlimited class fighting champion of Gorn. Expert in all Federation, Gorn, Romulan, and Klingon weaponry. ................. Engineerng: Chief Engineer; Lt. Commander Kelly Ray; Descendant of G.O.L.D. hero Billy Ray. First in all Engineering Acadams. Rated only behind the legendary Captain Scott as a engineering genuis. Has the power of super-speed allowing her to perform repairs in seconds that would take even Mr. Scott hours. Lt. Eric Cordon; Descendant of the famed Musketeer D'Artannion. Five years duty aboard U.S.S. Excelsior. Has a quick and able mind, a first class gadgeteer and computer hacker. Gold Medallist Starfleet Olympics in all sword catagorys. Ens. Yasha; A Deltan female under usual 'Oath of Chastity'. Rated class A-1 by Starfleet. First in her class Starfleet Engineering School, recent graduate. Special note; Yasha is a rarity among Deltans in that she previously was interested only in females. Ens. Ryu Kobe; Second in class Starfleet Engineering School recent graduate. Electronics and mathamatics super genuis. ................... " Well, nice to know that all 3 of us made the 'key list'," Kelly grinned," BTW, I know Yasha cheats on her vow. But she's my problem." " If she starts any trouble you will be held responsable," Dragon said flatly," Deltans are very promiscuous and have been known to disrupt entire ships." " As long as she keeps it between Peridot and me she'll be okay," Kelly said," She's good, almost as good an engineer as I am. I would like to keep her around in case of emergency." " Peridot, Yasha, and you huh?," Will grinned," I'd pay to see that. If we still got paid that is." " And I suppose Callisto, T'lee , and you have just been playing chess," Kelly smiled at her longtime friend," And you don't complain when we have some hot fun either." Will Starr blushed as Kelly exposed his own horndog ways. Dragon shook his head. 'What a crew,' he thought with an inward groan. In truth, Kelly and he had also been somewhat intimate in the past. His thoughts were interrupted by Ens. Yelana Chekovs voice. " Captain to the bridge," Yelana said over all internal channels. ................... The bridge crew, joined by Will, Kelly, and Dr. McCoy assembled on the bridge as the Federation President spoke to them and the entire crew. " Greeting to the Captain and crew of U.S.S. Dragonflame. I must say though that yours is a ship I pray that sees little action. Our enemies are becomming fewer now that we have welcomed our former enemies, the galaxy is more peaceful than it has ever been. But peace must be backed by strength. I confess that I was against this ship, but I also see that it might have it's uses as we reach out to more and more worlds. The universe is vast and we have learned well that not all races are peaceful. Therefore, when threats appear it is your job to end them, peacefully if you can, the use of force must always be lasy resort or in self defense. God speed Dragonflame," The President said. " Well, that was short and sweet," Dragon grinned," Ens. Chekov, are we clear to leave spacedock?" " Yes captain," Yelana grinned," And no, I don't say Keptan like my father does." " Then take us out Miss Sulu," Dragon said as everyone else grinned. Minutes later they were clear of the dock, their first destination came in from starfleet, a routine patrol along the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy just for a shakedown. " Is the word given?," Ens. Sulu asked, barely containing the excitement all 200 members of the ship felt. " The word is given," Dragon grinned," Warp speed, your discrection Miss Sulu." .................................. end of Prolouge. Timeline; this story takes place 2 years after Capt Kirk presumablly 'dies', in Batlestar Galactica terms, it is 1 year after the tv show, I don't count the one where they come to Earth so it will be the familiar names Adama, Apollo, Starbuck, Athena, Boomer, Jolly etc. For one year they have travelled the void and now are getting close to the Milky Way. In Star Wars term, this story takes place instead of 'Attack of the Clones', although many elements of that will remain. As for Captain Lung using Miss instead of Mister, thats a further reflection of the change from ' Where no man has gone before' to 'Where no one has gone before', and is used as my inturpitation of changes that may have occured in Starfleet.