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Sailor Trek



Epilogue - Farewells

     "Captain's log, Stardate 5049.3  With repairs complete and our 

dilithium crystals recovered, the Enterprise is ready to return our own 

universe.  But first we must return the Sailor Scouts back to their 

home."



     The Scouts were clustered around Mercury, their expressions 

anxious.  "This doesn't look good," Venus commented.

     Sailor Moon shook her head.  "I have faith in Mercury.  She'll 

pull through, just you wait and see."

     "Not this time," McCoy commented.  "I'm afraid she's had it."

     Mercury tried to block out the whispered conversations going on 

behind her and concentrated on her next move.  At last she made her 

decision and reached out to move her queen.  "Your move," she said to 

her opponent.

     Spock nodded slightly and contemplated the new positioning of 

the chess pieces.  After a few seconds of thought, he picked up the 

bishop and moved it.  Mercury's shoulders sagged and she looked 

downcast when she saw where he was moving it to.  "Check.  Mate in 

five."

     "No!  It can't be!" Sailor Moon cried.

     "I'm afraid so," Mercury said.  She put her hand on her king and 

toppled it over, resigning the game.  "Good game."

     "As was yours," the Vulcan replied.  "You play well for someone 

of your age and relative inexperience."  She nodded, accepting his 

congratulations.

     "I was sure Mercury would win," Artemis said.

     "So did I," remarked a depressed looking Chekov.

     "Why are you so glum?" Mars asked.

     He grinned ruefully.  "I just lost a bet with Sulu."

     The helmsman chuckled.  "When are you going to learn to never bet 

against the reigning chess champion of the Enterprise, Pavel?"

     "Well, someone's going to beat him someday!"

     "In the meantime, you owe me twenty credits."

     "And *you* owe me thirty credits," Uhura chimed in.  Chekov now 

grinned at the sudden change on Sulu's face, but it didn't last long as 

Uhura then turned and looked pointedly at him.  "You too, mister."

     "If Sulu was betting on Spock, then how did you win?" Luna asked.

     "She bet on the length of the game," Sulu answered.  "And it's 

never taken Spock longer than seventy moves to beat a noncomputer 

opponent."

     "Especially in two dimensional chess," Chekov added.

     The rec room door hissed open, allowing Kirk to enter.  Seeing 

the game was over, "Did I miss the rematch as well?"

     "Nope," Jupiter said.  "They just finished the first one."

     Kirk looked perplexed.  "Just finished?"

     "You should have seen it, Jim.  She gave Spock the match of his 

life.  Over eighty moves."

     "Eighty three," Spock amended.

     The look on Kirk's face was enough to start Sailor Moon giggling.  

"Eighty... three?  My longest game with you was fifty moves!"

     "Forty seven, to be precise."

     Kirk was saved from further embarrassment by the whistle from the 

intercom.  "Kirk here."

     "We've got the warp engines set along the frequencies that Mr. 

Spock calculated, Captain," Scotty answered.  "And the ship has been 

maneuvered into a high Earth orbit.  We're ready to beam the Scouts 

back home."

     "Thank you Scotty.  Kirk out."



     Chief Kyle looked up at the sound of the transporter room doors 

opening to admit Captain Kirk and Sailor Moon.  They were soon followed 

by Spock, Luna, Artemis and the other Scouts.  "Before you go," Kirk 

said, "I just wanted to thank you and your friends once again for your 

assistance during our stay in your universe.  You've undoubtedly save 

the ship several times over, as well as the lives of several members of 

my crew."

     "Also our chances of retrieving the dilithium crystals from the 

Negaverse would have been exceedingly remote without your aid," Spock 

added.

     Sailor Moon laughed lightly.  "Hey, not a problem.  With me around, 

there wasn't any real doubt about the outcome."  Mars looked like she 

was about to make a sarcastic comment, but she remained silent.

     "Yeah, saving the day is what we're best at!" added Sailor Venus.

     "Besides, you've already paid us back," Jupiter remarked.  "If 

it wasn't for Dr. McCoy, I don't think that Venus and myself would have 

survived."  The blonde Scout nodded.

     "Considering it was our dilithium crystal that was used to injure 

you, we did have some responsibility to remedy that," the captain 

responded.  "But I'll pass your thanks along to the good doctor."

     Luna scampered past them onto the transporter pads.  "Come along, 

girls.  It's time we got back to where we belong."

     "Yeah, by this time your parents are going to be really worried," 

Artemis added.

     "Don't be such a worry wart, Artemis," Venus said.  "We already 

covered that angle."

     "How?"

     "Uhura patched the ship's communication into the Tokyo telephone 

grid so we could make several calls to our parents," Mercury 

explained.  "We told them we'd be spending the night over at Lita's."

     "Oh."

     Jupiter paused as she was about to step onto the transporter.  

"You know, it's too bad you can't stick around to help us finish off 

the Negaverse.  With your help, it wouldn't take any time at all!"

     "True," said Kirk.  "And if we didn't have to get back to our own 

homes, I might be tempted to stay and help.  But we're needed back in 

our own universe as well."

     "Don't worry about it.  No problem," quipped Sailor Moon.  "As 

long as I'm around, Beryl and her goons don't stand a chance!"

     "At least until you clutz out again," retorted Mars, unable to 

contain herself this time.  "Which will be every five minutes!"

     "Put a sock on it, Mars!"  Sailor Moon snarled.

     "Thbbbb."

     "Thbbbb, yourself,"  Sailor Moon retaliated in kind.

     "That's enough, you two," Luna admonished.  "We don't have time 

for this!"  The two Scouts grumbled and took their places, occasionally 

throwing dirty looks the other's way.

     "Do you think we'll ever see you again, Captain?" inquired Sailor 

Mercury.

     "Improbable," Spock replied.

     "It's doubtful, but you never know," said Kirk. "The universe is 

funny that way.  Goodbye, Sailor Scouts.  And good luck!"

     Spock held his right hand up in the Vulcan salute.  "Live long 

and prosper, Sailor Scouts."  Mars and Jupiter tried to emulate him, 

but failed miserably.  The others settled for waving farewell.

     "Energize,"  Kirk said to Chief Kyle.  Nodding, the transporter 

chief activated the beam. The Scouts and their feline companions 

dissolved into pillars of orange-yellow light and vanished.



     The still night air in the Juban park was disturbed by a low 

humming noise caused by the Scouts materializing.  Once the process 

was complete, they looked around and noted with relief that they were 

back amid familiar surroundings.  "It's good to be back home," Venus 

commented.

     "Yeah, but you gotta admit that was some trip," Jupiter remarked.

     Artemis nodded in agreement.  "Yes.  That was one of the toughest 

fights you've had yet."

     "Well, it's over now," Luna remarked.  "And it's well past time 

we got home."  They nodded, and moments later the five Sailor Scouts 

were replaced by five teenage girls.

     "Hey, Lita," Serena remarked playfully, "I bet Spock didn't look 

like your old boyfriend!"

     "No," agreed the tall girl agreed, "but Captain Kirk sure did.  

And now that I think about it, so did Chekov!"  She looked puzzled at 

the groans this elicited from the other Scouts.

     "Well,  I guess I can't blame her," Venus commented.  "He sure 

is a hunk!"

     "Which?  Kirk or Chekov?"

     "Guess."

     "I don't know.  I found Spock more attractive," Amy said.

     An odd gleam shone in Serena's eyes and she playfully nudged Amy 

in the ribs. "Ah, so is he your new boyfriend, Amy?"

     She blushed a bright shade of red.  "Don't be silly!  He's not 

even human!"

     "Well, half human," said Luna, suppressing a yawn.

     Raye looked skyward, as if she were trying to spot the orbiting 

starship.  "Do you think they'll be able to get back home?"

     "Oh, I'm certain of it," Amy answered.  "Mr. Spock explained the 

process to me.  He's incredibly intelligent."

     Serena was about to tease Amy again, but turned her attention 

elsewhere.  "What's the matter, Raye?" she asked, indicating the 

gyrations Raye was doing with her hand.  "Can't do that Vulcan salute?"

     "I'd like to see you do it!" she snapped.

     "Hah!" Serena retorted and put her hand up in a near perfect 

imitation of what Spock had earlier.  "Now who's the clutz?"

     Needless to say, the tongue war was rejoined in earnest.



     Kirk sat down in his command chair.  "Mr. Chekov, plot a reverse 

course through the quantum flux."

     "Course plotted and laid in, sir," replied the russian ensign.

     "Warp engines are set to engage when we come in contact with the 

flux," Scotty added.

     "Well," Kirk remarked, looking back and forth at Spock and McCoy, 

"I can safely say that this has been one of our more... interesting 

encounters."

     "That's putting it mildly, Jim," McCoy replied.  "Teenage girls 

with superpowers, invading aliens from another dimension intent on 

conquering Earth... give me the Romulans or the Klingons any day!"

     Kirk chuckled in agreement.  "Still Bones, I'd have to say that 

the fate of this Earth is in capable hands."

     "Or at least paws," added the doctor.

     "Agreed," said Spock.  "Luna is highly intelligent and logical, 

as is Sailor Mercury.  I found that most refreshing in a human."

     "Oh, really, Spock?" asked McCoy.  There was a mischievous glint 

in his eyes.  "Are you sure that it isn't that you liked looking at her 

legs?"  In the front of the bridge, Chekov and Sulu exchanged grins.  

McCoy was at it again.

     Spock rolled his eyes in a Vulcan expression of impatience.  

"Really, Doctor, your preoccupation with physical attributes is most 

irritating.  You are fully aware that Vulcans are incapable of physical 

attraction."

     "In a pig's eye!" retorted McCoy.  He was smiling at the Vulcan 

now, thoroughly enjoying himself.  "You were definitely attracted to 

her computer."  He leaned over to the Captain and said in a loud 

whisper, "You know Jim, I really have to feel sorry for Spock.  He 

finally found the perfect female for him, and she had to be underage!"

     Spock raised one eyebrow.  "Most illogical, Doctor.  However, I 

did notice that you were occasionally admiring Jupiter's... assets."

     Kirk winced internally.  Spock had definitely gotten the better 

of that exchange.

     "Doctor McCoy!" Scotty exclaimed in mock horror.  "She's young 

enough to be your daughter!"

     McCoy turned beet red and leveled an accusing finger at the 

first officer.  "Now just a damned minute..."

     "Bones..." Kirk began.

     "I am merely making an observation, Doctor."

     "Gentlemen..." Kirk tried to intervene again in a louder voice.

     "...to suggest that I would act that way towards one of my 

patients..."

     "She was not your patient at that point, Doctor."

     "That's beside the point!"

     "Enough!" Kirk roared, silencing the two.  In a quieter voice 

he observed wryly, "You two are beginning to sound as bad as Sailor 

Moon and Sailor Mars."  Though neither of them replied, McCoy looked 

somewhat indignant, whereas Spock elevated both eyebrows.  Ignoring 

the looks he was getting from the two senior officers, Kirk addressed 

the helmsman, "Mr Sulu... take us home."

     "Aye sir," answered Sulu and activated the helm controls, moving 

the ship smoothly out of orbit.  Moments later, they all heard the hum 

of the warp engines engaging.

     The Enterprise was on her way home.



The End.





Authors notes:

     Wow.  It's hard to believe I finally finished this, I've been 

working on it for so long.  Looking at my notes, I've been working on 

this story for over a year now.  I only hope the end results are worth 

the effort.  But I've still got three other stories in this series 

left to work on.

     Thanks to Gene Roddenberry and Naoko Takeuchi, for creating their 

respective genres.



     In case anyone's wondering, Lt. Cmdr. Giotto originally appeared 

in the Classic Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark".  (Remember the 

Horta?)

     Mina's botched quote from Chapter 3 ("piece of pie") I originally 

got from "2010", though I recently saw it used in an episode of 

"Hogan's Heros".  Go figure.



     This was actually the second fanfic I started writing.  The 

first one got put on hold as I got more and more involved with writing 

the "Sailor Trek" saga, but it will make an eventual appearance.

     When I first set out to write this, my only intention was to 

write a decent crossover between Classic Trek and Sailor Moon, and to 

do it in a serious manner.  Most of the other Trek/Sailor Moon 

crossovers I have seen to date have been parodies (or at least have 

comedic tendencies), and all involving the TNG crew in one way or 

other. (Not that there's anything wrong with comedy, but Trek *is* a 

more dramatic genre than it is comedic.)

     This got me to thinking: Have people forgotten how Trek really 

started?  Can they really have forgotten Kirk, Spock and McCoy?  So I 

tried to come up with a way to involve these two genres and write in a 

way that it could have been made as an episode of the original series.  

And along the way incorporate every possible Classic Trek cliche that 

I could: Kirk's log entries, Spock saying "Fascinating" at the drop of 

a hat, the Vulcan Mind Meld, the nerve pinch, Scotty's latest miracle, 

the redshirts, "I'm a doctor, not a ...", etc.

     Oh, and of course, Spock and McCoy bickering.  What Classic Trek 

story would be complete without these two taking the occasional potshot 

at the other?  (I don't know about anyone else, but I've found the

relationship between Serena and Raye to be very similar to that between 

McCoy and Spock.)

     As I was writing this, I had an idea on a Scouts/TNG story and got 

to work on that as well.  Then, after reading Pocket Books "Invasion!" 

storyline (separate stories with a common thread among the four book 

lines), it hit me: Why not write separate stories involving all four of 

the Trek series (Classic, TNG, DS9 and Voyager) with the Scouts?  I 

already had two in the pipeline, so it was just a matter of coming up 

with storylines for DS9 and Voyager.  (Yeah, right!  Just!)

     And so I did.



     Personally, I think the TNG story is better than this one... and 

that the DS9 story is even better yet.  I'm not sure about the Voyager 

line yet, as it's still in a state of flux right now, but it's got 

pretty good potential.  (That's only natural since the others are in 

final draft form and the Voyager story has just had it's second draft 

done.)  But time will tell.

     But what I think doesn't matter.  Your opinions are the one's that 

count.

     So tell me... how'd I do?

     Send comments to: soton@aol.com



     Later...

     Bill Harris



     Next up:  Sailor Trek: The Next Generation - "A Borg to Remember..."

When an enemy of the Sailor Scouts is transported into the Trek universe 

and meets up with a Borg vessel, this spells trouble for the crew of the 

Enterprise D.  Especially when several teenage girls mysteriously 

appear on the ship.



Preview snippet:

     "On screen," ordered the captain.  The viewer flickered, and the 

distant form of another ship appeared.  "Magnify."  Again the screen 

flickered, and the image of the approaching ship filled the screen.

    Riker vocalized the puzzlement they all felt, "What the hell?"  

All along the ship there were projections of some crystalline substance.  

But the core of the ship, in the form of a cube, was very distinctive.  

All present recognized it immediately.

     "The Borg."  Picard stared at the screen, a sense of dread filling 

him.  It had been over a year since they had faced one of these ships, 

but he still had the occasional nightmare about it.  Troi glanced over 

at him, an expression of concern evident on her face.  "Highly modified, 

but it's definitely a Borg ship," he continued, his voice barely above a

whisper.  Then in a more assertive tone, "Number One, take us to battle 

stations."

     "Red alert!," Riker cried out.  "All hands to battle stations!"



Part 1 should appear by the end of the month.



Still to come:

     Sailor Trek DS9 - "Sailor Paradox"

     Sailor Trek Voyager - "The Negaphoenix"

     Highlander Moon