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Elseworlds Story: Hope in a Hopeless Battle
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: April 17, 2022, 9:03 pm
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Prologue:
Prologue Theme: Battle Watch (
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTWVfZi3GU
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Captain's Log: Stardate 50893.5
The Borg... They have spread through the universe like a flood.
There is little trace of the Federation ever since the Terran
system fell. The Enterprise is still here, barely. We have
failed to stop the Borg from assimilating Former Captain,
Jean-Luc Picard. Although now he is known as Locutus of Borg...
And then after we lost Data, now Archive of Borg, we have had
little hope of mounting any attempt at stoping Locutus from
wiping out the remains of any resistance in the universe. The
Klingons, the humans, the Vulcans,the Celestians, even the
Romulans. No one has been able to stop them, and they have now
completely taken over Federation Space. Those of us left have
allied together for one last attack. If we do not stop Locutus
here, then humanity's hope is lost. Luckily for us, remnants of
the resistance have lured Archive's Borg Cube away. We now have
a straight shot to Locutus, and we are making our way past the
other Borg.
If we are to have any hope, we must either save Picard, or
destroy Locutus. Little hope remains, and whether we are
successful or not, I fear this may be the Enterprise's last
battle. We have tracked Locutus into the Terran System where we
are attempting to face him.
The odds aren't in our favor. In my opinion, we lost this war,
when our forces failed to save Picard the first time after his
assimilation. However, our attempts now are just desperate
attempts to weaken the Borg, and hope that we can weaken them
enough for another species to hopefully finish what we started.
Guinan says we'll survive as a species... But I'm not so sure.
I have hope... But I have to face the reality that there is no
hope for us. Our last desperate attempt at a counterattack, and
we know there's no way that saving one person will stop the
Borg, even if Locutus is their commander. They'll just replace
him if we save Picard.
We can only hope that we fall in battle if we fail... Rather
than become one of them...
Main Story:
Clara Rose Against the Borg Theme: Red Alert (
HTML https://youtu.be/KgVXk7u2WAQ
)
Riker: Fire torpedos! He says to his officer, Worf. Riker was
watching as the Borg was attempting to lock on to the Enterprise
with a tractor beam, which Riker knew what that meant, that the
Borg were going to take them and add them to their collective.
As the Enterprise fires, the torpedos hit the Borg cube, but
little damage is done. The Enterprise continues firing it's
phasers, but to little avail.
Riker: Keep firing! We have to destroy that cube! He says to the
crew.
Worf: Sir! The Borg Cube is firing!
Riker: Evasive Maneuvers! He says in response. Keep those
shields on oscillating frequences. Do NOT let them lock on to
us!
The Borg cube fires again, hitting the Enterprise, and nearly
breaking the shields.
The Enterprise tries to move, firing as it moves, but the Borg
Cube keeps firing on the ship with great accuracy, almost as
though they were predicting the movements of the Enterprise.
Worf: Sir! Shields down! We are venting atmosphere on decks
15-24! He says to Riker, who looks to the screen in front of
them. They had fought valiantly, but once the ship rocked as the
Borg's tractor beam locked on and the Borg Cube shot and
destroyed their weapons system, Riker knew what was to come
next.
Riker: Worf... Set auto-destruct. He says, sad that they had
failed in their final task.
Worf: Yes sir... Arming now. He says as he tries to arm the
self-destruct.
Riker: If we lose, we're not giving them the satisfaction of
adding us to their "collection."
As Riker talks, the screen flares to life again, and shows
Locutus staring them down.
Locutus: It is over for you. Now, you will be assimilated.
Resistance is futile. He says to them.
Riker: Not likely. He says with a smile. However, his confidence
turns to terror as the alarms go off, but not for the self
destruct.
Worf: Sir! I've lost control of our systems! Our systems power
has been drained by their tractor beam! He says, looking at his
screens which were dying.
Riker turns to Worf. Riker: How is that possible?!
Locutus: As I told you before, Number One... He says, using
Number One, as a way to taunt Riker. The knowledge of the human
Picard, is part of us now. I knew you would try to destroy
yourselves rather than be captured, so we set up this little
trick for when we captured any Federation ships. It is over.
Your resistance. It ends here.
Riker, desperate, goes to the computer console, but the consoles
start to fail, some short circuiting.
Riker: No... No! He says desperately as he tries to figure out
some last strategy. We can't let them take us! We will die
fighting! He says, desperation having taken over. Riker:
Dammit... We have to figure out something! Worf? He says looking
over to Worf.
Worf: I'm... sorry, sir... There's nothing left I can do. He
says as he tries to find a way to at least set off the
autodestruct sequence.
Riker looks to the screen, knowing they had lost. Riker: Destroy
us... We'd rather die than become Borg.
Locutus: Death is irrelevant. Assimilation is inevitable.
Riker turns away, fear now on his face. It was a fearful look he
didn't want Locutus to see, as he didn't want to give Locutus
the satisfaction.
However, the ship rocks again, as something seems to surprise
even Locutus.
Riker: Worf! What's happening?! He says to Worf.
Worf looks at his screen. Worf: It's... Another ship! It's of no
design known to us, and it appears to have come out of some kind
of distortion in space-time! He says. He then looks at the
screen and back as he notices the other ship put their own
tractor beam on the Enterprise. Sir... The other ship. It's put
some kind of shield on us with its tractor beam! The shield cut
off the Borg tractor beam. And the shield is oscillating in a
way the Borg cannot lock on. The oscillation seems to be not
only oscillating in frequency, but in strength and flow.
Whatever this shield is, the Borg seem to not be able to
penetrate it. It reads differently each millisecond it's active
almost like it's changing it's very energy randomly so the Borg
cannot adapt to the energy on any frequency.
Riker looks to Worf. Riker: What? How is that possible? He says,
new hope in his gaze as he hoped the people who were now
shielding the ship might save them.
As they talk, a new face appears on screen, with Aizen Zarick
appearing. Zarick: I am Captain Aizen Zarick of the
Intergalactic Researcher's Alliance.
Locutus: One ship cannot help you. You will be assimilated as
well. We are the Borg. He says as he fires on the Clara Rose,
which was between the Enterprise and the Borg Cube.
Zarick: Yeah... Heard that bit a million times. He says with an
eye roll. As he hits a few buttons on his console, his ship
becomes coated in a metallic armor that covers it completely.
Worf: Sir... The ship... It's got some kind of armor. He says as
he looks at the reading. As the Borg Cube tries to fire on the
ship, the Clara Rose is undamaged. The Borg Cube also tries to
fire on the Enterprise, hoping to send feedback through the
shield to the Clara Rose. Whatever this energy shield is they
used on us... It's stronger than our shields. After taking so
many hits, the shield is barely even damaged.
Zarick chuckles on the screen. Zarick: Well... I've fought the
Borg in many universes. So I know how to take them on.
Riker: What? He says as he looks at the screen in confusion.
Many universes? If his theory was correct, things were starting
to make sense how this new ship had appeared out of nowhere and
how they were holding their own against the Borg.
Locutus: Other universes? The Borg will assimilate them as well.
He says to Zarick.
Zarick sighs. Zarick: I shouldn't have said that... But oh well.
He looks to Locutus. Dr. Tolodora. You know what to do. He says
confidently over comms.
Dr. Tolodora: We're ready. She says from her corner of the ship.
Zarick: Don't worry, Jean-Luc Picard. We'll have you back to
your old self soon. He says with a smile.
Riker looks in confusion, not only as to how Zarick seemed to
know Picard, but also as he watched Locutus being teleported
while still on screen, over to the Clara Rose.
Riker: That... wasn't a Federation warp? He says, now completely
lost.
Worf: It was... and wasn't. Somehow he managed to warp Locutus
right out of the Borg Ship... Just like how they typically do
with us! He says, analyzing what happened.
Zarick: Yes... We have some fun tech. He says jokingly to Riker.
The Clara Rose then fires a large beam of energy, slicing
through the Borg Cube in one beam. As the Borg Cube starts to
explode, more Borg Cubes come out of transwarp from nearby. The
ships replace Locutus in the Borg communication.
Borg: We are Borg. You will surrender. We have an army.
Zarick looks and sighs. Zarick: Send this message back to your
people... Retreat from Federation space, and you will be allowed
to survive. Never come to this space again.
Borg: You will be assimilated. We have numbers. The Borg
communication says.
Zarick: This is your only warning. If you do not withdraw now...
Your race will fall into ruin. This weapon is designed to
disrupt your transwarp technology and your collective
consciousness throughout subspace on a galactic scale. I do not
wish to be someone who commits to genocide, but you have been
warned. We defend less advanced races from races like yourself.
If you force me to, it will lead to ruin among your race since
your race cannot operate individually.
As Zarick talks, even more Borg cubes come out of transwarp all
around them, almost as though trying to call Zarick's bluff.
Borg: If you had such a weapon, you would have used it. You
cannot escape the full might of the Borg.
Zarick sighs. Zarick: I didn't use it because I don't like
genocide. But you force my hand. He looks over to Jega, who was
on tactical. Jega... Launch the Borg Disrupter Wave. And make
sure Picard is protected from the wave until Dr. Tolodora
finishes her work disconnecting him from the Borg Collective. He
says to Jega. Jega just nods and arms the wave, firing it
without hesitation.
Riker: A Borg Disrupter Wave?
Zarick: Just like it sounds. He says cheerfully over the comms
as the wave is emitted.
While it takes a moment, the Borg ships all seem to suffer fatal
malfunctions, which causes them to self destruct. Thankfully,
the Clara Rose's shields, and the shield they placed around the
Enterprise, protects them from the blasts all around them.
Riker: I wish you'd started with that. He says jokingly.
Zarick: I hate it when my enemies don't listen to me. He says
with a shrug. He then looks to Riker. We beamed Picard on board.
Once we've disconnected him and removed his cybernetic implants,
you'll get your captain back. Also, on our way here, we found
your Data and disconnected him as well. He's on board one of the
other ships we upgraded before coming here.
Riker then sits in his chair, looking at Zarick with a reliefed
smile. Riker: Well... After this, we should get some drinks. On
us. He says, reliefed that the battle was now over.
Zarick: Indeed. But we do need to finish fixing your ship before
we go anywhere.
Riker: What about the other Borg?
Zarick: Don't worry... That wave is going to bring them to the
bring of ruin. Your ships won't be able to communicate in
subspace for a while, but it should prevent the Borg from being
able to communicate at all for up to 2 years. By that point,
their individuality will return and they will probably destroy
each other in a massive civil war for control of their "empire"
once the Borg start to regain their original selves
personalities.
Riker: So... That's what you meant about genocide?
Zarick: Indeed. I hate using it. But I do give fair warning
before I take drastic measures. He says with a shrug. Now... If
you want, your crew can beam over to our ship while we start
repair work on your ship. We'll let the drones handle resealing
your hull. He says to Riker.
Riker: No complaints here. He says jokingly.
Two Days Later:
Aftermath Discussion Theme: Captain's Log (
HTML https://youtu.be/aiK13z4bepo
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It had been a few days since the attack. The Clara Rose was
transporting the Enterprise and its crew back to the
Resistance's temporary gathering point. Picard had been
disconnected, and physically, was back to being a full human. Of
course, psychologically, it was a very different story as he
struggled knowing all the deaths he had caused, and how many
systems he had helped take over as Locutus.
As Picard thinks to himself, Dr. Tolodora and the medical doctor
both walk in. The man was similar age to Dr. Tolodora, and was
smoking what appeared to be a cigarette.
Picard: Doctor... He says in greeting to Dr. Tolodora, the only
one he knew so far as he hadn't met the medical doctor yet.
Dr. Tolodora: Didn't mean to disturb you.
Picard: It's... fine. I was just thinking. About all the lost
lives. How can I just go on like nothing happened? He says,
struggling with everything that had happened.
Dr. Tolodora sits down, across from Picard and looks him in the
eyes. Dr. Tolodora: It's not easy. I can't count the number of
people we've disconnected from the Borg who have gone through
exactly what you are. Hell, my universe was almost taken over by
the Borg. She says as the medical doctor looks over Picard.
Picard, was a bit surprised, but lets the doctor looks him over.
Dr. Tolodora: Right... You haven't met our chief medical officer
yet I assume?
Picard: I haven't.
Dr. Tolodora smiles. Dr. Tolodora: Well... This is our chief
medical officer, and my half brother, Dr. Delsin Rowe. Just call
him Dr. Rowe. She says, introducing Dr. Rowe.
Dr. Rowe: Sup. He says to Picard with a casual greeting nod.
Picard: A pleasure. He says politely to Dr. Rowe, and then turns
to Dr. Tolodora. So how do you people do it? How do you help
others in my position?
Dr. Tolodora gets a serious expression, not at all like her
normal cheery self. She looks to Picard. Dr. Tolodora: It's not
easy... It won't ever be easy. Sure you get used to it and try
to find a way to help others so they don't have to suffer like
you have, but it will never stop weighing on you.
Picard looks to Dr. Tolodora. Picard: I honestly wonder if you
should have destroyed the cube and myself on it.
Dr. Tolodora thinks for a moment, staying serious. Dr. Tolodora:
Let me tell you a story... In my universe, my first husband and
I fought during the Borg Invasion... I ended up killing him.
Alucard tried hard, but I had to do what I had to do. When you
are Borg, you have no choice...
Picard: Alucard Tepes? The Vampire? He says, knowing the name. I
can't imagine him as a Borg. That sounds like a nightmare.
Dr. Tolodora and Dr. Rowe both laugh. Dr. Tolodora: You're
right, that would be a nightmare... But you misunderstand. She
says as she gets serious again. She takes off her glasses with
with one hand, and uses her other to move her hair to the side
of her left eye. As she does, her eye lights up with cybernetic
light, showing that her eye was artifical. Alucard wasn't the
one who was taken over by the Borg... I was. I was once Lucrexia
of Borg. She explains before letting her hair back down and
putting her glasses on.
Picard, looking at Dr. Tolodora, was stunned. Picard: You were?
Dr. Tolodora: Yes... I nearly ruined our universe just as this
one was nearly ruined. In fact, Captain Zarick's appearance in
our universe... Was almost identical to how he appeared in my
universe. She says, looking down.
Picard: That... Explains it. Locutus sensed something
familiar... But he couldn't figure it out. He tried to figure
out what you were. But he couldn't. He says, remembering when
Dr. Tolodora was disconnecting him from the Borg implants as
they were getting rid of Locutus.
Dr. Tolodora: Right... He can't sense who I was, because who I
was didn't exist in this universe.
Picard: Tell me... How did... it happen? He asks her curiously.
Dr. Tolodora: I was... on a mission. We got a distress call from
one of our bases. It had been scooped up by the Borg. After the
you in my world had been captured and saved by your crew, the
Borg tried to capture someone else instead... So they lured me
there, hoping that they could capture me and use my time lord
knowledge. She explains. But we weren't about to go alone after
what happened to you in my world. So two Klingon ships went with
us. She looks down again. We didn't stand a chance. Seven Borg
cubes came out of warp from different directions. We fought with
every ounce of strength we could, but they captured us. She
sighs. The Borg didn't want a rescue attempt succeeding, so the
Klingons captured were modified into Lucrexia's personal guard.
Known only as the 35 Guards. With me as Lucrexia. She sighs.
Dr. Rowe stays silent, sitting down. He knew this was something
he shouldn't interrupt, and just listens while smoking his
cigarette.
Picard: So... You almost took over your world? He says to Dr.
Tolodora.
Dr. Tolodora: That's right... It still haunts me. That's why I
use my experiences now to help people like you who were in my
position. She says, looking back at him while adjusting her
glasses. But it will never ease my conscious, or make me forget
my fight with Alucard. She thinks back. His familiars vs my army
of Borg... It was one heck of a fight. Alucard and my brother
had a plan ready, but that plan didn't work when Alucard was
killed. My brother had to retreat.
Picard: I'm sorry... I know this can't be easy to talk about.
Dr. Tolodora smiles sadly. Dr. Tolodora: No... It's not. But if
it can help you, then so be it. I stopped trying to feel sorry
for myself a long time ago. She regains her confident demeanor.
Serving on this ship... It's been a great way to help others. I
even met my second husband during my travels. Though these days,
he captains his own ship, the Crimson Mercury.
Picard: Who is your husband? He asks curiously.
Dr. Tolodora: Dr. Omega Kindron Darkfire. You haven't met him,
but he's a member of our group as well. She says simply. When we
met him, he was cybernetically enhanced and turned into a
cyborg... Well... a fallen angel cyborg at least. She says with
a shrug. When we met him, we had to bring a corrupt doctor out
of his tyrant power, and we had to disconnect some he'd forced
to serve him. She sighs and thinks back. I helped rehabilitate
him after we removed most of his cybernetics and fixed him back
up. He still has them, but at least now they're barely
noticable.
Picard: So... I take it you two bonded over... what happened to
each of you? He says, now mostly just indulging his curiosity as
long as Dr. Tolodora was willing to talk, mostly to try and stop
thinking about what had happened.
Dr. Tolodora: Something like that. Not only did we connect well
initially over what happened, and I gave him a similar talk I'm
giving to you. She says the last part jokingly. But... I don't
know. He joined us on our ship for a while, and we spent so much
time in the labs together working on stuff. She smiles with a
slight chuckle. We spent days at a time in there. Just working
on stuff together. We would both lose track of time and Captain
Zarick or my brother would have to come and pull us out of the
lab.
Dr. Rowe sighs and shrugs. Dr. Rowe: And make sure you two would
eat... You still forget to eat dinner sometimes when you're busy
working on stuff, sis. He says to Dr. Tolodora.
Dr. Tolodora chuckles to herself. Yeah. I do that.
Picard looks to Dr. Tolodora and Dr. Rowe, noticing something as
Dr. Rowe adjusts his glasses. Picard: Dr. Tolodora... You have a
cybernetic eye? Why do you all wear glasses? Don't you have ways
of restoring vision?
Dr. Tolodora takes off the glasses and hands them to Picard. Dr.
Tolodora: Yes we do. These glasses aren't actually corrective
lenses. They're tech I developed. She explains.
Picard looks through the glasses, realizing what the tech did,
and why everyone would wear them almost immediately as he
realized that the glasses worked very similarly to another
device he'd seen before except that he was able to see with just
the glasses rather than needing implants. Picard: These
glasses... They don't require implants to use?
Dr. Tolodora: I figured you'd recognize the design. She says
cheerfully. And no, they don't.
Picard: I bet Geordi would love these. He says jokingly.
Dr. Tolodora: In my universe, Geordi helped me make the first
set of these. He now holds on to them and uses a special set of
implants I designed that he doesn't need his visor anymore. She
explains.
Picard: You guys have such fascinating technology... It's not
just weapons or ship technology.
Dr. Tolodora smiles and chuckles to herself. Dr. Tolodora: Nope.
We have tech of all kinds. Stuff we develop, stuff we get from
other universes, and other stuff that's different entirely. She
says.
Picard: Interesting.
Dr. Rowe: Well... Perhaps we should report to the captain. He
says to Dr. Tolodora.
Dr. Tolodora: Really? He is finally more talkative though. She
says to Dr. Rowe.
Dr. Rowe: Yeah, but we do need to keep up to date with the
captain. And probably update Riker on his condition.
Picard: It's okay... I'll be fine here till you get back. Let
Riker know I'm okay. He says to Dr. Tolodora.
Dr. Tolodora: Alright... But call me if you have anymore
questions, okay? Or if you have anything you need.
Picard: Thank you, Doctor. He says to Dr. Tolodora, who then
nods to him and goes to report to the captain alongside her
brother.
Two Weeks Later.
Repairs Complete Theme: Main Theme (
HTML https://youtu.be/QAOJAK0648A
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It had been a long two weeks. However, the Enterprise was not
only repaired, but upgraded with new technology after the
repairs.
Picard and Zarick were now talking over comms, where Picard was
on the bridge of the Enterprise, and Zarick was on board the
Clara Rose. The Enterprise crew was now aboard the Enterprise,
and the Enterprise was getting ready to disembark.
Picard: Thank you, for everything. You truly have saved our
universe.
Zarick: It was no problem, Captain. Always a pleasure to help.
He says cheerfully.
Picard looks to Riker, who looks back to him as though saying
"Ask him" like Riker and Picard had something to ask.
Zarick: Go ahead. If you have any concerns, I'm all ears. He
says to them.
Picard: Well... We were curious. He looks to Zarick. What would
it for a ship and it's crew... Say... He waves his hands a bit
in a gesture. A ship like the Enterprise... join your
Researcher's Alliance?
Zarick: Oh? Looking to put in an application with the group, are
you? He says jokingly.
Picard: We are. He gets serious as he looks to Zarick. You have
done us a great service in helping save our lives... But even if
we find another planet to settle on, exploration in this
universe will be... difficult with so little life in our part of
the universe. We thought about it, and the crew is in
agreement... He looks to Zarick with a smile. If you'll have us,
we'd like to travel with you.
Zarick smiles. Zarick: Well... We'd have to upgrade your ship a
bit more. If you're certain, I can introduce you to Dr. Darkfire
of the Crimson Mercury. You can travel with him and he can make
upgrades to your ship as you travel. He then gets serious. Are
you sure about this? About leaving your universe behind? The New
Federation could use your skill in building a new colony. He
says, referring to the new group that had formed composed of
humans, Vulcans, Klingons and Romulans that had resisted the
Borg and now were looking to set up a new Federation.
Picard: We're sure... The Borg are no longer a threat here, and
your anti-Borg tech is going to help it stay that way. They
should be able to get on without us. We decided that we'd like
to explore the multiverse. Use our ship to help other universes,
as you have helped us. He explains.
Zarick: Well... Then I'll have to get together with Dr.
Darkfire... But I'd say your chances look pretty good right now.
He says jokingly. Welcome to the Intergalactic Researcher's
Alliance, Captain Picard.
Picard: Thank you, Captain Zarick. He says with a thankful
smile.
End.
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