History FanFic / AThinVeneer

** Someone at Starfleet decided to classify Gorn ships with dinosaur names. When the Gorn find out, the Gorn ambassador thinks that this is an honor, and their battleship program is rumored to be called ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''! Four of their ships that come to the Earth Alliance's side of the galaxy are named after dragons or monsters: ''Mothra,'' ''Rodan,'' ''Fafner,'' and ''Smaug.''

** They also pushed the Dominion into going to war with the Federation.

* TyrannosaurusRex: The Federation has labeled a Gorn dreadnought design as the ''Tyrannosaurus Rex''-class ship.

* CurbStompBattle: Well, just about every single time the allies go against the Minbari, and even sometimes the Vorlons. The B5 powers are just that outmatched in terms of speed, firepower, durability (at least while the shields are up), and actual combat experience. It's hard not to feel sorry for the Minbari.

It describes a war between the [[Series/{{Babylon 5}} Minbari Federation]] and the [[Franchise/StarTrek United Federation of Planets]]. In the beginning, a ship from the Earth of Babylon 5 and a Minbari ship chasing it go through a space anomaly. Captain Kirk's ''Enterprise'' finds them. The consequences extend into the next century, and the Vorlons get involved as well -- also as enemies of the Federation.

* BreadMilkEggsSquick: The Gorn's warships. While the first four ships listed are almost certainly an attempt to tease the Federation, being named ''Smaug'', ''Fafnir'', ''Mothra'', and ''Rodan'', the last is registered as [[spoiler: the GCF ''Fires Of Regulus''.]]

* ItGotWorse: The prologue reveals that [[spoiler: the Vorlons are responsible for the Dominion War, an event that nearly wiped out the combined forces of the Federation, Klingons, and the Romulans. In addition, it's highly suspected that they provided aid to the Ciona Imperix, which nearly destroyed the Klingon High Council and the Federation secretly. So now, the Federation is aware that the god-like aliens are ''still'' pissed at them for the events of the fic (ninety years ago), but they can't risk fighting back due to the Vorlon's sheer power and the fact that the Borg are still trying to destroy the Federation as well, not to mention that the Alpha Quadrant races are still licking their wounds from the Dominion. Things do not look good for the Federation's future.]]

** Someone at Starfleet decided to classify Gorn ships with dinosaur names. When the Gorn find out, the Gorn ambassador thinks that this is an honor, and their battleship program is rumored to be called ''{{Godzilla}}''! Four of their ships that come to the Earth Alliance's side of the galaxy are named after dragons or monsters: ''Mothra,'' ''Rodan,'' ''Fafner,'' and ''Smaug.''

* ShoutOut: The Gorn battleship program is rumored to be called ''{{Godzilla}}.'' The names of two of the ships in the mini-fleet they bring include ''Mothra'' and ''Rodan,'' more Godzilla monsters.

** Of particular note are tricobolt explosives. While they've been largely phased out in the Federation due to the prevalence of more effective antimatter explosives, the tricobolt devices have the unique benefit of ''royally'' screwing up Minbari gravity drives.

* ItGotWorse: The prologue reveals that [[spoiler: the Vorlons are responsible for the Dominion War, an event that nearly wiped out the combined forces of the Federation, Klingons, and the Romulans. In addition, it's highly suspected that they provided aid to the Ciona Imperex, which nearly destroyed the Klingon High Council and the Federation secretly. So now, the Federation is aware that the god-like aliens are ''still'' pissed at them for the events of the fic (ninety years ago), but they can't risk fighting back due to the Vorlon's sheer power and the fact that the Borg are still trying to destroy the Federation as well, not to mention that the Alpha Quadrant races are still licking their wounds from the Dominion. Things do not look good for the Federation's future.]]

* ForegoneConclusion: The events of this story are interspersed with occasional looks into the future of the ATV-verse, including [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Sisko]] and [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Picard.]] The war ends with the remnants of the Minbari Republic signing an agreement with the Federation/Klingon alliance, followed by close to a century of cold war with the Vorlons, who eventually lead the Dominion to war with the Federation and help along the Ciona Imperex in their attempt to dominate the Alpha Quadrant races in the name of order. Meanwhile, the Narn Regime and the Centauri Republics join the United Federation of Planets.

** Also, the Vree's "Dimensional Slip" technology came from reverse-engineered tech from an abandoned Iaconian outpost.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Inverted with the Gorn. While the first four ships listed are almost certainly an attempt to tease the Federation, being named ''Smaug'', ''Fafnir'', ''Mothra'', and ''Rodan'', the last is registered as [[spoiler: the GCF ''Fires Of Regulus''.]]

* MythologyGag: Sheridan, when he first appears, is surprised that he doesn't feel disgust at the idea of half-human hybrids in the Federation, or at humans mating with aliens. In the canon ''Babylon5'' story, he eventually married and had children with Delenn, a Minbari.

It describes a war between the [[Series/{{Babylon 5}} Minbari Federation]] and the [[StarTrek United Federation of Planets]]. In the beginning, a ship from the Earth of Babylon 5 and a Minbari ship chasing it go through a space anomaly. Captain Kirk's ''Enterprise'' finds them. The consequences extend into the next century, and the Vorlons get involved as well -- also as enemies of the Federation.

* AlternateUniverse: An alternate universe [[StarTrekVoyager Admiral Janeway]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot from the future]], ''Voyager,'' and a Minbari warship travel to the ATV universe to deliver a warning about the Vorlons and provide weapons and technology from over one hundred years in the future. This scares Kirk, as Starfleet has strict rules against this sort of thing, and if Janeway is willing to break them, things must be ''very'' serious.

* ForegoneConclusion: The events of this story are interspersed with occasional looks into the future of the ATV-verse, including [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Sisko]] and [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Piccard.]] The war ends with the remnants of the Minbari Republic signing an agreement with the Federation/Klingon alliance, followed by close to a century of cold war with the Vorlons, who eventually lead the Dominion to war with the Federation and help along the Ciona Imperex in their attempt to dominate the Alpha Quadrant races in the name of order. Meanwhile, the Narn Regime and the Centauri Republics join the United Federation of Planets.

* IDoNotOwn -- and neither does anyone else. Explicit permission is given for anyone to copy this story as long as they leave the credits. The credits mention many works, including all vs. of canonical StarTrek extant at the time.

It describes a war between the [[BabylonFive Minbari Federation]] and the [[StarTrek United Federation of Planets]]. In the beginning, a ship from the Earth of Babylon 5 and a Minbari ship chasing it go through a space anomaly. Captain Kirk's ''Enterprise'' finds them. The consequences extend into the next century, and the Vorlons get involved as well -- also as enemies of the Federation.

* AlternateUniverse: An alternate universe [[StarTrekVoyager Admiral Janeway from the future]], ''Voyager,'' and a Minbari warship travel to the ATV universe to deliver a warning about the Vorlons and provide weapons and technology from over one hundred years in the future. This scares Kirk, as Starfleet has strict rules against this sort of thing, and if Janeway is willing to break them, things must be ''very'' serious.

** When Kirk is going over some of the officers participating in the war, he mentions that he used to work on a ship with [[{{Airplane}} Ted Stryker and Buck Murdock]], and even mentions Stryker's [[VisualPun Drinking Problem.]]

* ContinuityNod: Sheridan, when he first appears, is surprised that he doesn't feel disgust at the idea of half-human hybrids in the Federation, or at humans mating with aliens. In the canon ''Babylon5'' story, he eventually married and had children with Delenn, a Minbari.

** Someone at Starfleet decided to classify Gorn ships with dinosaur names. When the Gorn find out, the Gorn ambassador thinks that this is an honor, and their battleship program is rumored to be called ''{{Godzilla}}''! Later in the story, we see a Gorn piloting a fighter, which is of the Mothra-class of fighters.

* ShoutOut: The Gorn battleship program is rumored to be called ''{{Godzilla}}.'' Later, we see a Gorn flying a Mothra-class fighter.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Several.