Tsunami smiled and said, "Ranma of Borg, I want you to partially assimilate Ayeka so that she is your new queen."
Ranma was barely able to resist the urge to smack his forehead and cry out "why me" to the heavens. It just wasn't fair. The fiancee mess was supposed to be over a thousand miles below his feet not up here. Now, Ranma would do what Tsunami told him to if he had no other choice. However, Ranma wasn't about to give up his bachelorhood quietly.
In an attempt to change Tsunami's mind Ranma said, "Is this a wise course of action? If I were to assimilate Ayeka to become my new queen I would basically be raping her. For her sake I beg you to change your mind." In the back of Ranma's mind he was also thinking about his drones. Going to war with the Jurain Empire would be to risky for the Borg's survival at the moment and Ranma was sure that the Jurains would go to war if he assimilated Ayeka.
As Tsunami listened to Ranma's words and heard his thoughts she could barely hold in a smile. Ranma's actions were just reinforcing her earlier decision. Tsunami then said in a regal tone, "I am the patron goddess of the Jurains. Though I rarely speak, my word is absolute. Not even the Emperor himself can hope to override one of my edicts. Consider Ayeka a pledge of good faith on Jurai's part to insure peaceful relations between the Borg Collective and the Juraian Empire."
The independent part of Ranma's psyche wanted to scream out that he and the Borg didn't worship Tsunami and so her word was meaningless to him. Part of this was because of Ranma not wanting to be married. Another major part of it was because a Juraian custom that he had just recovered from the Collective. The Juraians were a patriarchal society and like in several of Earth's patriarchal societies the son-in-law was supposed to respect the father-in-law. When one cut through all of the customs and legal shenanigans Ranma would basically be acknowledging the Juraian Emperor as his superior.
Naturally the thought of recognizing someone as his superior revolted Ranma. However, Ranma ruthlessly squashed his distaste and thought about what Tsunami was really doing. In the end Tsunami was actually doing him a favor. By becoming a client kingdom of Jurai Ranma gained the protection of one of strongest powers currently in existence in this galaxy. That could be invaluable and give the Borg enough time to grow so that they could stand on their own two feet without worrying about extinction.
In the end there really was only one answer Ranma could give. He bowed his head towards Tsunami and said, "As you wish. I will have Ayeka assimilated as my queen. But please, grant me this one request. Could you tell Ayeka why this is happening? At the very least she deserves to know why this is happening."
Tsunami smiled and said, "How considerate of you Ranma. At this very moment I am informing Ayeka about her new status as your bride and I am notifying the Juraian Empire about my edict. Once I send you back assimilate Ayeka and remember to not take too long in getting around to consummating the marriage." Ranma was about to start blushing, but Tsunami had already sent his mind back to the Collective.
Once Tsunami was alone again she sighed and said, "I hope sis appreciates what I did for her. Perhaps I should also send an edict stating that the Emperor must be scanned for psychoactive drugs before conducting state business. He had to be smoking something illegal to even consider engaging sis to that pink haired loon."
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