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If Wishes were Horses
By Sambrea
"Is there anyway to keep going at all?"
"I'm afraid not, Captain. A lot of Voyager's systems are failing." said B'Elanna Torres.
"Astrometics has already found a suitable planet nearby," Seven of Nine said.
Kathryn Janeway, Captain of the USS Starship Voyager, sighed. "All right
people. I guess this is
going to be the end of the line for Voyager," she turned to Tom Paris.
"Mr. Paris, set a course for
that planet, fastest possible speed available. Everyone else, tell
your people. I'll be in my ready
room. Dismissed."
Everybody left the room rather quickly except Chakotay.
"Yes Commander?"
"Are you all right?"
"It's hard to have your dreams ripped out from under you. Now it seems we'll never get home."
"At least we found a suitable planet in time. Would you rather die in space?"
"No I guess not. But still, I'd much rather be in space than stuck on some unknown planet."
"I think that's true of the whole crew, both Maquis and Starfleet."
Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, I guess so. Thank you."
Chakotay smiled. "Just doing my job. Looking after the captain and crew."
Kathryn smiled and stood up. "Your doing a good job."
Chapter 1
"A lot of things are savagable, luckily, so we won't be completely on
our own," B'Elanna said a
couple days later at the daily briefing.
"Like what?" Asked Kathryn.
"The shuttlecraft, the Doctor, most of sickbay, part of the computer,
part of the communications
systems, and the replicators."
"That's quite a lot of stuff. What about shelter?"
"I suggest we take apart part of Voyager. If we're not using her, why keep her in one piece?"
Janeway nodded a bit reluctantly. "All right, let's get everything ready to land tomorrow. Dismissed."
Chapter 2
"Approaching the planet, Captain," Tom Paris said.
"Take us in, Mr. Paris," Kathryn pressed the button that broadcasted
her shipwide and took a deep
breath. "All hands, this is the Captain. We have reached the planet
and are starting the descent into
the atmosphere. It has been an honor serving you and I hope you all
find happiness in our new life.
Janeway out."
"Captain, would you like to go on one last tour of the ship?"
"Of course, commander." Kathryn got up from her chair. "Tuvok, you have
the bridge," she led the
way to the turbolift. The doors opened in front of them, and Kathryn
said: "
After a minute Chakotay turned to Kathryn. "I was wondering if you would
reconsider what I
mentioned on New Earth."
Kathryn sighed and turned to face him. "I had a feeling that was going
to come up. It might have a
chance now. I know that I do have feelings for you that I would like
to act on that I couldn't before
because of Voyager, but maybe now it will have a chance."
Chakotay took Kathryn in his arms and gave her a long kiss.
"Ahem."
They both opened their eyes and found Tom and B'Elanna staring at them,
about as embarrassed as
they were.
"Sorry Captain, Commander. We, uhh, didn't know we were interrupting anything."
"We didn't intend for anyone to see us. Please don't tell anyone about what you saw."
"Umm, I'm not sure if your relationship will stay a secret if you keep
kissing in the turbolift," Tom said
with a large grin.
Kathryn chuckled. "Unfortunately, we won't be able to do THAT much longer."
They all grew silent after that, nobody wanting to break the silence, each lost in their on thoughts.
Chapter 3
A month after they landed on "Luna", as it had been affectionately nicknamed,
the crew had paired
off, all except Tuvok, of course who didn't think it necessary.
Kathryn had already performed quite a few weddings, including Harry
and Seven's, and B'Elanna
and Tom's, among the most mentionable.
Right now they were getting ready for her and Chakotay's wedding, which
was going to be the next
day.
Their relationship had come to the point where they both felt ready.
Many of the former crew gave at least part of their hard saved replicator rations for the ceremony.
Some gave a few for every wedding, but quite a few felt this was important
enough to sacrifice a
few.
Neelix had done wonders with a nearby clearing near the village that had sprung up.
There was an arch covered with a kind of white flower that looked like
a lily, that seemed to flourish
everywhere. There were many cultivated beds of flowers around the clearing
that someone who had
found a love in gardening had cultivated.
Since she was still considered the leader she did most of the weddings,
but since she couldn't do her
own, Tuvok was to act the part of minister this time.
She was going to wear a white gown with a long train. Chakotay was going
to wear one of the
outfits he had started wearing on New Earth. He wore those outfits
more and more now that they
had settled on a planet, and that she didn't require Starfleet uniforms
anymore.
The whole colony had taken on a comfortable air. No one called Kathryn
Captain anymore, as she
had insisted on everyone calling her Kathryn the moment she had left
the ship.
"Kathryn, are you ready?" asked B'Elanna, who was going to be her bridesmaid.
Kathryn smiled. "Of course, lead the way."
A few minutes later they reached the clearing. Chakotay walked toward
them, smiling, and kissed
Kathryn on the cheek.
"Beautiful, isn't it."
Designers had done a wonderful job with the clearing. Flowers were everywhere,
and there were all
different shapes, sizes, and colors.
"It's gorgeous."
They walked up the aisle hand in hand to where everyone else was waiting.
Chakotay started speaking. "We decided that instead of having just one
of either of our ceremonies,
to combine the two."
"There will still be the procession, but I will not be led by anyone.
We asked Naomi Wildman to be
our flowergirl, which she agreed to. Tuvok will be acting the minister.
The rest of you know what
positions you are but I'll go over them so everyone else knows. B'Elanna
and Seven are my
bridesmaids, and Tom and Harry are Chakotay's best men.
"You know the tradition of the bride and groom being apart the night
before the wedding," Tom said
with a grin.
Don't tell me your going to enforce it," Kathryn complained but she was also grinning.
"Don't worry. It's all set up. You'll stay with us, and Chakotay will stay with the Kim's."
Kathryn gave Chakotay a quick peck then they went their separate ways
for the night.
