Afterthoughts: A Deep Space Nine/Voyager Crossover

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Side note: If you haven't seen the Deep Space Nine two parter What You Leave Behind, the Voyager episode Coda, the Voyager two parter Scorpion, and my Voyager fanfiction A Wish Upon A Star, please do before reading this fanfiction. It'll make more sense this way...since this is after that fanfiction and those episodes.

Captain Benjamin Sisko the prophet was sitting at Quark's, with Sarah sitting next to him and Quark standing behind the counter. Sisko wondered, "what is my task?"

The being that looked like Quark said, "to begin the Joining."

The being that looked like Sarah added, "to close the door…to the Matrix."

Sisko realized, "you mean the alien that captain Janeway faced near death from…after a shuttle crash?"

The being that looked like Sarah went on, "the Matrix has forced its way into the Celestial Temple…and yet hasn't."

The being that looked like Quark added, "only through the Joining can the Matrix be closed."

Sisko wondered, "do these beings have a name?"

The being that looked like Sarah added, "they are pah-demons…cousins of the pah-wraiths."

In the Delta Quadrant, in another time…

Chakotay was saying, "personal log, stardate 51842.2. After a few weeks, Kellin has been making significant progress as a new member of the crew. And with her people out of communications range, Kellin has been slowly working her way to overcoming her grief. Aside from that, she has been adjusting to life on Voyager quite well. From seeing Kellin's smiling face, it's hard to tell that she has been having a hard time at all…her conversations with me has proven otherwise." He was in his quarters, when Kellin in a yellow Starfleet uniform walked in. Chakotay said, "hello, Kellin. How was…?"

Kellin sighed as she sat down on a gray chair next to him, "Beta Squad training is exhausting…and I could certainly go for some ice cream right now."

Chakotay added, "without Neelix's cooking?"

Kellin concluded, "no, but I know you could."

Chakotay revealed, "sometimes…but he means well. Truth be told, it wouldn't be much of a crew without Neelix."

Kellin figured as she got up from the chair, "tell me more."

Chakotay pointed out, "he's also an adviser to the captain…and a morale officer. Neelix even had a special friend with him…but she left."

Kellin wondered, "why?"

Chakotay concluded, "Kes became too powerful for Voyager to handle…so she left to protect us."

Kellin pointed out, "but I thought Voyager has faced the impossible before."

Chakotay sighed, "unfortunately, we didn't have enough time or resources to think of an alternative."

Kellin turned to Chakotay, "I feel sorry for Neelix."

Chakotay assured her, "it's not anyone's fault. Kes just…evolved."

Kellin added, "least I'm not going anywhere."

Chakotay realized, "and neither is the resistance…thanks to you."

Kellin chuckled a little, "all I did was send schematics of Tracer ships back to Ramura through their news programs."

Chakotay concluded, "and the other Tracers are probably in for a hard time. I'm proud of you." He kissed Kellin passionately, with both of their arms around each other.

Then, the familiar voice of Janeway on their combadges said, "senior officers, report to the briefing room."

Chakotay concluded, "duty calls. You're going to be fine?"

Kellin assured him, "don't worry about me. I can get my own food." Chakotay smiled as he left his quarters. Soon after, Kellin left Chakotay's quarters.

A short while later…

Tuvok, Chakotay, Kim, B'Elanna, Tom, Seven, and Janeway were in the briefing room. Janeway had up on the computer screen a display of a big dark red spot in the midst of outer space, with a whitish glow around it. Janeway pointed out, "this anomaly is no ordinary anomaly. This is the Matrix."

Chakotay realized, "but you met an alien from the Matrix a year ago."

Kim added, "Species 8472 lives in an extra-dimensional realm…and they came into this quadrant with quantum singularities."

Seven concluded, "a relevant example."

Kim said, "thanks."

Janeway went on, "the point is…that this could be our only chance to stop the Matrix from feeding on more consciousnesses. I suggest we take it."

Seven realized, "consciousnesses are thought by some species to be just as relevant as physical bodies."

Janeway figured, "true. And since the Matrix houses non-corporeal life, the only problem would be finding a means to get inside and shut it down."

Tom added, "actually, that's two problems."

Janeway concluded, "thank you, Tom. Seven, any ships or alien life around this area of space?"

Seven added, "there are ten Borg ships coming to our location. They should be here in a few hours."

B'Elanna asked, "why didn't you…?"

Seven concluded, "I just did."

Janeway wondered, "anything else we should know about, Seven?"

Seven concluded, "there's a primitive civilization on a planet seven light years away and a asteroid field around it. That's all the irrelevant and relevant data around our location."

Tuvok concluded, "since the Matrix and the aliens inside the Matrix are telepathic and non-corporeal in nature, it is logical to assume that they or the Matrix will attack us mentally. What we would need is telepathic protection."

Seven figured, "Borg implants could be sufficient for channeling out outside telepathic communication."

B'Elanna objected, "but with most of your Borg implants gone, it would take considerable time to build or replicate them for the entire crew."

Janeway concluded, "then it's a good thing that the Borg want the Matrix this badly."

Chakotay turned to her, "captain?"

Janeway decided, "we're going to join forces with the Borg…again."