Born For This
(A/N- This story has come together so nicely. This is the back story for Samantha Wildman from Star Trek: Voyager, I really hope you enjoy it :D )
I guess I was always destined for this life…to be in the stars, with the hope of being a hero to everyone who loved me. Being broken hearted, then after leaving my first assignment, finding the man who made it all better and then being thrown into the delta quadrant with a new crew, was not what I hoped would happen on my second assignment in Starfleet. But Voyager became my home and the crew was my family.
I had my first child on Voyager, Naomi…She became a big part of my life. I grew closer to everyone there and thank the people who help me the most….my second family. I never imagined a life like this, but I was destined for the stars from the day I was born and this is my story.
Sam was about 4 when she actually became aware she was alive and in control of her actions. She questioned herself frequently on how this all was possible but her little mind couldn't really answer all the questions. She matured slightly faster than the other kids her age. She didn't play with little toys or dolls; she read books at a 2nd grade level. She was educated in many things at the age of 4, she amazed everyone.
She lived on a big land plot in the little state of Iowa. Her family owned a large farm, a dozen horses and had about 62 acres of left over land. There were 3 known houses on her land. One was for her Aunt and Uncle and the other was from her grandmother, all on her dad's side. The other was a family that Sam never met and her parents didn't talk about.
Sam's father was a ex-Starfleet commander, She knew that he left because her mother hated it and got pregnant with Sam in spite to stop him…she over heard her grandmother talking about it. But he still loved her even if she was the cause of him leaving Starfleet.
Sam was basically the spitting image of her father in a girl form. She had long blonde hair that sat in two braids. She had the deepest brown eyes, Almost as black as night. Samantha was always mysterious and sly, always watching curiously to learn one more thing about anything. Samantha always reminded her father of a lion.
Sam and her dad sat under the stars the night of June 24th, the day Sam celebrated being 5 years old.
"What's that daddy?" Sam asked her head lying on his shoulder, pointing to the brightest star in the sky. The stars were like millions of diamonds thrown into black velvet in Iowa.
"The North star, way back it was used for navigation." He smiled down at her; she was a precious gem in his eye…his whole world.
Sam's eyes darted across the sky as a bright blue light zoomed across the horizon. "What was that one?"
"A Starfleet star ship taking off into warp, the universes protectors." He watched her face light up brighter than any star in the sky.
Sam smiled and added, "Heroes…like you daddy."
"Yes little Lion just like me."
