Room with a Q too - First Chapter
Captain Janeway opened her eyes, to find herself lying on a cold, hard surface. She was definitely not in her own quarters, she could see a red ceiling, not a regulation grey one above her. The Captain had been dreaming about walking across the fields near her Grandfather's farm in Indiana. She could still feel the sunlight on her face and smell the corn ripening. She felt drowsy again so she tried to roll over and slip back into her dream. When she banged her face on the cold floor, it was a forceful reminder that she was not in her own bed on Voyager.
She sat up slowly, feeling groggy and looked around. About one and a half metres away, Tom Paris was lying sprawled on the floor, still in his Starfleet uniform. Janeway shuffled over to check his pulse, it was weak but steady. She sat next to Tom waiting for him to wake up. The only thing she knew for certain was that they were not on the ship. Janeway tried to focus on the last thing she remembered before she woke up here. She'd been on the bridge about to send an Away Team to an 'M
class' planet to search for sources of food, as their stores were getting low; then there was a flash of blinding light and she woke up in this room.
Captain Janeway stood up cautiously to survey her surroundings. The initial thing she noticed was the absence of a door or windows. The walls, floors and ceilings were made with the same smooth material, with no seams or edges. Janeway started to methodically tap the walls, to discover if there were any weaknesses. She turned around quickly when she heard her companion stirring. She leaned over to help him sit up.
"Good morning sleepy head, I'm afraid I can't provide breakfast or coffee because we've been abducted and transported to this red room and that's all I know, for the moment."
Janeway moved away deliberately, to allow him to wake up and collect his thoughts.
"Good morning Captain, where the hell are we?"
Janeway explained that she had only just regained consciousness, and had no idea where they were or more importantly, who had abducted them but she could make an educated guess based on the flash of light, that preceded her disappearance.
" Q " they both said in unison.
They sat down together and tried to work out what Q wanted. He was supposed to be a family man now with Lady Q and Junior. Janeway knew that he was furious that Lady Q had helped her when he'd tried to unsuccessfully blackmail her into sleeping with him. Their joint plot had succeeded moreover the other Q had promised that they would exact a suitable punishment.
"I thought he only tormented Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew, I didn't realise that we were the focus of his attentions now." Tom was worried about the Captain, he knew Q was infatuated with her and he was certain that he hadn't experienced rejection before.
"Well Tom, it's no good sitting around doing nothing. Starfleet regulations state that we have to try to escape. We have an intriguing puzzle, I've examined the walls and the floor and I can't find any openings. If you check the walls again, I'll start on the floor." Janeway always felt better once she took control of a situation.
"If I see him again, I'll follow Commander Sisko's example and box his ears, it's despicable to force himself on a Starfleet Captain or any woman."
"I think the Q Continuum have already punished him for that episode," explained Janeway.
"I haven't had the pleasure of meeting the female Q, she sounds like an improvement on our Q. They can't all be like him or the Universe would have perished centuries ago." Tom had a few fantasies about meeting Lady Q, before he started his relationship with B'Elanna, of course!"
Janeway started to test the floor, halfway through she had to straighten up due to a twinge in her back. She always thought Tom was attractive, now she couldn't stop thinking about what he'd look like with no clothes on.
"We haven't got time to play Q's silly games, we need to return to Voyager. I promised to get the crew home and It was a solemn oath which I intend to keep."
Paris respected the Captain's determination and grit. All of the crew were so far away from home and the Federation but she shouldered the additional burden of the crew's reliance on her to get them home. He understood how lonely it could be, even when you are surrounded by people. It was a tragedy that such an attractive woman chose to stay single in order to keep her promise.
They sat quietly for a while, Tom was hyper aware of how close they were sitting. He could feel her warmth and his nose filled with the scent of her perfume. He felt the desire to kiss her and take her there on the floor. he shook his head vigorously to clear the image out of his head. What was he thinking, she was the Captain and he was in love with B'Elanna.
"Well Captain we can't just sit here, we have to find a way to escape" Tom hoped that he could keep his mind busy working on an escape plan and not on his growing infatuation with Captain Janeway. He was pretty sure that Chakotay would not approve of their liaison and he was an ex boxing champion.
Janeway hoped that Q would grow tired of this game quickly. she didn't know if it was the unique situation they were in; or Q was manipulating her emotions but at this moment, she was extremely attracted to Tom Paris At this particular moment she wanted him so badly, it felt like a physical ache and the need was growing. After all they had mated before and produced a litter but that was another story!
Commander Chakotay and B'Elanna Torres vanished from Voyager at the same time as Tom Paris and the Captain
B'Elanna woke up with a brain-splitting headache. She sat up clutching her head and opened her eyes tentatively. She looked around and didn't believe the evidence of her own eyes that she was sitting in a barn; she would definitely have to refrain from eating Neelix's mushroom soup, She closed her eyes and pinched herself to make sure this wasn't a dream.
"I tried that but it didn't work, I'm still here."
Startled, B'Elanna jumped physically, Chakotay was leaning against the wall, on the opposite side of the barn. He was wearing his Starfleet uniform, so they must have both been taken while they were on duty.
"Where the hell are we and who abducted us, when I find them I'm going to rip their heads off, disembowel them and finally turn them inside out." She stood up and paced around the stall like a wild animal in a zoo.
"Calm down B'Elanna, nothing will be gained from losing your temper. We have to apply logic and reason to this situation"
"You sound like Tuvok, you've obviously been spending too much time together," Chakotay looked downward and smiled.
B'Elanna knew that he deliberately used that smile to disarm women. It shouldn't still work on her but it was so damn sexy. She felt disloyal to Tom even thinking about it.
"Do you have any educated guesses about where we are; who abducted us and why?" asked B'Elanna, hoping he knew one of the answers.
Chakotay disappointed her, "I don't know yet but I'm going to find out and the culprit will be very sorry."
B'Elanna couldn't stop staring at his sensual lips, all she could think about was how beautifully shaped they were and how they would feel on her lips and skin. She remembered the dream she had when the an alien attacked the ship, she had buried it deep in her deepest subconsciousness. Now she remembered the feel of his lips on hers and his strong hands caressing her most intimate places She started to feel warm but the temperature in the room hadn't changed. If she couldn't get control of her hormones, things would be getting a lot hotter around here! How could she explain it to Tom?
Q was in the Continuum, monitoring the action in both rooms. Things were progressing nicely; Paris was beginning to notice that Kathy was an attractive, desirable woman and Torres was beginning to get the hots for Chuckles. He clicked his fingers and doubled the amount of pheromones in both rooms, that should help things move along. He had to leave their passions to smoulder for a little longer then the fun could begin! Kathy would regret conspiring with Lady Q. This scrawny inferior primate female rejected his overtures of friendship. Okay, he wanted a little more from Kathy but he was a God, why shouldn't he get what he desired?
He was still smarting from the punishment given to him by the Q after his last visit to Earth. He had been locked under house arrest, unable to leave the Continuum, by the Gods he was bored. They even took away his powers! Now he wanted revenge, when he showed Janeway and Paris what their loved ones had been doing in the other room, they would be devastated. He might even be able to catch Kathy on the rebound. Just to insure that there would be no reconciliations he would show how close Kathy and Tom Paris had become. This could possibly turn out to be his favourite game. It was imperative that he keep the barn and red room hidden from the other Q. He didn't want them to end the game prematurely, that would be a buzzkill.
Outside the barn in the Continuum, a rectangle of light appeared almost like a door. Two figures emerged through the opening, a man and a woman. The woman waved her hand and the doorway disappeared. She turned to the man,
"It seems you were right old friend, Loki, God of Lies, is misbehaving again," agreed Guinan, bartender and listener from the Enterprise.
"I told you, a leopard never changes his spots, what are we going to do?" asked Boothby, former Groundskeeper of Starfleet Academy and also a listener.
He had been friends with Guinan for many centuries. Their race had nearly died out, after the Borg attack. The survivors left the planet and spread far and wide, too far in both of their opinions!
"We will let him continue for now. As long as we are aware of the game we can ensure the humans are not harmed. It might be good for them to let themselves go for a moment, they are all under a lot of stress."
"We'll visit the other room to check on their well being, then we'll find a comfortable place to watch. It's your turn to bring the popcorn, I bought it last time." They continued to argue good naturedly as they walked back through the door.