Title: Eek! (drabble)
Author: Singing Violin
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: They're not mine, except for the villain, which I hosted (inadvertently) this evening. And I didn't have a Chakotay so I had to fight it myself…
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Chakotay tensed as he heard the sound of the captain screaming.
He overrode the lock, raced inside, and found Kathryn frozen. He traced her gaze to an alarmingly large insect crawling along the floor. As it took flight, she screamed again.
Chakotay quickly cornered and crushed the creature. Janeway turned away as he disposed of the body.
Noting her shaken condition, he pulled her into his arms.
"I'm not usually so squeamish," she pleaded tearfully.
He smiled. "I just wonder how a flying cockroach ended up in your ready room."
Suddenly, realization dawned and she exited onto the bridge.
"Paris!"