A Mothers Love

Cathryn rubbed her hand over her face yet again as she sighed. "Computer, Time." She called.

"0426 hr." Came the computers crisp answer. She had been up foe almost twenty-four hours, along with most of the senior staff. When they had entered this part of space, not three day's ago there had been nothing of concern at first, then half a day and these things came out of nowhere and go right threw the shields, connecting themselves to the haul of voyager. She sighed again at the thought, "twelve damn, mini things." She grumbled under her breath, they had to get everything of and soon, those things, after three hours had began to drain power.

"Engineering to the captain." Came Belanna's voice from her comm. badge.

Sitting up straighter Kathryn subdued a yawn, "yes, Belanna. Are you ready?" She asked tiredly.

"I think so captain, but a couple of cup links are a bit iffy." Came Bellana's tired reply, "but we have to it now if we want to have enough power to spark these puppies off."

Kathryn nodded as she began to stand and make her way to the bridge. "Okay, Harry." She called as she ascended the stairs to the bridge, "Belanna." Both confirmed that they were ready. "On the mark." Katheryn stood in front of her chair next to Chakotay as they looked out the view screen. "Three…two…one…mark." She finally called.

With that they watched as the shields dropped and a bright flash made it's way along Voyager's inter hull, finally, after a few moments the things began to detach from the hull, then the flash began to make it's way back up along the voyager and something happened.

The light on the view screen becomes so much, the bridge crew had to turn away and shield there eyes, then Voyager violently shook, throwing Katheryn and Chakotay smacked his head on the railing behind Tom, then he layed still on the floor. When everything stopped shaking Katheryn quickly struggled to her knees, "Report!" She called out urgently, before she went to Chakotay's side to make sure he would be alright.

"Hull breech's on deck 7, 9 and 4. Barrier shields are holding." Reported Harry" there are crew reports coming now, we've got blown consoles everywhere, fifteen wounded and enroute to sick boy."

Katheryn nodded. "someone help commander Chakotay to sick boy." She called, as she stood completely too watch two crewmen tow Chakotay to the turbo lift. "Tuvok, what do you have?" She called to Vulcan.

Tuvoc's fingers were flying over his counsel, "I seem to be picking up some other vessel, but, by the readings it's exactly where we are." He called out his response.

Katheryn closed her eyes for a moment, not again, not again, "try to hail the vessel." She ordered.

Harry sighed, "It'll take me a minute but I think I can." He said as he worked, "okay," he finally said "try this." With that a staticy image appeared on the view screen.

Katheryn stepped forward, "This is captains Katheryn janeway of the Starfleet vessel, the USS Voyager." She began. Than a face appeared on the screen, it was her, more worse for the ware, but it was her none the less.

"Oh my, god." Gasped the other Katheryn. "how did this happen?" She questioned.

Katheryn covered her eyes for a moment and sighed, "something with the things and the shock wave must have done something.

Suddenly there was a call from behind the other Katheryn." There attaching to our Hull captain." She put her head down, "we need some help, Is there any way you can help us?" She pleaded.

Katheryn looked down to Tom, "I don't think we have to go anywhere for awhile," she said, then she hit her comm. Badge, "Bellana, meet up with Tom an deck seven and began I search for a rift, a door way to the other voyager." She ordered.

Tom and Belanna walked up and down the corridors, "I don't think we'll ever find it." She sighed, "I mean, how did Kes find it last time?" Just then she stepped on a piece of bulkhead debris and tumbled forward, Tom reached out, trying to grab her, but only seceded in tumbling forward with her.

Standing Tom looked around him, "this is my way more destruction then we were just in." He said as he helped her up.

Belanna dusted herself off a bit, "well, only one way to find out." She sighed before she hit her comm. Badge, "Torres to the captain." She called.

"Go ahead Belanna." Came Katheryn's voice. She looked to Tom with a shrug. "Captain, I don't know if we will ever find a way over." He suggested.

There was a long moment of silence before there came a response. "Find a way over?" Repeated Katheryn in a confused voice.

Tom grinned, "we made it!" He said quickly before he hit his comm., "captain this is Paris Bellana, and I are here from the other voyager, could you mark your exact location?"

"Of course, Tom, please report to sick boy, and Bellana, if you could please report to engineering." Came Katheryn's voice.

On the bridge of the alternant voyager, Katheryn looked in to the view screen, "They've made it, I have to break connection now, but we'll hail when their coming back." She reported herself. With that they ended the connection with a sigh she stumbled backwards a bit, she was hurt really bad, and most of the crew was all well, hitting her comm. she cleared her throaght, "Janeway to wild men, Sam, how's everyone doing?" She asked.

"Everyone alright captain, the twins are a bit fussy but I think were all just a little bit scared." Came Samathas reply.

Katheryn nodded ever so slightly. "I'll be down as soon as I can get away, Janeway out." She took a deep breath before she hit her comm. Again, "Janeaway to the doctor," she paused, "how is he doc?" She asked weakly.

There was a pause before the doctor replied, "I'm sorry captain, there was nothing I could do to save him." He responded sadly.

Katheryn let out aerie Payne as her body seemed to go limp, she fell to the deck harshly, and began to cry uncontrollably. Harry and Tom were at her sides in seconds, pulling her up into the sitting position, "come on Katheryn!" Said Tom angrily, "you can not give up, just he's gone doesn't mean you get a free pink slip!' With pain in his eyes he took a hold her arms and made her look him in the face, "listen to me, when you become a parent, you don't just get to check out, you know this wasn't his choice and now, no matter how bad you don't want to face it, now get up and be are captain." He ordered as he gave her a bit of a shake.

The shake seemed to brake her void as tears roll down her cheeks. "Okay." She finally said, her voice breaking. "Try to find away to get these things off of us!" She ordered as she allowed Tom and Harry to help her up, "I'm going to see my children." With that began threw the ship.

Moments after she left the bridge her comm. Began to make a noise, "Torres to Janeaway," came Bellana's voice.

"Yes?" Answered Katheryn.

There's something going on, I don't know what, but I think Tom and I need to get back to our ship." Explained Bellana.

Katheryn closed her eyes and nodded, "alright, contact Tom and the of you meet me in my corters." With that she began the new connection, Janeaway to Neelix, please bring the twins to my corter." She called then, "computer begin recording, Katheryn pie one, "Hello, Katheryn…." She began as she continued her walk.

Sitting on her couch Katheryn held the small blond hair sprite on her lap, they both leaned up against her in pure comfort, unknowing why their mother was crying. Katheryn looked down at her children, they both had her skin tone and the color of her eyes and blond hair, but beyond that they were two very sepret little people, Little Kyda Gretchen had very soft feminine feathers' while Kerin Chacotaye, had more strong male features like his father. Just then her door opened and Tom and Bellana entered. The ship began to shake uncontrollably, "I don't know what to do!" Cried Bellana, "there, well, there eating the ship captain."

Katheryn nodded before she stood, handing Kerin to Tom and Kyda to Bellana, then she retrieved two bags, one pink one blue. "I knew it would come to this somewhere." She began as she gave them each bag." When you go back take them, I would send Nioma, but you already have one of her and I don't want to mess things up. But you have to take them, and do the bursts again, it should, at a higher power, dislodge us and these things can have this ship while yours get clear, to safety." She explained.

Bellana looked wide eyed at the child in her arms, "I don't understand..." she began.

"There's no time to understand," Katheryn cut in as she pushed them through the door, "It's here we do this know or these things get us all!" She cried "get back threw, I'll call your captain from here." She called as they took of down the corridor with her children in tow. Trying to compose herself she opened a channel to the other voyager, "their on there way, be ready to inisiate the burst, higher power, right when they get threw." She paused "we've suffered more damage, more casualties. We'll sacrifice ourselves for you, be ready!" With that she cut the connection, then hit her comm., Janway to crew, these beings are eating voyager, it has been a honor to serve as your captain, but it her way and we're done for, so I say let's take some of them out with us." She paused as she began to cry again, "computer, set self destruct, five minutes, atharazation Janeway Delta Pie 112."

Standing on the bridge the other Katheryn waited for her crew men to return, "it's Tom, where back!" Came Tom's voice. With a nod she looked to Harry, "do it." She ordered before she seated herself in the pilot seat.

"In five…four…three…two…one…now." Called Harry.

When voyage shook Katheryn hit the gas, so to say and they began to sail away, the sight of the other voyager on the view screen. After a couple of minutes the view screen erupted with a light as the other voyager exploded.

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END OF CHAPTER ONE