Chapter One

Star Trek Voyager: The Return Home

She stood staring at the view screen. Voyager making its way slowly home to that round blues and green planet a head. Chakotay at the helm punching in commands and smiling from ear to ear. They are home. Finally they are home. Kathryn made it to her seat and enjoyed the escort of the entire fleet as they made it back to base. Seven of Nine standing behind the Captain, looked around at the crew and watched intensely at their faces as they looked upon the planet called Earth.

All those years wondering will they ever make it home? Now, they need not to wonder anymore. Tuvok continued with his duty, "Captain," he began, "We should be entering orbit in three minutes."

"Very good." Kathryn answered with a slight tension in her voice. Chakotay turned to look at her, then saw her smiling back at him. He never saw such softness in her like that before. He turned again to the COM and continued to punch in the coordinates to enter orbit.

"Captain," came the voice from behind, "Everything looks stable for our approach."

"Good Ensign." replied Kathryn.

"The Orion is hailing Captain." Said Harry.

"On screen." Replied the Captain.

"Captain," appeared on the screen is Captain Valiance, "Admiral Paris wanted me to inform you of the reporters and media that will surround the landing field when you arrive. He wants you to be ready."

"Thank you Captain," answered Kathryn, "We will caution our approach. Janeway out."

Kathryn turned to Chakotay, "Commander make sure that we don't go off course in the landing."

"Aye Captain." Came his reply.

"So close," Harry breathes, "So close."

They crew agreed with him and wished that they could leave the ship and just touch the ground of that beautiful planet and just enjoy the fresh air and feel the warmth of the sun. Kathryn is fighting back a tear. Everything that she had hoped for is now in all a reality. They are home, Tom and B'lanna has a child, Chakotay and Seven finding a new relationship, somehow that disturbed her but she let it go, and Harry Kim, now having the opportunity to move up the ranks and be the Captain he wants to be. Then she thought, maybe Starfleet Command will give him the command of a ship bigger than Voyager. She laughed at the thought, but then wondered what will become of Voyager? What will happen to the ship? Will they scrap it, turn it into a Museum, or let it continue to be in commission? She could not allow Starfleet to do away with Voyager. It is and still is her home. Home, is it her home? Or just a temporary place until she got to her real home, earth?

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Chakotay's voice. "Kathryn," came that voice she will now miss. What will happen to him and the others? Now that they have arrived at home, will she ever see B'lanna, Chakotay and the others again? The Maquis and Starfleet, one crew, willing to work together against all odds and to make it home?

"Kathryn," came again Chakotay's voice, "Are you alright Captain?"

"Yes," Kathryn straightened in her chair, "Yes I am fine thank you. Why do you ask?"

"You seem so far away."

"Oh I am not far away Commander. I am home." She smiled again and that made his heart quiver again. Every time she smiles he always feels as though he could draw to her like an evil spell yet that same spell will make all of his dreams come true.

"Well," he finished, "I am glad that you are alright. The crew is getting restless and they want to leave the ship and go home. Being stuck here is not easy. Especially Harry," he turned to look at Harry, "He is getting more and more restless every minute. I eventually think he'll need a tranquilizer."

Kathryn then laughed, and Chakotay turned to look at her, "I am sure," she then said, "He will need more than that." She settled again in her chair, "I kept my promise. I brought my crew home. I promised them I would and I have."

Chakotay also took his usual seat next to her, "I knew you would Kathryn. I knew you would." His voice started to break, and Kathryn noticed immediately. "What's wrong Commander?" Kathryn asked. Chakotay dropped his head and went silent for a while.

"Captain," Tuvok disturbed to silence with a stern voice, "I am receiving a transmission from Starfleet Command. They are requesting that start our decent into the atmosphere and make it to Headquarters landing field."

"Very good Tuvok" Kathryn replied, keeping her eyes on the Commander.

"The decent will short." Chakotay joked.

"Very good then. Commander?" Kathryn returned with a smile in her voice.

"Aye Captain!" Chakotay got up and went to the COM and began to enter the coordinates for the decent. Every one is buzzing with excitement and enthusiasm. They were finally going home. Harry could not keep his excitement a secret; even then Kathryn had to laugh at his facial features. Voyager made the decent in fine shape. The clouds were thick and they could not see the ground or the bay. But that did not stop them from making the decent and seeing the sun peering from the clouds and the blue San Francisco Bay beneath them and the Golden Gate Bridge gleaming in the sunlight.

"It never looked so beautiful than the last time that I saw it when I is coming into San Francisco for the first time to the Academy." Kathryn began, "What a beautiful sight she is."

Voyager then turned to see the field that is waiting for them come into view and Kathryn gave the orders to prepare the ship for landing. Chakotay punched in the commands and with a smooth decent, Voyager came to its final resting place, on the green grass of the earth. Kathryn breathed a breath and said, "We are down, and we are home." She stood and faced her crew, looked at their faces, "Welcome home."