"Out of the Blue"

[ST:VOY Fanfiction]

Summary :

Tuvok and his away team save Captain Janeway in extremis from being killed during an alien experiment. She looses almost all of her memories in the process and the crew will do everything to get her back into the captain's chair. J/C

Disclaimer :

The Star Trek universe belongs to Paramount.

English is not my native language, and I haven't practiced a lot lately. I'm utterly sorry for the mistakes you might find. I wish I had a Beta-Reader. I hope you'll like the story, though !

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CHAPTER 1 : Into the Black

Where was she ?

She tried to ignore the throbbing pain behind her eyes and opened them : A grey ceiling which was metallic and cold, yet comforting. She turned her head to the right and noticed a balding man in a blue and black uniform, his back toward her.

"Hi…" She tried with a very rough voice.

The man faced her and offered a warm smile. He slowly stepped toward the biobed and pulled off a device from the console next to her. It made small beep noises as he activated it atop of her.

"Do you remember me?" He asked softly.

"I regret." She whispered closing briefly her eyes. "I don't."

"What is your name ?"

"My.. name... " She frowned and took a deep breath. "My name is Kate.. Kathryn."

"Yes, you are Kathryn !" The man heavenly smiled.

"Janeway."

He stopped what he was doing, and put back the odd device on the console. He laid a very friendly hand over her shoulder. She heard doors opening and lifted her head to see someone coming in. She slowly pushed herself up and sat on the side of the biobed.

"Doctor, how is she ?" The new occupant of the room asked to the other one.

"Better than expected, Mr Tuvok. I'm highly convinced that she'll have a full recovery after a certain amount of time."

Kathryn noticed the Doctor had trailed over Tuvok's name for her. She shyly grinned to thank him.

"May I ask… what happened ?" Kathryn heard her voice shake with emotion as she planted her eyes into Tuvok's.

The vulcan glanced at the doctor who silently allowed him to proceed. "As the Captain of this starship, you were expected to meet the Paxians ambassadors to sign a treaty. A terrorist group of this planet has abducted you in order to steal your memories for military and scientific purposes after they were informed about a former alliance we made with a species called 'The Borg'."

Tuvok tried to speak slowly to allow his captain to understand everything. She had lowered her eyes to the floor and was trying to comprehend the whole story.

"Tuvok and a security team found you just in time." The Doctor continued. "They stopped the scientific experiment that was proceeded on your brain to avoid permanent damages." He paused and once again put a hand on her shoulder. "Though… by stopping the process... the neurons of your brain limbic area were severely harmed. I think I got you under my care in time, you'll just need some time to recover." The doctor sighed and warmly smile once again. "It won't be easy, Captain. But your crew is there for you."

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"There, you got the mess hall ! It's kind of my place." The cheerful voice of Neelix highlighted her once again. "I specifically chosen to end the visit there so I could get you something to eat I know you'll love !"

"Are you the loveliest person alive in this world?" Kathryn unlooped her arm from Neelix's.

"I just want my captain back" He winked at her. "Please have a seat, I'll be back in a minute"

She sat on the chair he designated to her. She looks around herself to the other people enjoying their meals. She caught some warm glances toward her. A dark haired woman with some kind of light fish bones on her forehead stood and grabbed the side of her table. She looked at the young man in front of her as if silently ordering him to imitate her. Together they pulled their table against Kathryn's and sat back.

"Lunch is a friendly time. My name is B'Elanna, and this is Tom."

Kathryn heard another table rasp again the floor, another man greeted her as he sat right next to her.

"I'm Harry Kim."

"Ayala."

"Samantha Wildman."

"I'm Naomi Wildman !"

"Tal Celes."

"Will Foss"

"Henri Zimmerman"

"Agam"

Soon the mess hall had a single large table with a dozen of crewmen chatting over funny and happy memories they had with their captain. The young Naomi was sitting on the knees of Kathryn proclaiming herself as the captain assistant.

Neelix watched them with tearful eyes. They almost lost her. She was sometimes a guide, sometimes a mother, a role model… She was the leader of the craziest and most intense adventure of their lives. She could sacrifice herself for them… and the crew would sacrifice themselves for her.

"Your mouth was all stained in purple, too !" Harry laughed. "You said, Ensign, these are the times we have to remember."

Chakotay entered the mess hall at the same moment. He stopped at the touching view in front of him. Some noticed him enter, including Harry Kim. Who stood up smiling at him.

"Commander, you might want to join us, my seat is yours." The young man said, as he took another chair.

Chakotay hesitated. His eyes met hers. He breathed out, enjoying her beauty in secret and the comforting feeling to see her in good shape after her rescue. He stepped toward the now empty seat next to her.

There was a moment of slight silence in the mess. They had all watched the silent exchange between them.

"Welcome back aboard, Captain" Chakotay whimpered as he briefly took her delicate hand. Tom Paris felt his wife grabbing his knee at the tender view in front of them. Chakotay awkwardly cough and offered a warm smile to all the crewmen around him, wordlessly thanking them for this sweet initiative.

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Hope you liked this chapter, the next one will be online soon.

Please RR!