(Year 2371) Kathryn's POV
I opened my eyes and looked around, I was back in Engineering sitting up slowly I hit my combadge
"Janeway to Bridge, Anybody there?" I was answered by Lieutenant Rollins
"Yes, Captain. We're here" I quickly stood up using the wall to balance myself
"How long were we over there?" I rubbed my forehead trying to ease the pain of my headache
"Almost three days"
"Three days?" that has to be my record for going without coffee
"Captain, the Maquis ship is powering up its engines"
"Tractor them" I started walking quickly towards the door "All senior officers, report to the Bridge immediately"
"Captain, scanners are detecting an intruder"
"From the Maquis ship?"
"I don't think so Captain"
I stepped in to the turbo lift and manually set it for the Bridge
"Go find them and take them to the brig, I will deal with them later Janeway out"
"Paris to Janeway"
"Go ahead"
"Kim didn't come back with us, he must still be over there" the doors opened and I walked out on to the bridge
"Acknowledged, Computer, how many crewmen are unaccounted for?"
"One, Ensign Harry Kim"
"Hail the Maquis" I saw an Ensign at tactical typing in commands the view screen light up on it was two faces "Commander Chakotay, My name is Captain Kathryn Janeway" I looked behind him to see the second face I paused for a moment to stop myself from smiling at my old friend "We were on a mission to find you when we were brought here by the array. One of our crewmen is missing. Was he transported back to your ship by accident?"
"No, a member of our crew is missing too. B'Elanna Torres, my engineer"
"Commander, you and I have the same problem; I think it makes sense to try and solve it together, don't you?" Chakotay looked around at Tuvok, he nodded at the Commander
"Three of us will transport to your ship" With that the screen went back to the stars
"They're powering down their engines, dropping their shields"
"Rollins to Janeway"
"Did you find the intruder Lieutenant?"
"Yes Captain, but I think it would be better for you to see them than for me to take them to the Brig"
"I don't have time now"
"No really Captain" He almost sounded worried
"Fine bring them here, Janeway out"
The turbo lift doors opened again to reveal Tom Paris. A light behind me causes me to turn around just in time to see Chakotay, Tuvok and a third man that I had never seen before beam in.
"Watch out Captain, They're armed" Came a voice from behind me
"Put down your weapons" I ordered my crewmen before turning back to the three men "You won't need those here" I then walked towards my old friend "It's good to have you back, Mister Tuvok" Chakotay turned to face him
"I must inform you that I was assigned to infiltrate your crew, sir, I am Captain Janeway's Chief of Security" The third mad stepped forward but Chakotay stopped him. I looked at the Commander, his face so calm but his eyes were full of anger
"Were you going to deliver us into their waiting hands, Vulcan?"
"My mission was to accumulate information on Maquis activities, and then deliver you into their waiting hands. That is correct" Tuvok unintentionally making him angrier with his logical and calm answer. Chakotay's eyes darted behind me
"I see you had help"
"It's good to see you too, Chakotay"
"At least the Vulcan was doing his duty as a Starfleet officer but you, you betrayed us for what? Freedom from prison? Latinum? What was your price this time?" I stepped in front of him and looked up at him
"You are speaking to a member of my crew. I expect you to treat him with the same respect as you would have me treat a member of yours" He held my gaze and for a moment I thought that he wasn't going to back down but he lowered his eyes and took a step back "Now" I said looking around the bridge at both Maquis and Starfleet crewman "We have a lot to accomplish, and I suggest we all concentrate on finding our people and getting ourselves back home" I turned to look at Chakotay trying to tell his reaction to my plan when the turbo lift doors opened I watched as Lieutenant Rollins walked I could just about see a smaller figure behind him, Rollins moved to the side and there I saw
"Louisa"
(Louisa's POV)
I looked around the Bridge seeing so many faces I didn't recognize. I saw my mother's shocked face and behind her was a man with a tattoo over his left eye, he looked familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it, he looked more shocked than my mother did.
"Louisa" She repeated just staring at me I raised my hands
*I'm sorry mum I'm so so sorry I never meant to* Mum raised her own hand to stop me
"LOUISA SEKAYA JANEWAY, MY READY ROOM NOW" She was pointing towards a door to the right of me
*But*
"NO BUTS, NOW" I slowly walked towards the door once inside I stood in front of my mother's desk waiting for her to come in here and scream at me. I didn't have to wait long I heard the door open and my mother's footsteps walk around the desk to stand in front of me
"Louisa, look at me" she wasn't shouting (yet) but her voice was low and I could tell she was furious. I raised my head to look up at her "How did you get here?" I stood still almost afraid to answer "Don't make me repeat myself Louisa"
*I got on a transport to Deep Space 9 then I found Voyager I got onboard and I was on my way to see you when we left the station*
"So you were trying to stow away?" I knew that she was very close to screaming at me
*No* I looked straight in to her eyes *I wanted to talk to you then leave, I had planned to go back to Grandma Gretchen's*
"Do you have any idea where we are?"
*On the U.S.S Voyager, a Intrepid class star ship with biometric circuitry and a maximum velocity of warp factor nine point nine seven five* before I had even finished the sentence I knew it was a mistake
"WE ARE IN THE DELTA QUADRENT, THAT'S SEVENTY THOUSAND LIGHTYEARS AWAY FROM HOME LOUISA ITS NOT LIKE I CAN SEND A SHUTTLE TO TAKE YOU HOME" I wanted to put my hands over my ears she was so loud but I knew it would only make her madder and I wouldn't be able to answer her "WHAT ABOUT MARK, AUNT PHOEBE AND GRANDMA GRETCHEN THERE GOING TO BE GOING OUT OF THEIR MINDS WITH WORRY"
*I left Aunt Phoebe and Grandma Gretchen a letter*
"AND WHAT ABOUT MARK?"
*What about him? He hates me and I hate him he will be happy I'm gone and to be honest I'm glad I'm gone now he can't hurt me*
"I'M GETTING SICK OF YOUR LIES LOUISA"
*I'm not lying* I signed fast *I will show you* I turned and lifted my top to show her my back, on my back was many fading bruises. I looked around to see my mother's face she had her hands over her mouth
"Louisa, look me in the eye and tell me the truth, did Mark do this to you?"
I lowered my top and turned to face her then looking her in the eye I nodded. She ran around the desk and pulled me in to a hug
"Oh baby" then she pushed me out to look at me "Did he ever do anything else to you"
*No only hitting me, yelling at me and once he pushed me by the stairs and I fell down them*
"Oh God baby I'm so so so sorry come here" she hugged me again being very careful of my back. I looked up at her there were tears rolling down her face I pulled away enough to reply
*It's ok mum, you once said we all do stupid stuff when were in love* it was then I noticed that I was crying too
"Oh baby, come here" Mum guided me to the sofa where we sat and held each other as we cried
On the Bridge (Chakotay's POV)
I stood there on the Federation Bridge just staring at the ready room door. Was that Louisa? That young lady with that long brown hair and bright blue eyes? I couldn't believe it. Just as I was about to ask the traitor Tuvok if it was actually her when the doors to the ready room opened and Kathryn and Louisa both came out, one thing I noticed with both of them had red puffy eyes as if they had been crying. I watched as they walked over to tactical and spoke to Tuvok
"Tuvok? Can you take Louisa to sickbay and have the EMH look at her back and if you could get him to run some scans on it and give me a detailed report" Why would she need her back scanned? Is she ill? "Then if you could take her to my quarters please"
"Of course Captain" he and Louisa got in to the turbo lift, I kept my eyes locked on them till the doors closed then my gaze fell on Kathryn
"Was that actually Louisa" she turned to me
"Yes"
"What's wrong with her back?"
"Nothing"
"Then why does she need it scanned?"
"That is none of your business Commander" It hurt that she would only call me by my rank, but as I wasn't officially a member of Starfleet anymore I knew she couldn't pull rank
"Yes it is Kathryn and you know it" She gave me her fiercest death glares but this time I held it "and why wasn't she talking, she was using sign language, Why?" Suddenly it was like Kathryn's emotions exploded; he stormed over to me and shouted
"BECAUSE OF YOU, ALL OF THIS IS BECAUSE OF YOU, IF YOU HADN'T LEFT SHE WOULD STILL BE SPEAKING, I WOULDN'T HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH MARK AND SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BRUISES ALL OVER HE BACK, ARMS AND SIDES FROM THAT BASTERD!" I was shocked by her outburst "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT" I stood there like a dear in headlights too stunned to say a word, the bridge was so silent you could have heard a pin drop down on deck fifteen. The bridge remained that way until Tuvok returned a suggested that we go back to the array to find out what had happened to our missing crew members, everyone seemed to snap out of the shock induced trance like state they had been in at the mention of the array, well everyone but me
Janeway Quarters (Louisa POV)
I was walking around my mother's quarters, I had seen one of my favorite pictures of me and mum, we were sitting on the swing together in Grandma Gretchen's back garden. Aunt Phoebe said I looked a lot like my mother and in some ways I do especially my eyes, both of us have bright blue eyes mum said they look so beautiful. Mum loves my hair too even though it's brown like my father's, it's very long and thick sometimes mum spends hours brushing it for me. I walked in to the next room it looked like my mums office at home but a little smaller. I sat on the chair and looked at the PADDs on the desk, nothing interesting mainly just letters from Starfleet. I saw one of the draws open, it's not like my mum to leave draws open like that I knew I should have closed it and left the room but curiosity go the better of me and I looked inside at the folders all brown, black or grey normal boring Starfleet colours. Just as I was about to close the draw I saw a bright colour at the back, I opened the draw a little more and saw on the top it said 'CHAKOTAY' my father's name, seeing that instantly sparked my interest I got the folder out of the draw and put it on to the desk. I took a deep breath and opened up the folder inside was some photos of him and mum, some holographs of him, his and mums wedding certificate and a few other things I didn't recognize. She didn't throw them out, all of the stuff she said she had burnt it's all her. I started to put everything back when I took a long look at one of the photos of him, I had seen him recently I was sure I had but I didn't know where. I put the folder back in the draw and got out the one in front of it; on the front it said 'Badlands Maquis Operation' it took me a few minutes to realise it was the mission information. I opened it and read for a while then flicked through the pages I saw information on a ship called the Val Jean and a picture of its Captain; he was the man with the tattoo who was on the Bridge earlier. I continued reading until my eyes scanned across his name 'Chakotay' I looked at the photo of him again, no surely it can't be! I got out the white folder again and pulled out one of the pictures off him, I set them side by side and compared them. It's him! He got the tattoo after he left but it's actually him!
Later on the Bridge (Chakotay POV)
I stood on the Bridge in a Starfleet uniform watching Kathryn as she spoke; she had always been good at making speeches. I looked across the room at my old engineer, B'elanna was obviously uncomfortable being forced back in to Starfleet like this and I was truly sorry that I was putting her in that situation but I also knew that in time once she settled and learnt the rules she would be one of the best officers on the ship, even with her temper. Looking around again I saw Louisa, I gave her a small smile but she ignored it, I highly doubt she even remembers me. With that realisation I looked back to Kathryn
"We'll find a way back. Mister Paris, set a course for home"
"Aye, Captain" the young man obeyed her command, I can't believe she made him a lieutenant and chief conn officer then again now I think about it I can't believe she made me her first officer! Kathryn was walking over to me but Louisa got to me first she raised her hands and signed something to me at a very fast pace
"Louisa!" Kathryn was obviously shocked by what she had said but before I had a chance to tell her that I couldn't read sign language she had already turned and walked in to the turbo lift. I turned to Kathryn
"What did she say?" I watched her sigh and I knew it wasn't going to be good. She stepped in closer to me and replied in almost a whisper
"She said I know you are my biological father but I will never call you that, you lost me the day you left us" Kathryn took a deep breath and continued "I may be stuck on a star ship with you for the rest of my life but you will never be part of that life"
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