Chapter 2 Scientific method
Two weeks later a few members of the crew began to experience mutations, I was worried, if I experienced any of the mutations that the others experienced there could have been many complications with the pregnancy
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"How many" the doctor and Seven were walking along in the Da Vinci Simulation on the holo-deck.
"I've observed 56 of the aliens, there could be more"
"Any pattern to there behaviour? Any hint as to what they want to accomplish?"
"They seem to be conducting experiments on the crew and monitoring the results"
"As if Voyager were one big Petri dish" Seven looked a little worried
"I may be among them" the doctor looked up at her "in the turbo lift one of them probed me with a medical instrument, doctor if I experience a mutation caused by the aliens it could cause complications"
"Come here Seven" the doctor opened a box with a console inside "Computer give me a medical tricorder programmed to scan at a variance of 0.15" the tricorder appeared in his hand he began to scan her
"You do have a tag, they can inflict mutations on you" Seven held the railing and drew a deep breath
"We can not allow them to continue"
"I've been analysing their energy signatures, I believe there is a way to make them visible to every one"
"How?"
"Using a precisely modulated phaser beam, if we expose them the crew may be able to fight back"
"What if the aliens retaliate by inflicting lethal mutations on you and everyone else? It's too risky"
"What do you suggest?"
"The key to the alien's control is the genetic tags; I believe a neuoleptic shock would disable them. Unfortunately, it would be rather … painful, especially for you"
"Will my baby be harmed by the shock"
"No you will feel a lot of pain and some discomfort but the baby will be safe"
"Will the crew recover?"
"Yes they will, the hard part will be administering the shock to every one simultaneously"
"The power relays could be reconfigured to do it"
"Good, I assume you know how to do that"
"You assume correctly, but I will have to pass several safeguards it will take time"
"Then you had better get started"
Seven began to walk out of the holo-deck when she turned
"Doctor are you sure my child will be safe, what if they have put a tag on it"
"The scan reviled that the tag is on you not the baby" the doctor walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder "seven your baby will be safe and healthy, I promise and I'm a hologram of my word"
"I am" seven looked down "I am scared doctor"
"I know you are but stay strong seven" he pulled her in to a quick hug, he let her go "now go on, go and save this crew"
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A few hours later Seven walked in to sick bay the doctor was finishing taking the tag out of his last patient
"there all done, now got back to your quarters, take this hypo spray and have a good nights sleep" the ensign got up and took the hypo spray from the doctor "Thanks Doc" he walked out. The doctor turned to see seven
"You were meant to be one of the first people I treated, and now you are last, with your pregnancy it is vital that I get that tag out"
"I wanted to wait if you scanned me while others were here they may see the results and…" sevens voice faded
"I understand, please lie down on your side" As Seven lay down on the bio bed she said
"Doctor I never thanked you" The doctor began to tap on a console
"Thanked me? For what?"
"That hug you gave me, I don't think I could have continued without your support and your promise, Thank you" the doctor smiled
"Your welcome seven, this might hurt a little, computer energise transport" Seven let out a small cry as the tag was removed
"I'm sorry I know it hurts but its all done now let me scan you lay on your back please"
Seven turned herself on to her back.
"Everything seems to be in order"
"How is the child?"
"Your baby is doing well, Seven would you like to hear Its heartbeat"
"I … I would"
The doctor gave a few taps on his console and sickbay was filled with the sound of a strong heartbeat. Seven gave a rare smile.
"That's a strong heartbeat you have there" the doctor was smiling down at sevens tummy "you must have inherited it from your mother she has a strong heartbeat to"
"Computer end audio" Seven looked up in to the doctors eyes "Thank you Doctor"
"Your welcome Seven, Seven I think you should start wearing casual clothes"
"Why? You said that I would have to wear this to keep my implants stable"
"Yes I did but I only meant for the first month or two besides you baby bump will…"
Suddenly sickbay doors swishes open to reveal Captain Janeway
"Captain" Seven sat up
"Baby bump?" she asked
"Seven I think its time to tell the captain"
"Tell me what?" Kathryn stood there truly confused
"Captain I am pregnant"
"Pregnant? How? When? Where? Who?"
"Those are questions we don't know the answers to cap …"
"Actually I do" Seven stood up
"Seven?" the doctor turned to her now also confused
"I looked in the Borg archive that I retained Part of it contains communications between the hive mind and voyager during that time"
"And?" Janeway asked holding the side of a bio bed to keep her self from falling with shock
"They contained transmissions with data that I had not received myself it … it said that I was to be … deactivated on return to the collective"
"Why?" the doctor was just as confused as Kathryn now
"I was imperfect"
"Because of your pregnancy?"
"Correct doctor, I looked further in to the files and I found that about two and a half weeks before voyagers communication with the collective I was abducted by species 8472 along with eight of nine they ran experiments on us" Seven swallowed "Wile experimenting they impregnated me"
"So it is eight of nines child?"
"Yes, he to was to be deactivated but he was killed in an explosion before they could"
"So let me get this strait Species 8472 experimented on you and another drone but there experiments caused you to be pregnant as a result the collective doesn't want you so they send you here?"
Seven looked down
"I am sorry captain"
"Sorry for what?"
"Causing difficulties for you and your crew"
"Seven" Janeway walked over putting her hand on sevens arm "I consider you a member of this crew and you have caused no difficulties at all I will support you as much as I can and I'm sure everyone on this crew will" Janeway let out I sigh "Seven would your like your own quarters, Your going to need some when the baby comes and B'elanna and I have been working on a surprise for you"
"Captain?" seven looked down at her commanding officer
"A bed with a regeneration unit built in so you can regenerate laying down and when you don't need to regenerate you can sleep, I believe it will come in handy now"
"Thank you captain"
"Your welcome, would you like some quarters? I can get them arranged for you by next week if you would like?"
"Yes please Captain" Kathryn smiled
"Captain, why did you come here?"
Janeway turned to the hologram
"For a hypo to help me sleep but I think I will be ok now thank you doctor" she walked towards the door "Good night doctor, Seven, Baby" she turned "Oh and seven … Congratulations"
Well ... I know not the best of chapters but i needed to get the infomation in there and i needed Kathryn to know so ... Please tell me what you think