Bring Me To Life Chapter 3

The shuttle ride was uneventful as they chatted back and forth. Tom sat the shuttle down near Chinchero by the site that had already been thoroughly investigated. A small village was there. Kathryn was told that the archeology group worked out of there. They traveled by a type of old fashioned jeep back and forth between Chinchero and the new dig at Sentiao.

They walked around the village and talked to several of the residents. They were told that the archeologists would be back the next day which was Saturday. On Saturday, they worked a half day and then they rested in Chinchero until Monday morning when they again headed to Sentiao. Several of the residents made comments as to how nice the archeologists were especially their leader, Dr. Chakotay. A couple of them did mention their dislike for the blond woman that he had with him. Hearing this, Kathryn grinned and winked at B"Elanna. They both could understand that dislike.

The group ate their evening meal in the village before returning to the shuttle to spend the night. Rather than going right into the shuttle, Tom and Mike built a small campfire outside the shuttle. They sat on logs around the campfire for some time talking about the interesting things they saw in the village. They all agreed that the people were a delight, very friendly and open. Their life style was much slower paced that what the Starfleet people were use to. Finally, Mike put out the fire and they entered the shuttle where they turned in for the night. The next day would be a busy day for them.

Kathryn had a hard time sleeping. She slept fitfully, her dreams full of Chakotay. There was her and Chakotay on New Earth, her and Chakotay in the holodeck sailing on Lake George, her and Chakotay on shore leave together. But, the dream that kept waking her was of Chakotay standing before her almost transparent, calling to her to bring him to life. Over and over, he would say, "Kathryn, please bring me to life, please!" She would wake soaked in sweat with her heart pounding. After about the fifth time, she decided to stay awake. She took her blanket and quietly made her way to the front of the shuttle, thinking she would spend the rest of the night sitting in the pilot's seat.

She was surprised when she got there and B'Elanna was already sitting in the pilot's seat.

"Couldn't sleep either, could you?"

"No," B'Elanna handed Kathryn a mug and a thermos. "Help yourself."

As they sat and talked, Kathryn told B'Elanna about the dreams she had been having. They continued talking until the guys finally got up. Mike made breakfast for everyone, which was exceptionally good.

After breakfast they waited around until noon just checking out the shuttle. Finally they headed back into the village figuring they would not have long to wait until the archeology group arrived for their time off. They went to the café which had tables outside and ordered drinks. Sitting on the patio, they patiently waited.

Less than an hour later, several jeeps pulled into the village. The group sitting on the patio quickly recognized which jeep held Chakotay and Seven. They pulled up to the café and got out. Walking onto the patio, they stopped in their tracks as they saw the group.

Chakotay began to grin. Seven looked shocked and something else that Kathryn took for anger. They walked over to the group.

"Captain, or should I say Admiral? What are you five doing here?" Chakotay nodded to the others as he sat in a chair. Seven sat as well. She had not spoken to any of them.

"We hadn't heard from you and were wondering what you were up to, Chakotay."

"We're digging out a ways."

"I remember how much you always talked about archeology when we were in the Maquis together!" laughed B'Elanna.

Ayala was laughing too, "I remember that!"

Chakotay looked from one to another. "You must be mistaken. I was never a Maquis." He then looked at Kathryn. "Where did they get an idea like that?" Kathryn just shrugged her shoulders and began asking about his work while giving the others strange looks. As he talked, she excused herself and asked to speak with Seven. Seven stood reluctantly and followed her.

"Seven, what is wrong with him?"

"He had a fall recently and has lost some of his memory. The doctor he is seeing in Mexico City assured us it would come back in time. Your being here has caused problems. I would suggest that you and your group leave as soon as possible. He needs to regain his memories on his own." Saying that she walked back to the table.

"Chakotay, it is time for us to leave." He got up and followed her without saying a word as the others sat there staring after them.

B'Elanna was the first to speak, "What was that all about?"

Kathryn just shook her head and looked towar the Doc.

"I took some medical tricorder readings of Chakotay while he was here. I need to get back to the shuttle so that I can down load them in the computer and study the results. At the moment, I don't know what is wrong with him, but there is some thing definitely wrong." the Doc said as he shook his head sadly.

Kathryn proceeded to tell them what Seven had said to her. They gathered their things and headed back to the shuttle. For the next several hours the doctor, Kathryn and B'Elanna went over and over the readings that the doctor had gotten.

When they finished, they called the others to a conference. The doctor spoke first.

"I wish I had been able to examine Chakotaymore thoroughly. There issomething wrong with his cerebral vortex, but it wasn't from a fall. His brain patterns have been changed. I would say from nanoprobes in addition to some drug or drugs have been given.

"Nanoprobes….Seven!" Tom looked at each wide-eyed. "But, why?"

"That is something only she can answer. I think we need to get him back to Starfleet Medical. I'm worried that she already thinks we are up to something and may do something drastic." Kathryn spoke more softly, "I think she has erased his memories completely of the Maquis and who knows what else."

"We could kidnap him," Ayala said. They all looked at him. "Well, do you think he would go with us willingly or that she would let him?"

They sat for some time making a plan.

The next morning they headed into the village. Once there, they split up, but not before agreeing to meet back at the cafe in half an hour. Between them they would be scouting the entire village looking for where Seven and Chakotay was staying.

Ayala was the last one back to the cafe. The others were drinking iced coffee and had a glass waiting for him.

"Bad news. I found where they were staying. But, they cleared out early this morning. The lady who rents them the room said that Seven told her they had important business in Mexico City, and they were headed there. She let me look around the room. I found theses." Ayala took out several small items from his pocket and laid them on the table.

Two of the items were empty vials and the third vial had about a cc of liquid in it. The doctor took them carefully and held them up. "We need to get back to the shuttle so that I can analyze these." They returned immediately to the shuttle.

Once there it didn't take the doctor long to run them through the computer. The others sat at a table and waited for the results. When finished, he walked to the table and sat the vials down.

Looking around, he began talking, "The vial with the small amount in it is a highly concentrated liquid that can be given to erase memory. The other two vials are variations of the same liquid. It looks as though Seven has been trying out different amounts to find something that works well. If this is given over a long enough time, not only will it completely erase Chakotay's memory, but it will kill him. We need to find them and find them soon!"

"They have had a head start, but they are in a jeep. These jungle roads aren't the best I have ever seen. Using the shuttle and making circular paths, we might have a chance of finding them. Any other suggestions?" Kathryn asked as she rose from the table.

No one had a better suggestion. They got ready to leave. Kathryn and Tom worked on a flight plan as the others put everything away. Soon they were in the air. They were scanning ahead of them for a landing place as they wanted to try to surprise Seven if they could.