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Perpendicular
Ch 4
KATHRYN
The first thing i noticed was the wind.
It was all around us. A soft, warm, balmy wind.
The next thing I noticed was the pain. It was sharp and hurt like hell.
I groaned and tried to sit up, blinking hard.
Where was I? I was in some sort of forest, a beautiful one at that. There was a clear, roaring waterfall, that fell into a sparkling stream. Giant, Lushes trees surronded me.
Rubbing the bump on my head, I stood up, trying to remember what had happened.
The Black hole!
But..how did I get here? And where was everyone else?
"Hello?!" I yelled.
"Yes?" a small, innocent voice said, from behind me.
I spun around.
Two little children, with pristine white skin and golden hair stood next to a large willow tree.
The little girl spoke up first.
"My name is Mtoto. And this is my big brother Rafiki. Who are you?" she asked, looking at me with her deep, almond colored eyes.
I bent down.
"I am Admiral Kathryn Janeway of the Federation Star ship Voyager. Where am I?" I asked politely.
The young boy to a step forward.
"You are on the planet of Malaika. This is our home. Why have you come here?" he asked, standing up as straight as he could.
"I was hoping you might be able to tell me." I told him gently. "Perhaps you should take me to see your parents?"
Mtoto looked at Rafiki. He nodded to her.
"Come with us. They are not very far." He said.
The turned their backs to me and began to walk along a small, cobble stone path .
It was then when i saw the wings.
Each child had a small, perfect set of wings on their back. They were different though. Mtoto's wings were pure white and fluffly and tender looking, as if they were made from clouds.
Rafiki's were much different. The were hard and spiked, and looked as if they were made of glass. Colored an electric blue, the fluttered like lightning with each step he took.
"You...You have wings!" i said with awe.
"Yes, we did notice something strange about you. You have no wings. Ours are not fully grown though. They will reach full size when we approach our 'meandeleo'." Rafiki said matter-of-factly.
After a short while more of walking, we approached a small, quaint village.
"My 'Mthama' and 'Mbuyu' are in there" Mtoto said, pointing to a small house made of bricks.
As Mtoto, Rafiki and I walked into the home, everyone looked up.
"Mtoto! Rafiki! Why did you bring a 'Wageni' into our home!" the mother said, jumping to her feet.
She ran over and pulled the children over next to the fire place.
"Who are you!?" she asked glaring at me.
TOM
It was mid-afternoon.
I had been sitting here for about an hour. Miral was starting to get fussy.
"Daddy! Home NOW!" she yelled at me.
"No Miral. Not now. Daddy has to solve a problem." I told her, trying to calm her down by patting her on the back.
She pushed my hand away.
"NO PROBLEM NOW! HOME NOW!" she raised her voice.
She glowered at me and marched over the corner, where she continued to harass Sasha.
I put my head in between my knees.
I don't understand! Was this some giant kidnapping? Is some sort of anomaly responsible? Why aren't I with them?
Questions raced through my mind.
"Are you OK in there Paris?" asked Admiral Hendricks.
"Ya, Im just fine. I enjoy losing everyone I love. Its fun! Happens all the time!" I snapped at him.
"Whoa. Watch it Lieutenant. I understand your upset, but we are trying to figure out what has happened to the best of our abilities." He said, trying to calm me down.
I took a deep breath and closed my eyes.
"I think I should head home." I said quietly.
The Admiral looked at each other.
"Well, Tom, there might be a problem there. Your entire house is under a search." Admiral Hendricks mentioned nervously.
"UNDER SEARCH?! FOR WHAT REASON!?" I boomed.
Admiral Strickler sighed and put his fingers on his temples.
"Look Tom. The entire Voyager crew is missing, and your the only one whose not with them. It's a bit suspicious, don't you think?" He said.
"So this entire meeting was a decoy? To get me away from my house so you can tear it apart?" I yelled.
I picked up Miral and stormed out of Star Fleet Head Quarters.
Miral had fallen asleep and yawned as I strapped her in the shuttle.
Our home was flooded with Inspectors.
I took a deep breath and screamed "GET OUT!!"
The inspectors looked up briefly, and then continued what they were doing.
I closed my eye and tried to keep my control.
So I got back in my shuttle, and flew over to a nearby hotel.
As I checked in, Miral began to stir. When woke up, she blinked softly and said " Daddy, Why we are not Home?"
I looked at her sadly and said "We are taking little vacation Miral. Isn't that nice?"
Miral glanced at me and gave me a look I couldn't quite read. Then she closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
Once we were in the Hotel room, I put Miral in her bed.
Walked over to my room, kicked off my shoes, and fell onto the bed.
I was about to grab a Padd to read the news, when the room was filled with a bright, white light.
