The Basic Disaster

Pt4

Kathryn Janeway had managed to make it back to her quarters. She had dodged several looks by crewmembers on her way back. Apparently the "slime" had begun to smell. She hadn't realized it until she was almost to her quarters. It smelled like something had died. But soon everything would be fine. She would take a nice bubble bath and everything would be fine. She pressed in her security code the door opened and she screamed.

The slime was back.

The SLIME was back.

THE SLIME WAS BACK!!

Her quarters were completely covered from ceiling to floor with the green jell-o like slime. The smell was worse than anything she had ever imagined. She remembered that once she had to do an assignment for her science class involving rats. When she had started she had 3 rats. However when she finally completed the assignment she was left with 2. She searched for weeks for the other rat but never found it. Then one day she returned from school and noticed an aroma coming from her bedroom wall. The rat had been found. But this smell was 10,000 times worse!

She held her breath as found her way to the bathroom. She hoped that her bathtub had been spared. When she opened the door, a thousand buzzing insects came flying out. Her hopes were dashed from her from taking a bath when she noticed the brown fuzz growing on the walls.

So she did what any star ship captain would do when faced with such filth and grossness.

She called her first officer.

"Janeway to Chakotay."

No answer.

"Janeway to Chakotay, do you read me?"

Still no answer.

"Captain to the Commander please respond."

Silence.

Then suddenly her com beeped. "Captain were you calling me?"

"Yes commander I need your help."

"Captain I am in the middle of a bubble situation right now. Apparently the Kazons don't understand that soap and water don't mix. Engineering is engulfed with bubbles right now. I am trying to help B'Ellana restore systems down here, while I am getting the bubble bath of my life!"

"Commander you should have called me!"

Chakotay laughed. "That's exactly what B'Ellana said."

Kathryn was just making her way out of her quarters when the ship suddenly jerked and stopped. Kathryn fell to her feet and hit her Combadge. "Report."

Tuvok's voice came over the Com. "Captain an alien ship has fired upon us."

TBC