Faces
Tom Paris, personal log Stardate 48784.2
This mission is one that I will never forget. I wouldn't be surprised if B'Elanna and I both have nightmares.
We were kidnapped by the Vidiians. I was in command. Pete Durst and I were taken to dig tunnels. At first, we didn't know where they had taken B'Elanna. Pete got mad at one of the Vidiians for pushing him. I had to stop him and remind him that they were the ones with the guns.
I was in command so I was responsible for the safety of the landing party. I was worried about B'Elanna. As soon as we figured out where she was and got her, we'd all have to find a way to escape.
When they finally brought B'Elanna back…I still can barely believe it…they had extracted all of her Klingon DNA. She was fully human. Somehow, without her Klingon side, she was more open. She told me about her childhood. Her dad abandoned her.
The Vidiians came to take Pete, I tried to stop them. In the end, Pete repeated my words back me…."They're the ones with the guns." Later we found out that Sulan, the Vidiian who extracted her DNA had Pete's face grafted on his own.
I also saw the Klingon B'Elanna. She had rescued the Human B'Elanna when she was caught using the computer in the barracks. Later in the lab, the Human B'Elanna was using the computer to access the force field grid. That's when Chakotay and I entered the lab. Sulan was about to shoot her when Chakotay aimed and ordered him to drop the weapon. It turned out he had another hidden weapon. He was about to kill the human B'Elanna when her Klingon self took the blast meant for her. We beamed out just after that.
B'Elanna will be in sickbay for several days while her Klingon DNA is re-integrated into her cellular structure. I'll check in on her later today. I'm glad she'll be okay. I feel really bad about Pete. Chakotay and the Captain talked me…they say I'm not to blame. My head knows their right, but that doesn't make it any easier to accept.
I hope B'Elanna doesn't pull back from me now that I've seen her so vulnerable. We've become friends, and I don't want to lose her friendship.
End Personal Log