Stage III Chapter X

By: AW

Pairing: J/C, P/T Rating: M Genre: Drama/Romance Length: 752 words Date: July 2009 Setting: Endgame rewritten

Chakotay, Kathryn and Kayla went back to DS9; what better place to get a Bajoran interpreter than DS9, the so-called 'Gateway to the Bajoran Prophets'? Kathryn went to see Colonel Kira.

"Admiral Janeway, I've seen and heard so much about you and your predicament."

"I guess news travels fast."

She looked uncomfortably at Kathryn, "So do you have the phrases you were saying? The ones you don't remember uttering?"

"I have them right here. Do you think you can get them translated?"

Kira smiled, "I'll do my best Admiral."

She took the padd that contained Janeway's secrets, and turned to her, "Why don't you go to the promenade and grab something to eat while you're waiting?"

Janeway nodded. All she could think about was getting back to Earth where her mother was caring for her other two children.

She went to her temporary quarters and saw Chakotay playing with Kayla.

"Mamma, mamma!" Kayla screeched.

Chakotay laughed, "Well now I know who her favourite parent is."

"Oh don't say that honey, I've just been gone most of the day." She reached out to grab Kayla from Chakotay, but before the exchange took place...Kathryn collapsed.

The Janeway is strong.

"Kayla Janeway, sub-unit of Admiral Kathryn Janeway."

Janeway threw her arms up, "I don't understand."

"The time is upon us, the end is near."

"The end of what? You're talking in riddles?"

"Kayla Janeway, sub-unit of Admiral Kathryn Janeway."

"I can't help you if I don't understand."

Kathryn was getting exasperated and wondered why it was that in any vision she had, she had long hair. Maybe it was time she grew it out again.

"The time is upon us."

And then she was back in her quarters.

Kayla was screaming and banging her head on the floor.

Chakotay realized his wife was awake again. "My god Kathryn, what happened?"

Kathryn put a hand to her head. "I don't know."

Kayla stopped her frantic movements and the wails calmed to scared cries.

"Oh come here baby." Kathryn picked her daughter up. "I think she's just scared."

Chakotay nodded and rubbed the soft auburn down on his daughter's head.

"Gods Kathryn, what's happening?"

Kathryn shook her head, "I don't know Chakotay." She held her daughter tighter and looked at the bump that was beginning to form on her daughter's head where she had been banging it on the ground. Kayla had her thumb in her mouth and was falling asleep. "I think we should take her to the doctor."

Chakotay nodded, picked up his daughter and helped his wife off the floor.

Half an hour later they sat in the med-lab. Dr. Bashir was looking over the baby and her mother. "Well the bump on the head is fixed Admiral, but it looks as if your daughter has some strange brain-wave activity going on."

Kathryn looked incredulously at the doctor. "What do you mean 'strange brain-wave activity'?"

The doctor shook his head, "Well readings like this I would normally only get from a telepathic species. Since neither of you or the father are from telepathic races, I don't see how that's possible."

Kathryn was exasperated again, "So what you're telling me is you really don't know what's wrong with her."

"I don't know, but I do know that you are sharing many of the same neurological readings as your daughter."

Chakotay decided it was time to make his presence known. "What about Kathryn? She's gone into a semi-comatose state three times in two days. That cannot be good."

The doctor looked at him. "the only time have even seen records close to these was when Benjamin Sisko was stationed here and had contact with 'the prophets'."

Chakotay nodded, "Thank you doctor. I –"

"Colonel Kira to Admiral Janeway or Chakotay."

Janeway answered, "Yes Colonel?"

"I think we may have some answers for you."

"Thank you, we'll be right there."

Ten minutes later, Janeway and Chakotay entered the Command area of Deep Space Nine. "Colonel, you have something for us?"

"Yes we contacted Bajor and many of the Consulates. I think if you read the translation and compare that with the Doctor's results...I think you might find some answers."

Kathryn stared at the translation, mesmerized by the words and their possible meaning:

THE TIME IS UPON US THE SECOND COMING HAS ARRIVED THE BATTLE WILL BEGIN THE EMISSARY HAS RE-RISEN

END Chapter X

END STAGE III