At Any Cost- Ch. 10- Home for Dinner
"Well, there ya go, all fixed. No more music for you guys." Tameth said. He looked at Thor then at the entrance to the room. "Shouldn't Q have been back by now?"
Thor looked at Tameth then at the door. "Yes, Q should have been back by now. It seems as though things probably are not going as planned for him." Thor said calmly. "Enin Tameth, you are dismissed, but I would like to see Lieutenant Paris again."
"Fine, fine, fine, get rid of the guy you don't like and replace him with the guy you do like." Tameth muttered and shrugged. "Oh well, you can't win 'em all."
You never win, stupid! I said.
Tameth turned back into me and I rubbed my nose. I hate turning back and forth, especially Tameth. Why did the second host have to be a Bajoran?
"Lieutenant Paris, I believe Tameth has a point, Q should have been back by now. Something has probably gone wrong. Your crew might be in danger." Thor said immediately. "I'm going to transport you to your ship and will tell you if Q comes back."
Thor was about to push the transporter button, when- "Thor, wait." I pleaded. "Captain Janeway and the others think I'm crazy. If you transport back with me, they'll know that I'm telling the truth." Thor didn't look too happy of that thought. "It would be the first public meeting between the Asgard and the Terrans. The High Council said that they would tell others they existed, why not start with Voyager?"
Thor just stared at me. He seemed as if he was debating whether or not he should go. Finally, he touched with one of his right fingers to the back of his left hand, a weird glowing thing that I just noticed.
"Commander Thor to the Bridge, I will be accompanying Lieutenant Paris to his ship. Sub-Commander Nisit, you are in command while I am away. Understood?" Thor said.
"Understood Commander Thor." Nisit replied.
I just smiled; probably one of the first times that I have proof that I was right is coming to Voyager! Boy the crew is in for a shocker.
"Thanks Thor." I said.
"Lieutenant, I only ask for one thing in return, Tameth gets his day off one day after my ship leaves. I don't want O'Neill or Tameth coming out unexpectedly during my visit." Thor seemed a little worried, seemed being the key word.
"Okay Thor, none of them will drop in, or drop out actually, to say hello, not even Jack." I was perfectly fine with that, no problem here. Thor nodded and pushed the transporter button. I was transported to the Bridge of Voyager. Thor was nowhere to be seen.
I turned around in two complete circles finally giving up on seeing if Thor was anywhere on the Bridge. I looked around and saw that Tuvok had called two security guards to the Bridge and they had just appeared, the three of them had their phasers drawn. The man, Mica, and the woman, Ensign Sanders, came over to where I stood on the Bridge, which was right in front of the two command chairs. They grabbed me by the arms and I stated to struggle.
"Now wait one god damn minute!" I cried. Mica and Sanders stopped dragging me and Mica nodded to Sanders to let me go. I returned to where I was standing and straightened my uniform, delaying the inevitable. "Captain, Tameth told you about the Asgard, right? Well, that's who attacked us. They came to kill us all."
The Captain came up to me, we were standing face to face. She reached her hand up to my head. By the time she reached my forehead, I knew what she was doing. Janeway took my hat off my head and handed it to me. "Now, Mister Paris, we might take you a little more seriously." She said moving back about a meter. "Mister Paris, we were hit by charges that were set off too soon, the group of people that left the charges were near, so I thought we were being attacked."
God dammit! I thought. Why does the Asgard have to be so discreet?
"Did you meet with those people?" I asked. Maybe they detected the Asgard ship.
"No, they left in a hurry, they were probably afraid of us." Janeway replied. "Lieutenant, I will not stand here and listen to anymore of what you have to say. You have abandoned this crew, not once, but twice. Why should I believe you anymore when I can't even trust you to stay in one place without leaving?"
"Captain," I started. I had to think of some way for them to believe me since Thor wasn't going to lend a hand. "I was on the Asgard ship. Where do you think I was, home resting?" Bad idea, very, very bad idea. Janeway just stared at me her eyes as cold as ice. I, naturally, was so scared; I started thinking of my will. Just as Janeway was about to say something, the doctor asked her to turn to her Emergency Medical view screen.
Janeway nodded to Chakotay, whom was miraculously still sitting, and he pushed a couple buttons and the EMH was on the main view screen.
"What did you call me for Captain?" the EMH asked.
"Doctor, I never called you." The Captain answered. She was about to say more, but B'Elanna, Neelix, and Kes got out of the turbolift. Janeway looked at them. "Now why are you three here?"
"Captain, you called over the comm. to report to the Bridge immediately." B'Elanna replied. Neelix and Kes nodded, saying they had the same experience.
"I haven't called anyone over the comm. recently." Janeway looked a little confused, but after few seconds, everyone managed to stare at me. I could even feel the Doc's holographic eyes burning through the back of my head.
"What? Why are you all staring at me?" I asked.
"We are all staring at you because it seems that when something outlandish happens, you usually seemed to be related to the cause." Tuvok said in his toned downed voice. It's true, but I know for a fact that I'm just as confused as they are.
"Well, there ya go, all fixed. No more music for you guys." Tameth said. He looked at Thor then at the entrance to the room. "Shouldn't Q have been back by now?"
Thor looked at Tameth then at the door. "Yes, Q should have been back by now. It seems as though things probably are not going as planned for him." Thor said calmly. "Enin Tameth, you are dismissed, but I would like to see Lieutenant Paris again."
"Fine, fine, fine, get rid of the guy you don't like and replace him with the guy you do like." Tameth muttered and shrugged. "Oh well, you can't win 'em all."
You never win, stupid! I said.
Tameth turned back into me and I rubbed my nose. I hate turning back and forth, especially Tameth. Why did the second host have to be a Bajoran?
"Lieutenant Paris, I believe Tameth has a point, Q should have been back by now. Something has probably gone wrong. Your crew might be in danger." Thor said immediately. "I'm going to transport you to your ship and will tell you if Q comes back."
Thor was about to push the transporter button, when- "Thor, wait." I pleaded. "Captain Janeway and the others think I'm crazy. If you transport back with me, they'll know that I'm telling the truth." Thor didn't look too happy of that thought. "It would be the first public meeting between the Asgard and the Terrans. The High Council said that they would tell others they existed, why not start with Voyager?"
Thor just stared at me. He seemed as if he was debating whether or not he should go. Finally, he touched with one of his right fingers to the back of his left hand, a weird glowing thing that I just noticed.
"Commander Thor to the Bridge, I will be accompanying Lieutenant Paris to his ship. Sub-Commander Nisit, you are in command while I am away. Understood?" Thor said.
"Understood Commander Thor." Nisit replied.
I just smiled; probably one of the first times that I have proof that I was right is coming to Voyager! Boy the crew is in for a shocker.
"Thanks Thor." I said.
"Lieutenant, I only ask for one thing in return, Tameth gets his day off one day after my ship leaves. I don't want O'Neill or Tameth coming out unexpectedly during my visit." Thor seemed a little worried, seemed being the key word.
"Okay Thor, none of them will drop in, or drop out actually, to say hello, not even Jack." I was perfectly fine with that, no problem here. Thor nodded and pushed the transporter button. I was transported to the Bridge of Voyager. Thor was nowhere to be seen.
I turned around in two complete circles finally giving up on seeing if Thor was anywhere on the Bridge. I looked around and saw that Tuvok had called two security guards to the Bridge and they had just appeared, the three of them had their phasers drawn. The man, Mica, and the woman, Ensign Sanders, came over to where I stood on the Bridge, which was right in front of the two command chairs. They grabbed me by the arms and I stated to struggle.
"Now wait one god damn minute!" I cried. Mica and Sanders stopped dragging me and Mica nodded to Sanders to let me go. I returned to where I was standing and straightened my uniform, delaying the inevitable. "Captain, Tameth told you about the Asgard, right? Well, that's who attacked us. They came to kill us all."
The Captain came up to me, we were standing face to face. She reached her hand up to my head. By the time she reached my forehead, I knew what she was doing. Janeway took my hat off my head and handed it to me. "Now, Mister Paris, we might take you a little more seriously." She said moving back about a meter. "Mister Paris, we were hit by charges that were set off too soon, the group of people that left the charges were near, so I thought we were being attacked."
God dammit! I thought. Why does the Asgard have to be so discreet?
"Did you meet with those people?" I asked. Maybe they detected the Asgard ship.
"No, they left in a hurry, they were probably afraid of us." Janeway replied. "Lieutenant, I will not stand here and listen to anymore of what you have to say. You have abandoned this crew, not once, but twice. Why should I believe you anymore when I can't even trust you to stay in one place without leaving?"
"Captain," I started. I had to think of some way for them to believe me since Thor wasn't going to lend a hand. "I was on the Asgard ship. Where do you think I was, home resting?" Bad idea, very, very bad idea. Janeway just stared at me her eyes as cold as ice. I, naturally, was so scared; I started thinking of my will. Just as Janeway was about to say something, the doctor asked her to turn to her Emergency Medical view screen.
Janeway nodded to Chakotay, whom was miraculously still sitting, and he pushed a couple buttons and the EMH was on the main view screen.
"What did you call me for Captain?" the EMH asked.
"Doctor, I never called you." The Captain answered. She was about to say more, but B'Elanna, Neelix, and Kes got out of the turbolift. Janeway looked at them. "Now why are you three here?"
"Captain, you called over the comm. to report to the Bridge immediately." B'Elanna replied. Neelix and Kes nodded, saying they had the same experience.
"I haven't called anyone over the comm. recently." Janeway looked a little confused, but after few seconds, everyone managed to stare at me. I could even feel the Doc's holographic eyes burning through the back of my head.
"What? Why are you all staring at me?" I asked.
"We are all staring at you because it seems that when something outlandish happens, you usually seemed to be related to the cause." Tuvok said in his toned downed voice. It's true, but I know for a fact that I'm just as confused as they are.