My Lifeline Pairing J/C By: AW Rating: MA
Disclaimer: I don't own them, they belong to Paramount, but the story no matter how twisted is mine.
Part 11
[0800 Voyager settlement: medical facility]
Chakotay didn't know what to think. He knew that was Kathryn's voice, and he knew it sounded troubled. "Chakotay to Janeway?" He stopped when there was no answer forthcoming, "Chakotay to Janeway!"
He spun around and looked at the doctor, "Doctor where is she?"
The doctor forced him to lay back down, "Commander, you were in a coma for a month. Last time I checked your wife was fine."
Chakotay looked pleadingly at the doctor, "I need to know, and to see her for myself."
"I'm sorry I can't let you do that Commander. At this moment, they don't know you're okay. As far as they know if they take Janeway out there is no one to take command and to show the former crew the way." He sighed, "For the sake of the former Voyager crew, you have to be strong and take control."
"I can't just stand here and -"
The doctor grabbed Chakotay by the shoulders, "Get a hold of yourself. If nothing else you can help her by taking control."
Chakotay nodded his understanding.
[0830 Command Center Traya]
Kathryn grabbed her head, she heard a buzzing noise. The last thing she remembered was the image of the Delta Flyer hitting their shielding. "Janeway to anyone who is still with me."
B'Elanna answered, "I'm here Captain."
"What the hell happened?" As Kathryn said this she looked up to see the fire-encased hull of the Delta Flyer, 'hanging' on their shield bubble.
"The Delta Flyer crashed Kathryn."
"I can see that B'Elanna; I'm in the control center."
B'Elanna sighed, "I'll be right there Kathryn."
"Janeway out."
[0900 Voyager settlement: medical facility]
Chakotay looked at the readings he was getting. No one dead, but there were injured. "Chakotay to anyone listening, has anyone found the Captain?"
There was a pause and B'Elanna came over the line. "I just spoke to her, I'm making my way to the Control Center now to see if she's okay."
Chakotay had a frantic look in his eyes, cast towards the doctor. "Can I make my way to the 'command center' doctor?"
"Doctor to Lieutenant Torres, Can you please stop by the medical facility first? I have a stubborn patient that needs to be in the command center now with you and the Captain."
B'Elanna laughed over the line, "Chakotay is that you? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine B'Elanna, but I need to see Kathryn."
"Understood, I'll be there in a few seconds; I'm outside the medical area at this moment."
"Chakotay out."
[0830 Bridge of Delta Flyer]
Henley looked to Jor, "What the hell happened?"
She smirked, "It appears we underestimated Tom Paris again."
Henley was mad, as she walked over to Baytart`s lifeless body. "Son of a bitch."
She looked at Jor, "Find him, make him pay."
Jor nodded and proceeded to the back of the Flyer.
[0900 Just outside Voyager settlement]
The security officer, Ensign Smith, looked at the figure approaching. He recognized the man as Tom Paris. The former Voyager Lieutenant stumbled and fell. "Lieutenant Paris? Tom?"
Smith tapped his commbadge. "Smith to the doctor, can you make your way to the outskirts of the settlement, I think Tom Paris is back and he needs help."
[0900 medical facility]
B'Elanna was walking into the facility as she heard the comm. call. "Oh my god Tom!"
The doctor grabbed B'Elanna's arm. "Lieutenant, there is nothing you can do at the moment, I'm not even sure what his condition is. Please take Chakotay to the command center, and I'll contact you as soon as I have any information."
B'Elanna had tears running down her cheeks as she felt the baby move in her belly. "Oh my god."
"B'Elanna," Chakotay came up to her and enveloped her in a hug. "We have the best, most versatile Doctor I've ever seen, please show me to the command center. He'll tell you if there's something up."
B'Elanna wiped the tears from her cheeks and took Chakotay's arm to walk him to where Janeway was.
"He better be okay, if he's not I'll kill him myself."
Chakotay laughed this was the B'Elanna Torres he knew.
[0915 Command Center Voyager Settlement]
Kathryn could not let the buzzing distract her, she walked over and logged into the command console.
Shields were holding, that was good. Medical care seemed under control, she placed her hand on her abdomen, was she dreaming or was the baby lower than she had been. Well she was 35 weeks, so it was almost time for the birth: It was getting close. The baby seemed active, so she was okay. She looked up as the doors opened to the command center and Chakotay and B'Elanna walked in. "Oh my goodness, I thought we'd lost you for sure Chakotay, I wasn't going to keep my hopes up until I saw you on your feet and looking well for myself." She rushed up and embraced him.
Chakotay returned the hug, and then pulled away from her, "Look at you."
She laughed, "I know I'm as big as a house."
"And still as beautiful as ever." He felt the baby kick and grinned. "Well this one's active."
"Too active sometimes, like when I'm trying to sleep." She placed a hand to her back where the muscles were spasming.
"Are you okay Kathryn?"
She smiled, "I'm fine, my back is just killing me, it must be the 20 kilos that I've put on because of your daughter."
"A daughter, are you sure?"
"Pretty sure, but in case you were wondering, the doctor hasn't told me for sure."
He approached her and kissed her like there was no tomorrow. "I love you Kathryn, both of you." he stated placing his hand on her tummy.
She smiled and approached B'Elanna, "How are you doing B'Elanna?"
"Oh I'm fine, did you hear they found Tom?"
"Yes I did. And I'm sure he'll be fine, like you said he's too stubborn to die."
[0920 outside Voyager settlement]
Jor had followed Tom's lifesigns to the outskirts of the settlement. The doctor hung over him, it didn't look good. Henley grabbed her compadres arm. "Looks like he got what was coming to him."
She smiled a sinister smile, "Looks like. Let's get everyone that's left on the Delta Flyer and create a 'settlement' of our own. We'll get Janeway yet, and we'll create a fighting force. I know we still have friends on Voyager, and they will no doubt help us."
Henley grinned, "Yes Chell said that he managed to contact some of them. They're making a mess of the Voyager computer systems, but Janeway hasn't figured that out yet. She's too busy worrying about her husband and child on the way."
[0930 Command center]
Chakotay kneaded the muscles in Kathryn's back. "Kathryn, this does not feel like it's fun for you."
She glared at him, "I don't know it's on and off."
Chakotay stared at her, "How on and off are we talking?"
Kathryn shook her head, "I don't know, every seven or eight minutes."
He looked at her changed form, "The baby has dropped."
"Yeah and that can happen weeks before the birth"
"Or hours." Chakotay looked at her worriedly.
"Chakotay, honey, I'm only 35 weeks...she's not coming today. I haven't felt any contractions yet and my water hasn't broken."
"You're in back labor honey. I bet if the doctor checked you out he'd find you've dilated."
"I am not in labor Chakotay; and I have other things to worry about."
Chakotay shook his head, "Just let the doctor check you out, okay?"
She shook her head in abstract defiance, "Not now."
[1100 hours, Place of New 'Maquis' Settlement]
Henley went to Chell. "Okay so what now?"
"I've found some basic food supplies and our contact in the Voyager settlement told me that he should have something begun in the next two hours. He's contacted and recruited 8 more people that will be able to join us and help us out."
"Sounds good." She turned around. "Jor, what's our medical status?"
"I'm an engineer not a medic. I've gotten rudimentary defense capabilities online, but I haven't checked out the medical status."
Henley looked to Chell. "You have basic medical training don't you?" At his nod she gave him new 'orders' to find basic medical supplies.
She looked around at the bedding they has amassed, there were certain things they had managed to cannibalize from the Delta Flyer.
[1120 Voyager Settlement]
Janeway looked at Tom's pallor. He was so pale, and he didn't look good. "Doctor, what's Tom's condition?"
"I fixed the broken bones and I stopped the external bleeding. I've been attempting to find the location of the internal bleeding, but without my medical supplies from Voyager, I'm not sure how much more I can do."
Janeway shook her head her hand going to her back. "You have to save him Doctor, use any personnel you need."
The doctor nodded and Kathryn turned to leave and go back to their house.
She was beginning to understand more and more that this wasn't just pain from the weight she had gained. The pains had settled into a rhythm every six minutes, the 'contractions' were getting closer together.
"Janeway to Chakotay."
"Yes Kathryn, what can I do for you?"
She sighed, "Can you meet me at the house? And bring B'Elanna with you."
"No problem; see you soon."
Kathryn began to make her way towards the house she was thirsty and hungry. She arrived and began making a light lunch for the three of them: Anything to take her mind off the labor pains that were getting harder and harder to endure and look calm through.
[1130 Voyager Medical Facility]
The doctor looked down at Tom Paris, he had to find a way to save him for the Captain and B'Elanna. He scanned the former Voyager Medic, the bleeding had stopped and he finally felt like he knew what doctors of former days felt like when they hit a medical mystery.
He sighed, a very human reaction for a hologram. "Come on Tom, your wife and our former Captain need you."
He turned and went to his computer terminal to continue cataloguing the medicines he had discovered. He was now one of the leaders of the new 'Traya' colony and they needed him.
He would help them no matter what the cost.
END PART 10
TBC IN PART 11