Out Of Time: A Star Trek Voyager Fanfiction Story
Episode 12:
Seven is unusually singing in the café Le Coeur De Lion with unusually longer hair and a certain gray gown like dress, "and I have waited so long. It must be right, it can't be wrong. Merci. Be generous to Claude this evening. Without him, my voice is empty. Good evening." As she steps down, the second officer accompanying the Commandant turns towards her.
The second officer with black medium hair orders, "sing."
Seven turns to him, "tonight's performance is over. Return tomorrow."
The second officer adds, "now." He takes out an old fashioned pistol.
Seven mutters coldly, "you want a fight?"
The second officer insists, "obey me…or I will fire."
The Commandant threatens, "I'd do what he says…or things could get ugly." Commander Janeway comes to them dressed in white.
She asks, "now, now…what's this? Mademoiselle Le Neuf will be happy to sing another song. Just give her a few minutes to freshen up."
Seven insists coldly, "it's late."
Commander Janeway orders coldly, "freshen up."
Seven concludes, "very well." She goes to the back of the café's bar.
Commander Janeway adds, "Commandant Karr." She shakes hand with him.
Commandant Karr with short brown hair deduces, "you know me."
Commander Janeway suggests as she sits down, "your reputation precedes you. I'm Katrine. Le Coeur de Lion is my establishment. The first round is with my compliments on one condition: You leave the war outside."
The second officer suggests, "I wish to speak with you. Alone."
Commander Janeway comments, "charming gentleman."
Commandant Karr explains soon after drinking some wine, "he is disoriented. Your world is unfamiliar to him."
Commander Janeway assures him, "he'll be comfortable soon enough. The arms of friends are open to all."
Some hours later…
Commander Janeway turns to Seven, "how'd we do?"
Seven figures, "insufficient for a Saturday night. Twelve hundred forty seven francs and eighty one Reich marks."
Commander Janeway concludes, "well, it should be enough to buy an oscillator to extend the range of our radio. First thing tomorrow morning, I want you to take a little trip to the countryside. There's a Monsieur Goulot who has a cottage just past the third bridge. He's got a wine cellar full of vacuum tubes. Tell him we need a high frequency oscillator. Offer him three hundred francs…but don't go any higher than five hundred."
Seven suggests, "we have more pressing needs."
Commander Janeway mutters, "again with lethal force?!"
Seven insists, "if we're going to take out the soldiers, we need a launcher that can fire armor piercing grenades.
Commander Janeway points out, "we're not trying to build an army here. We're trying to help the Resistance end this war from both sides."
Seven continues, "maybe it's time we did. Three more German battalions have occupied the city…and a Panzer division is holding position eleven kilometers away. When the Americans arrive and the fighting begins, I don't intend to be singing Moonlight Becomes You!"
Commander Janeway figures, "it's as though you want them destroyed."
Seven insists, "I'm tired of lighting the Nazi's cigarettes and laughing at their jokes. We should be helping the Allies by assassinating these pigs!"
Commander Janeway points out, "the moment we start shooting…we expose ourselves. Right now, no one suspects us…and I am not about to risk our entire operation because you've suddenly developed a trigger finger!"
Seven adds, "that is your opinion, Madame."
Commander Janeway mutters coldly, "I'm the leader of the movement here, and right now, my opinion is the only one that counts. So, get the oscillator. It's been a hard four years, but the Third Reich is feeling it too. We just have to hang on a little while longer…and then we don't have to see each other ever again. Word from the Americans is going to come any day."
Seven concludes, "perhaps." And with that, she leaves the café.
On an Unknown Day…
In an unusually dark blue cavern full of minerals and wide tunnels, two unusually paler skinned and unarmed Hirogen with battle like armor were standing over a very long line of Hirogen cage like restraints with the crew of Voyager trapped inside. That is, except for the Voyager crew's last hope. One of the pale Hirogen turns to the other, "how is the testing?"
The second pale Hirogen reveals, "the neural interfaces are stable. The holographic programming is starting to shape their personalities."
The first pale Hirogen says to her, "you have two hours."
The second pale Hirogen urges, "that may be cutting it a little close."
The first pale Hirogen insists, "we have to! Our society's at stake!"
The second pale Hirogen sighs, "I will accelerate the process."
The first pale Hirogen figures, "for all our sakes…you better." And with that, he disappears behind a nearby cave wall. The second pale Hirogen takes out a silver pod shaped flashlight like device and waves it over the side of each of the trapped crew members' necks like a magic wand.
At the same time…
The EMH doctor was running in another dark blue cave, with a group of armed Hirogen chasing after him. He passes by monotanium armored hut like buildings within much larger caves to his right. Among them are pale Hirogen walking around or talking. One of the armed Hirogen suggests, "this way!" The EMH doctor keeps running, but is getting tired due to how long his mobile emitter has been running without a recharge.
The EMH doctor sighs, "with me as Voyager's last hope against the hunters, there's only one thing left to do." He quickly presses some little buttons on his mobile emitter. The EMH doctor disappears as his mobile emitter falls to the ground. The group of armed Hirogen looks around.
One of them asks, "where did…?! Over here. I can smell it." He had noticed the mobile emitter. This armed Hirogen shows it to their captain.
Their captain chuckles a little, "you made excellent prey…making my ship crash land here. But now, your emitter will be a fine trophy."
A second armed Hirogen asks, "and what is this place?"
Their captain assures them, "probably pieces of scrap stolen by those pacifists…before they were hunted. Let's return to the surface for the upcoming hunt." He starts heading deeper into the twisting cave up ahead.
The first armed Hirogen challenges, "then there are no other relics."
Their captain figures, "I'm going to scout ahead…and find a way out of this weak place." And with that, he disappears behind a cave wall.
The first armed Hirogen instructs, "then we stay. We're lost anyway." Most of the Hirogen around him sit down in the cave near the cave huts.
Around the same time, as the Resistance is decoding a message…
Commander Janeway reveals, "American Fourth Infantry to invade Sainte Claire Tuesday dawn."
Neelix in brown formal clothing realizes, "that's two days from now!"
Commander Janeway adds, "require assistance. Disable enemy communications. End message."
Tuvok in black formal clothing reveals, "we should inform our friend on the border how soon the Americans will invade. And the German radio transmitter is housed at their Headquarters."
Ten or so minutes later…
At Nazi Headquarters in Sainte Claire, the Capitan concludes, "ever since my days at the university, I've admired this painting. And now it's mine. Our fellow officers might prefer gold or land, but for me…the greatest prize of war is art."
The Commandant remarks, "it's all valuable…one way or another." The Capitan pours himself some wine from his desk, and some for the Commandant.
The Capitan figures, "hear, hear!" He clinks glasses with the Commandant. Then they drink from their glasses for a brief time.
The Commandant suggests, "we entered this city with superior firepower…yet the victory may have been too easy."
The Capitan wonders uneasily, "sir?"
The Commandant figures, "think about it. Most of the citizens have been arrested for crimes against the Master Race…yet there are rumors that most of them have escaped."
The Capitan wonders, "are you suggesting…?!"
The Commandant answers, "curiously, no one has been arrested around Le Coeur De Lion."
The Capitan concludes, "I'll increase the patrols in the streets. The Master Race will stay strong!"
The Commandant concludes, "then we understand each other. Enter!"
The Capitan responds as B'Elanna in brown striped clothing walks in, "Brigitte."
B'Elanna says, "I'm sorry…I know I'm not supposed to come here. Don't blame him. I told him that I was ill…that I had to see you!"
The Commandant decides, "I will leave you two alone." And with that, he leaves them alone in the Capitan's room.
Not long after…
The second officer decides, "we have learned enough. Ready your weapons!" Two other officers with him with pistols start firing at Neelix, who falls over his bicycle. Seven in grayish clothes helps Neelix to his feet.
She urges as she fires back, "this way."
Neelix mutters as he follows her, "but the message...!"
Seven insists, "no time!" One of the officers goes down as panic comes over the nearest civilians. They hide behind a doorway, as the officers go right past them.
Neelix figures, "good thinking." Seven checks if anyone is coming.
She adds, "thanks. Come on! There's no time to waste." She and Neelix head back to the Le Coeur De Lion in a tricky path.
A night and a day later, in the minds of the trapped crew…
Seven sings in the Le Coeur De Lion, "that old black magic has me in its spell. That old black magic that you weave so well. Those icy fingers up and down my spine. The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet..." And it keeps going.
Later that night, after Tom Paris and Chakotay talk…
Commander Janeway instructs from the Le Coeur De Lion, "you'll maintain position here, twenty meters from the front doors. Arm yourself with a club and watch for any sign of trouble."
Tuvok responds, "understood." He takes out a wooden bowling pin shaped club from the back of the bar.
Commander Janeway continues, "now…we've observed a twenty second break in the guard rotation at four fifteen A.M. That should give you and me enough time to enter the building through the storm window on the eastern wall."
B'Elanna adds, "when I was there yesterday, I saw guards posted at all three stairways. You'll have to reach the second floor through the elevator shaft. The command post is in the main gallery at the end of the hall."
Commander Janeway goes on, "once inside, we plant the charge and blow the transmitter. Our friend at the border will help the Americans get through. When the battle starts, we'll release the knockout gas pockets across town and take out both sides at once. You'll remain here. If something goes wrong and we're caught, destroy all evidence of the Underground: Our contact list, decryption codes…everything."
B'Elanna confirms, "right."
Commander Janeway instructs, "we leave in one hour." She then notices Seven in black clothes with tied back hair putting more charges in a small box. Commander Janeway turns to her in concern, "we won't need that much of a bang."
Seven concludes, "I will put them back." She starts to take some charges out.
Commander Janeway sighs a little, "it's lucky I found your little mistake. It might have undermined our mission. Are you having second thoughts about tonight?"
Seven insists, "no."
Commander Janeway figures, "good…because I don't want any more mistakes."
At the same time…
The Hirogen captain places the mobile emitter on top of a gray monitor, with a Hirogen ship control panel console at its side. Nearby is the long line of cage like restraints, the trapped crew of Voyager, and the two pale Hirogen technicians from earlier. The first pale Hirogen urges, "and you're sure this will work?"
The Hirogen captain assures them, "with such advanced technology, you can prevent any future degradation to the holographic programming. All you'd need to do is study it and replicate it with the Hirogen technology you have at your disposal. Now, I must be going." He turns to leave.
The first pale Hirogen urges coldly, "and you won't tell anyone else about our existence…as pacifists?"
The Hirogen captain turns to him, "you have my word."
The first pale Hirogen suggests, "how can we be sure? Many Hirogen on the surface world would love to have neural interfaces to enhance their hunters. Then we'd become the next prey."
The Hirogen captain hints, "with what I'm planning to do with Voyager itself, the Hirogen on the surface will be able to become pacifists themselves."
The first pale Hirogen says in partial shock, "then…may you have internal peace." He offers his hand to the Hirogen captain's, who gladly shakes it.
The Hirogen captain echoes, "may you have internal peace." He then leaves the Hirogen cave lab.
Soon after Seven and Commander Janeway take out the officer in the room with the Nazi transmitter…
Commander Janeway instructs, "set the charge here. This looks like a message from one of their reconnaissance teams. These must be instructions for troop deployments. The Germans must be taking up new positions outside the city. It looks like they're mobilizing more troops than our sources originally expected…but they're moving armored units away from the valley. Least our friend at the border is… What are you doing? You haven't set the charge."
Seven concludes, "we got to get out of here." She finishes wiring that one charge to a purposely loose wire around the transmitter.
Commander Janeway mutters, "we were supposed to leave Nazi Headquarters intact. I should've known better than to trust you." She takes a pistol off the unconscious officer's person as she says this.
Seven recalls, "that is your opinion."
Commander Janeway coldly says, "I told you no more mistakes. You've just made your last one." She is about to ram the pistol into the back of Seven's head as a club, but Seven catches on and spin kicks her against a wall. Commander Janeway starts coughing as Seven makes the charges behind the transmitter start to go off. Seven runs for the main entrance, with Commander Janeway after her. Nazi Headquarters explodes in flames behind them, knocking them both over.
At the same time…
Tuvok rams his club against several incoming Nazi officers, knocking them out one by one. A Harry Kim in a worn down officer uniform sees Tuvok…and hesitates briefly. Harry Kim then calls out, "look out!" He suddenly turns on his own officers and starts punching and kicking several of them into unconsciousness. Tuvok almost smiles in deep respect for him.
At the same time…
The EMH doctor suddenly comes out of the mobile emitter while it's connected to the monitor, which is displaying what the rest of Voyager's crew is experiencing in their minds. The second pale Hirogen reports, "something is wrong. The neural interface…is destabilizing!" She is at the monitor.
The first pale Hirogen instructs, "shut it down and reboot it. We can't lose our test subjects: Not now!" The monitor overloads, knocking both pale Hirogen against the cave ground.
Within the minds of the crew…
Commander Janeway and Seven get up…to see one big tear where Nazi Headquarters was. A whole column of pale Hirogen caverns is visible, with human officers and pale armored Hirogen scattered across them. They even see their own human restraints…along with the rest of Voyager's organic crew members' restraints. Commander Janeway turns to Seven, "Seven?!"
Seven inquires uneasily, "Commander. Where are we?"
Commander Janeway suggests, "there's only one way to find out. We got to get inside."
At the same time, Chakotay in a soldier uniform along with many other soldiers are preparing to go into the tear themselves.
