Room With a Q Too Fourteenth Chapter
As they were walking up the hill to Castle O'Dell, Captain Janeway felt her bump tighten and a twinge of pain. She rubbed the spot automatically, thinking one of the babies must be fidgeting. It felt like the twins had been playing football with her internal organs all of the previous night. There was no more pain so she relaxed and carried on walking.
"Q, will you slow down, I'm transporting three people up this hill not one." she said crossly."
"Try to keep up, you need the exercise or you will turn into a frumpy, flabby mother, you're not getting any younger."
The Captain grimaced and spent the next ten minutes devising innovative methods of killing Q. She yelped when the next twinge of pain caught her by surprise.
"Kathy is everything okay?" he was starting to worry, which was another annoying emotion Q had just discovered.
"It was probably some Braxton Hicks, they're a rehearsal for the main event."
"Just to be safe, I think you should see the good Doctor, just to check that everything is progressing well." Q was feeling the pressure, he thought he had another week to cement his plans to protect Kathy and the twins.
He put his arm around Janeway's waist and escorted her back to the village square, which was the nearest exit to sickbay.
"Could you use your communicator to let me know what happens please." She was surprised and touched by his concern.
When the Doctor saw Captain Janeway rubbing her stomach as she entered sickbay, he wanted to sound his own red alert to signal the medical staff that they needed to get ready for the main event.
"Captain, lie on the bed and open your blouse please," he located his medical tricorder and walked across the room slowly. He didn't want her to start worrying.
The Captain experienced another twinge of pain when she lay down but it wasn't as painful as the other ones. After reading the results of the scan, the Doctor's brow relaxed.
He smiled, "False alarm Captain, as you suspected the twinges are Braxton Hicks."
Janeway was relieved, "Thank you for the reassurance Doctor, I needed proof of my supposition to stop Q doing anything stupid."
"I doubt that will stop him!" said the Doctor with his normal acerbic tone.
Captain Janeway smirked at the comment, then stood up and tidied her clothing.
"I think I'll return to my quarters and lie down Doctor. Could you inform Chakotay that he has the Bridge."
"A sensible idea Captain, you haven't got long to go and I think you will need all your strength for the birth and what comes afterwards!"
Chakotay was sitting in the Captain's chair seething. Q had assaulted Kathryn in the worst possible way; rather than facing a long spell in the brig he was being shielded from the consequences of his actions by her ship and crew. If it was anyone else, Kathryn would have locked the door and thrown away the key. He couldn't stand the thought of Q touching her. He had waited patiently for her to relax the Starfleet rules about relationships between the Captain and her subordinate officers. Q was rude, offensive and to add icing to the cake, he had impregnated her without her consent; Chakotay had always treated her with respect and love.
Chakotay was being eaten up by jealousy, more worryingly he was becoming delusional. He reasoned that separating Captain Janeway from Q, would allow her to come to her senses. He would accept the children as his own and try to a good father to them. They could never meet their real father but that would be a good thing; Q was not a suitable role model for his children.
Tuvok arrived to take over command for the night shift.
"It's been really quiet, nothing on long range sensors. B'Elanna wants to conduct routine checks on all systems, starting with the sensor array. I told her to consult with you first, if she wants to take any of the major systems offline."
"Thank you Commander, I will be providing weapons training with the new Q rifles for all Security officers, would you like to join us."
"We must be all be prepared for the Captain's confinement, yes I would, thank you," Chakotay saw an opportunity.
"Are the new Q rifles safely stored in the Weapons Locker, we don't want anyone else to get hold of these weapons without permission?" Chakotay was desperate to acquire one of these weapons, it would give him an advantage over Q.
"I concur Commander, I have ensured that only the senior officers have the security clearance to access the Q rifles. Good night Sir" said Tuvok, eager to enjoy the solitude of the night shift.
When Chakotay left the bridge he headed straight to the Security room. He entered his personal code in the weapon's locker and put his thumb pad on the verification panel. The computer stated his name and rank and allowed him access. He took one of the rifles and ammunition and put it in a locker, he would retrieve it later.
He had to pick the optimum time to abduct the Captain, once the crew found her missing they would move Heaven and Earth to save her. He only needed to keep her away from the ship for a short time, to allow the Continuum to collect their rogue Q. The Doctor told him that the Captain was resting in her quarters when he relayed her orders. Nobody would disturb her until morning, it was now or never!
Captain Janeway woke up, unable to breathe. After a few seconds she realised that someone had their hand over her mouth so she started to panic and thrash about.
"Kathryn be still, you will harm yourself and the babies if you don't calm down."
Janeway was horrified to hear Chakotay's voice, what the hell was going on? She sat still hoping he would take his hand away and let her speak to him.
"If I take my hand away, you're not going to scream are you," he said carefully. She shook her head.
"What the hell are you doing, is this a practical joke because it's not safe or fair to scare a heavily pregnant woman." Janeway was shaking with adrenaline.
"I'm sorry Kathryn but we have to take a little trip for a few days. When we return, the Q Continuum will have captured Q. You can have your babies safely and I will help you to raise them."
Chakotay sounded plausible but he had suffered a break from reality. He actually believed that the Captain would appreciate his efforts.
"Chakotay, you're unwell, why don't you report to sickbay and we'll forget this ever happened." The Captain was starting to worry about him, he was fixated on her relationship with Q.
"I'm sorry Captain but I must insist that you come with me for a few days what do you need me to pack?"
He found a case, grabbed some clothes from her drawers, stuffed them in and snapped it shut.
Janeway decided to play along so he didn't become more agitated and she would wait for a chance to escape. They walked along the corridor to the shuttle bay without talking. The Captain was trying to think of a way to end this attempted abduction, without anybody getting hurt.
Chakotay was carrying two cases, he stopped at the door to the shuttle, reached inside one of the bags and pulled out a rifle.
Captain Janeway's heart stopped, she recognised the Q rifle as Junior had given her a demonstration earlier in the day. They were the only weapons that could kill Q and the babies.
She sat quietly in the shuttle as Chakotay lied to the bridge; he told them that he was taking the Delta Flier out to hone his piloting skill. He added that he might explore a nearby m class planet, if he had time. The doors opened and the shuttle launched.
Chakotay decided to fly as far away from Voyager as he could, while his fellow crewmates were still unaware that he had borrowed the Captain
"Kathryn, would you like to lie down, you have had a lot of excitement today, it can't be good for the babies' health?"
He didn't even realise the irony in that statement "No thank you Chakotay, have you been in contact with the Continuum about your plans to hand over Q for trial?"
"He will give himself away. When he discovers that you're gone he will come after us. As soon as he uses his powers, the Continuum will know exactly where he is and they will come to arrest him!"
"What happens if the babies decide to make an appearance."
I've received Starfleet emergency medical training. Women in my tribe never have any medical intervention when they give birth, it's a natural process."
"Have you ever been pregnant?" Janeway was extremely angry, even Chakotay was wary of her.
"No Ma'am!"
"Then you have no valid opinion, you selfish irresponsible, brainless oaf ." Chakotay looked shocked!
"Chakotay, think what you're doing, the Q are omnipotent, he will kill you if you put the babies' health at risk, try to think clearly about what you're doing."
"I think you should take notice of the lady, Chuckles!" Q appeared between them and he wasn't in a good mood.
"She was mine first, you can't comprehend what it's like to really love someone!"
"You're wrong, I didn't understand love until I met Kathy. Then I discovered what a truly annoying emotion it can be. I can't stop thinking about her when she's not with me. I worry about her all the time and don't get me started on the jealousy."
"She will be better off with me. I will adopt the twins, don't worry, Kathryn and I will tell them about you, when they're older. The Continuum will be here to collect you soon."
"I don't think so Chuckles," he turned to the side to show Chakotay his mobile emitter.
"If the two of you have quite finished fighting over me, my waters have just broken and I am in the early stages of labour."
The babies decided they needed to be born in sickbay, so they transported everyone on the shuttle back to Voyager. The Doctor ran over when he saw them appear.
"Captain lie down on the bed, everything is ready."
He turned to Chakotay and Q, "Gentlemen go away, Lieutenant Tuvok wants a word with you Commander, he said he'll meet you in the brig, it will save time - his words"
He turned around to check the condition of his patient to find her surrounded by Q, Junior, a lady with stunning red hair, he assumed was Q and a pretty blonde young female, called Amanda.
The fight was about to start!