Chapter 21: Endgame

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Admiral Kathryn Janeway looked outside of the window of her home in San Francisco.

Only a few years earlier, Voyager had made it home. But not without a cost.

Beep-Beep

"Come in, Tom," Janeway said, knowing exactly who was there.

"Ah," Tom Paris said, "So it is true, you have grown psychic."

"No, you just have a habit of dropping in when I'm thinking..."

"Sorry," Tom said, "Kat, I thought you might wanna know, the old crew is waiting on you."

"It's that time, isn't it?"

"Yep."

"Oh well, OK,OK... I'm on my way."

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Janeway looked at the people gathered. Among those was Sabrina Wildman, Katrina Hartford, and...

"Kira?" Janeway said, looking at the Admiral just sitting to herself... clearly these years had not been good to her.

"Kathryn," Kira Picard said, "How have you been?"

"Pretty good, How's Jean-Luc?"

"You haven't heard?" Kira said, "He was killed when the Pendelghast was obliterated... It's depressing, really... it's like i can't keep husbands... First Kev, then Jake... now Jean-Luc."

"That's right... you were married to Jake Sisko for a while... then he died when DS9 got blown up... God... Kira... you've been through way too much."

"Yet i live each day."

"Admiral," Captain Harry Kim said, "I would like both of you to meet Julianna Kim, The Ops manager of the Voyager A."

"Admiral Janeway," The young oriental woman said, "Admiral Picard, My father has told me so much about you."

"Hopefully it was good," Kira said, trying unsuccessfully to raise the mood.

"Ladies and Gentlemen," Reginald Barclay said, "I know i wasn't a member of the crew when you were stuck in the Delta Quadrant, but i must thank you for allowing me to be a part of this... family."

Too bad. Janeway thought. Cause if i succeed, this will have never happened.

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Strings had been pulled. Janeway had been able to gain access to a drug that would allow her to survive the dangers of chroniton radiation, along with a chroniton emitter. As she activated the device, she shed a tear, for the fact that she would never see this timeline again if her plan worked. This was for Tuvok, for Kira. For Kira and Sugimori.

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"Seven," Mack Hartford said, as they sat in the holodeck, "Have you ever thought of going back to your real name?"

"I tend to think of Seven of Nine as my designation," Seven said, "However, if you are inquiring about Annika Hansen, Yes. I think about it all the time."

"Why don't you?" Mack said, "You know, if you ever get married... Seven doesn't go very well with any last name."

"I guess you are right..." Seven said, not noticing mack pull out a box, "I guess i owe a lot of my recent emotional progress to you... "

"Speaking of which, If i dropped to one knee and proposed to you, what would you do?"

"I don't get it."

"Annika," Mack said, getting on one knee, "Will you marry me?"

Seven thought about it for a second. It had been quite a few months since they started going out.

Seven chose her answer and was immediately glad she said it.

"Yes," Seven said, "I would... love to."

Mack grinned.

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Kira playfully nipped at the bottom of her lip as she opened the gift Sugimori had given her.

"Wow," Kira said, smiling as she saw the gift, "It's... my old Zords."

"Carefully arranged on a pendant so you have something to remember them by," Sugimori said, "One doesn't have to be Betazoid to know that you miss the Pterazord."

"I liked that zord. It was fun."

"I bet," Sugimori said, "Kira, I proposed to you a few months back... Do you still want to wait until we get back to the Alpha Quadrant?"

"I wouldn't mind being married on Voyager," Kira said, "but what if one of us didn't make it?"

"Good point," Sugimori said, "was just getting a tad impatient, tis all."

"You do that a lot."

"I know." Sugimori said, "It's been months since Kathryn let me fall back to Commander... She's been giddy... She's thinking about trying to go and blow up some transwarp conduits... i haven't seen her this energized since i came on the ship... she's acting like a damned Energizer Bunny."

"All senior Officers to the Bridge," Janeway's voice said.

"Speak of the devil, and she shall show up... wearing a Starfleet uniform and four pips on her collar."

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When Sugimori and Kira got to the bridge, They saw a futuristic Starfleet shuttle on the viewscreen.

"Nice, looks like a Bloober," Sugimori said, "SC 4..."

"Tuvok," Janeway said, "Who's aboard that ship?"

"One human, female...," Tuvok said, "We are being hailed."

"On Screen."

The woman who appeared on screen looked at Janeway and the crew before speaking.

"I am Admiral Kathryn Janeway... I hear you're trying to find a way home."

"Pime Taradox." Sugimori said.

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Captain Janeway looked at the woman in front of her. This woman looked like hell, definitely a product of a harsh future. The doctor had her bloodwork done, and needless to say, Captain Janeway wasn't surprised with the results.

"So, Admiral," Janeway said, "What brings you to this time period?"

"Oh," Admiral Janeway said, "Just wanted to see the old ship, the delta quadrant... the basics... actually, i want to help you get home."

"O Rly," Sugimori said, "Sounds nice, but last time i checked, we don't exactly have the means to slip through the Transwarp Hub so close to us."

"It's good to see you again," Admiral Janeway said, not surprised that Sugimori took that time to raise his eyebrow and be speechless.

"You seem to be legit," Sugimori said, "But really, what can you do to help us?"

"I have a plan," Admiral Janeway said, "Captain, Could there possibly be a meeting of the senior staff?"

"Sure."

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"Mack," Sugimori said, "Do you think it's possible?"

"Anything's possible," Mack said, "But as acting Chief Engineer, i have to warn you, if we get in there, we can't blow the hub up."

"We should be able to figure something out, Mr. Hartford," Sugimori said, "What if we left a craft on this side of the Hub... when we go through, the craft could use it to destroy the hub so no one can follow the ship."

"That won't work," Janeway said, "And i'm guessing that if we did do that, you and the raptor would stay behind... no, won't happen."

"Well, it was an idea," Admiral Janeway said, "I believe that i have an idea that will work... captain, Commander, Doctor, may i speak with you after this meeting? Also, permission to outfit your ship with technology for the trip."

"Sure, and sure." Janeway said, "Tuvok, you have the bridge."

"Aye."

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"Wait," Sugimori said, "You want to infect yourself with a pathogen and get assimilated... yeah, it will get the job done, but-"

"Commander," Admiral Janeway said, "It will work... and you will get home."

"Kev," Janeway said, "Let's go along with this... it's not exactly the best sort of action, but hell."

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"Borg Ships in Range," Tuvok said, "Commander, What are your orders?"

"Let's test out our new upgrades, Captain, is your other half ready to go?"

"Yes, She's been infected, and she's leaving on the shuttlecraft."

"Tuvok," Sugimori said, Let's GO!"

As The Voyager Screamed into the Transwarp Conduit, a Borg Sphere snuck in behind them.

"The Conduit is collapsing," Tuvok said, The Borg ship is Overtaking us."

"Helm," Janeway said, getting onto the bridge, let them bring us in..."

"Aye captain," Tom said, "The Borg ship is about to have a stomach ache."

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Fleet Admiral Thomas Oliver stroked his dark grey goatee as he looked at the main viewscreen of the USS Zordon, the secondary flagship of the United Federation of planets.

There had been a flareup of activity right near earth, prompting every federation ship in the area to gather, preparing for a battle...

The Fluctuation burst into a full blown Transwarp Aperture, tossing out a Borg Cube...

That went boom.

As everyone on the gathered ships held their breaths, They saw a certain little ship that had been missing for 7 years.

Everyone burst into cheers. It was the Voyager.

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"Sickbay to Lieutenant Paris, There is someone here who wants to meet you."

"Go ahead tom," Janeway said, "Kev, take the helm."

"We're being hailed by the USS Zordon, Fleet Admiral Oliver is requesting to say hello." Tuvok said.

"Welcome home Voyager," Tommy said, "I will be wanting to meet with your senior staff as soon as you disembark."

"Will do," Janeway said, ""Janeway out."

Janeway looked at her crew and sat in the center chair for the last time.

"Mr. Sugimori, Set a course... for Home."

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"Kevin Sugimori," Tommy said, officiating over the marriage of two of his former rangers, "Do you take Kira Ford to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, to love and protect, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"

"I do."

"Kira Ford," Tommy said, looking at Kira, "Do you take Kevin Sugimori to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, to love and protect, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"

"I do."

"With the power vested in me by the United Federation of Planets, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Kev, kiss your wife now before i string you up by your toes."

"Aye, Sir!" Sugimori said, kissing Kira.

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I didn't write in about B'Elanna's pregnancy, so watch Season Seven of Voyager to understand.

Oh, yeah... Don't let the title of this chapter mislead you

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Enjoy

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