Two month has passed since Kelly's birth. Myra is back at work with Kelly in a little push carriage by her desk. She's not ready to be away from her.
"So cute. Look over here Kelly." The girls swoon as they peek in to the carriage at the yipping pup.
"Okay girls. We have some lessons to go over." Myra laughs motioning to the holo board.
"Kay." The two reluctantly leave the little one with her chew toy as they go back to their class.
Meanwhile on the bridge they are trying to find the ship Equinox. They were excited to find there were more humans out here. And not only that they're Federation.
"Can you get a visual?" Kathrin looks ahead.
"They are heavily damaged. Multiple hull breaches. Warp drive is off-line." Harry looks over his systems.
"What's happening to their shields?" Chakotay looks confused.
"They're being disrupted by some kind of energy surges." Wolffe looks over his own controls.
"Weapons fire?" The two heads look worried and confused by this.
"There are no other ships in the vicinity." Harry shakes his head slightly.
"We're in hailing range." Tuvok says.
"Open a channel. This is Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Federation Starship Voyager. We're responding to your…" Kathryn starts.
"Voyager! You've got to extend your shields around our ship. Match the emitter frequency." The captain cuts her off.
"Are you under attack?" Kathryn looks worried again.
"Shields! Quickly!" He demands desperate.
"Do it." Kathryn nods over to them.
"We're in position. I'm attempting to match their shield frequency." Harry works quickly.
"Do you hear something?" Seven looks around as they hear something odd as the shields adjust.
Back at class Kaya and Dux are holding their ears. The noise too load for them. Their friends looking them over worried.
'Die. Die.' Distant yet near voices call into Myra's ears.
'What in the…?' Myra turns around worried.
But as soon as it came it stopped. Then she turns her attention to young Mac Tires.
"You okay sweeties?" Myra looks at her worried.
"It was so loud." They whimper rubbing their sour ears.
"Just sounded annoying to me." The others look confused and worried.
"Let's get you two looked over." Myra helps them stand.
Both are a bit woozy from that event. Myra looks over Kelly and she seems fine, a little sniffly from the event but she seems fine. To make sure she brings her along for Raph and Bria to look over them.
Arriving they find others being looked over as well. They had on the same uniform as many on board but their scents were new to all of them.
Bria explains about the ship and the rescue that happened. They all heard the noise but no one knows where it came from. And no one else heard the voices.
Once they were all treated the two captains had a large funeral to have. Not many bodies but they could honor the fallen from the highly damaged ship. They all gather in the mess hall to honor the dead and show respect to the new members of their family.
"We're here to commemorate our honored dead- Lieutenant William Yates, Lieutenant John Bowler Ensign Dorothy Chang Ensign Edward Regis and Crewman David Amanti, who all served with distinction. Their bravery and sacrifice will not be forgotten. They will be missed, but now there is cause for optimism. Captain Janeway, Voyager on behalf of my crew thank you." Ransom hangs his head for the fallen and looks around to try and insure what's left of his people they will survive.
"We'll have time to give the newest members of our family a proper welcome in the days ahead, but right now, we've got our hands full. The Equinox is secure, but its primary systems are still badly damaged. Harry, B'Elanna, make it your priority. Cody I'd like you to guard the transport so we don't have any unwanted guests." Kathryn starts with them giving a nod. "Captain Ransom has provided us with data regarding the alien attacks. Tuvok, Seven, and Wolffe you'll be working with First Officer Maxwell Burke. To kindred spirits may our journey home together be swift. Dismissed." She glances around the room.
"You alright?" Harry sees Myra spaced out.
"Sorry, I'm just feeling a bit hazy." Myra holds a hand to her fuzzy feeling head.
Those voices still echoing slightly. Harry is worried about her helping her to their room to lie down. Erika volunteers to watch Kelly along with the other little ones while everyone else works. Myra agrees to lay down but wants to stay near her pup so she goes with Erika to her room.
Sean plays with his wolf in the nursery. Meanwhile the older kids entertain the month old pups in the room. Their little tails wagging as they yip happily.
"Are you still feeling off?" Erika brings Myra some medicine for her pounding head.
"I don't know what happened. I heard these voices and then…" Myra holds her pounding head sitting on the couch.
"Voices?" Erika eyes her curiously.
"They started at the same time that sound could be heard. They kept saying 'die.' I most sound crazy." Myra sighs heavily taking the medicine and slow sips of the water.
"Not at all. Actually I may know the reason for it." Erika sits next to her patting her back.
"What? What is it? Am I sick? Will it hurt Kelly?" Myra starts to panic.
"Take a deep breath and calm down." Erika speaks calmly helping her friend calm down. "I think you may have the force in you. All Mac Tires do but some have it strong enough they have small abilities." She keeps her tone low and assuring.
"W-what does that mean? I can hear the aliens' thoughts?" Myra looks confused and worried.
"I think so. Think about it, they told us they're small animal like and you've always had a connection to animals and nature. Even more so then most of our people." Erika nods.
"I see." Myra isn't sure how to feel about that.
"This could be a good thing. We can't talk to them but you can. We can find out what happened. What made them do this." Erika smiles softly.
"I guess you're right." Myra ponders that grateful she'll be able to help.
"Now try to get some rest. I'll watch over the kids." Erika motions for her to lay down.
Myra nods laying back on the soft sofa. The medicine helping to get her to sleep.
Erika keeps an eye on the little ones as the older kids go to Dux's room to play. Sean plays with both of them until he lays down for his nap. The little ones sniffing each other and yipping at one another. The two falling asleep next to one another with their little wolves in hand.
Myra sleeps but her mind swirled. Images of the creatures coming to mind as they continued their chant.
'Die. Die. They must die.' They swirl around in circles.
'Why? What happened? What have they done?' Myra calls to them.
'Die. They must die. They must pay!' They screech.
'What did they do!?' Myra calls again a bit fiercer this time.
'They killed our kin!' They charge at her waking her up.
"Myra. Myra you're awake. Take a deep breath." Erika gently places her hands on her shoulders.
"Th-they… they killed them. They…" Myra whimpered.
"Killed? Killed who?" Erika continues to try and calm her but her anger was rising at that.
"The crew from the Equinox. They were killing the creatures. That's why. Why they started… they were just trying to protect themselves." Myra has a mix of anger and sadness.
"Are you sure about this?" Kathryn looks betrayed by this news as Myra comes to tell her what happened in her ready room.
"I'm sure." Myra nods.
"We should have known something was the matter when the pups didn't want near them." Wolffe grips a fist at that.
"We'll have to deal with this quietly as to not warn them. For now tell Seven to go with the doctor to get as much data as he can from the ship after that we're releasing it and whatever hellish experiments they have in there." Kathryn stands with a sharpness to her tone.
"Yes captain." They nod heading out.
"Captain are you okay?" Myra looks over at her worried.
"I find it a dishonor when a captain does something like this." Kathryn shakes her head slightly sighing heavily. "I'll feel better after taking them down." She nearly snarls at the idea of one of her own doing this.
The Equinox crew could sense something was wrong. Everyone wasn't as warm as they once were.
Max, the first officer wasn't going to go down. Not easily. He knocks out one of the crew taking his phaser then sees Kaya standing there having seen him do this. Putting it on stun he knocks her out taking her as a hostage.
"Stop right there!" Tom shouts having his phaser on him by one of the shuttles.
"You really going to shoot? While we have her?" Max motions to the girl in the arms of one of his followers pointing his weapon at the cuffed and gagged girls head.
"You son of a…" Cody growls seeing his daughter caught by him.
"Let us go and we'll drop her off on a nearby planet. Try to stop us and I'll kill her." Max demands.
Cody nearly makes his hand blead his fist is so tight but he lowers his weapon motioning for the others to do the same. Kaya squirmed looking at her dad pleadingly.
Once the shuttle was gone he stumped off for Ransoms room. Arriving at his holding room he shoves him against the wall.
"You call yourselves human. You're not even close." Cody snarls holding him up his anger unstoppable.
"You that mad a few got away? You're really prideful." Ransom chuckles.
"Those basterds took my daughter and pointed a phaser at her head!" Cody lowers him pressing his arm against his throat slowly strengthening it.
"Y-you're lying. They…. wouldn't… h-hurt a child." Ransom calls between breaths.
"You killed how many creatures again!?" Cody shouts ready to kill him.
"N-not a child." Ransom continues.
"Cody he means now back off." Wolffe sees Ransom starting to fade.
"Why? Not like we haven't killed before." Cody is too angry to listen.
"Never out of anger. And never like this." Wolffe reminds him hoping to calm him. "Cody how will you face your family if you do this?" he barks.
Cody bites his under lip as he releases the gasping man. Wolffe helped him out the others of the crew that saw this simply moved out of the way understanding his anger and worry is for his child.
"Cody…" Bria comes into the sickbay to see him still taking deep breaths on one of the beds.
"His crew took our girl. They… they threatened too…" Cody says between huffs.
Bria hugs him, feeling him shake in her arms. He was still angry but also frightened. Frightened for their daughter and his actions. In that moment he realized how far he would go for them but also knew if he went there he'd never be able to face them again.
Bria just held him. Letting him know she still loves him and this doesn't change that. Cody eventually moved his hands to hug her back crying with worry for their child.
While they stay in the sickbay the others talk with Ransom. He wanted to stop them. To get the girl back. The others were hesitant to take him anywhere but he was right. They'd end in a fire fight if they didn't take him with them.
The team is; Chakotay, Wolffe, Myra, Tom, and Ransom as their shield and guide to find them. It didn't take long to find them and they were under attack by those creatures. A group coming to their ship.
'Die. He most die.' They circle around.
"No. There's another way. They'll be punished. Just let us go over. Let us save a little girl they took." Myra pleads.
The creature heads off for the other ship again. Them holding back at least for now. They go on to find must are dead. They look around to find Max pointing a phaser at the girl, his body hurt by the aliens.
"Back off." Max growls.
Kaya whimpers too scared to use her powers. Wolffe was ready to charge but held back out of fear of what he would do to her.
"Max stop this. We don't hurt kids." Ransom slowly walks over to him.
"And we don't kill innocent aliens either. Or at least we used to not." Max holds her tighter the girl shaking like a leaf.
The creatures then sounded again. Time was up apparently. Looking to shoot one Ransom was able to free the girl letting her run to her family.
"Take her and run! It's us they want!" Ransom holds his ex-crewmate back.
"But…" Myra starts.
"Go!" Ransom shouts again.
With that they rush for their shuttle. But before they can help them the ship is over run with the creatures. Once the life signs are gone the creatures stop. Their vengeance done with the leader of this group dead.
"You okay sweetie?" Wolffe takes off the gag a Tom flies them back.
"I w-wanna go h-home." Kaya cries as the cuffs are off and she hugs her uncle.
"I know pup. I know." Wolffe pats her head as she continues to whimper.
Once back they give their report after dropping Kaya off to her family. Them hugging her close and giving her endless kisses.
The five survivors with them are; Marla Gilmore, Noah Lessing, James Morrow, Angelo Tassoni, and Brian Sofin. They are stripped of their titles in front of everyone as Kathryn gives them the guidelines. They are to work on the ship supervised and they have limited privileges. How this time they need to earn their trust.
Later on that night, Harry holds Myra close. She needed to be held after all of that.
"I know it's hard. Not being able to save everyone. But what he did saved you all and us." Harry kisses the top of her head as he holds her close in front of him.
"It was horrible. They were so angry." Myra cries lying against his chest.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that." Harry tightens his hold kissing her again.