The device was clamped onto her chest, the tubes stabbed between her ribs as it switched on and nearly caused her to pass out. He had given her something to prevent her from black out from the pain, her body's natural defenses create to protect her from such intense pain now shut down and leaving her to suffer. Her legs buckled again causing the captain to hang by her wrists causing only further pain in her arms as she could no longer hold back her screams. A little smile slipped across Cal's face watching the captain shake. "See was that so hard?" He laughed at her, after letting out another scream Janeway still looked up at him with a death glare. He was going to pay, he was going to pay dearly. The machine wired to her chest buzzed again causing Janeway to let out another cry. Even through all the pain she got her feet under her once more and stood up only to lose control of her legs as the machine buzzed again and caused more cries in pain. She felt like she had gone on this way forever. Despite the pain, the agony she was happy Amelia hadn't shown up and likely wouldn't. He could hurt her but he couldn't win.

Another cry and Janeway had finally gotten back to her feet showing her truest defiance. "You know Captain, I'm almost envious of you. One day if I must be taken down I would hope it would be by someone like you. Someone worthy of taking my life."

"Keep this up and I might oblige you." She growled only to let out another scream while the machine started up again. From the corner of her eye she could see a bright flash, instantly her stomach doing a flip as she feared the worst. "No."

"See, it works every time, so effortlessly. Draw the fawn out into the open and finish it before it's had the chance to flee." He smiled lifting up his phaser. Amelia was laying on the floor in the far corner sucking on her fist and cooing innocently. Her attention darting about the room and kicked her back legs. Her attention quickly moved to the inquisitor while he moved closer fixing a smile on his face. "Hello darling, it's alright, I won't hurt you." He made his voice sound almost comforting, crouching down a little to seem less threatening.

"Amelia, no." Kathryn cried out.

"Sssssh, easy little one. It's alright." Amelia's attention shifted back to Cal, her green eyes widening as he raised a hand. "What a darling little creature you are. My what big eyes you have." When he felt close enough to her he aimed his phaser at her just out of Kathryn's sight. No need to make her suffer more than she already had. It would be over so quickly little Amelia wouldn't feel a thing. "Got you mongrel." He aimed at Amelia and pulled the trigger a bit surprised that the weapon wasn't working.

"Something wrong?" A voice spoke up behind him. Cal spun on his heels looking at another male figure, a tall, lean, gaunt figure with dark brown hair and sapphire blue eyes. Snapping his fingers the phaser turned to water in Cal's hand and dripped on the floor. "Now then, what are we doing here again?" Amelia cooed from behind him catching the males attention. "I know, you don't have to be so cross." He snapped his fingers, the machine falling from Janeway and the restraints snapping open. With a pained gasp she fell to the floor lifting herself up with shaking arms. The male walked over picking up Amelia and quickly sliding over next to Janeway. "Captain Kathryn Janeway I presume. I have heard so much about you."

She got back to her feet still feeling the effects of the toxin in her body, her skin feeling as though it would bleed should anyone touch her. "Who are you?" She sounded defensive, he didn't blame her.

"Q. I think you misplaced something." He held out Amelia to her noticing she still didn't look too well. Snapping his fingers Janeway realized the pain had stopped. Her fingers going to her ribs and noting the holes from the device were no longer there.

Amelia kicked her feet again cooing at her mother and giving Kathy a big smile. Quickly the Q handed the baby back to her mother a little pleased to see Janeway smile at her daughter. "Thank you."

"Don't look at me, it wasn't my idea. I couldn't make her stop nagging at me until I agreed to come to your rescue. Now, Q is where?"

Janeway looked a little surprised. "Amelia told you to come rescue me?"

"Of course." He paused a little confused, of that was right, humans were incapable of telepathic communication. "That's right, your mind is too simple to understand her. After all you don't speak Q like she does. She's very talkative, must get that from Q. Speaking of Q maybe we should fetch him as well?"

Janeway looked back down at Amelia wondering just what it was a three month old Q talked about until she was reminded of Q and Torres. "They are being held in the cells. This way." Kathryn was about to lead the Q to the proper location but instead he grabbed her shoulder.

"Walk? Oh please. So small minded." Snapping his fingers Kathryn found herself standing in the hallway looking at the cell that held Q and Torres.

Still injured Q nearly jumped off the cot to greet the captain. "Kathryn, you're alright, you found Amelia." He paused looking up at the other Q and sounding all the more excited. "Q."

"Q" the other Q responded with a nod of his head and a wave of his hand lowering the force field around the cell. "How is it you are always getting into trouble and I am always coming to your rescue?"

Torres wrapped an arm around Q to help him limp out of the cell. "Not always." Q snapped back until his companion snapped his fingers and repaired Q's leg. "Alright, maybe you have saved me a few times."

"A FEW times? Please Q, I'm practically your guardian angel. If it wasn't for me they would have put you down long ago." He raised his nose up in the air. "I met your daughter by the way, charming little girl, did she get her fowl language from you? Clearly she didn't get it from the mother. She's a charming creature...for a bipedal primitive race that is."

Janeway glanced between the two of them. "It's nice you two have the chance to catch up. Whoever you are." She glanced over at the newcomer Q. "But do you think perhaps we could continue this conversation someplace safer?"

The Q looked over at Kathryn letting out a sigh. "Is she always this demanding?" He asked seeming annoyed by the captains request. "Very well." Q snapped his fingers and brought them onto the bridge of Voyager. "Happy?" Q mocked. "Or would you like for me to grant you three wishes too?"

"Captain." Chakotay rose up from his chair. "We were just coming to get you." Chakotay walked over to the captain doing a quick look over of the group. "Are you alright?" His eyes shifting over to the other Q. "Who's this?"

"Yes Chakotay we are all alright now." Kathryn replied looking back at the other Q. "Thanks to him."

"And you are?" Chakotay asked again in case no one noticed the question from before.

"He's Q." Q answered just making it a little confusing for the commander. It was a bit difficult to keep them all straight. "He was a general in my army and a long time friend. We go back billions of years."

The other Q nodded his head. "The lava shores of Calebus, the Nevion Nebula, the rings of Alarious." He winked and nudged Q with his elbow. "We had such good fun together, and then you had to go and become mortal." He huffed glancing over at Janeway as if she was to blame. "Hmm, women." He looked closer at Janeway. "I don't see why you left us for this...little being."

Q stepped forward raising a finger. "You better be careful, this little being in my fiancee, and she can put you in an airlock and shoot you into space. Not that it's much of a threat to you but she's still a terrifying woman. Don't make her angry."

The other Q smiled and nodded his head. "So I came to understand, Amelia told me a great deal about your Janeway." The Q took one of Janeway's free hands and kissed the back of it. "I'm to understand you are the leader of this merry band of minstrels." Quickly she pulled her hand away from him and gave him that death glare that had won Q over. Turning to his friend he seemed a little more impressed now. "Oh, saucy. I like her. I see where Amelia gets it from." He turned back to Captain Janeway giving her a rather graceful sweeping bow. "It was a pleasure to meet you Captain, Q...I hope being human won't make you too dull." Looking over to Amelia the Q rolled his eyes. "And try not to be so bossy next time. A simple please would be sufficient." Snapping his fingers he was gone in the blink of an eye and a flash of light.

"Charming." Janeway joked, how many more Q's were going to show up on her ship? She was thankful for him having saved them but like all Q's she had a bad feeling he was going to come back.

"Well their goes our shore leave." Q sighed seeming very disappointed. He had been looking forward to a 'vacation' for a while now. "Next time lets go to a planet that isn't so hateful to hybrids or you know...anything we have in the crew." Amelia cooed seeming to agree. Q's attention falling back to her. "And you little Amy, you went to the continuum all by yourself?" He had that proud tone in his voice until the realization hit him. "That won't be good. You have to promise me you'll only do that in case of emergencies. I can't very well go in after you to bring you back home." She didn't sound too horribly concerned with what he was saying. "If at all possible I would like to keep Q from influencing her. He can be a little...difficult."

"More difficult that you?" Janeway laughed.

"What are you talking about? I have never been difficult." Janeway rolled her eyes. "Well, I'm trying to improve. Q on the other hand enjoys tormenting others for the fun of it."

"Really?" Janeway mocked again. "Sounds familiar."

"I never tormented you..." Q paused and put on a little smirk. "Intentionally." He straightened himself out. "Now, are we going back to that planet and blowing a hole into it's side?"

"No." Janeway growled. Her mood was ruined once again, after what she had been through she would want nothing more than to give Cal what was coming to him but she wasn't about to risk her crew for something as petty as revenge. "We still need to resupply. I want as much distance between Voyager and that planet as possible. After that we will have to find someplace else to do trade. Until then we will have to conserve our energy and resources."

Q was going to argue with her her but kept his mouth shut. Something he had to learn to do so he might survive. If ever he saw Cal again he would take that monster out. The thing that made Q rather nervous however was that he feared this wouldn't be the last they saw of Cal. His interest in their daughter had been a bit spooky. Beyond just eliminating some 'hybrid'. Getting his hands on Amelia had seemed more like the challenge of a lifetime, something he had waited his whole life for. If he was stupid enough to show his face near Voyager then just maybe he would 'let' Cal face off against a Q. It would be his first and last mistake.