Chapter Three:
"Story"
The room fell silent at Seska's words. Chakotay shifted uncomfortably as, slowly, everyone in the room turned their gaze on him. He felt like he was standing on a stage, alone, with the whole galaxy staring at him. Finally Janeway spoke. "So," she began carefully, "If what you're saying is true that could mean that Commander Chakotay might have come from a reality not our own." "Yes Captain." confirmed Seska quietly. "I guess it's possible." admitted B'Elanna, "But there is only one recorded transfer to an alternate reality, by James Kirk in the days of the Original Enterprise. He and some of his senior officers were pulled into a reality where the Federation was an empire and people would kill for a higher rank.literally. Actually, it's not much different then a Klingon ship." "So you are from this reality?" asked Janeway, tensing visibly. "No." Chakotay said firmly, "The reality jump is recorded in my reality just as B'Elanna described it now. Is it possible that I was thrown into another reality?" "Very much so,"said B'Elanna, "In fact it is more likely that you were pulled into a different reality. There might be millions and the chances of you falling into the same one as Kirk are almost zero. But that still leaves the question of how to return you and get our Chakotay back." "I'll go over the sensor readings again." said Seska, rising, "See if there's anything I missed." "I'll help you." said B'Elanna quickly, standing up as well. "Very well." agreed Janeway, "Dismissed." Everyone got up and moved from the room in groups of two or three until Janeway and Chakotay were left alone. Janeway sighed and looked at her first officer. "Well," she said. "Well," he echoed. They sat in silence for a few minutes until Chakotay decided that this was as good a time as any to ask the question that had been bothering him through out the whole meeting. "Captain?" he said, "I wanted to ask you something." "Go ahead." She said, sitting up straight. "It's about Lt. Seska." He swallowed and then continued, "It's just that.well.in my.um.reality, she's.well.dead." Janeway's eyebrows shot up in surprise, "Dead?" she asked. "Yes." Chakotay looked away for a moment then plowed on, "She died after a failed attempt to take over Voyager with the help of the Kayzon. And.well.another thing, how long have you known that she is Cardassian?" "We found out about four months after we were stranded out here," explained Janeway, "Kes came to me and told me that Seska hadn't came in for a physical exam yet and we didn't have a sample of her DNA on file. Seska resisted all tests for a while, saying she was too busy or would come by later, but finally she had to. The Doctor found traces of Cardassian DNA in her body and we became suspicious. You see, at about that time, someone on Voyager was spying for the Kayzon. We had discovered a replicator on one of their ships and in a fight they knew our shield modulations and how to get through them. We finally confronted Seska and she told us that she had a disease as a child and had gotten a transfer from an old Cardassian woman but according to The Doctor, that wasn't compatible with what he had found. By then we had narrowed down our list of suspects to Lt. Carry or Seska." "Your story fits mine so far." said Chakotay with a frown. "Finally, we traced the encoded transmissions from Voyager to the Kayzon ship as coming from Seska's personal computer terminal. We caught her and demanded answers. It turned out that about six weeks after we entered the Delta Quadrant, Mage Culluh had contacted Seska and informed her in no unsure terms that if she didn't smuggle him technology from Voyager he would simply take the ship and kill everyone on board. Seska was too scared to refuse and went along with his plans. After that incident we managed to destroy Culluh's ship and Seska was released from all charges. Seska asked to have her Cardassian physiology restored so The Doctor performed the operation and she is how you saw her today." Chakotay drew in a deep breath and slowly let it out again. "I see." Janeway shifted in her chair for a moment and then asked, "Commander, from what I understand, you and Seska, I mean the one in your reality, you didn't exactly part on the best of terms." Chakotay snorted derisively, "That's an understatement," he muttered. "Well just remember, this is just as hard on Seska as it is on you. You see, in this reality, you two just got married yesterday." Chakotay stared at her uncomprehendingly, "You mean, Seska and I.we.I mean.we're." "Yes Commander," smiled Janeway. Chakotay felt his head starting to spin, "If you don't mind Captain, I'd like to go to my quarters now." "Of course," smiled Janeway. Chakotay got to his feet and headed from the room. He walked down the halls, not really concentrating on where he was going. 'Seska and I? Married?!' he thought, the thought was insane! Yet, as he continued to think about it he began to wonder how long he could have kept his relationship with Seska at just friends if she hadn't defected. And then he started to wonder what it would have been like to be in love with Seska again. He reached his quarters and entered. He collapsed on the couch and began to drift off to sleep. The thought never crossed his drowsy mind that married couples normally lived together.
A/N: Well? What do you think? Good? Bad? Should I continue? As always, Please review! And thanks to those who did review! It's truly appreciated!
The room fell silent at Seska's words. Chakotay shifted uncomfortably as, slowly, everyone in the room turned their gaze on him. He felt like he was standing on a stage, alone, with the whole galaxy staring at him. Finally Janeway spoke. "So," she began carefully, "If what you're saying is true that could mean that Commander Chakotay might have come from a reality not our own." "Yes Captain." confirmed Seska quietly. "I guess it's possible." admitted B'Elanna, "But there is only one recorded transfer to an alternate reality, by James Kirk in the days of the Original Enterprise. He and some of his senior officers were pulled into a reality where the Federation was an empire and people would kill for a higher rank.literally. Actually, it's not much different then a Klingon ship." "So you are from this reality?" asked Janeway, tensing visibly. "No." Chakotay said firmly, "The reality jump is recorded in my reality just as B'Elanna described it now. Is it possible that I was thrown into another reality?" "Very much so,"said B'Elanna, "In fact it is more likely that you were pulled into a different reality. There might be millions and the chances of you falling into the same one as Kirk are almost zero. But that still leaves the question of how to return you and get our Chakotay back." "I'll go over the sensor readings again." said Seska, rising, "See if there's anything I missed." "I'll help you." said B'Elanna quickly, standing up as well. "Very well." agreed Janeway, "Dismissed." Everyone got up and moved from the room in groups of two or three until Janeway and Chakotay were left alone. Janeway sighed and looked at her first officer. "Well," she said. "Well," he echoed. They sat in silence for a few minutes until Chakotay decided that this was as good a time as any to ask the question that had been bothering him through out the whole meeting. "Captain?" he said, "I wanted to ask you something." "Go ahead." She said, sitting up straight. "It's about Lt. Seska." He swallowed and then continued, "It's just that.well.in my.um.reality, she's.well.dead." Janeway's eyebrows shot up in surprise, "Dead?" she asked. "Yes." Chakotay looked away for a moment then plowed on, "She died after a failed attempt to take over Voyager with the help of the Kayzon. And.well.another thing, how long have you known that she is Cardassian?" "We found out about four months after we were stranded out here," explained Janeway, "Kes came to me and told me that Seska hadn't came in for a physical exam yet and we didn't have a sample of her DNA on file. Seska resisted all tests for a while, saying she was too busy or would come by later, but finally she had to. The Doctor found traces of Cardassian DNA in her body and we became suspicious. You see, at about that time, someone on Voyager was spying for the Kayzon. We had discovered a replicator on one of their ships and in a fight they knew our shield modulations and how to get through them. We finally confronted Seska and she told us that she had a disease as a child and had gotten a transfer from an old Cardassian woman but according to The Doctor, that wasn't compatible with what he had found. By then we had narrowed down our list of suspects to Lt. Carry or Seska." "Your story fits mine so far." said Chakotay with a frown. "Finally, we traced the encoded transmissions from Voyager to the Kayzon ship as coming from Seska's personal computer terminal. We caught her and demanded answers. It turned out that about six weeks after we entered the Delta Quadrant, Mage Culluh had contacted Seska and informed her in no unsure terms that if she didn't smuggle him technology from Voyager he would simply take the ship and kill everyone on board. Seska was too scared to refuse and went along with his plans. After that incident we managed to destroy Culluh's ship and Seska was released from all charges. Seska asked to have her Cardassian physiology restored so The Doctor performed the operation and she is how you saw her today." Chakotay drew in a deep breath and slowly let it out again. "I see." Janeway shifted in her chair for a moment and then asked, "Commander, from what I understand, you and Seska, I mean the one in your reality, you didn't exactly part on the best of terms." Chakotay snorted derisively, "That's an understatement," he muttered. "Well just remember, this is just as hard on Seska as it is on you. You see, in this reality, you two just got married yesterday." Chakotay stared at her uncomprehendingly, "You mean, Seska and I.we.I mean.we're." "Yes Commander," smiled Janeway. Chakotay felt his head starting to spin, "If you don't mind Captain, I'd like to go to my quarters now." "Of course," smiled Janeway. Chakotay got to his feet and headed from the room. He walked down the halls, not really concentrating on where he was going. 'Seska and I? Married?!' he thought, the thought was insane! Yet, as he continued to think about it he began to wonder how long he could have kept his relationship with Seska at just friends if she hadn't defected. And then he started to wonder what it would have been like to be in love with Seska again. He reached his quarters and entered. He collapsed on the couch and began to drift off to sleep. The thought never crossed his drowsy mind that married couples normally lived together.
A/N: Well? What do you think? Good? Bad? Should I continue? As always, Please review! And thanks to those who did review! It's truly appreciated!