"Affinity" - Chapter Two

by Michelle
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Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own the rights to the Voyager characters, or I'd write much better than I do!
Chapter Summary: B'Elanna takes her turn on the holodeck.
Rating: PG, as usual
Feedback: Please.
Notes: This story does not take into account that horrid episode which is "Human Error". In other words, Seven's cortical node is just fine.

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Reluctantly, Harry stepped closer to the hologram of Captain Janeway. She rose from her chair and walked toward him. "Chakotay," she whispered as she raised her face to his, "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time." She then proceeded to engage him in a passionate kiss.

Harry was shocked. He pulled away from the captain and began to back out of the room. Then he remembered that it was a holodeck program. "Computer, pause program," he ordered.

Janeway froze where she stood. Harry turned to Tom and B'Elanna. Paris was in hysterics. B'Elanna was looking at him strangely. "Is this what you do in your spare time?" she asked her husband reproachingly, "Make out with a Janeway hologram?"

Tom sobered immediately at B'Elanna's harsh tone. "Oh, come on," he said, "It's just a game. I prefer to be The Doctor's character, anyway. Chakotay doesn't have very many good storylines." B'Elanna sighed.

Harry spoke up. "This is kind of unrealistic, don't you think?" he asked his friends.

"It's not meant to be realistic; it's meant to be fun," Tom explained. "So how 'bout it, B'Elanna? Wanna give it a try?"

"Not really."

"Oh, come on," Tom urged. "You can be the captain…"

"Fine. I'll do it," Torres said. "But I'll be Seven."

"Okay," Tom said, rubbing his hands together with glee. He could remember a few Seven scenarios that might be good for a few laughs.

"Computer, restart program," Paris ordered. Harry instantly morphed back into his old self. The captain's ready room scene vanished and holograms of the nine senior officers shimmered into view.

B'Elanna stepped up to Seven and pressed her commbadge. She immediately changed into her new look. The eight other holograms disappeared. "Hmm, it feels good to be skinny again," Torres commented, looking down at Seven's slim waist.

The computer's began to speak. "You are Seven of Nine," it stated. "Prepare to begin your adventure."

The holodeck changed into Cargo Bay Two, where B'Elanna was standing near Seven's alcove. Suddenly the cargo bay doors whooshed open and The Doctor entered the room with a big smile on his face. He strolled confidently up to B'Elanna. "Good morning, Seven!" the hologram said cheerily. "How are you?"

"Could be better," B'Elanna answered him.

"Well, I know just what will brighten your day. Come to the holodeck with me. I have a new program to show you." The Doctor looked at her intently, awaiting a response.

B'Elanna was about to answer when the program paused.

"You have come to your first decision. Do you wish to: a) accept The Doctor's invitation, b) refuse his offer, c) ignore him and continue with your work, or d) beam The Doctor to Sickbay to get rid of him…

Without giving it too much thought, B'Elanna chose the second option. The program resumed and Seven's voice spoke. "I do not wish to spend time with you. I would rather rejoin the collective than go to the holodeck with you."

The Doctor's smile disappeared. His face fell and he lowered his eyes to the ground. "Oh," he mumbled. "I didn't know you felt that way…" With his head still bowed, The Doctor left the room quickly without looking back.

B'Elanna expected the computer to give her a new set of options to choose from, but it remained silent. "What am I supposed to do now?" she asked Tom.

"Uh, I'm not quite done this story path yet," he told her. "I thought you'd choose to beam The Doctor to Sickbay… I'm done that scenario."

"Oh, well. I need to be getting back to Engineering anyway," Torres said. "Thanks, Tom. That was… interesting." She headed toward the holodeck doors.

"I'm going to finish the program," Tom called after her. "Then there's gonna be a launch party next week to kick off its official unveiling to the public."

"Sounds great," B'Elanna called back as she exited the room. She changed back into herself as she left the range of the holoemitters.

Tom turned to Harry. "So, you wanna help me finish this up?"



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The launch party in Holodeck Two was in full swing. Almost everyone was present, except for Seven, who claimed she did not wish to attend, and The Doctor, who had told Tom he was busy with work in Sickbay.

Tom didn't buy the doc's excuse for one second. It wasn't like him to voluntarily miss a social gathering. As soon as he had made the rounds at his party, Tom excused himself and headed for Sickbay.



End Of Part Two
To Be Continued...

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