Chakotay wasn't laughing though. The girl in Kathryn's quarters was she really who she said she was? Could it just be a coincidence that she had the same name as his daughter? What was it that she called herself…Nixi that was it. Typical Isis she gave everyone nicknames I was Chuckles, B'lanna was Bella and Seska was-- actually even when she met Seska and didn't know she was a spy she used to call her demon bitch. She was always a good judge of character. I have to pull myself together, he thought to himself. 'Computer locate Captain Janeway' he ordered. 'Captain Janeway is in Sickbay' replied the computers cold voice. Then I'm off to Sickbay, he thought.
The three women sat in sickbay and talked Isis told them of how she ended up in the delta quadrant. 'Well' She started 'We tried to stick to the original plan to go though the bajorn wormhole and hide there until someone came for us. But we didn't make it the cardassians knocked out our sensors and navigation then a wormhole opened Serena mistook it for the bajorn one and brought us through. We were badly damaged and crash landed on the planet that your ship is now orbiting. We've been there ever since. It was hard but we even got thinking of it as home especially Mark and Serena. Last month traders came to visit us and offered to bring us to a nearby planetary system so we could live with people again. We were going too they are coming in two days for us.' 'Well you all are welcome to come back to the Alpha quadrant with my crew' offered Kathryn. 'I might take you up on that' Isis replied smiling 'First though I want to see my darling husband again and get that divorce through!'
That moment Chakotay burst though the doors. 'Sweetie did you remember to feed the cat while I was gone?' asked Isis playfully and with that Voyagers esteemed first officer fell flat on his ass on the floor. 'I thought you'd be over the fainting thing by now Chuckles I mean, you fainted when Nixi was born and again at our wedding' Isis was enjoying this even if she hadn't seen him in years she still knew how rarely words failed him and grabbed the chance to mock him a little, in good fun of course. 'Well' B'lanna butted in 'I think he more passed out at your wedding after all that champagne'. 'There is so much I don't know Commander we'll have to have a discussion' added the Captain joining in. By now the three women were gathered around him in a circle, he on the other hand was on his ass sputtering. 'Ok!' he yelled standing up 'B'lanna I love you but get out, ditto for you Captain, no disrespect intended but I need to talk to Isis alone. Computer shut down the EMH'. With that he booted them all out. 'Well, well, well' tut tutted B'lanna standing outside sickbay 'What do you think that Seven will say?'
Seven was in Astrometrics getting on with her job. She was feeling very pleased with herself at managing to plan a wedding without neglecting her duties once. She had prepared to move all her belongings into Chakotay's quarters the day after the wedding. In her mind everything was perfect.
That evening Chakotay called around to Kathryn's to pick up Nixi, he left Chuckles with Kathryn as he was sound asleep and with that the family that had been apart for years were reunited in his quarters.
'Daddy can I have some chocolate?' Nixi begged, she had quickly seen the advantages to having with two parents more people to get sweets off of. 'No sweetie it's time for bed' Chakotay replied. He and Isis had already discussed what rules were to be in place, Chakotay hadn't wanted to screw up Nixi's life by just waltzing straight in. Isis jumped in to back him up 'Come on brush your teeth and we'll get the sofa ready for you to sleep on'. Half an hour later the little girl was sound asleep as her parents crept into the bedroom to keep talking. 'I've missed so much' Chakotay sighed as he sat down on the bed ' I don't even know her or you'. 'What's changed Chakotay?' Isis asked 'We are still best friends and nothing more.' 'I know that' he replied 'But who else does apart from B'lanna. I mean I'm engaged to be married again and now the wedding can't go ahead. We're still married'. 'Chakotay' Isis took his hand 'I'm sure the captain can grant us a divorce quickly maybe even before this wedding. She knows our situation.' Chakotay jumped up 'Well maybe I don't want a divorce, maybe I still love you'. 'That is a load of crap. Why are you saying that? And don't you dare say that it's because of Nixi' Isis was getting angry now. 'Well maybe I just don't want to get married to Seven' he shouted back. 'Shh! You'll wake Nixi. Look if you have cold feet just tell Seven I'm sure she'll understand' Isis stood up and went over to the replicator. She replicated some pyjama's. 'Now' she said sounding tired 'I am going to bed and so are you. In the morning you will have breakfast with your Fiancée and talk to her about this situation and about Nixi.' 'Thanks Isis' Chakotay said a few minutes setting out a bed on the floor. 'For what?' she was already half asleep. 'For being the sane and rational friend that I need' he said with a half smile. 'I know Chuckles but keep telling me how great I am, could you the ego boost' and with that she flipped off the lights.
