Two years later Nixi ran into her fathers quarters her mom's were just down the hall so it's wasn't far. She was looking for her book she was certain that she had it last night when she was over here 'borrowing' replicator credits. Her dad had been threatening to put a security lock on his replicator because she was always replicating things without asking. Nixi felt it was her right to do it. In two months time she'd be 13 and a teenager. She definitely couldn't find her book here. Oh well, she thought, I can borrow it off Naomi. They had become good friends since they were the only kids on the ship. Mark and Serena had decided to stay on the planet with Chuckles. She missed them a lot but in the balance she much preferred living on voyager. But now she had to hurry her mom would be waiting for her in the mess hall.
Isis stirred the pot again and dropped in some oregano. She had taken over as ship's cook shortly after arriving. Chell had done it for a while but his food was even worse then the fabled Neelix's. Today she was serving up Lasagne. She'd even slipped some nutritious Leola root in there to see if anyone noticed. She was certain Tom wouldn't for all his protestations that he could smell Leola root from 100 paces. She and Tom had become good friends after that shaky beginning. She was glad he was a good person and made B'lanna so happy, she was even expecting another baby. As Isis looked out form her kitchen she saw Seven and Harry sitting together holding hands. They had started going out about 8 months ago and finally it had eased Chakotay's guilt about their wedding not working out but Isis had a feeling that there would soon be another wedding involving Seven on board. She watched as the captain and Chakotay came in Nixi trailed after them arguing with Naomi. 'What's cooking Mom?' Nixi asked as she walked back into the kitchen and began pouring out coffee for herself and the captain. 'Nixi how many cups have you had today?' Isis questioned, Nixi was well on her way to becoming as much of a coffee addict as the captain. 'Just one mom' she said quickly. 'I saw you in here twice today!' Isis accused. 'She was getting it for me Isis' Kathryn intervened, winking at Nixi. 'See mom you just don't trust me!' Nixi shot back.
An hour later Isis watched as Kathryn and Chakotay chatted. Naomi and Nixi had left for the holo-decks. Isis watched them they had always been close friends but since Harry and Seven had been together she had been gently nudging them together. She had organised dinner parties and made sure everyone but them were called away, made sure that they were both alone together a lot and still nothing. She knew for certain she'd checked his quarters to see if anyone had stayed over. So some people think may think that was a little too much but all she wanted was for him to be happy and if he was going to remarry it might as well be with someone that both she and Nixi got along with!
Later that day Isis was having coffee with B'lanna. She was six months pregnant and having the most awful mood swings. 'So what did you want?' asked B'lanna, tucking into her decaf coffee. 'We have to get Kathryn and Chakotay together' Isis said determinedly. 'And how are we going to do that? It's not like we haven't tried before they're both just stubborn.' B'lanna asked, she had had years of this, trying to get the two senior officers together. 'Well' said Isis 'I have a fiendish plan……'
That evening Nixi called around to the Captain's quarters. 'Hi Nixi' said Kathryn looking surprised 'Hi Kathryn' Nixi had never gotten out of the habit of calling the captain by her first name 'Can you come over to Mom and mine's quarters tomorrow night for dinner?'. 'Sure' answered the captain. 'See you then' called Nixi as she ran out. The dinner was her mom's idea to set up Kathryn and her Dad. Nixi wanted it to work, if she was going to have a step mom it might as well be some one nice like Kathryn. 'Is she gone' called Chakotay from under the bed in Kathryn's bedroom. 'Yes sweetie she's gone, but we really should tell everyone you know' answered Kathryn watching her lover get out from under the bed 'We are two single adults we should be allowed have a relationship' she continued. 'Yes we should but voyager is such a small ship that can you really put up with the gossip' he answered wrapping his arms around her waist. 'I suppose. You are too good at convincing' she said with a smile 'We tell them on our 6 month anniversary ok?' she asked. 'Ok whatever you want' he answered sweetly.
The next morning Kathryn went for her usual breakfast of a cup of coffee. She wasn't feeling that great but she had a feeling that wonderful, magical coffee would cure what ailed her. As she entered the mess hall she saw Isis filling her favourite coffee mug for her, how great it was to be captain! She went over and took the mug from her and went to sit with her in the kitchen. It was a habit they had gotten into to catch up, Isis knew what everyone on the ships problems were and often filled the captain in on what she might have missed while she was on the bridge fighting off aliens. 'Jenny Delaney stayed over at Gerron's last night' Isis dropped this juicy gossip to and eager captain. 'Your joking! I thought that Gerron and she were just friends' the captain replied. 'Well why else would she have come out wearing the same dress she had on last night' Isis was the gossip queen of Voyager no one could rival her. The captain was feeling progressively worse as she drank more of her coffee and put down the mug half drunk. 'What's wrong with you?' Isis immediately questioned. 'Nothing' Kathryn lied 'I'm just not in a coffee mood'. 'Now I know you're lying! You not in a coffee mood. Come on I'm talking you to sickbay' she decided. 'But I'm due on the bridge' the captain argued, no matter how bad she felt she was not going to the doctor without a fight. 'Isis to Chakotay' Isis tapped on her com badge. 'Chakotay here Isis what's up?' he replied. 'The Captain is taking a morning off can you cover her?' she asked. 'Yes of course' Chakotay was surprised Kathryn hadn't mentioned anything about this when he saw her last night. 'Hey presto!' said Isis taking the captain by the arm 'You are no longer needed on the bridge you have a morning off'. 'Fine so' the captain bit back 'I'll go to sickbay if it gets you off my back'
'You are pregnant Captain' the doctor announced to a shocked captain. 'How she doesn't have sex?' Isis had blurted out her question without thinking. 'Well' the doctor replied to Isis 'She must have as that's how pregnancy occurs'. 'It could be an alien type thing' she shot back. 'Well there's only one person who knows for certain' he looked at the captain 'Did you have sex two months ago?' 'I don't have to answer that' the captain replied 'Captain's right. And now I'm leaving' she stood up and went to leave for her quarters. 'Wait a minute' Isis yelled 'I need to know who the baby's father is and what your going to do about it!'. Unfortunately just then Tom Paris walked past to hear the baby part. 'Captain your pregnant?' he yelled in disbelief 'I gotta tell B'lanna' and with that he went running. 'Isis' the captain said in a low threatening voice 'As soon as I can stand up without feeling like I'm going to throw up I will kill you with my bare hands'. Kathryn then frowned at the doctor 'Now I am going to my quarters and I'm taking the rest of the day off. No one is to disturb me and I mean no one and for no reason. Is that understood?' the doctor nodded, looking terrified. Kathryn then walked off gracefully. 'All that and I still don't know who the father is!' Isis said to the doctor.
The news of the captain's pregnancy flew through the ship to everywhere but the bridge, no one wanted to be the one to tell Chakotay. In engineering they had a pool going on who the father was the main contender was Harry or Chakotay. In the mess hall their money was on the handsome delegate of a planet they had visited recently. In Astrometrics Seven would not allow such nonsense when there was work to be done but privately she thought that Chakotay was the father. It seemed that the whole ship had a theory on how she got pregnant. Harry thought that it was an immaculate conception, Tom was convinced that she and Chakotay had been secretly dating for years and B'lanna was betting that Kathryn and Chakotay had a one night stand.
They all took the captain's order to keep away very seriously though all that is but Nixi she had never been particularly into following rules so this one was no different. That afternoon she went over there bearing ginger root, she had read it on the computer that it helped morning sickness. When she arrived the captain wouldn't let her in so she just opened the door herself. She had know the code for years but never had the chance to use it. She knew nearly everyone's code they all let her watch them putting it in, well maybe not let but they hadn't told her not to watch apart form Tuvok of course. 'Kathryn where are you?' she called. 'How did you get in?' she asked she was lying on her bed looking kinda green. 'I guessed the code' she answered 'Here I brought you this. It's supposed to help with morning sickness' she handed her the ginger root. 'Thanks Nixi. So my news has even filtered down to you then?' she asked. 'The whole ship knows. Now they're onto making bets' she replied sitting down on the bed and pulling up her legs to her chest. 'Who do they think is the father?' she asked curiously. 'My Dad, Harry or that delegate form a couple months ago' she answered. 'HARRY!' Kathryn's eyes widened in shock 'Why do they think Harry?' 'Not a clue. I just a kid I'm not supposed to ask questions about this' she answered 'Do you want me to replicate you some tea or anything?' she changed the subject quickly. 'Tea would be lovely thank you.' Kathryn was grateful for some one to help her out. A few minutes later they were back sitting on the bed. 'Well aren't you going to ask who is the father?' Kathryn asked. 'Nope. I don't need to know if you don't want to tell me, it's none of my business' she replied. 'That's why I like you Nixi, you're a lot more honest then most of the adults on this ship.'
By the time Chakotay finished his shift and left Tuvok in charge he still hadn't heard of the pregnancy, he went around to Kathryn's quarters to find out how she was. He figured she must be dying if she took a day off. He went into her quarters by using her code and found his daughter and his lover sound asleep in her bed, he pulled the quilt over the both of them and after pressing a kiss to both their foreheads, he went to find Isis to tell her where Nixi was.
When Chakotay entered the mess hall everyone stopped talking and stared into their plates. He was feeling very uncomfortable and guessed that the conversations must have been about him, he walked into the kitchen to talk to Isis. 'What the hell is everyone gossiping about?' he asked sitting down. 'You don't know?' she asked incredulously. 'No what is it?' he asked. 'Kathryn is pregnant and everyone is wondering who the father is' she said it so matter of factly that Chakotay nearly choked on the air he was breathing. 'WHAT! how does everyone know?' he spluttered. Isis studied his response to it she had already decided that if he looked crushed it wasn't his child and shocked if it was. It was defiantly the latter she decided. 'Well I'm presuming she slept with a man and hey presto pregnant' she answered. 'How does everyone know?' he asked. 'My fault' she owned up 'I was discussing it with her and Tom overheard and he told B'lanna and then it just spread'. 'I have to talk to her' he said standing up. 'Congratulations Chakotay' Isis said as she hugged him, he hugged her back knowing without asking that she knew that he was the father.
As Chakotay walked down the corridor he realised why people had been acting so oddly all day. He finally reached Kathryn's quarters and went in. 'Kathryn' he called 'Are you awake?'. 'Yes' she called 'I'm in the bedroom'. She was sitting up in bed reading, Nixi was still sound asleep by her side. 'Hey' he said as he kissed her on the forehead 'I heard that I'm going to be a Dad'. 'Oh Chakotay I'm sorry I wanted to tell you myself.' She sounded so sad. 'It's ok' he answered. 'Do you think our baby will look like Nixi?' she asked, smiling as she watched Nixi sleeping. 'I don't know I want the baby to look exactly like you' he answered. They both smiled. 'The doctor wants to see me tomorrow morning for another scan' she told him 'Will you come?' 'Of course I will but we have to make an announcement to the crew apparently the rumours are flying' he told her. 'Yea Nixi told me earlier. We'll do it tonight just make one over the com system and stop all the betting pools'.
She said decisively 'It is so much more easily said then done' she moaned. 'I'll do it if you want' Chakotay offered. 'No no I should I'm the captain. Ok Computer open a commlink to the whole ship. Good evening Everyone. This is Captain Janeway speaking. I wish to make an announcement. I am confirming that I am two months pregnant and that Commander Chakotay is the father. If anyone has further questions please arrange a meeting with the Commander or myself and if I see ANYONE and I mean anyone betting on anything to do with this baby they will be on cleaning duty for the rest of the journey home. That is all. Thank you for your attention. Janeway out'. 'That was good Kathryn and no one will actually come and talk to us about it' Chakotay hugged her. 'No one except the senior crew that is B'lanna should be talking to you within five minutes demanding why she wasn't informed of this earlier the same with Isis' she said laughing. 'Well we can face them together and maybe we should even get married' he said this with a dreamy look on his face. 'Get real Chakotay I might be pregnant but I am not marrying you!' she said hitting him with a pillow. 'Ahh' he said looking hurt 'I'll wear you down eventually though!'
