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Colonies and Yellow Houses: Part Three
A Baby is Born
Summary: ( don't ask about the title, please... ) BEGINS FIVE MONTHS AFTER 'THIRTY DAYS'. Voyager returns home, and Starfleet considers letting Tom go, but then they find out about his time in the brig and the demotion....
Notes: 1. This is my first completed fanfic, but i just realized I could put it on fanfiction.net! I felt really stupid for awhile....
2. Thanks to Kodee Walters and Christina Korpik for beta reading it for me. Thanks you two! You're the best!
Codes: AU, P/T, J/C, K/f
Disclaimer: Voyager belongs to Paramount.
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January 7, 2376
B'Elanna Torres picked at her food, not too happy with what she was given. She was at the first anniversary party of the USS Voyager's return home. Kathryn looked ready to pop, since she was in her ninth month. Chakotay stood beside her at all times. B'Elanna smiled. They were the perfect match, and they had figured it out about one day after they had gotten home.
"Hello, B'Elanna, how are you today?" a voice behind her chirped.
B'Elanna turned around. Neelix was sitting in the chair beside her.
"Hello, Neelix, I'm doing great. What about you?"
"Oh, my business has been doing great lately, and that makes me happy."
B'Elanna smiled and nodded. Neelix had started his own restaurant called Delta Quadrant Delights, and ever since he had made his food taste better and look better, it had been doing very well.
"That's always good to know."
"Hello, B'Elanna, Neelix," Chakotay said, walking up behind him with Kathryn on his arm.
"Hello."
"Oh, look, there's Seven of Nine! I think I'll go talk to her!" Neelix exclaimed, running off. "Hello, Seven!"
"So, how is everyone tonight?" B'Elanna asked.
"Oh, we're just fine. The baby keeps kicking, though." Kathryn looked at her swollen stomach. "Very feisty today, aren't we?"
"I told her it's all the coffee she drinks. Goes straight to the baby." Chakotay smiled. "So, have you talked to Tom lately."
"I talked to him yesterday. He says hi, and he has another suggestion for the baby's name."
"What?"
"Jacqueline, for a girl. He says it French."
"Another French name? What has he come up with so far? Lanna, Brigitte, Michelle, Marie, Jereka, and now Jacqueline for girls, and Robert, Joseph, Michael, Jonathan, Fredrick, and Derrick for boys," Chakotay said.
"I'm telling you, we're naming it Elizabeth if it's a girl, and Seth if it's a boy," Kathryn stated, rubbing her stomach.
"I told him that, but he says you might change your mind."
"Well tell him I appreciate the ges--" Kathryn stopped talking and grabbed her stomach.
"What is it? Are you OK?" Chakotay said frantically.
"I--I don't know, I think--I think I just felt a contraction."
Chakotay grasped Kathryn's arm. "B'Elanna, alert Starfleet Medical."
"Sure."
B'Elanna ran over to the computer and called up Starfleet Medical.
When they answered she didn't waste any time.
"Admiral Janeway has gone into labor. We'll be arriving shortly."
"Acknowledged."
"Hey, Chakotay, should we use a site to site transport?!"
"Yes!"
B'Elanna turned to a console next to the computer. After initiating a transport, she ran to where Harry, Eleri, and Sarah were standing.
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
"Kathryn's gone into labor. We have to get to Starfleet Medical, now."
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"How long does it take to have a baby born?!" Harry exclaimed.
"When Karyani, my little sister, was born, my mother was in labor for 146 hours," Eleri explained.
"Six days?! Your sister was stubborn even before she was born!"
"She didn't start kicking until Mother was seven months pregnant. She was so worried that Karyani was going to be still born."
B'Elanna smiled. Harry, Eleri, Seven, Neelix, Tuvok, Joe Carey, Samantha Wildman, Naomi Wildman, and B'Elanna were all waiting in the hallway outside of the delivery room, while Sarah and the Doctor, along with other medical experts, delivered Kathryn's baby, with Chakotay there with lots of moral support. "I'm going to call Tom. I promised him I would call him from the hospital when the baby was being born."
"OK."
B'Elanna stepped just around the corner, and sat down at the computer there. When she reached the prison, a Vulcan guard appeared.
"Hello. How may I be of service today?"
"Hi. My name is Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres. I need to speak to Tom Paris. Tell him I'm calling from Starfleet Medical."
"I will tell him." The guard clicked off the screen. After about a minute, the screen came back on, this time it was Tom.
"Hey, B'Elanna. The guard said you were calling from Starfleet Medical. Is it time?"
B'Elanna smiled excitedly. "Yes! Eleri freaked Harry out by telling him about how her mother was in labor for 146 hours when she had Karyani."
"So, when did it happen?"
"We were at the anniversary party, talking about you--" Tom smiled "--when she said she felt a contraction."
"How long has it been?"
"About an hour. Everyone is so tense, except for Tuvok, of course. Oh, hi, Naomi!" B'Elanna said to Naomi Wildman, who had just walked into the hallway.
"Who are you talking to?"
"Tom. Want to come say hi?"
"OK!"
"Hello, Naomi! Do you miss me?"
"Uh-huh. I got the birthday present you sent me. I really like it." Naomi held up a stuffed rabbit, the present from Tom. "I named it Nipper."
"Hello, Nipper!"
Naomi held the rabbit up to her ear. "She says hi."
"OK, Naomi I think your mom is calling you."
"Bye, Uncle Tom."
"Bye, Naomi. Bye, Nipper," Tom said. "She is so cute."
"I know. Is--"
B'Elanna was cut off by the wail of a baby. She smiled, knowing what that meant. Tom smiled, too.
"I'll call you back. Bye. I love you, Tom."
Tom laughed. "I love you, too, 'Lanna. Bye."
B'Elanna stood up from the desk and turned the corner. Chakotay was standing in the hallway, holding the newborn baby. She walked over to them, and stared at the baby in fascination.
"B'Elanna, meet your new goddaughter, Elizabeth Nicole Janeway."
Chakotay gently handed her the baby. She took her in her arms. "Hey, there, Elizabeth," she whispered, still fascinated by how small she was. "She's so beautiful, Chakotay. Congratulations."
The baby was beautiful. She had dark brown hair, big blue eyes, and pale skin. Elizabeth waved her arm in the air before closing her eyes and going to sleep. Chakotay extended his arms for his daughter.
B'Elanna handed her goddaughter to the older man. "Congratulations," she whispered again.
A Baby is Born
Summary: ( don't ask about the title, please... ) BEGINS FIVE MONTHS AFTER 'THIRTY DAYS'. Voyager returns home, and Starfleet considers letting Tom go, but then they find out about his time in the brig and the demotion....
Notes: 1. This is my first completed fanfic, but i just realized I could put it on fanfiction.net! I felt really stupid for awhile....
2. Thanks to Kodee Walters and Christina Korpik for beta reading it for me. Thanks you two! You're the best!
Codes: AU, P/T, J/C, K/f
Disclaimer: Voyager belongs to Paramount.
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January 7, 2376
B'Elanna Torres picked at her food, not too happy with what she was given. She was at the first anniversary party of the USS Voyager's return home. Kathryn looked ready to pop, since she was in her ninth month. Chakotay stood beside her at all times. B'Elanna smiled. They were the perfect match, and they had figured it out about one day after they had gotten home.
"Hello, B'Elanna, how are you today?" a voice behind her chirped.
B'Elanna turned around. Neelix was sitting in the chair beside her.
"Hello, Neelix, I'm doing great. What about you?"
"Oh, my business has been doing great lately, and that makes me happy."
B'Elanna smiled and nodded. Neelix had started his own restaurant called Delta Quadrant Delights, and ever since he had made his food taste better and look better, it had been doing very well.
"That's always good to know."
"Hello, B'Elanna, Neelix," Chakotay said, walking up behind him with Kathryn on his arm.
"Hello."
"Oh, look, there's Seven of Nine! I think I'll go talk to her!" Neelix exclaimed, running off. "Hello, Seven!"
"So, how is everyone tonight?" B'Elanna asked.
"Oh, we're just fine. The baby keeps kicking, though." Kathryn looked at her swollen stomach. "Very feisty today, aren't we?"
"I told her it's all the coffee she drinks. Goes straight to the baby." Chakotay smiled. "So, have you talked to Tom lately."
"I talked to him yesterday. He says hi, and he has another suggestion for the baby's name."
"What?"
"Jacqueline, for a girl. He says it French."
"Another French name? What has he come up with so far? Lanna, Brigitte, Michelle, Marie, Jereka, and now Jacqueline for girls, and Robert, Joseph, Michael, Jonathan, Fredrick, and Derrick for boys," Chakotay said.
"I'm telling you, we're naming it Elizabeth if it's a girl, and Seth if it's a boy," Kathryn stated, rubbing her stomach.
"I told him that, but he says you might change your mind."
"Well tell him I appreciate the ges--" Kathryn stopped talking and grabbed her stomach.
"What is it? Are you OK?" Chakotay said frantically.
"I--I don't know, I think--I think I just felt a contraction."
Chakotay grasped Kathryn's arm. "B'Elanna, alert Starfleet Medical."
"Sure."
B'Elanna ran over to the computer and called up Starfleet Medical.
When they answered she didn't waste any time.
"Admiral Janeway has gone into labor. We'll be arriving shortly."
"Acknowledged."
"Hey, Chakotay, should we use a site to site transport?!"
"Yes!"
B'Elanna turned to a console next to the computer. After initiating a transport, she ran to where Harry, Eleri, and Sarah were standing.
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
"Kathryn's gone into labor. We have to get to Starfleet Medical, now."
* * *
"How long does it take to have a baby born?!" Harry exclaimed.
"When Karyani, my little sister, was born, my mother was in labor for 146 hours," Eleri explained.
"Six days?! Your sister was stubborn even before she was born!"
"She didn't start kicking until Mother was seven months pregnant. She was so worried that Karyani was going to be still born."
B'Elanna smiled. Harry, Eleri, Seven, Neelix, Tuvok, Joe Carey, Samantha Wildman, Naomi Wildman, and B'Elanna were all waiting in the hallway outside of the delivery room, while Sarah and the Doctor, along with other medical experts, delivered Kathryn's baby, with Chakotay there with lots of moral support. "I'm going to call Tom. I promised him I would call him from the hospital when the baby was being born."
"OK."
B'Elanna stepped just around the corner, and sat down at the computer there. When she reached the prison, a Vulcan guard appeared.
"Hello. How may I be of service today?"
"Hi. My name is Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres. I need to speak to Tom Paris. Tell him I'm calling from Starfleet Medical."
"I will tell him." The guard clicked off the screen. After about a minute, the screen came back on, this time it was Tom.
"Hey, B'Elanna. The guard said you were calling from Starfleet Medical. Is it time?"
B'Elanna smiled excitedly. "Yes! Eleri freaked Harry out by telling him about how her mother was in labor for 146 hours when she had Karyani."
"So, when did it happen?"
"We were at the anniversary party, talking about you--" Tom smiled "--when she said she felt a contraction."
"How long has it been?"
"About an hour. Everyone is so tense, except for Tuvok, of course. Oh, hi, Naomi!" B'Elanna said to Naomi Wildman, who had just walked into the hallway.
"Who are you talking to?"
"Tom. Want to come say hi?"
"OK!"
"Hello, Naomi! Do you miss me?"
"Uh-huh. I got the birthday present you sent me. I really like it." Naomi held up a stuffed rabbit, the present from Tom. "I named it Nipper."
"Hello, Nipper!"
Naomi held the rabbit up to her ear. "She says hi."
"OK, Naomi I think your mom is calling you."
"Bye, Uncle Tom."
"Bye, Naomi. Bye, Nipper," Tom said. "She is so cute."
"I know. Is--"
B'Elanna was cut off by the wail of a baby. She smiled, knowing what that meant. Tom smiled, too.
"I'll call you back. Bye. I love you, Tom."
Tom laughed. "I love you, too, 'Lanna. Bye."
B'Elanna stood up from the desk and turned the corner. Chakotay was standing in the hallway, holding the newborn baby. She walked over to them, and stared at the baby in fascination.
"B'Elanna, meet your new goddaughter, Elizabeth Nicole Janeway."
Chakotay gently handed her the baby. She took her in her arms. "Hey, there, Elizabeth," she whispered, still fascinated by how small she was. "She's so beautiful, Chakotay. Congratulations."
The baby was beautiful. She had dark brown hair, big blue eyes, and pale skin. Elizabeth waved her arm in the air before closing her eyes and going to sleep. Chakotay extended his arms for his daughter.
B'Elanna handed her goddaughter to the older man. "Congratulations," she whispered again.
