Category: Star Trek Voyager - C/7
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Star Trek: Voyager and all things contained therein are the property of Paramount and Viacom. I will receive no profit from this story.
Title: Tempus Fugit
By: Raven
ACT ELEVEN
FADE IN.
INT. ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING
Janeway and Deanna arrive at Engineering to find Seven mumbling to herself while staring inside the molecular chamber.
SEVEN
Millions of molecules acting as one. Absolute
perfection.
JANEWAY
Seven...what are you doing?
SEVEN
It has to be destroyed. It cannot be harnessed.
Omega must stop here.
JANEWAY
Those are my words. She's repeating what I said a
few years ago.
TROI
She's in shock. Talk to her Admiral.
JANEWAY
Seven, I know you're upset. We all are. Chakotay
was my best friend for seven years. But we have
to go on.
SEVEN
I don't know what it is to be human! I don't want to
be what you are!
JANEWAY
What? Seven what are you talking about? She
said those same words when her link was first
severed from the Collective.
TROI
She's reverting to an earlier stage in her life. It's
probably a time that was the most traumatic to her.
If you don't reach her, she's going to lose her
humanity.
JANEWAY
Seven, lower the force field. Let me help you. Please!
After a moment, the shields drop.
SEVEN
You may enter.
The shields are reactivated as Janeway enters the chamber.
JANEWAY
Talk to me Seven. Tell me what's going on.
SEVEN
You forced this individuality on me. You said I
would become human. Welcome to humanity.
Remember?
JANEWAY
Yes...I remember telling you those things. Was I
wrong? No...I don't think so. You have always
been an individual until it was taken away from
you. All I did was help you get it back. What I
didn't tell you was that sometimes being human is
painful. We're loved and love in return. We have
an endless capacity for compassion. When some-
thing or someone is taken away from us, we feel
punished and want revenge. But it is our humanity
that keeps us in line and sets us apart from other
species.
SEVEN
I do not enjoy this feeling! When will it go away?
JANEWAY
Nobody really knows. It all depends on the individual.
The only thing that's true is that time heals everything.
SEVEN
Will time heal my pregnancy?
JANEWAY
(surprised)
What? You're pregnant? That's wonderful Seven.
SEVEN
How could it be wonderful when this child is going
to grow up without a father?
JANEWAY
Because a piece of Chakotay will always be alive
inside you. His legacy will live on inside his child.
TROI
Ensign...I heard what happened on the Delta Flyer.
Your husband gave his life to save his crew. My
husband in particular. Worf has insisted he died
as a warrior in combat...the highest honor among
Klingons. It's up to you to tell your unborn child
about their heroic father who saved humanity.
SEVEN
I do not wish to continue on without him. I cannot do
this alone!
TORRES
You'll never be alone Seven. Tom and I will make
sure of that.
SEVEN
I appreciate what you're all trying to do, but my
mind is made up.
JANEWAY
What are you doing?
SEVEN
I'm destabilizing the molecules. Omega must end
here.
TORRES
What? You can't do that, they'll chain react.
SEVEN
Precisely.
JANEWAY
Don't do it Seven! You'll kill us all!
SEVEN
Yes, that is correct. But only in this timeline we
will cease to exist.
JANEWAY
(thinking)
...and so will the Borg.
TROI
Admiral? What is it?
JANEWAY
Seven's right. We've already changed the past.
This timeline is obsolete. The only reason we're
still here is because of our temporal shielding.
We need to destabilize Omega so the molecules
will chain react and destroy everything in this
quadrant including the Borg.
TROI
Admiral...are you sure this is the correct course of
Action? Perhaps we should call a meeting with the
rest of the crew.
JANEWAY
Do it.
(beat)
Seven, let me take you to sickbay. After the Doctor
examines you I want you to come with me to
address the crew. I need your help to convince
everyone that our sacrifice is the correct decision.
Will you help me?
After several minutes, Seven responds.
SEVEN
I will comply.
INT. ENTERPRISE CONFERENCE ROOM
An hour later...
DR. BRAHAMS
You want to do what?
JANEWAY
Initiate an Omega chain reaction.
LA FORGE
After all we've done to integrate Omega into
our systems, you want to purposely sabotage it?
No offense Seven, but are you sure you're not
letting your emotions alter your perspective of
things?
SEVEN
My emotions are irrelevant. I was Borg. That part
of me that still exists gives me a certain amount
of objectivity, which allows me to see things when
others cannot. We have altered the past, this timeline
should not exist.
DATA
I concur. If we were to return to the Alpha Quadrant,
there will be two sets of us. We cannot return.
DOCTOR
...and besides, there is still an epidemic among the
crew. If we were to return, you would all be in
isolation until a cure is found, which is proving
to be quite futile.
JANEWAY
Before we left the Alpha Quadrant, we all knew
there was a possibility of not returning. Well, here
we are. This may not be the most pleasant path to
follow, but it's the correct one. If anyone doesn't
agree with this course of action, please speak up
and we'll consider a new plan.
The room remains silent.
PICARD
Well, it looks like we're all in agreement. Kathryn,
you'll have our complete cooperation. After all
...Tempus Fugit.
JANEWAY
All right then...Let's get to work.
INT. ENTERPRISE BRIDGE
PICARD
Mr. Tuvok, load all remaining high yield warheads
and chronoton torpedoes.
TUVOK
Yes Admiral.
PICARD
Mr. Paris...Take us out of slipstream velocity and
drop us down to impulse.
PARIS
Aye Sir.
Just as the Enterprise is back in normal space they are surrounded by an armada of heavily shielded Borg tactical cubes who begin to fire simultaneously.
PICARD
Mr. Paris, evasive maneuvers! Pattern Gamma-one.
JANEWAY
Tuvok...fire all weapons!
The Enterprise fires an arsenal of torpedoes, thus taking out several cubes. To their surprise, a number of cubes appear to take their place.
KIM
Our shields are dropping to 40%...30%...20%...
Admiral, our shields are failing.
The ship's alarm begins to sound off.
"Warning: Intruder Alert...Warning: Intruder Alert...Warning: Intruder Alert..."
PICARD
Shut that damn thing off!
RIKER
(opens ship wide hail)
Attention all hands. This is Captain Riker, arm
yourselves, we have company!
The Enterprise continues to be struck by several cubes causing enormous amounts of damage throughout the ship.
TUVOK
Direct hit to our targeting sensors. Attempting to
aim manually.
PARIS
It's no use, there's too many of them. We're
surrounded.
TORRES
(V.O.)
Engineering to Bridge.
JANEWAY
Go ahead B'Elanna.
TORRES
(V.O.)
We're taking a pounding down here. We need a
few more minutes.
JANEWAY
We'll try but the Borg have penetrated our shields.
They're on board. Arm yourselves if you can.
PICARD
Mr. Worf, give them a hand.
WORF
With pleasure.
Worf pulls out a Bat'leth from underneath his consul and initiates a site to site transport to Engineering.
INT. ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING
Worf arrives in Engineering to find B'Elanna and most of the crewmen in hand to hand combat with drones.
TORRES
Nice of you to join us. I see you and I had the
same idea. I never leave home without mine either.
WORF
A warriors weapon. Most effective!
TORRES
I agree. Seven, how much longer?
SEVEN
The chain reaction has begun.
EXT. SPACE - BORG CUBE (OPTICAL)
INT. QUEEN'S CHAMBER
COLLECTIVE
"We have detected a build up of energy originating
from the U.S.S. Enterprise".
QUEEN
What kind of build up? Scan them!
COLLECTIVE
"Particle 010, assimilate at all cost".
QUEEN
No! Do not assimilate. We must leave this
quadrant immediately!
COLLECTIVE
"We must assimilate".
QUEEN
No!!!!!
EXT. SPACE - U.S.S ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
INT. ENTERPRISE BRIDGE
KIM
We're being hailed.
PICARD
On screen.
QUEEN
(O.S.)
Stop what your doing! You'll destroy us all!
JANEWAY
Yes, that is the idea. I'm sorry, did we spoil your
plans?
QUEEN
(O.S.)
You won't get away with this. We'll be back!
JANEWAY
I seriously doubt that. Your threats mean nothing
to humanity. What is it you say in the Collective?
(beat)
"Resistance is Futile".
The transmission is cut off by Janeway. Within seconds the Omega build up from the dimensional slip drive goes critical and begins to break through containment. Everyone in Engineering is vaporized as a blinding light overcomes them. The light continues to consume all decks and finally enters the bridge. Just seconds before the Enterprise loses structural integrity Janeway and Picard are transported off. An explosion of enormous magnitude soon takes place destroying everything in the quadrant.
EXT. - SPACE - U.S.S. RELATIVITY (OPTICAL)
INT. - RELATIVITY TRANSPORTER ROOM
JANEWAY
Are we dead?
DUKAINE
Far from it.
PICARD
We're back on the timeship.
DUKAINE
Yes, we brought you here because you've
accomplished your mission. Incursion factor is
.0027.
JANEWAY
Is that good?
DUKAINE
Better then we expected. We're quite pleased.
Well done.
PICARD
(angry)
Is that all you have to say? Our crew has been
killed and our ship destroyed. How can you say
you're pleased!
DUKAINE
I'd like to show you something. Please come with me.
Both Janeway and Picard follow the Captain into another room. He seals the doors and deactivates all sensors. Dukaine punches in a few commands in his terminal and turns the monitor towards them. The screen displays a photo of two young uniformed women at a graduation ceremony at Starfleet Academy.
JANEWAY
Who are they? The one on the right looks like
B'Elanna.
DUKAINE
Not quite. I'm probably violating the Temporal
Prime Directive, but I feel you've earned it. This
photo will be taken approximately 20 years from
your current time. The girl on the right is Miral
Paris, she will excel in temporal mechanics and
graduate in the top 5% of her class.
JANEWAY
Miral...she's alive.
DUKAINE
Yes, the virus was neutralized in the Delta Quadrant.
It never had the chance to infect your crew.
PICARD
Who's the blonde?
DUKAINE
The other girl is considered the youngest and brightest
ever to graduate from the Academy. She's Miral's
best friend who will excel in Astrophysics and will
graduate at the top of her class. She's well liked by all
and goes by the nickname K.C..
JANEWAY
Who is she?
DUKAINE
Her full name is...Kathryn Chakotay.
JANEWAY
(breaths in deeply)
Seven and Chakotay...they're going to have a
daughter.
DUKAINE
Yes Admiral...and she'll be your Goddaughter as
well.
Janeway is overwhelmed with emotion.
PICARD
(smiling)
Then everything's all right. The Talaxians and
Vulcans...has the damage been reversed?
DUKAINE
Yes.
PICARD
Then the charges against this Admiral Janeway
have been dropped.
DUKAINE
Yes, and humanity will survive for at least another
500 years or so. Just keep one thing in mind, avoid
time travel whenever possible and discuss this
experience with no one. We've decided once we
re-integrate you with your selves in your current time
that you will retain your memories of these recent
events. But please remember, if you divulge any of
this information you would be violating the Temporal
Prime Directive and will be held accountable.
JANEWAY
Understood. ...and thank you.
PICARD
(smiling)
Come on...Let's go home.
***
EXT. EARTH - STARFLEET HEADQUARTERS (OPTICAL)
INT. FEDERATION ASSEMBLY HALL
After several calculations, Janeway and Picard are re-integrated into the 24th Century. To their surprise, they are returned to the Voyager assembly where Admiral Paris is in the middle of his speech.
JANEWAY
Haven't we been here before?
PICARD
Talk about Déjà vu.
ADM. PARIS
...It is with great honor to introduce the newly
promoted Admiral Kathryn Janeway.
JANEWAY
Well, here I go again.
After several hours, the conference is over and has moved on to cocktails in an adjacent lounge. Several crewmembers of both Voyager and the Enterprise are present as well as many of Starfleet's highest ranked officials. After an hour of mingling, the room is instructed to quite down as a toast is underway.
ADM. PARIS
On behalf of Starfleet, welcome home Kathryn.
Thank you for bringing home my son and daughter-
in-law and my beautiful granddaughter. It's nice to
have you all back safely on Earth.
BARCLAY
Here's to Voyager.
PICARD
...and to her amazing crew.
JANEWAY
...and to the Enterprise.
PICARD
Two crews...
JANEWAY
...but one family.
BARCLAY
To the future...
With raised glasses in the air, the clinking of glasses could be heard miles away. For the first time in years, the future is uncertain but theirs to explore.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ELEVEN
THE END
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Star Trek: Voyager and all things contained therein are the property of Paramount and Viacom. I will receive no profit from this story.
Title: Tempus Fugit
By: Raven
ACT ELEVEN
FADE IN.
INT. ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING
Janeway and Deanna arrive at Engineering to find Seven mumbling to herself while staring inside the molecular chamber.
SEVEN
Millions of molecules acting as one. Absolute
perfection.
JANEWAY
Seven...what are you doing?
SEVEN
It has to be destroyed. It cannot be harnessed.
Omega must stop here.
JANEWAY
Those are my words. She's repeating what I said a
few years ago.
TROI
She's in shock. Talk to her Admiral.
JANEWAY
Seven, I know you're upset. We all are. Chakotay
was my best friend for seven years. But we have
to go on.
SEVEN
I don't know what it is to be human! I don't want to
be what you are!
JANEWAY
What? Seven what are you talking about? She
said those same words when her link was first
severed from the Collective.
TROI
She's reverting to an earlier stage in her life. It's
probably a time that was the most traumatic to her.
If you don't reach her, she's going to lose her
humanity.
JANEWAY
Seven, lower the force field. Let me help you. Please!
After a moment, the shields drop.
SEVEN
You may enter.
The shields are reactivated as Janeway enters the chamber.
JANEWAY
Talk to me Seven. Tell me what's going on.
SEVEN
You forced this individuality on me. You said I
would become human. Welcome to humanity.
Remember?
JANEWAY
Yes...I remember telling you those things. Was I
wrong? No...I don't think so. You have always
been an individual until it was taken away from
you. All I did was help you get it back. What I
didn't tell you was that sometimes being human is
painful. We're loved and love in return. We have
an endless capacity for compassion. When some-
thing or someone is taken away from us, we feel
punished and want revenge. But it is our humanity
that keeps us in line and sets us apart from other
species.
SEVEN
I do not enjoy this feeling! When will it go away?
JANEWAY
Nobody really knows. It all depends on the individual.
The only thing that's true is that time heals everything.
SEVEN
Will time heal my pregnancy?
JANEWAY
(surprised)
What? You're pregnant? That's wonderful Seven.
SEVEN
How could it be wonderful when this child is going
to grow up without a father?
JANEWAY
Because a piece of Chakotay will always be alive
inside you. His legacy will live on inside his child.
TROI
Ensign...I heard what happened on the Delta Flyer.
Your husband gave his life to save his crew. My
husband in particular. Worf has insisted he died
as a warrior in combat...the highest honor among
Klingons. It's up to you to tell your unborn child
about their heroic father who saved humanity.
SEVEN
I do not wish to continue on without him. I cannot do
this alone!
TORRES
You'll never be alone Seven. Tom and I will make
sure of that.
SEVEN
I appreciate what you're all trying to do, but my
mind is made up.
JANEWAY
What are you doing?
SEVEN
I'm destabilizing the molecules. Omega must end
here.
TORRES
What? You can't do that, they'll chain react.
SEVEN
Precisely.
JANEWAY
Don't do it Seven! You'll kill us all!
SEVEN
Yes, that is correct. But only in this timeline we
will cease to exist.
JANEWAY
(thinking)
...and so will the Borg.
TROI
Admiral? What is it?
JANEWAY
Seven's right. We've already changed the past.
This timeline is obsolete. The only reason we're
still here is because of our temporal shielding.
We need to destabilize Omega so the molecules
will chain react and destroy everything in this
quadrant including the Borg.
TROI
Admiral...are you sure this is the correct course of
Action? Perhaps we should call a meeting with the
rest of the crew.
JANEWAY
Do it.
(beat)
Seven, let me take you to sickbay. After the Doctor
examines you I want you to come with me to
address the crew. I need your help to convince
everyone that our sacrifice is the correct decision.
Will you help me?
After several minutes, Seven responds.
SEVEN
I will comply.
INT. ENTERPRISE CONFERENCE ROOM
An hour later...
DR. BRAHAMS
You want to do what?
JANEWAY
Initiate an Omega chain reaction.
LA FORGE
After all we've done to integrate Omega into
our systems, you want to purposely sabotage it?
No offense Seven, but are you sure you're not
letting your emotions alter your perspective of
things?
SEVEN
My emotions are irrelevant. I was Borg. That part
of me that still exists gives me a certain amount
of objectivity, which allows me to see things when
others cannot. We have altered the past, this timeline
should not exist.
DATA
I concur. If we were to return to the Alpha Quadrant,
there will be two sets of us. We cannot return.
DOCTOR
...and besides, there is still an epidemic among the
crew. If we were to return, you would all be in
isolation until a cure is found, which is proving
to be quite futile.
JANEWAY
Before we left the Alpha Quadrant, we all knew
there was a possibility of not returning. Well, here
we are. This may not be the most pleasant path to
follow, but it's the correct one. If anyone doesn't
agree with this course of action, please speak up
and we'll consider a new plan.
The room remains silent.
PICARD
Well, it looks like we're all in agreement. Kathryn,
you'll have our complete cooperation. After all
...Tempus Fugit.
JANEWAY
All right then...Let's get to work.
INT. ENTERPRISE BRIDGE
PICARD
Mr. Tuvok, load all remaining high yield warheads
and chronoton torpedoes.
TUVOK
Yes Admiral.
PICARD
Mr. Paris...Take us out of slipstream velocity and
drop us down to impulse.
PARIS
Aye Sir.
Just as the Enterprise is back in normal space they are surrounded by an armada of heavily shielded Borg tactical cubes who begin to fire simultaneously.
PICARD
Mr. Paris, evasive maneuvers! Pattern Gamma-one.
JANEWAY
Tuvok...fire all weapons!
The Enterprise fires an arsenal of torpedoes, thus taking out several cubes. To their surprise, a number of cubes appear to take their place.
KIM
Our shields are dropping to 40%...30%...20%...
Admiral, our shields are failing.
The ship's alarm begins to sound off.
"Warning: Intruder Alert...Warning: Intruder Alert...Warning: Intruder Alert..."
PICARD
Shut that damn thing off!
RIKER
(opens ship wide hail)
Attention all hands. This is Captain Riker, arm
yourselves, we have company!
The Enterprise continues to be struck by several cubes causing enormous amounts of damage throughout the ship.
TUVOK
Direct hit to our targeting sensors. Attempting to
aim manually.
PARIS
It's no use, there's too many of them. We're
surrounded.
TORRES
(V.O.)
Engineering to Bridge.
JANEWAY
Go ahead B'Elanna.
TORRES
(V.O.)
We're taking a pounding down here. We need a
few more minutes.
JANEWAY
We'll try but the Borg have penetrated our shields.
They're on board. Arm yourselves if you can.
PICARD
Mr. Worf, give them a hand.
WORF
With pleasure.
Worf pulls out a Bat'leth from underneath his consul and initiates a site to site transport to Engineering.
INT. ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING
Worf arrives in Engineering to find B'Elanna and most of the crewmen in hand to hand combat with drones.
TORRES
Nice of you to join us. I see you and I had the
same idea. I never leave home without mine either.
WORF
A warriors weapon. Most effective!
TORRES
I agree. Seven, how much longer?
SEVEN
The chain reaction has begun.
EXT. SPACE - BORG CUBE (OPTICAL)
INT. QUEEN'S CHAMBER
COLLECTIVE
"We have detected a build up of energy originating
from the U.S.S. Enterprise".
QUEEN
What kind of build up? Scan them!
COLLECTIVE
"Particle 010, assimilate at all cost".
QUEEN
No! Do not assimilate. We must leave this
quadrant immediately!
COLLECTIVE
"We must assimilate".
QUEEN
No!!!!!
EXT. SPACE - U.S.S ENTERPRISE (OPTICAL)
INT. ENTERPRISE BRIDGE
KIM
We're being hailed.
PICARD
On screen.
QUEEN
(O.S.)
Stop what your doing! You'll destroy us all!
JANEWAY
Yes, that is the idea. I'm sorry, did we spoil your
plans?
QUEEN
(O.S.)
You won't get away with this. We'll be back!
JANEWAY
I seriously doubt that. Your threats mean nothing
to humanity. What is it you say in the Collective?
(beat)
"Resistance is Futile".
The transmission is cut off by Janeway. Within seconds the Omega build up from the dimensional slip drive goes critical and begins to break through containment. Everyone in Engineering is vaporized as a blinding light overcomes them. The light continues to consume all decks and finally enters the bridge. Just seconds before the Enterprise loses structural integrity Janeway and Picard are transported off. An explosion of enormous magnitude soon takes place destroying everything in the quadrant.
EXT. - SPACE - U.S.S. RELATIVITY (OPTICAL)
INT. - RELATIVITY TRANSPORTER ROOM
JANEWAY
Are we dead?
DUKAINE
Far from it.
PICARD
We're back on the timeship.
DUKAINE
Yes, we brought you here because you've
accomplished your mission. Incursion factor is
.0027.
JANEWAY
Is that good?
DUKAINE
Better then we expected. We're quite pleased.
Well done.
PICARD
(angry)
Is that all you have to say? Our crew has been
killed and our ship destroyed. How can you say
you're pleased!
DUKAINE
I'd like to show you something. Please come with me.
Both Janeway and Picard follow the Captain into another room. He seals the doors and deactivates all sensors. Dukaine punches in a few commands in his terminal and turns the monitor towards them. The screen displays a photo of two young uniformed women at a graduation ceremony at Starfleet Academy.
JANEWAY
Who are they? The one on the right looks like
B'Elanna.
DUKAINE
Not quite. I'm probably violating the Temporal
Prime Directive, but I feel you've earned it. This
photo will be taken approximately 20 years from
your current time. The girl on the right is Miral
Paris, she will excel in temporal mechanics and
graduate in the top 5% of her class.
JANEWAY
Miral...she's alive.
DUKAINE
Yes, the virus was neutralized in the Delta Quadrant.
It never had the chance to infect your crew.
PICARD
Who's the blonde?
DUKAINE
The other girl is considered the youngest and brightest
ever to graduate from the Academy. She's Miral's
best friend who will excel in Astrophysics and will
graduate at the top of her class. She's well liked by all
and goes by the nickname K.C..
JANEWAY
Who is she?
DUKAINE
Her full name is...Kathryn Chakotay.
JANEWAY
(breaths in deeply)
Seven and Chakotay...they're going to have a
daughter.
DUKAINE
Yes Admiral...and she'll be your Goddaughter as
well.
Janeway is overwhelmed with emotion.
PICARD
(smiling)
Then everything's all right. The Talaxians and
Vulcans...has the damage been reversed?
DUKAINE
Yes.
PICARD
Then the charges against this Admiral Janeway
have been dropped.
DUKAINE
Yes, and humanity will survive for at least another
500 years or so. Just keep one thing in mind, avoid
time travel whenever possible and discuss this
experience with no one. We've decided once we
re-integrate you with your selves in your current time
that you will retain your memories of these recent
events. But please remember, if you divulge any of
this information you would be violating the Temporal
Prime Directive and will be held accountable.
JANEWAY
Understood. ...and thank you.
PICARD
(smiling)
Come on...Let's go home.
***
EXT. EARTH - STARFLEET HEADQUARTERS (OPTICAL)
INT. FEDERATION ASSEMBLY HALL
After several calculations, Janeway and Picard are re-integrated into the 24th Century. To their surprise, they are returned to the Voyager assembly where Admiral Paris is in the middle of his speech.
JANEWAY
Haven't we been here before?
PICARD
Talk about Déjà vu.
ADM. PARIS
...It is with great honor to introduce the newly
promoted Admiral Kathryn Janeway.
JANEWAY
Well, here I go again.
After several hours, the conference is over and has moved on to cocktails in an adjacent lounge. Several crewmembers of both Voyager and the Enterprise are present as well as many of Starfleet's highest ranked officials. After an hour of mingling, the room is instructed to quite down as a toast is underway.
ADM. PARIS
On behalf of Starfleet, welcome home Kathryn.
Thank you for bringing home my son and daughter-
in-law and my beautiful granddaughter. It's nice to
have you all back safely on Earth.
BARCLAY
Here's to Voyager.
PICARD
...and to her amazing crew.
JANEWAY
...and to the Enterprise.
PICARD
Two crews...
JANEWAY
...but one family.
BARCLAY
To the future...
With raised glasses in the air, the clinking of glasses could be heard miles away. For the first time in years, the future is uncertain but theirs to explore.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ELEVEN
THE END