Disclaimer; I don't own voyager, Tom Paris, Harry, Janeway etc. but the storyline is all mine you may get ideas but it has to be completely different, the S.E.F is all mine too. Plus Turner, knight, Davis, Madison and the Mothsa, are mine, don't use them otherwise read and enjoy.

Rating: PG-13 to be on the safe side, but if you really wants to read it. I'm not stopping you; it's only Pg-13 cause of violence death, angst and all that stuff.

Summary; Tom Paris is not who he appears to be, he is an agent for the S.E.F (Special Elite forces) When he is sent 10 fresh new agents to train, it is a matter of time before the cover breaks, but that is not all which is on their mind.

Chapter 6 of????? A lot though but I don't know exactly. I will post as quickly as I can. Plus this is a series so if you like it and more with the Tom is an agent the next chapter is coming SOON!!!

Thanks to H Louise for beta reading for me. The depth of a lie ******************

Chapter 6: Preparations for the undeclared attack

Chapter 6: Preparations for the undeclared attack.

Paris walked into his quarters, everyday was getting harder and harder. It had been 5 days since he had told his agents about the Mothsakians, and they're nearing arrival. Since then, none of them were getting any sleep, and Paris was nearly always late to his duty shift on the bridge, this was attracting some unwanted attention on his part, but the agents were doing a good job so far, concealing their fatigue. Paris sat down on the sofa and looked at the time. It was 07:40, meaning he had 20 minutes to run down to the mess hall, grab something to eat, so he didn't starve, then run to the bridge, with some hope that he would not get yet another scolding from the Captain. Paris didn't want to move he wanted to close his eyes and sleep. Sleep was one of the only places he found peaceful, he could forget everything, he had no worries in his sleep, only peace, but now, he didn't even get that. Paris got up and walked out of the door, it was nice while it lasted.

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Casey walked into the mess hall, she was lucky today, her shift didn't start till 1200, so she was going to grab something to eat, then sleep for a couple of deserved hours. She saw Paris at the counter, he was getting a cup of coffee and a piece of toast, she could tell that he was late. He turned around and nodded his head in a polite fashion at her; Casey gave him a quick, sad smile this was no time to be happy. Paris left and Casey made her way to the food counter previously occupied by her trainer. Neelix stood nearby serving food to the hungry crewmembers.

"Hello Ensign Casey, is it, yes, yes," Neelix, said, Casey wasn't sure if he was talking to her or himself. "What can I get for you on this lovely morning." Neelix pointed to the food laid out in front of her.

"Just whatever that is," Casey said pointing to the bowl to her far left, "and a coffee please Neelix."

"Aha, the omelette, a popular choice today," Neelix said excited, he served it up and gave to Casey. "If I may say so, you look a little upset, is anything wrong," Neelix said looking Casey in the eyes. Casey had to think quickly and it had to be believable, she stood there time running out, then she got it.

"I'm ok It's just you know I'm a little w." Casey began with her excuse, but was interrupted by the talkative Talaxian.

"You're worried about that monster that roams the ship? Well I wouldn't worry, Ensign Kim survived, it must have a weakness, the crew will get rid of it, there is only one, and from what I hear, it's a primitive life form." Neelix said patting Casey's shoulder, trying to reassure her. Casey felt a knot form in her stomach, that was what she was worried about, but she was even more worried about the fact that an army of the creatures. The Mothsakians were coming, and the crew, were clueless. Casey got her food, smiled at Neelix and sat down alone to eat her food.

*While they're clueless, I know. * Casey thought as she sat alone, in a room full of strangers that she probably would never get the chance to know.

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Paris walked onto the Bridge he was 5 minutes late again, and this time he knew he wasn't going to get away with it.

"Mr Paris, meet me in my ready room," Janeway said, without even turning around. Paris walked into the ready room; he felt the eyes of the bridge officers burning into his back. The doors closed, he didn't have time for this. Janeway walked into the room a couple of minutes later. Paris was standing straight, waiting for her to begin her speech. She didn't speak, she just looked at him, this was far more effective, and then finally she spoke. "Mr Paris," Janeway paused her eyes softened a bit, but they still held their cold glaze. "Tom, what's been going on with you these last couple of days, you haven't been on time once this week?" Janeway said, walking towards him.

"Nothing, Captain," Paris replied in a normal tone. Janeway's face turned hard again, she walked towards her desk and sat on her chair, Paris stood up straight waiting for her next blow.

"You're lying," Janeway responded coldly. Paris didn't flinch, but his insides felt the force of her statement, he was lying, he was lying about a lot more things than she realised.

"I just haven't been sleeping well that's all," Paris said sincerely, which was true, he hadn't been sleeping well, in fact he hadn't been sleeping at all.

"Well in that case, go down to the Doctor and get checked over," Janeway said calmly. "Dismissed." Paris knew if he went to sickbay, the Doctor would spot his fatigue, and order him to sleep, he would probably sedate him, then he would miss the training sessions and they wouldn't be prepared in time for the attack. He couldn't allow that.

"Captain, is that." Paris started but was cut off.

"Yes, Lieutenant," Janeway said looking him directly in the eye.

"Yes, Captain." Said Paris acknowledging her order. With that he walked out of the door and onto the turbolift, eyes following him as he went.

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Janeway watched as Tom walked out of her ready room. She could tell that he was troubled about something. Something which was eating him away inside. She would have to talk to him, try and get his guard down, so that she could find out what was going on inside his head.

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Paris walked into sickbay and waited for the Doctor to come out of his office.

"Mr Paris, I just got the Captain's message, she said that you haven't been sleeping well," the Doctor said scanning Paris. The Doctor stopped and looked at the information in his hand. "Have you even been sleeping at all?"

"Yes, sometimes, look it will pass, so can I just go," Paris, said closing his eyes then looking at the Doctor.

"You should take the rest of the day off and have a rest in sickbay, I'll give you a sedative to knock you out," the Doctor said pointing to the far bio-bed.

"Doctor I would rather not," Paris said sternly heading out of sickbay.

"Mr Paris, it is not a suggestion," The Doctor said walking to stop him. Paris noticed his mobile emitter on the side, he couldn't waste time, and there was no other way.

"Computer, deactivate EMH," Paris said, the EMH wore a confused and shocked expression on his face, as he disappeared. Paris knew he was going to get in trouble for this, but his and the agents cover and the ship's safety was at stake.

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Casey came off duty and started to walk back to her quarters, she had slept well this morning and was no longer tired, well what an agent would consider tired anyway. She decided to go to the holodeck and see if it was booked. When she got there she found that it was in fact booked up. Casey looked at the control panel, she wasn't surprised to find that it was Paris behind the full bookings, he was running the training centre. Casey walked in and found Paris sitting on the bench his head in his hands. Casey made her approach and sat by him.

"Are you ok?" Casey asked quietly.

"Yeah, I'm fine Casey, just a little tired that's all," Paris, said looking up.

"Why don't you get some sleep, training's not for another 5 hours?" Casey said standing up and leaning against the wall.

"Can't, too much to do," Paris said, with a hint of humour in his voice.

"Sir, may I ask you something?" Casey asked nervously, her hands twitching behind her back.

"Go on Casey," Paris answered looking up at the fidgeting girl.

"Are you, well, worried? You know, about the upcoming attack," Casey asked quietly.

"If I said no I would be lying, no matter how many attacks or near death experiences you've had you still get worried, but you never tell anyone that," Paris said looking at her, then down at the floor.

"It's just, if we tell the crew what we know about the attack, nothing else, then they may have a better chance," Casey said hopefully, looking at Paris.

"They would ask questions, they would find out in the end if we told them, that's why we can't," Paris looked up at Casey, and saw the hopeful expression on her face melt away. "You don't like lying, do you?" Paris said out of the blue, Casey's head shot up and looked at him.

"No, I don't know, I just feel like I'm betraying them," Casey said, looking down at the floor, and then looking out of the holographic window.

"I know what you mean, but you have to tell your self that you're betraying them, to save them," Paris said looking out of the same big bay window.

"But surely, we would save them by telling them in this case." Casey said slightly angry, but she remembered who she was talking to, and calmed down.

"If we were to tell them, they would panic, they wouldn't let us do things our way, they would do things the Starfleet way, and in these situations, the Starfleet way will kill them." Paris said standing up, and putting on his jacket. "Get some sleep, you'll need it," Paris said walking out of the door.

"And you don't?" Casey murmured when he was out of earshot. Casey got up and walked out of the door, she would get some sleep, but not for long. ****

It was 0100 hours and Janeway was reading a report in her quarters, she couldn't sleep after the talk she'd had with Tom today. She was debating whether or not to go to sickbay to see the Doctor, and find out what he had found. In the end she gave in to her curiosity and got dressed to go down to sickbay. When Janeway got to sickbay she was surprised to find that the EMH was deactivated.

"Computer, activate EMH," Janeway said looking around, waiting for the Doctor to appear.

"Mr Par. Captain it appears Mr Paris did not want to stay in sickbay. And deactivated me when he couldn't get his way," The Doctor said looking at Janeway with an annoyed look on his face.

"What was wrong with him?" Janeway said with a worried tone in her voice.

"Well you were right he's not getting enough sleep, none actually, which is why I wanted him to stay, but look what happened," The Doctor said, rolling his eyes.

"Well, if he doesn't sleep, I'll talk to him now," Janeway said determined, walking out of sickbay.

"Thank you to you too," The Doctor said walking into his office, he hated being deactivated in mid sentence, but when do people listen to him anyway he shrugged.

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Janeway walked down the corridor.

"Computer, state location of Lt. Paris," Janeway said, expecting to hear his quarters.

"Lt. Paris is in holodeck 1," The computer replied in the usual monotone voice. Janeway started to make her way to the holodeck, she had to find out what was going on and she had to find out now.

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Paris was standing at the front of the long line of agents, today they were discussing the strategy of the upcoming attack, they needed a plan, and a good one.

"We know that their main weakness is that if they don't sense fear they don't attack, but that is only good in a one on one situation. We need to defeat them, there is no way we can out run them, they will find us sooner or later," Paris said looking at all of the agents, they were all trying to hide their fear, and panic, which was slowly making it's way up to the surface. The chances that they all would make it were slim, that all the preparation wouldn't all go to waste. He knew that they would become nothing more than a plaque, which wouldn't even say why they had died. Why they had risked their lives, no, it would be lost in the Delta Quadrant, presumed dead, that was their future if this attack should succeed. Paris knew this, some might survive, but he wanted them all to survive, he would try to keep them alive, with minimal causalities, but that wasn't going to happen.

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Janeway walked up to the holodeck and tried to go in.

"Privacy lock in place," the computer informed her. Janeway looked at the controls, over ruled the privacy lock, and opened the door. She walked into a room, it looked like a gym, but it had small booths, with computers and equipment in them. Janeway spotted her target, who was sitting alone looking out a large bay window, lost in his thoughts.

"Shouldn't you be asleep Tom?" Janeway called over to him, as she started to walk across the room. Paris was brought out of his thoughts, and was momentary shocked, then glad that he had just dismissed the agents and ordered them to get some sleep tonight for once.

"Captain," Paris said standing up and looking at his Captain.

"At ease," Janeway said to Paris, and watched as he sat down again. " I heard that you deactivated the Doctor, he's not pleased by the way," Janeway said light-heartedly taking a different approach to the one she had taken earlier.

" Well yeah, I had more important things on my mind," Paris said looking up at Janeway. She nodded.

"Like," Janeway said pushing him to say something, she thought she was getting close to getting him to open up.

"Oh, that's between me and no one else," Paris said standing up, he knew she was searching for information, looking for answers which she must not get. Paris knew he had to get out of this conversation. "You know what, I'm kind of tired now, maybe I'll get some sleep, make the Doctor happy for a change," Tom joked, while Paris escaped Janeway's piercing eyes. Paris left, the quicker this was over, the better.

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Casey got out of the turbolift, she had to go and see Paris. The computer told her that he was still in the holodeck, little did she know that Paris had just left going in the other direction to his quarters. She walked up to the holodeck and looked at the controls. Someone was in Paris' program; she never stopped to think that it wasn't Paris, the privacy lock was on so she overruled it with the password Paris had programmed in case of emergency. Ok, this wasn't an emergency of such, but she really needed to talk to him. The door opened, Casey nearly tripped over when she saw Janeway looking out of the big bay window. Thoughts ran through her head, why was she here? Did she find out? Did one of the agents tell her? Maybe she doesn't know. Casey started to back out of the room, but she was too late.

"Ensign, how did you get in here?" Janeway said, more curious than angry. Casey was about to answer but luckily Janeway was called.

"Bridge to Captain Janeway," Tuvok sounded over the com.

"Janeway here, go ahead," Janeway, said starting to walk out of the holodeck.

"I need to speak to you about something, would you please report to the bridge, Tuvok out," Tuvok said as urgently as a Vulcan could. Janeway walked out of the door, leaving Casey just standing there, whatever was going on, it was urgent, and something told Casey it was to do with Paris.

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Janeway's face was cold and stiff, as she walked down to Paris' quarters. She didn't want to believe what Tuvok had told her, but the evidence outweighed her trust in him. She stopped at Paris' quarters, security team behind her. Janeway pressed the chime, her face expressionless. Paris opened the door and looked at the display of officers in front of him, his face did not deceive him although he was shocked, but still he looked blankly at the officers.

"Mr Paris, I am afraid I'm going to have to send you to the brig until further notice. You will be informed of your actions when you are under security watch," Janeway said sharply. "Do you understand?" Paris nodded his acknowledgement and was led into the turbolift with his escorts. This was not planned!

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Well that's got to be my quickest update, next one will be soon as well. I need a beta reader so email me if you're interested. Wondering why Paris is in the brig well you will have to read the next one won't you, it will be soon, the more reviews the sooner so review it doesn't take 2 minutes.