The small creature inched ever so slowly up the cool metal surface.
*The hunger... such hunger...*
Finding a horizontal surface, it relaxed and began to scan for food
*Hungry!*
Propelled itself towards an aromatic cylindrical container...
*Edible...*
A sudden bang to knock the contents onto the desk, for that was what the surface was...
*FOOD*
A snuffle from an unidentifiable source... and forwards! It slurped noisily. A sudden pause, then-
*Poison! Alien Poison! Danger!*
A loud squeak, then all was silent.
*****
Kathryn Janeway returned to her ready room to find her black coffee spilled all over her desk -
And something furry.
What *was* that?!
It looked suspiciously like a known Alpha Quadrant species...
The chirp of a commbadge. "Neelix to Captain."
"Captain, we've had a report of an escaped pet. And... I think you should come look at the mess hall."
Her eyes grew wide. "On my way."
Bold and fearless Captain Kathryn "Deadliest-of-Force" Janeway turned back towards her desk for an instant.
And saw something- no, many somethings, which terrified her far more than the Borg and Species 8472 together.
A litter of small, furry, cute tribbles.
*****
You would think that by now the disclaimer would be obvious, but, yet again, I must repeat it: I do not own Kathryn Janeway, tribbles, Janeway's desk, Janeway's coffee, Janeway's commbadge, Neelix, Janeway's coffee mug, Janeway's attitude, Species 8472, the Borg, the Alpha Quadrant, etc. I am just borrowing them and will return them only slightly traumatized to the address on the package.
*The hunger... such hunger...*
Finding a horizontal surface, it relaxed and began to scan for food
*Hungry!*
Propelled itself towards an aromatic cylindrical container...
*Edible...*
A sudden bang to knock the contents onto the desk, for that was what the surface was...
*FOOD*
A snuffle from an unidentifiable source... and forwards! It slurped noisily. A sudden pause, then-
*Poison! Alien Poison! Danger!*
A loud squeak, then all was silent.
*****
Kathryn Janeway returned to her ready room to find her black coffee spilled all over her desk -
And something furry.
What *was* that?!
It looked suspiciously like a known Alpha Quadrant species...
The chirp of a commbadge. "Neelix to Captain."
"Captain, we've had a report of an escaped pet. And... I think you should come look at the mess hall."
Her eyes grew wide. "On my way."
Bold and fearless Captain Kathryn "Deadliest-of-Force" Janeway turned back towards her desk for an instant.
And saw something- no, many somethings, which terrified her far more than the Borg and Species 8472 together.
A litter of small, furry, cute tribbles.
*****
You would think that by now the disclaimer would be obvious, but, yet again, I must repeat it: I do not own Kathryn Janeway, tribbles, Janeway's desk, Janeway's coffee, Janeway's commbadge, Neelix, Janeway's coffee mug, Janeway's attitude, Species 8472, the Borg, the Alpha Quadrant, etc. I am just borrowing them and will return them only slightly traumatized to the address on the package.