NOTE: These are NOT all taking place on the same night, but they ARE in the same little 'universe'. And, in this story's universe, Neelix didn't leave the Voyager. This one is slightly different from the other two, the Paris/Torres thing isn't evne mentione din this, though Paris is mentioned. Sorry it took me so long to get this part out.
2am Coffee (Chakotay/Janewey/Neelix)
By Mara/Rommie/Nari (The One Of Many Names)
"Tell me, why did we re-establish contact with the Federation again?" Kathryn said to her first officer, a slight smile on her lips as they sat in her ready room with a pile of PADDs between them.
"Don't ask me, it was your idea to do it!" Chakotay replied with a laugh. "I was quite happy without talking to them. And without all this paperwork."
Kathryn chuckled as she came across another PADD. "Look at this! Naomi Wildman is all ready recieving offers to tell the story of the first child born on the Voyager!"
Chakotay reached over and took the PADD to read it over. "They make it sound like there will be a dozen children born here!"
"We're all ready 1/6th of the way there, Chakotay. We've got two."
"Good point."
Janeway turned back to the stack of PADDs on her desk and sifted through them. "Somewhere in here is an offer for you."
"Oh?"
"Yes, there's a publishing company that wants exclusive rights to the story of the Maquis crew."
"Really? Give me that PADD when you find it."
"Don't tell me you actually want to write a holonovel about the," Janeway paused to stifle a laugh as she read from the newly found PADD. "The 'Trials Of The Missunderstood And Lovable Maquis Crew Of The USS Voyager'?"
"You're kidding?" Chakotay asked as he grabbed the PADD and read it over. "You're not kidding."
"I'm afraid not." The door chime sounded then. "Come in," Janeway called.
Neelix came in with a tray of food and coffee. "If you're going to work all night, you need something to help you stay awake," he said as he looked around for a place to set down the tray.
"The floor might be the only clear spot to put it," Chakotay said.
Janeway looked around her ready room, noticing for the first time that there truly were PADDs stacked everywhere. "I really should try harder to check the incoming information a few times a day so this doesn't happen again."
Neelix finally found a small table with only a few PADDS on it and set the tray down. "Well, I will gladly help in anyway I can, Captain. I have heard rumors that you received quite a bit of 'junk mail', I believe Lt. Paris called it? I could sort through that for you."
"I think that would help quite a bit, Neelix, thank you," Janeway said as she gestured for Neelix to take a seat. She handed him a stack of PADDs. "Those are mostly from people trying to get exclusive rights to the stories of the various things we've done. The Maquis Turned Model officers, the Starfleet personel dealing with Maquis. Naomi's thoughts on being the first Voyager child, Seven Of Nine's thoughts on becoming human again. That sort of thing. If you could try to organize them somehow by basic groupings, it would be incredibly helpful."
"Of course, captain."
The trio worked in near silence for a moment before Neelix let out an outraged 'humph'.
"What's wrong?" Chakotay asked.
"This!" Neeliz said waving a PADD in the air. "It's intended for Lt. Torres. 'Please, Lieautenant, tell us, what it was like being married to a man who is a traitor to both the Federation and the Maquis? Is it true that he forced himself on Captain Janeway in the early years of the voyage?' Of all the nerve!"
Janeway grabbed that PADD and read it over. "This is ludicrious!"
"Are they talking about the Warp 10 incident?" Chakotay asked.
"They must be! For God's sake, we were lizards!" Janeway replied. "For all we know I came on to HIM!"
"I wouldn't tell them that, Kathryn," Chakotay said, trying not to laugh. "They'll be asking Paris to tell them about how you took advantage of being his superior officer."
Neelix chuckled at the thought, and even Janeway smiled slightly.
"Actually... it would almost be worth it just to see Paris' face when he reads the message," Chakotay added.
Janeway's shoulders started shaking in amusement then and she shook her head. "I don't think we'll be finding out how his face would look, Commander," she said, a slight hint of threat in her tone.
"Of course not Captain. It was just a passing thought," Chakotay replied, his eyes twinkling.
End of Part Three
2am Coffee (Chakotay/Janewey/Neelix)
By Mara/Rommie/Nari (The One Of Many Names)
"Tell me, why did we re-establish contact with the Federation again?" Kathryn said to her first officer, a slight smile on her lips as they sat in her ready room with a pile of PADDs between them.
"Don't ask me, it was your idea to do it!" Chakotay replied with a laugh. "I was quite happy without talking to them. And without all this paperwork."
Kathryn chuckled as she came across another PADD. "Look at this! Naomi Wildman is all ready recieving offers to tell the story of the first child born on the Voyager!"
Chakotay reached over and took the PADD to read it over. "They make it sound like there will be a dozen children born here!"
"We're all ready 1/6th of the way there, Chakotay. We've got two."
"Good point."
Janeway turned back to the stack of PADDs on her desk and sifted through them. "Somewhere in here is an offer for you."
"Oh?"
"Yes, there's a publishing company that wants exclusive rights to the story of the Maquis crew."
"Really? Give me that PADD when you find it."
"Don't tell me you actually want to write a holonovel about the," Janeway paused to stifle a laugh as she read from the newly found PADD. "The 'Trials Of The Missunderstood And Lovable Maquis Crew Of The USS Voyager'?"
"You're kidding?" Chakotay asked as he grabbed the PADD and read it over. "You're not kidding."
"I'm afraid not." The door chime sounded then. "Come in," Janeway called.
Neelix came in with a tray of food and coffee. "If you're going to work all night, you need something to help you stay awake," he said as he looked around for a place to set down the tray.
"The floor might be the only clear spot to put it," Chakotay said.
Janeway looked around her ready room, noticing for the first time that there truly were PADDs stacked everywhere. "I really should try harder to check the incoming information a few times a day so this doesn't happen again."
Neelix finally found a small table with only a few PADDS on it and set the tray down. "Well, I will gladly help in anyway I can, Captain. I have heard rumors that you received quite a bit of 'junk mail', I believe Lt. Paris called it? I could sort through that for you."
"I think that would help quite a bit, Neelix, thank you," Janeway said as she gestured for Neelix to take a seat. She handed him a stack of PADDs. "Those are mostly from people trying to get exclusive rights to the stories of the various things we've done. The Maquis Turned Model officers, the Starfleet personel dealing with Maquis. Naomi's thoughts on being the first Voyager child, Seven Of Nine's thoughts on becoming human again. That sort of thing. If you could try to organize them somehow by basic groupings, it would be incredibly helpful."
"Of course, captain."
The trio worked in near silence for a moment before Neelix let out an outraged 'humph'.
"What's wrong?" Chakotay asked.
"This!" Neeliz said waving a PADD in the air. "It's intended for Lt. Torres. 'Please, Lieautenant, tell us, what it was like being married to a man who is a traitor to both the Federation and the Maquis? Is it true that he forced himself on Captain Janeway in the early years of the voyage?' Of all the nerve!"
Janeway grabbed that PADD and read it over. "This is ludicrious!"
"Are they talking about the Warp 10 incident?" Chakotay asked.
"They must be! For God's sake, we were lizards!" Janeway replied. "For all we know I came on to HIM!"
"I wouldn't tell them that, Kathryn," Chakotay said, trying not to laugh. "They'll be asking Paris to tell them about how you took advantage of being his superior officer."
Neelix chuckled at the thought, and even Janeway smiled slightly.
"Actually... it would almost be worth it just to see Paris' face when he reads the message," Chakotay added.
Janeway's shoulders started shaking in amusement then and she shook her head. "I don't think we'll be finding out how his face would look, Commander," she said, a slight hint of threat in her tone.
"Of course not Captain. It was just a passing thought," Chakotay replied, his eyes twinkling.
End of Part Three