CHAPTER SEVEN
Cassie's Newfound Interest
(Cassie)
Contrary to my belief, Captain Janeway accepted Jake's plan. Jake and Marco went with Janeway to the bridge, Ax stayed in Main Engineering, and Tobias and I went to the Mess Hall, though I wanted to go to Sickbay. James went with Jake and Marco to the bridge, and his team went wherever.
Three security personnel accompanied us, and one of them looked oddly familiar. Though I knew none of Voyager's security personnel except for Tuvok, I felt like I knew her. As soon as we entered the lounge, Tobias flew off my shoulder and flew to the other side away from the room, away from Neelix. I had the feeling that he was afraid Neelix would start shooting at him again.
Neelix greeted me cheerfully. "Sorry about the incident with Tobias. You don't usually find a bird on a starship that's been a long way from the Alpha Quadrant for almost a year. I'm Neelix, the only Talaxian on Voyager. Are you Cassie?"
"Yeah. Do you have a way to show me what's happening on the bridge?" I asked, now suddenly interested in Star Trek.
"Of course," was his cheerful reply.
He went over to a console on the wall and pushed a few buttons. On the opposite wall, a screen showed a 'bird's eye view' of the bridge. Janeway, Tuvok, Jake, Marco, and James had just stepped out of the elevator thing.
Janeway sat in the chair in the center of the bridge. "Yellow alert. Tom, open a channel the the lead vessel."
A man at the front left console on in front of her punched a few buttons and said, "Hailing frequincies open, Captain."
Janeway stood up and said, "This is Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Federation starship Voyager. Identify yourself."
"Captain, we're getting a reply. Audio only. Putting it on speakers," said the front left man, whom I assumed was 'Tom.'
Through the speakers came a voice. "We are the Karn. I am Matari. Your ship looks very powerful. We could use some help in our struggle against a race known as the Borg."