CHAPTER ONE:
The stars streaked past the viewport as Amelia sat back with a sigh. She had been travelling continuously for the past eight weeks, with no sign of what she sought. "You would think no one has any replacement parts for a warp engine, in the entire Delta Quadrant!" she muttered.
She had run into some problems with her engines a week before, and although she had fixed the problem, she needed replacement parts. She sighed. It wouldn't be a problem for a least another week, but those parts would make life so much easier.
Suddenly the computer alerted her. "Unknown ship approaching on one- one-nine mark seventeen."
"Scan data banks for match." Amelia ordered.
"Confirmed." The Computer was silent for a second. "Scanning complete. Ship recognized as a Starfleet vessel. Type unknown."
"Starfleet?" Amelia repeated, incredulous, eyebrows raised.
"Affirmative." The Computer replied. "They are hailing."
"On screen." Amelia ordered, and found herself face to face with the first human she had ever seen outside her family.
A human, who, despite the grey streaks beginning to show in his black hair, was very familiar.
* * *
"Hail them." Captain Harry Kim ordered, and found himself face to face with a beautiful young woman, who looked faintly surprised.
Her skin was golden, and she had dark hair and eyes. She wore black pants and dark red top that showed off her curves. A delicate necklace graced her throat. But what surprised Harry was the standard issue Starfleet comm. badge pinned near her left shoulder, and the achingly familiar tattoo above her left eye.
"My name is Captain Harry Kim of the starship Voyager. We are explorers searching the Delta Quadrant for missing crew." Harry said.
At his words, the young woman smiled softly. "Pleased to meet you, Captain." She said. "My name is Amelia Janeway, Captain of the starship Seeker."
Her words were met with shocked silence on the bridge. Finally Harry asked, "Where are you from, Captain?"
"A planet we fondly call New Earth." She replied. "The third planet of seven orbiting a binary sun."
"Harry." a voice began, to his right off-screen.
But Harry silenced him with a wave of his hand. "The planet we've been looking for." Harry said quietly.
Amelia smiled warmly. "I know. The crew you're looking for are my parents."
Another silence followed her words, before the bride irrupted with voices. "Quiet!" Harry barked at them, before turning back to Amelia.
"I would like to invite you aboard Voyager, Captain, and any other crew you have on board."
Amelia smiled. "It's just me, but I would be honored to visit Voyager.
* * *
Amelia climbed out of the Seeker's hatch into Voyager's docking bay. The door at the far end opened to reveal Captain Harry Kim and several others.
"Captain." Harry said. "Welcome aboard Voyager."
"Call me Amelia." She said, as she walked towards him.
"Well, Amelia." Harry replied. "Let me introduce some of Voyager's former crew. Admiral Tuvok, Captain Tom Paris and his wife B'Elanna, Ambassador Neelix, and The Doctor."
"Friends call me Bob." The Doctor added.
"I'm honored to meet you all." Amelia said to the crowd now gathered around her. "My parents often talked about you."
Tuvok's hair was turning grey, and both Tom and Harry seemed to have grey hairs. All the crew had aged compared to the pictures Amelia was so used to seeing of them.
As she followed them out of the docking bay, Amelia had a feeling of awe of finally meeting the crew and ship that had meant so much to her parents.
The stars streaked past the viewport as Amelia sat back with a sigh. She had been travelling continuously for the past eight weeks, with no sign of what she sought. "You would think no one has any replacement parts for a warp engine, in the entire Delta Quadrant!" she muttered.
She had run into some problems with her engines a week before, and although she had fixed the problem, she needed replacement parts. She sighed. It wouldn't be a problem for a least another week, but those parts would make life so much easier.
Suddenly the computer alerted her. "Unknown ship approaching on one- one-nine mark seventeen."
"Scan data banks for match." Amelia ordered.
"Confirmed." The Computer was silent for a second. "Scanning complete. Ship recognized as a Starfleet vessel. Type unknown."
"Starfleet?" Amelia repeated, incredulous, eyebrows raised.
"Affirmative." The Computer replied. "They are hailing."
"On screen." Amelia ordered, and found herself face to face with the first human she had ever seen outside her family.
A human, who, despite the grey streaks beginning to show in his black hair, was very familiar.
* * *
"Hail them." Captain Harry Kim ordered, and found himself face to face with a beautiful young woman, who looked faintly surprised.
Her skin was golden, and she had dark hair and eyes. She wore black pants and dark red top that showed off her curves. A delicate necklace graced her throat. But what surprised Harry was the standard issue Starfleet comm. badge pinned near her left shoulder, and the achingly familiar tattoo above her left eye.
"My name is Captain Harry Kim of the starship Voyager. We are explorers searching the Delta Quadrant for missing crew." Harry said.
At his words, the young woman smiled softly. "Pleased to meet you, Captain." She said. "My name is Amelia Janeway, Captain of the starship Seeker."
Her words were met with shocked silence on the bridge. Finally Harry asked, "Where are you from, Captain?"
"A planet we fondly call New Earth." She replied. "The third planet of seven orbiting a binary sun."
"Harry." a voice began, to his right off-screen.
But Harry silenced him with a wave of his hand. "The planet we've been looking for." Harry said quietly.
Amelia smiled warmly. "I know. The crew you're looking for are my parents."
Another silence followed her words, before the bride irrupted with voices. "Quiet!" Harry barked at them, before turning back to Amelia.
"I would like to invite you aboard Voyager, Captain, and any other crew you have on board."
Amelia smiled. "It's just me, but I would be honored to visit Voyager.
* * *
Amelia climbed out of the Seeker's hatch into Voyager's docking bay. The door at the far end opened to reveal Captain Harry Kim and several others.
"Captain." Harry said. "Welcome aboard Voyager."
"Call me Amelia." She said, as she walked towards him.
"Well, Amelia." Harry replied. "Let me introduce some of Voyager's former crew. Admiral Tuvok, Captain Tom Paris and his wife B'Elanna, Ambassador Neelix, and The Doctor."
"Friends call me Bob." The Doctor added.
"I'm honored to meet you all." Amelia said to the crowd now gathered around her. "My parents often talked about you."
Tuvok's hair was turning grey, and both Tom and Harry seemed to have grey hairs. All the crew had aged compared to the pictures Amelia was so used to seeing of them.
As she followed them out of the docking bay, Amelia had a feeling of awe of finally meeting the crew and ship that had meant so much to her parents.