***
Since the Captain, Harry, B'Elanna and Tom had left the ship and the fact that Voyager faced a
cold war, the most crewmembers aboard did not have any lust to do anything except work, eat
and sleep.
That's why only Neelix, Kes, Joe Carey, the Doctor, and of course, Naomi had gathered for
Sam Wildman's birthday.
While Sam cut the cake Neelix and Naomi had made, Kes took Neelix to the side.
"I'm so worried about them! I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't even pretend to be happy for
Sam!" She whispered, devastated.
"I'm sure all four of them are going to be fine. They always end up in good shape."
"Not this time. Not if we refuse to do anything."
"Is it that bad?"
"I have this strange feeling... I think they're being betrayed, right now."
"But what could we do? Let the senior officers handle this, they are much better than us. Well,
than me..."
"Chakotay can help us."
"How?"
"We have to get down there to bring them back!"
"Lets ask that... Bral."
"No! He'll think that we're starting this war! No, Neelix.... We have to be discrete."
*
Twenty minutes later, Neelix and Kes had already wished Naomi and her mother a good night,
they now entered the Bridge under silence.
Only Tuvok and Chakotay were there.
Kes walked up to the former Maquis leader.
"We need your help." She said without any hesitation.
"What, Kes?" Chakotay looked up from his station and studied the fragile Ocampa.
"We have to pick our friends up from the Sprai-koo homeworld! They're in great danger if we
don't act soon."
"How do you know that?"
"I can feel it."
"Can I trust your feelings?" Chakotay squirmed in the Captain's chair.
"Neelix believes in me."
Neelix stood some feet away, he was most reluctant to the whole idea, but he tried to look
convinced that she was right.
"And we have to do this without the Taali knowing anything about it." Chakotay stated.
"Too late, sir. The six Taali ships are already beginning to move." Tuvok announced from the
console he worked with.
"Their commander gave us his word that he would wait for the Captain's signal!"
"They must have noticed the shuttle, believing that we are conspiring against them."
***
Since the Captain, Harry, B'Elanna and Tom had left the ship and the fact that Voyager faced a
cold war, the most crewmembers aboard did not have any lust to do anything except work, eat
and sleep.
That's why only Neelix, Kes, Joe Carey, the Doctor, and of course, Naomi had gathered for
Sam Wildman's birthday.
While Sam cut the cake Neelix and Naomi had made, Kes took Neelix to the side.
"I'm so worried about them! I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't even pretend to be happy for
Sam!" She whispered, devastated.
"I'm sure all four of them are going to be fine. They always end up in good shape."
"Not this time. Not if we refuse to do anything."
"Is it that bad?"
"I have this strange feeling... I think they're being betrayed, right now."
"But what could we do? Let the senior officers handle this, they are much better than us. Well,
than me..."
"Chakotay can help us."
"How?"
"We have to get down there to bring them back!"
"Lets ask that... Bral."
"No! He'll think that we're starting this war! No, Neelix.... We have to be discrete."
*
Twenty minutes later, Neelix and Kes had already wished Naomi and her mother a good night,
they now entered the Bridge under silence.
Only Tuvok and Chakotay were there.
Kes walked up to the former Maquis leader.
"We need your help." She said without any hesitation.
"What, Kes?" Chakotay looked up from his station and studied the fragile Ocampa.
"We have to pick our friends up from the Sprai-koo homeworld! They're in great danger if we
don't act soon."
"How do you know that?"
"I can feel it."
"Can I trust your feelings?" Chakotay squirmed in the Captain's chair.
"Neelix believes in me."
Neelix stood some feet away, he was most reluctant to the whole idea, but he tried to look
convinced that she was right.
"And we have to do this without the Taali knowing anything about it." Chakotay stated.
"Too late, sir. The six Taali ships are already beginning to move." Tuvok announced from the
console he worked with.
"Their commander gave us his word that he would wait for the Captain's signal!"
"They must have noticed the shuttle, believing that we are conspiring against them."
***