This story is turning into a monster; it wasn't supposed to be this long.
Anyway, please read and review.
Disclaimer: Voyager is not mine.
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"Captain, it's an M class planet. There's plenty of vegetation and even some dilithium." Harry Kim informed her when she called for a report as she stepped onto the bridge.
She was wearing a long black dress and looked slightly flushed, so did the Commander.
They must have been in a hurry to get here after my communication.
They were both smiling.
It makes a nice change to see the Captain smiling, she's usually worrying about something.
"Ensign Kim," the Captains voice was disturbing his thoughts.
"Yes Captain."
I hope she hasn't already asked me a question.
"Is the planet inhabited?" She asked cheerfully.
"No," he answered simply.
"Commander, assemble an away team to take to the surface. See if Neelix is out of sickbay yet, he could be useful." The Captain told him.
"Harry, you're with me," Chakotay informed him, as usual things were moving quickly. "Chakotay to Davis, meet me in transporter room one."
"Captain," Harry said.
What's wrong with me today?
"Yes Harry," she responded, the bridge was silent. Everybody had stopped moving.
"Um, we can't transport to the surface, there's some disturbance in the outer atmosphere that would interfere with the transporters."
"And you didn't think this was important enough to mention before?" The captain said but he knew she wasn't angry. Still, she had an amazing ability to make him feel small.
"Sorry Captain," he said, making no excuses.
"Commander, take a shuttle," she corrected.
"Chakotay to Davis," he seemed slightly impatient now, "meet me in shuttle bay one instead. Chakotay to sickbay how's Neelix?"
They were on the move again, on the way to the shuttle bay.
"His condition remains the same, as does his complaining. The rash should clear up in couple of days," he said getting back to the point.
"Thank you doctor, Chakotay out," he finished and turned to Harry, "looks like it's just going to be the three of us."
"Yes Sir," Harry replied, still a little embarrassed about his earlier over sight.
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"The shuttle is entering the upper atmosphere," Tuvok said in his emotionless voice.
"Keep me informed on their progress," she said, relaxing into her chair.
"Captain, a vessel is decloaking, it's less than 10 km from our hull." Tuvok told her.
"Cloaking technology in the Delta quadrant!" She exclaimed sitting up straight.
"They're hailing us, audio only," Tuvok's voice remained coll.
Captain Janeway nodded at him and a menacing voice sounded through the room.
"Welcome to Tol Norath."
"Was that it?" She asked Tuvok, "well, it didn't sound very welcoming. Shields up, red alert."
The bridge was bathed in red light.
"They're locking a tractor beam on the shuttle, its being pulled out of the planets atmosphere," shouted an Ensign who was standing at Harry's post.
The Captain was thinking fast, the ship could just be protecting the planet. If she fired first then it could escalate the situation, but she couldn't just sit there. They could be hostile.
"Tuvok, hail the alien vessel," she said. Tuvok complied.
"No response."
"They're powering weapons and firing," the Ensign yelled again.
Voyager shook with the impact.
"Shields are holding for now," Tuvok said calmly.
"Return fire, aim for their weapons array," Captain Janeway commanded.
"We can't penetrate their shields," the Ensign told her.
"Keep firing," she insisted.
"The alien vessel is firing on the shuttle as well Captain."
The shuttle was much worse off than Voyager, they had minimum shields and weapons, but the ship was firing on Voyager at the same time. And doing damage.
"Janeway to Torres," she yelled, after hitting her com. Badge, "get them out of that shuttle."
"I can't Captain," B'elanna shouted frantically, "transporters are down, along with replicators and the holo-emmiters. Even the doctors off line."
"Keep trying," she said, fear was building up inside her, "Janeway out."
"Captain," Tuvok's calm voice contrasted with the fear and tension on the rest of the bridge, "the shuttle is hailing us."
"On screen," she ordered.
Maybe they have an idea.
Voyager was still firing on the ship but barely making a dint in their shields.
"Captain, can you transport us off the shuttle?" Chakotay asked.
"No, I'm afraid not," she answered desperately trying to keep her voice level, "The transporters are down. B'elanna's working on it, just hang on."
"Most of our systems are down, the warp core is going to overload in," he looked down at the panel in front of him, "49 seconds."
Kathryn's heart sank, and she felt her panic intensify.
"Kathryn, he said, she looked into his eyes. The bridge was silent, even in the midst of the chaos, "Kinich Adau," he smiled at her.
"I'll add it to the list," she said sadly.
She didn't notice the crews visible confusion to their last exchange, or even their obvious sadness as each of them realised what was happening. How the routine mission had gone fatally wrong.
"Chakotay out."
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What did you think?
I don't mind one word answers if that's all you can be bothered to write but please review. So, good, bad, ok, terrible, whatever I don't mind.
Disclaimer: Voyager is not mine.
************************************************************************
"Captain, it's an M class planet. There's plenty of vegetation and even some dilithium." Harry Kim informed her when she called for a report as she stepped onto the bridge.
She was wearing a long black dress and looked slightly flushed, so did the Commander.
They must have been in a hurry to get here after my communication.
They were both smiling.
It makes a nice change to see the Captain smiling, she's usually worrying about something.
"Ensign Kim," the Captains voice was disturbing his thoughts.
"Yes Captain."
I hope she hasn't already asked me a question.
"Is the planet inhabited?" She asked cheerfully.
"No," he answered simply.
"Commander, assemble an away team to take to the surface. See if Neelix is out of sickbay yet, he could be useful." The Captain told him.
"Harry, you're with me," Chakotay informed him, as usual things were moving quickly. "Chakotay to Davis, meet me in transporter room one."
"Captain," Harry said.
What's wrong with me today?
"Yes Harry," she responded, the bridge was silent. Everybody had stopped moving.
"Um, we can't transport to the surface, there's some disturbance in the outer atmosphere that would interfere with the transporters."
"And you didn't think this was important enough to mention before?" The captain said but he knew she wasn't angry. Still, she had an amazing ability to make him feel small.
"Sorry Captain," he said, making no excuses.
"Commander, take a shuttle," she corrected.
"Chakotay to Davis," he seemed slightly impatient now, "meet me in shuttle bay one instead. Chakotay to sickbay how's Neelix?"
They were on the move again, on the way to the shuttle bay.
"His condition remains the same, as does his complaining. The rash should clear up in couple of days," he said getting back to the point.
"Thank you doctor, Chakotay out," he finished and turned to Harry, "looks like it's just going to be the three of us."
"Yes Sir," Harry replied, still a little embarrassed about his earlier over sight.
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"The shuttle is entering the upper atmosphere," Tuvok said in his emotionless voice.
"Keep me informed on their progress," she said, relaxing into her chair.
"Captain, a vessel is decloaking, it's less than 10 km from our hull." Tuvok told her.
"Cloaking technology in the Delta quadrant!" She exclaimed sitting up straight.
"They're hailing us, audio only," Tuvok's voice remained coll.
Captain Janeway nodded at him and a menacing voice sounded through the room.
"Welcome to Tol Norath."
"Was that it?" She asked Tuvok, "well, it didn't sound very welcoming. Shields up, red alert."
The bridge was bathed in red light.
"They're locking a tractor beam on the shuttle, its being pulled out of the planets atmosphere," shouted an Ensign who was standing at Harry's post.
The Captain was thinking fast, the ship could just be protecting the planet. If she fired first then it could escalate the situation, but she couldn't just sit there. They could be hostile.
"Tuvok, hail the alien vessel," she said. Tuvok complied.
"No response."
"They're powering weapons and firing," the Ensign yelled again.
Voyager shook with the impact.
"Shields are holding for now," Tuvok said calmly.
"Return fire, aim for their weapons array," Captain Janeway commanded.
"We can't penetrate their shields," the Ensign told her.
"Keep firing," she insisted.
"The alien vessel is firing on the shuttle as well Captain."
The shuttle was much worse off than Voyager, they had minimum shields and weapons, but the ship was firing on Voyager at the same time. And doing damage.
"Janeway to Torres," she yelled, after hitting her com. Badge, "get them out of that shuttle."
"I can't Captain," B'elanna shouted frantically, "transporters are down, along with replicators and the holo-emmiters. Even the doctors off line."
"Keep trying," she said, fear was building up inside her, "Janeway out."
"Captain," Tuvok's calm voice contrasted with the fear and tension on the rest of the bridge, "the shuttle is hailing us."
"On screen," she ordered.
Maybe they have an idea.
Voyager was still firing on the ship but barely making a dint in their shields.
"Captain, can you transport us off the shuttle?" Chakotay asked.
"No, I'm afraid not," she answered desperately trying to keep her voice level, "The transporters are down. B'elanna's working on it, just hang on."
"Most of our systems are down, the warp core is going to overload in," he looked down at the panel in front of him, "49 seconds."
Kathryn's heart sank, and she felt her panic intensify.
"Kathryn, he said, she looked into his eyes. The bridge was silent, even in the midst of the chaos, "Kinich Adau," he smiled at her.
"I'll add it to the list," she said sadly.
She didn't notice the crews visible confusion to their last exchange, or even their obvious sadness as each of them realised what was happening. How the routine mission had gone fatally wrong.
"Chakotay out."
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What did you think?
I don't mind one word answers if that's all you can be bothered to write but please review. So, good, bad, ok, terrible, whatever I don't mind.