Must read Note: This chapter is dedicated to everybody who has enjoyed this
story thus far and as it is written just for fun I would like to point out
to any complainants that I am only an amateur Authoress so if they are
looking for a master piece they are obviously on the wrong page . . .
PS I couldn't think of any thing for the earlier years in their new lifetimes so I just skipped forward to their academy years.
FantasyChick
Chapter Summary: At the academy Tommy and Katy have many adventures. Meet old and new acquaintances and cause a fair amount of mischief. They also worry about their fathers who have a bad encounter with the Cardassians.
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Academy days and the pranks they play
. . . OR . . .
Academy Headache.
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Kathryn sat in her engineering theory class struggling to pay attention to what the Professor was saying. Usually she was fascinated with anything of a scientific nature. Unfortunately she had already learnt almost all the work of almost all the classes she took, the exceptions being linguistics and history. The differences between the timeline her and Tom originated from and the timeline they now resided in were quite unexpected.
She shook her head slightly, trying to clear her mind while she stifled a yawn and brought her attention back to what the Professor was lecturing.
Just as her mind was once more beginning to wander off, the lure of the beautiful blue sunny skies outside however were proving quite tempting, the room was suddenly filled with music Kathryn vaguely recalled being from the 20th Century. Rock 'n' roll she thinks that is what it is called. There was only one person she could think of who would rig the communications systems and Tom had been conspicuously absent from class that day.
After having tried several attempts to shut the music off the professor stormed out of the room angrily growling and cursing in a couple of different languages. Kathryn tried to quell the giggles which were threatening to burst from her throat, she was no expert of engineering or medicine but she was fairly sure you couldn't do that with relay circuitry and certain parts of any bipedal's anatomy.
After the Professor's departure the other students looked at each other at a loss at what to do. They started breaking into small groups of about three or four and doing everything from studying to gossiping to trying to work out who would've pulled the prank.
Kathryn had just absorbed herself in an assignment for her physics class when the doors swished open making everyone pause briefly. When Tom came strolling in without a care in the world humming along to the music. He smiled sheepishly when everybody looked at him.
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When I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's Havering to you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm working yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money comes in for the work I'll do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man whose lonely without you
When I'm dreaming yes I know I'm gonna dream
Dream about the time when I'm with you.
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door
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Tom yawned tiredly as he slumped into his seat next to Kathryn.
"Tom . . .' she started to speak.
"Wait, wait,' Tom interrupted her holding his hand out in a stopping gesture while digging into his shoulder bag 'first of all I truly had nothing to do with this prank' he stated earnestly. She stared at him straight in the eyes and recognized the genuine truthfulness in them. She nodded slightly, showing her belief. "Secondly' he adds as he pulls two thermoses triumphantly from his bag 'I come, baring gifts."
Kathryn opens the warm container tentatively and smiles appreciatively when the lovely aroma of coffee flooded her senses as she sniffs the heavenly concoction lovingly, causing several nearby classmates to chuckle at her actions. Her addiction to caffeinated drinks she knew was common knowledge among most the students and faculty as was her friendship with Tom and the audacious pranks he was known play.
Which was why she was so puzzled . . . if Tom didn't pull the prank then whom did?
As if he had read her mind Tom spoke 'besides me the only other person I know who likes this music is Boothby."
"Boothby?' Kathryn gasped in surprise.
"Do you know of Guinan?"
"What?" Kathryn asked surprised by the seemingly off track question.
"Guinan, the bartender from the enterprise, did you ever meet her?"
"Yes, yes I do, why?"
"Did you know that she is from a race called El-Aurians?"
"Yes I did, why?"
"I think that Boothby's also an El-Aurian."
"That would explain why he seems to have been here since the start of the Academy." Kathryn agreed then after a few minutes thought she added, 'so you have no idea who could have pulled this prank?"
"Oh I didn't say that I just said I only knew of one other person who liked late 20th early 21st century music." Tom's mischievous smirk stayed bravely pasted to his face as Kathryn gave him her 'Captain's glare'.
Before she could drill him for some more information the door opened again this time admitting a Lieutenant that she didn't recognize. The young man seemed to become nervous when he gained numerous stares from the students.
"Ah . . .' he cleared his throat and tried again, 'Kathryn Janeway and Thomas Paris the Dean wishes to see you now."
Kathryn shared a puzzled glance with Tom before they both packed their things away and followed the Dark haired man out of the room.
Walking through the many halls of the Academy, Tom and Kathryn shared another slightly worried look before Tom spoke up.
"Ah Lieutenant . . .?"
"MiCalleff."
"Right . . . Lieutenant MiCalleff, you wouldn't by any chance know what all of this is about would you?"
"I do not."
"Well what do you know?"
"Your Mother's are here."
Now Kathryn was worried. What would Mother be doing here? And then it hit her. The Albatani. Both Owen Paris and Edward Janeway, Tom's and hers fathers', were currently on the Albatani on a peace mission on the boarder of the De-materialized Zone.
The thought must have hit Tom at the same time because moments later he was by her side as they raced the rest of the maze of corridors to the Dean's office and forgetting propriety altogether burst into the room going straight to their respective mothers.
Looking into her Mother's sad face, Kathryn could see that her eyes were red from crying and a quick glance over at Vanessa told her that she had been crying to.
Without a word she pulled her mother into a hug and held her gently while the older and usually tougher older woman told them about how their fathers had been in a fight with a Cardassian ship and that they had both been seriously injured during the altercation.
It was only when Gretchen's hand came up to gently wipe her cheeks that she realised she was crying.
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It was a sombre duo that entered their favourite haunt later that week. Sandrine's was filled with all of the regular's being that it was a week night.
Tom led the way over to the bar where the attractive French woman was tending that night. Sandrine took one look at the pair and automatically poured a couple of glasses of Albarian Brandy which were quickly consumed. They repeated this twice more before they could even begin to relax.
It had been a hell of a week for the both of them, worrying about their father's looking after their mother's and still going to their classes. They had put this night as a tie to get out and forget for a while their worries and have a few games of pool. This was to Tom and now Kathryn a non- dangerous way to relax and forget their troubles.
Sure enough the sound of the balls clinking together and the clank of balls being sunk could soon be heard. As usual they gathered an audience.
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Sitting in a darkened out of the way corner table a shadowy figure watched as the gorgeous woman and tall blonde man shot a competitive yet companionable game of eight ball.
PS I couldn't think of any thing for the earlier years in their new lifetimes so I just skipped forward to their academy years.
FantasyChick
Chapter Summary: At the academy Tommy and Katy have many adventures. Meet old and new acquaintances and cause a fair amount of mischief. They also worry about their fathers who have a bad encounter with the Cardassians.
==========================================
Academy days and the pranks they play
. . . OR . . .
Academy Headache.
==========================================
Kathryn sat in her engineering theory class struggling to pay attention to what the Professor was saying. Usually she was fascinated with anything of a scientific nature. Unfortunately she had already learnt almost all the work of almost all the classes she took, the exceptions being linguistics and history. The differences between the timeline her and Tom originated from and the timeline they now resided in were quite unexpected.
She shook her head slightly, trying to clear her mind while she stifled a yawn and brought her attention back to what the Professor was lecturing.
Just as her mind was once more beginning to wander off, the lure of the beautiful blue sunny skies outside however were proving quite tempting, the room was suddenly filled with music Kathryn vaguely recalled being from the 20th Century. Rock 'n' roll she thinks that is what it is called. There was only one person she could think of who would rig the communications systems and Tom had been conspicuously absent from class that day.
After having tried several attempts to shut the music off the professor stormed out of the room angrily growling and cursing in a couple of different languages. Kathryn tried to quell the giggles which were threatening to burst from her throat, she was no expert of engineering or medicine but she was fairly sure you couldn't do that with relay circuitry and certain parts of any bipedal's anatomy.
After the Professor's departure the other students looked at each other at a loss at what to do. They started breaking into small groups of about three or four and doing everything from studying to gossiping to trying to work out who would've pulled the prank.
Kathryn had just absorbed herself in an assignment for her physics class when the doors swished open making everyone pause briefly. When Tom came strolling in without a care in the world humming along to the music. He smiled sheepishly when everybody looked at him.
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When I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's Havering to you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm working yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money comes in for the work I'll do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man whose lonely without you
When I'm dreaming yes I know I'm gonna dream
Dream about the time when I'm with you.
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door
----------------------------------------------------------
Tom yawned tiredly as he slumped into his seat next to Kathryn.
"Tom . . .' she started to speak.
"Wait, wait,' Tom interrupted her holding his hand out in a stopping gesture while digging into his shoulder bag 'first of all I truly had nothing to do with this prank' he stated earnestly. She stared at him straight in the eyes and recognized the genuine truthfulness in them. She nodded slightly, showing her belief. "Secondly' he adds as he pulls two thermoses triumphantly from his bag 'I come, baring gifts."
Kathryn opens the warm container tentatively and smiles appreciatively when the lovely aroma of coffee flooded her senses as she sniffs the heavenly concoction lovingly, causing several nearby classmates to chuckle at her actions. Her addiction to caffeinated drinks she knew was common knowledge among most the students and faculty as was her friendship with Tom and the audacious pranks he was known play.
Which was why she was so puzzled . . . if Tom didn't pull the prank then whom did?
As if he had read her mind Tom spoke 'besides me the only other person I know who likes this music is Boothby."
"Boothby?' Kathryn gasped in surprise.
"Do you know of Guinan?"
"What?" Kathryn asked surprised by the seemingly off track question.
"Guinan, the bartender from the enterprise, did you ever meet her?"
"Yes, yes I do, why?"
"Did you know that she is from a race called El-Aurians?"
"Yes I did, why?"
"I think that Boothby's also an El-Aurian."
"That would explain why he seems to have been here since the start of the Academy." Kathryn agreed then after a few minutes thought she added, 'so you have no idea who could have pulled this prank?"
"Oh I didn't say that I just said I only knew of one other person who liked late 20th early 21st century music." Tom's mischievous smirk stayed bravely pasted to his face as Kathryn gave him her 'Captain's glare'.
Before she could drill him for some more information the door opened again this time admitting a Lieutenant that she didn't recognize. The young man seemed to become nervous when he gained numerous stares from the students.
"Ah . . .' he cleared his throat and tried again, 'Kathryn Janeway and Thomas Paris the Dean wishes to see you now."
Kathryn shared a puzzled glance with Tom before they both packed their things away and followed the Dark haired man out of the room.
Walking through the many halls of the Academy, Tom and Kathryn shared another slightly worried look before Tom spoke up.
"Ah Lieutenant . . .?"
"MiCalleff."
"Right . . . Lieutenant MiCalleff, you wouldn't by any chance know what all of this is about would you?"
"I do not."
"Well what do you know?"
"Your Mother's are here."
Now Kathryn was worried. What would Mother be doing here? And then it hit her. The Albatani. Both Owen Paris and Edward Janeway, Tom's and hers fathers', were currently on the Albatani on a peace mission on the boarder of the De-materialized Zone.
The thought must have hit Tom at the same time because moments later he was by her side as they raced the rest of the maze of corridors to the Dean's office and forgetting propriety altogether burst into the room going straight to their respective mothers.
Looking into her Mother's sad face, Kathryn could see that her eyes were red from crying and a quick glance over at Vanessa told her that she had been crying to.
Without a word she pulled her mother into a hug and held her gently while the older and usually tougher older woman told them about how their fathers had been in a fight with a Cardassian ship and that they had both been seriously injured during the altercation.
It was only when Gretchen's hand came up to gently wipe her cheeks that she realised she was crying.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was a sombre duo that entered their favourite haunt later that week. Sandrine's was filled with all of the regular's being that it was a week night.
Tom led the way over to the bar where the attractive French woman was tending that night. Sandrine took one look at the pair and automatically poured a couple of glasses of Albarian Brandy which were quickly consumed. They repeated this twice more before they could even begin to relax.
It had been a hell of a week for the both of them, worrying about their father's looking after their mother's and still going to their classes. They had put this night as a tie to get out and forget for a while their worries and have a few games of pool. This was to Tom and now Kathryn a non- dangerous way to relax and forget their troubles.
Sure enough the sound of the balls clinking together and the clank of balls being sunk could soon be heard. As usual they gathered an audience.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sitting in a darkened out of the way corner table a shadowy figure watched as the gorgeous woman and tall blonde man shot a competitive yet companionable game of eight ball.
