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Summary: After a year of being home, Voyager's scattered crew gathers together for one last battle~ but it's not the jolly reunion one might expect… Janeway, Chakotay, Tuvok, Tom, B'Elanna, Harry, Seven…and some new characters. Enjoy!
Past Re-Visited
By Erin and Rebecca
Chapter 2:
Lieutenant Kim
"Riker to Kim."
"Kim here."
"Lieutenant I think I've seen enough of this burned out town. I'm taking the first team and heading out."
"Yes sir."
"You and your team finish up your sweep and then report back to the Enterprise. I'll debrief you at 1400 hours."
"Aye aye sir. Kim out."
Lieutenant Harry Kim clicked off his communicator and informed his team of the orders. The Enterprise had been responding to a distress call that originated from one of the moons of Tallus 4. They'd only been a couple of hours away but when they arrived, the moon had disappeared. Commander Riker had taken two teams down to survey the rest of the moons and the planet itself. But suspiciously, the rest of the system was deserted. Kim continued scanning the small cabin he'd been examining. It was strange, but it seemed as if the entire town had been deserted in a hurry. He'd even found a computer console that was in the middle of running some sort of program. The whole atmosphere was eerie and Harry couldn't wait to get out of there and get back to the ship.
Harry Kim had been assigned to the Enterprise almost as soon as Voyager had returned home over a year before. His excellent record and recommendation was more than enough to earn him a position on the Starfleet flagship as well as a promotion from Ensign to Lieutenant. Kim loved being aboard the Enterprise. He was assigned to Lieutenant Commander Data's staff at the ops position and some of his crewmates from Voyager were assigned to the Enterprise as well. His new adventures and space exploration kept him busy. For the most part, things were going very well for the young officer. But as was the case for most of the Voyager family, the seven years spent aboard that marvelous ship lingered still in his mind. The thought occurred to him several times that had this been an away mission from Voyager, Tom would be right next to him, cracking jokes and half-heartedly complaining about married life. Commander Chakotay would be rolling his eyes at them, trying hard not to laugh himself. And Captain Janeway would be watching over them from above on the bridge. Life in Starfleet now couldn't compare. Since the war, away missions had become just that…missions. It was truly a military. There was no talent night. No excess holodeck programs. No close-knit family of people to cling to. He knew that part of these thoughts was childish. Of course Starfleet was military. It was military. The only reason for the unique social situations aboard Voyager was because they were stuck in the Delta Quadrant for seven years.
His thoughts were interrupted by laughter. He turned and saw Ensigns Seaborn and Hayes laughing together in the distance. Harry ignored the "breach in protocol" (no public display of affection) and sighed as he looked back at his work .That was another thing he had liked about Voyager. The absence of contact with his home made it easy to imagine that everything on Earth had remained the same. That people he knew and loved were there waiting for him. Voyager brought new meaning to the phrase, "Ignorance is bliss."
Harry Kim gazed in wonder, still in mild shock that they had actually made it home. He watched with joy as one by one, every one of his friends was reunited with some member of their family. Tom and B'Elanna were met of course by Admiral Paris and his family. Harry was doubly happy for them because not only were they going to be able to spend their new life together on Earth, they would be able to raise their new daughter, Miral along with them as well. Chakotay was met by some very close friends. Harry guessed them to be ex-Maquis members. Captain Janeway nearly abandoned her cool and calm demeanor when her sisters and mother walked into the banquet hall. And although he was Vulcan, even Tuvok himself looked a little more emotional than usual.
Everything seemed to be perfect…except one thing. Where was his family? True they had only just arrived to the party in the highest banquet hall in San Francisco. But still, of the whole senior staff, everyone knew Harry to be the most anxious to reach Earth. Where were his—
"Harry!" Harry spun around and saw two people running toward him. He started forward with equal speed and embraced a woman he hadn't seen in seven years.
"Hi Mom, Dad!"
"Oh Harry, we're so happy you're finally home safe," the small woman exclaimed as she threw her arms around her son and held him tightly. Harry hugged her back just as tight and then did the same to his father. When they finally pulled away, Harry escorted them to their table and they began to talk.
"So much has happened since you were away son," his father said proudly, "The business has really grown."
"You'll have to show me what you've done to the place."
"You can count on it."
The three spent the entire first half of the banquet talking and sharing adventures. His parents were surprised and proud to hear his stories. But Harry was getting anxious. The fact that the subject hadn't been brought up yet bothered him. And it took him a while to finally ask.
"Mom…why didn't Libby come? Wasn't she on the invitation?"
His parents looked at each other, almost as if they had been waiting for the question all night.
"Harry," she answered with a sigh, "Libby thought that it would be best if she didn't come."
His stomach started churning as he began to wonder what he sort of already knew. "Why?"
"Son," his father finished, "Libby got married two years ago."
Harry looked down and nodded, almost expecting it.
"Harry?"
"Ok, Dad. I sort of knew she couldn't have waited this long--"
"Harry," his father wasn't finished, "She was married to Danny."
At that Harry's look shot up. "Danny?!" he exclaimed, almost shouting. His best friend from the Academy? Danny Byrd?
"I'm sorry Harry."
But Harry almost wasn't listening anymore. There wasn't much time to say anything else because the traditional "Welcome Home, Congratulations" speeches were about to start. For the rest of the night, Harry sat in his chair with his Mom and Dad, surrounded by friends that were practically a second family…feeling completely alone.
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