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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, Celes…and some new characters. Enjoy!

Past Re-Visited

By Erin and Rebecca

Chapter 6:

Silenced

It was silent on the bridge. That was always the first thing she noticed in the morning. There was no banter. These were born and bred Starfleet officers. They knew their job and they did it with professionalism. That was the biggest difference, when it's a bridge with a Vulcan, an ex-Maquis, an ex-Starfleet ex-Maquis ex-convict, and a green ensign, with Starfleet being 70,000 light years away; the bridge was often the most interesting place to be. Often, Janeway liked the silence, but today was not one of them. She had as feeling today was going to be a bad day. She needed noise. She needed the fun.

            "Captain, there's a message coming for you from the Enterprise," Tuvok stated.

            I was right. It is going to be one of those days, she thought as she said, "I'll take it in my ready-room."

            When she got to her desk, she pressed a button and Jean-Luc Picard's face appeared on the terminal. "What can I do for you Captain?"

            Ten minutes later, Captain Janeway hurried onto the bridge. "Helm turn us around, maximum warp."

            "Sir?" the helmsman asked.

            Janeway ignored the title this time.

            "We're going back to Earth. There will be a senior briefing in three minutes."

            Three minutes later, the Athena's senior officers were all in the briefing room.

            "I can't go into details at this moment in time," Janeway started, "but when we get to Earth, there is going to be a crew transfer."

            They didn't ask any questions, so she continued, "The transfer is going to replace the senior staff."

            That got their attention. They all started to protest, but Tuvok's voice of logic spoke out, "Is there a particular reason that you are doing this Captain?"

            "I need a more experienced crew. Many of the junior officers will be leaving as well." Knowing that saying anymore will breach orders, she simply finished with, "Dismissed."

            As the senior staff stormed out, she stopped Tuvok. "You'll be staying Tuvok."

            Tuvok turned around and gave her a questioning look.

            "You're a part of the experienced senior staff. Tuvok," she hesitated, "Tom and B'Elanna's science vessel encountered at least one vessel of Species 8472. The Enterprise received a distress call from the vessel this morning. I've been given authorization to replace as many of the Athena's crew with Voyager's crew."

            "Lieutenant Kim, you were one of the senior staff aboard Voyager correct?"

            Kim nodded. He was now in the Captain's ready room, another amazing place to witness. However, legendary Starship decks were hardly of any consequence to him now. B'Elanna's in trouble, was the only thing that entered his mind.

            "Very well, I am placing you in charge of gathering the people Captain Janeway requested. You are one of them. We also acquired several former Voyager crew in the last year. This is a list of the men and women Captain Janeway feels are most needed."

            "Thank you Captain. We'll be ready by the time we rendezvous at Earth."

            "Dismissed."

            Harry nodded and left the office, heading down the Enterprise corridors as quickly as possible. As he did so, he glanced at the names on the list. There were only about a dozen Voyager crew aboard the Enterprise. It wouldn't be any trouble gathering them in time. His first stop was Engineering.

            "Tal, what are you doing?"

            "I-I'm sorry Commander. I thought it was a shift in the field polarity. I was t-trying to compensate."

            "Reverse the containment field dampeners," LaForge shouted to another officer as he headed over to Tal's station. "You have to learn the difference between a sensor malfunction and a serious dilemma like the warp corps field."

            "I-I'm sorry."

            But LaForge just smiled and put his hand on her shoulder, "Celes, stop being sorry and just pay a little more attention. You've been doing fine. Just check with me next time ok?"

            Celes nodded as LaForge returned to work…and she turned around to sink back to her chair.

            Harry, who had seen the end of the confrontation, just chuckled as he approached the distressed Ensign.

            "Bad day?"

            Celes looked up, "Lieutenant Kim! What are you doing down here?"

            "Looking for you," he said, his expression turning serious once more, "You're being transferred at 0800 hours tomorrow morning."

            Celes looked about ready to cry, "Already? But LaForge said I was doing ok-"

            "You're not being punished Celes. I'm being transferred too."

            "Why?"

            "We're going to the U.S.S. Athena under the command of Captain Janeway. Species 8472 has reached the Alpha Quadrant."

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