Two days later
Bailey stood, holding his wife's hand, as she had a contraction. She was sweating, and in a great deal of pain. She had decided to have a natural childbirth. However, after forty-eight hours of labor, she was starting to waver. Tom and B'Elanna, Sam and Joe, Kathryn and Chakotay, were all there too. They were all telling her what to do.
"Bear down!" came from B'Elanna.
"Stay calm!" came from Samantha.
"You're doing great, honey!" came from Bailey, who was constantly telling her such things.
"Take drugs!" came from the Captain.
"THAT'S IT! GET OUT!" Naomi finally cracked. Everyone was quiet. "LEAVE!" Everyone left, but Bailey. "YOU TOO, BAILEY!" she was yelling.
"What did I do?"
"YOU GOT ME PREGNANT! OUT!" she pointed to the door. The doctor led him out, reassuring him.
"She's just tired, don't worry. You should have seen your mother give birth. I don't think I've heard such swearing since then," Bailey laughed. "Don't worry, I'll get you in here before the baby is born," the doctor told him. Bailey nodded, and left. The doctor then made himself scarce. He knew that Naomi was likely to delete his program, and he didn't want that to happen.
Naomi was starting to relax. The contraction was over. She closed her eyes, just for a moment, and when she opened them, there was someone standing over her. Naomi looked into the blue eyes of a young woman.
"Hello, Naomi. It's been a long time," the woman said, stepping back a bit.
"Do I know you?" she asked, confused.
"You probably don't remember me, I left when you were, oh, two years old."
"Who are you?"
"My name is Kes," she answered. Naomi's memories of Kes suddenly came back to her.
"You went to a higher plane of existence. You don't belong here. I'm tired; this is all a dream. I'm not really having a baby; I'm asleep. The Ocampan that left twenty-three years ago is standing here, talking to me. This isn't possible."
"Yes, Naomi, it is possible. I can only stay for a minute, and I wanted to wish you well. This is one of the best things that will ever happen to Voyager. I still can't believe that Tom and B'Elanna got married. I figured they'd kill each other. Well, it doesn't matter what I think. I came here to congratulate you, and so here goes. Congratulations. Best of luck to you and your family. I must go now, but I'm glad I've seen you in your happiest hour. Remember that someone will always be looking down on you. Good bye, little Naomi." And with that, Kes went away in a flash of light. Naomi didn't know what to think. She was dreadfully confused. But it all didn't matter; she was having another contraction.
"DOCTOR!" she yelped. The hologram, who hadn't seen Kes's mysterious entrance, rushed to Naomi. He called Bailey in. Bailey ran in, and grabbed Naomi's hand.
"Are you okay, dear?" She shot him a look that said, "are you kidding me?"
"Push! Naomi, you have to push!"
"I AM PUSHING! WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING? RECALIBRATING A WARP CORE?"
"Good girl, you're doing fine! I see the baby's head! One more, Naomi, and this baby is out," the doctor said to her. Tears were streaming down her face, and she pushed once more, clutching to her husband's hand. Then there were cries coming from a new life. "It's a girl!" Naomi fell back onto the biobed, exhausted, but happy. The doctor handed the baby to Bailey.
"Oh, Naomi, she's beautiful! Thank you, so much. For everything you've ever done for me. Thank you," tears were running down his face, as he held his daughter.
"May I see her?" Naomi asked.
"Of course, darling," he said as he handed her the little girl.
"The name?" the doctor inquired.
"Hannah Clarissa Paris. Is that okay with you, Bailey?" Naomi asked.
"Anything you want, I love you so much, Naomi," he told her as he stroked her wet hair.
"I love you, too," she looked into his eyes, and he kissed her. "Welcome to the universe, Hannah. I'm your mommy and this is your daddy. We are going to love you until we die," she kissed Hannah's forehead, watching the little scales that weren't as prominent as her own, but overstated because of her Klingon heritage. The family's moment was not to last, however. Tom, B'Elanna, Sam, Joe, Kathryn, Chakotay, Harry, Seven, Neelix, Hailey, Amanda, William, Alyssa, Luke, Kailey, even Tuvok, all came in. There were cries of "oh, she is so cute!" and "congratulations!" and so forth. Hannah was passed around to the entire bunch.
"I can't believe I'm a grandfather. I'm way too young!" Tom said.
"Dad, you know you are 54 years old, now," Bailey told him.
"Don't say that! It's not true. I can't be 54! The other day I was 28, I swear!" Tom said, sarcastically.
"I don't know about you, Tom, but I'm happy to be a grandmother. I'm gonna spoil Hannah rotten!" B'Elanna said, enthusiastically.
"I think we all will, B'Elanna. I will, for sure," Kathryn responded.
"I hate to brake up this little party, but my wife is asleep," Bailey said to them, quietly. In the excitement, they hadn't noticed that Naomi had fallen asleep, exhausted. Everyone smiled, and quietly left, leaving Bailey with the child whom was also sleeping.
Bailey stood, holding his wife's hand, as she had a contraction. She was sweating, and in a great deal of pain. She had decided to have a natural childbirth. However, after forty-eight hours of labor, she was starting to waver. Tom and B'Elanna, Sam and Joe, Kathryn and Chakotay, were all there too. They were all telling her what to do.
"Bear down!" came from B'Elanna.
"Stay calm!" came from Samantha.
"You're doing great, honey!" came from Bailey, who was constantly telling her such things.
"Take drugs!" came from the Captain.
"THAT'S IT! GET OUT!" Naomi finally cracked. Everyone was quiet. "LEAVE!" Everyone left, but Bailey. "YOU TOO, BAILEY!" she was yelling.
"What did I do?"
"YOU GOT ME PREGNANT! OUT!" she pointed to the door. The doctor led him out, reassuring him.
"She's just tired, don't worry. You should have seen your mother give birth. I don't think I've heard such swearing since then," Bailey laughed. "Don't worry, I'll get you in here before the baby is born," the doctor told him. Bailey nodded, and left. The doctor then made himself scarce. He knew that Naomi was likely to delete his program, and he didn't want that to happen.
Naomi was starting to relax. The contraction was over. She closed her eyes, just for a moment, and when she opened them, there was someone standing over her. Naomi looked into the blue eyes of a young woman.
"Hello, Naomi. It's been a long time," the woman said, stepping back a bit.
"Do I know you?" she asked, confused.
"You probably don't remember me, I left when you were, oh, two years old."
"Who are you?"
"My name is Kes," she answered. Naomi's memories of Kes suddenly came back to her.
"You went to a higher plane of existence. You don't belong here. I'm tired; this is all a dream. I'm not really having a baby; I'm asleep. The Ocampan that left twenty-three years ago is standing here, talking to me. This isn't possible."
"Yes, Naomi, it is possible. I can only stay for a minute, and I wanted to wish you well. This is one of the best things that will ever happen to Voyager. I still can't believe that Tom and B'Elanna got married. I figured they'd kill each other. Well, it doesn't matter what I think. I came here to congratulate you, and so here goes. Congratulations. Best of luck to you and your family. I must go now, but I'm glad I've seen you in your happiest hour. Remember that someone will always be looking down on you. Good bye, little Naomi." And with that, Kes went away in a flash of light. Naomi didn't know what to think. She was dreadfully confused. But it all didn't matter; she was having another contraction.
"DOCTOR!" she yelped. The hologram, who hadn't seen Kes's mysterious entrance, rushed to Naomi. He called Bailey in. Bailey ran in, and grabbed Naomi's hand.
"Are you okay, dear?" She shot him a look that said, "are you kidding me?"
"Push! Naomi, you have to push!"
"I AM PUSHING! WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING? RECALIBRATING A WARP CORE?"
"Good girl, you're doing fine! I see the baby's head! One more, Naomi, and this baby is out," the doctor said to her. Tears were streaming down her face, and she pushed once more, clutching to her husband's hand. Then there were cries coming from a new life. "It's a girl!" Naomi fell back onto the biobed, exhausted, but happy. The doctor handed the baby to Bailey.
"Oh, Naomi, she's beautiful! Thank you, so much. For everything you've ever done for me. Thank you," tears were running down his face, as he held his daughter.
"May I see her?" Naomi asked.
"Of course, darling," he said as he handed her the little girl.
"The name?" the doctor inquired.
"Hannah Clarissa Paris. Is that okay with you, Bailey?" Naomi asked.
"Anything you want, I love you so much, Naomi," he told her as he stroked her wet hair.
"I love you, too," she looked into his eyes, and he kissed her. "Welcome to the universe, Hannah. I'm your mommy and this is your daddy. We are going to love you until we die," she kissed Hannah's forehead, watching the little scales that weren't as prominent as her own, but overstated because of her Klingon heritage. The family's moment was not to last, however. Tom, B'Elanna, Sam, Joe, Kathryn, Chakotay, Harry, Seven, Neelix, Hailey, Amanda, William, Alyssa, Luke, Kailey, even Tuvok, all came in. There were cries of "oh, she is so cute!" and "congratulations!" and so forth. Hannah was passed around to the entire bunch.
"I can't believe I'm a grandfather. I'm way too young!" Tom said.
"Dad, you know you are 54 years old, now," Bailey told him.
"Don't say that! It's not true. I can't be 54! The other day I was 28, I swear!" Tom said, sarcastically.
"I don't know about you, Tom, but I'm happy to be a grandmother. I'm gonna spoil Hannah rotten!" B'Elanna said, enthusiastically.
"I think we all will, B'Elanna. I will, for sure," Kathryn responded.
"I hate to brake up this little party, but my wife is asleep," Bailey said to them, quietly. In the excitement, they hadn't noticed that Naomi had fallen asleep, exhausted. Everyone smiled, and quietly left, leaving Bailey with the child whom was also sleeping.