Compromise. Or fight. Tom never thought that this decision would ever be on his mind. Could he trust his brother or more importantly, could he trust the evil that resided in Matt.
Trusting Evil. There was something you didn't do every day. Could evil be trusted?
He could fight, if he won all would be saved for a while, and Pures could take back and control the universe, but if he lost. Game over, not only for the soul keepers, but for his friends on Voyager too.
Compromise. It was selfish he knew that much. He knew he had to fight, but part of him feared killing his brother. Part of him feared losing and killing Voyager. Either way a part of him was going to be lost. Which piece was up to him?
Family or friends?
Friends or Family?
"Hurry up my dear brother, I haven't got all day you know," Matt said pacing around the pitch-black room. "Have you decided what you're going to do?"
No, he hadn't. He wanted more time. He needed more time. But since when did he ever get hat he wanted. He wanted to be back on voyager, BE'lanna in his arms. He wanted to be normal, to be human. And sometimes he wanted to have his brother back.
Like now.
But could he face the idea of being like Matt.But that didn't matter, he knew he couldn't give himself in. Once he was bad Matt would just use his help to kill the pures a lot easily.
No, his decision was made.
"I am sorry brother."
Fight!
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"How are we even going to find him, let alone stop whatever is goings on are happening," Harry said scanning the area where Tom had just disappeared mere minutes ago. "Your saw what they could do. We wouldn't stand a chance." Harry sometimes wondered where that optimistic young man, straight from the academy had gone, but as Tom would say it's not pessimism just realism. But the question that popped into Harry's mind was could Tom Be trusted anymore. He had lied to them all through his time on Voyager. He wasn't even completely human, or not their kind of human anyway. If he didn't understand Tom before this secret was revealed, how the hell was he meant to understand him now.
"Well we have to try," BE'lanna said, still looking on the brink of tears since Tom had all most told her straight out that he wasn't planning to come back. She had noticed the looks she had got from the senior staff. Harry hadn't been that shocked that the unbreakable Klingon had cried. Janeway also had seemed only to share the heartbreak of her loss. But the rest of them had seemed slightly in despair. Even Chakotay seemed confused by her crying, and he had been her shoulder to cry through many bad times. She realised Chakotay must of only began to realise the extent of their love towards one another. Yes, he knew they were in love. Everyone did. But how much was never really revealed as public knowledge. Now that he was gone, she regretted all the times she had moved away form him when someone came down the corridor, as if they were still hiding there relationship. She didn't really know why she did that, probably because of fear.
*Fear of what* Her mind screamed cruelly, she had lost him now, and she knew that she had more to fear than ever before.
"Excuse me, hope you don't mind me coming here unexpected," Matt stated walking into the room and, sitting in the captains vacant seat. "So this is the magnificent voyager crew."
"You're a Soul keeper," Chakotay said looking at the strangely familiar man in front of him.
"And a gold star goes to Chakotay"
"But the question is, are you good or bad," The captain said walking towards the soul keeper.
"Well your beloved Tommy is my brother, does that answer your question." Matt said cryptically.
" The admiral only had one son," Janeway said knowingly before thinking it over.
" And what does the admiral have to do with anything, he is just Tom's cover father if you will. Just for this life span," Matt said looking slightly cross at these peoples lack of understanding. He slouched down further into the seat and grinned. He could just see the look on his brother's face now, after watching his brother disappear right before the final fight. No doubt e was trying to get back to the ship, because no doubt he had worked out where Matt had gone. Voyager.
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"Damn, how could I have not guessed. He wouldn't fight me without wounding me first. And I bet I know where he's gone." Tom attempted to get back to the ship, but nothing happened. He didn't move from his spot. And that could mean only one thing, that this place was shielded. Matt had planned this all along. He had known long before Tom had that he would never compromise, and so had gone to Voyager. Of course, there was no way to get through the shield, but Tom had a gut feelingly that he wouldn't have to. That Matt would be returning soon, and not without hostages.
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"I know where Tom is by the way," Matt said out of the blue. He had already been interrogated about his intentions, but had not fought to stop them. Let them think he was on there side. Deceive them, and then lead them to watch the fight of, well this century at least.
"Where," BE'lanna shouted louder than she had intended, but she didn't care. Matt knew that if he was going to use these people to get to his brother, she was the one to choose. Brunette, petite, dark eyes, she was all most certainly Tom type, he knew his brother well enough.
"It can't be said only shown, and it is too unsafe for anyone person to go," Matt said finally looking out the window. Then the word he wanted came to his ears.
"Then we will all go," Janeway said quickly, thinking of safety in numbers.
All Matt could think as he nodded and transported them all to Tom's location was.
*Perfect*
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She awoke in a cage, surrounded by the worried senior staff. They were staring out behind her, at what she didn't know. BE'lanna saw the look of worry on Chakotay face as she caught her eye. Then caught a glimpse of sympathy. She knew what she was about to see before she looked behind her.
Tom, Tom in trouble. And there was nothing she or any of the over voyager senior staff could do about it trapped in this cage.
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Well I have been busy all summer with course work coming out of my ears nose and mouth. Arhhhh. That's my excuse. Anyway I saw Zappy Zaps did another chapter of life again and is finishing nameless series. So I better get writing, I'm going to do another chapter of beginning of the end I think. I don't know. I have started another chapter of vengeance of Mialka though, I done bout eight pages so far. Anyway Zappy zaps nameless last chapter., read it if you haven't already, its about to be finished. (Hopefully)
Review this constructively because you can flame if you want but it won't stop me writing.
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Katta15- next month I'm going to have to change it to 16. god it seems like days a go I changed it from 14 to 15. Doesn't time fly when your having fun. I talk to much so REVIEW. Why do I keep writing this bit when no one has bothered to read this far.(sigh)