Hidden Child

Chapter 8: Family Ties

Three days later Shinzon was called into Chakotay's office. Captain Chakotay, Admiral Janeway, and Captain Picard were all immersed in conversation as he entered.

Jean Luc looked up as Shinzon entered and his face radiated as a proud father's would. "I am very impressed with the strategic maneuvers you used in the destruction of the Reman war bird. I am also impressed that you would risk your life and that of your child's for the betterment of humanity."

Shinzon didn't know what to say to Picard, he decided to thank him and sit down. He was still grieving the loss of his Reman brothers especially Vkruk--for even though he had betrayed Shinzon he was still remembered as the Reman who had protected him when he was too young to protect himself. He wasn't proud of what had transpired, but he knew he had no other choice, they would have all been destroyed if he hadn't told Chakotay how to destroy the war bird.

Chakotay began telling Shinzon why he had been called to the meeting. "We have discussed your situation with Starfleet. They have investigated all possibilities to your behavioral change and have discovered a conspiracy with one of your teachers and a Romulan rebel faction. When the rebel faction found out you were alive and pursuing your mother and father's dreams of being in space, they knew if you were sent to Romulus you could be an asset to their take over of the Romulan government. Your teacher of Vulcan history was a Romulan spy. Once she found out you would be on Voyager and that you had been assigned diplomatic follow up on Romulus, she sent you telepathic messages each day you were in class hoping Shinzon could live through you as his memories took over your own. The rebel faction knew with Shinzon's memories and your father's DNA, you would be a strong leader for their people. We theorized that their plan would have succeeded had you not felt such a strong urge to get revenge the day you saw Donatra. However, the urge for you to demean Donatra and reunite with the Remans was short lived. You had Donatra under your control, but the Remans found enough difference in you when they scanned you that they could never trust you completely. When Donatra became pregnant they saw her as a distraction to their mission and tried to rid you of her-- thinking the last of your human qualities would be lost and you would be their praetor once more. Obviously it had the opposite affect since you sent Donatra to Voyager. We confirmed all these theories when you transferred over to Picard's ship and gave him the whole story. When you preceded to give him all the tactical information of the Tee Luc you showed your conviction to being human. You proved it again when you saved the Enterprise."

Admiral Janeway interjected: "Shinzon, we know that you and Lee agreed to bond your personalities, please know this will be something Starfleet will have to work with you on. They won't want to trust you at first, but Captain Chakotay, your father, and I will do what we can. In the meantime, you need to see your parents Rose and David, get to know Picard, and you and Donatra need to figure out your future. You'll have time on Earth to accomplish this before you are requested to resume your duties.

Shinzon took what he had just been told and started back towards the quarters he now shared with Donatra. He hadn't realized he had been so cruel to Donatra and from what he was told Donatra had told them everything about their relationship. He saw Donatra laying their child down, gently caressing their child's hand to ensure she was really asleep. He swept her up in his arms when she turned around to him, and he started crying upon her shoulder. She tried to get him to tell her what was wrong and he lifted his tear stained face to look into her eyes. "I am so sorry Donatra--for all the horrible things I've done. For humiliating you with torturous sex and demeaning you as being nothing more than a Romulan sex pet. I wish I could take all of that back, I don't like knowing you have knowledge of how cruel I can be.

Donatra slowly guided Shinzon to the couch and told him she didn't blame him for his actions. She knew he was under mind control and even though she was afraid of him, she knew Lee's personality was still inside him. He had proven her correct when he made passionate love to her after the initial brutal encounter. He also proved he had changed when he saved her life and the life of her child's by sending her to Voyager. The clone Shinzon wouldn't have trusted Voyager enough to do that. Shinzon asked her for forgiveness as Donatra kissed his tears from his face then kissed him passionately on the lips.

Donatra had her genetic overlay removed six weeks later. She wasn't sure how Shinzon would feel seeing her without her dominate brow, but somehow when she saw herself in the mirror she felt complete. She was glad her baby was human and now she would have a family the way she imagined a family should be as a little girl. She wished she could tell her parents on Romulus that she was happy and had fallen in love, but somehow they just didn't fit into her life anymore. They were kind to her, but detached--she wasn't anything like them. One day she decided to ask Admiral Janeway if there would be a way to find out who her biological parents were. Janeway told her the Doctor was working on matching her DNA with the ship's computer to find a match.

Donatra was really nervous about finding out. What if she didn't like what she found out? She discussed her feelings with Shinzon and he comforted her by telling her that it didn't matter who her parents were, she was who she was raised to be. Donatra kissed Shinzon for his kind words and went to little Kathryn and picked her up out of bed.

Shinzon was captivated by little Kathryn and spent as much time with her as he could. When Donatra looked exhausted he told her he would take care of "Daddy's little girl". Donatra welcomed the relief and could see Shinzon glow with pride as he bottle fed his child. She loved watching him rock her to sleep, lay her in her crib, and kiss her gently on both cheeks and her little stomach. She thought he treated her as a prized possession, almost as if she was a china doll.

One day Kathryn Janeway called Donatra and Shinzon into her quarters for dinner. They readily agreed to the dinner and took little Kathryn with them. Kathryn was elated to see her name sake and held her while she examined all the features of her face, little hands, and small feet. She looked up to the happy couple and told them she was really honored they had chosen her name for their little girl. Shinzon looked at Kathryn and told her that according to Lee it would have been the name his mother would have chosen had he been a little girl. Kathryn smiled at this last comment and said: "Your mother and I have been like sisters are whole life and had I had a little girl I would have named her after Rose."

They had a lovely dinner and when Kathryn felt the timing was correct she turned to Donatra to give her news of her parent. Donatra, I don't want to upset you since we have had such a lovely evening, but I know you want to resolve who you really are, and I have found out.

Donatra looked at Kathryn with a look of astonishment. She didn't think they would get results so quickly, but she was eager to know. She said to Kathryn: "Please Kathryn, tell me who I am. It would mean more to me than you'll ever know."

Kathryn looked to Shinzon who was holding his little girl and then back at Donatra. "Your mother served aboard the Taurus with Lee's mother. They had been taken by the Romulans for experimentation. You were also found aboard in your mother's quarters and they decided to keep you for study. Your mother and the Captain of the Taurus were the only ones on board who knew you were there, and since it was against regulations to have you aboard at the time, they couldn't try to get you back. They thought you were dead, and it wasn't until now that anyone knew you had been hidden away. Your mother unfortunately was killed when she tried to give birth to their experiment, as were all the other women except Rose. I have her personal logs for you, and she does mention you in them. Her name was Victoria, she was very beautiful, smart, she loved you very much--you resemble your mother greatly. Your birth certificate has your name listed as Isabelle. In her private logs she uses a nick name of Ize bee, and refers to you often. Your father isn't listed on your birth certificate, and she never mentions who he is, but we are working on to find out."

Donatra looked to Shinzon trying to hold in her tears for what her mother must have gone through, but then she looked back to Kathryn and thanked her for all the information. Kathryn smiled back to her and said, "You don't have to use the name given to you at birth, you could keep your Romulan name if you would like."

Donatra didn't know what to think of this information. It was very confusing for her. She was raised a Romulan with their values, but now that she knew they had taken her from her mother and had essentially killed her, she didn't want to be known as one of them. "Admiral Janeway" Donatra started, but was then interrupted.

Kathryn interjected: "I'm Kathryn to you when we are alone as family Donatra."

Donatra continued: "Yes, ma'am, I think I would rather be called Isabelle if it would be ok. After making this statement she looked to Shinzon for his approval, and he gave it to her.

When they were back in their own quarters, Shinzon laid little Kathryn down in her crib walked over to Isabelle and kissed her. He spoke her new name out loud and smiled with delight. "I love your new name Isabelle."

They encircled each other and kissed passionately. Shinzon nibbled at her neck lovingly as he called to her "Oh Isabelle, my Isabelle. You have made my life have meaning again. You have shown me love out of the hell I had put you in. You're more precious to me than my life will ever be worth." Shinzon kissed her breasts, and her stomach inching his way down her body with soft caresses and the brushing of his lips. As he finally had all her clothes off he laid beside her in bed as she played with his brown hair and ran her hands up and down his muscular body. They took each other with passion than lasted through out the night and into the next morning. As they slept afterwards entangled in each other's arms, little Kathryn slept soundly in the adjoining room. All was well for them at last.