Disclaimer: Star trek voyager belongs to paramount. But paramount does not
own my imagination so I think that I just might use it.
Authors note: I've brought in some characters from voyager because I missed them, and thought that they should have an appearance. Can anyone remember that episode in the first series, called 'heroes and demons'? Well, anyway, the whole episode was about Harry, and Harry had like a two word line: 'what happened?', LMAO at that.
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Chapter 11: The adventures of farm boy
(Two weeks later)
Outside it was dark, none of the stars could be seen as they had been blocked out by the clouds close to four hours before. There was another blinding flash of light which entered the room, exposing two figures sitting either side of the table, one with his back to the window, the other facing the window. The lightening was followed seconds later by a rumble the seemed to fill the entire planet, although it was just that city and a few villages and towns outside.
The room was on the top level of a skyscraper, which stood competing with dozens of other skyscrapers, each trying to assert their own authority over the sky in a silent contest. As usual all of the lights on the top level were out, he didn't like light, neither did Paul, so neither complained.
"A narrow escape," chuckled Obi leaning back in his chair. His was a large man, and made an impression on all those he met, whether they knew who he was or not.
Paul shook his head, not at all intimidated by the man, "I would hardly call it narrow," he spat out, "intelligence agents are like bulls in a china shop," the joke wasn't meant to be funny, but as more of an insult, but Obi chuckled again anyway.
"Never under estimate the enemy," he pointed out something which was often said, but less often listened to. Paul wasn't listening. He sobered, the pleasantries were over, it was down to business; "you said that you had information for me?" he stared in Paul's direction.
Paul stared back defiantly because he could. "Yes," he hissed, "Recovering the commander's lost memories wasn't a total waste of time."
"But it didn't go as planned," Obi pointed out, "again Paul you have let me down, I give you much freedom to do as you wish, and what do you do? You let slip your plans to Raphael Correlli of all people."
"I didn't realise that it was him, he is supposed to be dead you know."
Obi didn't like being interrupted, "again Paul, you have underestimated the enemy, and as a result I have lost my only facility left in San Francisco, and lost three of my best people. Do you enjoy hurting me in this way farm boy, or are you oblivious to the pain that you cause me?"
Paul hated it when Obi made everything about himself, it was obvious that Obi was in no mental pain at all towards the loss of the facility or his people, but making it personal made it very hard for you to say anything against your own mistakes. Bitterly Paul apologised. "So," Obi smiled, "you say that you have information that I may find interesting?"
Clenching his teeth he nodded, "but I want another team," he stated.
"A want is a pointless thing farm boy," Obi somewhat found it humorous that Paul had been brought up on a farm. "But you are a pointless person, so if that's all you want, I'll put you in charge of a base of Vulcan, the only draw back to this is that you will not be able to spend another three years sitting in a dark room with only a computer for company, you may actually have to venture out."
Restraining himself from leaping across the table and shoving numerous pieces of stationary in numerous parts of Obi's body Paul nodded, somewhat stiffly. "While talking to Chakotay about his recovered memories, he said that Kathryn's son Tobias was still alive."
Obi nodded, putting a hand to his chin, "I thought that he died thirteen years ago with his sister?"
"I've been tracking a man for the last two years, very intriguing, at first I was thinking of getting him to join the alliance, but after a character assessment I thought better than approaching him. I later discovered that he made frequent visits to many of Janeway's family and friends." Paul smiled as he knew that Obi was interested in what he was saying, "I thought that it might be her son, but I wasn't sure until Chakotay said that Tobias was still alive."
Obi smiled wickedly at the revelation, "so Justin's only son is still alive," he repeated to himself, with some satisfaction, what Paul had just told him.
"May I ask something?" Paul broke Obi from his musings.
"No, but you're going to anyway."
"What was your fascination with the two children? I never quite understood, or now understand."
Again Obi chuckled to himself, "You don't do you?" he said.
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(six weeks later, set about six months after end game, about two months after chapter 10, give or take a few weeks here and there)
"So where's the captain?" Harry asked, "I guess I should say admiral now though."
Tom smiled, "you can call her captain if you like Harry," he patronised in a joking way. Harry smiled sarcastically at his best friend, "but the rest of us are going to call her Kathryn."
"It's weird though; calling her Kathryn after so many years of addressing her as captain," Harry admitted.
"Harry, get a grip, captains do have names you know," Tom was quite in touch with the way that rank somehow demoted your personal life, his father had been a senior officer within Starfleet for as long as he could remember, and was quite prepared to stop calling Kathryn, captain. If that does make any sense at all.
Miral made a gurgling noise, and the two men turned to see her blow a bubble. Tom smiled at his wife and baby, but quickly returned to his conversation with Harry, "you'll just have to get used to it," he finalised.
Harry was about to say something more, but didn't, as he had remembered his original question. "So where is the captain anyway?"
"I spoke to her," B'Elanna came in on the conversation, they both turned, a little surprised to know that she had been listening, but in a good way. "She seemed quite positive about a small get together, but made some lame excuse for not coming. Personally I think that her and Chakotay have had a falling out."
"Do you think?" asked Harry in a concerned tone.
"Don't be stupid, she wouldn't let some little falling out come between seeing us and a little bit of awkwardness between herself and Chakotay," Tom dismissed the idea.
"Maybe it wasn't a little falling out," Harry turned worriedly to B'Elanna, "has Chakotay said anything to you?"
"Not really," she admitted, "but when I asked if he was free to come and get together with us, it was only when I mentioned that Kathryn was unable to make it that he agreed to come. And don't forget all of that time that no one could contact him. I think something's up."
"Are you two winding me up?" Harry looked from friend to friend, remembering the times that they had convinced him that the captain had found a way home. He wasn't going to let them get him this time, but he quickly realised that they weren't joking.
"I wish I was." B'Elanna broke off as a man approach the table, "Chakotay," she beamed broadly at him, she was about to get up to hug him, but quickly realised that Miral was on her lap, and so stayed sitting. Chakotay leaned over and half hugged her, while she sat.
Before he sat himself he quickly exchanged handshakes with Harry and Tom. "How are you all?" he asked the group.
"Yes, we're fine," B'Elanna dismissed quickly, "how are you?" she asked, "what happened all those weeks ago when no one could contact you for ages?"
"I needed some time to clear my head," he told a half truth, and then exchanged a look with B'Elanna which indicated that he may give her a better idea of what happened later on, when the two of them could talk alone.
"Is it true?" Harry couldn't help himself.
"What?" Chakotay asked as Harry received a warning glare from B'Elanna and an elbow in the ribs from Tom.
Harry gave Tom a brief glare, "oh nothing," he said eventually, holding his ribs.
"Now he's going to be wandering for the rest of the evening what you were about to ask!" B'Elanna scolded him. "We're all wandering what's happened between you and Kathryn."
"That obvious is it?" Chakotay couldn't be bothered to deny it, probably the whole crew from voyager were gossiping about it.
"Yes," the three of them said in unison.
"I'd rather not talk about it," he admitted, "it's a long story, and it's private, between me and Kathryn." Although he was still angry with her, he didn't want to cause any trouble, ruin a secret that she had kept for over five years.
"Any way," Harry turned back to Chakotay, "I thought that you were taking the captaincy aboard the new voyager, what happened about that?"
Chakotay shrugged, "I just decided that I needed time to think about what I'm going to do with my life, instead of plunging into another mission."
Although B'Elanna believed him, she had a feeling that there was something more to it, but for the time she chose not to say anything.
"It doesn't seem right though," Harry broke out, "that someone other than you or the captain, I mean admiral, okay Kathryn then, I give up. Should sit in the command chair for voyager, a complete stranger, someone that was never there for all of voyager's triumphs and losses."
"Are you hinting that you want the ship?" Chakotay asked with a smirk on his face.
Harry become suddenly very defensive, "no, no! I just don't like the idea of a complete stranger flying the ship."
Everyone laughed, and eventually Harry joined.
"Who else is coming?" Chakotay asked after the laughter had died down.
"Seven said she should be able to make it," B'Elanna answered, "but she didn't say definitely, the doctor said that he would try and fit us in to his busy schedule," there were some small laughs from Harry and Tom, "so he'll try and make an entrance in ten minutes or so." This time every one laughed.
"I give him five," said Tom, "he can't hold out hiding behind one of these shops much longer, with only a triquarder mapping the life signs at this table for company."
"We do not question the doctor's ways," said Chakotay smiling for the first time in a while.
Just as everyone was finally settling down, the doctor appeared, only to make their sides split farther. "Is there a reason that every one should start laughing the moment I appear?" the doctor looked concerned.
"No doc," Tom said, almost pissing himself, "you're just a funny sort of guy."
Realising that he wasn't going to get any sort of answer out of any of them, he sat down rather irritably, only to have some friendly slaps on his back from his friends.
Soon after the doctor had attempted to make an entrance Seven and Icheb arrived and sat down with everyone.
"Me and Chakotay will go and get the drinks from the bar," said B'Elanna, standing up from the table, "what do you all want?"
They began to give her a list of what drinks they wanted, and it was amusing to listen as B'Elanna asked Tom again if he was sure that he wanted to order that alcoholic drink, again and again until he finally gave up and asked for a lemonade.
"I'll go with you," Harry naïvely offered.
"No, it's okay," B'Elanna glared, "me and Chakotay can manage."
Harry got the hint that she wanted to talk to Chakotay separately, and kept quiet. Chakotay also realising the very unsubtle tact got up and smiled at the others, "we'll be back soon," he said walking off with B'Elanna.
Once they were out of ear shot of the others they began talking. "So what's happened?" B'Elanna asked.
"Between me and Kathryn?"
"Yes between you and Kathryn, who else?"
He smiled weakly, "as I've said It's a long story."
"Don't give me that bull, and tell me what happened."
Knowing Klingon tempers, and realising that he needed to talk to someone about it he sighed heavily. "Remember that time over five years ago when me and Kathryn were stranded on that planet for a little over two months?" he asked.
"Yeah, how can I forget, I almost went insane taking orders from Tuvok."
He smiled, "Yeah, I can see how that could really affect someone," he half joked, but carried on, "well, it seems that me and Kathryn had an intimate relationship while on the planet."
"You make it sound like you can't remember," B'Elanna pointed out hesitantly.
"I couldn't," he admitted, "she altered my memory of the entire affair just before voyager came for us."
"Seriously!" B'Elanna was shocked, she steered him to a corner so that they could talk without being eaves dropped on.
Chakotay nodded, "I only found out about it three months ago. Kathryn and I became intimate again, and I began to regain my memories of New Earth," he purposely left out the bit about Paul, thinking that it was best if he didn't tell B'Elanna everything.
"Why would she alter your memories?" B'Elanna didn't want to believe that the captain would have done something like that, especially to Chakotay.
"Because voyager always came first to her," he replied bitterly.
"And that's what the two of you have fallen out about?" her tone concerned, and still a little shocked at having learnt of what the captain had done.
Chakotay nodded, "yes," and paused briefly before saying: "but that's not what topped it," but as the words came out his mouth, he thought that maybe telling B'Elanna everything about why they had fallen out would be a bad idea, and so didn't go on.
"So are you going to tell me what topped it?" B'Elanna was getting a little impatient.
"I'm not sure if I should." Chakotay finally realised, that although B'Elanna was trustworthy, she did often gossip.
"Chakotay," she reassured him, "this is me you're talking to, and besides, it's obviously upsetting you, it seems that you disappeared for a month after all of this, I think that you ought to tell someone, i.e. me," she forcefully prompted.
He studied her for a while, going through a silent debate in his mind. Finally he decided that he might as well tell her. "A while after we returned to voyager she found out that she was pregnant," he hesitated before continuing "so she had an abortion," and then to confirm it, "she killed my child!" his voice frustrated and in pain.
B'Elanna put a hand of his shoulder, not knowing what else to say. She had often admired the captain for taking the pressure of a ship so well, but now her mind was disgusted at what Kathryn had done to Chakotay and their unborn child.
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Don't ask why the title is the adventures of farm boy, because I really don't know.
Authors note: I've brought in some characters from voyager because I missed them, and thought that they should have an appearance. Can anyone remember that episode in the first series, called 'heroes and demons'? Well, anyway, the whole episode was about Harry, and Harry had like a two word line: 'what happened?', LMAO at that.
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Chapter 11: The adventures of farm boy
(Two weeks later)
Outside it was dark, none of the stars could be seen as they had been blocked out by the clouds close to four hours before. There was another blinding flash of light which entered the room, exposing two figures sitting either side of the table, one with his back to the window, the other facing the window. The lightening was followed seconds later by a rumble the seemed to fill the entire planet, although it was just that city and a few villages and towns outside.
The room was on the top level of a skyscraper, which stood competing with dozens of other skyscrapers, each trying to assert their own authority over the sky in a silent contest. As usual all of the lights on the top level were out, he didn't like light, neither did Paul, so neither complained.
"A narrow escape," chuckled Obi leaning back in his chair. His was a large man, and made an impression on all those he met, whether they knew who he was or not.
Paul shook his head, not at all intimidated by the man, "I would hardly call it narrow," he spat out, "intelligence agents are like bulls in a china shop," the joke wasn't meant to be funny, but as more of an insult, but Obi chuckled again anyway.
"Never under estimate the enemy," he pointed out something which was often said, but less often listened to. Paul wasn't listening. He sobered, the pleasantries were over, it was down to business; "you said that you had information for me?" he stared in Paul's direction.
Paul stared back defiantly because he could. "Yes," he hissed, "Recovering the commander's lost memories wasn't a total waste of time."
"But it didn't go as planned," Obi pointed out, "again Paul you have let me down, I give you much freedom to do as you wish, and what do you do? You let slip your plans to Raphael Correlli of all people."
"I didn't realise that it was him, he is supposed to be dead you know."
Obi didn't like being interrupted, "again Paul, you have underestimated the enemy, and as a result I have lost my only facility left in San Francisco, and lost three of my best people. Do you enjoy hurting me in this way farm boy, or are you oblivious to the pain that you cause me?"
Paul hated it when Obi made everything about himself, it was obvious that Obi was in no mental pain at all towards the loss of the facility or his people, but making it personal made it very hard for you to say anything against your own mistakes. Bitterly Paul apologised. "So," Obi smiled, "you say that you have information that I may find interesting?"
Clenching his teeth he nodded, "but I want another team," he stated.
"A want is a pointless thing farm boy," Obi somewhat found it humorous that Paul had been brought up on a farm. "But you are a pointless person, so if that's all you want, I'll put you in charge of a base of Vulcan, the only draw back to this is that you will not be able to spend another three years sitting in a dark room with only a computer for company, you may actually have to venture out."
Restraining himself from leaping across the table and shoving numerous pieces of stationary in numerous parts of Obi's body Paul nodded, somewhat stiffly. "While talking to Chakotay about his recovered memories, he said that Kathryn's son Tobias was still alive."
Obi nodded, putting a hand to his chin, "I thought that he died thirteen years ago with his sister?"
"I've been tracking a man for the last two years, very intriguing, at first I was thinking of getting him to join the alliance, but after a character assessment I thought better than approaching him. I later discovered that he made frequent visits to many of Janeway's family and friends." Paul smiled as he knew that Obi was interested in what he was saying, "I thought that it might be her son, but I wasn't sure until Chakotay said that Tobias was still alive."
Obi smiled wickedly at the revelation, "so Justin's only son is still alive," he repeated to himself, with some satisfaction, what Paul had just told him.
"May I ask something?" Paul broke Obi from his musings.
"No, but you're going to anyway."
"What was your fascination with the two children? I never quite understood, or now understand."
Again Obi chuckled to himself, "You don't do you?" he said.
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(six weeks later, set about six months after end game, about two months after chapter 10, give or take a few weeks here and there)
"So where's the captain?" Harry asked, "I guess I should say admiral now though."
Tom smiled, "you can call her captain if you like Harry," he patronised in a joking way. Harry smiled sarcastically at his best friend, "but the rest of us are going to call her Kathryn."
"It's weird though; calling her Kathryn after so many years of addressing her as captain," Harry admitted.
"Harry, get a grip, captains do have names you know," Tom was quite in touch with the way that rank somehow demoted your personal life, his father had been a senior officer within Starfleet for as long as he could remember, and was quite prepared to stop calling Kathryn, captain. If that does make any sense at all.
Miral made a gurgling noise, and the two men turned to see her blow a bubble. Tom smiled at his wife and baby, but quickly returned to his conversation with Harry, "you'll just have to get used to it," he finalised.
Harry was about to say something more, but didn't, as he had remembered his original question. "So where is the captain anyway?"
"I spoke to her," B'Elanna came in on the conversation, they both turned, a little surprised to know that she had been listening, but in a good way. "She seemed quite positive about a small get together, but made some lame excuse for not coming. Personally I think that her and Chakotay have had a falling out."
"Do you think?" asked Harry in a concerned tone.
"Don't be stupid, she wouldn't let some little falling out come between seeing us and a little bit of awkwardness between herself and Chakotay," Tom dismissed the idea.
"Maybe it wasn't a little falling out," Harry turned worriedly to B'Elanna, "has Chakotay said anything to you?"
"Not really," she admitted, "but when I asked if he was free to come and get together with us, it was only when I mentioned that Kathryn was unable to make it that he agreed to come. And don't forget all of that time that no one could contact him. I think something's up."
"Are you two winding me up?" Harry looked from friend to friend, remembering the times that they had convinced him that the captain had found a way home. He wasn't going to let them get him this time, but he quickly realised that they weren't joking.
"I wish I was." B'Elanna broke off as a man approach the table, "Chakotay," she beamed broadly at him, she was about to get up to hug him, but quickly realised that Miral was on her lap, and so stayed sitting. Chakotay leaned over and half hugged her, while she sat.
Before he sat himself he quickly exchanged handshakes with Harry and Tom. "How are you all?" he asked the group.
"Yes, we're fine," B'Elanna dismissed quickly, "how are you?" she asked, "what happened all those weeks ago when no one could contact you for ages?"
"I needed some time to clear my head," he told a half truth, and then exchanged a look with B'Elanna which indicated that he may give her a better idea of what happened later on, when the two of them could talk alone.
"Is it true?" Harry couldn't help himself.
"What?" Chakotay asked as Harry received a warning glare from B'Elanna and an elbow in the ribs from Tom.
Harry gave Tom a brief glare, "oh nothing," he said eventually, holding his ribs.
"Now he's going to be wandering for the rest of the evening what you were about to ask!" B'Elanna scolded him. "We're all wandering what's happened between you and Kathryn."
"That obvious is it?" Chakotay couldn't be bothered to deny it, probably the whole crew from voyager were gossiping about it.
"Yes," the three of them said in unison.
"I'd rather not talk about it," he admitted, "it's a long story, and it's private, between me and Kathryn." Although he was still angry with her, he didn't want to cause any trouble, ruin a secret that she had kept for over five years.
"Any way," Harry turned back to Chakotay, "I thought that you were taking the captaincy aboard the new voyager, what happened about that?"
Chakotay shrugged, "I just decided that I needed time to think about what I'm going to do with my life, instead of plunging into another mission."
Although B'Elanna believed him, she had a feeling that there was something more to it, but for the time she chose not to say anything.
"It doesn't seem right though," Harry broke out, "that someone other than you or the captain, I mean admiral, okay Kathryn then, I give up. Should sit in the command chair for voyager, a complete stranger, someone that was never there for all of voyager's triumphs and losses."
"Are you hinting that you want the ship?" Chakotay asked with a smirk on his face.
Harry become suddenly very defensive, "no, no! I just don't like the idea of a complete stranger flying the ship."
Everyone laughed, and eventually Harry joined.
"Who else is coming?" Chakotay asked after the laughter had died down.
"Seven said she should be able to make it," B'Elanna answered, "but she didn't say definitely, the doctor said that he would try and fit us in to his busy schedule," there were some small laughs from Harry and Tom, "so he'll try and make an entrance in ten minutes or so." This time every one laughed.
"I give him five," said Tom, "he can't hold out hiding behind one of these shops much longer, with only a triquarder mapping the life signs at this table for company."
"We do not question the doctor's ways," said Chakotay smiling for the first time in a while.
Just as everyone was finally settling down, the doctor appeared, only to make their sides split farther. "Is there a reason that every one should start laughing the moment I appear?" the doctor looked concerned.
"No doc," Tom said, almost pissing himself, "you're just a funny sort of guy."
Realising that he wasn't going to get any sort of answer out of any of them, he sat down rather irritably, only to have some friendly slaps on his back from his friends.
Soon after the doctor had attempted to make an entrance Seven and Icheb arrived and sat down with everyone.
"Me and Chakotay will go and get the drinks from the bar," said B'Elanna, standing up from the table, "what do you all want?"
They began to give her a list of what drinks they wanted, and it was amusing to listen as B'Elanna asked Tom again if he was sure that he wanted to order that alcoholic drink, again and again until he finally gave up and asked for a lemonade.
"I'll go with you," Harry naïvely offered.
"No, it's okay," B'Elanna glared, "me and Chakotay can manage."
Harry got the hint that she wanted to talk to Chakotay separately, and kept quiet. Chakotay also realising the very unsubtle tact got up and smiled at the others, "we'll be back soon," he said walking off with B'Elanna.
Once they were out of ear shot of the others they began talking. "So what's happened?" B'Elanna asked.
"Between me and Kathryn?"
"Yes between you and Kathryn, who else?"
He smiled weakly, "as I've said It's a long story."
"Don't give me that bull, and tell me what happened."
Knowing Klingon tempers, and realising that he needed to talk to someone about it he sighed heavily. "Remember that time over five years ago when me and Kathryn were stranded on that planet for a little over two months?" he asked.
"Yeah, how can I forget, I almost went insane taking orders from Tuvok."
He smiled, "Yeah, I can see how that could really affect someone," he half joked, but carried on, "well, it seems that me and Kathryn had an intimate relationship while on the planet."
"You make it sound like you can't remember," B'Elanna pointed out hesitantly.
"I couldn't," he admitted, "she altered my memory of the entire affair just before voyager came for us."
"Seriously!" B'Elanna was shocked, she steered him to a corner so that they could talk without being eaves dropped on.
Chakotay nodded, "I only found out about it three months ago. Kathryn and I became intimate again, and I began to regain my memories of New Earth," he purposely left out the bit about Paul, thinking that it was best if he didn't tell B'Elanna everything.
"Why would she alter your memories?" B'Elanna didn't want to believe that the captain would have done something like that, especially to Chakotay.
"Because voyager always came first to her," he replied bitterly.
"And that's what the two of you have fallen out about?" her tone concerned, and still a little shocked at having learnt of what the captain had done.
Chakotay nodded, "yes," and paused briefly before saying: "but that's not what topped it," but as the words came out his mouth, he thought that maybe telling B'Elanna everything about why they had fallen out would be a bad idea, and so didn't go on.
"So are you going to tell me what topped it?" B'Elanna was getting a little impatient.
"I'm not sure if I should." Chakotay finally realised, that although B'Elanna was trustworthy, she did often gossip.
"Chakotay," she reassured him, "this is me you're talking to, and besides, it's obviously upsetting you, it seems that you disappeared for a month after all of this, I think that you ought to tell someone, i.e. me," she forcefully prompted.
He studied her for a while, going through a silent debate in his mind. Finally he decided that he might as well tell her. "A while after we returned to voyager she found out that she was pregnant," he hesitated before continuing "so she had an abortion," and then to confirm it, "she killed my child!" his voice frustrated and in pain.
B'Elanna put a hand of his shoulder, not knowing what else to say. She had often admired the captain for taking the pressure of a ship so well, but now her mind was disgusted at what Kathryn had done to Chakotay and their unborn child.
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Don't ask why the title is the adventures of farm boy, because I really don't know.