Estranged Relations

Prologue:

Shinzon who was once Lee Clearwater, and Donatra who is now known as Isabelle decided to marry on Earth and raise their little girl Kathryn. Their first year was very difficult as they had been told it would be. Shinzon had the most difficult time because he wanted to stay with Starfleet. He had a difficult time with people believing that he was good when he had decided to take on Shinzon's name instead of keeping his own.

Jean Luc made it a point to take up Shinzon's cause with Starfleet once he was sure of Shinzon morals. Between himself and Kathryn Janeway, Starfleet was convinced to put Shinzon back on active duty with Lee's officer ranking.

Shinzon was stationed back on Voyager in Stellar Cartography. Since Voyager is a much smaller vessel than the Enterprise, he was unable to take Isabelle and their little girl Kathryn, whom they nicknamed Kat, with him. He was reluctant to leave them at home afraid he would lose the happiness he had experienced for the past six months. His happiest times had been with his family. Shinzon felt he needed to take care of his family and make them proud and with being on Voyager he felt he could do this. When he finally had to leave, he knew he was leaving the best part of himself behind.

Each mission the crew of Voyager embarked on was a minimum of three months long. At the end of each mission he would come home on shore leave and spoil his two girls as much as possible. He truly loved the life he had now. His career with Starfleet was taking off, and he was home enough to see Kat grow into a little girl. The only regrets he had in his life now was how he treated Isabelle in the beginning, and how he had destroyed his Reman brothers.

Six months after he had been back on Voyager he was called into Chakotay's office. They had just reached Earth's orbit and he was ready to go home. He had all kinds of questions running through his head and he wondered if Kat had been hurt or if his mom was ill. When he arrived at Chakotay's office he really panicked. Sitting across from Chakotay was Jean Luc. He tried to read Jean Luc's facial expressions, but Jean Luc wasn't giving anything away. This concerned Shinzon even more.

Jean Luc gave Shinzon a manly embrace and asked him if he was doing well. Shinzon started to brace himself because he knew something big was about to happen. As he turned to face Chakotay, he caught Jean Luc with a slight smile on his face.

"Congratulations Ensign, Starfleet has approved your promotion to Lieutenant." Chakotay smiled. He knew by having Jean Luc aboard, Shinzon had been caught off guard. He was abiding with Jean Luc's wishes to surprise his son and it seemed their ruse had worked.

Shinzon stared back at Chakotay with disbelief in his eyes. He was speechless. He shook Captain Chakotay's hand and let him pin the second pip on his lapel. Then he slowly turned and grinned at Jean Luc.

"Does Isabelle know about this yet?" Shinzon asked Jean Luc.

"Of course. There is a big party planned for when you get home. We can't have my only son get his first promotion and not celebrate it in grand style now can we?" Jean Luc was gleaming with pride. This Shinzon was everything he had hoped for in a son . . . And more.

Shinzon was finishing up his duties when it was time for the party. As he walked up the steps, in his dress uniform, to the ballroom at Starfleet Academy, memories of his time there came rushing back. He had been happy here too, almost as happy as when he'd seen Isabelle and Kat were still alive. Now the anticipation of seeing Isabelle and Kat was almost too much for him. He could hardly wait to kiss Isabelle and celebrate his accomplishment.

Shinzon mingled through the crowd in search of his beloved Isabelle. He talked with both the crews of Voyager and Enterprise. He entertained their comments of how much he had changed and how proud they were of him. He suddenly felt the urge to look at the staircase, and there he saw the love of his life.

Isabelle was dressed in a tight black sequined gown with an off shoulder wrap. She had her strawberry blonde hair pulled up with little ringlets encompassing her face. Shinzon leapt up the stairs two at a time until he reached her. He looked her over with scrutiny and then grabbed her in a passionate embrace. He kissed her as if they were the only ones in the room, not caring who could see them. As he felt his passion building he suddenly felt a tug on his pants leg. He looked down and to his amazement Kat was standing on her own and smiling up at him.

"Hi Daddy!" Kat squealed joyfully. Shinzon picked up his little girl and kissed her forehead and cheeks like he had so many times when she was an infant.

"You sure have grown Kat. Daddy sure did miss you and Mommy." Shinzon grinned and a feeling of being home and whole again consumed him. The three of them stayed together the rest of the evening and were oblivious to the party still going on around them.

Two months after that wonderful party, Shinzon was called into Chakotay's office again. Chakotay was alone and he looked very serious. Shinzon, realizing there was no trickery this time, asked Chakotay what was wrong. Chakotay looking very uncomfortable as he turned to Shinzon and said, "Your wife is dying. I've already given the order to head back to Earth at maximum warp."

Shinzon walked in a daze back to his quarters. He knew there had to be some kind of misunderstanding, how could Isabelle be dying when she looked so good two months before? As he entered his quarters the communications signal was going off. He went to the screen and clicked the on button. Jean Luc was facing him and giving him words of encouragement, but Shinzon wasn't comprehending what he was saying at first. Then Jean Luc caught Shinzon's attention when he told him that Kat was with him on the Enterprise and that they were already orbiting Earth. This was a little comforting to Shinzon. The next thing Jean Luc told him was that Kathryn, Rose, and David were with Isabelle until he could get home.

It was the longest two days of Shinzon's life. When he finally made it to Isabelle's side, she was very pale and perspiring profusely. He kissed her forehead and cheeks like he always did with Kat, and she opened her eyes and slightly grinned at him. "I'm so glad you made it my beloved. I'm afraid I don't have much time left."

Shinzon could feel the tears burning his eyes as he fought to keep them away. He wanted to be strong for Isabelle now, but found himself unable to do so. He told her not to go because she was his life and he didn't think he could live without her. Isabelle, feeling life draining from her, turned more desperately to him and made him promise he would raise Kat and never leave her. Shinzon found this an easy promise and agreed.

Later that night Isabelle looked lovingly into Shinzon's eyes and smiled up at him with peace glowing from her face. Then she took one last breath and passed away. Shinzon had found out she had died a few weeks later. He wasn't surprised to find out he had to do with the genetic overlay being removed. There was a self destruct sequence attached to the DNA strand by the Romulans, when the Doctor removed the strand which caused Isabelle to metamorphous into Donatra. Now the Romulans had taken someone else from him. His fury was renewed ten fold, he wasn't sure what he would do, but the Romulans would pay for her life, somehow.

He decided to push thoughts of revenge from his mind for the time being. The first thing he had to do was take care of Kat. She needed to be protected at all costs now that her mother was gone. When the arrangements for Isabelle's funeral were taken care of, he went to the Enterprise instead of home with David and Rose because he needed to spend time with his little girl.

Three years have passed and Shinzon and Kat have made a home on Voyager. She was still Daddy's little girl, but she kept asking Shinzon questions about her mother. Shinzon had not had time to handle his emotions of rage and pain from losing Isabelle, and the topic of her still hurt to much for him to share. He also felt Kat was dwelling on the subject of her mother to much. As a result of Kat's curiosity, Shinzon felt he needed to get her away from Voyager and himself so he enlisted Kat into school. He told her she should be with children her own age and that he would always be able to be contacted if she needed him. At first this sounded like an adventure to Kat. Shinzon knew he wouldn't be able to protect her as much, but he made arrangements with Rose and David to take care of Kat while he was away on missions, and told Kat he would see her as often as possible. When the adventure wore off, Kat decided the only reason why her father sent her to school was because she was a nuisance and a burden to him. To this day Kat feels as though her father left her with her grandparents because he didn't love her anymore. Little did she know. . . . .