*Walks in a collapses on computer* Man, I am SO TIRED. . . *reads reviews*
*Stares at Guardian Dimension* *inches away from maniacal laugh* *remembers
she isn't exactly sane herself* *laughs along* *watches all of fanfiction
edge away* Awww, we aren't THAT bad. . .
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Delta stood outside the briefing room with Chakotay. Janeway had told her to wait until she was called; Kathryn would explain what happened and then Delta would explain her theory. Delta started hopping from her left foot to her right, back and forth, back and forth. . .
"You're making me nervous," said Chakotay jokingly.
"You don't understand!" cringed DA worriedly. "If they don't like me. . . they are all I remember. . ." D. Andromeda took a deep breath. Making her face calm, she brought her hands up into the posture she'd seen Tuvok assume in meditation. Pointer fingers and thumbs together, middle, ring and pinky clasped, she placed her thumbs on her chin and her pointers on her forehead. *Breathe. . . see the white light that is your breath. . ." For some reason Delta always thought of black with white smoke for her breath. She inhaled once more and felt her blood pressure drop.
Meanwhile, Chakotay was staring at her. *Isn't that Tuvok's. . .* he shook his head. Forget it.
The doors opened, and Delta removed her hands from her face and stepped in.
Looking around, she saw all 8 recognizable faces. Janeway at the head of the table, then Tuvok, Neelix, Kes, Torres, Paris, Kim, and Chakotay beside the Captain. Only the Doctor was missing. But he wasn't an "integral part of the crew" yet.
DA was suddenly comforted. Paris was smiling. So was Kes. Drawing up her courage, she tried to sound confident.
"Hello."
It came out rather more timidly than she had hoped. However, her indecision prompted Harry to give her a comforting half smile, and Neelix gave her a warm Talaxian grin. Janeway then took the lead.
"So, Delta, I suppose no introductions are necessary." Janeway gave a cordial smile. Delta gave a tentative grin. "Would you like to explain your theory on how you happen to be here?"
"Uh. . . sure." Delta swallowed. Then she thought *Aw, what the hell* and launched right in.
"As Ka- the Captain has probably already explained, I somehow managed to appear on this ship through what your sensors recognized as a temporal flux or anomaly. . . but with an odd background fluctuating frequency. As B'Elanna- Lieutenant Torres has probably informed you, she saw me fall on a warp core. But I didn't get hurt. Now, because of things I've heard on DS9, though I don't quite understand it properly, there are now things called interdimensional transporters. In these "parallel dimensions" everything is the same. . . but different. As in, there are the same people, but they do different jobs and situations are different. In my dimension, I'm from a time about the equivalent of your end of 20th century or early 21st. At least, that's what the doctor thinks. I can't remember any of my dimension, except the parts pertaining to StarTrek." Delta paused for breath. "Now, here's the tricky part, which will answer your question, Lieutenant Paris. In my dimension, I think certain people have, like, sub-telepathic links with the other dimensions. Some of these people think that what they see or imagine is a story, when really, it is real in another dimension. So there's this guy, Gene Roddenberry, and he invented something called StarTrek, which is a TV show. It was the so-called 'chronicles' of the federation Star Ship 'Enterprise', with Captain James T. Kirk. This show was so popular that there were 4 spin-offs: StarTrek the Next Generation, with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, StarTrek Deep Space Nine with Commander Sisco, and a flashback to the original 'Enterprise' with Captain Jonathan Archer. Then, there was StarTrek: Voyager. Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Federation Star Ship Voyager, Intrepid class, that got thrown in the Delta quadrant by the Caretaker and joined forces with a Maquis ship they were chasing in the badlands and then try to heroically find their way home. In short, in my world, you guys are a TV show. And even better," DA tried her heroic best of a ironic smile. "I remember everything about you I've ever seen."
As she'd said the last several sentences, she'd noticed the faces of half of the ship's senior officers change. Harry's eyes had widened, considerably. *he looks like he did when that Klingon wanted him for a mate!* chuckled Delta inwardly. Tom, on the other hand, his eyes narrowed. He wasn't sure if he should believe it. Then he saw her looking at him and backed down rather thoughtfully. B'Elanna was confuzled. It was quite obvious. Neelix seemed unperturbed by the fact that she'd seen him on TV. He looked more concerned. Whether for her life she didn't remember or her mental sanity, she had yet to guess.
"So, uh. . . the Captain says you've been here 2 years and I don't know much about the years you were with-" DA almost said Kes. But she didn't want to tell them if they didn't know she'd be leaving. "-about the first few years. I know more about. . .later-ish." Delta tries to remember. She remembered Seven.*When did Seven come on the ship?* Her contemplations were curtailed by Janeway's brisk voice.
"So I think you see the predicament. Until we get back to the Alpha Quadrant and these 'interdimensional transporters', it seems that Ms. Andromeda here is stuck with us." *Or we're stuck with her*, she thought inwardly.
B'Elanna broke out of her confused reverie. "What did you say your name was?" She asked 'Ms. Andromeda.'
"Oh, I came up with Delta Andromeda. I like the way it sounds. And it can have lots of nicknames. And the initials are DA, and I'm a Dimensional Anomaly, so. . ."
B'Elanna nodded. "Thanks."
Delta grinned at her warmly. "You're welcome, Lieutenant."
Chakotay cut the commentary. "Well Delta, I suppose you must be famished. Would you like to go with Neelix to the mess hall to get something to eat while we-" The First Officer searched for the right word.
"Talk?" supplied DA, barely suppressing a grin. "Sure, I'm absolutely starving. The meds Doc gave me are making me hungry. He said they might."
Chakotay nodded at Neelix, who stood up. D. Andromeda turned and went to the door. As she walked away, the Captain told Neelix in an undertone: "Watch her. I don't know if she is quite a security threat. If she remembers who she is suddenly. . ."
Neelix nodded stoutly. "Aye, Captain." He joined DA at the doors, and as they opened, DA turned back to the Senior Officers. *When in doubt, smile and nod* she thought supportively. So, smiling in what she hoped was an amiable fashion, she nodded once and said, "Nice to meet you all." Then she and Neelix left the briefing room.
As soon as the doors closed, all turned to Janeway.
"Is she SERIOUS?" asked Kim, wide-eyed.
"Oh trust me, she knows us." Tom said vehemently. Kim raised an eyebrow. So did Chakotay. Not wanting to say anything about the laughing fit, Tom stuttered out sheepishly, "Well, after that nightmare, when most kids would have called their parents, she goes "Tom! Chakotay! Kathryn! Neelix!" She obviously knows us. Well."
The officers settled down to discuss their new, 'arrival'.
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Meanwhile, DA was on the floor in the hallway while Neelix was requesting emergency beam to sickbay.
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"Just another laughing fit, Doctor. I'll be fine." Delta hopped off the biobed. "Oh, and Doctor?"
"Yes?"
"You should really try to contribute into important discussions more."
Then she left with Neelix, saying under her breath, "That's the second sedative today. No wonder I'm so hungry!"
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Like it? Love it? Think I'm the devil? Insane? Brilliant? Should be somewhere with nice soft padded walls? Tell me! But if you don't, that's ok. You'll get another chance next time round in 59 billion years. Word to the Wise: Speak the truth. Leave immediately afterward.
Thank you Guardian. Got a name to go with that? Keep reading. You seem to be one of the few people . . . if not the ONLY person. . . LOL REVIEW people REVIEW!
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Delta stood outside the briefing room with Chakotay. Janeway had told her to wait until she was called; Kathryn would explain what happened and then Delta would explain her theory. Delta started hopping from her left foot to her right, back and forth, back and forth. . .
"You're making me nervous," said Chakotay jokingly.
"You don't understand!" cringed DA worriedly. "If they don't like me. . . they are all I remember. . ." D. Andromeda took a deep breath. Making her face calm, she brought her hands up into the posture she'd seen Tuvok assume in meditation. Pointer fingers and thumbs together, middle, ring and pinky clasped, she placed her thumbs on her chin and her pointers on her forehead. *Breathe. . . see the white light that is your breath. . ." For some reason Delta always thought of black with white smoke for her breath. She inhaled once more and felt her blood pressure drop.
Meanwhile, Chakotay was staring at her. *Isn't that Tuvok's. . .* he shook his head. Forget it.
The doors opened, and Delta removed her hands from her face and stepped in.
Looking around, she saw all 8 recognizable faces. Janeway at the head of the table, then Tuvok, Neelix, Kes, Torres, Paris, Kim, and Chakotay beside the Captain. Only the Doctor was missing. But he wasn't an "integral part of the crew" yet.
DA was suddenly comforted. Paris was smiling. So was Kes. Drawing up her courage, she tried to sound confident.
"Hello."
It came out rather more timidly than she had hoped. However, her indecision prompted Harry to give her a comforting half smile, and Neelix gave her a warm Talaxian grin. Janeway then took the lead.
"So, Delta, I suppose no introductions are necessary." Janeway gave a cordial smile. Delta gave a tentative grin. "Would you like to explain your theory on how you happen to be here?"
"Uh. . . sure." Delta swallowed. Then she thought *Aw, what the hell* and launched right in.
"As Ka- the Captain has probably already explained, I somehow managed to appear on this ship through what your sensors recognized as a temporal flux or anomaly. . . but with an odd background fluctuating frequency. As B'Elanna- Lieutenant Torres has probably informed you, she saw me fall on a warp core. But I didn't get hurt. Now, because of things I've heard on DS9, though I don't quite understand it properly, there are now things called interdimensional transporters. In these "parallel dimensions" everything is the same. . . but different. As in, there are the same people, but they do different jobs and situations are different. In my dimension, I'm from a time about the equivalent of your end of 20th century or early 21st. At least, that's what the doctor thinks. I can't remember any of my dimension, except the parts pertaining to StarTrek." Delta paused for breath. "Now, here's the tricky part, which will answer your question, Lieutenant Paris. In my dimension, I think certain people have, like, sub-telepathic links with the other dimensions. Some of these people think that what they see or imagine is a story, when really, it is real in another dimension. So there's this guy, Gene Roddenberry, and he invented something called StarTrek, which is a TV show. It was the so-called 'chronicles' of the federation Star Ship 'Enterprise', with Captain James T. Kirk. This show was so popular that there were 4 spin-offs: StarTrek the Next Generation, with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, StarTrek Deep Space Nine with Commander Sisco, and a flashback to the original 'Enterprise' with Captain Jonathan Archer. Then, there was StarTrek: Voyager. Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Federation Star Ship Voyager, Intrepid class, that got thrown in the Delta quadrant by the Caretaker and joined forces with a Maquis ship they were chasing in the badlands and then try to heroically find their way home. In short, in my world, you guys are a TV show. And even better," DA tried her heroic best of a ironic smile. "I remember everything about you I've ever seen."
As she'd said the last several sentences, she'd noticed the faces of half of the ship's senior officers change. Harry's eyes had widened, considerably. *he looks like he did when that Klingon wanted him for a mate!* chuckled Delta inwardly. Tom, on the other hand, his eyes narrowed. He wasn't sure if he should believe it. Then he saw her looking at him and backed down rather thoughtfully. B'Elanna was confuzled. It was quite obvious. Neelix seemed unperturbed by the fact that she'd seen him on TV. He looked more concerned. Whether for her life she didn't remember or her mental sanity, she had yet to guess.
"So, uh. . . the Captain says you've been here 2 years and I don't know much about the years you were with-" DA almost said Kes. But she didn't want to tell them if they didn't know she'd be leaving. "-about the first few years. I know more about. . .later-ish." Delta tries to remember. She remembered Seven.*When did Seven come on the ship?* Her contemplations were curtailed by Janeway's brisk voice.
"So I think you see the predicament. Until we get back to the Alpha Quadrant and these 'interdimensional transporters', it seems that Ms. Andromeda here is stuck with us." *Or we're stuck with her*, she thought inwardly.
B'Elanna broke out of her confused reverie. "What did you say your name was?" She asked 'Ms. Andromeda.'
"Oh, I came up with Delta Andromeda. I like the way it sounds. And it can have lots of nicknames. And the initials are DA, and I'm a Dimensional Anomaly, so. . ."
B'Elanna nodded. "Thanks."
Delta grinned at her warmly. "You're welcome, Lieutenant."
Chakotay cut the commentary. "Well Delta, I suppose you must be famished. Would you like to go with Neelix to the mess hall to get something to eat while we-" The First Officer searched for the right word.
"Talk?" supplied DA, barely suppressing a grin. "Sure, I'm absolutely starving. The meds Doc gave me are making me hungry. He said they might."
Chakotay nodded at Neelix, who stood up. D. Andromeda turned and went to the door. As she walked away, the Captain told Neelix in an undertone: "Watch her. I don't know if she is quite a security threat. If she remembers who she is suddenly. . ."
Neelix nodded stoutly. "Aye, Captain." He joined DA at the doors, and as they opened, DA turned back to the Senior Officers. *When in doubt, smile and nod* she thought supportively. So, smiling in what she hoped was an amiable fashion, she nodded once and said, "Nice to meet you all." Then she and Neelix left the briefing room.
As soon as the doors closed, all turned to Janeway.
"Is she SERIOUS?" asked Kim, wide-eyed.
"Oh trust me, she knows us." Tom said vehemently. Kim raised an eyebrow. So did Chakotay. Not wanting to say anything about the laughing fit, Tom stuttered out sheepishly, "Well, after that nightmare, when most kids would have called their parents, she goes "Tom! Chakotay! Kathryn! Neelix!" She obviously knows us. Well."
The officers settled down to discuss their new, 'arrival'.
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Meanwhile, DA was on the floor in the hallway while Neelix was requesting emergency beam to sickbay.
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"Just another laughing fit, Doctor. I'll be fine." Delta hopped off the biobed. "Oh, and Doctor?"
"Yes?"
"You should really try to contribute into important discussions more."
Then she left with Neelix, saying under her breath, "That's the second sedative today. No wonder I'm so hungry!"
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Like it? Love it? Think I'm the devil? Insane? Brilliant? Should be somewhere with nice soft padded walls? Tell me! But if you don't, that's ok. You'll get another chance next time round in 59 billion years. Word to the Wise: Speak the truth. Leave immediately afterward.