Home Sweet Home
The following story line is mine. Don't try to copy it cause I'll get mad
In a like vein, Star Trek: Voyager and all characters are the sole property of someone other than me.
Deneb told them her story. She couldn't explain the things they wanted to know; how did this happen? Why? She'd never had those answers herself. They noticed that she told the whole story with complete emotional detachment. They understood when she got to the part about the Enterprise.
"I was there for..ten months? Eleven? Almost a year anyway" she said with a glance at the stars.
"You were married to James T. Kirk?" Janeway asked, just to make sure she hadn't been hearing things. But Deneb nodded and placed a hand over her stomach.
"These two are his" she said softly and closed her eyes, perhaps against the sting of more tears. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes again. She looked at the two of them expectantly.
"Well" Janeway said. She didn't know what to say. She would have Tuvok check her story on the computers later. Her story was not, however, unbelievable. There were so many strange and bizarre things that Voyager alone had come up against, not to mention every one of the Enterprise's and every other ship in the Federation.
"I suppose the best thing to do would be go get you settled" she finished.
"Settled?" Deneb asked.
"Yes. We'll find you something to do on the ship, something to occupy you're time with" Janeway clarified.
"Ah" Deneb did not look happy, "With all do respect, Captain, I don't think I really want anything to do. At least, not yet"
"Of course" Janeway understood. Her was yet another person who had been ripped from her home. Janeway had had to council so many of them. This girl's situation was different however. She had absolutely no hope of ever finding her way home again.
"Of course" she repeated and stood up to leave. Deneb remained on the couch. Chakotay stood up too and nodded at her.
"Tea?" Deneb suddenly asked, "How do I get some?"
"Commander Chakotay, will you stay and acquaint our guest with the amenities?"
"Of course, Captain" Chakotay replied. Janeway stopped, just before getting out the door.
"For all it's worth" she smiled wanly, "Welcome on board" Deneb didn't actually smile, but there was amusement in her eyes.
"Well" Chakotay turned back to his "ward", "I'll give you the tour" She nodded slightly.
"Ah, this is a replicator" she listened silently as he explained it's uses and showed her how to work it.
"Most people eat in the galley, though" he told her and led her down. Neelix was on duty though he was not being swamped with business.
"Neelix, this is Deneb" Chakotay made introductions, "Neelix is our morale officer" Something in his tone made Deneb want to smile. She suspected Neelix wasn't exactly the person who kept morale up on the ship.
"Hello!" Neelix greeted her happily, "Would you like something? I've a wonderful batch of Slurian Pancakes ready!"
"No, thank you" Deneb demurred, with only the tiniest of polite smiles.
"We have to go, Neelix" Chakotay said quickly and they turned to go.
"Oh, Commander!" Neelix put his spatula down and came around the counter.
"We'll need to re-supply soon" he said, lowering his voice conspiratorially.
"Tom, Harry and Tuvok are looking for a suitable planet now, Neelix" the Commander said.
"Ah!" Neelix exclaimed as if he had gained some personal glory, "Good, good! I'll see you two later, then!" Chakotay exchanged a look with Deneb as the two left.
"Interesting fellow" Deneb commented.
"You have no idea" Chakotay grimaced but continued the tour. Deneb seemed especially interested in the holideck. She asked a dozen questions about how to create a program.
"I suppose you've never heard of such a thing before" Chakotay said as he escorted her back to her room. She was looking a bit tired.
"I've heard of hologram's before, but I've never seen anything that sophisticated" Deneb answered absently, "The Enterprise didn't have anything like that"
"Well, if you need any help with them, just call someone. The Captain said you'd be issued a com badge" Deneb nodded, fingering something around her neck. When her fingers dropped, Chakotay was surprised to see something familiar.
"That's the Federation Emblem!" Deneb looked down as if trying to see it.
"Jim gave it to me for my birthday" she said quietly. Chakotay realized he'd brought up a painful memory.
"It's beautiful" he told her quietly, hoping it would help. He understood the anguish she was going through. Everyone on the ship would. Though, as the Captain concluded, Chakotay knew her pain must be a thousand times worse than any of theirs had been.
"Thanks" They were at her quarters.
"Well, I'm sure someone will be down later to check on you" Chakotay told her, "The Doctor will probably want to see you again" Her hand drifted unconsciously over her slightly rounded belly.
"Thanks. I think I'll.go take a nap" she said and disappeared into her quarters. Chakotay shook his head, as if trying to rid himself of an intoxicating smell, and headed up to the Bridge.
"How is she?" Janeway asked.
"She's..tried" Chakotay answered, "She's resting in her quarters"
"Captain" Tuvok called from his station. Janeway and Chakotay joined him. "Her story does check out" he reported, "There are records of her presence on both the original Enterprise under Captain Archer, and more extensively under Captain Kirk"
"Is there any record of their marriage?" the Captain inquired.
"Yes. Captain James T. Kirk and Deneb Janelle Darling were married by Ambassador Spock, as he was the first officer" Tuvok answered.
"All right. At least we know she's telling the truth, and she's not insane" Janeway organized her thoughts out loud.
"Captain, there is something odd attached to her file" Tuvok said.
"What is it?" Chakotay asked.
"There are three messages for her" Tuvok answered, "One each from James T. Kirk, Admiral Leonard McCoy and Ambassador Spock"
In a like vein, Star Trek: Voyager and all characters are the sole property of someone other than me.
Deneb told them her story. She couldn't explain the things they wanted to know; how did this happen? Why? She'd never had those answers herself. They noticed that she told the whole story with complete emotional detachment. They understood when she got to the part about the Enterprise.
"I was there for..ten months? Eleven? Almost a year anyway" she said with a glance at the stars.
"You were married to James T. Kirk?" Janeway asked, just to make sure she hadn't been hearing things. But Deneb nodded and placed a hand over her stomach.
"These two are his" she said softly and closed her eyes, perhaps against the sting of more tears. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes again. She looked at the two of them expectantly.
"Well" Janeway said. She didn't know what to say. She would have Tuvok check her story on the computers later. Her story was not, however, unbelievable. There were so many strange and bizarre things that Voyager alone had come up against, not to mention every one of the Enterprise's and every other ship in the Federation.
"I suppose the best thing to do would be go get you settled" she finished.
"Settled?" Deneb asked.
"Yes. We'll find you something to do on the ship, something to occupy you're time with" Janeway clarified.
"Ah" Deneb did not look happy, "With all do respect, Captain, I don't think I really want anything to do. At least, not yet"
"Of course" Janeway understood. Her was yet another person who had been ripped from her home. Janeway had had to council so many of them. This girl's situation was different however. She had absolutely no hope of ever finding her way home again.
"Of course" she repeated and stood up to leave. Deneb remained on the couch. Chakotay stood up too and nodded at her.
"Tea?" Deneb suddenly asked, "How do I get some?"
"Commander Chakotay, will you stay and acquaint our guest with the amenities?"
"Of course, Captain" Chakotay replied. Janeway stopped, just before getting out the door.
"For all it's worth" she smiled wanly, "Welcome on board" Deneb didn't actually smile, but there was amusement in her eyes.
"Well" Chakotay turned back to his "ward", "I'll give you the tour" She nodded slightly.
"Ah, this is a replicator" she listened silently as he explained it's uses and showed her how to work it.
"Most people eat in the galley, though" he told her and led her down. Neelix was on duty though he was not being swamped with business.
"Neelix, this is Deneb" Chakotay made introductions, "Neelix is our morale officer" Something in his tone made Deneb want to smile. She suspected Neelix wasn't exactly the person who kept morale up on the ship.
"Hello!" Neelix greeted her happily, "Would you like something? I've a wonderful batch of Slurian Pancakes ready!"
"No, thank you" Deneb demurred, with only the tiniest of polite smiles.
"We have to go, Neelix" Chakotay said quickly and they turned to go.
"Oh, Commander!" Neelix put his spatula down and came around the counter.
"We'll need to re-supply soon" he said, lowering his voice conspiratorially.
"Tom, Harry and Tuvok are looking for a suitable planet now, Neelix" the Commander said.
"Ah!" Neelix exclaimed as if he had gained some personal glory, "Good, good! I'll see you two later, then!" Chakotay exchanged a look with Deneb as the two left.
"Interesting fellow" Deneb commented.
"You have no idea" Chakotay grimaced but continued the tour. Deneb seemed especially interested in the holideck. She asked a dozen questions about how to create a program.
"I suppose you've never heard of such a thing before" Chakotay said as he escorted her back to her room. She was looking a bit tired.
"I've heard of hologram's before, but I've never seen anything that sophisticated" Deneb answered absently, "The Enterprise didn't have anything like that"
"Well, if you need any help with them, just call someone. The Captain said you'd be issued a com badge" Deneb nodded, fingering something around her neck. When her fingers dropped, Chakotay was surprised to see something familiar.
"That's the Federation Emblem!" Deneb looked down as if trying to see it.
"Jim gave it to me for my birthday" she said quietly. Chakotay realized he'd brought up a painful memory.
"It's beautiful" he told her quietly, hoping it would help. He understood the anguish she was going through. Everyone on the ship would. Though, as the Captain concluded, Chakotay knew her pain must be a thousand times worse than any of theirs had been.
"Thanks" They were at her quarters.
"Well, I'm sure someone will be down later to check on you" Chakotay told her, "The Doctor will probably want to see you again" Her hand drifted unconsciously over her slightly rounded belly.
"Thanks. I think I'll.go take a nap" she said and disappeared into her quarters. Chakotay shook his head, as if trying to rid himself of an intoxicating smell, and headed up to the Bridge.
"How is she?" Janeway asked.
"She's..tried" Chakotay answered, "She's resting in her quarters"
"Captain" Tuvok called from his station. Janeway and Chakotay joined him. "Her story does check out" he reported, "There are records of her presence on both the original Enterprise under Captain Archer, and more extensively under Captain Kirk"
"Is there any record of their marriage?" the Captain inquired.
"Yes. Captain James T. Kirk and Deneb Janelle Darling were married by Ambassador Spock, as he was the first officer" Tuvok answered.
"All right. At least we know she's telling the truth, and she's not insane" Janeway organized her thoughts out loud.
"Captain, there is something odd attached to her file" Tuvok said.
"What is it?" Chakotay asked.
"There are three messages for her" Tuvok answered, "One each from James T. Kirk, Admiral Leonard McCoy and Ambassador Spock"