"Captain, I've found the energy signature." Harry stated from behind his beeping console.

            Captain Janeway, who had just moments before arrived on the bridge, was nearly giddy with excitement. "Well," She stated.

            "I'm transferring the signature to tactical."

            "Tuvok, configure the phasers to the signature."

            "Aye Captain." He responded.

            Chakotay rose from his chair and rested his hand on Janeway's shoulder. Janeway gave him a quick acknowledging glance, and walked to her ready room, Chakotay not far behind.

            "You seemed awfully happy out there." Chakotay stated.

            Janeway plopped herself down on her couch, making absolutely no effort to hide her feelings, "Wouldn't you? Those people may be related to me—distantly mind you—but quite frankly, I've met Ferengi easier to handle!"

            "I'm not disagreeing with you, but shouldn't we at least give them a better view of Voyager before they leave?"

            "What do you have in mind?" Janeway asked, crossing her legs.

            "What about a going away dinner?"

            "I'm not quite sure about that."

            "Why not?"

            "Reese has definitely displayed his skill with the replicator." Janeway replied, her face contorting slightly at the memory of the stench of the exploded replicator.

            "He won't be anywhere near the replicator, besides, from what I heard from his parents earlier, he's a marvelous chef. Sounds like he could even give Neelix a good run for his money."

            "All right… but I want an armed guard watching him. I trust them about as much as I'd trust the Borg Q ueen."

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            Malcolm sat in the holodeck. He had been downloading several files onto a PADD in front of him. His eyes shot hurriedly back and forth across it, committing what he had read to memory.

            ["These are the most detailed works I've ever read! This one,"] Malcolm tapped a button on the bottom of the PADD, ["Is about the definition, natural and unnatural occurrences of chronotons. This one is about wormholes. This one, is about… well I don't know, I haven't read it yet. But it looks interesting… It practically puts Steven Hawkings to shame!"]

            Malcolm continued to pour over the PADD as his comm chimed, "Captain Janeway to Malcolm."

            Malcolm tapped his in response, "Yes Captain?"

            "Please report to the mess hall."

            "Yes Captain." Malcolm said, tapping his comm badge again. As he walked the halls towards the mess hall, he slid the PADD into the inner pocket of the vest he was wearing. Then he shoved his hand into his pants pocket.

            ["The Doctor is going to hate me for taking this,"] Malcolm pulled The Doctor's mobile emitter from his pocket. ["I'm gonna give it back… I need to use it first! I've already uploaded the new program, all I need to do is…"] The doors of the mess hall slid open in front of him.

            "Mr. Wilkerson! Take a seat! Neelix and Reese have prepared quite a meal!" Captain Janeway stated sitting at a table, gesturing widely, with a napkin tucked in the neck of uniform. Malcolm smiled widely. He may not like Reese, but he loved Reese's cooking. Malcolm took a seat next to a woman with a well-tanned look to her skin, and slight ridges on her forehead.

            Malcolm pretended to be engrossed in the various dishes until she saw him stealing glances at her forehead ridges, "Well? Dig in?" She said in a hot-headed tone.

            Malcolm recognized various dishes as Reese's, but several looked rather alien, and Malcolm reminded himself could very well have aliens in them. Taking a rack of ribs and a hearty glump of mashed potatoes, he prodded a strangely squirming dish. He would have questioned it but didn't want to insult this 'Neelix'es feelings.

            "Neelix? Can you please tell me why you felt the need to replicate Gahk't?" the woman shouted.

            "Calm down B'ellana!" Neelix replied, "With the sound of the… steak… Tom suggested earlier, I thought they'd like it!"

            "Does anyone know where The Doc is?" Tom Paris asked from a table in the back with Hal.

            "I haven't seen him since he let Dewey and Reese out of sickbay!" Stated B'ellana.

            ["Well, how would she know where he is? It's not like made an effort to meet us, so she can't be all that friendly with her own crewmates!"]

            "Captain Janeway to The Doctor, where are you?" Janeway asked, tapping her comm.

            The Doctor's voice replied over the comm rather tersely "I seem to have misplaced my mobile emitter. I shouldn't have forgotten where it was, my memory files are all intact."

            "I'll scan for it when we get to the bridge later on," Janeway replied.

            "Thank you Captain."