Stardate: Crossroads

by Alixtii

An experimental Romulan weapon fractures history into two separate timelines--each with its own version of the Voyager. Star Trek past, present, and future must work together to preserve the time line--but whose version of history is the right one?

2. Two

Joint Romulan-Cardassian Mining Station Terok Nor
Stardate 48315.6, alternate

As Tom Paris saw the Warbird Voyager docked at Terok Nor, the joint Romulan-Cardassian space station orbiting the planet Bajor, he couldn't help admiring the ship's beauty. Sleek and stylish, and more than capable of handling the Badland's worse.

The Romulan pilot, Sublieutenant Tala, briefed him on the ship. "J'daltr- class warbird, sustainable warp factor of 9.975, sixteen decks, 775,000 metric tons, crew compliment of 163, bioneural circuitry, and the latest generation of cloaking devices."

Paris learned for the chance to pilot the warbird. If it could navigate the Badlands, then there was probably nothing he couldn't do with it. Smaller, more maneuverable than the D'deridex-class warbird, Paris knew he could fly circles around one with this ship.

Yet perhaps it wasn't so strange he found the warbird so startlingly beautiful. It was the first one he had seen in a long, long time. He didn't get the chance for joyrides on Tradescus Three, only backbreaking hard labor. Then, of course, Janeway had shown up. The subcommander offered him a chance he couldn't resist: help the Romulans find the Maquis ship he served on, and he would be set free.

How could he turn down that?