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?

6. Six

IRW Voyager, The Badlands
Stardate 48315.6

The Warbird Voyager traveled through the Badlands, trying to extrapolate the probable course of the Maquis ship from the plasma currents.

"I'm reading a coherent tetrion beam scanning us," Sublieutenant Kim reported. "And a displacement wave moving toward us."

Janeway glanced at the readings. "A graviton particle field might disperse it."

Tasalek nodded at the security officer, Subcommander Etror, who initiated the field.

"No effect," Kim announced.

"Brace for impact," Janeway suggested, as the wave caught up with the warbird, despite Tala's attempts to navigate out of the plasma storms so they could go to warp. Kim and most of the Romulans took her advice, but Tasalek and Tala were both caught in a brilliant flash of energy as a helm panel exploded.

"Hull breach on deck fourteen," Kim reported. "Dispatching a repair crew. Casualty reports coming. Medical bay not responding."

Janeway tapped the Romulan insignia on her chest. "Janeway to Doctor Rheiss," she shouted, but there was no response.

She turned, seeing Tom Paris standing over Tasalek and Tala. "They're dead," he told her.

Kim looked up at her. "If my sensors are correct, Subcommander, we're over 70,000 light years from our last position...We're on the other side of the galaxy."