Disclaimer: If I owned them, I wouldn't be sitting in my measly two story
house writing fan fiction, I'd be sitting in a great big black leather
chair at Paramount Studios, bringing you guys in to help me get J and C
together.........
Author's Note: Just wanted to say thank you, thank you and thank you.... To
all you guys who reviewed... Geez, I sound so desperate.
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"Paris to Janeway," came Tom Paris's voice over the comm. System of the Federation Starship USS Voyager.
Kathryn and Shannon exchanged a glance; the mix up had happened hundreds of times already. Sometimes the crew who rang over the comm. System wanted to talk to Kathryn Janeway and at other times, they wanted to talk to Shannon.
"Janeway, here," they answered together.
Shannon could practically hear Tom grin over the comm. System.
"I'm sorry Captain, but this call is for the young pretty lady in the house."
Kathryn feigned anger, "Are you saying I look old and ugly Mr. Paris, remember, I am still the Captain when off duty."
"Muuuuuuuuuuuuuum," whined Shannon, "Don't interrupt my private call."
"What is there between you and Tom that's private, should B'Elanna be worried."
Shannon laughed, and B'Elanna's voice was heard over the comm., "Don't worry Captain, I'm keeping my eye on him."
Kathryn laughed.
"Shannon," B'Elanna addresses her, "We managed to get some new movies."
"I understand, I'll be right over," Shannon huffed hurriedly, "Give me ten."
"Alright," Tom agreed, "Paris out."
"It feels like they've adopted you," said Kathryn as she watched her daughter thrown a couple of things in a duffle bag.
"Oh come on Mum, you'll be on duty in an hour, and I know you have a game of volley ball at the beach planned with Chakotay."
"We were going to ask you.... Wait a minute... How do you know?"
"You must have let it slip," Shannon said, "Have fun."
Kathryn rolled her eyes, "You're growing up so fast."
"No I'm not," Shannon huffed again, "I'll be back for dinner."
"Alright, so will I. We'll have it the mess hall today."
"Mum! I think it would be wise if we stayed at home. I heard Neelix has just come up with new Leola Root recipes."
"He has," smiled Kathryn, "We've been cordially invited to try them out with the rest of the crew."
"Including Chakotay?"
"Yes, he'll be there. You're showing a lot of interest in Chakotay lately," her mother gave her a sly look.
"So have you," replied Shannon without missing a beat.
Kathryn stared after her slightly speechless. Her daughter never ceased to amaze her.
"There is definitely something going on," said Tom, nodding toward the computer on his desk, I caught this in the corridor.
Shannon stared at the screen. Her mother was leaning against the wall, while Chakotay was talking to her. If Shannon looked closely, it looked as if the Captain of the Intrepid Ship was blushing.
"But she says Starfleet Captains don't lean," Shannon quoted, "It makes them look lazy and fragile."
"Well, she is definitely leaning," murmured Tom Paris, looking closer at the screen.
"Well," said B'Elanna, "Either they're already a couple or they're just trying to lead us on... uh... pull our thumbs, was it?"
"Pull our legs," corrected Tom, rolling his eyes, "Even Naomi knows that."
"I think B'Elanna is right," said Naomi, ignoring Tom.
Shannon nodded, but something is missing, "If they were trying to pull our legs, they wouldn't be so passionate.... Especially in an abandoned corridor, where they would have no idea we were watching them. But also, if they are already a couple, why haven't we noted this behaviour sooner?"
"Shannon's right too," agreed Naomi.
B'Elanna nodded, "You ARE smart."
Shannon rolled her eyes, "We're not here to discuss my extraordinary talents."
"I think it's time we heard some audio stuff, you know what they're talking," suggested Tom.
"Mission Impossible style?" asked Naomi, it was her favourite spy movie so far.
"I was thinking more Austin Powers, but that'll do," agreed B'Elanna.
"The gadgets are waaaaaaay outdated though," Shannon reminded them, we'd have a pretty hard time getting them.
"Leave it to me," laughed Tom.
"You know, I'm not so sure you guys are interested in getting them together, your more interested in acting out your favourite movies in real life."
"We're all for the cause, but we're just having some fun along the way."
Shannon rolled her eyes as she crawled up the wall of the little restraint where her mother and Chakotay were sitting drinking after the game of volley ball.
She looked at Tom who was serving a couple a few tables nearby and gave him the thumbs up sign. He nodded, before turning to another table, where B'Elanna was seated and whispered something to her.
Naomi, on the other hand, was in a corner making sure everything was going according to plan and telling Shannon how to navigate so she wouldn't be seen.
Soon, Shannon was on the ceiling, right above her mother's table. She tapped her comm. badge, "The fox is above the hen house," she whispered.
"Got that," replied Tom, before turning to B'Elanna who was talking to a holographic character. He pulled his ear; she nodded before pulling on a mask and walking up to Kathryn's table.
"Hi," she said, careful to disguise her voice. "I'm Melanie."
As Kathryn and Chakotay turned to 'Melanie' .Shannon lowered a microphone to the table.
"Are you two dating, I must say you make a cute couple."
"I didn't know you programmed the character to talk to us," Shannon heard her mother hiss to Chakotay.
He shrugged.
"You make a cute couple. How did you meet? Are you married? You are dating aren't you?"
Shannon smothered a laugh, B'Elanna wouldn't dare ask Kathryn that if she had been herself.
"Yes, we are," smiled Kathryn.
Chakotay shot her a look, "If we can't tell the crew, we could at least tell holograms."
Chakotay nodded, "We only started a couple of days ago. I finally got the guts to tell Kathryn that I loved her again after a long time and apparently the last time she turned me down, she wasn't thinking straight."
"You helped me see some stuff that I hadn't seen before. I guess I was afraid to love you, the ship the crew, but when Shannon came, she forced me to love again, that's why I was more open this time."
"OH look," said B'Elanna pointing to the hologram she had been talking to earlier, who was waving her hand at B'Elanna, "My friend wants a word with me, if you'll excuse me."
As B'Elanna walked away, Tom in a disguise walked up. "I heard what you were telling my girlfriend, that was very sweet, who is this Shannon."
"My daughter," answered Kathryn.
"The reason I told Kathryn I loved her again. I love Shannon too, I'd like to be her father as well, besides I could also see Kathryn was softening and decided to take hold of the opportunity life had presented me. Oh, I also got some advice from my spirit guide."
Shannon stared at the couple shocked, so shocked, she let go of the microphone. The other hand that glued her to the wall, immediately reached out to catch it. Not only the microphone fall, but Shannon did as well, right in the middle of the commanding team's table.
If her scream didn't attract the crowd the crash of the table giving away under her did. She groaned as studied a broken arm, "I think I broke my arm," she murmured before blacking out.
To Be Continued................
Author's Note: I just thought J and C wouldn't be too afraid to tell the real story to holograms they weren't going to see again. It's not like they would be that way in 'real' public.... Sorry if I left you hanging, but I have to go. Got school tomorrow.
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"Paris to Janeway," came Tom Paris's voice over the comm. System of the Federation Starship USS Voyager.
Kathryn and Shannon exchanged a glance; the mix up had happened hundreds of times already. Sometimes the crew who rang over the comm. System wanted to talk to Kathryn Janeway and at other times, they wanted to talk to Shannon.
"Janeway, here," they answered together.
Shannon could practically hear Tom grin over the comm. System.
"I'm sorry Captain, but this call is for the young pretty lady in the house."
Kathryn feigned anger, "Are you saying I look old and ugly Mr. Paris, remember, I am still the Captain when off duty."
"Muuuuuuuuuuuuuum," whined Shannon, "Don't interrupt my private call."
"What is there between you and Tom that's private, should B'Elanna be worried."
Shannon laughed, and B'Elanna's voice was heard over the comm., "Don't worry Captain, I'm keeping my eye on him."
Kathryn laughed.
"Shannon," B'Elanna addresses her, "We managed to get some new movies."
"I understand, I'll be right over," Shannon huffed hurriedly, "Give me ten."
"Alright," Tom agreed, "Paris out."
"It feels like they've adopted you," said Kathryn as she watched her daughter thrown a couple of things in a duffle bag.
"Oh come on Mum, you'll be on duty in an hour, and I know you have a game of volley ball at the beach planned with Chakotay."
"We were going to ask you.... Wait a minute... How do you know?"
"You must have let it slip," Shannon said, "Have fun."
Kathryn rolled her eyes, "You're growing up so fast."
"No I'm not," Shannon huffed again, "I'll be back for dinner."
"Alright, so will I. We'll have it the mess hall today."
"Mum! I think it would be wise if we stayed at home. I heard Neelix has just come up with new Leola Root recipes."
"He has," smiled Kathryn, "We've been cordially invited to try them out with the rest of the crew."
"Including Chakotay?"
"Yes, he'll be there. You're showing a lot of interest in Chakotay lately," her mother gave her a sly look.
"So have you," replied Shannon without missing a beat.
Kathryn stared after her slightly speechless. Her daughter never ceased to amaze her.
"There is definitely something going on," said Tom, nodding toward the computer on his desk, I caught this in the corridor.
Shannon stared at the screen. Her mother was leaning against the wall, while Chakotay was talking to her. If Shannon looked closely, it looked as if the Captain of the Intrepid Ship was blushing.
"But she says Starfleet Captains don't lean," Shannon quoted, "It makes them look lazy and fragile."
"Well, she is definitely leaning," murmured Tom Paris, looking closer at the screen.
"Well," said B'Elanna, "Either they're already a couple or they're just trying to lead us on... uh... pull our thumbs, was it?"
"Pull our legs," corrected Tom, rolling his eyes, "Even Naomi knows that."
"I think B'Elanna is right," said Naomi, ignoring Tom.
Shannon nodded, but something is missing, "If they were trying to pull our legs, they wouldn't be so passionate.... Especially in an abandoned corridor, where they would have no idea we were watching them. But also, if they are already a couple, why haven't we noted this behaviour sooner?"
"Shannon's right too," agreed Naomi.
B'Elanna nodded, "You ARE smart."
Shannon rolled her eyes, "We're not here to discuss my extraordinary talents."
"I think it's time we heard some audio stuff, you know what they're talking," suggested Tom.
"Mission Impossible style?" asked Naomi, it was her favourite spy movie so far.
"I was thinking more Austin Powers, but that'll do," agreed B'Elanna.
"The gadgets are waaaaaaay outdated though," Shannon reminded them, we'd have a pretty hard time getting them.
"Leave it to me," laughed Tom.
"You know, I'm not so sure you guys are interested in getting them together, your more interested in acting out your favourite movies in real life."
"We're all for the cause, but we're just having some fun along the way."
Shannon rolled her eyes as she crawled up the wall of the little restraint where her mother and Chakotay were sitting drinking after the game of volley ball.
She looked at Tom who was serving a couple a few tables nearby and gave him the thumbs up sign. He nodded, before turning to another table, where B'Elanna was seated and whispered something to her.
Naomi, on the other hand, was in a corner making sure everything was going according to plan and telling Shannon how to navigate so she wouldn't be seen.
Soon, Shannon was on the ceiling, right above her mother's table. She tapped her comm. badge, "The fox is above the hen house," she whispered.
"Got that," replied Tom, before turning to B'Elanna who was talking to a holographic character. He pulled his ear; she nodded before pulling on a mask and walking up to Kathryn's table.
"Hi," she said, careful to disguise her voice. "I'm Melanie."
As Kathryn and Chakotay turned to 'Melanie' .Shannon lowered a microphone to the table.
"Are you two dating, I must say you make a cute couple."
"I didn't know you programmed the character to talk to us," Shannon heard her mother hiss to Chakotay.
He shrugged.
"You make a cute couple. How did you meet? Are you married? You are dating aren't you?"
Shannon smothered a laugh, B'Elanna wouldn't dare ask Kathryn that if she had been herself.
"Yes, we are," smiled Kathryn.
Chakotay shot her a look, "If we can't tell the crew, we could at least tell holograms."
Chakotay nodded, "We only started a couple of days ago. I finally got the guts to tell Kathryn that I loved her again after a long time and apparently the last time she turned me down, she wasn't thinking straight."
"You helped me see some stuff that I hadn't seen before. I guess I was afraid to love you, the ship the crew, but when Shannon came, she forced me to love again, that's why I was more open this time."
"OH look," said B'Elanna pointing to the hologram she had been talking to earlier, who was waving her hand at B'Elanna, "My friend wants a word with me, if you'll excuse me."
As B'Elanna walked away, Tom in a disguise walked up. "I heard what you were telling my girlfriend, that was very sweet, who is this Shannon."
"My daughter," answered Kathryn.
"The reason I told Kathryn I loved her again. I love Shannon too, I'd like to be her father as well, besides I could also see Kathryn was softening and decided to take hold of the opportunity life had presented me. Oh, I also got some advice from my spirit guide."
Shannon stared at the couple shocked, so shocked, she let go of the microphone. The other hand that glued her to the wall, immediately reached out to catch it. Not only the microphone fall, but Shannon did as well, right in the middle of the commanding team's table.
If her scream didn't attract the crowd the crash of the table giving away under her did. She groaned as studied a broken arm, "I think I broke my arm," she murmured before blacking out.
To Be Continued................
Author's Note: I just thought J and C wouldn't be too afraid to tell the real story to holograms they weren't going to see again. It's not like they would be that way in 'real' public.... Sorry if I left you hanging, but I have to go. Got school tomorrow.
