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Disclaimer: I own nothing except Kea and Tal. And some plot bunnies, but that's it.

A/N: This is not my first fic, but it is my first Voyager fic, so please be nice.

Captain Kathryn Janeway stepped out onto the bridge of her starship, Voyager. She nodded to Commander Chakotay as she took her seat at the centre of the bridge. She looked into the main viewscreen and watched the stars as they passed by, thinking about when they got home.

"Captain, we're receiving an incoming transmission from the surface of a planet in this sector." Ensign Harry Kim's voice startled Janeway out of her thoughts, and brought her attention back to the present.

"Onscreen."

An image appeared on the main viewscreen. A young girl was sitting at a table, surrounded by circuitry and half-disassembled machinery.

"Damnit!" The girl cursed as the hyperspanner she was holding fell out of her hand and onto the floor. She bent down to pick it up, and as she came back up she hit her head on the table. "Ow!" She muttered as she sat back down rubbing.

The Captain Janeway smiled slightly at the display, before starting with the opening phrase that was as familiar to her as the way she liked her coffee.

"My name is Captain Kathryn Janeway, of the starship Voyager."

Upon hearing her voice the girl looked up and squeaked, "Ooh! It worked!" she then leapt out of her chair and backed away from the screen, "If I break it again Tal will kill me." She explained. "I'm Kea. I'm sorry for my abruptness Captain, but are you from the Alpha quadrant?"

Her question threw the Captain. "Why, yes, we are. If you don't mind me asking, how did you know that?"

Kea laughed, "You mustn't have scanned our settlement yet Captain. As of three months ago, we boasted 18 humans, 5 Klingons, 4 Vulcans and 3 Ktarians." She grinned. "We pride ourselves on our diversity." This earned a small grin from most of the bridge crew, however, Kea's comment just caused a wide smile to spread over the Captains face."

"You're from the Alpha and Beta quadrants?"

"Yup." Kea smiled, "From home."

R&R Please..
A/N: I know it's short, but please bear with me...