Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek or M*A*S*H. I certainly am not making
any money by writing this story.
Author's note: This story ignores the relationship between Seven and Chakotay in the last episode of Voyager. Also, I began writing this before Homecoming and its sequel were published.
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The transporter beam releases the Captain and Hawkeye. Chakotay and Harry stand behind the consol with concerned looks on their faces. Chakotay moves forward to explain what's going on.
"I'm assuming you have a good reason for disobeying my orders."
Chakotay, eyeing Hawkeye, pulls the Captain off to the side.
Meanwhile, Hawkeye begins to wonder around the room. He eyes Harry warily really having no idea what to make of his surroundings. Q suddenly appears beside him. Hawkeye almost hits the ceiling. "Not a lot of fun are they?" Q asks in his usual arrogant tone. Hawkeye just stares at him in complete disbelief. Q continues any ways, putting his arm around Hawkeye and guiding him around the room. "Now, we on the other hand could rule the world with laughter."
"Q what do want? I should have known that you have something to do with us being here."
"Now, mon capitaine, why would moi want to send your insignificant little ship into such a barbaric time period."
The Captain just stands there with her hands on her hips.
"Okay Okay. You've drug it out of me", Q says, overacting, "I wanted Junior to see the resourcefulness of humans. How they struggle to hold onto their brief existence and."
"Q enough!" The Captain cuts him off before he starts degrading humankind any further, "I will not have my ship used on your whim as a class room."
"But Auntie Kathy," q pleads," Lt. Torres is so good at improvising and Father says I have to learn what humans do."
The Captain remembers what she told Q in the midst of their Civil War. Q certainly wasn't capable of teaching him the morals necessary to reform the Q Continuum especially after that incident that occurred a few months ago. Anything to keep her Godson from being turned into an ameba. "Fine, but there are a few conditions. First, you stay out of the crew's way and out of their personal lives. Your just here to observe our repair work not to study human mating behaviors. Secondly. Leave the time period alone."
"Of course Mon capitaine. We'll follow your silly rules," wondering about the Captain's bizarre speech about mating. Then remembering he is a Q he gains some very interesting knowledge.
"Thank you, Aunty Kathy. I'm very sorry we had to inconvenience you." The Qs blink out of existence.
The Captain smiles, "There might be hope for the continuum yet. If only we aren't the ones who have to teach them the lessons," The Captain rubs the back of her neck, "Chakotay, I want a staff meeting in an hour. I'll be in my quarters." She grabs Hawkeye and strolls out of the transporter room.
They enter the nearest turbo lift.
"Deck 2" The Captain orders the turbo-lift. An uncomfortable silence falls over them.
"I don't suppose we're in Kansas anymore?" Hawkeye tries to joke.
The Captain looks confused, "Kansas?"
"Don't tell me you've never seen the Wizard of Oz."
The turbo-lift doors open before the Captain can respond. They walk down the corridor passing crewmen that nod to the Captain and try to hide their curiosity at who it following her. They reach the Captain's quarters and enter it. The Captain indicates that they should sit on the couch.
"The Temporal Prime Directive forbids me to explain any of this to you, but yet again I'm violating it."
"You're going to tell me that Klinger was right and you guys really are aliens."
"No, I was born in Indiana, just not exactly Indiana as you would know it."
"The future looks rather gray. I would have thought we might have included just a little orange."
The Captain ponders how many psychologists at Starfleet Medical would want to analyze his ability to deal with anything with a joke. The Captain does her best to remain relaxed, but the upcoming staff meeting weights heavily upon her. She sighs and gets up making a quick decision, "Make yourself at home, I have to take a shower."
"Can I join you?" Hawkeye asks in a very serious tone that contains deep caring.
The Captain stops in mid-stride and turns toward Hawkeye with great turmoil on her face. She is fighting years of hiding behind her captaincy and that wall that has kept her from forming a serious relationship. Hawkeye is different. He doesn't see her, as authority and the temporal prime directive just doesn't matter. She has broken it so many times that it caused a man to go mad. With much hesitation she holds out her hand to welcome the spontaneous relationship.
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Klinger finishes his shower thinking of the film again, "I wonder what pictures they really took. It was probable those pie pans they were carrying around. Well, I'm going to get some really pictures of their ship." Klinger exits the showers, throwing the film in the nearest trashcan. Tom and Tuvok retrieve it.
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Please review! Thank you to those who have reviewed.
Author's note: This story ignores the relationship between Seven and Chakotay in the last episode of Voyager. Also, I began writing this before Homecoming and its sequel were published.
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The transporter beam releases the Captain and Hawkeye. Chakotay and Harry stand behind the consol with concerned looks on their faces. Chakotay moves forward to explain what's going on.
"I'm assuming you have a good reason for disobeying my orders."
Chakotay, eyeing Hawkeye, pulls the Captain off to the side.
Meanwhile, Hawkeye begins to wonder around the room. He eyes Harry warily really having no idea what to make of his surroundings. Q suddenly appears beside him. Hawkeye almost hits the ceiling. "Not a lot of fun are they?" Q asks in his usual arrogant tone. Hawkeye just stares at him in complete disbelief. Q continues any ways, putting his arm around Hawkeye and guiding him around the room. "Now, we on the other hand could rule the world with laughter."
"Q what do want? I should have known that you have something to do with us being here."
"Now, mon capitaine, why would moi want to send your insignificant little ship into such a barbaric time period."
The Captain just stands there with her hands on her hips.
"Okay Okay. You've drug it out of me", Q says, overacting, "I wanted Junior to see the resourcefulness of humans. How they struggle to hold onto their brief existence and."
"Q enough!" The Captain cuts him off before he starts degrading humankind any further, "I will not have my ship used on your whim as a class room."
"But Auntie Kathy," q pleads," Lt. Torres is so good at improvising and Father says I have to learn what humans do."
The Captain remembers what she told Q in the midst of their Civil War. Q certainly wasn't capable of teaching him the morals necessary to reform the Q Continuum especially after that incident that occurred a few months ago. Anything to keep her Godson from being turned into an ameba. "Fine, but there are a few conditions. First, you stay out of the crew's way and out of their personal lives. Your just here to observe our repair work not to study human mating behaviors. Secondly. Leave the time period alone."
"Of course Mon capitaine. We'll follow your silly rules," wondering about the Captain's bizarre speech about mating. Then remembering he is a Q he gains some very interesting knowledge.
"Thank you, Aunty Kathy. I'm very sorry we had to inconvenience you." The Qs blink out of existence.
The Captain smiles, "There might be hope for the continuum yet. If only we aren't the ones who have to teach them the lessons," The Captain rubs the back of her neck, "Chakotay, I want a staff meeting in an hour. I'll be in my quarters." She grabs Hawkeye and strolls out of the transporter room.
They enter the nearest turbo lift.
"Deck 2" The Captain orders the turbo-lift. An uncomfortable silence falls over them.
"I don't suppose we're in Kansas anymore?" Hawkeye tries to joke.
The Captain looks confused, "Kansas?"
"Don't tell me you've never seen the Wizard of Oz."
The turbo-lift doors open before the Captain can respond. They walk down the corridor passing crewmen that nod to the Captain and try to hide their curiosity at who it following her. They reach the Captain's quarters and enter it. The Captain indicates that they should sit on the couch.
"The Temporal Prime Directive forbids me to explain any of this to you, but yet again I'm violating it."
"You're going to tell me that Klinger was right and you guys really are aliens."
"No, I was born in Indiana, just not exactly Indiana as you would know it."
"The future looks rather gray. I would have thought we might have included just a little orange."
The Captain ponders how many psychologists at Starfleet Medical would want to analyze his ability to deal with anything with a joke. The Captain does her best to remain relaxed, but the upcoming staff meeting weights heavily upon her. She sighs and gets up making a quick decision, "Make yourself at home, I have to take a shower."
"Can I join you?" Hawkeye asks in a very serious tone that contains deep caring.
The Captain stops in mid-stride and turns toward Hawkeye with great turmoil on her face. She is fighting years of hiding behind her captaincy and that wall that has kept her from forming a serious relationship. Hawkeye is different. He doesn't see her, as authority and the temporal prime directive just doesn't matter. She has broken it so many times that it caused a man to go mad. With much hesitation she holds out her hand to welcome the spontaneous relationship.
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Klinger finishes his shower thinking of the film again, "I wonder what pictures they really took. It was probable those pie pans they were carrying around. Well, I'm going to get some really pictures of their ship." Klinger exits the showers, throwing the film in the nearest trashcan. Tom and Tuvok retrieve it.
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Please review! Thank you to those who have reviewed.