Evolutions II: The Quest for Perfection
Prologue
The past two months after the confrontation with the Socadan and the Borg science vessel were thankfully quiet.
Seven and B'Elanna had assumed correctly about the Socadan, because as soon as they left Socadan space they hadn't heard a single thing from them.
Captain Janeway had hoped that given time the hybrids would calm down and listen to reason, but unfortunately time didn't seem to heal all wounds.
B'Elanna, Naiomi, and especially Seven had kept their distance from the rest of the crew since the incident, increasing the rift between them and the crew.
They had even refused to use quarters aboard Voyager, preferring to stay aboard Legaia.
It was a wonder that they could even be comfortable in a ship of that size, seemingly only designed for short away missions, or so the rest of the crew thought.
At first Janeway had hoped that by B'Elanna taking over as civilian head of engineering, and Seven taking over as chief medical officer it would smooth things over.
B'Elanna seemed to have adopted a different command style since her return, something the crew had picked up on almost immediately. Instead of getting angry when someone did something incorrectly or when her orders were questioned she simply ignored it with an aloofness similar to Seven. It was more of a 'do what I say or don't, in the end it doesn't really matter to me either way' kind of situation.
Seven was also acting in a similar fashion. It was obvious that she was a very good medical officer, but she avoided small talk with the rest of the crew as much as possible.
B'Elanna believed it was mostly due to Seven's loss of superior physical strength. Where she once was able to fall back on her Borg strength was no longer an option. Her 'Evolution' for lack of a better words had removed or altered her implants to the point where her strength was average for a woman her size.
Naiomi was also having problems getting along with the rest of the crew. She felt extremely uncomfortable around the rest of the crew, and had taken to spending her days with Seven in sick bay.
With Seven's Borg knowledge and Naiomi looking up to her as she did Naiomi was learning more than she ever did before.
At first Janeway had tried to step in, thinking that Seven wouldn't be able to teach a young girl all she needed to know, but upon her first meeting with the two she had been proven wrong. After taking one look at the essay Naiomi was writing she couldn't help but be impressed. She wasn't even able to understand an essay on warp on theory at Naiomi's age let alone write one.
Even though everything was going as well as possible aboard Voyager, Seven and B'Elanna couldn't help but be a little worried. Nothing had happened since they destroyed the Borg science vessel, but the fact still remained that they were able to send out a message, and even if it was a partial one, a destroyed science vessel would definitely attract attention.
It would only be a matter of time.
To Be Continued…
Well this is the start to part II, I hope you like it, and this encourages you to REVIEW
I would also like to thank Meagan for doing all the great beta work for the first part of Evolutions. Unfortunately she will not be able to continue beta-ing for me. She honestly did such a great job, I'm going to have a lot of trouble finding someone as good as her to take over.
Meagan, if you ever have time to start beta-ing again just send me an e-mail. We just worked together so well, and the way you leave the notes on the side of the page really helped.
I wish you luck in everything you do, and it has been a real pleasure to have you help me with my first story!