Summary: Don't you hate it when authors make things up as they go along?
Author's Note: This springs from two ideas:
First: I once made a quip that "Star Trek: Enterprise" should have been named "Star Trek: Franchise." Upon reflection, I decided that there really SHOULD be an ST story by that name. But what to write about?
Second: What to write about? Well, it looks to me as if about 95 of fan fiction is begun with no plot in mind. I used to consider myself above that sort of thing, but what the hell. It's only fan fiction. It's not as if my publisher is going to get on my case about it.
Don't tell me I'm mixing timelines. I know it. It's part of the fun.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Apologies to the memory of Gene Roddenberry for what I'm about to do to his characters.
Star Trek: Franchise
Chapter One: The First Arrivals
Captain's Log
Kathryn Janeway
Stardate: Unknown.
Seven's best guess is that we are probably still in the Delta Quadrant.
We have so far discovered no signs of intelligent life on this planet, but I'm not jumping to any conclusions this time. We don't know how long we were unconscious, but Seven says that the star patterns are not familiar to her. With a medical tricorder, we could determine how much we have aged, but the doctor wasn't transported with us – it's only myself, Commander Chakotay, and Lieutenants Paris, Kim, and Torres, and Seven of Nine.
Seven doesn't believe we were unconscious long enough to have traveled outside the Delta Quadrant... but this smells of Q, and if Q is involved, we could be anywhere.
Or any time.
Personal Log
Chakotay
Stranded on a planet with Kathryn. Again. Maybe this will be my big chance.
Personal Log
B'Elana Torres
Stranded on a planet with Chakotay. This could be my big chance.
Personal Log
Tom Paris
I can't believe my luck. Stranded with Harry, Chakotay, B'Elana, and Seven. I don't even know who to start with! Obviously, since I've already had Janeway, she'll be last.