Chapter 2

DISCLAIMER- I do not own anything in this story but the plot and several characters that have been created by me and me alone (Lauren, Captain Daniel, Doctor Morley and Lieutenant Jacobs).

NOTE- Set in about the fifth season of Star Trek Voyager.

In the sickbay of Destiny, Lauren sits up on a bio bed looking around and wondering. Wondering where she was, wondering what kind of people had abducted her and wondering what was going to happen to her. She had seen a place like this in her dreams. The fear was soon gone and all that remained was curiosity. After several minutes of waiting, a tall dark haired man emerges from another room and proceeds to approach the bio bed.

"Ahh, you're up. How are you feeling?" he asks.

"Umm, a bit weak. Who are you? "

"Doctor James Morley. I'm the chief medical officer." replies Morley

"What happened?"

"You passed out. You've been asleep for quite awhile." answers Doctor Morley examining her with the tricorder.

"What are you doing?"Lauren asks nervously.

"I'm just scanning you, to see if you're in need of treatment." After examining his readings he concluded she was in perfect health.

"How long was I out?" asks Lauren.

"About 2 hours. Which is understandable considering you were asleep when you were transported and for people that have never been through the temporal transfer it can be quite strenuous on the body."

"Wait… what did you just say?" asked Lauren.

Just then, Captain Daniels and Lieutenant Jacobs entered sickbay.

"Okay, now can you tell me what the hell is going on!" asks Lauren impatiently.

"All in good time. Doctor is she well enough to leave sickbay?" asks Daniels.

"Yes but make sure you take it easy." replies Doctor Morley kindly, walking back into his office.

"Who are you?" Lauren askes the Captain.

"I'm Captain Jonus Daniels. Now if you would like to follow me." Says Daniels indicating the door.

"Umm, do you think I could get a change of clothes?" asks Lauren.

"Sure, we'll replicate what ever you need." says Daniels.

"Thank You." replies Lauren sliding off the bio bed and following the two men out the door and down the corridor.

After inputing her size and fashion preferences into the computer, new clothes were replicated for Lauren.

In the briefing room, Jacobs, Daniels, Lauren and several other crew men sit around the briefing table.

"Now can you tell me what's going on?" asks Lauren turning her attention to Captain Daniels.

"Yes of course. Now this may be hard to believe but you are not on Earth and not in the 21st century anymore. You're on the Federation Starship Destiny in the year 2822. We have brought you forward in time to help us save another Starship from destruction using your special abilities." explains Daniels.

For some time the room is in silence as Lauren takes it all in.

"Right… I sort of figured we were in space from all the stars outside but… 29th century?"

"Yes Lauren. We realise how frightening this must be for you but we had no other choice." says Jacobs standing behind his chair.

Another few moments pass before anyone speaks.

"Okay… So, how can I help?" asks Lauren.

"Pardon me but aren't you at all overwelmed by this information." asks Daniels curiously.

"As you probably already know, one of my powers is preminition. In my dreams I have seen this. But I must admit, I didn't expect it to actually happen. Most of the time I can't tell what is a dream and what is a vision." says Lauren.

"I understand," replies Daniels.

"So…Tell me about this ship."

Daniels and Jacobs tell the short version of Voyager's story and how they got stranded in the Delta Quadrant, more than 70,000 lightyears from home. They tell her of the crew, more specifically the senior officers and some of Voyager's past experiences battling new found enemies.

"Sounds like they had quite an adventure." Says Lauren.

"They did, but 447 years ago, about 5 years into their journey Voyager was destroyed by an explosion that originated from inside the ship on deck 12. We assume that someone boarded Voyager somewhere during their time in the Delta Quadrant." Jacobs explains showing a layout of the ship on the computer screen.

"So you want me to go back to Voyager and stop the saboteur before he or she plants the weapon." says Lauren.

"Yes" replies Daniels.

"But I don't understand, why do you need me. Why don't you just send one of your own men?"

Jacobs and Daniels look at eachother briefly, but not quickly enough to stop Lauren from noticing something was up.

"We have already attempted this mission with one of our own men and it failed. The first man we sent never came back. We sent a second man and he managed to come back with his life before the bomb went off, and he had gathered information that tells us that this weapon has a failsafe that destroys the ship if tampered with." Daniels explains getting out of his chair and staring out into the stars.

"Which was?" asks Lauren.

"There are two bombs onboard. If one is tampered with or disabled the second detonates, destroying the ship in seconds." answers Jacobs.

"It appears that they have to be disabled similtaniously. And since our temporal transporter technology only allows one person at a time to be transported, you're the only one who can do it." says Daniels.

"I can see how that could be a problem." says Lauren.

"So you'll do it?" asks Lieutenant Jacobs with hope in his voice.

"I'll do it," replies Lauren smiling with confidence.

END OF CHAPTER

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