Chapter 3

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 cargo bay of Destiny, Lauren receives the equipment she needed to complete the task that was in front of her along with some instructions and warnings.

"This is your communicator. Just push this button, speak and we'll hear you." Lieutenant Jacobs explains showing the small devise to Lauren.

"Got it."

"Now you know what to do?" asks Jacobs.

"Yes." Replies Lauren, taking in a deep breath.

The crew is preparing for the transport as Lauren and Jacobs enter the bridge from the turbo lift. Lauren- wearing a typical blue and black Starfleet uniform steps onto the small transporter platform located in the far left corner of the bridge.

"Enter temporal and spacial coordinates. Location- Starship Voyager, Delta Quadrant. Star date- 4152.3. Year- 2373." Captain Daniels instructs his crew.

"Remember, as soon as you've disabled the weapon, use your communicator and we'll get you out. But remember, it's important that you don't let anyone see you. We've given this uniform so you don't stand out to much if you have to come out of cover." Explains Jacobs.

"Ok… I just have one more question. What's going to happen to me after I do this?" asks Lauren.

"We'll send you back to your time." Daniels explains.

"But because I've seen the future, you'll probably want to erase my memory right?"

"Normally that would the case but because of you're ability to see into the future, there's really no point." Answers Daniels.

Lauren smiles and nods slightly.

"Are you ready?" asks Jacobs sitting at his console.

After a moment of hesitation, Lauren answers.

"Yeah…I'm ready. Let's do it."

"Proceed." Daniels says to Lieutenant Jacobs.

"And Good Luck Lauren."

"Thanks." She replied.

With that, Lauren dematerializes into the past.

Federation Starship Voyager. Year- 2373

Captain Kathryn Janeway steps out of the turbo lift and onto the bridge with a slight spring in her step.

"Good morning Commander." said Janeway cheerfully.

"Morning. I'm guessing you slept well."

"Like a baby. It must have been the best night sleep I'd had in weeks." Says Janeway, sliding in to the captain's chair.

"I'm glad to hear it. By the way, would you like to grab lunch later today? I hear Neelix is serving Mushroom soup, my favourite." asks Chakotay, with a warm smile on his face.

"Sounds good." Replies Janeway giving a smile in return.

"Captain, we have a security breach. An unauthorized transport on deck 10, origin unknown." reports Tuvok.

"Yellow alert. Send a security team, Tuvok, Harry you are with me. Commander you have the bridge." orderes Janeway jumping out of her chair and proceeding to the turbo lift.

Lauren dematerializes in a corridor on deck 10, 2 decks under where the weapon is believed to be placed. She decides that it would be safer to go through jefferies tubes to get to deck 12. If she used the turbo lift, she would surely be recognized as an intruder. Suddenly she realizes that her transport had not gone unseen by the ship's internal sensors, so she engages a blocking devise built in to her tricorder. This fine addition to a tricorder enables the user to block sensors from detecting their life signs. Soon Lauren finds a jefferies tube and proceeds to crawl through.

Less than a minute after Lauren had made her self scarce, Captain Janeway, Lieutenant Tuvok and Ensign Kim arrived.

"Where'd they go?" Kim exclaims.

"Seven of Nine can you locate the intruder?" asks Janeway over the com system.

"No Captain, not reading any life signs besides yours and a few other crewmen in your vicinity." replies Seven in astrometrics.

"It may have been a glitch in the ship's systems. I could run a diagnostic from engineering." Suggests Harry.

"Do it."

Harry left to do his diagnostic as Tuvok and Janeway went the opposite direction down the corridor talking, completely unaware that the intruder was watching and listening.

END OF CHAPTER

CHAPTER 4 COMING SOON