Chapter 4
DISCLAIMER- I do not own anything in this story but the plot and several characters that have been created by me (Lauren, Captain Daniels, Doctor Morley and Lieutenant Jacobs).
NOTE- Set in about the fifth season of Star Trek Voyager.
Now undetectable by the ship's sensors, Lauren slowly and carefully moves through the jefferies tubes trying to get to deck 12. It is more than an hour before she gets there. Navigating through metal tunnels that seem to look all the same is not easy. She finally arrives at deck 12 and pulls out her tricorder to scan for the weapon. Within seconds, Lauren's tricorder has found the unique energy signature. It is less than 50 meters away from her current position. Lauren navigates her way through the jefferies tubes following her readings. Suddenly, her tricorder starts going wild, readings off the chart. She had found one of the two weapons. She carefully removes the small bulkhead with the suction handles above the compartment. The device is about the size of a football that is attached to some power relays. It has numerous lights and blinking meters measuring energy input and output. Now being in close proximity to the device, Lauren records the energy signature the weapon is emitting.
"Destiny, this is Lauren. Can you hear me?" asks Lauren into her communicator.
"Yes Lauren, go ahead." replies Daniels.
"I've found the primary weapon. Transmitting energy signature now."
After several moments Jacobs receives the data.
"We got it. Tracing second devise." says Jacobs through the communicator.
Moments later, Jacobs traces the second weapon.
"The second bomb is on deck 4, jefferies tube 27."
"Okay, I'm going to try and disable them. Lauren out." Lauren ends communication.
She positions herself comfortably in front of the devise and then, using her power of astral projection, copies and transfers part of her consciousness to the location of the second bomb. One of the many powers she posses. Lauren's physical and astral self, both capable of tactile contact with objects, inspect the devices for a safe way to deactivate them. After considering the possibilities, she concludes that the only safe way of disabling the weapons, was to disconnect them simultaneously. She took a deep breath, positioned her hands above the device and both her physical and astral self, pulled the two devises out of the junction at exactly the same time. Both devices must have been drawing energy from the power relays because as soon as they were disconnected they deactivated. Both Laurens carefully placed the devices on the metal grate floor and with complete concentration, brought her astral self back within her. She let out a loud sigh of relief and after a minute of collecting herself, she picked up her communicator.
"Destiny, this is Lauren. I've successfully disabled the weapons, I'm ready for transport."
Silence.
"Destiny respond."
About five seconds later Lauren receives a response.
"We're under attack! Four Klingon war birds! I can't get you out! Stay out of sight until…"
The transmission cuts out. It is clear that the ship has been destroyed. No Federation starship in any century, could have survived an attack from four Klingon war birds. After getting over the shock that Lieutenant Jacobs, Captains Daniels and his entire crew were dead and the ship destroyed, Lauren realizes the horrible truth. She is stranded.
END OF CHAPTER
CHAPTER 5 COMING SOON.