Disclaimer: I only wish Voyager was mine, but Paramount owns them and it is our duty to speculate what they don't see fit to reveal in the series, and are too lazy to make a movie. If only they would see it our way...
Banned From Coffee Chapter 9 - Holy Matrimony
6 weeks later and Voyager had finally seen the tail end of the Alomen-ar, for the time being. Kathryn Janeway's 'baby bump' was just beginning to settle itself in a comfortable position between her hips, creating endless backaches for her.
Thankfully, Kathryn thought, she could still fit into the wedding dress she replicated a week beforehand. There was only 3 hours left to go, trhe last time she saw the time, before she and Chakotay were to officially become husband and wife, but, being the scientist she is, Kathryn couldn't help but wonder how the hell she was supposed to fit into the lovely white dress without looking too pregnant.
The door chime woke her up from her daydreams, and she half-heartedly called out "Who's there?" to the person at the door.
"Kathryn, it's me, B'Elanna. You know, your matron of honour..."
Shit, she thought, was it that time already, for her bridesmaids, B'Elanna, Seven and Sam Wildman, to join her? "B'Elanna, you can come in. Are Seven and Sam with you?" she called in the general direction of the door.
The swish of the door opening and closing drew Kathryn out of her bedroom and into the living area in her stunning white dress. There she saw B'Elanna in a blazing red figure-hugging dress and Seven and Samantha in matching amazingly blue dresses.
"Wow!" Everyone gasped at once, admiring eachother in their dresses. "We are so going to be the centre of attention," Sam said.
Meanwhile, in the First Officer's quarters, Chakotay was standing nervously in front of his full length mirror admiring his white suit. Tom, Harry and the Doctor stood beside him, all wearing matching black suits.
"I wonder how the girls will look?" Tom asked, secretly picturing his wife in his head, her figure slimming down to it's original shape before she had Miral almost 2 years earlier.
"Come off it, Tom," Harry said. "We all know you can see B'Elanna in your head, I'm sure she looks ravashing, just like Seven..." he trailed off with the name of the woman he had been dating for nearly 3 months now.
"Don't forget Samantha," the Doctor added in, not wanting the ship's first mother to be forgotten so quickly.
"Chakotay," Tom asked his friend, drawing everyone's thoughts from the women. "As best man, it is my duty to make sure the rings are delivered to the wedding promptly on time. Have you replicated them yet?"
Chalotay looked lost at Paris' question. "Rings, Tom? Oh, you mean the wedding bands Kathryn chose for us." At the nod and cheeky grin on his face, Chakotay continued. "They're on the table over there. Remember, Paris, if you lose them, they come out of your rations and you'll have some making up to do to the Captain when she finds out you're the one who lost her wedding ring."
Tom chuckled, then looked at the chronometer on a nearby console. Shit, he thought, it was almost time for the ceremony to begin, and he didn't think Tuvok would appreciate them being late to the wedding. "Chakotay, look at the time, I think we'd better be going to the Holodeck now, don't you?"
Chakotay looked blankly at the helm officer. Tom and Harry looked eachother in the eyes and just dragged him out of his quarters and towards Holodeck 2, the Doctor trying as hard as he could to keep up with them.
The Holodeck was already occupied by the time Chakotay, Tom, Harry and the Doctor entered it to take their places at the altar.
Tom Paris has really outcone himself this time, Chakotay thought, looking around the lovely garden area where he would be married. The altar was surrounded by thousands of roses in all colours, the aisle flanked by white roses. The only crew not present in the Holodek was the skeleton crew running the shift for the afternoon. Tuvok, serving as 'minister', was standing in his dress uniform underneath the rose arbour.
The garden fell silent as the guests heard the doors open, revealing the groom and his men. The crew stood to admire the foursome, applauding in acception, then sat down again to continue their conversations.
"I have never been so nervous in my life," Tom said, a slight grimace on his normally-cheeky face.
"What, Tom? Never!" Harry said to his best friend. "What about when you propsed to B'Elanna, or when Miral was born. Weren't you nervous then?"
Tom chuckled then gave Harry a strange look. "Harry, Harry, those times I had other things on my mind. When I propsed I was about to die. When my daughter was born, we were in the middle of a battle with the Borg. Now, this, I am the Commander's best man, at his wedding with the Captain! There is nothing outside the ship to focus my attnention on. Are you telling me you of all people, Harry James Kim, are not nervous?"
Even Chakotay had to chuckle at Tom's comment. His attention and the attention of everyone else was once again drawn to the doors as they swished open. Everyone stood in true tradition of a wedding ceremony, then gasped at the sight of the person coming through the doors.
Naomi Wildman, leading young Miral Paris down the aisle in matching dresses, smiled as she heard everyone coo-ing at their cuteness.
As they reached the halfway point of the walkway, the bridal party made their way from the ship to the holographic garden. First, everyone gasped at the amazing sight of Sam, a person they had not seen in anything but her uniform for a long time.
Secondly, Seven of Nine drew everyone's attention, including that of Harry kim. This was a woman everyone had seen only in bodysuits for almost 5 years. Now, she was walking in an amazing dress, positively flaunting her individuality. Harry made his mind up then and there that this was the woman he was going to marry.
B'Elanna walked through the door in her true fashion - stealing the show. Everyone, Tom included, noticed truly how much baby weight she had dropped since Miral's birth. her bright red dress reflected the artificial sunlight, almost blinding everyone.
After the matroin of honour had taken her place opposite Tom, the bride walked through the door, her pace suited exactly to the bridal march playing in the background. No one's eyes deviated from her white dress, perfectly hiding her pregnancy, the sunlight highlighting her radiant beauty that had surfaced for this occasion. No one moved until she had joined Chakotay in front of Tuvok for the one thing the crew had been waiting for since their second year in the Delta Quadrant.
"Dearly, beloved, we are gathered here today to..." Tuvok's unemotional voice began the ceremony.
"... I now pronounce you hisband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
The entire crew present for the ceremony burst into applause as the pair they had seen fall in love with eachother for 7 years were finally married. The happy couple beamed as they walked out of the holographic garden into Holodeck 1 where the reception was going to be held. No one knew the destination Tom Paris had programmed for this, so everyone gasped in surprise when they walked into a field in Indiana, just outside Kathryn Janeway's childhood home.
"Oh, Tom," she gasped. "You really shouldn't have."
"Ma'am, it was my pleasure."
