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"Mama?" Quinn asked as she ran across the room straight into the couch.

"Yes?" Kathryn asked as she looked at Quinn.

"Foat urts," Quinn replied as Kathryn frowned her eyebrows.

"Your throat hurts?" Kathryn asked as the little girl nodded. "Say ah."

"Ahhh," Quinn said opening her mouth wide. Kathryn frowned her eyebrows. "It's not red. You'll be fine."

"Go now?" she asked as Kathryn smiled and nodded at her seventeen month old daughter.

"Okay, we can go now," Kathryn laughed grabbing Quinn's commbadge and putting it on her shirt. Holding out her hand for Quinn, the two walked out of their quarters.

"Good morning you two," Neelix said walking up to the two.

"Morning," Kathryn smiled as Quinn waved.

"Requisition reports for the week," Neelix said handing her a PADD.

"Thanks," Kathryn smiled.

"What can you tell me about the Great Wall of China?" Neelix asked as Kathryn allowed Quinn to run down the hall.

"Pardon?"

"The Great Wall of China, on Earth. Who built it?" Neelix asked.

"The Chinese," Kathryn said. "Quinn wait there."

"What for?" Neelix asked as they approached the turbo lift.

"Why does anybody build a wall? To keep people out," Kathryn explained "Deck one."

"In fact it was the first Q'in…"

"Dat me!" Quinn laughed.

"…Emperor who connected the walls built by a previous dynasty. He did it to prevent an invasion by nomads to the north. How big is it?"

"I have a feeling you're going to tell me," Kathryn smiled picking Quinn up.

"Twenty four hundred kilometers long, median width three point eight meters. Before the twenty second century it was one of the only manmade objects that could be seen from Earth's orbit with the naked eye," Neelix replied.

"Very impressive, Neelix. I had no idea you knew so much about my home world," Kathryn smiled walking onto the bridge. "Status?"

"We're on a course for the class Y cluster. We should be there in about three days," Chakotay smiled

"Gives us some time to relax. Carry on," Kathryn smiled. "Do you want to stay here or come with Mommy?"

"Umm… wif Om," she said before running over to the helm. Kathryn laughed and nodded to Neelix to follow her to her ready room.

"Are you going to help me fly the ship?" Tom asked lifting Quinn to his lap.

"Yes," she said clearly as Tom, Chakotay and Harry chuckled.

"Excellent."

"Why don't you want to sleep?" Kathryn asked as she sat on the edge of Quinn's bed. The little girl looked at her mother. "Is it because Mommy has people over?" Quinn nodded. "And you want to be with them? Come on," Kathryn smiled picking up the toddler, who was in her pajamas and carried her into her living space. "Sorry, she didn't want to sleep."

"Oh that's okay," Tom smiled. "We love her company."

Kathryn smiled and sat down on her couch as she stroked Quinn's hair. "Now whose turn is it?"

"Harry's," Neelix replied.

"Okay. It was around 2210. My uncle Jack was on a deep space mission to Beta Capricus," Harry started.

"That's when deep space meant the next star over," Tom piped up as everyone chuckled.

"And that was when they still had to go into stasis. So Jack put his crew under as soon as they left orbit and piloted the ship by himself for six months," Harry said.

"No contact with anybody along the way?" Neelix asked.

"There wasn't anybody along the way, not back then. The transmitter wasn't even subspace. It took weeks to get a message back to Earth," Harry explained.

"I would prefer stasis," Seven added.

"Me too. That long alone, I'd probably go a little batty," Tom agreed.

"So, six months to Beta Capricus and when they finally arrive, there's nothing there!"

"No planets?" Neelix asked.

"No. No star, no nothing. It turns out Beta Capricus was just an E.M. echo of a distant galaxy," Harry explained.

"What was his course of action?" Seven asked.

"What else could he do? He turned the ship around and headed home," Harry replied.

"And the crew?" Kathryn asked as Quinn tried to crawl away from her mother. "Ah no. You don't want to sleep you stay with me."

Quinn gave her mother a death glare and sat pouting.

"I'm glad you're not my mom," Tom teased.

"I wouldn't be so sure Tom," Harry teased as everyone laughed.

"Mama, Sannon my name!" Quinn said suddenly.

"Yes Shannon is your middle name. One of the people Mommy admires is named Shannon," Kathryn replied. "Mr. Paris, I believe you have yet to tell us your story."

"Captain, what can I do for you?" The Doctor said with a smile as Kathryn and Quinn walked into sickbay.

"She has a sore throat, and its red," Kathryn replied picking up Quinn and placing her on the Biobed.

"While you're here it wouldn't harm you to…"

"Another time Doctor," Kathryn warned as the hologram nodded and started his scans on Quinn.

"Humm," The Doctor said furrowing his brow.

"What is it Doctor?"

"Nothing to be alarmed about at this point. I'm just going to keep an eye on her more closely," the Doctor explained.

"Doctor, what is the matter with my daughter?" Kathryn asked giving the hologram her famous death glare.

"Nothing yet. Potentially, I don't know," The Doctor replied. He gave his captain a sad look and then glanced at Quinn. "But as for the sore throat you mentioned, I found its cause."

"Nothing serious?"

"No, nothing that can't be cured by antibiotics. A simple case of tonsillitis."

"Her tonsils? How?" Kathryn asked picking up Quinn and putting her down to toddle around the bed.

"Many ways, Ensign Hans had it and he might of spread it around the ship. Nothing to worry about. I'll put her on some antibiotics and she'll be perfectly all right."

"Of course. Quinn, come on sweetie," Kathryn said holding out her hand for the little girl who walked over and took a hold of it. "Thank you Doctor."

"Of course. For now keep her drinking non-acidic liquids," The Doctor said. "I'll call you when I get her medication synthesized for her metabolism and DNA structure."

"Of course Doctor," Kathryn said nodding taking Quinn and walking out of sickbay.

"Neelix to Captain Janeway."

Kathryn sighed and kissed Quinn's head before she stood up from her bed. "Yes?"

"Captain, would you mind coming to the Mess hall?"

"Is there a problem?" Kathryn asked as she walked into her living area.

"No, no emergency, but I need to speak with you. A personal matter."

"Give me a minute," Kathryn replied before she walked into Quinn's room, the little girl looked at her mother. "You're not sleepy are you?" Quinn shook her head as Kathryn leaned over picking her up. "Come on then. Let's go see what Neelix wants."

"Happy Ancestor's Eve!" Neelix greeted as Kathryn walked into the messhall holding Quinn.

"Happy Ancestor's Eve, Captain!" Everyone chorused.

"What's all this?" Kathryn asked gesturing to everyone.

"It's April 22, Ancestor's Eve. It's a holiday first established, er, well, er, today, actually, with the Captain's permission?" Neelix asked as Chakotay walked over and took Quinn from her arms.

"Neelix," Kathryn said.

"I think he's onto something, Captain. An evening of reflection in honor of those who came before," Chakotay explained as he gently bounced Quinn.

"Here, here, Uncle Jack would approve!" Harry grinned.

"It got me out from under a warp conduit. I'm all for it," B'Elanna grinned happily.

"I appreciate what you're trying to do, but," Kathryn started.

"Neelix, the gift!" Tom said quickly.

"What gift?" Kathryn asked as Neelix handed her a picture.

"Shannon O'Donnell Janeway, circa 2050. We did a little more research. This photograph was taken in a small park near Portage Creek, thirty-eight years after the dedication of the Millennium Gate. I thought it would look nice in your Ready room, on the shelf next to your desk."

"Thank you, But I'm not so sure she has a place there anymore," Kathryn replied looking at the picture.

"You are mistaken, Captain," Seven said suddenly.

"Oh?"

"Her life captured your imagination. Historical details are irrelevant," Seven explained.

"I concur with that analysis," Tuvok agreed.

"If it weren't for O'Donnell, you never would have joined Starfleet," Chakotay explained.

"Yeah, and I would have never have got you all stuck here in the Delta quadrant," Kathryn replied.

"It gave us all time to get to know each other," B'Elanna smiled.

"And gave us her," Chakotay added giving his 'daughter' a squeeze. "The best thing we ever had."

"Time for a family portrait of our own. Everyone, gather around the Captain please!" The Doctor smiled as everyone nodded and gathered around the Captain. Chakotay re-adjusted Quinn so that she faced the camera. "Face the camera."

"To family," Kathryn smiled reaching behind her and taking a hold of Quinn's hand.

"To family," Everyone echoed as the picture snapped and Quinn let out a wail.

"Tonsillitis," Kathryn replied taking Quinn from Chakotay who immediately looked worried. "Don't worry she'll be fine. Right Doctor?"

"Perfectly," the Doctor said placing a hypo-spray to Quinn's neck. "That should relieve her pain for a while."

"Thank you," Kathryn smiled as she held onto her daughter. Chakotay smiled and wrapped his arm around Kathryn's shoulder giving it a squeeze as he watched his 'daughter'.