THIS STORY IS NOT MINE. IT BELONGS TO MELANIE
I have chosen to repost this story there in the aim of preserving it in a more know location that the internet archives and in the hope of motivating the writers of this fandom to write fanfiction with Tom Paris in a more important role that « Helmboy » and husband of Lieutenant Torres or love affair of the captain. This is the sadly unfinished epitome of Super Agent Tom Paris trope in this fandom with something very similar to Section 31.
Moreoever I would be very grateful if you could use the review ( as something is telling me it will still be used to comment on this work) as a way to tell me of fanfictions in the same trope of having Tom Paris having a secret life be it Section 31 or others organizations.
To Tell the Truth series, Part 1/8: Spirit Guide
By melanie ( ~melanie's_mind )
Code: VOY, P, P/T, ALL
Date: Story finished: June 1998. Revised (spelling mistakes/grammar corrected): December 1999
Comments, admiring or outraged, may be sent to me at: melanie
Notes : 1) READ THIS OR YOU'LL THINK ME A PLAGIARIST! The idea of the AlphaOmegans was conceived during the penultimate season of ST:TNG as an explanation for Riker's desertion of Troi when they were a couple on Betazed. That story never flew but years later, between seasons 3 and 4 of ST:V to be precise, I thought of using it for Paris instead. "Spirit Guide," which introduces the concept of the AlphaOmegans, and "Parole," the sequel to this story, were completed in what I thought were final form for the former and rough draft for the latter before the ST: DS9 episode entitled "Inquisitions," which in a bizarre coincidence introduced Section 31 and a novel use for the holodeck which are eerily similar to details in these two stories. In a later story entitled "Sunfire" I have done my best to justify the existence of these two groups. Till then - warped minds think alike I guess.
2) I always have thought Starfleet was a little too quick to grant permission for Tom Paris, a convicted criminal and known traitor to the Starfleet and the Federation, to be released from prison, apparently without supervision, to help them. Their seemingly unwarranted and certainly unexpected faith in him always has struck me as odd. This is the beginning of a possible explanation for it.
Special thanks to Laci Torres and Cheile for their series "Whispers in Blindness" which introduced B'Elanna and Tom's spirit guide animals to me and permitting me to shamelessly borrow them.
AND to Marianne who first came up with B'Elanna's guide animal. (Am I out of the doghouse now LittleCheese?)
And to the PT Fever list who answered my questions and listened to me grumble about the Fanfic from Hell.
Disclaimer: The usual - theirs, not mine, wish they were, but they're not, etc., etc., don't sue.
