Being So Close

Conclusion

Greg and Chakotay carried Seven's unconscious body back to Bloomington. They were all rather quiet while they listened to Phoebe's story about what she had gone through.

When the group reached the outskirts of the Janeway property line, Pheobe sighed. "I sure hope mom is going to cook tonight, I don't think I could lift a spoon or a ladle, and I certainly don't want you to cook Kathryn. After all I did survive my own death!"

Kathryn stopped mid stride. And took Phoebe's hand. "Pheobe I was so engrossed in your story that I forget to tell you."

Pheobe increased the hold on her sister's hand. "Mom died, didn't she?"

Kathryn nodded, while Pheobe gave her sister a hug.

When Pheobe got to the new house, she was amazed at how much it looked like the old one. She sat on the couch with a cup of tea and simply stared all around her. She took one sip of her tea, and basically fell asleep.

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When Chakotay and Greg reached the police station, one of the officers recognized Chakotay immediately. He was the same officer that had hand delivered messages to Chakotay while Kathryn was in the hospital.

While Chakotay hoisted Seven into one of the cells, Greg gave a statement to the officer about what had happened. He saw the officer stiffen as he told him about the cage.

Chakotay was sliding the door shut when Seven regained consciousness. She got up quickly but staggered over to the bars where Chakotay was standing.

"Chakotay why have I been put here?"

"Seven you know why. Why do you ask questions to questions you already know the answer to?"

Seven looked at Chakotay. "You don't belong with Kathryn, you belong with me. Chakotay I know that you and I are different, but we are,"

"Seven please shut up."

Seven turned white as salt. "What did you say to me?"

"Seven the biggest mistake that I ever made in my life, was being so close to you, instead of staying close to Kathryn. You burned down my cousin's home, you escaped from prison, and you caged Kathryn's sister, and kept her hostage. Good grief Seven, I am over 40 years old, I don't need to be with a women who has the mental capacity of a 12 year old. I need women Seven, not a child."

She shouted at him. But he only grinned as he walked away from her cell. Just as he was opening the door he turned to her. "By the way Seven, Greg and Pheobe are going to be married, so your plan, whatever it was, didn't work."

As the door shut behind him he could hear Seven scream.

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Pheobe and Greg were married a few weeks later. They moved into the house across the street from Kathryn and Chakotay. They spent lots of time together, being as close as possible from one another.

They were all setting on the couch together enjoying dinner together, when the wind blew the door wide open. Kathryn ran to shut it, but Chakotay stopped her. When she asked why he simply smiled and said,

"I think that your mom's spirit wants to join us."

The End

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