"Captain's Log: Its been a full day since the flooding has started. The flood has sparked a ton of electrical damages and most systems are down. The ship itself is still titled and we've had a hard time moving around. Half of the crew is at the front of ship near the Bridge, while the other half is at the back of the ship near Engineering. Between us is a mysterious but strong force field that has kept the flood from overtaking both sides of the ship. Chakotay has been missing since I was with him on the turbo lift, and the Doctor has most likely been kicked completely offline. I've meet with the senior staff over communications to try to establish our next plan of action."
The senior staff members are all on communications. Captain, B'Elanna, and Harry are in Engineering, while Tom, Neelix, Seven, and Tuvok are on the Bridge. These two sets of crews are seperated by the mysterious force field that is holding back the flood.
"Tuvok, how's everything on your side of Voyager.", the Captain asked.
"We've had to build a temporary fortification to block a leak on top of the bridge, but we don't expect it to last long. We'll have to move to the Mess Hall eventually."
"What I wouldn't do for one of Neelix's famous dishes from the Mess Hall", the Captain remarked. "Any word on Chakotay or the Doctor?"
As she said that the force field separating them began to flicker noticeably and make noise.
"No word on them yet." Tuvok answered. "We were hoping they would be on your side."
"Unfortunately not. Have you all been able to monitor the source of the leak?"
"We've been trying", Tom interjected, "We still haven't determined the source, but we can tell the leak has slowed down some."
"That's likely due to all of the power outages throughout the ship", B'Elanna commented, "which leads me to believe a power source is what started all of this in the first place."
"Indeed.", the Captain replied, "Seven, you said you'd be studying the molecular composition of the water. How's that going? Any leads as to where it came from or how it was able to break through our other force fields?"
"Somewhat." Seven replied, "I've determined that the fluidic compound has an electrostatic charge, which is commonly found in different systems found throughout the ship."
"Hmm, more evidence that the leak originated from one of our key systems." the Captain commented. "But what caused it? How did this leak occur?"
"Perhaps we should retrace our steps to before the leak occurred", Tuvok suggested.
"Good idea. what were we all doing yesterday?"
Neelix said, "I remember using a lot of water in the mess hall to clean my pots, but I always thought that water came directly from the replicators."
"It does", Tuvok replied. "Voyager does not have a plumbing system of any kind running through the ship."
Tom suggested, "Maybe we passed through a nebula of some kind, and some how it trickled into the ship."
"Wouldn'tve our sensors detected it?" Harry asked
"Yes, they would have", replied B'Elanna
"What else did we do yesterday", asked the Captain.
"Well, we used the Holographic Replicator for the demo yesterday", said B'Elanna. "But it was only used for the demo and nothing else."
"I wasn't able to attend that demonstration. I had a medical appointment with the Doctor."
The mysterious force field began to tingle vividly and brightly at that moment, as well as make noise.
Tuvok heard the noise through the communications. "Is everything alright over there captain?"
"As soon as you mentioned the Doctor, the force field began to light up. Go on"
Tuvok continued, "What did you all demonstrate at the presentation? How was the new HoloReplicator used?"
B'Elanna tried to recount what they produced. "What did we make with it captain? A chair, a portable power station, and a few controller relays, I think that's all we demonstrated yesterday."
"And some water…." the Captain said softly, as if in a trance.
B'Elanna, suprised by the Captain's trance like state, "Captain?"
"At the end of the demonstration …I ordered a glass of water."
"That's right. But surely a glass of water couldn't have caused all of this."
"No…", the Captain continued pensively, "But it was how I order it".
"I remember now", B'Elanna said, "I made a joke, something about the replicator being able to make a glass of water or an ocean."
"And then I told the computer, 'Let's do that …water for everyone …"
Everyone was silent after this admission by the Captain.
B'Elanna, breaking the silence. "Maybe that's why the source of the leak is on Deck 5, where the HoloReplicator is."
"That's how it was able to break through the force fields", the Captain continued in shock and regret.
"Because it was made up of the same photosynthetic material", Seven noted.
Another silence occurred between the crew.
"Unbelievable" The Captain stated. "I'm the cause for all of this."
Tuvok replied, "Hardly captain. The system was just not yet refined. There's no need to blame yourself for this."
"Tuvok's right" B'Elanna replied, "We're all responsible for this."
"What I wouldn't do for a visit to the Doctor in sickbay now, wherever he is."
The mysterious forcefield began to tingle again.
"There it goes again." Harry interjected, "As soon as you said the Doctor's name, the force field twitched."
B'Elanna curiously walks toward the force field. "Doctor?", she called out
The force field began to twitch and light up even more.
The captain walks over and puts her hand on the field. "Doctor" she wishpers. The field begins to light colorfully around her hand.
B'Elanna begins to scan the field. "I'm reading an AI component around this force field, the code structure matches the same configuration as the Doctor's AI component"
"Look!" Harry said. He was pointing to the Mobile Emitter at the bottom of the force field.
"Doctor!" The Captain expressed, "Its you?", the force field tingled warmly, "It is you!"
Over communications, Tuvok curious of what's happening, "Captain?"
Harry replied for the Captain, "The unknown forcefield that's protecting us from the flood IS the doctor! He's transformed himself into the field to keep us from flooding out.
"Well done, Doctor!" The Captain said excitedly, on the verge of tears, "Well done!"
The crew talked more about different issues.
After awhile, the temporary fortification on the bridge began to collapse.
"Captain our temporary fortification on the bridge is collapsing." Tuvok reported. "We'll need to leave the bridge and head for the mess hall with the rest of the crew.
"Understood. We'll reconnect through communications later. Captain out."
The fortification above them began to rumble a little more. "Everyone, lets move out. Head for the mess hall, we'll set up operations there." Everyone except for Seven begins to evacuate.
Tuvok notices that Seven is staying behind. "Seven! Come On!
"I can't".
"You must. This fortification my collapse on you."
"I have to take that chance", Seven replied. "It is likely that this fluid is harmful to me".
"What?"
"This water uses photosynthetic technology." Seven explained, "If I happen to ingest some of it, it may disrupt my internal Borg implants and cause injury."
Tuvok looks for alternative ways to get her across. Eventually the fortification collapses and Tuvok runs out towards the Mess Hall. Seven crouches for cover to avoid the incoming debris and water.
Tuvok reaches the Mess Hall, and uses communications to reach Seven, "Seven, are you all right?"
"I'm alright Lieutenant. I'm on a high platform away from the flood. Suffered only minor injuries. However, water is now slowly seeping in. In a matter of minutes, the Bridge will be completely flooded."
"Understood. We will devise a way to bring you here safely."
Tuvok, Tom, and Neelix have met up in the Mess Hall.
"There's got to be a way for us to transport around in this water safely." Tom states.
Neelix asks, "I suppose Voyager wouldn't have any underwater gear on board?"
"Voyager wasn't exactly equipped for underwater missions, Neelix", Tom replies.
"No." Tuvok interjects, "But it is equipped for external space missions."
"We'll of course it was." Tom sarcastically replies. He tries to decipher Tuvok's comment. "Oohhh. I know where you're going with this — space suits!
Neelix, realizes the idea, "We could repurpose our space suits for underwater transportation!"
"Precisely." Tuvok says. "The only problem is that all of our space suits are located on Deck 6, and I doubt that there's anyone on board with the lung capacity to swim that high."
"Not to mention that the suits are locked in a closet", Tom added. "Man, that would have worked perfectly."
Tom began to think further. "Wait a minute, Harry might have one. He's been doing an advanced space walk training program all month, and he was using one of voyager's space suits. Sometimes I would see a space suit in his quarters just lying around. And his quarters is not that far away."
"It's worth looking into", Neelix added.
Tuvok got on communications, "Tuvok to Ensign Kim."
"Ensign Kim here"
"We're going to attempt to retrieve the space suit you have been using. Mr. Paris hypothesis that you may have used a suit and left it in your crew quarters."
"Yeah that's right!", Harry confirmed.
"Very well. We will attempt to—"
Wait a minute", Harry interrupted. "I might have left it in the storage closet in Holodeck 1. I can't, I can't remember".
"Please Ensign, try to think were you left it. If we can get this suit, we'll be able to safely transport Seven as well as other members of the crew all over the ship."
Harry became frustrated trying to remember, "Arrggh, I don't know. Holodeck 1. I'm pretty sure I left it in the storage room in Holodeck 1."
"You don't sound to sure, Ensign."
"No, I'm sure its Holodeck 1. I remember leaving it there."
"Very well." Tuvok replied, "I will swim there to retrieve it. I'll deliver it to Seven first on the bridge and then we'll use it throughout the ship. Please inform the out." Tuvok began to make preparations to swim to Holodeck 1.
Tom was concerned, "Are you sure you can make it that far? Holodeck 1 is a bit farther than Harry's quarters."
"There is probability for error, " Tuvok states as he grabs the manual door opener, He looks directly at Tom, "But trust in your colleagues and friends trumps all doubt." He leaves for Holodeck 1.
He enters a corridor that's completely flooded, takes a deep breath, and dives in. He begins swimming towards Holodeck 1,
As he swims, he sees damage that has been done to the ship. He sees sparks flicker in the flood, and objects floating which would ordinarily be stationary.
Eventually, he reaches Holodeck 1. He uses his manual door opener to enter the room. He goes to the storage closed and begins going through the items there. After reaching, he does not see the space suit. He decides to swim back to the bridge.
He approaches a corridor which could either lead him to the Bridge or to Harry's quarters. He thinks for a moment, and remembers that Seven reported that the water on the bridge was slowly rising. There may not be a chance for him to catch his breath on the bridge to try again. So, he decided to swim to Harry 's quarters.
Once Tuvok reaches Harry's quarters, he uses the manual door opener to enter it. He immediately sees the space suit, grabs it, and starts to head back for the bridge.
As he swims back, he realizes that he's running out of breath and won't make it to the bridge in time. Having no where else to go for air, He throws the suit toward the Engineering section of the ship, hoping that the crew on that side will eventually retrieve it. He still tries to swim towards the Bridge.
On the Bridge, Seven finally sees Tuvok, however he washes up unconscious. "Lieutenant", she cries out. She immediately tries to administer CPR.
"Seven to the Mr Paris!", she calls on her communicator.
"Yes Seven?"
"Tuvok has just washed up here on the Bridge, but he is unconscious and may have drowned! I require your immediate assistance."
"Oh no Tuvok! I'm on my way!" Tom replies. "Wait, we have to freeze him. Vulcans have a favorable reaction to the cold and to the dark. If we freeze his body, the Doc may be able to revive him later."
"How do I freeze him?", Seven asks
"Grab a phaser and reverse the targeting polarity. It will cool an object down instead of heat it up. Just target the water he's already and it should turn to ice and freeze his body."
"Affirmative. Adjusting the phaser now."
Seven reverses a phaser's polarity and begins firing at the water on the bridge, It begins to turn to ice. Tuvok is partially submerged so that he is frozen along with the water.
"Ok, Lieutenant Tuvok has been frozen along with most of the water the bridge, and I have turned off all lights emitting from the bridge."
"Good work". Seven also used this freezing technique to clog the slow leak here on the bridge,
In Engineering, the Doctor's force field began to tingle. B'Elanna and Harry went to the force field. The force field temporarily collapsed and the space suit was released.
"Captain, The space suit!" B'Elanna exclaimed.
"Tuvok must have threw it down here just in case he didn't make it back to the bridge"
"Ok Seven, we have space suit. We'll get it to you as soon as possible", the Captain said.
"No rush Captain. I should be safe now I'd like to stay here on the bridge as long as possible, to monitor Tuvok as well as key systems here on the bridge." Seven replied.
"Understood, but contact us the moment anything changes. Captain out."
The Captain held the damp suit, "Tuvok, Good friend, your sacrifice will not be in vain. You'll be with us soon."
