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Chakotay woke up, something was wrong, he looked around, Kathryn wasn't there
"Computer where is Kathryn Janeway"
"Kathryn Janeway is on the bridge"
"Dam it Kathryn"
Chakotay got out of bed and quickly got in to his uniform. Walking over to the replicator he said
"Coffee black" he grabbed it and ran out the door
In the turbo lift he yelled
"Bridge" he continued to finish the rest of his coffee.
Spirits why is this lift taking so long Chakotay thought
The doors opened Chakotay stepped out and looked around the bridge Kathryn was sitting in her chair. If I call her Kathryn on the bridge she will go mad
"Captain may I have a word in the ready room?"
Kathryn turned around she was smiling but he could see worry in her eyes.
"Of course Commander"
They walked over
"Tuvok you have the bridge"
"Aye Captain"
As soon as the ready room door closed Kathryn turned and looked strait in to Chakotay's eyes
"Don't even say it"
"Say what?"
"You are going to say I was relieved of duty and I shouldn't be on the bridge"
"You know me well"
"I should know you well I'm your wife!"
"You have a point"
Kathryn walked over to the replicator
"Want anything?"
"I want you to come off the bridge"
Kathryn turned and gave Chakotay a death glare
"I mean it Kathryn, The Doctor relieved you of duty, You …" Kathryn interrupted
"I don't care what that ridiculously stupid hologram says, with the push of a button I could decompile his program" Kathryn began to bang her fists against the wall
"Kathryn"
"I am the Captain my place is on the bridge"
"Kathryn"
"I have to be on the bridge, I have to find Taya, I have to …"
"KATHRYN" Chakotay walked over and grabbed her wrists "STOP IT, your going to hurt yourself"
Kathryn looked in to his eyes, she pulled her hands away from him
"Sorry"
"It's ok" Chakotay put his hand on her shoulder "You shouldn't be on the bridge"
"I have to be, I have to find Taya"
"But you're not allowed to be"
Kathryn looked at the floor
"It's my fault she was kidnapped"
"What? No it's not Kathryn are you holding yourself responsible for this?"
She nodded
"But it's not your fault"
"It is, I tried to push her out of the way so they wouldn't get her if I had been a little quicker"
"If you start putting it like that you could blame everyone on this ship"
Kathryn looked confused
"I could blame myself for not being on the bridge, I could blame Harry and Tuvok for not finding the ship on sensors, I could blame Tom for not getting us away fast enough, I could blame B'elanna for not…"
"Ok ok I get it, but it is my fault"
"No its not, I …" Chakotay was interrupted by Tom's voice
"Paris to Janeway"
Kathryn looked up
"Go ahead"
"We are within visual range of the planet"
"I'm coming, Janeway out"
Kathryn walked towards the door but before she got there she turned to Chakotay
"Chakotay don't ever come in here and tell me you want me to leave the bridge again"
"Yes ma'am"
"Good, coming?"
"I wouldn't let you go out there alone" Chakotay walked over next to her "Let's go"
They walked out on to the bridge together
"On screen" Kathryn called out
There was a planet that looked almost the same as earth
"Captain" Tuvok looked over at her "We are being hailed"
"By whom?"
"The planet"
"Alright let's see what they have to say"
Tuvok nodded, they all looked at the view screen a woman's face appeared
"Consider this a warning stay away from our planet, if you start a war we will protect ourselves"
"My name is Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Federation star ship Voyager we have no desire to start a war"
"That's what they all say"
"May I give my reason for coming?"
The woman nodded
"We are here because my … One of my crew members has been kidnapped and we thought they may have been taken to your planet"
"Well I ... I …"
The woman looked as if she didn't know what to do, she eventually finished her sentence
"I think you are telling the truth"
Kathryn smiled
"Good"
"I will look at all the ships that have come to our planet in the last ... erm when was your crewmen taken?"
"Two days ago" Chakotay answered
Kathryn felt tears coming, two days, Taya could be being starved or tortured or worse. The woman interrupted her thoughts before she could think of the worse things that could have happened to her daughter
"Ok then I will look to see what ships have come to out planet with in the last two days"
"Thank you"
"Your welcome" the woman smiled "I must warn you, in this sector you aren't not allowed to go faster than warp 8"
"Thanks for the warning, Janeway out"
The view screen went back to the planet
Kathryn looked at Chakotay her eyes worried but bright
"We are going to get her back"
Chapter 7 up soon