Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
It was ironic that the first thing Chakotay ever did in the name of his peace loving father was to go to war. But then, he reasoned, if the son went to war it meant that the old man didn't have to.
Or at least, it would, if the father hadn't already lost his life to the cause.
Chakotay was not violent, by nature at least. He liked to box and Starfleet taught him to fight but he always preferred words to fists, even when he was small.
No such luck here though. Joining the Maquis meant one thing and one thing only; kill or be killed.
And the only thing Chakotay knew for sure was that he fully intended to live.