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Star Trek Voyager/Doctor Who Crossover – Worst Case Scenario: Chapter 4

By

Celgress

Deep in the bowls of the Dalek Mother Ship, suspended in a huge transparent tube filled with a strange, viscous liquid sat a grotesque creature. The thing was slightly larger than your average humanoid. More than anything else it's misshapen body resembled a gigantic, elongated potato. A myriad of squirming tentacles sprouted from it's garish-green form. What wasn't covered by the appendages played host to clusters of unblinking eyes.

"Emperor you may enter, your god will now receive you" said the booming electronically amplified voice of the monstrosity.

The bulbous form of the Dalek Emperor entered the chamber through a hidden doorway. "What have you to report my favorite child?" asked the Monstrosity.

"Great God Davros everything progresses as you have foreseen. The inhabitants of this dimension are weak. We shall easily crush they're feeble resistance and harness their limited talents for our purposes" the Dalek Emperor reported.

"Any news of, him?" Davros, the massive Dalek which had once been the Kaled scientist, asked.

"Oh Great God Davros we are beyond the Doctor's reach. He will never find us here."

"Perhaps" Davros mused ruefully. "Estimated time before the nanites you've infected the hostile aliens known as the Borg with covert them into slaves?"

"Within less than two thousand mega rels a third of all Borg should be infected. By four thousand mega rels nearly 70% of all Borg will be infected. We will then activate the Re-Genesis Device Phase One, the Borg will be our slaves. We shall use their computing power and existing sub-space network infrastructure to achieve Phase Two which should neutralize all other hostile galactic powers" explained the Dalek Emperor.

"Excellent" Davros said. "This will be my ultimate triumph the destruction and reordering of an entire universal order based upon my desires."

Borg Cube towing USS Voyager

"We now require the modified nanprobes" Seven of Nine told a startled Captain Janeway and Tuvok.

"Why?" Tuvok asked.

"To conduct a test" Seven of Nine replied flatly.

"What type of test?" Tuvok continued questioning the drone.

"None of your concern" Seven of Nine said tersely.

"Wait we have an agreement" Janeway protested. "Nanoprobes for safe passage, we're still in your territory no deal."

"We are allies now, are we not?" Seven of Nine asked looking at Janeway.

"Yes, but granting your request could be dangerous" Janeway explained. "Once we give you the nanoprobes there is nothing preventing you from assimilating us."

"Denying our request is also dangerous" Seven of Nine said coldly taking a step towards Janeway. "Tell us Captain if we transport five hundred drones aboard your vessel do you think your crew could provide adequate resistance?"

"They'd die trying" Janeway said not the least bit intimidated.

Two Borg drones walked up to Janeway, Tuvok and Seven of Nine. "This unit did not summon you. Why are you here?" Seven of Nine asked obviously confused, "and why can this unit not hear your thoughts?"

The nearest drone answered by knocking the unprepared Seven of Nine off her. The second tackled Tuvok Four nearby Borg drones quickly restrained and deactivated the offending pair before the situation could escalate.

"What happened?" Janeway demanded helping Tuvok who was coughing from where the drone had attempted to strangle him.

"Our systems have been compromised" Seven of Nine said returning to her feet. "Species 8499 Daleks have infected a significant percentage of us with a bio-mechanical contagion which enslaves us to their will."

"Ironic isn't it" Janeway grumbled.

If Seven of Nine noticed Janeway's poetic musing the drone gave no indication. "Until now we had assumed this sector was uncontaminated. We must introduce emergency quarantine procedures immediately."

"What exactly do these 'emergency quarantine procedures' entail?" Tuvok asked rubbing his throat.

"It is too late, we are under attack" Seven of Nine said. No sooner had she finished speaking when several Daleks blinked into existence.

"Exterminate!" the Daleks shrieked firing their extermination blasters in quick pluses. Everywhere Borg drones toppled over dead. Tuvoke knocked Janeway off her feet barely an instant before a Dalek targeted the captin for destruction.

"Activate emergency auto self-destruct sequence, no time delay" Seven of Nine ordered the Cube dissolved into blinding light around Janeway & Tuvok.

USS Voyager

"Where are we?" Janeway asked slowly regaining her senses.

"We are in the cargo bay of your vessel" Seven of Nine stated. "We had no choice our vessel was being overrun by Daleks. We could not permit the destruction of your vessel. The modified nanoprobes are too valuable a resource."

"Thanks" Janeway said sarcastically.

"What are those drones doing?" Tuvok asked getting to his feet.

"What's wrong Tuvok?" Janeway asked noting the slight edge of concern carried in the voice of her usually stoic Vulcan friend.

"Unless I am mistaken the Borg drones working at the terminal over there" Tuvok said pointing at four drones that were dismantling a service terminal, "are attempting to reroute primary computer control from the bridge."

"Is this true?" Janeway demanded looking at Seven of Nine.

"Yes" Seven of Nine replied.

"Stop at once" Janeway commanded, "comply, comply!"

"Very well" Seven of Nine said the four drones moved away from the partially disassembled panel, "for now we will comply with your wishes."

Ready Room, several hours later

"Let's depolarize the cargo hold, blow them out into space" Paris suggested.

"While it could work knowing the Borg at least a few would likely survive and retaliate" B'elanna reasoned shaking her head. "We need something that will disable or destroy them all simultaneously."

"How many are down there again?" Neelix asked.

"A minimum of fifty" Tuvok answered.

"They are drawing power from the primary ODN conduits, right?" Neelix continued. Couldn't we just use a controlled power surge to overload their systems?"

"Once again unless they all regenerate during the same cycle, which I doubt, some would survive the attack" B'elanna said.

"I'm more worried about the Daleks using a bio-mechanical agent to overwrite Borg loyalty. Who knows how many drones throughout the Collective the Daleks have already compromised?" Chakotay said. "A fifth column within the Borg Hive Mind is all we need right now."

"Now what?" Janeway said as the ship suddenly rocked violently beneath their feet.

To Be Continued