Author's note: i hope you like it. Please comment. I am going out of town and won't be back until Saturday at least. Enjoy!

NOTE: I do not own Star Trek: Voyager or its characters. I'm just playing with them for a little play date.

Janeway was in her ready room, replaying the message. She had no idea what she was going to do. This made things worse. She already knew the message by heart but she replayed it again.

On her personal screen is Seska, holding an infant that appears to be a Cardassian and human hybrid. She is in a panic. "Chakotay, Culluh knows the child isn't his. He's going to kill him and me. If you don't care about me, at least care about your son," she says, then something crashes and the message ends. Janeway stares at the message and paused it again on the close up of the infant. She searched again for any chance that the child may be Kazon and not human, but found none.

She got a ring at the door and called the person in. It was Chakotay. She looked at him, trying to hide her true feelings about seeing him. She didn't actually know how she felt, there was just so much. All she knew was that she was angry at him, but she wasn't sure why. This wasn't Chakotay's fault; she stole his DNA. Even with that running through her head, she felt angry.

She realized it must be because she was carrying his child. He didn't know it yet, but she was. He hadn't seemed that receptive of this child and she realized her anger was from fear. I'm afraid he'll reject the baby, she thought. Knowing that caused her to calm down. Maybe it wasn't such a bad thing he came.

"Captain--" he began, but Janeway cut him off.

"You want to discuss Seska," she said. "I do too." She walked over to him, getting up from behind her desk to do so. "Chakotay, this is your decsison. If you want to go save . . . help, Voyager is behind you." She couldn't say "save your son." It was too painful.

"Captain, I was going to ask if it was possible if we could. I visited my animal guide and I realized I can't leave this child at the Kazon's mercy," he said. He knew it was awkward and so did Janeway. She wanted to make it seem better and lighten the mood. She couldn't bear this awkwardness.

"Voyager is behind you. And I am too," she said. She realized now would be the perfect moment to tell him and got ready to do so, when her combadge chirped. Internally, she scowled. Especially when it was Tuvok. Either he has the crappiest timing in the world, or he's planning it, she thought as she answered.

"Janeway here."

"Captain, please report to the bridge." Then it ended. Janeway walked around Chakotay and walked out. Chakotay followed. They looked at the view screen and saw a small Kazon ship. A damaged, small, Kazon ship. they were hailing.

"I am Tierian. I am running from Culluh. He wants to kill me. I was one of Seska's servants," he said.

"Slow down," she said. "What happened?"

"After Seska made her distress message, they found her and Culluh killed her. Then sent the child to a be a servant."

"What happened to you?"

"I bribed the guard and stole a shuttle. Now the Kazon are after me." Janeway thought about it and told Tierian to be prepared to beam over.

Tierian was helpful and gave them the coordinates for the location where Chakotay's son had been sent. Janeway and Chakotay were skeptical but they couldn't leave the child. They headed toward the coordinates, when a few small Kazon ships attacked, targeting secondary systems. Minor damage was done and they were gone. Janeway sent repair crews to repair the secondary systems.

Before the crews could finish, five large Kazon ships headed toward Voyager, surrounding her. Janeway knew it was time for Plan B. They were still too far for the Kazon to attack and so she needed to get the plan in action.

"Chakotay," she said. "You said you met some Talaxians while I was in Sickbay."

"Yes."

"Would they help us?"

"They might."

"Good. I want you, Tom, and Neelix to go out into a shuttle and go find the Talaxians. Get them to help."

"Captain, won't you need us here?"

"Tactical can easily be manned by Harry and there's not much Tom can do while we're under attack and surrounded. We already know they know our secondary systems are down and are counting on that. They don't want to destroy us. They want to use us."

"You didn't say why you wanted me to go."

"The Talaxians knew you to be in charge. Besides, we can make the records think you, Tom, and Tuvok were still on New Earth. No one will know. We can say we left the shuttle with you in case you found a cure. They will have no proof. Tierian took his death pill and everyone else on board will agree that you are no longer aboard."

"How will we go undetected? The Kazon are sure to notice us."

"Not with this." She picked something up and Chakotay realized it was a cloaking device. "I'm sure you know some Maquis tricks to hide the ion trail." She handed him the cloak and didn't give him time to ask about where she got it. "Go integrate this into one of the shuttles and get ready for the mission."

Chakotay was walking away, when spur of the moment, Janeway gave him one last kiss on the lips. He kissed back, then left. Little did she know that would be the last time they would see each other for some time.

To Be Continued . . .

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