The Inevitable Truth
by: AW

Chapter 13

Rating: MA
Pairing: J/C
Summary: The Consequences of 'The Killing Game'.
Disclaimer: Paramount/Viacom owns the series and the characters that are related to Star Trek: Voyager, but the story is mine.
Length: 1,600 words
Date: January 2018

[3 HOURS AFTER CHAPTER 12]

Kathryn rubbed her eyes, trying to get her bearings and then remembered she had been transported at the end of the conversation.

She had been speaking with B'Elanna and Chakotay and then the ship shook and then she was whisked away.

Kathryn stared around the dark room trying to get her bearings when all of a sudden her arms were pulled above her head.

She felt a cold wind encompass her and she realized she was naked.

She bowed her head in embarrassment as she realized whoever was holding her captive could see all of her.

There was no hiding anything.

"What do we have here?" She heard a leer in the voice of the man who was holding her captive. "What do they call you? The Delta Darling?"

She knew that voice… it was Gul Dukat.

She involuntarily shivered, not from cold but from the idea of being stuck with this man.

[VOYAGER]

Chakotay stared at the rest of the bridge crew. "It has been three hours, are you saying you have no idea where she is or who took her?"

Chakotay sighed exasperated. "There has to be someone around, and we need to know who."

Harry answered from the ops station. "There is a discrepancy off the port bow. It appears to be a ship that is cloaked, but we are having trouble detecting anything further."

Chakotay sighed. "I have to go to my office and check a couple of things out, hail me if you find anything further."

Tuvok nodded, "Acknowledged Commander."

[CARDASSIAN SHIP]

Gul Dukot walked up to where Janeway hung unceremoniously.

He brushed a hand across her belly. "Well I see that you were doing something in the Delta Quadrant besides 'exploring for the Federation."

Kathryn spit in his face. "Whatever you think you know about me and my crew, you know nothing."

Dukat calmly wiped the spit off his face. "You have a whole group of Maquis on your ship don't you? Did one of the rape you and force this little one into being?"

"Whoever my child's father is, is no one's business but mine and his; and he is a much better person then you will ever be."

Kathryn felt the chains getting tighter, and she felt her feat leaving the ground. "We'll see if you're more co-operative after a night in chains." He laughed and exited the room.

[VOYAGER – CHAKOTAY'S OFFICE]

He needed to get his wife and the twins she was carrying back.

They had been through too much recently to give in to a random act of violence.

He heard Harry's voice over the comm. "Harry to Chakotay."

"Chakotay here, what is it Ensign."

"We got eyes on that ship. It's a cloaked Cardassian Warship."

Chakotay felt his blood begin to boil as he thought about Kathryn at the mercy of the Cardassians.

"Any luck with scanning for life signs on that ship? We need to know where the Captain is."

"None yet Commander I'll keep you posted."

"Thank you, Chakotay out."

[CARDASSIAN SHIP]

Kathryn felt her arms and hands going numb, whether it was from the cold or from hanging from chains above the group for more than a couple of hours, she did not know.

She pleaded to the sky, "Come on Chakotay." She knew he was doing his best and was probably scared for her, but she had to think that he could do this.

She was so tired, she wanted to sleep, but she needed to get off this ship: sleep was not an option.

Dukat walked into the room and right up to Janeway. "Kathryn Janeway: the Captain who accomplished the impossible. Brought their crew all the way from the Delta Quadrant to their homes."

Kathryn stared at Dukat. "You have no idea what it was like."

"What is the status of the Maquis that are on your ship?"

She let the hatred encompass her, "Status?"

"Yes are they still Maquis or have they been dulled by Starfleet life?" He stared at her belly, "Is one of them the man that put that ring on your finger?"

"Leave Chakotay out of this."

Dukat laughed, "So you were sleeping with the enemy."

Kathryn looked at him with loathing, but refused to answer.

"Cat got your tongue?"

She lifted up her chin in defiance and said nothing.

"Well fine Janeway we can just stay in this stalemate for a long time, I don't care."

Janeway just prayed for Chakotay to get to her before it was too late."

[VOYAGER]

Harry looked to Chakotay as he entered the bridge. "We know where she is Commander."

He stared at the young man. "We found her by scanning the assumed whereabouts of the ship with astrometrics."

Chakotay smiled, "Good work Harry and thank Seven for me."

Harry grinned he looked so much younger.

"So do you know where she is?"

Harry nodded, "We can transport you close to the room where she is being kept."

Tuvok looked at Chakotay, "Commander need I remind you that without the Captain here, you are the senior-most officer and should not lead the away team."

"No Tuvok you needn't remind me."

Chakotay looked to Tom and Harry. "Tom, Harry, I need you two to transport down and get her back."

Tom got up from the Comm. Watched a lieutenant replace him and with Harry proceeded to transporter room three.

Chakotay sent out a prayer that Kathryn was okay.

[CARDASSIAN SHIP]

Tom and Harry materialized in a hallway, now all that was left was for them to find the Captain.

Tom took out his tricorder and scanned. He turned to Harry, "I looks like she's in that room, two doors down."

Harry nodded, "I'm not reading any Cardassian life signs, seems they 'left her alone for the night'."

Tom and Harry made their way to the room. "Damn there's a passcode to get into the room."

Harry went to the room and hacked the lock; the doors opened giving them access.

As they walked into the room, the sight before them was shocking.

Hanging from the ceiling in the room was Kathryn Janeway, naked and the bruises on her body told them this had not been a pleasant stay for her.

Tom told Harry to stand under her and he would use his phaser to release the chains.

Harry looked sick to his stomach as he did what was asked of him.

Tom fired the phaser and soon the limp body of their Captain fell down and Harry caught her deftly.

Tom walked up to them and took the Captain from Harry's arms. "Here Harry, give me your jacket."

Harry did as was asked and Tom covered as much of her nakedness as was possible with the flimsy jacket.

They walked into the corridor and requested three to bean to sickbay.

Tom felt himself go weightless and they rematerialized in sickbay. "Oh my."

The Doctor asked Tom to place the Captain on the biobed and retrieved a sickbay gown to clothe her with. "Harry…"

Harry looked shell shocked as he watched his best friend clothe their Captain. "Is she still pregnant?" He asked the Doctor.

The Doctor nodded, "One of you had better go and get the Commander and give him an update. Tom nodded and headed for the bridge.

[BRIDGE]

Tom walked up to Chakotay, "Can we go talk in the conference room?"

Chakotay nodded and led Tom to the conference room.

Once they entered the conference room Chakotay spun on Tom. "So what happened?"

"She's fine, dehydrated and needs a good meal but it looks like she's okay."

Chakotay looked at Tom almost afraid to voice the next question.

He piped up, "And she's still pregnant."

Chakotay let out a sigh of relief. "I need to see her."

Tom nodded, I'll tell Tuvok he has the bridge.

Chakotay headed out the conference room and headed in a bee line for the turbolift.

[SICKBAY]

Chakotay rushed into sickbay and saw a tired, and worn out looking Kathryn on the biobed. "How is she?"

The Doctor looked at the distraught man. "As good as can be expected when you were captured by the Cardassians."

"So she's okay? The twins?"

"Everything is fine Commander. She could use a full night's sleep and a good mean but she should be fine."

Chakotay let out a sigh of relief and stared at the Doctor, "Has she woken up yet?"

"No and I'm inclined to let her sleep until she wakes up on her own."

Chakotay nodded and turned to leave for the bridge, but was stopped by the Doctor's nasal voice. "Mr. Kim was traumatized by this I gave him the next two days off duty. If it was that bad for him, I can just imagine what the Captain went through." He paused, "I'm telling you this because you're her husband: She was raped while she was over there and they were none-too-gentle on her."

Chakotay nodded and left sickbay.

He remembered for the first time in a long time why he hated the Cardassians so much and why he had originally joined the Maquis.

He sighed, when Kathryn woke up he would talk to her and hopefully deal with these issues.

Until then… he had a ship to run.

END CHAPTER 13

TBC IN CHAPTER 14