Okay guys Chapter 3 is up and running woot! I'm so excited about this story that I seriously can't stop writing it and I really need to low down on posting these chapters but I can't help it okay XD.
The lights in the sickbay were out apart from a dim light coming from the doctor's office where he continued to work. Anna tossed her head gently as a nightmare thrashed through her mind. Swirling storms, sparks shooting everywhere, darkness. She shot up on the bio bed "SAM!" she yelled bringing the doctor to her side.
"Anna it's alright, he's safe" The Doctor began before the boy put his arm on the holograms shoulder.
"I got this Doc" Sam Cook stood behind him, the Doctor nodded and moved away. "Move up Ann" He whispered. Anna shuffled to the side and he lay down, Anna returned her head to his chest. "You're alright boo, I'm safe, I'm here with you" He whispered stroking the girls hair till she fell back asleep.
The morning came round too quickly, the Doctor turned the lights up and smiled at the sleeping patients still fast asleep together. He tapped the boy on the shoulder. "Sam, you and Anna really need to get some food in you" He whispered gently.
Sam nodded his eye adjusting to the light. "Anna wake up, breakfast time" He muttered feeling the woman stir.
"Alright I'm up"
Sam was already off the bed replicating clothes before Anna had time to sit up and rub her eyes.
He threw on a black pair of slacks and a light blue tee-shirt passing her a royal purple dress and some black leggings and some black heeled boots. "Thanks" Anna smiled changing quickly into her clothes, she ran a brush through her long blonde hair and placed it in a neat bun at the back of her head.
"Are you joining us for breakfast Doctor?" She called to the hologram. He smiled gently at the woman. "As a hologram eating isn't a luxury I have… but I'll walk to the mess hall I have a patient I have to see today who's too stubborn to be treated in sickbay." He grumbled grabbing his medical bag and following the two out the door.
Anna smiled walking into the mess hall, it was alive with people eating. "Well here you both are, I'm sure you'll find your way back to sickbay on your own" He smiled quickly departing seeing the friendly talaxian Neelix making a b-line for them.
"Hello!" He beamed looking at the two new commers. "Welcome to the mess hall" He said taking Anna's hand. "What would you both like for breakfast?" He asked moving to the counter. Anna couldn't help but notice how many of the staff were starring right at her. Sam took one look at the food Neelix was cooking and bolted for the door. Anna looked after him then back at Neelix. "I think he's still feeling a little bit tender, I'll take him something when I head back to sickbay, for now what do you have that's easy on the stomach?" Neelix thought for a bit. "Scrambled eggs?" He muttered to her, Anna smiled and nodded, Neelix looked back at her before cracking her eggs into the pan.
"I've never seen a species with your marking before mr…"
"Neelix… call me Neelix, and no I'm Talaxian, we live here in the Delta Quadrant" He smiled. "Mind you we've never had the Captain's daughter onboard before" Anna smiled then looked a bit forlorn. "Yeah guess I was a bit of a shock huh?" She joked taking her plate from Neelix.
She looked around the room it was pretty busy, she saw a table in the center where three people were sat eating. She moved towards them. "May I sit with you?" She asked gently.
"Sure" One of the men said back motioning to the seat beside him. "I'm Tom Paris, this is Be'lanna and this is Ensign Harry Kim" He called motioning to the two people in turn who both smiled at her.
"Paris?" Anna asked looking at him. "Like Admiral Paris?" The man nodded.
"I see you know my father"
Anna laughed, "In a sense yes I do, he never liked me though". Tom smiled.
"Oh and why was that?"
Anna looked at him taking a bite of her food.
"He said I reminded him too much of you" She laughed "You're not the only child who went a bit haywire at the academy"
"You were at the academy?" Harry said looking at her.
"Yeah they let me in early, I had a good teacher, Sam taught me everything I needed to know to pass the entrance exam" She smiled.
Be'lanna looked at the girl. "So, why did you decide to come find us out here in the Delta Quadrant, the captain filled us in on how you got here, my question is why?" She asked as gently as she could.
Anna looked around the table at the group and then looked at her food. "Well, I guess I missed my mum, life on earth wasn't exactly easy after she left" Anna began.
"You were left with Mark right? The Captain's Fiance" Tom chirped up.
Anna nodded and took a quick drink of water. "Yeah, but Mark isn't my father" Anna sighed. "Heck he didn't even want me" She muttered looking at the group. "I'd tell you everything but I really need to have this conversation with my mum… the Captain first, can you tell me where she is?"
Tom nodded. "On the bridge".
Harry stood up. "I'll take you, I'm due back on duty anyway"
Anna nodded and stood up walking out with him. Their walk down the corridors was fairly quiet apart from a few choice questions from Harry about how she was feeling and such. They stepped out of the turbo lift onto the bridge and Anna looked around in awe.
"She's bigger then I imagined" She spoke and Harry smiled.
" She beautiful, well the Captain's probably in her ready room down there" He pointed at the doors.
"Thanks Harry" She smiled moving down to the room and stopping at Tuvok's station. "I know you, I've seen you before…. Tuvok right?" She said looking at the man who nodded.
"Indeed, last time I saw you, you were 10 years old" He responded. Anna laughed. "That's right you're the man with the pointy ears I remember" She smiled. "Nice to see you Tuvok".
The doorbell chimed to the Captain's ready room. "Enter" She called. The doors moved open and Anna walked in, she saw her Captain sat at her desk with the first officer both reading PADDs.
"Oh Anna, nice to see you, this is Commander Chakotay my first officer"
"Nice to meet you sir" Anna responded nodding her head, the man smiled at her. "Your tattoo sir" she smiled "I know someone with one similar". He nodded "It's a symbol of my tribe, your friend must be a descendant of the native American tribes."
"Indeed he is sir, a very brave warrior"
The Captain looked at her daughter. "Chaoktay can we finish these later I need to speak with Anna"
He nodded and left without another word. The Captain smiled at her daughter and moved them over to the ready room sofa by the window. "Would you like anything to drink Anna?"
"No thanks, I've just eaten in the mess hall"
The Captain nodded.
"How are you feeling?"
"Better" Anna responded. "But I need to talk to you" She continued looking down at her arms.
"I imagine you have a lot to tell me" The Captain responded.
Anna looked at her mother. "Well I suppose I should start with the fact that, Mum I'm sorry, but Mark's married"
The Captain's heart sank slightly but she also secretly knew that this day would come. "I imagined he would"
"She's awful mother, she's only with him for his money and as you can imagine she never had any time for me" Anna responded looking at her hands again. "I left when I was 15" she muttered making Janeway look at her.
"Left? As in ran away?"
Anna nodded. "They didn't care, didn't even come looking for me"
"What did you do?"
Anna smiled. "I took care of myself, and Sam helped me, he's always been there for me, helped me get into Starfleet"
Janeway looked at her daughter and secretly admired her resilience.
"I stayed with Sam most of the time, he took care of me, taught me how to fly a shuttle" she sighed. "I missed you terribly" she muttered.
Janeway nodded. "Wouldn't you have been safer staying with Mark"
Anna looked away again, Janeway saw the tears begin to form in her daughter's eyes. "He wasn't the man you thought he was mum" Anna began sobbing gently. "He was an awful man, after you disappeared and he met this woman, he did whatever he could to get me to leave, I never had a moments peace and… well" she sobbed.
"Did he hit you?" Janeway whispered gently, her heart began to pound feeling anger and betrayal in her heart.
Anna nodded and burst into heavier tears as Janeway pulled her into a hug her own tears beginning to fall.
"Anna I'm so sorry, if I'd have known, I'm so sorry" Janeway cried.
Anna nodded. "It's not your fault, It was never your fault".
Chapter 3, there you see Anna's reason for leaving and coming after her mother. As always Comment and Review and Fave. :) Love every single one of you who reads this story.