Ongoing Path – The Star Trek Voyager Universe
By Stargatesg1fan1
Disclaimer: I own nothing of any recognized characters or universes within. If I did own these rights Tom Paris would have had a harem.
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Stardate 54012.2…
Seven had called a meeting between herself, Doctor Neville, Tuvok, Chakotay, HK, her boyfriend, B'Elanna, Kathryn, David, and her parents.
"What is this all about, Seven?" Kathryn prompted when everyone was gathered in a briefing room.
"Earlier today after a regeneration cycle I went to the Doctor with a report of a disturbing experience while I was sleeping. He classified it as a dream. Only after a second regeneration cycle I have discovered it was not a dream but in fact my cortical node allowing me to enter a virtual environment inhabited by the consciousness of certain select drones. These drones possess a genetic mutation which is in one in 1 million drones," Seven explained.
"Did you talk with these other drones?" Erin questioned.
"Yes," Seven told her mother. "One drone named Axum explained things to me. The new Borg Queen has been trying to isolate the inter-link frequency upon which Unimatrix Zero, the virtual environment, functions. Over the past several months over two hundred drones with the mutation have been taken apart in the Queen's efforts. After the drones finish their regeneration cycles they don't remember their time in Unimatrix Zero until their next time there."
"That would suggest that they do remember the experience…just not on a conscious level," Magnus pointed out. "The nature of individual consciousness within the combined consciousness of the Collective has been a bit of a tricky subject."
"Yes," Seven agreed. "Axum and the other Unimatrix Zero drones have designed a nano-virus which should mask them from the Borg Queen's efforts to find them. But they need our help releasing it into the Collective."
"How many drones are in this Unimatrix Zero and how was it created?" Kathryn asked.
"Axum was not sure of the number of drones but speculated the mutation could be in tens of thousands. Some of the drones involved belief Unimatrix Zero began as a random malfunction during the assimilation of a single drone," Seven explained.
"I am intrigued and would like to learn more," Kathryn admitted. To Harry she said, "If Seven enters Unimatrix Zero could you get your mind and mine to piggy-back on hers using telepathy?"
"Yes," Harry answered.
"That is what we will be doing then if you don't mind, Seven," Kathryn stated.
"Not at all," Seven agreed, welcoming the opinions of those closest to her.
Seven had already experienced the intimacy of her boyfriend's telepathy many times.
"Meeting adjourned then. Dismissed," Kathryn directed.
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"Are you ladies ready for this?" Harry asked.
Harry, Seven, and Kathryn were lying in the bed they all shared with B'Elanna and Lyndsay. Harry had a woman on either side of him with their heads on his shoulders.
"Yes," Seven confirmed as she got comfortable.
"I'm ready for this wild ride," Kathryn added as she too found a comfortable position.
Each member of the trio wore one of the Doctor's cortical monitors on their necks. The small monitors had been the concession Kathryn had made to Neville. Neville had wanted to be present in the quarters when the telepathic procedure was undertaken. But Harry, Kathryn, and Seven hadn't liked that idea.
Everyone closed their eyes as Harry linked conscious minds with his wives. When they became aware of their surroundings again they were in what appeared to be a forested area.
"Welcome to Unimatrix Zero," Seven greeted her two companions. "Just so you know…I go by the name Annika here," Seven added as a group of laughing individuals walked through the forest on a nearby path.
Seven's features were devoid of any Borg implants.
"Understood," Kathryn agreed.
"Let's go find Axum," Seven suggested.
Seven led the way to a handsome alien male in a central clearing. Axum was with other drones.
"Axum, this is Captain Kathryn Janeway and Lieutenant Tom Parris," Seven introduced. "And this is Axum."
"I am pleased to meet you," Axum greeted. "But how are you here?"
"Likewise," Kathryn returned. "Tom here has many talents. Getting us here was just one of them."
Axum nodded in understanding that nothing more would be revealed to him on that topic.
"Let me give you a tour," Axum offered.
"Very well," Kathryn agreed.
Axum led Seven, Kathryn, and Harry around for some time showing Unimatrix Zero.
"You can see why we want to protect this place," Axum said. "It is truly a refuge for so many individuals trapped within the Collective."
"Yes," Kathryn agreed. "I have concerns that we would only be delaying the inevitable. Even if you remained hidden for a year or ten years it seems like the Borg would overcome your nano-virus and locate you again. Have you ever considered a more permanent solution?"
"What do you mean by more permanent?" Axum clarified.
"I am suggesting that maybe it is time for you to stop hiding and find a way to actively fight back," Kathryn put forth. "It might be possible to find a way to carry your individualities into the real world. You could wake up from your regeneration cycles with the memories you have accumulated in this realm available to your conscious minds. You could undermine the control the Borg have over you."
"Are you suggesting a civil war?" Seven questioned.
"Yes," Kathryn confirmed. "In a way that is what it would be but it would be more of a resistance movement at first. Our intelligence has suggested that the Borg are being held at bay by an unknown alien force so their expansion has halted. Your efforts could weaken the Collective from within."
"Your thoughts are ambitious, Captain. Long term, what you propose might be a better option. In the short term, our nano-virus is our best bet for preserving the lives of our people," Axum pointed out.
A scream was heard from nearby breaking off the conversation. The quartet moved towards the source of the scream. They saw a Borg drone still under the control of the collective chasing one of the female denizens of Unimatrix Zero. More drones chased others nearby. Harry summoned his Infinity Blade to his hand or rather the projection of it within Unimatrix Zero. The blade was bound to the god's essence and could manifest in any number of environments he projected himself into. Harry rushed the nearest Borg drone and cleaved it in two. He didn't even slow down as he went for others. Harry busily cut down the Borg drones for the next hour and a half until the new Queen gave up on sending them. Some of the other inhabitants of Unimatrix Zero such as the Klingons and Hirogen Hunters followed Harry's example and fought back against the Borg drones.
The Queen was attempting to locate the inhabitants of Unimatrix Zero on their respective Borg vessels in the material universe. Whenever one of her minions would assimilate the virtual constructs of the target drones the Unimatrix Zero inhabitant was knocked back into the real world and their location was shown to her by her detection systems.
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Harry, Seven, B'Elanna, the Doctor, and David were in sick bay looking at the nano-virus design when Kathryn walked in.
"What did Starfleet say?" Harry asked Kathryn.
"They gave us a go ahead to pursue this aid for the resistance and will give us their full support," Kathryn answered.
"That is great news," B'Elanna said.
"You're just in time to see the modified nano-virus. I have modified Axum's nano-virus to disable the cortical inhibitors of the drones with the mutation. Just like you asked for they will retain their memories of Unimatrix Zero after they leave their alcoves," Neville explained.
"Will they be able to function as individuals?" Seven questioned.
"There is no way to tell until we put it into practice. This entire situation is highly experimental," the Doctor answered.
"Seven, doesn't every Borg vessel have a device which links it with every other Borg vessel in the Collective?" B'Elanna said.
"Yes. The central plexus," Seven confirmed. "I see where you are going with this. The central plexus would transmit the virus throughout the Collective instantly."
"This Borg vessel just dropped out of Transwarp 3.6 light-years from our current position," David announced as he projected a hologram of a Borg vessel.
"That is a Class 4 Tactical Vessel which is quite heavily armed," Seven pointed out. "On this type of vessel the central plexus is protected by multi-regenerative security grids. No individual could make it to this central plexus without being detected long before they got close."
"I can," Harry said.
The others looked at him.
"You are confident in that," B'Elanna noted.
"I am," Harry assured.
"That is good enough for me," Kathryn said. "Prepare the nano-virus, Doctor. Seven, walk with me."
Harry left his wives to have their talk while he went to analyze the tactical vessel he would be infiltrating. David followed after him.
"Father, why did you not wish me to go? I could infiltrate the cube without much problem," David pointed out.
"So can I," Harry assured.
"Yes. But not without revealing you are more powerful than you let on," David said.
"Everyone knows I am more powerful than I let on. I can feel Voyager's time in the Delta Quadrant will be at an end in the near future. I am easing the awareness of how powerful I am into the minds of my allies and Starfleet Command. Besides, I want to meet the new Borg Queen and get a measure of her," Harry explained.
"Queen Tutra," David mused.
Tutra was the name of the female before she was assimilated who had been chosen to be the new Queen.
"You've been hacking the Collective," Harry mused.
"It is not especially difficult in this time period," David confirmed.
"You are welcome to come along with me but I want you to remain cloaked from sight," Harry offered.
"I would like that," David agreed.
As far as Kathryn's conversation with Seven went Harry later learned that Kathryn wanted Seven to liaise with the inhabitants of Unimatrix Zero and keep them apprised of Voyager's efforts. Before she left to do that Harry had a quick word with her.
"Good, you haven't gone yet," Harry said. "I wanted a quick word with you."
"What is it you wished to talk to me about?" Seven asked her lover as he sat next to her on the edge of the bed.
Seven had just been preparing to enter a regeneration cycle.
"You saw how swiftly I moved within Unimatrix Zero," Harry noted.
"Yes…it was quite impressive and beyond human limits," Seven observed. "I was curious how you did that. I had assumed it was the virtual nature of the environment."
"In that case it was…but that isn't to say I can't move like that in the material world," Harry replied. "You are capable of that too. When you get into Unimatrix Zero…think strongly of a bladed weapon you want…how you want it to look and feel in your hand. Desire strongly to move like I did and you will be able to do what I did. You are my mate and are granted many of my same powers."
Seven looked thoughtfully up at her lover and searched his face curiously as she digested this news.
"Will your other lovers and I ever learn the true depths of what you can do?" Seven asked.
"Yes. You will know within a year's time," Harry assured.
"I see," Seven said. "Thank you for telling me this. I will do my best to keep as many inhabitants of Unimatrix Zero safe as I can."
Harry leaned down and kissed Seven lovingly.
"I know you will," Harry whispered before he got up and left.
Seven thought about her intense feelings for her lover for several moments before activating her regeneration cycle.
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Voyager's systems started acting sketchy on the way to the Borg vessel. The lights were flashing on and off. Someone was tapping into Voyager's systems to send a transwarp message.
"Captain Janeway," Queen Tutra greeted in an emotionless tone from the main view screen when Kathryn reached the bridge. Harry had entered the bridge at the same time as his mate. "We have not met."
"You must be the new Queen of the Borg," Kathryn replied. "I don't envy the position in the Collective you inherited from your predecessor."
"Indeed," Tutra mused. "I am given to understand you are now in communication with Starfleet."
"How does she know that?" Kathryn sent to Harry knowing he would pick up her thoughts.
"She could have determined it fairly easily by sending a cloaked observation vessel or a probe into the sol system. Or maybe she realized the nature of the Parris Array while observing Voyager during one of our encounters or while we were uncloaked. I don't think it's too much to worry about," Harry assured Kathryn.
"Hmm…," Kathryn replied noncommittally.
"The Collective could help you get home sooner," Tutra suggested. "We could give you transwarp technology. But we would expect in return that you stay out of Collective affairs."
"That isn't an option," Kathryn answered after a moment of thought.
"I am not like my predecessor. I am less experienced in the ways of diplomacy," Tutra said like the previous queen had actually been diplomatic. "To me when a threat is posed that threat must be eliminated at all costs."
"You will recall from your records that your predecessor died because of us. I'm betting you don't know how exactly she died or you would be working on a counter. But if you come after Voyager…we will come after you personally," Kathryn threatened.
Kathryn signaled to Harry and he killed the transmission by sending a special kind of feedback to the Borg transmitting equipment.
"Why would she try diplomacy?" Chakotay asked.
"She is terrified of us after her predecessor died," Kathryn answered. "She is trying to figure out what we are up to."
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"On screen and magnify," Kathryn directed once Voyager had reached the tactical cube.
The tactical cube possessed enhanced armor plating relative to the average cube. This cube was built to attack enemies of the Borg mercilessly. It had been developed in response to the war with Species 8472. Voyager was currently under cloak so wasn't being detected by the tactical cube.
"I'm leaving now," Harry informed Kathryn.
"Are you at least going to give me a hint how you are getting onboard?" Kathryn queried.
"Magic," Harry answered in a jovial tone.
"I sometimes wonder if that is what you do," Kathryn admitted. "And don't think B'Elanna, Seven, and I haven't discussed it often. Seven always shoots the idea down as illogical. But I'm not so sure."
"Maybe you'll find out someday," Harry sent with the mental equivalent of a wink. Out loud for the benefit of those on the bridge with Kathryn he said, "I'll let you know when I have succeeded."
Harry released a probe from Hogwarts. The probe was cloaked and highly maneuverable and headed right towards the cube. The first the cube knew of the probe's existence was when the probe sent a lance of emerald energy shooting into the cube's side. A single shot from the probe's weapons array was enough to destabilize one of the shield emitters on the cube enough for Harry to transport through. While the cube was trying to locate the threat the probe returned to Hogwarts and Harry transported onboard. David was with Harry. After only a short walk two drones came at Harry. Harry didn't even lift a finger before David moved forward and assaulted the drones. David's attack was swift and powerful with minimal movement needed. The drones were no match for David. David disabled only. He didn't kill the drones.
David and Harry sensed Queen Tutra watching them through the cube's internal sensors. David was in his human-looking form and his technology allowed his enhancements to remain undetected by Tutra. More Borg drones came into the hallway, four this time. David took the first two and Harry took the second two. Harry moved even faster than David in disabling the drones.
Tutra had a force-field raised on either side of the corridor Harry and David were in. Harry and David didn't go through it. They sensed Tutra planned to assimilate them. They felt like playing along for the moment and getting her into a false sense of security. When a wave of drones came at them the two put up a fight but let it seem like they had been overwhelmed. When two drones managed to get nano-probe injection tubules into their necks the two males yielded. Really the nanites in Harry and David immediately rendered the nano-probes inert.
"Role-playing…I do so love it," Sam-R said moments after she had materialized under cloak on the tactical cube.
Harry's replicator wife had decided to pay a visit to the cube this version of her husband was on.
"I'm glad you could join us," Harry said as he acted like a drone.
"I wouldn't miss the show for the multi-verse, lover," Sam-R assured. "I find their cybernetics fascinating yet at the same time incredibly crude."
"Not everyone has the advantage of millions of years of technology backing them up," Harry pointed out.
"True," Sam-R agreed. "Interesting…the Queen is observing you but is hesitant on making her next move."
"She will soon enough," Harry predicted. He sent to his son, "David, we will head towards the central plexus now."
"Yes, father," David agreed.
It didn't take the Fey and his son long to reach the outer protections to the central plexus. They watched as several drones passed throughout the outer shields which flared visibly with a yellow light. Harry and David barely even paused as they too stepped through the shields. Despite not having been assimilated the nanites in their bodies could project the necessary energy field of a key signature to pass through the protections surrounding the central plexus.
Gaining access to the central chamber of the central plexus region of the cube wasn't much trickier for the pair. Queen Tutra was distracted from focusing on Harry and David by focusing on finding more mutated drones so she could isolate the inter-link frequency for Unimatrix Zero. This was made harder by Seven destroying the projections of the loyal drones Tutra was sending into Unimatrix Zero.
"There," Harry directed while telekinetically pulling an access panel of a cube shaped console in the center of the central plexus chamber.
When the central plexus cover was pulled away an exotic form of photonic matter which was a bright green color was revealed. This matter was synchronized with identical versions of that matter in all the other Borg vessels in this universe. David stepped forward and sent his injection tubules into the interface links for the exotic matter. David willed the virus to flow into the central plexus where it would be sent to every Borg vessel in existence.
"It is done," David announced while retracting his injection tubules.
Harry set the panel back in place telekinetically and then the two males left the central plexus chamber. They were quite a distance away from the central plexus when Harry intentionally did something that got Tutra's attention re-focused on him. He upgraded the efficiency of one of the power relays by at least five hundred years worth of advancement. The drones wouldn't be able to replicate the efficiency increase because Harry was bending reality to shield the upgrade from scanning. And the upgrade would break down at a time of Harry's choosing…but the upgrade was considerable.
Drones converged on Harry. Several grabbed his arms to take him for a conversation with Tutra. He didn't resist. Even as he was taken to a communication chamber being prepared for him Harry could sense as thousands upon thousands of minds left the Collective and became individuals. He could see Tutra's distress at this.
"One of the drones in Tutra's inner chamber has become an individual," Sam-R announced while relaying the scene to her husband.
Onboard Tutra's Vessel…
"I cannot sense your mind…why is that?" Tutra addressed Garam Tel.
Garam had just woken up and suddenly remembered everything about his life and his time spent in Unimatrix Zero. He realized he was working in the Borg Queen's inner chamber. When she addressed him he had no choice but to turn and face her. He was terrified. Garam remembered what he and other drones had been forced to do with the mutated drones like him. They had been forced to dissect the unfortunate individuals to get at cortical nodes.
"I am not alone," Garam stated. "You cannot stop us all."
Two drones moved to take Garam for dissection.
"Rescue him," Harry instructed Sam-R.
The invisible replicat assigned by Sam-R to watch Tutra transported Garam away to a nearby cloaked vessel where he would be freed of his implants and sent home. By this point Harry had reached the specially modified chamber where he was to speak to Tutra. He stepped into the alcove waiting for him and felt the technology activate. It was a much cruder version of his own Parris Array technology which was simplistic itself even by Potter Moon standards. Harry appeared holographically in Tutra's ship within a matching alcove. He looked human again without any Borg implants.
"I altered the transmission to restore your original appearance," Tutra said as she appeared in the chamber. "I know how vain your species can be. You are not what you appear to be. Are you a time traveler from the future?"
"I thought that little advancement would get your attention," Harry mused.
"You wanted to be brought before me," Tutra said. "Why?"
"I wanted to speak to you face to face…in a manner of speaking," Harry answered. "I wished to gauge how you differ from your predecessor."
"You have no fear of me. You are either very foolish or you have reason for confidence. You being a time traveler would give reason for confidence. But even if you are advanced I will adapt. What did you do to remove thousands from the Collective?" Tutra demanded.
"I'm surprised you haven't figured it out by now," Harry mused.
"You released a virus into the central plexus. You've made a critical error. I know which ships the mutated have disappeared upon. I will destroy those ships one at a time if I have to in order to keep them from spreading onto uninfected ships," Tutra threatened.
Harry could tell Tutra actually wasn't bluffing on that point.
"You can threaten all you like Queen Tutra," Harry whispered as he stepped out of the projection alcove, something that shouldn't have been possible given the technology of the alcove. "But my threats are more effective," Harry assured as Tutra stepped back in surprise. "For example…I have just disabled your ability to activate self-destructs on any of your Borg vessels."
"Impossible," Tutra whispered in alarm.
Effectively he had just rendered Tutra's threat impotent.
"Try it and see," Harry suggested.
Tutra tried causing several of her vessels to self-destruct.
"What do you want?" Tutra questioned, realizing if he could do that he could just as easily activate the self-destructs on every Borg vessel in existence and essentially destroy the Borg Collective.
"I want you to realize that the time is coming very soon when the Collective with a Hive Mind will not exist. At that point individuals will be free to choose whether or not they are to remain with the Collective or return to their former lives. The very young may choose to remain because they won't remember their former lives. You had best not resist this inevitable change because resistance is futile!"
With his point made Harry further shocked Tutra by disappearing. Both he and David also disappeared from the tactical cube they had been on vanishing without a trace.
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Tutra did not immediately react after her mysterious visitor disappeared. One of the first courses of action she had undertaken upon her elevation to Queen was to review her predecessor's reactions of late. Tutra's Predecessor Queen Baram would have acted in rage to such a threat to her rule. But Baram had been deactivated with extreme prejudice. Obviously that meant Baram had made an error in judgment. The records of exactly what had deactivated Queen Baram were not very good but given the dealings Baram had been involved in with the Federation starship Voyager, Tutra wouldn't put it past someone involved with Voyager to have terminated her predecessor. Therefore Tutra would handle any interactions with Voyager with extreme caution.
Tutra decided to visit Unimatrix Zero for herself. Before she left she set the Hive Mind to querying every single individual mind that made up the Hive Mind. Tutra was curious to know how much of the Collective would be left if events unfolded as her powerful visitor suggested. While she was doing that the Hive Mind was also able to determine a possible identity for her mysterious guest. The Collective had assimilated quite a few old Earth records over the centuries and one of those records showed a photo of a child named Harry Potter. Little was known of Potter but from extrapolating the age of the photo to a more mature version of Harry Potter the Hive Mind had found a match in Tutra's visitor. Tutra was beginning to think her view of Potter being a time traveler made more and more sense. A time traveler could be a child hundreds of years ago and an adult in her present day and would have the power conceivably to manipulate present day Borg technology fairly easily.
Unimatrix Zero in Tutra's view was primitive as far as artificial environments went but her observations of the interactions of the individuals within did teach her a few things. Even after so long as part of the Collective these individual drones cherished interpersonal interactions on a personal level despite the inefficiency. Romantic relationships could evolve under the most unusual of circumstances even if during their conscious hours the two partners didn't recall anything about each other. Seven of Nine was quite an impressive individual in the virtual environment of Unimatrix Zero. The individual drones within Unimatrix Zero were prepared to fight to the death to defend their freedom.
After returning from Unimatrix Zero Tutra examined the virus uploaded to the Collective to alter the way the mutated drones experienced their existence as Borg. These drones would now be disconnected from the Hive Mind and free to resist the Borg. Even as Tutra watched the Hive Mind was altering the virus to target the mutated drones and shut down critical implants effectively killing each one. But if Tutra used it she had a feeling she would be paid a visit by Harry Potter and wouldn't like the result. Tutra decided to hold off on unleashing the virus as she thought more on the issue.
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"We need to shut down Unimatrix Zero," Harry informed Voyager's senior crew as everyone settled in the conference room.
"Why?" Kathryn asked.
"You successfully employed the virus," Seven added.
"Yes…and Queen Tutra has successfully modified the virus to kill every mutated drone we just freed from the Collective," Harry explained.
"But how would she deploy it?" Chakotay asked. "They aren't linked to the central plexus network anymore."
"Through Unimatrix Zero," B'Elanna said in sudden realization.
"That is the only means she has left to target the resistance members," Seven said grimly.
"We do need to shut down Unimatrix Zero. It is the only way," Kathryn agreed. "Why hasn't Tutra deployed the virus yet? And why are you referring to her as Tutra?"
"Tutra was her name when she was an individual. The Hive Mind designates her Queen Tutra," Harry explained. "And she is pausing because of the nature of her conversation with me."
"What did you say to a Borg Queen to give her pause?" HK asked.
"I simply pointed out some truths to her and demonstrated the ability to disable all the self-destructs on every Borg vessel in the Collective," Harry answered.
The room was silent in stunned awe at this announcement.
"What truths?" Kathryn pressed after a moment. "And if you can do that…could you activate the self-destructs?"
"I pointed out that the Hive Mind will eventually end and whether or not any drones choose to remain part of the Collective is dependent upon her actions. And yes…but I won't do that. The individuals that make up the Collective are innocent," Harry explained.
"I wasn't going to ask you to," Kathryn assured. "I was just curious to know if you could do it." Looking seriously at her senior staff she said, "I want to impress upon all of you how important it is for you to keep what Tom just revealed he could do between us."
"We'll keep Lieutenant Paris' secret, Captain," Tuvok assured. "He has saved our lives on numerous occasions and made our existence in the Delta Quadrant much more bearable."
The others nodded in agreement.
"How did Tutra react to your conversation?" HK asked.
"She mistakenly believes I am a time traveler from the future," Harry answered.
The others wondered if there was some truth to Tutra's belief.
"Have the drones evacuate Unimatrix Zero and then shut down the virtual environment," Kathryn instructed.
Seven nodded and the meeting broke up. It didn't take long for Unimatrix Zero to cease to exist.
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"How are you feeling?" Harry asked Seven as he entered their quarters to find her curled up in her favorite chair looking pensieve.
Harry slid into the love-seat and pulled Seven against him. She happily snuggled into him.
"I am a little unsettled," Seven admitted.
"Because of what went on with Axum?" Harry queried.
"Yes," Seven confirmed. She was silent for maybe thirty seconds as she gathered her thoughts to try to convey them to her mate. "As far as I was aware you are the first male I had ever been with. But then I find out I had been in a relationship with another male in a virtual environment for several years. And I can't even remember that relationship."
"If you can't remember it then it doesn't really count. I could help you recover those memories telepathically," Harry said even though he really didn't want to do that.
"I am not certain that is such a good idea. Do you want me to obtain those lost memories?" Seven questioned.
"No," Harry admitted. "Truthfully I would rather you not."
"I agree. Those memories should remain lost," Seven said. "You will therefore remain my first and only male partner."
Left unsaid was that although Seven and Axum's relationship had been physical they had never physically joined with their two biological bodies. It was a fine distinction but one Seven and Harry were just fine making.
"You are simply wonderful to be with," Harry whispered as he held Seven and stroked her neck gently with several of his fingers.
Seven leaned into his touch and replied, "As are you. I love you."
Seven turned her mouth enough to kiss Harry gently. Seven didn't often express her love verbally because the emotion was somewhat odd to her. But she was very physically demonstrative of her affection. But Harry could sense how she felt so didn't feel slighted in the least. The lovers just held each other for some time and contemplated recent events and each other. It was the best way they could think of to spend time together and come down from an eventful few days.
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"Where are we?" Axum asked as he looked around and saw thousands upon thousands of his fellow resistance members present in the surrounding environment.
The resistance stood upon a green grass covered plane surrounded by lush forests and lakes.
"This is a virtual environment," Harry answered.
"I thought Unimatrix Zero was destroyed," Korok said from where he stood next to Axum.
"It was," Harry assured. "You can call this place Unimatrix-R which stands for Resistance. I have designed and built it just for you in a dimension of this universe not even the Borg know about yet. You are now all able to come here at will. You will find this environment far more capable of meeting your communication and relationship needs."
"Why are you doing this?" Axum asked.
"I am helping you because I believe the Hive Mind needs to end at least as far as involuntarily pulling individuals into it goes," Harry explained. "And because I can. The environment will adapt itself to suit your needs. I will be around from time to time. Queen Tutra may be changing how she operates the Collective in the coming days and months. You might want to pay attention and approach how you resist the Collective with thoughtfulness and caution. You have allies in your fight."
Harry vanished.
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Stardate 54389.3
Voyager shook and shuddered.
"What was that?" Lyndsay questioned.
"Voyager has 'run aground' on an interesting anomaly," Harry answered even as further tremors shook the ship.
"What makes it interesting?" Lyndsay probed.
"Time is fractured inside. Different parts of Voyager will be experiencing different time periods…oh-ho…what is this," Harry mused as he sensed the older version of Naomi Wildman. Harry rose from the table where he had been sharing a meal with Lyndsay and said, "Please excuse me. I have someone I need to meet. If you stay here you should be fine."
Harry disappeared before Lyndsay could inquire further.
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Icheb and Naomi spun and faced the person who had entered the room when they sensed someone behind them. They found Harry present.
"Harry," Naomi said in surprise.
"Naomi, Icheb," Harry greeted. "I take it by your calling me Harry that in my time my real identity has been revealed."
"Yes," Icheb confirmed. "You are the father of modern wizards."
The look of admiration and desire in Naomi's eyes was unmistakable as she added, "You are famous in our time."
"Voyager has struck some sort of temporal anomaly and it appears to be fractured into multiple timelines. Naomi and I were just attempting to map the fractures," Icheb explained.
"I'm sure he knows that, Icheb," Naomi pointed out.
"Do you?" Icheb asked Harry.
"Yes," Harry confirmed. "Sleep," Harry ordered while channeling a sleeping spell over Icheb and telekinetically lowering the man to the floor. "I hope you don't mind but I wanted to speak to you alone."
"You did," Naomi said with surprise and awe in her voice.
Naomi had for a long time been crushing on Voyager's most famous crewmember. She secretly dreamt of joining his harem. But never before had he shown any interest in her.
"Yes. Tell me Naomi…have you ever wondered why I never became too involved in your upbringing when Seven and others close to me were involved?" Harry asked.
"Well yes…I did wonder," Naomi admitted. "I just thought it was because you didn't have time for me."
"No. It was because I could see how desirable you would become in the future. It would be too awkward if I helped raise you for you to then become one of my lovers. Are you interested in me, Naomi?" Harry asked as he stepped a little closer.
Naomi's heart beat faster as all of her fantasies came coalescing into her mind at this moment. She licked her lips and stepped closer.
"Yes, very much so," Naomi asserted.
Harry's mouth descended and his lips pressed against hers. The kiss was heated and claiming, just like Naomi had always imagined. Her hands went to his chest while his went to her waist. The kiss persisted for several minutes. Naomi breathed through her nose. It didn't seem like her partner needed to breathe. The kiss grew more passionate and hands began to roam over one another's bodies.
Smut Scene Redacted (See Hpfanficarchive for Erotic Version)
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"I can't believe it was that good," Naomi declared after collapsing off of Harry and lying on her back next to him. "How long was it that time?"
"Two days, fourteen hours, and thirty-seven minutes," Harry answered.
"I love this new stamina. Becoming your wife definitely comes with some major perks," Naomi mused. "I just thought of something. Won't the future version of you from my timeline be upset you bonded me before he did if he was waiting for me to mature?"
Naomi started drawing circles on Harry's chest going through his chest hair.
"I doubt it. There are an infinite number of Naomi Wildman's in the universe. But if he has a problem with it he can take it up with me. I was going to wait until the version of you in my timeline matured to about your current age. But a past version of me will probably bond with her now," Harry explained.
"Temporal mechanics can be so mind blowing," Naomi said. "I wonder what my mom is going to think about us."
"How do you think she will react?" Harry asked.
Naomi popped up on one elbow and looked at Harry's face as she spoke.
"Well you have to understand…there is practically a cult following of you in my time," Naomi said.
"Oh bollocks…not another one of those," Harry mused.
"You have encountered them before then I take it," Naomi answered.
"A few times," Harry said wryly. "What does your mother have to do with a cult?"
"She has joked several times about becoming a member. I was never sure if she was serious," Naomi explained.
"Did you ever think about joining?" Harry asked teasingly.
"A cult of what amounted to cock worshippers that essentially worshipped just your cock…well yeah…I thought about it. But I was never going to join it considering I knew you. That would just be too weird," Naomi answered. "I think my mother will be accepting of us. She may be a little in awe of my new physiology."
"Did she find a mate to gift the immortality I'm going to give the crew to?" Harry questioned.
"Yes. She found one and you verified he was compatible for eternity," Naomi assured. "She is happy with him."
"What about you? Have you found anybody really compatible before?" Harry asked.
"I found some that were close. But truthfully all of my partners have never measured up to you. I even experimented with some women to see what it was like," Naomi whispered.
"And what did you think of it?" Harry asked.
"I enjoyed it. But I much prefer men," Naomi answered. "Men just feel more right to be with. Being with you feels the best I have ever felt."
"I am glad to hear that. Seven will love having you join us. Hmm…but perhaps we shouldn't tell her until the version of you in my timeline ages to maturity. It could be really weird having you as a sister wife and then helping to influence you as you grow to adulthood," Harry suggested.
"That would be weird," Naomi agreed. "Now can we do it in space? I've always dreamt of trying that."
"Sure," Harry agreed and the couple vanished.
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Harry walked into the cargo bay where Seven first boarded Voyager and found the bay filled with drones once more. Seven was the only drone to look up at him when he entered. Seven was once again sporting a full Borg physique with all the implants she had possessed when Harry had first met her. This wasn't a Seven of the past but Harry's wife. Seven had slipped into one of the pockets of temporal fracturing within the ship. There were seventeen such pockets.
"Tom," Seven said in recognition before clutching at her head. Harry's aura flared out and washed over Seven which soothed her headache. As she looked up she suddenly seemed to notice her Borg appearance on her arms. Harry drew closer. "Don't look at me…I look hideous."
Harry drew Seven into a hug and whispered soothingly, "No you don't. You look just fine."
"The Borg are not aesthetically pleasing," Seven said. "It was bad enough when I had a few implants. My current state is even worse."
Harry drew back and looked Seven in the eyes. Seven saw nothing but concern and love for her in her mate's eyes.
"Look…I thought you might feel this way someday. I have been researching your physiology with scans I have taken of you. There is a procedure to safely remove all of your implants," Harry assured.
"Do you know why I felt pain just now when I looked at you?" Seven asked.
"Yes. My scans and studies of the implants revealed that the Borg technology is designed to shut down when a drone starts experiencing higher emotions for prolonged periods of time," Harry explained.
"But I have been in love with you for some time," Seven pointed out. "Only now do I feel such pain."
"As my mate your physiology has changed and it has resisted the Borg technology's attempts to hurt you. But now more of the technology is in you. When you are with me I can suppress the pain," Harry explained. "Come with me to my lab and I can perform the procedure."
"Commander Chakotay may still need my assistance to pull Voyager out of the anomaly," Seven replied.
"I will take care of that. Let's just go to my lab," Harry urged.
"Alright," Seven agreed and followed Harry out of the cargo bay.
Seven didn't even question how she and her partner could pass through the temporal fissures. They made their way unimpeded to his lab.
"Please lie down on the table," Harry requested while gesturing to a bed sized to fit Seven. Seven did so. Harry activated a holo-scanner. "Now I'm going to put you to sleep. When you wake up everything will be as it should be."
"Ok," Seven agreed. "I love you."
Harry leaned down and kissed Seven lightly before whispering, "I love you too."
Harry channeled a sleeping spell through the kiss and Seven fell asleep. When she woke up she would be without any sign of having ever been a Borg other than her superb physical condition. And her physiology as one of Harry's mates would maintain an even greater physical condition for eternity.
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After Harry had finished retrieving the versions of his wives stuck in the past he decided it was time to end the temporal desynchronization that Voyager had been undergoing. Chakotay had been treated by the Doctor with a compound Neville had devised to treat damage from desynchronization. This compound allowed Chakotay to remain synchronized with his correct timeframe and move throughout the different fractured temporal environments on the ship. Chakotay had been working with the other version of Kathryn present onboard Voyager. Several crewmembers had multiple versions of them running around in the different time periods. Chakotay and Kathryn had been injecting gel packs with the compound the Doctor had devised to try to force Voyager to resynchronize with the correct time period.
Harry entered main engineering to find Kathryn being held hostage by a very Cardassian-looking Seska. It appeared some of the fractured regions of spacetime were also branching into alternate universes. Chakotay looked shocked.
"Inject the gel pack Chakotay or Kathryn dies," Seska warned.
Seska had recalibrated the energy wave needed to activate the gel packs. Seska wanted to force Voyager to synchronize with her region of spacetime.
Harry was suddenly visible at one of the engineering consoles and activated the waveform which he had recalibrated back to the first one. There was a flash of light and everything changed. Harry quickly entered the necessary calibrations to the Promethium Drive to boot Voyager out of the anomaly.
"What just happened?" Chakotay asked. "Why was Seska a Cardassian?"
"I'm sorry to say my friend that Seska was a Cardassian spy within the ranks of the Maquis. When I found out I telepathically reprogrammed her to be who she was pretending to be. As far as she knows she has always been a loyal Maquis. Though she does retain some of her spying skills," Harry explained.
Chakotay was stunned at this revelation.
"This is…so shocking," Chakotay admitted.
"I know. I'm sorry. I thought reprogramming her was the way to do the least damage," Harry explained.
"I guess it was," Chakotay admitted. "But if the ship was fractured into multiple timelines why was Seska looking like that? Has she ever looked like that when onboard Voyager?"
"No. That was from a nearby parallel universe. It looks like that was more than just a temporal fracture," Harry replied.
"Come on…we had best go explain things to Kathryn," Chakotay suggested.
"She knows generally what happened but not from your perspective," Harry said.
"We had still better go talk with her," Chakotay said.
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"You look fantastic, Seven," Kathryn complimented at dinner that evening.
"Gorgeous," B'Elanna agreed.
Seven was happily sporting her new human-looking appearance.
"Thank you. I have been considering it…and if you would like to call me Annika I would not mind," Seven admitted. "I will respond to either Annika or Seven. I understand after so long of calling me Seven it could be difficult to switch. So whichever designation you choose to address me by I will respond to."
Magnus and Erin looked pretty pleased at this announcement.
"It may take some getting used to, Annika," Kathryn admitted. "But we will try."
"We sure will," Lyndsay added while B'Elanna and the others nodded.
From there the conversation continued discussing what had happened during the temporal desynchronization.
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Rev 0 Posted 3/29/2016
Author's Note:
There is only one more chapter of Voyager to go. I would like to take the opportunity to recommend a super-addicting fanfic for anybody into stories that crossover Harry Potter and Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire). This story is called The Travels of the Master of Death – The Prince that was Promised by the author StrawHatLuffy94 (Story ID 11661067). If you are into that genre this story is worth the read.
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