Prompt: Rosa - "You tell anyone I break your face." - 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
B'Elanna stared at the still inactive warp core. She was sure that her plan to fix it, no matter how temporary that fix was, would work. As another round of alien fire rocked the ship, Voyager's chief engineer was reminded that they were quickly running out of time to find a solution.
"Let's try your idea," B'Elanna said to Dalby, who had been assisting her with repairs.
"I thought you said my idea was stupid?"
"It is, but right now it's the only option we have left," the half-Klingon replied, moving toward the still open access panel.
Smiling behind her back, despite the grim situation the were in, Dalby moved to assist her with his idea for a patch job. Yes, it was unconventional, but he was also convinced it would work.
~It needs to work,~ Dalby added silently as the ship continued to shake from the beating it was taken from the alien ships. Reports from the bridge were that they were out numbered and needed to retreat. Of course, retreat wasn't an option when the engines were done.
"That should do it," Dalby said, as he finished the patch job.
All engineers in hearing vicinity automatically looked toward the quiet warp core, even as it slowly came back to life.
"See, told you it would work," Dalby said with mock confidence. "Looks like my stupid idea was the better one after all."
"You tell anyone and I'll break your face," B'Elanna told him as she touched her comm badge to signal the bridge.
"I'm quite sure you will," Dalby muttered, having seen her carry out that threat more than once.