DISCLAIMER: I do not own the characters of Star Trek Voyager and I am merely borrowing them for a nonprofit, entertaining story; however, the character Radical Ransom Riley (3R) does belong to me.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: (1) Tom and B’Elanna were not married and B’Elanna was never pregnant. (2) I am making up some of Klingon history; please do not be angry if I do something that contradicts in which the shows and movies have said. I am trying to fit it into how my story is going. (3) I borrowed an idea from ‘H.W.’ with her permission. I also added some stuff to it. It’s in chapter four and is said by Neelix.
WARNING: This story also contains some violence and there is one character death. It is one of the senior officers!
ARCHIVING: Only with the permission of the author.
Creator of the Borg
By SavageLove
Part 1
14 years in 2 weeks
Chapter 3: Back to Voyager
Fourteen years on the planet had changed B'Elanna and Seven. Not only were they married, but they had two beautiful daughters and one on the way—luckily Seven was pregnant and not B'Elanna, to the relief of the village. And while the village had become a home to them, Seven and B'Elanna both wanted to get back to Voyager. For the last few years, B'Elanna had been working non-stop on a space ship that would take them off of the planet and back to Voyager. And even though she had not completed it sooner, she had still kept at it. It had become about pride now once B'Elanna had said she would finish it before Voyager would get there, she had to finish it before Voyager got there.
The Torres family was, at the moment, in the dinning hut having dinner with Queen Nia, Jara and Nia's and Jara's daughter, Naja. Katie and Naja were happily chatting away about everything they had learned during the day. Miral was sitting in B'Elanna's lap eating blueberries. Katie was sitting on the left side of the pregnant Seven.
"So, how is the building going?" Seven asked as she wiped Miral's face of blue berry and then washed her hands of blue berry stains.
"It's done," B'Elanna said, knowing that Seven was talking about the ship that she had built herself. The ship was about five times bigger than a shuttle, and slightly bigger than Neelix's craft. It has a cargo bay, a med bay, a science bay, a transporter room, a weapons locker, a storage room, three quarters, a mess hall, an engine room, and a control room. There was also a hidden room under the floor that could mask a person's signature from scanners with a weapon's room. The ship itself was fast, faster than Voyager herself. The maneuverability was better than a shuttle, the range on scanners were greater than those on Voyager (B'Elanna's gift to Seven), the communications range on the White Dragon were twice those of the Delta Flyer, a tractor beam, a chameleon cloak in which the surface of the hull can change to mimic it's surrounding so that it can blend into the background or seem like a piece of junk in space, and it also has an internal cloak that will make it seem like it was an average shuttle with little or no technology. The hull was strong enough that an asteroid couldn't even scratch it. The hull was made of Kelsanalanthium, and Anaranthium, both of which are found exclusively in the Delta Quadrant. When mixed together, they make a metal stronger than any known substance in the Alpha Quadrant. Once hardened, it was impossible to make it into a liquid or gas again. The shields were strong and almost impenetrable. Then there was the fuel, which was Hydrollanthium, a white metal substance that not only gave more power but lasted longer than dilithium.
B'Elanna had been working on the ship for almost ten years. With all of the technology and materials that the Amazons had, it had been like a dream come true for B'Elanna. She had combined Borg technology, Maquis technology, Federation technology and her own imagination to create the 'White Dragon'. The only reason she had not started right away was the fact that she had to first design it and make models, then do redesigns and make new models. Then, she had to gather the materials to build it. The only reason it took ten years to build was because she had no other help besides Seven, and even then it was only rare that Seven helped since she was often taking care of children or nursing the sick. Not only that, but B'Elanna had her own duties to perform and only worked on the ship in her spare time.
Seven looked at B'Elanna and nodded. "You checked everything? It all works?" Seven asked as she lifted Miral into her lap.
B'Elanna nodded. "I did a test run every day for a week. Everything checks out and we can leave any time," B'Elanna said, smiling softly as Miral curled in Seven's lap and fell asleep.
Seven was about to speak when she noticed that almost everyone was listening to their conversation. She said, "Tonight we will talk."
Queen Nia and Jara, who were sitting across from Seven and B'Elanna, looked at each other, knowing what was going to happen now that the ship was ready.
B'Elanna and Seven were in their hut after having eaten dinner and were just relaxing after they had put their daughters to bed. B'Elanna was sitting on the soft lounge chair she had built for Seven. Seven was sitting between her legs, resting against her front. B'Elanna had her arms wrapped around Seven's expanded stomach and was soothingly rubbing Seven's stomach to calm their unborn child.
"So, you have completed the craft?" Seven asked softly.
"Yeah. Mira, Lorna and I loaded up the last of the dilithium and hydrollanthium this afternoon," B'Elanna said.
Seven and B'Elanna were silent for a few moments. Both had agreed that when Voyager came for them, they would go back, no matter what. While they loved it here and it had become like a home to them, this was not their home. It was too primitive for them. They loved technology and tinkering with things like that. Voyager was their home and Voyager needed them.
"I'll start packing," Seven said.
B'Elanna nodded and gently kissed Seven's left ear.
Two days later B'Elanna and Seven were standing outside of their space ship. Most of the people that they knew from the village and the surrounding villages were surrounding the ship. Seven and B'Elanna were hugged by their friends as Katie and Miral were standing beside them.
Queen Nia, Jara and Naja stood in front of Seven, B'Elanna, Katie and Miral as the rest left to give them privacy.
"We knew this would happen one day, but that doesn't make it any easier," Seven said, her eyes full of tears as Naja, Katie and Miral hugged and cried.
Jara pulled Seven into a hug and held her as they both cried. Queen Nia and B'Elanna grasped each other's forearms in the traditional warrior handshake.
"It has been an honor to be a member of your Nation," B'Elanna said, clapping the queen on her back.
"As it has been an honor to know you and have you apart of my people," Queen Nia responded as she released her arm. "I have something for you."
"Oh?" B'Elanna asked, curious.
Queen Nia waved a hand and a guard stepped forward, her arms outstretched with something in her arms. She turned to the guard and unwrapped the bundle that the guard held. Queen Nia picked up a large sword and knife. Queen Nia turned back to B'Elanna and held them out to the Klingon.
"These were Queen Sarsy's weapons. She was my great-great-great-great grandmother's. I was told to pass it onto a worthy warrior and I have chosen you to give it to. Take it," Queen Nia said.
"I can't do that," B'Elanna protested, shaking her head. "It's apart of your family. You should give it to your daughter."
"It is not a request. As my last order, I am ordering you to take it," Queen Nia said sternly.
"Yes your majesty," B'Elanna said, bowing slightly.
Queen Nia's lips twitched slightly. "Smart ass."
B'Elanna grinned. "You know you love me," B'Elanna teased lightly.
Queen Nia's face became serious. "I do. I will always be your friend, B'Elanna. Good luck in your journey," Queen Nia said before turning to Seven, kissing her temple and then walking away stiffly. B'Elanna kissed Jara's forehead and then walked onto the White Dragon. Seven and Jara looked at each other, slightly amused at their wifes who were warriors through and through.
"Seven, I want you to have this. It was given to me but my great-great aunt. I believe that you will benefit from it," Jara said, before handing her
Seven took the staff from Jara's hand and felt her eyes water.
"Thank you. I will never forget you," Seven said.
"Goodbye," Jara said softly.
"Goodbye," Seven said just as softly.
Seven and her two daughters walked into the White Dragon and the door closed behind them. Seven took Katie and Miral to their rooms and got them settled before going to the control room where B'Elanna was beginning the pre-flight check. Seven sat down and began to help. The engines came online and the White Dragon lifted off of the ground and headed up towards the sky. They broke the atmosphere and headed into space. Once clear of the planet, the White Dragon went to warp 9, heading for Voyager. Once B'Elanna computed the path, she turned on the autopilot and then turned to Seven. Seven turned to B'Elanna and held her arms open, smiling softly. B'Elanna got off of her chair, sunk to her knees and pressed her face onto Seven's enlarged stomach. Seven wrapped her arms around B'Elanna's head and stroked her hair. Their unborn child kicked and punched Seven and B'Elanna felt the movement against her face. B'Elanna smiled and rubbed her cheek against Seven's stomach as the baby fluttered about. B'Elanna loved this feeling, feeling a tiny life moving in her wife's womb. B'Elanna lifted Seven's shirt up and pressed a few kisses to the exposed flesh. Seven giggled and tilted B'Elanna's face up to lightly kissed her lips. B'Elanna sighed and deepened the kiss.
"Mama, SoSoy?" Miral asked from the doorway. B'Elanna and Seven broke the kiss and looked over to the door way. They saw Miral and Katei standing in the doorway.
B'Elanna stood up and sat down in her chair before opening her arms up. Miral ran into her SoSoy's arms as Katie walked over. With both her children sitting in her lap, B'Elanna turned to the view screen and began to explain where they were going. Seven smiled at her family. B'Elanna, forty-two years old, looked as if she were only thirty-two with maybe one or two gray strand here and there. B'Elanna had aged little over the fourteen years they had been on the planet, and even then it only made her look more dignified. But, there were things that had almost completely changed and/or matured. B'Elanna's eyes held an oldness that came from fourteen years of experiences. B'Elanna's temper, although just as fierce and explosive, became more controlled. B'Elanna was not as quick to anger as she once was, she was more willing to listen and think before she acted. Basically, B'Elanna became a mature woman, wife and mother.
Seven glanced at Katie who was so much like her namesake. At seven, she was anything but a baby, but Seven still thought of her as that. Katie was strong, smart and compassionate. She was as strong as B'Elanna, given she was Klingon and Borg. She was already in high school studies and would move on to college level in less than a year. She was everything that Seven and B'Elanna were and somehow she also was like Captain Janeway in how she would glare or be stubborn about what she cared about.
Seven then glanced at Miral who was nothing like her namesake. At four, she was extremely shy and insecure. She always wanted to be held or to be near by. She was smart, she was already in elementary studies, but she lacked focus to do it. She was everything Seven and B'Elanna were when they were children themselves and was most like Harry Kim when he had first came on Voyager.
Seven turned to the viewer and thought about herself. At thirty-eight, she looked twenty-eight, and had almost not even aged physically. She had become more human in her manners and had dropped the 'Borg' speech and thinking about twelve years ago. Like B'Elanna, she had become more mature and dignified as a woman, wife and mother.
"We're coming up on Voyager," B'Elanna said, breaking Seven's reflection.
"Katie, Miral, please go to your rooms," Seven said.
"Okay Mama," Katie said.
"Okie dokie, mama," Miral said and both little girls got off of B'Elanna's lap and headed for their room.
"Should I contact Voyager?" Seven asked.
"Yes," B'Elanna said as she took the ship in closer to Voyager.
Voyager had stopped in front of them and were trying to scan them.
Seven punched in the commands. "They're responding," Seven said.
"Open a channel. On screen," B'Elanna said.
The Captain's face filled the view screen. Janeway's face went from diplomatic to shock in under three seconds.
"Seven? B'Elanna?" Captain Janeway asked in shock.
"Captain," Seven said. "We are requesting permission to board."
"Ah… Permission granted," Captain Janeway said.
"Thank you Captain. White Dragon out," Seven said and then cut the transmission.
B'Elanna chuckled. "Why do you always do that to the Captain?" B'Elanna asked shaking her head.
"Because I find her reaction funny," Seven said, smirking slightly.
B'Elanna laughed. "You are something else, love," B'Elanna said as she maneuvered the ship into the Shuttle Bay. Once the ship landed and the shuttle bay doors closed, the senior staff entered the shuttle bay. B'Elanna and Seven shut down the ship and exited the cockpit. B'Elanna went into their daughter's rooms.
"Girls, we're on Voyager now," B'Elanna said. "Come on."
B'Elanna held out her arms. Miral ran and jumped into her arms as Katie ran to Seven and clasped her hand. Seven and B'Elanna walked to the hatch and stepped out to greet their friends and family…
Chapter 4: Explanations
Captain Kathryn Janeway pushed away from her desk in her ready room and headed for the bridge. Chakotay got up from her chair and sat in his own. Janeway nodded and sat down. They had left the space station a few hours ago and were heading for the rendezvous point where they would be meeting B'Elanna and Seven. As she sat in her chair, Janeway thought about the last few days in which she had her own shore leave, and could not help the smile that graced her lips.
Lieutenant Radical Ransom Riley, who was commonly called 3R by everyone, excluding Tuvok who was the only one who got away with calling her Radical besides her mother, had unwittingly jumped into the same lake in which Janeway had been skinny dipping in the cool morning air. They had both been rather embarrassed when they had seen each other naked. Once they had gotten dressed, they had talked, rather awkwardly about what had happened, and why they were there. From there, topics went from one to another to another with such easiness that by the time they had noticed they were talking to each other as if they were friends, and not as captain and lieutenant, the sun was setting. Riley, shyly, had tried to leave to find her own camp site, but Janeway, surprising the both of them, had asked her to stay. For the next three days of shore leave, they had spent the time together, talking about anything and everything. Janeway had found a true companion in Riley in that they both had many of the same interests, but had a number of differences that caused their talks to be more that interesting.
"Captain, an unknown vessel is approaching us at warp nine," Tuvok said from tactical, ripping Janeway from her thoughts.
"Captain, the unknown ship is hailing us," Harry said from ops.
"On screen," Captain Janeway said standing up, ready to greet a new alien species.
"Aye, Captain," Harry said, and opened the channel.
Captain plastered her diplomatic smile on but dropped it as soon as she saw who was on the view screen. It was B'Elanna and Seven.
"Seven? B'Elanna?" Captain Janeway asked in shock.
"Captain," Seven said. "We are requesting permission to board."
"Ah… Permission granted," Captain Janeway said.
"Thank you Captain. White Dragon out," Seven said and then cut the transmission.
"Was it me, or did Seven and B'Elanna look older than we last saw them?" Chakotay asked, puzzlement coloring his voice.
"That's what I saw too," Tom said. "But they've only been gone two weeks." Tome paused. "And where did they get that ship?" The envy could be heard in Tom's voice, but that changed when he realized that they were not flying the Delta Flyer. "And hey! Where's my ship!"
"Your ship?" Janeway asked in a dangerous tone.
Tome blushed. "Uh… I mean where is Voyager's shuttle that I just helped create?"
Janeway looked at Tom for a moment before saying, "I don't know what's going on, but I'm going to find out." Captain Janeway hit her commbadge. "All senior staff members head to the main Shuttle Bay. Beta shift bridge crew, report to the bridge. Janeway out."
Janeway walked down the corridors and waited outside of the shuttle bay for the ship to land. Once it did, Janeway stalked into the shuttle bay and waited for Seven and B'Elanna to come out as Neelix and the Doctor came up from behind. And when Seven and B'Elanna came out, she was more surprised than anything. B'Elanna was holding a small child in her arms, Seven was holding hands with a bigger child and Seven was pregnant, about seven months or so. The senior staff members all gasped, except for Tuvok who merely raised a brow that was trying to inch its way off of Tuvok's head.
"Seven? B'Elanna? What the hell is going on?" Captain Janeway demanded.
"Captain, we should discuss this in the senior staff room," Seven said. "As protocol would dictate."
Captain looked at Seven for a few moments before nodding. The Captain led the senior staff through the ship and into the senior staff room. Seven and B'Elanna got curious stared from crew members walking in the corridors. When they entered the room, B'Elanna pulled out a chair and helped Seven to sit down. B'Elanna then sat down in the seat next to Seven and placed the small child on her left leg and the bigger child onto her right leg. Both children leaned back against B'Elanna, holding the strong hands against their stomachs. The rest of the senior staff sat down in the remaining chairs, the Captain at the head of the table and Chakotay to her right. Captain Janeway folded her hands and looked at Seven and B'Elanna.
"Well?" Captain Janeway asked, impatience coloring her voice.
B'Elanna took in a deep breath and then blew it back out. "We were on our way to the planet when the shuttle malfunctioned. We don't know why, but it did. We crash landed on the planet and were found by the inhabitants. We were taken to their village where we were told a remarkable story. Apparently they are descendants of a group of people from earth that were thought to be a myth. They were descended from the Amazons. While they don't use technology in their every day life, they do have the capability to do so. So they knew that we had been on a space ship and thought nothing of it," B'Elanna started the story.
"The planet," Seven started, picking up the story, "had a one day here to a one year there variance. For you it has been fourteen days, for B'Elanna and I, it has been fourteen years. B'Elanna began to work on building a ship when we knew that you were not coming for us. We knew that you would come for us when Voyager's repairs were done, but B'Elanna is like a dog with a bone at times. She never gives up."
B'Elanna blushed and shot Seven a mock glare that Seven pointedly ignored, causing the two little girls to break out into giggles at their parent's antics, which brought everyone's attention to the two girls on B'Elanna's lap. B'Elanna and Seven caught the stares and knew they would have to explain. They had already decided on the White Dragon that B'Elanna would explain for Tom's sake.
"About five years after our arrival on the planet, Ani and I got married," B'Elanna said, softly, looking at Tom with compassion.
"You're married?" Tom asked, shocked. "But we just broke up!"
"No, to you we just broke up, Tom. To me… To me, it has been years since our break up," B'Elanna corrected, not as softly as before.
"And what of the children?" Captain Janeway asked before Tom could reply.
"Ani had Katie about two years after that. I had Miral about three years after Katie," B'Elanna said and B'Elanna looked at Seven and smiled softly. Seven leaned over and lightly kissed B'Elanna's lips.
"I knew it!" Neelix boasted happily. "And can I say, finally!"
Everyone looked at Neelix in shock and in question.
"What do you mean finally?" Chakotay asked, curious.
"Yeah," Tom whined, slightly angry.
"I am the moral officer. It is my job to know people. I have done extensive studies on Humans, Vulcans, Klingons and all the others species that we have on board. The one I found most interesting was Klingon. When the Klingons were here before, I spoke to one of them on their history. Did you know that Kahless spoke of being able to 'feel' people approach him? All Klingons are able to sense people when they approach, save for one person. Kahless was unable to 'feel' his wife approach. It is said that it was because he would never have to fear anything from her," Neelix said. He paused for effect. "Whenever B'Elanna would complain about Seven 'sneaking up on her', I found it curious since Seven shouldn't have been able to. But then I remembered what was said about Kahless and knew that Seven and B'Elanna were meant to be." He then admitted, "Not many Klingons know this because it is not often that a Klingon meets their third heart. So, not many are told this, but those who do know, go searching for this. The only reason I never said anything was because I was afraid that B'Elanna would not believe me and she would become angry with me."
"Neelix, I always knew that. I spent some time in a clergy and my SoS pounded Klingon history into me. I just never wanted to admit it. When we were on that planet, I had finally admitted to myself that Seven was my third heart," B'Elanna said.
"Mama," Miral suddenly said softly, holding out her arms. Seven reached over and gently guided Miral to her lap. Miral curled up in her lap sideways and placed a hand on her stomach, her head on Seven's breast and promptly fell asleep. Seven gently wrapped her arms around Miral and kissed her soft hair.
"I don't believe it. You can't be married to her! We are meant to be together!" Tom protested, raising his voice with his indignation. "Besides, I thought that Seven had the hots for Chakotay."
"You mean the Chakotay hologram?" Seven asked. Everyone looked surprise that Chakotay didn't look surprised, in fact, he looked amused. "The Commander knew of the program. I told him about how hard it was for me to fit in and every time I tried, people didn't give me any slack and he suggested that I use to holodeck as away to develop my social skills in a way that would not make the crew laugh at me when I messed up. I felt that Chakotay was a safe person to try a relationship with since I am comfortable with him and we hold many interests, even though I hold no romantic feelings for him."
"Then…what about the Captain? Weren't you with her?" Tom said, grasping at straws.
Seven raised a brow and a slightly disgusted look crossed her face briefly. Captain Janeway looked slightly revolted too.
"If I were with the Captain, it would be the same as if Samantha Wildman was with Naomi Wildman. That is just gross I would never think of Captain Janeway in that way. She saved me from the Borg and has taught me much about life. She is more of a mother to me than Erin Hansen was," Seven said.
"That is a logical assumption," Tuvok said, agreeing with Seven.
"Well, I just don't think that you two are suited to be together. I mean, you two used to fight all the time and you rarely got along. The perfect match for Seven is most likely Tuvok," Tom said, grasping at nothing and making it into something.
Seven looked even more disgusted.
"Tuvok, too, is like a parental figure to me. He is like a father to me. He is someone I look up to and go to for guidance when none can be found with Captain Janeway," Seven said.
Tuvok said nothing, but slightly nodded his head, agreeing with Seven.
"And, the only reason B'Elanna and I fought is because we are so much like in many ways and yet very different. And I used to purposely anger her because I liked her reaction," Seven said, her eyes twinkling.
"You still do that," B'Elanna grumbled, faking annoyance.
"You amuse me and you are so predictable," Seven teased. "Of course, now I like to make you pout instead since you look so cute doing it."
Katie was shaking with silent laughter causing B'Elanna's scowl to get bigger.
"Wait a minute. Wait just one minute," Captain Janeway said, holding up a hand. "You mean to tell me that some of those flights were started by you, just to see B'Elanna's reaction?"
"Yes. I was only able to feel emotions fleetingly. That is why I always look like an 'Ice Queen'. My nanoprobes would counteract the adrenaline so that I wouldn't only feel for but a moment or two. I was able to see emotion with B'Elanna when she was angry. It was a way for me to feel for more than a few seconds," Seven said.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked.
"The emotional inhibitor did that. Once it was taken out, I was able to feel all on my own," Seven said.
"We have gotten far off track," Captain Janeway said. "You two have spent fourteen years on this planet. Can you resume your duties or will you need time to relearn?"
"Nope. We can do just fine, but can we have a few days to get our kids settled in?" B'Elanna asked.
"Your quarters are not big enough for a family this size. You have two kids and one on the way," Chakotay pointed out.
"Three kids and one on the way. Icheb is our son as well," Seven corrected.
Captain Janeway and Chakotay blinked.
"I suppose that is true," Chakotay said slowly.
"Captain, might I make a suggestion?" Neelix asked.
"Certainly Mr. Neelix," Captain Janeway said.
"Well, Cargo Bay 2 is mostly just used for the Borg Alcoves, Borg material and my supplies. We don't use the Borg materials and we can easily get rid of them. My supplies could be moved to another Cargo Bay. We could turn Cargo Bay 2 into quarters for those who have children. Samantha and Naomi have such small quarters that they don't even have a living room," Neelix said. "Not only can we make quarters for the families on board, we can have an area in which the children can play in and we can make that area where they go if there is an emergency or something."
"I figure that we can have all the kids' rooms below the adults' rooms. There can be a common living room and dinning room that they all share, of course there will be a small living room and kitchen in the adult's quarters," Neelix said, holding up a data PADD.
"Let me see," Captain Janeway said.
Neelix passed the PADD to Tuvok who passed it down to Chakotay who handed it to Captain Janeway. Captain Janeway read the PADD and her eyes brows were loosing oxygen where they were on her forehead. Captain Janeway looked up at Neelix in shock.
"Mr. Neelix, these schematics are amazing. Who helped you do this?" Captain Janeway asked.
"No one. I did it myself. Lt. Carey has been giving me instructions on engineering and architecture. I would like to be of more use during an emergency. I know I am the cook, the morale officer and the ambassador for Voyager, but I would like to be able to do more. It was supposed to be a surprise," Neelix said.
Everyone blinked in shock expect Seven who had suggested it in the first place.
"Captain, I would also like to present a proposal," Neelix said.
"Alright," Captain Janeway said, slightly amused and even more curious.
"I know you have banned anyone from having any more children since this is not a generation ship. But, I believe that is should be lifted to give those who wish to have a chance to have children. Quite a few of the crew are together and would like to marry and have children, but they know that they can't have children and are uncertain if they can marry. We are more or less sixty years from the Alpha Quadrant. We may not reach the Alpha Quadrant and the crew wants to start families and have their lives in their home, Voyager is their home," Neelix said. "Also, we could have a drawing of who gets to have children. We can have the drawing every five years, that way the children are old enough that they don't have to be watched so much. We can have five to ten couples allowed to have children."
Neelix passed another data PADD down which all of them read.
"Yes, well, this has been very interesting and I will think about this. For now, Seven, B'Elanna and the kids will have to sleep in B'Elanna's quarters," Captain Janeway said. "Dismissed… Oh, and you'll need to go to sickbay for evaluations from the doctor."