Chapter 2: The Batazede stay
Copyright by Jo Monroe, 1998
Captian's personal log:
"Star date 262475, This is my last log entry as Captian of the star
ship Voyager. We have asked and been granted permission to stay on
Betatzede for an indefinite amount of time. Our doctors are concerned
about our children, and the fact that none of us has eaten alpha quadrant
food for almost twelve years. As to what and how our bodies will take the
alpha quadrants foods. They are most worried about our trying to eating
meat, and fowl. Dr. Tom Paris told me it was like a vegan vegetarian all
of a sudden eating meat. I'm not sure what I think about all this. Admiral
Paris is a S.O.B. No wonder Tom had so many problems. Chakotay was
so sweet he put the girls to bed last night. They are full of questions. I
have wondered how they will take to grass, fresh air, wide-open spaces.
I'm not even sure how I will feel about them myself. Sense it's been five
years sense we have been on a planet." Janeway's combadge beeped.
Janeway hit her combadge. "Yes?"
"Bridge here we have arrived at Betatzede."
"I'll will be right there. Janeway out." Janeway entered the bridge
"report."
"The Mc Carty is right behind us. We are being hailed by the
planet." Chakotay stated.
"On the screen Mr. Kim. This is Captian Kathryn Janeway. Of the
Federation star ship Voyager Thank you for having us."
" I'm Mr. Binn First minister to earth. We have a place set up for
your group. I have sent the coordinates to you."
"Mr. Kim have you got it" Janeway asked.
"Yes ma'am" Kim answered.
" Thank you Mr. Binn we will get back to you I'm going to take an
away team down to inspect it. But I don't see any trouble. Janeway out"
"Mr. Kim have ensign Wildmen, B'Elanna Paris, Mr. Condar and
Dr. Paris meet me in transporter room 2 now."
"Captian we are being hailed by the Mc Cartier." Kim looked up
as she answered in a disgusted. "Let them wait." Chakotay looked at
Tuvoc with a surprised look on his face. *he had never seen Kathryn act
that way.* Getting up he followed her into the turbo lift. " Tuvoc you have
the conn." He ordered. "Kate, talk to me, why are you acting this way
toward Starfleet?" Chakotay asked softly.
Kate looked at him with tears in her eyes. " I don't know how
much Admiral Paris had to do with this, so until I look things over. I'm
not going to give them this ship. He's not going to put my children in
some hell hole Chakotay! I didn't know how bad that man was. How did
Paris live through it?" Kathryn put her head in his neck.
"It left him scarred, the same as it did Seven. How did we survive
the delta quadrant?" Chakotay smiled, "we will be ok love." He kissed
her.
They were walking down the corroder. Entering the transporter
room. "Is everyone ready?" They all nodded. Stepping up on the
transporter.
Maria ran in "I want to go to."
Chakotay reached down and grabbed her. "No, you don't. You
stay here with me I have some thing for you to do for me."
"You do!?"
" Yes. Now wave at them, then we will go and do the special
project of course you can't tell anybody about it."
He took her into his office. "We are going to play a trick on the
guys on the other ship. I want you to put a lock on every door and one on
the computer that will take another code besides the one mama put on
them."
"You sure we should mama said if I messed with her stuff she would spank me."
Chakotay hugged her.
" I'm sorry, Maria, your right. Well I tell you what. You show me
how."
Maria smiled. "Is this going to make my grandfather look dumb?
He made my daddy sad." As her hands flew over the keys. "Now fix it so
I can activate it when I'm ready."
"Here it is." She handed him a data padd.
"Great! Now remember: tell no one. Now you run back to where
you are supposed to be."
"Yes sir," She smiled "Thank you Uncle Chakotay I hate him for
what he did to daddy." She turned as she finished and ran out of the door He hit his com badge.
"Chakotay to TJ."
"TJ here sir."
"I just sent Maria back from my office."
"Sorry sir. I better go meet her before she get into any more
trouble."
" Chakotay out." He sat back smiling. * Now all I have to do is
when we turn the ship over is to activate the new codes. I had better tell
Tom about the child's feelings for his father.* The beeping of his com
badge brought him back from his revery.
"Bridge to Chakotay"
"Chakotay here what is up LT?" Chakotay said with a smile in his
voice. Everyone on the bridge looked at each other.
"Sir the landing party is on its way to The conference room."
"On my way, Chakotay out." Chakotay got up and walked out of
his office. Feeling as though he had his world by he tail. Walking down
the corridor. He entered the conference room. "Well what did you find?"
Mr. Condar answered "It's a mess. An absolutely filthy place. He
was so up set. Chakotay actually felt sorry for him.
"It's all right this kind of what we expected. That's why we sent an away team down.
After 16 years on our own we don't just jump in without
looking things over first."
Chakotay saw Kathy just setting looking at her hands. "So how
long and how much would it take to clean it up or is it beyond that. If it is
how do we turn it down and not make the government here mad?" Kathryn looks at him." It's an
abandoned prison."
"It's no place for the children it was done on purpose. I'm sorry."
Tom said, "I think my father had something to do with it. Captian I
expected Some thing like this." *Sometimes I wish he hadn't had kids he
doesn't like them very much.* He wouldn't have done it if I wasn't part of
the crew." Tom said looking as if he wanted to cry.
Chakotay laughed. Everyone looked at him as though he had just
lost his mind.
Kathryn looked at him. "Are you all right?"
"Yes love I'm fine. Now can we find some place on the planet that
will work? Condar what do you think?"
Hitting the com panel on the table. "Get me The health minister."
Condar ordered. They sat in silence for a few minuets.
" Mr. Condor your call is through Minister T'Mar is on."