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Ok as well before we start this is based on the series Star Trek Voyager but with a twist from the original story line and i hope you like it.
Chapter 6: Birth
"Bridge to sickbay we have a medical emergency." Said Tom, as i lay on the bridge floor which was heavily damaged. "Captain, the last Son'a ship is coming about." Said B'Elanna. "Where are the shields at?" Tom asked. I screamed out in pain, as the baby was very close to coming. "Tom, I'm a little busy right now, I have 31 wounded patients down here can it wait?" the doctor said. "NOOO DOCTOR THIS CAN'T FUCKING WAIT!" I screamed out in pain. "Doctor, Jack has just gone into labour. Can you get down here." Tom told him. "I'm on my way." The doctor said.
2 DAYS EARLIER
As I entered the ready room, I sighed as I went to the replicator and ordered a coffee. Tom was down on the surface right now doing the final test of his bridge officers test ready to become a commander and my new first officer and I was so scared, so far he had done really well on the tests previously I just didn't want him to fail at this stage. "Bridge to the Captain." Said Kim. "Go ahead." I replied grabbing my coffee for the replicator and sitting down on the sofa. "Captain, I have Admiral Janeway for you." He replied. That meant Tom had finished his test and she was contacting me to let me know how he had done. "Put her through." I replied. I stood up and went over to the desk and slowly eased my way into the chair. Being pregnant was extremely crap, I was due any day now and wanted this over with. I touched the control and the screen came to life. "Captain." She said looking at me with a straight face. "Break it gently Kathryn, how did he do?" I asked. "Well, Tom did the final exam and I'm glad to say that he passed." She said smiling. I was over the moon, he was now officially my first officer. "Has he been promoted?" I asked. "He sure has, the president herself came down to the training holodeck and did it personally." She told me. "Oh my god." I replied back. "Exactly, well anyway he should be back on board any minute. So in that case I want a systems update from you, and if everything checks out then I will clear you for departure and you can begin your mission to the Baku." She explained. "Understood Admiral. I will contact you soon." I replied. "Very good, Janeway out." She said and ended the channel. I sat back and breathed. Finally we were ready to get back underway and this was my first real command. "Carter to Bridge." I said hitting my commbadge. "Yes Captain." Said B'Elanna. "B'Elanna, I want a complete systems check report in one hour ready to transmit to the Admiral, have Tom come to my ready room once he's on board and has there been any signs of our new chief engineer yet?" I asked. "Yes sir he's being on board in any minute now and I will sort the other things." She told me. "Very good, schedule a meeting of the senior staff in 2 hours." I said. "Aye sir." She replied. "Carter out." I said and then brought my monitor to life and started reading up on the Baku and the enterprise's mission there. It was a few minutes before my door chime went off, "Come in." I said.
The doors opened and in walked my first officer. He took formal stance and stood on the other side of my desk, "Captain, Commander Thomas Walker reporting for duty." I stood up and went round to face him and smiled "Welcome aboard Commander." I said shaking his hand. "Thank you sir." He said. "At ease Tom." I said. He relaxed and I hugged him and kissed him. "I'm so proud of you babe." I said. "Thank you." He replied. We sat down on the sofa and drank coffee, talking for a while before the door chime went off, "Come in." I said and the doors opened and in walked B'Elanna handing me a pad. "Progress report sir, all systems check out we are ready for launch." She told me. I took the pad from her and reading it through. "Very good, how about the chief engineer?" I asked. "He's on board and settling into his quarters, he will be up to see you soon." She replied. "Good." I said still reading the pad. "So can I assume by the change of pip on your collar, that you passed Tom?" she asked. "I did, so now I'm your superior." He said. "Don't let that rank go to your head, we both still need to prove ourselves, and show Starfleet command that even though we are married we can work together and run a starship together." I told him. "I know babe but I'm just so happy." He told me. "I know babe, B'Elanna I will be making an announcement to everyone on board in a little while." I told her. "Understood sir, well I need to get back to work." She said. "Dismissed." I said. She smiled and walked out.
After spending another 15 minutes with Tom sorting his command codes, security authorisations and updating the computer, we then looked through the duty rosters and made a few changes and speaking to the Admiral and after she gave us clearance to launch, the door chime went off. "Come in." I said. The door opened and in walked my new chief engineer. "Captain Carter sir, Lieutenant Kyle James reporting for duty." He said taking a formal stance. The first thing I noticed about this young man was how well he looked after himself and took pride in his appearance. "Welcome aboard Lieutenant, may I present my first officer Commander Thomas Walker." I said gesturing to Tom. "Welcome aboard Lieutenant." Tom said shaking Kyle's hand. "A pleasure sir." Kyle replied. "Kyle please, at ease before you sprain something." I said as he relaxed. "Thank you captain." He said taking a seat with us. "Kyle one thing I want you to learn on board is that we operate in a very relaxed manner, it worked well for us in the delta quadrant and it has continued whilst we have been back and I would love for you to work that way as well." I explained. Kyle smiled and said "Of course, that's exactly the way I like to work as well." He told us. "That's great." I said. "Well we are getting ready to leave soon, have you been down to the engine room yet?" I asked. "No not yet." He replied. "Well I'm sure Tom here will be happy to show you around as he was the previous chief engineer." I explained. "Oh really, well maybe we could catch up over dinner and you can take me through the dynamics of the engine." He said obviously coming onto Tom. I looked at Tom who smiled. "I think the three of us should have dinner." I said. "That would be great. So Captain, can ask you a question?" Kyle asked. "Sure." I said. "I heard that you got pregnant as you are something of medical marvel, but who is the father?" he asked. "Well that would be Tom here, my husband." I said putting my hand on Tom's leg. "Oh... oh" said Kyle coming to a sudden realisation. "Listen I'm sorry if you thought I was coming on to you." Kyle said. "It's fine, I did have the thought that's what was going on." Tom said. "Well you can't blame a guy for trying." Kyle said smiling. "Sure." I said. "Well let's get this show on the road." Tom said. I smiled as we stood and we stepped onto the bridge to see everyone stood at their posts. Kyle took the engineering station and smiled. "All hands attention." I said touching my commbadge. "This the captain, as for now Voyager has a new first officer. Recently promoted Chief Engineer Tom Walker, has just undergone the bridge officers test and successfully passed, given that Admiral Kathryn Janeway has appointed Tom as this ships new first officer, therefore I would like you to join in congratulating Tom. Also on another note, Admiral Janeway has given us final clearance to depart, all stations prepare for departure." I said ending the comm and sitting in the captains chair. I smiled looking around me. This was now my ship. "Tom if you would like to do the honours." I said. He smiled at me. B'Elanna nodded at him to say that everyone was ready to go. "Mr Paris, lay in a course and clear our departure with the dock master." he ordered. "Course entered the dock master has cleared us." Paris said. "Ready thrusters." Tom ordered. "Thrusters ready." Said Harry. "Initiate launching sequence." Tom then ordered. "Sequence underway." Paris replied. "Initiate umbilical separation." Tom then ordered. "Separation complete" replied Harry. "Takes us out ¼ impulse." I ordered. "Aye sir." He said. Slowly Paris worked the controls and flew us out of the spacedock. Once we were clear of the station Tom pushed it up to full impulse as I smiled as Tom sat next to me. "Set a course for sector 441, the briar patch." I ordered. "Course plotted and laid in Captain." Paris replied. "Warp 9, Engage." I ordered. The ship went to warp and we were away. "On course captain, ETA 28 hours" Paris announced. "Very good." I replied.
28 HOURS LATER
"Captains log, stardate 58102.3 after 28 hours at high warp we have finally arrived at the Baku planet, and can begin the survey mission. On a lighter note, the new chief engineer is working out very nicely having received very good reports back from Tom and on the note Tom is also working out very well as the new first officer however I think that this mission will prove to be one that will help Tom show his true colours. End Log." I said making out my log. "Captain, to the bridge." Said Tom. "On my way" I said rising out of my seat and walking onto the bridge. "Report." I said taking the centre seat. "We have entered orbit, and we are ready to transport." Tom told me. "Okay Tom you and I will lead the team down to the surface, B'Elanna, Kyle, Seven your with us, Mr Paris the bridge is yours." I said rising and entering the turbolift. After going to the armoury and picking up a phaser and tricorder we transported down to the surface. After materialising on the surface we entered the centre of the Village where we met the village elders and spoke with them for a great while, and they agreed to allow Voyager to begin the survey. After going back up to the ship, Seven and Harry began their work from the astrometrics lab keeping me up to date on their progress. As I was sat on the bridge reading over some pads, B'Elanna spoke up "Captain, I have 5 ships on an intercept course." She told me. "Can you identify them?" I asked. "Yes sir, they are Son'a" she told me. "Open a channel." I said. "Open." She replied. "This is Captain Jack Carter of the federation starship Voyager please identify yourself." I said. I looked at B'Elanna who nodded and said "They are responding." "On Screen." I ordered. The viewscreen came to life and there appeared a Son'a officer. "Captain Carter, I am Gempko of the Son'a, may I ask what it is your doing in our space." He asked. "Of course, we are here to begin a survey for a possible site for a new federation starbase that we wish to set up in this region." I explained. "I'm afraid that I cannot allow that." He explained. I turned and looked at Tom in disbelief. "I'm sorry." I asked. "This region is still under negation between the Baku people and the Son'a, and a federation presence cannot be allowed at this time." He told me. "Well I'm sorry but I have orders from the federation council to begin a survey for a sight and that is what I intend to do." I told him. "Captain, I am warning you, if you don't withdraw from this area and out of the briar patch within the next 4 hours then you will see the true force of the Son'a." He said and the channel closed and the viewscreen went black. "Staff meeting now." I said walking into the briefing room followed by the rest of the senior staff. "What are we going to do?" asked Harry. "Well, we can't contact Starfleet as we cannot get a communication signal out of here unless we leave the briar patch and that is giving into their needs." I said. "To be honest Captain, maybe that is such a wise idea, see what Starfleet thinks and then maybe come back and work on a diplomatic solution." Tom said. "I can't go running to Starfleet every time we have an issue. Clearly the Son'a won't respond to diplomacy so I have only one other option left." I said looking at everyone in the room. "Let's get this ship ready, I want security on standby, if the Son'a are going to attack us, then I don't want this to be an easy fight." I said touching the console on the side of the table "All hands to battlestations." I said. "Okay everyone you know what we have to do. Dismissed." I said. Everyone left the room with the exception of Tom he looked at me before speaking, "Jack are we sure this is a wise idea." He asked. "Tom, I'm sorry but this is something we have to do. Nobody threatens me or the federation." I told him. "Then I will stand by your side and support you." He told me. I smiled and hugged him. It was then that I got a twinge in my stomach. "Ooooh" I said holding my stomach. "Are you okay?" Tom asked. "Yeah just a slight pain." I told him. "Are you sure you don't need to see the doctor." He asked me. "No, No I'm fine." I replied. He smiled and away we went to work.
The next few hours went by and members of the crew were working over time getting the ship prepared and getting all personnel armed and ready. Once the 5 hours were up the Son'a wasted no time in returning. I was sat reading a pad and looking through the weapons status reports, when a console began to bleep. "Captain, they are back." Said Paris. "Number and type of ships Mr. Kim?" asked Tom. "7 ships, 2 standard Son'a cruisers and 5 dreadnought heavies all heavily armed." He replied. "On screen." I said and the viewscreen changed and I saw all the ships on screen and in an attack formation. "We are being hailed" announced Harry. "Open a channel." I ordered. The viewscreen changed and the new Son'a leader appeared on screen, "Captain carter we meet again." He said. "Yes Gempko we do, and I have thought about what you said earlier and I have decided not to leave, I have orders from Starfleet command and I intend to carry them out." I told him standing my ground. "And I warned you what would happen. Reconsider." He said aggressively. "I'm not going anywhere." I replied. "It's your federation that almost destroyed the Son'a with the death of Ru'Afo, but I stepped up to be the new Son'a leader and I like him don't have any likeness for the federation, so your destruction will not have any effect on me." He told me. "Then let's get ready for a fight. Red Alert." I said as harry ended the communication and the bridge went crimson red. "Raise shields, arm phasers, load torpedoes." I ordered sitting back down in the centre chair. They opened fire and hit us. "Shields at 94%" B'Elanna announced. "Evasive pattern gamma 6. Return fire." I ordered. Paris began evasive action sequence as B'Elanna began firing phasers. They continued to fire at us causing consoles to spark and conduits to rupture. "Shields at 71%" harry shouted. "Come about 315 mark 090" I ordered. "B'Elanna target one of the dreadnoughts and fire quantum torpedoes." I ordered. She did so and hit them dead on. "Jack, there shields are failing." She said. "Fire again." I said as the ship took yet more hits. "Shields at 62%" Harry told me. "Hull breach on deck 8" Kyle told me. "Evacuate that and re-route field power to forward shields." Tom ordered. "Attack pattern omega 6, prepare a full photon torpedo spread." I ordered. "Ready Jack." Said B'Elanna. "Fire." I ordered. "Direct hit we have destroyed one ship." B'Elanna said. "Come about, get us a good angle on the 6th ship, I want them destroyed." I said. "Coming about 682 mark 197" Paris said. "Lock all weapons on that ship, and fire." I ordered. B'Elanna let rip multiple phaser volleys followed spreads of photon and quantum torpedoes. "Direct hit, their warp core is going critical." Kyle announced. "Phasers." I ordered. B'Elanna fired phasers hitting the ship dead on and destroying them. "Captain, one of the smaller ships is making a collision run for us." Paris announced. "Get us out of..." was all I said before they stuck. "Hull breaches decks 10 through 15." Shouted Harry. "All hands, emergency evacuations decks 10 through 15." Tom ordered. "We have lost shields, hull integrity at 64%" B'Elanna said. "Do we have any weapons left?" I asked. "Yes sir." B'Elanna said. "Then fire." I said. I looked around the bridge and saw it in ruins, a huge piece of metal had fallen from the ceiling and consoles has completely exploded and the briefing room doors had scorch marks on them as did Harry's console. "Another ship is coming about and they are firing." Paris said. They struck us and we really did feel the effects and I was thrown from the chair. As I slowly rose I shouted, "I WANT THOSE SHIPS DESTROYED." I was angry! As I felt blood run down the side of my face from where I had hit my head, I noticed a small fire by the turbolift. "I want that fire out." I screamed. "B'Elanna, I want quantum torpedo warheads to 140% maximum yield and I want them now." I ordered. "I need command codes for that." She said. "Computer this Captain Jack Carter, authorisation Carter Alpha 731 omega 47" I said. The computer chirped and B'Elanna began work.
"Ready Jack." B'Elanna said. "Bring us about." I ordered. They hit us with some more torpedo hits and I was almost thrown off my feet again. "Target the last two dreadnoughts and fire." I ordered. B'Elanna released 6 torpedoes and struck the two ships and hit them both and destroyed them. "Targets destroyed." B'Elanna said. "The smaller ship is coming about again captain." Paris said. "Lock targets." I ordered. "Captain I'm detecting transporter signatures." Harry said. "We are being boarded sir. Deck 8" Kyle reported. "Intruder Alert." I ordered. "Bridge to security, send teams to deck 8" I reported. It was then that I felt a strange sensation. I looked around the bridge again and it was even more damaged with bits and pieces all over the floor and huge chunks of metal resting on consoles and all over the place. Then I felt as though I had wet myself and I looked down and saw that there was a small pool around me, and then I felt a sharp pain and fell to my knees. "Jack." Said Tom coming over to me. "Tom, the baby. It's coming." I said grabbing his arm. "Arghhhh." I screamed in pain as the labour set in. "Oh god." Said Tom panicking. "Remember the training." I said through the pain. "Bridge to sickbay we have a medical emergency." Said Tom, as i lay on the bridge floor which was heavily damaged. "Captain, the last Son'a ship is coming about." Said B'Elanna. "Where are the shields at?" Tom asked. I screamed out in pain, as the baby was very close to coming. "Tom, I'm a little busy right now, I have 31 wounded patients down here can it wait?" the doctor said. "NOOO DOCTOR THIS CAN'T FUCKING WAIT!" I screamed out in pain. "Doctor, Jack has just gone into labour. Can you get down here." Tom told him. "I'm on my way." The doctor said. "Commander, the Son'a ship is coming about, they have targeted the bridge." Harry said. "Lock those quantum torpedoes and destroy them." He ordered. B'Elanna fired but not before they got off one last shot and hit the ship. More consoles sparked and exploded and EPS conduits ruptured. "The turbolifts are down, transporters are gone." Harry said. "Structural integrity is at 26%." Kyle reported. "The last Son'a ship has been destroyed." Said B'Elanna. "That's great but right now I have other FUCKING problems!" I screamed rising up onto my arms. "Doctor to bridge turbolifts are down, I need to take the Jeffries tubes, how's Jack?" he asked as I heard him crawling through the tubes. "DOCTOR I'M ABSOLUTLY FUCKING AMAZING, GET HERE NOW!!!" I screamed. "Doctor we have another problem, transporters are down." Tom told him. "Then it's just as well I brought my surgical kit." The doctor said. "How much longer doctor?" he asked. "5 minutes." He said and the comm "Oh my god he needs to hurry." I said again. Paris came to me and held my head consoled me as did B'Elanna and Kyle and Harry worked their consoles. "Walker to security status?" Tom asked. "Commander, we are clear the intruders are repelled." Came a male voice. "Someone call for a doctor." The doctor said emerging from a Jeffries tube. "DOCTOR!" I screamed. He came over, "Clear the area." The doctor said and removed my trousers and jacket and then my top leaving me in just boxers He scanned me and then injected me with a hypospray taking the pain away and then I felt numb. He took a laser scalpel and began cutting into my stomach and opened me up as Tom stroked my hair and held my head on the floor so I couldn't see what was happening. I could feel the doctor fumbling around in my stomach and then I felt a huge weight lifted off me. He then took another tool and cut the umbilical cord and then took a towel and wrapped the baby up in it. "Congratulations Jack, Tom it's a girl." The doctor said. "Oh my god. Jack well done." B'Elanna said. "B'Elanna if you could take the baby while I seal Jack back up." The doctor said. She came over and took the baby and held it while I could feel the doctor taking a dermal regenerator and running it over the incision and before long I was as good as new. He then injected me again with a hypospray and I was out like a light.
A few hours later I woke up on the sofa in my ready room feeling very sore. I saw Paris sat with me, "Hey." He said coming over with a glass of water. "Hi." I said after taking a drink. "How you feeling?" he asked. "Sore." I replied. "I can imagine." He told me. "How's the ship? What's our current position?" I asked. "We are in bad shape, however we managed to get a signal to Starfleet and they sent the Malinche under Captain Sanders to tow us back. We are currently on course for Earth and be back there in about 17 hours." He told me. "How long have I been out?" I asked. "21 hours. The doctor gave you a strong sedative to make sure you could heal properly after the surgery." Paris told me. "Where's Tom?" I asked. "With your daughter. After you were sedated he took command and spoke to Kathryn, he was de-briefed in your absence over subspace communications and she has dispatched 5 ships to come and deal with the remaining Son'a and Baku. She has granted all the crew extended shore leave until the ship is fully repaired." He told me. "That's great, where is he?" I asked. "On the bridge with your daughter." He told me. "Can I see them?" I asked. "Sure I'll grab them." He said leaving the room and returning with Tom and our daughter and Matthew. "Heyyyy." He said sitting next to me. "Hi babe." I replied. He handed me our newborn daughter and she looked so cute. "She is amazing. I love you." I said kissing him. "Your choice of name this time." He told me. I smiled as I sat up and said "Emma, Emma Louise Carter." I said. "Sounds perfect." Tom replied. "You got Matt?" I asked. "Yeah I crawled through 71 Jeffries tubes to grab him. I thought he should be with us." Tom told me. I smiled. "Well I'm going to rest some more, but I want you to stay with me. Paris, will you take command." I said. "Sure you guys rest and I'll take care of everything." He said. I smiled as he left. "I love you babe." I said to Tom as I drifted off to sleep with my head on his lap.