I am returning from a few days long away mission together with Neelix, Chakotay and Harry Kim. I cant help but shake my head as Harry groan from the medical station on the deltaflyer after getting abdominal parasites from drinking some damn meat nectar the locals offered.
Mr Starfleet really should learn what not to put in his mouth...and Neelix should stop putting him in those situations. What is this? The third time?
Either way I would have preferred that we took Serenity but as it was a starfleet mission they thought it was better to take a starfleet ship.
Besides, the Flyer got more beds.
When we reached the rendezvous coordinates there was no sign of Voyager. It took days of searching before we found her hiding/drifting in a nebula. Inside we didn't see a single lifesign, just the Doctor in his ECH(Emergency Command Hologram) mode. Even if we didn't run into the aliens this time, he still had the fantasies and it was decided it was a good idea.
Some aliens had set a mine in voyagers path and the crew had to evacuate due to radiation. Aliens with matching weapon signatures then tried to take the ship so the Doctor hid in the nebula while trying to repair the damage.
It took several days to get the ship into working order again and by then we had been able to localize where the crew on a planet three days from the nebula.
We set a course and after arriving the aliens claim to not know anything about the attack and that our crew came to them, looking for work. We are not allowed to contact them.
I was about as happy about that as Harry. His girlfriend is down there as is Seven.
Chakotay came up with a plan to infiltrate the planet by posing as aliens looking for work.
Nodding I look him over after some of the Doctors reconstructive surgery "Yep, you don't look human." and the Doctor smiles
"It is one of my better works I think." and I frown
"I do wish I could come with you and Neelix though." and Chakotay nod
"I know, but you kind of stand out. Besides, some of us need to stay and run the ship while Neelix and I locate the crew."
Nodding I step out of the way as he walk over to Neelix before turning to us three that remain "Stay at extreme transport distance. We can't beam our people out while their shields are still up, but if we manage to take them down or disrupt them somehow, you need to be ready."
"Got it Commander" Harry and the Doctor say as one before looking at each other "I should be in charge." they both say again.
"Doc, you have done a great job, but i'm a actual officer. I'm in charge." Harry say as the Doctor shake his head
"And I and a Emergency COMMAND hologram with over two million tactical scenarios programmed. I think I would outrank a Ensign."
Harry snort "I can delete those two million tactical scenarios with a press of a button."
As the Doctor start to speak up again Chakotay stop him "Hold it, both of you." and then point at me "Hiver is in charge."
Harry blink "What? But i'm a bridge officer!" and Chakotay nod
"Yes, but I need someone that can keep his head. He have proven this ability in the past. Now...wish us luck." he say before he turn to walk out with Neelix following him down to the hangar and Neelix ship.
I just stand there looking at the door when Harry turn to me "Well, 'Captain', What now?" and I take a second to gather my thoughts before answering
"Take the ship to the position the Commander wanted. I got a idea...remember those swarm ships? The ones that used inferometric pulses to bring down Voyagers shields? Would it be possible to reconfigure Voyagers phasers or deflector to give of those?"
He frown and then slowly nod "Maybe...but it would burn out the deflector."
I give him a nod "That was what I was afraid of. Without the deflector going to warp would be impossible."
Harry nod was all three of us start making out way up to the bridge "Not to mention we need to disrupt at least three shield stations to bring down enough of the shields to beam out people out without transporter enhancers."
I step into the turbolift and frown "What about photon torpedoes? Could they be reconfigured to a emit inferometric pulse when they detonate?"
He nod "With modifications...yes. But the pulse would be to weak to affect a station that large unless you use enough photon torpedoes to outright destroy it."
As we step onto the bridge I nod "What about if the pulse was more focused instead of omni directional?"
He frown and step up to check the calculations on his normal console before nodding "That could do it..."
I walk over to look down at the Captains chair before sitting down. It's surprisingly comfy.
"Back in my time we had a design for a weapon known as a bombpumped laser. It was a fusion bomb in a array of lasers. When the fusion device activate the lasers focus some of the effect into x-ray beams a microseconds before the nuke destroy them. Would it be possible to modify a photon torpedo in a similar way, to focus the emitted inferometric radiation into a beam?"
The Doctor bring Voyager to the coordinates, keeping us as extreme transporter range as Neelix ship exit the shuttlebay on its way to the planet and Harry slowly nod "Maybe...but I need to run some simulations. Besides, we should wait for the commander to contact us."
I shake my head "No, get working on it. I rather not need to use it but if I have to, I want the ability. The alternative is either to lose Se...our crew or go in all guns blazing. I rather solve this without loss of life."
He swallows and then nod "I'll be in holodeck 2."
A day later we are back on the bridge "It's been almost 25 hours Harry. If we don't hear anything in ten minutes, we are going in."
He frown and tap away on the tactical console "Transporters are ready and the transport bufferts have been expanded for mass transport. I cant guarantee that the new torpedoes will work though without a actual test."
I glance back him and frown lightly "But they worked according to the simulations?" and he nod
"Yes, but...we only had time to modify four. One for each station and one in reserve. If it take more than one each..."
Nodding I turn back forward "Understood. Ready to reload with regular photons. Maximum yield that wont scorch the planet below."
"Aye Captain." he answer and I nod
"Time is up. Doc, set a course for..." just before we get a message from Chakotay. They have B'Elanna and with the help of Neelix combadge we where able to get a lock to transport both of them to sickbay.
As soon as we did, we came under attack by hostile ships from the planet and had to raise shields so we where unable to pick Chakotay up as well.
I frown as I listen to Neelix and the Doctor trying to subdue B'Elanna after some kind of mindwashing having made her unable to remember us.
Shaking my head I start to reverse course "I have had it with these jokers. Harry, reload with photon torpedoes. Fire all phasers at the lead vessel."
"Reloaded with photons...firing phasers. Minimal damage. Photons ready." he report and I nod
"Fire photons, full spread on both vessels." I order as I bring Voyager about to dive down towards the attacling ships. The full barrage of antimatter missiles crack their shields and Voyager dive between them towards the planet, firing phasers on the way to take out their engines.
"Reload with inferometrics, We are going in. Set the shuttlebay on lockdown and beam out people there. They are likely as out of it as B'Elanna. Remember, we will only have a couple of seconds before we have to raise shields again after the shield grid disrupting out sensors are down."
"Got it Captain. I'm ready. Wait...five more ships on a intercept course." Harry report as I nod
"So we need to be even faster. Ready with the missiles...Fire!"
As Voyager get into transporter range she fire three of the modified warheads. They fly towards three stations in orbit but explode short, each emit a powerful inferometric pulse, aimed at the station in question and the shield grid disrupting the sensors go down over the area around and in the main city.
"Lowering shield. Harry we got five seconds before they are in range!" I comment while getting ready to get the the fuck out of here.
"One second...locking on...energizing...I got them! The entire crew is in the shuttlebay!"
I nod quickly "Initiating RALALG!" as I put Voyager into maximum warp, heading towards the Alpha Quadrant.
As I put the helm into automatic he frown at me "RALALG?" and I grin
"Running Away Like A Little Girl. Now come on, Beam Chakotay from the shuttlebay to medical and then get down there to help the Doctor. We need to find a way to get every ones memories back."
He nod "And you? Are you not worried about Seven?"
I sigh and nod while moving to take his place at tactical "I am...but you got her in the cargobay. She is safe for now. And somebody need to stay on the bridge in case they manage to catch up with us. Go."
Harry look at me for a moment before nodding and walking out.
While the Doctor where working on the treatment, it was revealed that the way they where manipulated fade with time, which is why they where injected every few days.
A week later almost all their memories had returned.
Seeing Seven again was great.