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#1: Program Janeway-Oh-One-Seven Author: Liss, Location: Harrow, London

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 3:24 pm

Oh, curse my foolish imagination! My brain has been fermenting (in a mad scientist kinda way) about how to wangle a crossover with Star Trek Voyager. I hate my brain.

Prologue

Kathryn Janeway had fallen in love with Jack Maynard when she was eleven years old. He was tall, blond and handsome, with an enormous sense of fun. He had cheerfully helped her play pranks on her friends, and she, in turn, had adored him. Admittedly, he was too old for her (at the moment, anyway) but time, Kathryn knew, would solve that problem soon enough. She made excuses to spend as much time in his company as possible, and even, on one occasion, faked a broken leg in an attempt to get in the San. Her plan had backfired, however, and she had been left in the tender clutches of Matey, who had shown very little sympathy for the young girl.

Her heart had been broken, quite suddenly, when she saw Jack talking to Joey Bettany, an Old Girl of the school. Joey was good enough fun, though Kathryn found her a little bossy, and her dignity had been sorely offended by being called a ‘good kid’, as Joey had done. But that morning, loitering in the corridor the better to catch a glimpse of her idol, Kathryn had seen Jack take Joey’s hand, and smile at her, and bend his head to murmur a few words in her ear. In that moment, with a sudden intuition, Kathryn had known that her love was unrequited. She had never seen Jack Maynard again.

'Tis very short I know, but is only a prologue. Have more planned...

#2: Author: JackieJ, Location: Kingston upon Hull

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:29 pm

*Is intrigued to know where this is going*

'tis an interesting start, Liss.....

But what's going to happen?

JackieJ

#3: Author: Laura, Location: London (ish)

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 6:13 pm

A very interesting start indeed!

More soon please!

#4: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:46 pm

Is Kathryn in the holodeck?

Lovely idea Liss - love Star Trek.

#5: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:15 pm

Ooooo, Voyager is my favourite Trek as well.

Hope to see more and more of this.

Thanks Liss.

#6: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:19 pm

Am also wondering how this is going to work out - am most intrested.

#7: Re: Program Janeway-Oh-One-Seven Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:20 pm

Liss wrote:

My brain has been fermenting

That conjures up an wonderful picture of Liss's brain frothing up all over the place! Like home-made wine!!!!

#8: Author: Helen P, Location: Cheshire

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:47 pm

Looks fascinating!

Hope there will be some more soon!

#9: Re: Program Janeway-Oh-One-Seven Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 12:15 am

Pat wrote:

That conjures up an wonderful picture of Liss's brain frothing up all over the place! Like home-made wine!!!!

Helen P wrote:

Looks fascinating!

ermm - strange taste some people have

Wink

#10: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 8:58 am

So where is some more? Love the vision of Liss' mind frothing!

#11: Author: Amanda M, Location: Wakefield

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:23 am

Ohh - a CS/Voyager crossover - what could be better Jumping

Can't wait to see how this goes.

Star Wars

#12: Author: Liss, Location: Harrow, London

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:33 pm

Part One

Captain Janeway was miffed. She had just discovered that she was out of coffee, and though her immortal soul tempted her to abuse her position and exceed her replicator rations for the month, she held firm, and was thus reduced to what passed for coffee in the mess. She had headed for the bridge, only to be informed by a surprised-looking Ensign Kim that she was off-duty for the morning. Cursing herself for not checking the duty roster more carefully, an action that would have resulted in considerably more time in bed, Janeway had returned to her quarters and was now trying to find a way to pass the time.

She spent the best part of an hour tidying up, and then, in desperation, resorted tidying all the places that couldn’t be seen and were thus usually ignored. In due course, she started investigating under her bed. She discovered a uniform top that she had thought lost on an alien planet, two padds, and a small box. Pulling it out, Janeway looked at it, confused. Where had that come from? Then she remembered – her mother had given the box to her on the day Janeway had left on her first – and so far, only – mission on Voyager. Mrs Janeway had been clearing out the attic, she had said, and found the box. It was full of Kathryn’s games and books from her childhood, and so Mrs Janeway had decided it might as well clutter up her daughter’s life as her own. With subsequent events, Janeway had shoved the box under her bed and forgotten about it.

Suddenly feeling teary at the thought of her mother, so far away, Janeway opened the box. It was full of the ephemera of childhood – a few books, a doll that had seen better days, three old-fashioned exercise books filled with scribblings and an old padd that had served as a diary. There were hair ribbons, a pin from her first school dance and an old pair of sunglasses. In the bottom, tucked under an old paper flyer advertising the Jefferson Elementary School’s annual play, was a program disk. There was no label identifying the disk – it could have been anything. Janeway racked her brains, but couldn’t think what it might contain. Then she remembered – it was a holodisk. Forty years ago, when holodecks were still a novelty, programs would be stored on these disks and then inserted into municipal holodecks. Sitting back on her heels, Janeway held up the disk.

“Now, what are you?” she asked.

***

Outside the doors of Holodeck 2, Captain Kathryn Janeway turned to her companion.

“I can't guarantee what this is going to be,” she said with a grin. “You could be in danger of entering a teenage girl's favourite Heathcliff romance!” Chakotay returned the smile.

“I'm sure I can handle it,” he replied. “Shall we, Captain?” With an incline of her head, Janeway stepped forward, and addressed the computer.

“Open programme Janeway-oh-one-seven,” she said, then glanced at Chakotay. “Are you ready, Commander?”

“Always,” he said. “Open doors.” The holodeck doors swooshed open, and Captain and Commander entered, not a little trepidatiously. They found themselves on a lushly grassed plateau, with bountiful profusions of colourful wildflowers. Behind them soared majestic craggy mountains with heavy snow visible above the treeline. In the bottom of the valley glistened a sapphire jewel of a lake, with buildings clustered around the shoreline at several points.

“This is beautiful,” murmured Chakotay appreciatively, breathing in the alpine air. “No Heathcliff fantasy here!”

“I'd forgotten this,” said Janeway, turning in a circle to inspect her surroundings. Her tone was almost surprised. “I loved this programme when I was a girl.”

“What is it?” asked Chakotay, as he gestured towards a narrow path. “Shall we?” Janeway started down the path, then stopped. She cast a rueful glance at their uniforms.

“We're hardly suitably dressed for the 1930s,” she said. “Let's go back, and I'll tell you about it.”

#13: Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!!

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:40 pm

Liss!!! this is great! I've never seen an episode of Voyager in my life, but I want more of this!!!!

#14: Author: Amanda M, Location: Wakefield

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 10:27 am

This is a good start so far - can't wait to see what happens next.

Star Wars

#15: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 2:05 pm

Excellent!

Hust wondering how on Earth Chakotay will fit in to the CS? Laughing

#16: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 7:16 pm

What a wonderful idea, CS as a holonovel...so look forward to seeing it played out.

#17: Author: Miss Di, Location: Newcastle, NSW

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:57 am

Liss, you've made me anxious for more even though I don't like Janeway. (the TV Janeway that is, not your charming version)

#18: Author: Josie, Location: London

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:39 am

Looking forward to seeing where this one goes. Laughing

#19: Author: Mora, Location: Lancaster

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:25 am

Oh yay! Voyager-CS fic Very Happy

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