STAR TREK: VOY - Homecoming, Book Two - The Farther Shore by Christie Golden

Author:Christie Golden [Golden, Christie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-08-06T16:19:26.086000+00:00

Data moved purposefully to sickbay. The Doctor assured him that they could access everything they needed there, provided, of course, that Starfleet hadn’t transferred the data and then wiped Voyager’s records. Data thought this highly unlikely. As he entered sickbay, Data said, “Computer. Locate and identify nearest humanoid.”

“The nearest humanoid is Lieutenant Commander Susan Taylor. Present location—-deck seven,” replied the computer crisply.

Excellent. It was unlikely that they would be [142] disturbed. He removed his skull patch, connected himself to the computer, and uploaded the Doctor.

Replacing the patch, Data commanded, “Computer, activate EMH.”

The Doctor appeared, and his face took on a soft expression. “My old stomping ground,” he said fondly, as he looked around sickbay.

Data opened his mouth to inquire if the Doctor actually strode with deliberately heavy footfalls in his sickbay, then thought better of the question.

“Computer,” he said, “Modify the EMH to bring his physical appearance and vocal patterns in line with the most current version utilized on Starfleet vessels.”

The Doctor turned around. “I don’t want to look like—”

His image shimmered and reformed.

“—the latest version, I want to look like me!”

Data cocked his head. “It is a necessary precaution,” he said. “If someone were to enter and see your actual appearance, they would be suspicious.”

The Doctor sighed. He was now a bit taller, much slimmer, and an entirely difference race. He looked down at his dark-skinned hands and shrugged his shoulders.

“This is a later version than the EMH-2,” he said, then under his breath, “thank God.”

“We should get to work,” Data said gently.

“Of course. Let’s get started.

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