Star Trek: Voyager: Endgame by Carey Diane

Author:Carey, Diane [Carey, Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

Captain's Personal Log

Stardate 54973.4

We've begun outfitting Voyager with Admiral Janeway's upgrades. There are dozens of crewmen in environmental suits crawling all over my ship, more than we've had working in space for over a year. Maybe I'm getting soft, but it makes me nervous to have them out there. I've gotten used to the idea that the ship is our cave, our protective shell, and really our entire universe. If they're not aboard, I can't feel as if they're safe.

Possibly my unease comes from the fact that we're mounting what adds up to alien technology on our only lifeboat. I really don't know this woman. I know who she used to be . . . I know what she appears to be. But the rest is a mystery. The question is—should I let it remain a mystery?

Despite her personal discomfort, Torres is overseeing the conversion. The engineering department is fairly swarming with activity. We've pulled crewmen from almost every other section on the ship, just to have enough hands at work to do this quickly. I have to trust her to notify me if there's anything we might not be able to control. I will not give up control to the admiral, no matter what she claims to be or know. I have to work in the present. That's my only anchor.

All this activity, and it might come to nothing more than a blip on the Borg Queen's victory roster. Compared to the complexity and sheer size and numbers of the Borg Collective in the Delta Quadrant, Voyager is a very, very tiny force. We have to be careful not to forget.

How can I know the right thing to do? This ship is a spark in a forest fire when it comes to fighting the Borg. On the other hand, if the admiral's right and we can blast our way through the Borg and into the correct wormhole—something on which I'm still reserving both judgment and hope—I might be morally and dutifully obliged to do just that, to return the ship to the Federation and Voyager's firepower to the whole of Starfleet.

If only there were a regulation for this—maybe I'll install one when I make admiral.

As soon as the major modifications are complete, we'll reverse course and head back to the nebula. Though I've certainly had some strange experiences in my career, nothing compares to the sight of my future self briefing my officers on technology that hasn't been invented yet.

But everyone is working hard, and the mood on the ship is one of cautious optimism. If I give them that one gift, at least they will have had a shining new hope for a little while. Janeway out.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.