Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming #2: The Farther Shore by Christie Golden

Author:Christie Golden [Golden, Christie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Star Trek fiction, Space Opera, Interplanetary voyages, Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, General
ISBN: 9780743467551
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Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek
Published: 2003-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Harry Kim felt very odd as he rode up the turbolift to the bridge.

How many thousands of times had he done this over the last seven years? And yet this time was profoundly different. This time, he wasn't reporting for duty, as a trusted crew member of a ship he was devoted to. This time he was returning as an infiltrator, a spy, almost. He wasn't supposed to be here. He didn't belong on this ship anymore. What he was about to do could be construed as treason. He knew that he might well be facing a court-martial in a few days.

Then again, there might not be anyone to conduct a court-martial in a few days. He didn't know the precise rate of infection, but he knew enough to make him scared to death. Which was why he was here, all but a fugitive aboard his own ship, about to do what he was about to do.

As the turbolift settled to a stop, he thought he heard a human voice saying something along the lines of "Fire phasers!" The doors hissed opened and he stepped out quickly, concerned. He was just in time to see someone standing beside the captain's chair looking slightly flustered. Harry smothered a grin. Someone had been playing "captain."

To cover his embarrassment, the security lieutenant pulled out his phaser and barked, "You're not a regular member of the security staff. State your name and purpose."

Harry lifted his hands. "Whoa, whoa, Lieutenant. My name is Lieutenant Harry Kim. I'm here with Admiral Janeway to do some research for Starfleet on the Borg virus. Commander Watson didn't notify you?"

"No, he didn't," said the lieutenant. Still keeping the phaser trained on Harry, he stepped quickly to Ops. "Lieutenant Crais to Commander Watson. I have an unknown person on the bridge. Say's he's Harry Kim, and he claims he accompanied Admiral Janeway on board."

"He's with Janeway, but what the hell is he doing on the bridge?" came Watson's voice.

"Commander," said Kim, stepping over to his old post, "This is Lieutenant Kim. I'm here to do some research."

"What do you need to be on the bridge for?"

What did he need to be on the bridge for? Other than his real purpose, of course.

"I need to do some work at Ops and the science station. It's classified."

There was a long silence, during which the lieutenants eyed each other. Finally Watson said, "You may proceed."

Taking a tip from Janeway, Harry smiled and stuck out his hand. "Sorry to have given you a scare," he said.

Crais hesitated, and then shook the proffered hand. He didn't meet Harry's eyes and there was a trace of a blush on his cheeks.

"I'm Leo Crais. Welcome aboard-or should I say, welcome back aboard, Mr. Kim."

"You recognized me." A few weeks ago, Harry would have been pleased, but now he was only worried. How many people would know him and the rest by sight?

"Took me a minute, but yeah. So," Crais said almost hopefully, "what are you working on?"

Harry said a silent prayer to whatever deity might be listening: Save me from bored security guards.

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