Star Trek: Voyager: String Theory #1: Cohesion: Cohesion (Star Trek Voyager) by Jeffrey Lang

Author:Jeffrey Lang [Lang, Jeffrey]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek
Published: 2005-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

B’Elanna awoke in darkness, hearing nothing but the sound of water dripping—a disturbing noise for a spacer, as bad in its way as the hiss of escaping atmosphere. Recognizing that she was in a pool of icy water, she sat up quickly and rolled awkwardly to her knees. Sniffing, she smelled mold, rust, and a musty chemical aroma. She lifted her hands and rubbed her arms briskly, then groaned with pain. Cramping muscles? Injury? Probably the former. That fit with the cold and the wet, anyway.

B’Elanna passed her hands in front of her face to make sure her eyes weren’t bound and, finding nothing, tried to be still and listen carefully. For the first few seconds, the sound of her own breathing filled her senses, but she was soon able to focus past the whoosh of air and make assessments about her surroundings.

A drop splashed into a pool, and the echo reverberated through the air. Large room, she decided, and a chill not caused by the cold ran down her spine. Cavernous. She inched her hand carefully along the floor by first her right side, then her left. To the right, she encountered a callused and pitted metal wall damp with condensation. The floor to the left, also metal, went on for her full arm’s length, until her fingertips found a steel mesh barrier.

I’m on a walkway, she concluded, though there was no telling how old it was or how strong.

Groping carefully, B’Elanna found a small chunk of crumbled concrete, which she lifted, then tossed toward the mesh wall, careful not to put too much force into the throw in case the concrete bounced back at her. A moment later, she heard a gentle plop. She had been pretty sure where she was, but this clinched it. “Great,” she said. “I’m in the neutrino-detection chamber.”

“Correction,” Seven said. “We are both in the neutrino-detection chamber.”

The voice made B’Elanna gasp, equally surprised and annoyed that she hadn’t detected her traveling companion. How can she be so quiet?

“I see,” B’Elanna said, attempting to conceal her surprise. “Except I don’t really. Not yet, anyway.” She knelt and felt around her waist to see if their captors had inadvertently left them any useful equipment. “Do you have anything we can use to see with? Even the light from a tricorder display would be good.”

“I do not,” Seven replied. “Whoever searched us was most thorough.”

“And even enhanced Borg senses can’t see in total darkness?” B’Elanna asked, glad to finally find some flaw in Seven’s array of special enhancements.

“In fact they can,” Seven said. “Or would if we were in total darkness.”

“Then we’re just going to have to be careful and feel around until…” Seven’s last comment registered. “Wait. What are you saying?”

Seven paused, and B’Elanna could sense her struggling to think of the most efficient manner to explain the situation. Finally, she settled on “You cannot see anything.”

“Nothing,” B’Elanna said, trying not to let panic creep into her voice. “Are you sure your Borg enhanced senses aren’t just in overdrive?”

“Quite sure.

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