VOY - String Theory 3 - Evolution (c) by Star Trek

Author:Star Trek [Star Trek]
Language: deu
Format: epub
Tags: \Star Trek
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2011-01-02T07:58:45.913000+00:00

Chapter 6

Seven waited outside main engineering for Chakotay to emerge. At the commander’s request, she had prepared a perfunctory briefing for the away team destined for the Monorhan ship: an engineer yet to be selected; Tuvok; Crewman Estella Luiz, a medic; and Neelix. The selection of the last individual had puzzled Seven; after all, beyond preparing nutritive supplements for the crew, she wasn’t entirely sure what function Neelix performed. He assisted Samantha Wildman in caring for her child, Naomi Wildman. And he talked a great deal.

Seven suspected that the Monorhans wouldn’t be in much of a talking mood.

When Seven had expressed her reservations, Chakotay had informed her that her concerns were noted but that the assignment stood and dismissed her. The commander would have liked to believe that he had hidden from her what might best be referred to as a bemused smirk when their discussion terminated. Seven, however, had noticed the smirk and had felt irritation. She noticed most things. She chose not to comment on them because her fellow crew members behaved more naturally when they believed her to be oblivious of their whispers, their pointing, and, in this case, their amusement at her expense.

Seven did not believe her role was to inject humor into social situations. That was Lieutenant Paris’s job. She sighed. Whatever was taking Chakotay so long in engineering was keeping her away from her own work. And for what—a relatively useless report.

She had tried to establish communication with the vessel, but had received only a recorded message. What she knew about the ship’s problems came only from sensor readings; on-site inspection would be required. Her briefing, in summary, said, “The ship is broken and Monorhans will die if we don’t fix it.”

The engineering doors opened. Chakotay, in deep conversation with B’Elanna, emerged.

Seven blinked her surprise. Commander Chakotay had apparently selected B’Elanna to go on the away mission. “Commander, Lieutenant—would you like me to discuss my report on the way to the shuttlebay?”

Chakotay nodded. “The other team members will meet us there. B’Elanna can fill them in in-flight.”

“From what we can tell, their propulsion system is nonfunctional,” Seven began as they started walking toward the turbolift. “If possible, Lieutenant Torres should undertake repairs that will allow them to start back to Monorha.”

“And if the system is beyond repair?” B’Elanna asked.

“Your job will be to help them attain momentum that will put them on a trajectory close enough to Monorha that a rescue is feasible,” Seven said.

B’Elanna nodded her head approvingly.

Seven could guess what she was thinking: As long as we’re not repatriating them on Monorha and getting bogged down in regional politics again.

“You’ll need to wear environmental suits,” Chakotay said. “The ships are flooded with radiation. I’ve allotted you three to four hours to assess the damage and make the repairs. Beyond that, we’ll give them a little push and be on our way. Fair?”

“Will Voyager continue traveling toward the rift?” B’Elanna asked.

Chakotay nodded. “But we’ve determined we don’t need to go much further for the probe to be successful.

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