Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:42:28 +0000 From: James Leete Subject: My Maquis Lover - the rebuilding - Chapter 11 Disclaimer: This story is based in the "Star Trek" universe. The use of anything related to "Star Trek" in this series is not intended to infringe upon the rights of Paramount Pictures,. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. All other content or otherwise are works of my own imagination. All events are fictitious in nature. Any similarities to persons living, dead, or otherwise are purely coincidental. This story contains strong themes of homosexual content, if this offends you in any way, please refrain from reading further. If you are not of legal age to read this, please leave now. Ok as well before we start this is based on the series Star Trek Voyager but with a twist from the original story line and I hope you like it. Chapter 11: Command Protocol When I walked in the command centre that morning, I was feeling rough. It had been a little over a week since the incident where I lost the Twins and so far Tom and I had been drinking and arguing a lot. And so far we had also not been intimate at all. I was still trying to process the facts of what happened. At the doctor's insistence, I had been to see a counsellor at Starfleet medical, but I hadn't engaged well. Tom had returned to work and was throwing himself into it. We had sat down with Matt and Emma. Unexplained that I had been involved in an accident and that my pregnancy was over and that we had to say goodbye to the babies. We agreed to tell them the truth and that a small ceremony was best. We buried them in the Devonshire mores. My parents. Kathryn and Shane and my senior staff all attended. Now though it was time to get back to work." Morning commander. What have you got to tell me?" I asked." Nothing happened overnight. That is worth mentioning. We received a communique from the Xindi diplomatic core. They have informed us that their ambassador is on route." He told me." Great, just what I need those people to deal with." I said." Well, if it helps end the war, it's worth it." He said." Thank you, commander. Get yourself off." I said" thank you, Sir. Have a good day." He said leaving. I assumed my post and reviewed some status reports and looked over the treaty that the War Office had drafted." Admiral. Captain Walker is here to see you." I turned and found Tom hovering over." Hi." I said going over." Admiral." He replied." Tom, stop it. What can I do for you?" I asked." I just wanted to know what your plans are for meeting Ambassador Dolan." He asked." I've just been reviewing the treaty. I'm taking Voyager and meeting them in Sector 363.I'll be doing the negotiations on board." I explained." No problem, I'll arrange for your parents to get Matt and Emma and advise the senior staff." He said." Not necessary, I've already arranged for B'Elanna, Paris and Harry. They are the only ones coming. You can stay here and be with the kids." I told him." Oh, OK. No problem when are you leaving." He asked." One hour." I replied." Very well have a good trip." He said." Will do." I said going back to work, he frowned and left. One hour later I was on board Voyager and ready to leave. "Admiral on the bridge." Harry called as I walked onto the bridge. The repairs to Voyager had just been completed and she was ready to get back out there." Mr Kim, I trust you're well." I said" very well, thank you Jack. Ready to get back out there?" He said." So it's not just that Admiral, Please Captain." I said" sorry, Sir." He replied. I nodded." Computer transfer all command codes to Admiral Carter. Authorization Kim Delta 259." He said. The computer chirped in acknowledgement." Command code transfer complete." The computer said." Good. Mr Paris take the Conn. B'Elanna Tactical. Commander Lee Take OPS. Lieutenant Bishop to engineering. Lieutenant Croft to security. Ensign Lucas to Astrometric. Let's move it folks." I ordered. I looked at Harry who sat in the first officer's chair." Mr Paris lay in our course and clearer departure with the Dock master." I ordered." Calls entered dock master has cleared us for Launch." He confirmed." Ready thrusters?" I ordered." Thrusters ready?" Lee said." Initiate launch sequence." I ordered." Sequence underway. "B'Elanna confirmed. "Take us out." I said sitting down in the command chair." We have cleared space dock." Paris said." Warp 9 when ready." I said." Engage." I added. In seconds we took off at warp." What's our ETA to sector 363?" I asked." 3 hours and 14 minutes." Lee told me." Very good now listen up." I said standing up." I want this ship combat ready and able for action within 90 minutes." I ordered." Sir, isn't this a diplomatic mission?" Harry asked." Mr Kim, do you have a problem with carrying out my orders?" I asked." No, Sir." He said standing to attention." What you all need to remember is that we are at war. This is not a pleasure cruise. I don't care if this is meant to be a diplomatic mission or not. The Xindi are dangerous. Now you have your orders. I suggest you get on with it." I said heading off the bridge. I stepped into the ready room." Coffee black." I said as the Replicator came alive and my clip appeared. I sat down at the desk and activated the monitor. A few sips of coffee and the fuzz is definitely cleared from my brain. 3 hours later and I was back on the bridge. My rant earlier had obviously spread as everyone was silent and at their posts. I was reading the report B'Elanna had done to inform me that we were combat ready." Sir, we are approaching the coordinates of the meeting point." Paris said." Take us out of warp. Full scans commander." I ordered." I'm detecting a Xindi Reptilian warship on approach." He told me." Hail them." I ordered." On screen." Lee confirmed. The view screen came to life, and there stood a reptilian officer." This is commander Broman of The Xindi Council." He said." This is Admiral Jack Carter of the Federation Starship Voyager. We have prepared to receive ambassador Dolan" I said." Very well, the ambassador and his escorts will beam over." Broman confirmed." Very well, we look forward to receiving them." I said the view screen went dead." Mr Paris, the bridge is yours. Harry B'Elanna with me. Commander maintain your scans. Increase sensor range to maximum. I want to know if they're hiding any other ships out there." I said as we left the bridge. We wrote the Turbolift to the Transporter Room in silent. I noticed Torres had armed herself as we left the bridge. When we arrived at the transporter room, I nodded to the operator." Ready for transport, Sir?" She said." Energize." I ordered. The Transporter came alive and there. Stood three people. One was the ambassador. One was an aide. And the other was armed, meaning security. He was reptilian. The other two were primates." Ambassador. I officially welcome you aboard the Starship Voyager. It is a pleasure to have you aboard, Sir." I said forcing a smile and shaking his hand." Good to meet you, Admiral. Let's hope we can put an end to this war between us." He said." May I present my aid Janiya? On my security. Lieutenant MEHAV" he said as they nodded." May I present my first officer, captain Harry Kim? My head of security captain B'Elanna Torres." I said as they also noted." Shall we head for the conference room?" I said gesturing to the doors. We let them out to the corridor and walked towards the Turbolift." A fine ship you have here, Admiral." The Ambassador said." Yes, thank you. She's The Pride of the fleet." I replied." Your flagship, from what I'm led to believe. And also the same ship that traversed the Delta Quadrant." He said." Yes, the flagship. However, this is not the same ship that reversed the Delta Quadrant. This is the second ship to bear the name Voyager." I said" Ah." He replied." We lost the first one in combat." B'Elanna added. I shook my head at her. I think the gesture was given. We arrived at the conference room and took our seats on opposite sides of the table." So shall we begin?" The Ambassador said. I forced another smile." Let's proceed." I said. In the back of my mind I knew I was the wrong person to hold these negotiations. Less than a week ago, I had gone up against multiple Xindi warships. And as a result, lost my Twins. My hatred under Stein was given for them. And I'm sure the ambassador could detect it. A few hours into the negotiations and I was stressed." No, I'm sorry, but no. We are not prepared to give you the Mendez system. That is one of our major trading sectors." I said standing up and pouring another coffee." And we will not allow you to retain a system with such a heavy military base. That area is so close to Xindi Space." Dolan said." Deep space four and Starbase 81 are there for defensive and trading purposes only." I said" why defence if this treaty will mean that there won't be anymore conflict, surely?" Janiah said." It is part of a defence tactical setup. We created that to protect Federation worlds. It is absolutely non negotiable." I said sternly." This is next to impossible then." The Ambassador said." Not at all. Right now the least you and I can do today is call a ceasefire. There is no need for further fighting. If we can agree on that, then I can dedicate an ambassador to travel to meet you On your home world. You can come to an agreement between you both and if all goes well. Admiral Janeway and I will be happy to sign a treaty." I said he nodded." Very well. We will agree today to a ceasefire. If the Federation remains At least five light years from our territory." He said." I can only agree to those terms if all Xindi ships withdraw from Federation space." I replied." I'm sure that can be arranged." He said." In which case, then I suggest that..." Was all I managed before I was cut off." Bridge to Admiral Carter. Pardon the Interruption, Sir, but I think you better come out here." Paris said. "On my way." I said. We all left in the conference room as I walked onto the bridge. I sensed the problem. "What have we got?" I asked. "Ships. Xindi ships on approach." Paris told me heading for the helm. "How many" I asked? "15 all armed." He replied. I looked at the ambassador. "What is the meaning of this?" I said he looked confused. "Get off my ship." I told him. "You think you can lead us here? Under false pretence is, and then attack us. I think not." I added. "Admiral, we did not plan this. I assure you," he said. "Get off my ship" I ordered. "Security." I said. Two armed guards moved from the Turbolift and took the ambassador and his staff away. "Red alert battle stations." I ordered. The bridge turned Crimson red and the klaxon sounded as everyone went to their stations. I sat in the command chair and breathed. This was it. This was my payback. "Time to intercept." I asked. "9 minutes." Paris replied. A security officer came to the bridge and handed me a phaser. I attached it to my belt and took a glance at the command station between me and Harry. "Admiral, you can't be serious. We are outnumbered 16 to one." B'Elanna explained. "I'm deadly serious." I said. "Power to all weapons systems. Raise Shields deploy armour." I ordered. I watched the armour deploy and the Shields raise. "4 minutes to intercept". Paris said. "Standby PHASERS." I told Her. I watched As the Xindi ships grew closer. "Number and type of ships." I asked. "3 insectoid 5 aquatic and 8 reptilian." Lee said. "Jack, this is hopeless. We cannot possibly hope to win." Harry said. "We faced to her odds before." I said through gritted teeth. "2 minutes to intercept." Paris said. "Jack, we will be slaughtered." Harry exclaimed "captain Kim, you are relieved of duty. Get off my bridge." I said he removed his phaser and pointed at me. "I'm sorry, Admiral. But I cannot allow you to do this." He said. "He's right, Jack." B'Elanna said also pointing her weapon at me. "Harry. B'Elanna What are you Doing" Paris said now stood up and pointing his phaser at Harry. I drew mine and pointed it at Torres. "Well, this is interesting." I said I noted that the bridge crew around all looked shocked. The ship shook. "They have opened fire." Lee said. "Back to stations now". I bellowed. "Security escort captains Kim and Torres off the bridge. Confine them to The Brig". I said security came and removed their weapons and LED them from the bridge. "Mr McDowell take tactical." I ordered. The ship rocked AGAIN. " Armour at 87%." Lee said. "Mr Paris evasive pattern Delta Epsilon. Target that weapons and lay down fire." I ordered. Again, the ship shook as McDowell continued to fire weapons very quickly. "We've destroyed two insectoid and one reptilian". McDowell told us. "Continuous fire all weapons". I ordered. We took more and more hits. " Two more reptilians gone". Lee said. The ship took another blow. "Armour is offline. Shields 86%". He added. "Maintain fire. Mr Paris attack pattern Gamma. 95" I ordered. They executed the manoeuvre and McDowell was spot on with. The targeting and firing six transphasic torpedoes, destroying three of the aquatic ships. " Nice work, McDowell. Let's bring down those last two aquatics." I ordered. "Shields at 67%. Minor damage reported Dec 14". Lee said. "Come about to 143. Mark 060. Ready photons? Fire". I said he launched more torpedoes and destroyed the last two aquatic ships, and the last insectoid. "That's 10 down only 6 to go." We took another big hit. "Shields at 31%." Lee said. "Maintain fire." I ordered. MacDonald took out more reptilian ships. "We're outta transphasic switching to quantum torpedoes." He said. "Fire." I bellowed. Another big jolt knocked me from my chair. "Shields are down." lee said. " Target the two Most damaged ships and fire all weapons". I ordered. McDowell did so, destroying another two ships. "2 left." Paris said. "I'm reading transporter. Signatures were being boarded". Lee said. "Intruder alert all security teams to all decks." I ordered. We continued to take fire. "McDowell get rid of them." I bellowed. "Trying, Sir." He replied. "One of the reptilians has docked at the starboard docking port." Lee said. "Seal the airlocks." I ordered. "No Effect. they are through." He replied. "Paris take a security team. Take Mr. Kim and B'Elanna with you." I said walking down to the helm. He stood up and moved away. "How many intruders do we have on board?" I asked as I settled into the Helm. "214 and more are boarding." Lee said. I sat at the helm, thinking. I tried to move the ship but couldn't get far. "The reptilian ship is dampening our impulse engines." Lee told me. "Director Level 8 anti thoron burst at their Deflector." I ordered he did so and I watched the impulse engines go back to full power. Another hit. "Weapons are gone." McDonald said. I had only one choice left. I moved the ship and piloted us directly at the reptilian ship. I initiated a curve. I went to maximum power. And rammed the last reptilian ship With the one docked with us. It struck head on destroying the undocked ship. And shearing the docked one away and off our ship. This shook us heavy. Consoles and conduits exploded. I was thrown from my chair but regained my footing. "Report" I shouted over the noise of exploding consoles and shroud of smoke filling the bridge. "We did it the last reptilian his ship has been destroyed. The other has been sheared off from the starboard docking port And has been disabled." McDowell said. "We're not in much better shape. Hull breaches on decks 7, 8,9 and 10. The starboard nacelle has been sheared off the ship. Shields, weapons and engines are gone." Lee said. "The intruders?" I asked. "They're still boarding us from the damaged ship." Lee responded. "How many are on board?" I asked. "157 and more still boarding." The door to the conference room opened and three reptilians rushed in. I grabbed my phaser and shot one straight away. Lee also got off a shot. The third reptilian fired at McDowell, killing him. I fired my phaser at him. And he dropped. I ran around to tactical. "Commander divert power to the EPS grid, quickly". I ordered. I worked the controls in front of me and managed to restore partial Shields. "We have Shields. They're at 21%." Lee said. "Activate emergency RCS thrusters." I ordered. I transferred helm control to my station. I moved us to within 5000 meters of the floating reptilian ship. "Commander. Detach the launch doors on the forward torpedo launchers." I ordered. "Sir." He asked. "Do it quickly." I said he followed my instruction. I armed 5 quantum torpedoes and let them deploy from the launchers. I watched as they struck the reptilian ship, destroying them. I breathed. Phaser still in hand. I moved from the tactical console. "How many commander?" I asked. "102" he replied. "All hands arm yourselves. Let's take back our ship." I said. I moved to the weapons locker and grabbed out a compression rifle for me and the commander. I threw it over to him. "We should go." Lee said. "Hold on." I replied. "Carter to Paris report." I asked. "Decks 2, three and four are now secure." He replied. "We're heading for deck 5." He added. "Harry take beta team and head for deck 15 and work your way up. B'Elanna take gamma team and secure engineering. Paris, I'll meet you on deck 5. I'm giving us 20 minutes to regain this ship. I'm setting the self destruct for half hour." I said. "Aye, Sir." The three of them replied. "Carter out" I said. "Commander join Mr Kim" I said to Lee. "aye sir" he replied. "the rest of you go with him as well" I told the remaining bridge crew. "Computer initiate the self-destruct sequence. Set it at 30 minutes. Authorization Carter Alpha 277 Omega." I said "enable." I added. "Self destruct sequence has been initiated. Warp Core overload in 30 minutes." The computer confirmed. "Computer engage security bridge lockout protocol. Deactivate all command functions and protocols. Authorization Carter Omega 37." I said. I watched as the bridge controls blacked out. I charged my rifle and left the bridge. As the Turbolift banded on Dec 5 and the doors opened, there stood before me was a reptilian. I fired my rifle into his chest. He immediately fell to the floor. I stepped off the Turbolift as Paris, rounded a corner with a number of security guards. "Report" I asked. "Deck 5 is secure. We are securing each deck with containment fields before leaving". He explained. "Kim to Carter." Came Harry's voice. "Go ahead". I replied. "Decks 13, 14 and 15 are secure." He told me. "Understood". I replied. "Let's move on to deck 6." I said. The officers followed as we entered the Turbolift and soon landed on Deck 6. "Around here." An officer said. The sound of continuous phaser of fire hit my ears. I took point and moved forward and began to lay down fire. I took out three reptilians easily. "Warning self destruct sequence has been initiated. Warp core overload in 25 minutes". The computer Said. "Computer how many living intruders are on board?" I asked. "27" The computer replied. "Locations." I asked. "All intruders located on deck 11, Sections 10 through 32." The computer responded. "Torres to Carter. We are meeting heavy resistance on Deck 11." B'Elanna said. "Acknowledged we're on our way". I said. "Turner, Long O'Neal. Check decks Seven through 10. The rest of you with me." I ordered. We went back into the Turbolift and headed for deck 11. When we landed, we exited the Turbolift. We rounded a few corridors. And soon came under fire. "Carter to Torres What's your position?" I asked. "We are pinned down in Section 28. She replied. Understood we are on route." I said. We turned a corner and between us all we took out the six reptilians that were waiting for us. "Let's move". I said. we continue down the corridor further and counting one or two reptilians. We soon found B'Elanna and her team firing down the corridor. "We'll take the starboard corridor." I said We moved around and soon found the team pinning down my team. We opened fire on them. I got off 2 lucky shots and soon. With the help of my security team They were all taken out. We moved down the corridor and met up with B'Elanna. "Let's go." I said she glanced at her tricorder. "6 left all in engineering." She explained. "Warning primary self destruct sequence has been disrupted. Secondary self destruct sequence is now active. 14 minutes until self-destruct." The computer said. "They have Ejected the core manually." B'Elanna told Me. Secondary self destruct meant that the computer core would now self destruct, and there was only one way to stop that. And that was actually in the main computer core processing room. This was the room that housed our four deck high computer core. "Let's do this". I said. We soon arrived outside engineering. We each took up positions and as a team rushed to the room. The first six of us locked a target and fired. We were successful. "Computer confirm number of intruders". I said. "There are no intruders left alive." The computer confirmed. "Right Paris, Harry. Get a head count. Then get all the bodies cleaned up. B'Elanna with me." I said. We run out of engineering. "Jack, listen". She started before I held up my hand. "Stow it" I replied. We run further down the corridor and entered the room that was the entry point into the main computer core. I opened the access Hatch and crawled inside with B'Elanna. Soon we stood on a platform. I looked up and down, taking in the sheer enormity that was the main computer core. As an engineer, I had been in here many times, making repairs or updating systems. But this was the first time I had seen the new computer core of this new ship. I moved over to a control panel or entered some access codes to release a panel. I moved over and pulled off the covering. I saw that B'Elanna was doing the same. I removed the circuitry that I needed before releasing a lever downwards. "Done," I exclaimed. "Done." She added. "Computer terminate self destruct sequence authorization. Carter Alpha 277 Omega." I said. The computer chirped in response. "Self destruct sequence aborted." The computer responded. I looked at the console and confirmed it was shut off. I breathed. As I walked onto the bridge, I was greeted by Paris, Harry, B'Elanna, a few other bridge crewmen, commander Lee and four members of security. "All crew accounted for. Several injuries that the Doctor is tending to. Kyle and B'Elanna are already beginning to retrieve the Warp core." Paris told Me. "Good. Mr Turner Mr. Long. Please return captains Kim and Torres to the Brig". I ordered. They nodded as both were disarmed and escorted off the bridge. "What's our status?" I asked looking at Mr Paris. "Not good. Weapons, engines, armour they're all gone. We have partial Shields. Multiple Hull breaches. Structural integrity at 61% and holding. We're in bad shape." He told me. "So not great". I said rubbing my temples. "Not really." He replied. "Do we have any communications left?" I asked. "Yes, uh, I've routed it through the EPS grid". Lee replied. "We're not far from Starbase 340. Open a channel." I ordered. "Channel open." Lee confirmed. "Starbase 340 this is Admiral Carter aboard Voyager. Do you read Me?" I said "yes, Sir, this is Admiral Hammond here." Came a female voice. "Admiral dispatch a rescue ship to our position immediately." I ordered. "Aye sir on route now." She confirmed. "Thank you Carter out." I said. The channel closed. "Mr Paris, Let's make sure we have as many damage control teams working as possible. I'd like to get some systems back up and running by the time that repair ship gets here." I told him. "Understood, Sir". He said sitting in the first officers seat. Bishop returned to the bridge and resumed his post at the con. Croft also resumed his position at tactical. I sat down in the chair, reviewing what had just happened in the last 90 minutes. Another hour later and the USS Olympic. A Galaxy Class Starship had arrived and towed us back to Starbase 340. I had turned command over to Commander Lee As the repairs to Voyager could be done there. I, along with Paris as well as Kim and Torres, Who were both confined to the Brig, Were on board the Olympic traveling to Earth at high warp. When we arrived I beamed to command with Paris Whilst B'Elanna and Harry were taken to holding. I headed into the command centre to find my mother working. "Jack, you better have a damn good reason for destroying the Xindi ambassador ship and making this war 10 times worse". She said approaching me. "Stand down, Admiral." I said flaring up. "Excuse, Me". She retorted. "I said stand down. Remember to whom you are speaking". I said calmly. "I'm talking to my son who may have doomed us all." She said. "No, right now I'm the commander in chief and you are showing signs of insubordination. Now I've already arrested two captains, one of whom is the Federation flag ship's captain. Do you want to be next?" I asked. "What happened to you, Jack?" She said. "Nothing. I'm doing my job and trying not to think about...." I paused. "What? So you're the only one who is allowed to be upset about losing Lewis and Kate". She said. "Don't you dare. Don't mention their names". I said. "Why Jack? They were my grandchildren. Lewis and Kate were my grandchildren." She said. "In the office". I said she stood still. "Now." I bellowed. She still didn't move. "That wasn't a request that was an order. In the office now." I said she turned and headed for the side office. As soon as the doors closed, I turned to her. "Don't you ever speak to me like that again? I am your mother." She said in anger. I was seriously pissed off. "No, right now I'm your commanding officer. We take these uniforms off then I'm your son. Get this into your head. I am in charge. You would never have spoken to Kathryn like that". I said she nodded and finally relaxed. "2nd, do not bring Lewis and Kate into this. I get you're upset about them, but you didn't feel them die inside you. I'm doing my duty to avoid dealing with it." I said "Jack, you have to deal with it or else it will eat you up." She said. "I know. It's just....." Again, I paused as I felt it all come to the surface. The floodgates opened and I cried, cried and cried. I kept crying as I poured my heart out to my mom for over an hour. She consoled me. When it was done, I wiped my eyes and hugged her. "Thank you." I said "Jack, I'm your mother. If you can't open up to me then who can you?" She said. "You're right". I replied. "Oh Jack. Speak to your husband to be. You two need to iron this out once and for all." She said. "I will". I replied. "And as for Kim and Torres. Go easy on them. Whilst what they did was a major breach of protocol. That deserves a court martial. They did it because they saw the risk. You gambled and it paid off." She said. "I get it, mom. Say hi to dad for me." I replied. "Will do son" she said leaving the office. I turned and looked out the window. The Bay was beautiful at this time of day. I turned and walked out the office heading for security. When I arrived in the security block, I walked down the corridor and arrived outside the two holding zones that faced each other. "Get them out and bring them to my office." I said to those security officers. I left the holding building, went into a lift up to my office. When I arrived, commander Daly stood up. "Jack, welcome back." He said. "Thanks Thomas, you OK?" I asked. "Very well thanks." He replied as I entered my office. I grabbed a coffee from the Replicator and sat down in my chair bracing myself for what was to come. The door chime went off. "Come in." I said the doors opened and in walked B'Elanna and Harry being escorted by two security officers. "Thank you." I said to the two guards. They stood outside and waited. I stood up and faced both Harry and B'Elanna. "Captain Harry Kim. Captain B'Elanna Torres You are charged with insubordination, attempted mutiny and conduct unbecoming an officer. You jeopardized my command. The safety of the ship and crew. And frankly you are lucky to be standing here right now. Do you understand?" I asked. "Yes, Sir." They both said. "Frankly, I'm shocked and appalled by your actions. You served with me for years. But at any rate you did it and now I have to punish you for your actions. Ordinarily you would be stood in front of a court martial. But I've opted against that. It is therefore my Decision to reduce you both in rank to commander." I said removing a pip from both of their collars. "In addition, you will both receive formal reprimands. I hope you understand. What this means?" I said. They both nodded. "Dismissed." I said. They turned to leave. "Wait?" I said "I want you to both know I understand why you did what you did. But answer me this. Why do it?" I asked. "With all due respect, Sir, we thought you were taking a big chance. We thought you were emotionally compromised. Given how you lost your Twins in the last encounter with The Xindi." Harry said. "We just wanted to stop you from making a huge mistake." B'Elanna said. "But after all, we've been through, you should have trusted my judgment". I told them. "For what it's worth, we're both incredibly sorry." B'Elanna added. "Apology accepted". I replied. I smiled, As did they. "So where are we heading for?" Harry asked. "Well B'Elanna, you will remain in your position R&D. However, Mr. Kim. You are being reassigned as first officer to the USS Robinson. Captain Ro Laren on board. She requires a first officer." I explained. "And what about Voyager?" He asked. "Quite frankly, Mr. Kim Voyager is no longer your concern. She will be assigned a new captain." I said "can we ask who?" B'Elanna asked. "Tom Paris". I said they both smiled. "He deserves it." Harry said. "Yeah. Tom will make a fine captain". B'Elanna added. "Plus, get him out of my hair." She explained. I laughed. "Well, I hope you have learned your lessons. The Pair of you". I said they both nodded. "Thank you, Admiral". They said as they both left. After completing the disciplinary reports on Harry and B'Elanna I amended their personnel files to show their new ranks. I then spoke with Captain Laren and sent her the transfer orders for Mr. Kim. Next I contacted my mother and asked if she and my dad would mind having at Matt and Emma for the evening. So that me and Tom could have some alone time. Naturally, she agreed. My final job before finishing for the day was to speak to Tom Paris. I contacted him and asked him to come to my office. I awaited his arrival. I completed his paperwork for his new position. The door chime went off. "Come in". I said the door opened and in walked Paris. "Captain Paris take a seat". I said "thank you, Admiral. What is it I can do for you exactly?" He said, sitting down. "First of all, I'd like to thank you for a Job well done today. On Voyager, I appreciated your support." I said. "It was the right choice. B'Elanna told me about your punishment for them." He explained. "So then you know why I've asked you here." I asked. "Actually, Sir, No, I'm a little confused". He said. I handed him the pad. He read it and then began to smile. "You're giving me Command of Voyager". He asked. "Yes, captain I am. Congratulations. Nobody deserves this more than you. She's all yours." I said "thank you Admiral." He said shaking my hand. "You depart at 0900 tomorrow morning. The Olympic will take you back to Starbase 340, where you will oversee repairs and then head for the Delta quadrant and complete the evacuation at the colony." I told him. "Yes, Sir." He said. "Good luck Mr Paris. Dismissed." I said. He smiled as he left my office. Once he was gone, I stood up and Headed out. "I'm going home. Speak to Chris and make sure Tom is home by 1930 hours. Not a minute later or a minute earlier. I'm planning a special romantic evening". I said "aye, Sir." Thomas replied I checked the time to see it was just gone 1700. I walked out the building and headed for the Transporter. I beamed home to the town. And popped into the local supermarket. I grabbed chicken, pesto, pasta" garlic. Garlic and tomato flatbread. Some cream and a chocolate fudge cake. I scanned it through the self-service machine. And following scanned my Starfleet ID. I then left and walked a few minutes home. When I landed, I cleaned the house fully while the chicken oven baked. I then lay the table. I checked the time to see it was 1900. I headed back to the kitchen and finished cooking. I grabbed some wine from the fridge and took out two glasses. I was just chopping the cooked chicken and putting it in with the pastor mixed with a tomato and pesto sauce. "Jack, I'm home". Tom called. "In here". I replied. I stirred the chicken into the pasta. "Are you cooking? It smells lush". He said coming into the kitchen. " I am I'm doing your favourite". I replied. I opened the wine and poured his both the glass. "To what do I owe the pleasure? Not that I'm complaining." He asked. "My way of an apology for being a dick These last few days". I said handing him a glass. "So your mom finally got you to open up Then." He said. "You knew." I asked. "I'm the one who talked her into it". He told Me. "Well, I'm glad you did". I said smiling. He set his glass down and took my hand. I placed mine on the counter. He pulled me towards him and we embraced in a hug. "I love you so much". I said. "I love you too." He replied. We kissed. "Are you hungry?" I asked. "Famished." He replied. At that I went ahead and served dinner where we sat and talked. Then I served dessert whilst opening a second bottle of wine. We chatted more. It was So nice just to be together. Once we cleared up, we opted to take our wine to the Jacuzzi. We stripped naked and sat there, his arm around me. As I sank into his touch. The whole time we talked. We opened up to each other for the first time in so long. We remained there for an hour before drying off and heading upstairs. Once in bed, he climbed on top of Me. And the inevitable happened. He kissed my neck. Sliding down my body. Before taking my hard cock between his lips and going Like a pro. He looked up and down the shaft. His head bobbing up and down. I moaned and groaned as he continued to suck my dick Whilst playing with my smooth balls with his hand. Oh man, this feels amazing. I moaned. He slid back up and began to kiss me again. I moved him over with my chest and began to suck his cock After sliding down his chest. He moaned his legs twitching as my tongue run across the tip. I managed to Deep Throat him, which Made him gasp loudly. "I want you in me," I moaned. "Happily". He replied. As he pushed me forward onto my back. He climbed between my legs. I put one leg over his shoulder as he positioned himself ready. He sparked into his hand and rubbed it into my ass. He soon began to push his way into me. "ohhhh" I moaned As I felt him Enter Me. "Wow, I forgot how tight you were." He exclaimed. Pretty soon he was all the way in. Even sooner he was building up speed more and more as he began to push in and out. I could feel it sliding in and out as he picked up more speed. In my G spot every single time. I continued To moan. and Groan loudly. He leaned forward, kissing me as he continued to punish my hole. He was going so hard at one point I thought he was in my ribs. "FUCK!!" I yelled. He pushed more and more. It wasn't long though, before he exploded inside me. I felt shot after shot Enter me. In turn, I shot my own load all over my chest. He gently removed himself from me. As he collapsed onto the bed next to me. "That was..." Tom Said trying to catch his breath. "Yeah." I replied also trying to catch my own breath. " Wow". I exclaimed trying to recover. My chest was covered in cum. "Let me grab you a towel." He said. He leant over the bed and passed me a towel. It was one of the ones we had used after the hot tub. "Are you happy?" He asked as he held me. "Immensely." I replied. We got under the covers. I drifted off to sleep, wrapped in his arms. Over the next few weeks, our sex life was on form. I had stopped drinking and my life had returned to normal. As I made my way to the command centre, I felt slightly lightheaded, but shook it off. I sat down at the control table and reviewed reports from the night before. As I worked, I started to become dizzy and without realizing it I was swaying backwards and Forwards and soon people were staring at me. "Admiral, are you OK?" Someone asked. "Not really. I think I should see the doctor". I said. I went to stand up and as I did I blacked out and collapsed. The next thing I knew, I was opening my eyes and was looking up at the doctor. "Ah, Jack, welcome back". He said. I sat up and swung my legs over the bed as I got my bearings. "What happened?" I asked. "You fainted in the command centre. You were beamed here." He told me. "So what's wrong with Me." I asked. He smiled. " I think you know." He said. I dropped my head. "We have been getting more intimate lately. I just never realized it could happen again so quickly." I said "well, Jack, technically you gave birth to the lost Twins. So you're most susceptible to catching again within the first six weeks. I'm pretty sure I told you this last time". He explained. It was then I registered something that he said. "What do you mean last Twins?" I asked. "Congratulations Jack. You're having Twins again". He said. At this point I thought I was going to faint again. "What?" I exclaimed "yes. Would you like to know the sexes?" He said. I nodded. " Boys both boys." He told me. I was shocked. "I guess I best tell Tom". I replied. "Might be wise". He said. "Anything I need to do?" I asked. "Just the usual. We will monitor you. More closely due to your age. But otherwise, it's business as usual. Just do me a favour Jack. Don't take anymore risks". He said. "Are there any adverse effects from when I lost the Twins?" I asked. "None. Just all I will say is be careful". He said. I nodded. "You're free to leave." He said. I stood up and left. I exited Starfleet medical and walked along the courtyard. I entered the security building and went up to Tom's office. "Hi Sir." Chris said standing up. "At ease commander". I said I walking past his desk And into Tom's office. "Hi babe." He said, surprised to see me. "Hey you". I said I went over to him and kissed him. "We need to talk". I said We moved over to his sofa. "Is this a good we need to talk? Or is it were over? Never talk to me again. Bad talk." He asked. "Tom slow down. It's a good thing, believe me". I said he looked at me, waiting patiently. "I'm pregnant". I said he was genuinely shocked the minute the words left my mouth. And he sat there, open mouthed. "How what?" He said. I explained what the doctor told me. "Twins. AGAIN" He said. "That's right, boys, to be exact." I told him. He Hugged me. "This is amazing. I love you so much." He said. "And you have a promise from me that this time there will be no risks." I said "damn right, you're grounded". He said. "Funny. But seriously, I will be safe." I told him. "Good". He replied. I smiled. We were having another baby. I was over the moon. Feedback and comments welcome to leeteey2063@hotmail.com thanks for being patient with me and for keeping up with the story I am now back into writing.