“We’re Starfleet Officers, Mr Kim…
…weird is
part of the job.”
Dissatisfied
with "Endgame"? "Tying the Threads" is an eleven chapter
J/C, P/T, Kim/Celes 'epilogue' to the final episode.
Chapters contributed by (in alphabetical order); AnneRose,
Autopilot, Cassatt, Kayla, KJ, LA, LauraJo, Mary S, Sängerin, Shayenne, and Sheri.
Acacia - G; December '99 (J/C)
The
black seeds were a stark contrast to the pale dust they lay on. Slowly, by pushing
the seeds into lines, the sharp ends against the broader ones, or side by side,
Kathryn began to draw.
After the Ancient Legend - R; February '01 (J/C)
Days ago, I watched from the woods…
Ashes of Soldiers – R; February ’04 (J/P, J/C, other
potential pairings implied)
“Give me exhaustless, make me a fountain//That
I exhale love from me wherever I go like a moist perennial dew,//For the ashes of all dead soldiers South or North.” - Walt Whitman, “Ashes of Soldiers” (1865)
This story was wonderfully remixed by Abbey for the Remix Redux II: Electric Boogaloo. Her story is here: “Ashes of Soldiers (the war stories remix)”
Betweentimes - G; February '00 (J/C)
Candlelight seems appropriate, for the first time ever.
Beyond the Farthest Star… - PG; February '02 (J/C über)
The
coffee machine hissed and spluttered, and Chuck got up to go and collect the
coffee. The cups, Jenni noticed, came from a neatly
arranged cupboard, and before he brought the cups back to where they were
sitting, Chuck wiped the spills off the bench. Definitely
gay.
Child in My Arms –
G; March '03 (J/C)
She was so small, so fragile. I looked at her in amazement – her existence
seemed a miracle.
A Christmas Qarol - G; Posted November '01 (J/C)
'Since
when did you turn into Ebeneezer Scrooge?' Chakotay asked.
La
Clemenza di Caterina - PG13; May - July '99 (J/C, AU)
At
the beginning of the whole hellish experience, the Captain had taken him under
her wing, in a way - protected him, befriended him. Could he really betray her
like that?
Commander Chakotay's
Thanksgiving - G; November '99 (J/C)
‘Thanksgiving is a day you should spend with your relatives
– and you’re the closest thing I’ve got,‘ Chakotay told Kathryn.
(Based on Barbara Williams, Chester
Chipmunk’s Thanksgiving (1979))
The Denver Collection
Denver Dreaming - PG; June '99:
It’s by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done/to be so in love with you,
and so alone (Follow Me – John Denver)
Paka and Pop - G; January '00:
‘Mama was telling me about Gran’pa Edward.
Tell me about Paka, Daddy!’
Message Received - G; May '99: He looked back at the
console, the incomplete command flashing at him patiently. Distrust spread
across his face. For a moment he thought that he would never check his messages
again.
Message Understood - G; August '99: Denver could tell when
the air grew chill from a disagreement, and she would creep to the stairs to
listen. She didn’t like to be left out.
Djapana - G; February '01: Watching the waves roll in is like meditation -
there is a steady noise to listen to, a rhythm - and you can be caught up in
it, like in a trance.
Sink or Swim - G; August '00: I didn't know how to tell one
particular person what it was I had decided to do with my life.
Devoured
by Dinosaur – G; July ’01 (Ka)
Thank you very much, sir,’ he said. ‘You will
receive clearance to leave and your Immigration records within the next few
minutes.’
Devoured by Dinosaur: Australian Version – G; July ’01 (Ka)
Kashyk stared at the official, but shrugged his shoulders. ‘It is the alpha
quadrant after all,’ he said. ‘I should have expected barbarism.’
Double Trouble - PG; July '02 (J/C, MU) Written with Meg
Kit was the
first to speak. "Well, we are definitely not in Kansas anymore." Tilly glared at
her. "Call me Toto, and I swear I will kill you."
Final Moments - G; April '01 (J/C)
Her
books, her coffee set, her plants - all the trinkets and knick-knacks that have
filled her shelves are ready for transport. The shelves are empty, her desk,
save for the built in monitor, is bare.
From the Notebook of Captain
Frank Miller, US Army - PG; February '02 (J/C über)
Her club is red velvet and white
silk, and a poster-blonde singing our songs to the Krauts.
For the Families - PG; February '01 (DS9/Voy)
‘Major,’ Sisko asked. ‘Where the hell are we?’ With amazement in her voice, Kira replied from her station. ‘From these readings, it
would appear we are in the Delta Quadrant – approximately 65,000 light years
away from Earth.’’
Gentlemen Prefer Borg - PG; February '01 (C/f)
There
were times when the thought was…attractive. Compelling.
Overwhelming, even. But every time I came close, there
would be a blonde, waltzing into the ready room or otherwise into our lives.
The Gift of the Mahj - G; November '99 (J/C)
It wasn’t the way you would choose to spend Christmas. Stranded on a planet in the
middle of the Delta Quadrant, probably for the rest of their lives.
Home
– G;
February ’04 (C/7, J/C)
Now,
so many years later, so much having happened, he was walking up the avenue
because he couldn’t think of anything else to do or anywhere else to go.
Inspirations - G; May '00 (Just KJ)
‘As
there happens to be a spare holodeck, and I happen
to have a new holoprogram, I think I’ll take
advantage of all that happenstance.’
Inspirations II: To Be Called Katherine - G; April '01 (Just KJ)
There’s
some pretty cool Catherines (and Katherines
and Kathryns) out there. Who knows? Maybe there’s
something special about us Kates.
...Is Lost -
PG; June '00 (J/Ka)
No
Devore would smuggle telepaths. No Devore would dare. But these gaharay seem fearless - or else lacking intelligence on a
grand scale.
Leonard and the Purple Bathrobe - PG13; June '00 (J/C)
'Damn,' said Chakotay. ‘I’ve left
my bathrobe in your quarters again.’
Little Kathryn - G; May '99 (J/C)
“Kathryn klein, ging allein, in der weite Welt hinein.” (Little Kathryn went out alone into the wide, wide world.)
Luck
of the Irish – G; May ’02 (J/C potential)
‘And
where are you bound this grand morning, Captain?’
Market Street - G; March '01 (Just KJ)
Her
old table was still there, almost as though it had been waiting for her.
Night Thoughts - G; June '99
I sit in silence until the darkness and the stillness oppress
me too much. Then I play Beethoven and Mahler, and the walls shake.
Night Thoughts II: Silence - G; June '00
Silence agrees with the loudest voice: Silence breathes softly,
lives softly, dies softly.
Not Wanted - G; May '00 (J/Ka, J/C friendship)
She
lay back in the bathtub, letting the hot water flow over her, imagining she
could feel the steam opening her pores. She shut her eyes, no longer trying to
avoid the images of the last few days. Not surprisingly, most of those images centred on Kashyk.
One Kiss Too
Many? - PG-13; November '99
(J/C)
'I'm sorry, Commander, but I have to inform you that a
serious…altercation…has broken out in the holodeck.’ (An addition to Sue
Stilwell's Halloween story "Bats, Ghosts and Halloween Kisses".)
Outside Looking In - G; February '01 (J/?)
All
she could do was stare out at the stars, averting her
eyes from the planet still below them. ‘There was nothing I could do,’
Press Cuttings - G; January '00 (J/C)
Rumors
have reached these ears of a romance or two among the recently returned Voyager
crew. Sources close to Captain Kathryn Janeway say
that she and former Maquis First Officer Chakotay have traveled together to the Janeway
home in Indiana.
Summer Rose - G;
December '99 (post J/C)
The
soil gives nourishment to the flower, but the flower gives little but its
beauty back. It’s a parasitic relationship, and anything but mutually
beneficial.
Tea
for Two – G; February ’04 (J/C friendship)
She worked each day at HQ, and returned each
evening to her veranda over the Pacific Ocean and the solitude of a white
wicker chair, a red summer sunset, and the warning creak of a rickety step when
someone came to visit.
Terminal - G;
May '00 (J/C friendship)
Despite
her exhaustion her eyes shone, her pale skin gleamed, and her smile lit up the
building. His head bent down to say something in her ear, and she laughed up at
him in reply.
Too
Close To Home - G; June
'00 (J/Mark, J/C)
Despite everything – principles,
better judgment, all that stuff – I’m scared out of my wits.
Too Darn Hot - PG; September '99 (C/Kellin,
J/C)
A
happy first officer is an efficient first officer. And an efficient first
officer means a happy ship - or should. So, that is all I care about. A happy crew.
'Twas the
Night before 'Coda' - G; May '99 (J/C)
It
looked as though it would be an interesting night. Harry was going to play the Clarinet, Tuvok was telling Vulcan
stories, and the final act certainly looked intriguing – Kathryn Janeway, dancing ‘The Dying Swan.’ (Warning - so sappy it may make you ill, AND this was my first fic. Either be kind,
or don’t read.)
...Unforgettable, too - G; June '99 (C/Kellin,
J/C)
All his bravado slipped away when he saw her curled up on
the sofa, crying. He’d never actually seen Kathryn cry before, and the sight of
it cut him to the heart.
You can’t go
home again…
…The Returning Saga
NOTE: This series diverges from canon
between the end of "Memorial" and the beginning of "Tsunkatse."
This is a WIP, currently somewhat
stalled.
Part One - Never to Return – G; August '99
Rather
than asking endlessly for reports, Janeway had tied
her own console into B’Elanna’s, and at each Klingon curse her eyes would flick to the list of failing
systems. Chakotay, meanwhile, was monitoring
everything else on the ship – or so it seemed to him. Even Neelix
was sending morale reports every few hours, reports that Chakotay
could do without. Because they all said the same thing – the crew was under
stress.
Companion Story: Fish Gotta Swim… - G
It had been a long time since Kit had gone swimming. She could
feel it in her muscles as she stretched out her arms, stroking through the
water. (An additional vignette, but not part of the Saga
proper.)
Part Two - Transfig-Q-ration – PG; November '99
‘Always questions, Kathy! Can’t you just accept the
ways of the universe?’ All Q received from Janeway
was a frosty glare. ‘By the way, I was interested to hear that you and Chuckles
here finally worked out your…differences. Only think, Kathy,’ he moved to
Kathryn’s side and lifted her chin with one finger, ‘You could have had me.’
Part Three - Trial Separation - PG, July '00
In the viewport hung the
prize Captain Janeway had been chasing for ten
years. In front of her
stood Admiral Rabb reading a list of those crew
members who were to be placed under arrest for terrorist activities.
Part Four - Entanglement – PG; November ‘00
‘Chakotay, you need a swift kick up the rear end.’
Part Five - Alienation – G; Feb '01
Neither
Neelix nor M’Bai were permitted
by Starfleet to leave San Francisco, let alone Earth. They were ‘aliens’, even
to the cosmopolitan Federation, and Starfleet obviously didn’t trust them.
Part Six - Reunions - PG; Sept '01
If B'Elanna could bury herself in conduit repairs and
requisitions for new parts, it might be possible to forget the last three
months since Harry had discovered the wormhole.
Part Seven - Rational Thought – G; Dec '01
‘I am
returning from more than a decade of absence,’ said Tuvok. ‘I have been through experiences unique from
those of any other Vulcan. It is not unreasonable to assume that these
experiences may have changed me in some ways.’
Part Eight - Adjustments – G; June '02
For
the first time in the ten years since Kes had
convinced the Captain to allow an adjustment to his programming, the EMH was
once again reduced to parroting ‘please state the nature’ every time he was
activated.
·
As noted above, the Returning Saga diverges from canon after
"Memorial" and before "Tsunkatse".
The major differences are as follows; no Borg kids, Lyndsay
Ballard didn't return to the ship, Tom and B'Elanna's
wedding did not occur during a shuttle race, and they don't have a baby. "Unimatrix Zero" didn't happen. Oh, and neither did
"Endgame"…
·
On the other hand, something akin to the events in “Life Line” did
happen. After all, Bob Picardo wrote that one, so I ought to give it a little
leeway.
·
I’ve incorporated aspects of Jeri Taylor’s "Pathways"
and will continue to do so, even though some things in that book have been
directly contradicted either in canon or in fanon, which I have at least tried
to stick to. Where Taylor's work is concerned, I incorporated it if I liked it.
·
The problem with writing a series like this, with a great deal of
focus on character background, is that canon is developing all the time (well,
it was while the show was still in productions) - and sometimes it jumps up and
contradicts you. I have tried, however, to use canon family names when they
have been available. If canon hadn't been established by the time I needed a
name, I let my imagination go. (eg,
"John Torres" hadn't been given a name by the time I wrote
"Trial Separation" - so in my universe, his name is
"Ricardo".)
·
"What you leave behind…" (the
final episode of DS9) causes more than a few problems for this series
(especially "Reunions".) I freely admit that, but ask your
indulgence.
·
Upon completion, the Saga will undergo an extensive edit for
internal consistency.