FF: NKA part Two

["Christeen Demons" <Shyfox30@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, this is a bit rough, but I wanted to get it out there to see what 
people's thoughts are on this story...like it...hate it...lump it...curious 
minds want to know.

Disclaimer: Characters of the show Buffy:The Vampire Slayer belong to Joss. 
Characters of Star Trek: Voyager belong to Paramount, I own none of them.

Pairings: Willow/Buffy, Janeway/Seven

?Keep it steady, Tom. We don?t want to be detected by Earth?s satellites, 
and keep an eye out for that Borg cube. I don?t want it finding us before 
we find it. I?ll be in my Ready room.? Captain
Kathryn Janeway delivered her orders to the crew, then left them to handle 
it. Entering the Ready room, she sat down in her chair and pulled up the 
mission files StarFleet had graciously bestowed
upon her at the onset of this mission. She still thought that they were 
crazy, sending one Intrepid class starship back in time to stop the Borg 
from getting it?s hands on Earth?s greatest weapon. The fact that this 
weapon just happened to be her Ancestor only increased her determination to 
meet this mission with success. But she had to admit, even for her it was a 
longshot. She had managed to get her entire crew back to Earth from the 
Delta Quadrant seven years after she had managed to loose them there in the 
first place, only to discover the Borg?s latest plan to assimilate humanity.

Now she was here, hovering over Earth, searching desperately for the Borg 
drone that had been altered to appear human in the Borg?s attempt to get 
closer to and assimilate her Ancestor. Kathryn wasn?t quite sure why the 
Borg felt the deception was necessary. Earth?s present day
technological progress could in no way repel a Borg attack, and the straight 
forward approach had certainly worked in the past...but the Borg Queen 
seemed to be getting cagey in her old age.

This was a certain suicide mission...but they didn?t call her Captain 
Insaneway for nothing. She readily accepted the challenge the Borg Queen 
had thrown down before her. She had defeated the unfeeling bitch 
before...she?d do it again.

Before she had a chance to get too lost in her thinking, she heard Seven?s 
voice coming over the comlink.

?Go ahead, Seven.? Janeway said, initiating the oral com link in her 
office.

?I have made visual contact of the target.? Seven replied, her voice a bit 
muffled by the noise of the music and the crowd.

?I can barely hear you, Seven. Where are you?? Janeway shouted over the 
comlink, trying to make herself be heard.

?It is a place visited by the locals...some place called ?The Bronze?. I am 
not sure why they would have chosen such a name. It doesn?t seem very 
reminiscent of their Bronze age.? Seven processed the confusion for 
deliberation later. ?It is very loud though. I think Tom would like it 
here.?

?You?re getting off track, Seven. You say you?ve found the Borg drone?? 
Kathryn asked, sitting forward in her chair, tension filling her previously 
relaxed form.

?Yes Captain. I was uncertain at first, but after making eye contact I 
could easily see the visual implant...though I think a normal human might 
not notice the difference.? Seven was glad the loud din in the room 
prevented bystanders from overhearing the conversation. It would have been 
hard to explain away.

?You made eye contact with the drone?!? Kathryn asked, alarmed, hoping 
Seven hadn?t given herself away. ?Have you been recognized?? If she had 
been, Kathryn would pull this project right now, assign someone else to 
track down the drone...even though it had taken days to track
down the drone, it wasn?t worth it if Seven was hurt in their attempt to 
locate and eliminate the Borg presence.

?No. I don?t think I was recognized, the contact was too brief...though I 
think I made her nervous, somehow.?

?Her?? Kathryn twitched in her chair, warring with her need to protect 
Seven, and the need to protect Humanity from the invasion of the Borg.

?The Borg Drone is female, and I believe she has made contact with your 
ancestor, in a round about sort of way. She seems to have insinuated her 
way into her life by...becoming romantically involved with your 
Ancestor?s...? Seven recalled the way the blonde had been clutching her cup 
in a death grip and the impressions she had got from the scene. ?Love 
interest.?

?Swell.? Janeway said, her lip twitching wryly. ?Sounds like a tactic the 
Borg Queen would use.? The sarcasm in her voice was not lost on Seven, as 
her blue eyes twinkled for a moment. ?And has.? Seven commented, drawing a 
sharp laugh from the anxious captain.

?I wish to follow them when they leave here...track them back to where they 
live. Maybe we?ll be able to develop a more decisive plan of action, then.? 
It was obvious from Seven?s tone that she was in no way happy with the cat 
and mouse game they were playing with the Borg.

Janeway sighed, reclining back in her chair and mulling the situation over 
in her mind. The tactic could give them the information they needed to get 
close to the endangered humans...it could also get Seven caught if she 
wasn?t careful. The need for information was the deciding factor, though 
Kathryn wanted to make sure the ex-Borg would be careful. ?All right.? She 
said, finally, the consternation tight in her voice. ?But at the first sign 
of trouble you beam yourself out...Is that understood??

?Yes, Captain.? The ex-Borg, replied.

?And for God?s sake, be discreet.? Janeway commanded, her blue-gray eyes 
twinkling at the in-joke running between them.

?I believe after three years with you, I have learned to be discreet.? 
Seven replied, hearing her lover?s bark of laughter echo over the comlink, 
before she saw the group of people she was supposed to be trailing walk out 
the door. ?They are leaving. I?ll contact you again when I have more 
information.?

?You do that. That?s an order.? Kathryn ended the communiqué with a gentle 
warning to be careful, as Seven headed out the door.

To be continued...


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