The Other Torres | A Star Trek Fanfiction *Book 1*

The Caretaker-Chapter 2

Tom, Amanda and Harry enter. The doctor and a Vulcan nurse are dealing with a patient on a biobed.

"Run a level three diagnostic, just to be sure." said the Doctor to the nurse, the Doctor sees the three of them "can I help you?" asked the Doctor. "Tom Paris, reporting on board." said Tom "oh yes the observer" said the Doctor coldly. Amanda frowned she knew what Tom did was bad, but she also knew what it was like to be judged at first sight. 

"That's me. As a matter of fact, I seem to be observing some kind of problem right now, Doctor." said Tom, "I was a surgeon at the hospital on Caldic Prime at the same time you were stationed there. We never actually met. Your medical records have arrived from your last posting, Mister Paris. Everything seems to be in order. The Captain asked if you were on board. You should check in with her." said the Doctor, that when Harry and Amanda realised that they hadn't met the Captain yet either, "er, I haven't paid my respects to the Captain yet either." said Harry "Well, Mister Kim, that would be a good thing for a new operations officer to do." "nor me" replied Amanda, the Doctor looked at Amanda, up and down realising she was half Klingon "no-one said there'd be a Klingon on board" said the Doctor annoyed that Amanda was Klingon. Harry frowned and grabbed Amanda's arm before she attacked him.

Tom looked confused, three left the Sick Bay and walked into the hall way.

"What was that about?" asked Harry to Tom referring the what the Doctor said. "It's a long story, Harry, and I'm tired of telling it. I'm sure someone around here will tell you before long." said Tom "but I gotta know was he annoyed that Amanda was half Klingon?" asked Tom, Amanda looked at him "yes he was, he knows about Klingon tempers" said Amanda, Harry frowned as he remembered what happened in Amanda's second year at the Academy, she was seventeen years old, she attacked a student for bullying her and even attacked the teacher who tried to stop her, she almost got expelled had her father and Owen Paris not stepped in. 

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In the Captain's Ready Room, she was on a call to her fiancé Mark.

"The doctor called" said, Kathryn Janeway came around to the monitor holding coffee "and?" she asked. "and I was right." said Mark, Kathryn was ecstatic "she's pregnant?" she asked happily "the puppies are due in seven weeks." said Mark "oh, Mark. You've got to take her home with you." said Kathryn "with me? I just got the rugs cleaned." Mark replied jokingly, but when it came to her dog she took things seriously. "she's with child. I can't leave her in a kennel while I'm out here" said Kathryn bluntly

"is this another 'love me, love my dog' demand?" Mark asked. "Yes" said Kathryn "how could I ever refuse you?" Mark asked jokingly "thanks honey" said Kathryn "so, when are you leaving?" Mark asked not wanting to hang up. "as soon as I approve these systems status reports." said Kathryn reading one of the four PADD's on her knee "all right then I won't bother you anymore" said Mark, Kathryn kneels down in front of the monitor "hey. You never bother me, except the way I love to be bothered. Understand?" said Kathryn smiling.

"I'll remember that" said Mark "see you in a few weeks. Oh, Mark, go by my house and pick up the doggie bed. She'll be more comfortable." said Kathryn. "I already did, an hour ago." said Mark smiling. Kathryn blows a kiss and ends the transmission.

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The group of three approached the Captain's Ready Room, Amanda clicked the doorbell thing that all Starfleet ships had. "Come in." Kathryn said and the door opened as she stepped out from her desk "Mr. Paris, Mr. Kim and Miss. Torres welcome aboard Voyager" said Kathryn. Kim was standing to attention while Amanda looked around the room relaxed.