Ok now I'm really only doing this to get it out of my head tonight. I

might come up with more by the end of the week.

 

Disclaimers: I don't own 'em. Except Nicodemus and Ara Nekira they

are the property of Paraborg. I'm just including them in my flight's

on fantasy.

 

Rating: I dunno nothing bad though. Just a bit of Angst.

 

Archive: If you want to. Just tell me where so I can brag about it.

 

Pairing:T/7, Janeway/f, EMH/Little Red Dress

 

Please don't kill the bard. She thinks her muse is on a vacation.

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"Well Nicodemus. I'm honored to have you as a crewman" Janeway held

out a polite hand, which the boy shook, with a polite dignity.

 

"Thank you Captain"

 

"Doctor you may want to start a Med file for our newest Torres, or is

he a Hansen? or a Paris perhaps?"

 

"Are far as I'm concerned he's a Torres-Hansen, or is it Hansen-

Torres" B'Elanna mused aloud.

 

"Hansen-Torres" Seven stated. "It's alphabetical" she explained at

B'Elanna's lifted brow.

 

"Oh my ladies. The fact remains that no matter whom Seven's

counterpart sent him to, his father's counterpart is also aboard this

ship. And in some crazy way he does have right's" Janeway rubbed her

brow feeling a force 10 migraine coming on.

 

"But Captain Seven sent him to us because Helmbo- Paris wasn't

handling being a father well" Torres began to rage.

 

"From the impression I got he was not much of a father" Seven

coincided.

 

"Yes. But that was his 'counterpart'. For all we know 'our' Tom could

be a wonderful father. So could Harry for that matter. We have to

accord to his right's Lt." Janeway reasoned.

 

"But Captain Seven sen thim away from the man why give him right

back" Torres' voice rose.

 

Nico remained silent for most of the exchanged now squeaked at the

supressed anger in B'Elanna's voice.

 

Janeway finally returned her attention to the object of their

argument "He doesn't need to hear this Lt. Torres perhaps you should

put him to bed or something, then we can reconvine"

 

"Yes Captain" B'Elanna didn't want to cause her son anymore problems

because of his immature father. "Come on Nico let's go home" B'Elanna

lifted him from the biobed fitting him against her hip. Seven belated

moved to her side. Together they moved to the Sickbay doors.

 

"And Lt." Janeway called crossing to a nearby work terminal.

 

"Yes Captain" B'Elanna almost growled, unwilling to allow Nico to

hear anything further pertaining to his custody.

 

"I'm authorizing extra rations to your account, as well as acquiring

family quarters for you and Seven. Congratulations. Be in my Ready

Room in Twenty minutes" Janeway said smartly.

 

B'Elanna began to smile "Thank you Captain"

 

Janeway smiled back and gave a little wave "Good night Nicodemus"

 

Nico nodded his head politely "Good night Captain"

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Seven stroked to smooth brow of her now sleeping son, and

effieciently tucked him in. Quietly she crossed the room and

disappeared into the living area, careful not to wake him.

 

B'Elanna sat on the couch staring away into nothing. So deep in

thought that she jumped a good meter when Seven sat down beside her.

"Do you think we'll have to honor his right's" B'Elanna's voice was

more worried than Seven had ever heard it.

 

"I do not know Lanna. But I do not wish to make him unhappy. If

having Ensign Paris around him does that,I do not care what the

Captain thinks is right. I will not allow him to hurt my son" Seven

enveloped her wife in a reassuring hug.

 

"Protective of what's yours. You'd of made a great Klingon Annika"

B'Elanna joked.

 

"You would not have made a good borg my love. The oneness of the

Collective would have destroyed the perfection that is 'you'" Seven

said seriously. "We must report to the ready room now Lanna"

 

"I know"

 

B'Elanna just prayed everything would turn out well. It just had to.

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"So your saying that I have a son" Paris asked for the 4th time in as

many minutes.

 

"Yes" Janeway repeated.

 

"And he's here" Harry Kim asked again.

 

"Yes"

 

"And he's with Seven and B'Elanna in their quarters right now" Paris

asked, again.

 

"Yes" Janeway thought she must sound like a broken record.

 

"Can I see him"

 

"Now?"

 

"Yes"

 

"No"

 

"Why not" Paris whined.

 

"Because he is resting" Seven said as she and B'Elanna entered the

Captains Ready Room.

 

"Oh. Then can we see him tomorrow?" Paris asked.

 

"I suppose. If his 'mothers' think he's ready" Janeway said slowly.

 

"He'll never be ready" B'Elanna stated flatly.

 

"You can't keep me from my own son Lanna" Paris countered.

 

"But I can keep you from 'MINE'" B'Elanna's eyes narrowed dangerously.

 

"Lt. please your not making this any easier" Janeway tried to be

diplomatic.

 

"Lanna he just wants to see him" Harry offered.

 

"But what if Tom just 'seeing' him hurts him? His other 'father'

barely acknowledged his existance" B'Elanna entreated.

 

"You don't know that Lt." Janeway broke in.

 

"Yes I do I saw it first hand. Nico and I had made some 'minor

Improvements' on the EMH's physical parameters. Paris came in and

didn't even acknowledge him. Looked through him like he wasn't there.

but he managed to annoy everyone" B'Elanna growled.

 

"My counterpart also said as much in her letter to us" Seven

added. "You yourself has read that Captain"

 

"I know Seven. But that was not 'this' Tom Paris. We have to give him

a chance" Janeway explained "We can't hold something against him

that 'he' hasn't done"

 

"But what if 'I' do not wish for 'him' to see Nicodemus" Seven said

stubbornly.

 

Janeway paused at that seeing the pugnascious look on the young

woman's face. 'She's beginning to act like her wife', Janeway thought.

"Do you have a good reason?"

 

"Yes. I believe that deep down he is the same 'stupid' man that his

counterpart is" Seven snapped off.

 

The Ready Room was silent. And the silence was deafining.

 

Harry was the first to speak.

 

"There is no reason to insult him Seven"

 

"One day ago he asked me to dinner Ensign. He is joined with you and

yet he asked me to accompany him on romantic terms. In the short time

I have had contact with Nicodemus he has shown more maturity then I

have seen the entire time I have known Ensign Paris" Seven reasoned

logically.

 

Janeway, Torres, and Kim all turned to look at Tom.

 

"It was a joke?" he tried to cover his childish actions.

 

"Well Ensign I have to admit she's right" Janeway said leaning

back "Just yesterday both my wife and the other B'Elanna threw

themselves at you in a rage due to your behavior"

 

B'Elanna looked surprised "And your still considering letting that

wonderful 'impressionable' child be in constant contact with this

guy?"

 

"He is his father Lt." Janeway reasoned.

 

"But Nicodemus doesn't look a thing like him. I want a paternity

test" B'Elanna said grasping at straws.

 

"Lt-" Janeway began.

 

"And he doesn't act like him" she continued.

 

"B'Elanna" Janeway almost yelled at her chief engineer "I can see

your not going to be fair about this. So I'm making a decision. He

will meet with Ensign's Kim and Paris tomorrow in 'your' quarters.

Then we will gauge his reaction to them and see where it goes from

there"

 

"And what if I don't let them in my quarters" B'Elanna challenged.

 

"Then I'll throw you in the brig and give sole custody to the father"

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