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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

I'm going to have to try and find a copy of this story.

I wanted to tell the story of Voyager before she left DS9 on her ill-fated mission. Obviously, I wrote this during the first few years the show was on and before I lost interest.

Essentially, Janeway, XO Cmdr. Cavit, the original (living) Doctor (can't think of his name off-hand) had to try and figure out who was sabotauging the ship. A Maquis sympathizer among the crew, who knew of the ship's mission, and was systematicly working to delay Voyager's launch.

Ben Sisko had a cameo, and I even worked in the scene with Paris and Kim at Quark's. The story took place after Janeway recruited Paris from New Zealand, but before he and Kim arrived at DS9. I was rather proud of it, actually, a sort of "murder mystery" type deal (I do think one or maybe two security guys got whacked, can't really say for sure).

Comments?

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

Find it and put it here. I'd like to read that!

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Posted by Starbuck (Member # 153) on :

Not to be a party-pooper, but "Relativity" (the second Captain Braxton story) establishes that Voyager was launched in a hurry to send after Chakotay and his Maquis band - at least, it was if memory serves. So I doubt there'd be much time for a story to fit in, and I doubt anyone would be able to sabotage the ship - use of temporal transporters notwithstanding

Having said that I would still like to read this story as it sounds really interesting

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Launched in a hurry, or sent out before space trials and outfitting could be completed?

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Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :

Wasn't there a Voyager novel that did something like that? A mision in the Badlands before they got abducted by Banjoman?

Mark

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

It one of four stories in a two book set, called "Badlands". It featured all four crews.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

This story took place during a period of a day or two, while Voyager was berthed at DS9 awaiting the arrival of Tom Paris and Harry Kim (and presumably other crewmembers too).

I had:

LCDR Cavit: XO
Dr. ?: (I can't think of his name off the top of my head, I got it from the novelization)
LT Desi Kaplan: OPS
LT ?: (I can't think of her name either, I made up an attractive CEO who got blown up during the Badlands thingy)
LT Rollins: Acting Chief of Security (I think we saw him in an ep or two)

Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

What about Stadi? Surely you haven't forgotten about Stadi...

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Stadi was off picking Paris up and flying him to Voyager.

She appears, but only at the end of the story, after the matter has been wrapped up.

Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :

The Doctor's name, from the novelization, is Fitzgerald. I think the nurse had a name too...

Mark

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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

That does sound like an interesting story. The only time in the history of the completed ship that hasn't been covered in the series would be the time between her lauch from Utopia Planitia, which as stated above was shown in "Relativity", and her arrival at DS9 and her arrival at DS9 and the arrival of Tom Paris.

It sounds like your story fits in those time parameters, I'm just saying...

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

The nurse was Vulcan, IIRC.

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Adn doesn't have a name, obviously. That's one thing less to worry about.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

ADN?

Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

I would assume that's a typo...

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Posted by DARKSTAR on :

I think Voyager was in service for only 4 weeks before her mission in the badlands. If we include the 14 days at warp 9 to get to DS9 and 6 hours to get to the badlands at warp 9. The events in "relativity" could have mean't voyager was rushed into service as the prototype USS Intrepid could have been too far away (at least 120 light years away from Earth) to perform to the mission. Instead Voyager was pushed into service and spendt 10 days in Earth orbit (this was when Janeway visited Tom Paris in New Zealand.) Voyager then spendt 14 days at warp 9) while Voyager was 4 days into her warp journey to DS9, Tom Paris was transferred to another starship which was suppying Starbase 375 with supplies left Earth & proceeded to Starbase 375 (a 9 day trip at warp 9). Paris and the Staddi transfered to a shuttle as the starship they were on was then procedding to Betazed. They spendt 8 days on the shuttle procedding to Bajor at warp.
They arrive and the events of caretaker takes off