O.K., I was thinking about the events immediately preceding Voyager's forced departure for the Delta Quadrant in Caretaker. We've seen bits and pieces of the story in various episodes but I wanted to make sure I've got it straight. Let me know how I did:1. Several months before Caretaker, Janeway is assigned command of the new U.S.S. Voyager still in spacedock. She begins familiarizing herself with the vessels specs but doesn't board the ship until some months later.
2. Janeway requests Tuvok continue to be assigned as her tactical officer. Tuvok is then assigned to infiltrate the Maquis and departs.
3. Just before Caretaker, Janeway boards the ship and gets the Admiral to get permission to have Tom Paris released in order to help her. Voyager is launched.
4. Janeway arrives at the New Zealand Penal colony aboard Voyager and meets with Tom Paris (whether this settlement is on Earth or another planet, which is my guess, doesn't really matter). She arranges for his release. Voyager leaves for DS9.
5. Several days, perhaps even weeks, later, Stadi and Paris arrive at DS9 with a shuttle from the ship Stadi has just transferred from. This ship brought Paris from New Zealand.
6. Kim, who arrived on a ship other than Voyager or the ship that Stadi came from, is waiting at DS9 and boards the ship with Paris.
We don't know when the XO or CMO arrived but it was presumably after the events seen in Relativity. Probably also after Janeway's visit to New Zealand.
How'd I do?
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