HOLOFANTASY Part II

Seven pushed through the undergrowth towards the flickering lights that she had spotted through the trees. The wind was blowing harder, and the snow was swirling around her in huge flakes that settled on her eyelashes and temporarily blinded her. She blinked rapidly, and swiped one hand across her face to brush away the melted flakes. She was cold. Colder than she had ever been before, and she wanted to get inside the log cabin that she knew awaited her through the trees.

Several weeks ago Seven had entered the holodeck, planning on spending some time in Earth getting to know what it was like to live there. Over the previous few months she had accessed some interesting programs that she had found on file, and explored several of them. Then she had found one that the Captain had hidden in an encrypted folder. She had accessed it once before, but hadn't been able to find out what the purpose of the program was. Now she knew that the Captain was on the holodeck and running that program, and Seven had decided to observe her participation in the holonovel.

The small log cabin came fully into view as she pushed through the last group of bushes, the snow had drifted and was piled up against the outside walls, and there was smoke coming from the chimney. There was a light flickering in one window, and Seven walked towards it, struggling through the deep snow. Part of her knew that she should obtain something warmer to wear, to prevent herself from freezing, but she also knew that as a Borg, she was able to control her body temperature more accurately than a human, and wouldn't suffer from being cold for a short period of time.

She stepped up to the window and reached up to peer inside. The small room was lit only by the firelight, and Seven realized that was why the light was flickering. There was no sign of the Captain, and Seven wondered where she had gone. She was just about to walk around to the door and enter the cabin when the Captain appeared at the top of the stairs.

Seven gasped, the Captain was laughing at something as she left the room. But what had shocked Seven was that the older woman was completely naked. Kathryn placed one hand on the wall for balance, and moved down the stairs quickly, then disappeared into the room at the bottom of the stairs. Seven turned her back to the wall and sank down to sit in the snow. Then after a few moments, she stood up again and peered back into the room. The Captain was walking back up the stairs carrying a container and some cutlery, and Seven wondered what was going on.

She felt vaguely uncomfortable, as if she had interrupted something very private, and she also felt warm. She realized that the warm feeling was especially odd as she was thigh deep in a snowdrift. Seven walked away from the cabin, crouching down as she went, hoping that the Captain hadn't known that she had been seen.

Seven left the holodeck quickly, and walked away, certain that no one had seen her, or knew that she had just accessed the holodeck when someone else was using it. She began to warm up, and shook the remains of the snow from her shoulders as she walked. She had a strange feeling at the apex of her thighs. It was a sensation that she had never experienced before, and she assumed that it was as a result of the cold. She went back into astrometrics and accessed her workstation. The analysis that she had set into action before she had left was still running, and she quickly monitored its progress. The log told her that the analysis was almost complete, and she sighed. Her mind wandered back to the vision of the Captain, naked, walking down the stairs of the log cabin. The heat that she had become aware of on the holodeck burned brighter, and the apex of her thighs began to throb. It wasn't a painful throb, in fact it was rather pleasurable, but at the same time, Seven was slightly concerned by the strange sensation, and she resolved to talk to the Doctor about it at the first opportunity.

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Kathryn fastened her collar as she walked away from the holodeck. She glanced at her watch, she had been in the log cabin with Annika for nearly two hours, and was running late for her dinner appointment with Chakotay.

Several weeks previously Kathryn had decided that to enable her to divorce the holodeck Seven of Nine from the real one in her mind, she would call the holodeck Seven, Annika, and think of her as Annika, that way she wouldn't see them as the same person. In fact she had also made some significant changes to the holocharacter over the weeks. She had removed the Borg implants, she had lengthened Annika's hair, and she had made Annika more human, more relaxed and a lot more flexible. In addition she had got rid of the biosuit and dressed Annika in a flowing blue dress that accentuated her figure. Not that she stayed dressed in it for long. Kathryn grinned to herself as she accessed her quarters. "Janeway to Chakotay." She called after activating her comm. badge.

"Chakotay here." He replied immediately.

"I am running a few moments late, but I will still meet you for dinner in about 15 minutes." She said.

"Okay see you then."

"Janeway out." As she spoke, Kathryn removed her clothing quickly, and then she stepped into the sonic shower and washed away the evidence of her recent sexual activity.

She knew that she was becoming dangerously addicted to the holoprogram that had been inadvertently created a few weeks previously. But she also knew that she couldn't possibly consider giving it up. She dressed again quickly and left her quarters. Seven of Nine was walking towards her along the dimly lit corridor, and Kathryn wondered briefly why she was in that area of the ship. "Seven." She said in greeting.

Seven nodded. "Captain." She replied, and walked on past the Captain.

Kathryrn turned to watch her go and wondered again why the Astrometrics Officer was walking along a corridor that only housed personal quarters. She turned on her heel and walked away.

Seven turned to see the Captain walking away from her, and she followed, hoping that the Captain wouldn't turn around and see that she was being followed. Seven had been pacing up and down the corridor for the last ten minutes waiting for the Captain to emerge from her quarters. She followed the older woman along the corridor and around a corner, Seven knew that the only rooms off this corridor were the personal quarters of the senior officers. It would be where her quarters would be located, if she had quarters. The Captain stopped outside Chakotay's quarters and the doors swooshed open. She smiled as she entered the room, and the doors swooshed closed behind her. Seven heaved a sigh of relief.

She knew that the Captain and her First Officer met every Wednesday for dinner, and she wanted to be sure that there was no change in the routine before she accessed the Captain's holonovel again.

Seven walked quickly along the corridor, hesitating before Chakotay's door, and then walking on. She made her way down to the holodeck, she had reserved some time that evening, and she didn't want to miss her slot. She stood outside the door of holodeck II and waited. A program was running, and Seven knew that it would be several minutes before her time slot came around. She leaned against the wall, her heart was pounding, and she knew that she was playing a dangerous game. There were conventions that prevented crew members from accessing other people's programs, especially those that had been specifically encrypted for privacy, but she also knew that she had to know what the Captain did in her little log cabin for so many hours a week.

Tom and Harry appeared at her shoulder. "You are a little early Seven?" Tom said, grinning from ear to ear.

"I wish to conduct a simulation." She stated simply, ignoring the grins of the two young men.

"Whatever." Harry said, and they both laughed.

Seven looked from Harry to Tom and back. They were dressed in the silver space suits of the Captain Proton simulation, and Seven repressed her annoyance at the inefficient use of the holodeck time. Then she blushed slightly as she realized that her own use of holodeck time this evening could also be classified as inefficient. The door to holodeck II swooshed open and Ensign Cordova emerged. She was dressed in a medieval maiden's costume and her long blonde hair cascaded down her back. She smiled at Seven. "I am done." She said, and turned to walk away.

"Ensign Cordova, you look particularly stunning this evening, doesn't she Harry?" Tom called as she walked away.

"Yes indeed." Harry said, glaring at Tom.

The young woman turned to face them. "Put a lid on it Tom." She said, and then swung around and stalked off.

"Thanks Tom." Harry hissed, glaring up at his friends.

Tom laughed. "Are you attracted to Ensign Cordova?" Seven asked, watching as Harry blushed furiously.

"No."

"Yes you are, don't deny it!" Tom interrupted.

Harry frowned and looked away. Seven raised her ocular implant, and then turned to walk into the holodeck. The door swooshed closed behind her and Seven locked it with a Borg encrypted algorithm. "Computer begin holoprogram Janeway 979 beta." She commanded.

The computer bleeped and trees and mountains arose around her. The snow was almost a blizzard, and Seven wondered why the Captain had programmed such bad weather into her holonovel. She pushed forward through the snow, holding her hand up to shield her face. Once she arrived at the log cabin Seven pushed the heavy wooden door open and walked into the room. The fire was blazing in the hearth, throwing heat out into the room, she closed the door on the snowstorm, and then crossed the room to stand by the fire. She shivered as the warmth from the fire began to permeate her body, and she slowly began to feel more comfortable again.

After a few moments, Seven decided to explore the house. She walked across the room and went into the kitchen. There was a wood stove in one corner, and there was a covered pan sitting at the back of the stove. Seven crossed to stand by the stove and lifted the lid of the pot. Inside there was a chocolate beverage being kept warm. She replaced the lid and looked around the small kitchen. There was little else there, and she wondered what the container was that the Captain had carried up the stairs earlier.

Seven went back out into the living room and looked around her. It was sparsely furnished, and Seven was at a loss to explain the function of the building. She looked up the narrow staircase, and decided to see what was above. She climbed the stairs carefully, resting one hand on the wall for safety. She went into the small room at the top of the stairs, and was surprised to see a large feather bed in the center of the room, above it the roof was made of glass and the night sky was clearly visible through the small piles of snow that had accumulated. There were no other furnishings, and Seven left the room again. She was thoroughly confused, surely the Captain didn't come to the holodeck to sleep?

She explored every corner of the small building, but could find no evidence to reveal the activity in which the Captain participated. After 10 minutes she decided that there was no way that she would understand what the Captain did here that would encourage her to return. Seven left the building and stood out in the swirling snowstorm again. "Computer end program." She said, and the trees in front of her dissolved.

Just as they disappeared, Seven was certain that she had seen someone among the trees, but they disappeared as the program ended, and she decided not to restart the program to ascertain the identity of that person.

She stood on the holodeck, aware that she was wasting her time, and she suppressed her annoyance as she considered another program to run to use up the rest of her holo time.

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Kathryn stared down at the padd in her hand. She was bored of reading reports, but she knew that she had to read through her crew's reports at the end of each shift, just in case something stood out as unusual. She wished that something unusual would occur. They were traveling though Harporian space, and had been for some six weeks. Nothing unusual had happened in all of that time. They had investigated three spacial anomalies, and gathered dilithium crystals from one of the planets that they had encountered. She had been pleased to replenish their stores of dilithium, mainly because it meant that she had been able to extend the crew's replicator rations. She dropped the padd on the desk and sat back in her chair.

Her mind began to wander and she thought about the evening when her holoprogram had been altered by the collision with an ion storm. Kathryn smiled to herself and she remembered how much pleasure she had gained in the weeks since then. Her body began to react to the memories, and she shifted in the chair. She felt herself heating up, and she pulled at the neck of her uniform. She wanted to get out of the uniform and be free and naked again. It had been many years since she had enjoyed being naked as much as she seemed to recently. Kathryn knew that it was a direct result of her 'relationship' with Annika that was making her feel so comfortable and relaxed with herself. She shifted in her chair again as she thought about the things that she had learned that she enjoyed doing.

The door chimed, breaking into her thoughts. "Come in." She called.

The doors swooshed open and Seven of Nine walked in. "Seven." The Captain said.

Seven held out her padd to the Captain. "My report." She stated.

Kathryn took the padd and smiled at her. "Anything else?" She asked.

Seven looked at her quizzically. "For example?" She asked.

The Captain smiled. "I just wondered if you had anything else that you wanted to talk about. It has been a while since we had one of our discussions." She said, leaning forward.

Seven looked down at her, her hands were clasped behind her back and served to push her full breasts out. Kathryn desperately concentrated on staring at Seven's face and not looking down at the tempting mounds of breast that were straining against the silvery material of Seven's biosuit. "You have been very busy recently Captain, and I haven't felt that I can intrude on your personal time." Seven said.

Katrhyn stood up and turned her back on Seven, thereby resolving her struggle. "Yes, but that doesn't mean that I don't want to talk to you Seven. You know that you can always make an appointment with me for a discussion." She said, squeezing her chin as she spoke.

Seven raised her ocular implant as she watched the older woman pacing across the office. Her mind flashed an image of the Captain naked, and Seven looked away quickly. "Perhaps we could play velocity this evening?" She asked, knowing that there was some holotime reserved for velocity games each evening.

Kathryn turned to face her. "What time?" She asked, leaning forward and resting her hip against the edge of the desk.

"20.30?" Seven asked, unable to clear her mind of the vision of the Captain standing before her in a state of undress.

Kathryn nodded. "That would be great." She said, knowing that she had holotime reserved for 21.00, and that a session with Annika would be just what she needed after playing a high-speed game of velocity with a barely dressed Seven of Nine.

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"Impact, Seven. Game to Janeway. Janeway leads 6 games to 1." The computer stated.

Kathryn looked up from her position on the floor. To reach her last shot she had been forced to dive head long along the floor, sliding on her back across the holodeck as she fired. Her shirt had ridden up and she knew that she would have a friction burn on her back that would need attending. "Seven are you okay?" She asked, looking across the room at where Seven was kneeling, one elbow resting on her raised knee, breathing heavily.

Her hair had come undone from the tight plait that she usually wore, and several stray strands were adhered to her forehead. She looked gorgeous, and Kathryn felt her body reacting. She always came off the velocity court feeling horny, but tonight it was different somehow, and she wondered if it was the knowledge that she would be able to release her passions on the holodeck with Annika in a few moments that was heightening her usual excitement. "Yes Captain I am fine." Seven breathed.

Her chest was heaving, and she was sweating more than she usually would when playing the older woman. The sight of the Captain lying on her back, her taught abdomen exposed when her shirt had slid up her body, and her chest heaving with exertion was making Seven's head swim. She was once again experiencing the strange feelings at the apex of her thighs, the throb was making her lose concentration, and she knew that she had not been a worthy opponent that evening. "You seem to be distracted." Kathryn said, sitting up and wiping the sweat from her brow.

"I apologize. I have been experiencing some unusual sensations recently." Seven explained.

Kathryn looked concerned. "Seven have you been to sickbay?" She asked, leaning forward.

Seven looked down. Why hadn't the Captain rearranged her shirt? "I will go to sickbay as soon as we have completed our match." She said, and stood up.

Kathryn watched as the tall woman unfolded, her long legs were shining with sweat, and the tight velocity suit that she wore hugged her body accentuating her curves. Kathryn tried to remember how long ago Seven had adapted her suit so that it covered less of her body, but she couldn't. "I think we should stop now Seven." She said, standing up.

"If you wish." Seven said, not offering any objections.

They left the holodeck and stood in the corridor regaining their breath for a few moments. "I have the other holodeck reserved at 21.00 Seven, so there isn't time for me to accompany you to sickbay, but I would like you to go there immediately. The Doctor should check you over in case your implants are malfunctioning." Kathryn said, leaning against the cool metal of the doors.

Seven looked at her in surprise. "I will." She stated, raising her ocular implant.

Kathryn's heart rebounded in her chest, and she looked away. Her body was humming and she wished that she could hurry the passing of time so that she could get into her log cabin. She looked at her watch and saw that there were still another 10 minutes before her allotted time began and she sighed. The doors suddenly swooshed open and B'Elanna strode out. "B'Elanna? Wait!" Tom called, rushing out after her.

He stopped when he saw the Captain standing there. "Holodeck is all yours Captain." He said, and rushed off after his wife.

Seven and Kathryn watched him go, and then turned to face each other. "Well I guess that means I can get started earlier." Kathryn said, and turned to the holodeck.

She entered the room and locked the door with her own encryption sequence. "Computer resume Janeway 979 beta." She said, and suddenly she was standing in the middle of the fire lit main room of the small log cabin.

Annika stood up. "I missed you." She said, and Kathryn strode across the room to wrap her arms around the taller woman.

"I missed you too." She growled, and reached up to kiss Annika's willing lips.

Seven looked around her, the corridor was empty, and she didn't anticipate anyone coming by for at least another 10 minutes. She quickly accessed the holodeck commands and saw that the Captain was indeed running her secret program. She overrode the Captain's lock out command and stepped into the holodeck, scanning the scene to check that the Captain hadn't seen her enter. The snowstorm was raging and Seven instantly regretted not getting something warmer to wear. Her sweat from the velocity game froze on her body, and she began to shiver. The small velocity suit didn't offer her much protection from the cold, and she wrapped her arms around her body. "Computer, coat." She commanded, and a thick fur coat appeared.

She wrapped herself in its warmth, and strode across the snowfield towards the woods. She pushed through the undergrowth towards the log cabin. She stopped periodically to listen for evidence of the Captain, or anyone else. But there were no sounds other than the howling wind. She reached the cabin and moved quietly to the window. She reached up to peer into the room unsure of what she would see. The view that greeted her shocked her more than the previous sight of the Captain, naked, on the stairs.

Kathryn was naked again, but this time she wasn't alone. She had her back to the window and was sitting astride another naked woman. The other woman was running her hands up Kathryn's back, and then Seven saw something that she didn't understand. The other woman scratched the Captain's back, leaving red marks. The friction burn that Kathryn had acquired on the velocity court stood out against her pale skin, and the scratch marks that the other woman had left soon matched it for color. Kathryn leaned her head back, and the woman's hands moved around to the front of her body.

"You bitch." Kathryn groaned as Annika scratched her back.

"You love it." Annika growled, and reached up to place her hands over Kathryn's breasts.

Her hands rubbed and massaged Kathryn's flesh, and then she tweaked Kathryn's already erect nipples. She tightened her grip on the sensitive nubs of flesh, knowing that she was creating waves of sensation through Kathryn's body. Kathryn groaned again. Her body was on fire, her groin was throbbing, and she wanted a quick release. There was time later for slow lovemaking. She leaned forward, placing her hands on either side of Annika's head, and bent her head to kiss the younger woman. She pushed her tongue between Annika's lips, and leaned down so that her body was resting upon Annika's. Annika wrapped her hands around Kathryn's body, hugging her tightly. Then she reached down with one hand to feel the heat of Kathryn's desire. She probed the moist folds of flesh that hid the secret of Kathryn's pleasure. "My you are certainly in the mood tonight." She purred, and Kathryn smiled.

"Yes, I prepared myself for you." She said, shifting her hips to allow Annika better access to her body. She lifted her head slightly and groaned as Annika skillfully massaged the hot flesh of her clitoris, causing waves of pleasure to ripple through her.

Kathryn groaned again, and then grunted as she felt Annika's fingers plundering her inner folds, massaging her sensitive spots, and driving her higher up the waves of pleasure. "Lift yourself up." Annika whispered, not stopping her activity.

She continued to move her fingers in and out of Kathryn's body as she slid down. Kathryn inhaled sharply and she leaned forward resting her hands on the floor above Annika's head. "Oh god." She groaned as she felt the cool smoothness of the younger woman's tongue flicking across her clitoris.

Annika continued to move her fingers in and out of Kathryn's pulsating center as she licked and nibbled at the sensitive lips of her labia, circling the sensitive nub of her clitoris. Kathryn's breathing deepened and she closed her eyes, reaching for the climax that she knew would soon thunder through her body, her hips moving against the thrusts of Annika's hand. As she felt the waves of pleasure peaking she clenched her muscles tightly, trapping Annika's fingers. The younger woman didn't stop licking and nibbling, and Kathryn groaned again. She put her head back and opened her mouth, letting out a guttural growl as she rose higher and higher on the wave of pleasure that Annika was skillfully creating. As she climaxed she cried out and raised her body, tensing every muscle in her body, gasping for air and lost to her orgasm.

Outside in the cold, Seven watched. Unable to take her eyes off the scene inside the room. Kathryn was writhing around on top of another woman, but Seven couldn't understand what they were doing. She could see that the other woman appeared her have her fingers inside the Captain, and that the Captain was clearly enjoying this experience. Seven's groin was throbbing strangely and she reached one hand down to grip the place between her legs where the sensation was centered. The Captain leaned back and her breasts thrust up, Seven could see that her nipples appeared to be erect, and she wondered whether that was part of the experience. She squeezed herself more tightly, and unconsciously began to rub herself through the thin material of her velocity suit. The Captain suddenly cried out, and her body rose slightly, she seemed to be in great pain, her eyes were closed and she was gasping for breath. Seven wondered why she would subject herself to such pain, and suddenly something happened inside her own body.

She had increased the pressure that she had been applying to her throbbing groin, not realizing what she was doing. Then without warning, something burst within her pelvis, her legs gave way and she sat down in the snow.

Seven looked around her in bewilderment. Something had exploded inside her and she didn't know what it was. Her heart was racing, and she was sweating, even though she was also very cold. She could still feel small ripples of something happening inside her, and a rapid wave of fear overtook her. She stood up and ran away from the log cabin. She had to get to sickbay and have the Doctor examine her. If one of her implants had exploded then she could be in great danger.

When she reached the exit of the holodeck, Seven dropped the coat that she had been wearing, and left the room, not caring if she was seen as she exited the holoprogram. She ran along the corridor, unseen by anyone, and made her way quickly down to sickbay. "Doctor." She called as she entered the room.

The EMH appeared from his office. He dropped his padd to the desk when he saw the expression of distress on the young woman's face. "Seven, come here, on the biobed, what is the matter?" He asked, quickly grabbing a medical tricorder, and scanning her body.

Seven sat on the biobed trying to regain her breath as the Doctor examined her. "I can't find anything wrong, other than raised blood pressure, increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate. Seven have you had a shock?" He asked, switching his tricorder for a scanner that was specifically designed to monitor her implants.

"Doctor, I think one of my implants exploded." She gasped.

The EMH could see the fear in her eyes, and he frowned. "I can find nothing wrong. Which implant?" He asked, studying his scanner.

Seven looked at him. "In my pelvis." She said.

The Doctor looked at her strangely. "You don't have any implants in your pelvis." He said.

"Well something exploded in there." Seven said desperately.

The Doctor put his scanner down. "Explain to me the circumstances that have made you rush in here in such a state." He said calmly.

Seven looked at him again. "I was." She began, and then realized that she couldn't tell the Doctor what she had been doing just prior to coming down to see him.

"Yes?"

"Well I was." She began again.

"You were?"

"I was."

"You were playing velocity?" The Doctor suggested, frustrated that Seven couldn't tell him what she had been doing.

"Yes." She said, relieved that she could say that she had been playing velocity.

"I see, well perhaps you have pulled a muscle." He said, scanning her again.

"I can't see any evidence of that. Hmmmm." He said, looking at his scanner again.

"What?" Seven said, fear etched her voice.

"You seem to have an unusually high level of endorphins in your system." The Doctor said, reaching for his medical tricorder again.

"Endorphins?" She asked.

"Yes, hormones that regulate pleasure." The Doctor said, not really concentrating on what Seven was saying.

"Pleasure?" Seven asked, remembering the pleasure that had accompanied the throbbing in her groin.

"Yes. If I didn't know better Seven, I would say that you have been experiencing sexual pleasure." The Doctor said quietly.

Seven looked up at him. "Sexual pleasure?" She asked.

"It is only your apparent lack of understanding of the situation that makes me realize that you haven't been indulging in sexual activity." He said, putting his tricorder down again.

Seven looked at him, she was thoroughly confused. "Explain." She stated.

The Doctor turned his back on her. "I will give you some reading matter." He said, turning to his computer console to make some notes in Seven's record.

"Thank you." Seven said, believing that nothing significant had happened to her.

Kathryn lay wrapped in Annika's arms. They had made love several more times, and now lay, sated and exhausted, warmed by the fire, and comforted by each other. Annika looked down at her and smiled. "I should go." Kathryn said, not wanting the evening to end, but knowing that she must be close to the end of the time.

"I know." Annika said, and Kathryn's heart contracted.

"I can't stay." She said, wishing that she didn't have to leave.

"I know." Annika said again, and loosened her grip slightly.

Kathryn sat up. "I will be back." She said gently.

"Don't take too long." Annika said, stretching her long body out on the rug.

Kathryn leaned down to plant one kiss on Annika's left breast. She briefly sucked the erect nipple into her mouth and then released it again. "Don't start something you can't finish." Annika said, smiling up at the older woman.

Kathryn stood up, and picked up her velocity suit from the sofa. She pulled the tight shorts on, and then pulled the shirt over her head. She grimaced as the friction burn from her game with Seven stung. "I will have to see the Doctor about that." She said, trying to peer at her back to assess the damage.

She looked down at Annika who was running one hand across her naked body and licking her lips provocatively. "Don't." Kathryn groaned, as her body reacted to the sight.

Annika grinned. "You can't resist me." She growled.

"Computer save program." The computer bleeped.

"Computer end program." Kathryn said, and watched as Annika dissolved.

She sighed and turned to face the door of the holosuit. She felt empty and alone, she always felt that way after leaving the younger woman. She inhaled deeply and lifted her chin, then left the room. Kathryn walked quickly down to sickbay, the burn on her back was beginning to throb painfully and she knew that she should get it treated before she thought about showering.

"Captain?" The EMH said as she walked into his domain.

"Doctor." She said looking around her, relieved that there were no other crewmembers present.

"What can I do for you?" He asked, looking at her velocity suit strangely.

She looked down and then back up at him. "I have just been playing velocity and have a friction burn that needs attending." She said, climbing up on a biobed.

The Doctor picked up his medical tricorder. "Were you playing with Seven?" He asked as he scanned her quickly.

She put out one hand to grip the scanner. "You don't need to scan me Doctor, just fix my burn." She said.

The Doctor placed the scanner down again and lifted her shirt. He tutted as he saw the burn and his eyes scanned the pale flesh of her back. "You appear to have sustained some scratches too." He said, tucking her shirt up so that her back was completely exposed.

Kathryn blushed. She had forgotten about those. "Well fix everything." She said.

The Doctor turned away to pick up a dermal regenerator. "Did you notice anything odd about Seven's behavior?" He asked, as he proceeded to treat her injuries.

"Yes, she wasn't playing up to her usual standards. And she said that she had been experiencing some strange sensations, but she didn't elaborate on them. Have you seen her this evening?" Kathryn asked, flexing her shoulders as she felt the healing process on her back.

"Yes she was in earlier. I think she is blossoming into full womanhood. She seems to have experienced some kind of, sexual activity." The Doctor said, deliberately not looking at the Captain.

He could tell from experience, that fingernails had created the scratches on the Captain's back, and before she had interrupted his scan of her he had noticed that she too had elevated circulating endorphins. "Well after we finished playing Velocity, over an hour ago, we parted ways, so what she did after that time I wouldn't know." Kathryn said defensively.

"I have given her some literature to read on sexuality. But I believe that she could use a mother daughter talk about now." The Doctor said, healing the last of the fine scratches.

Kathryn heart rebounded in her chest. The last thing she needed was to have to talk to Seven of Nine about sex. "I see." She said, noncommittally.

"All done." The Doctor said, putting his dermal regenerator back on his instrument cart.

Kathryn shifted her shirt so that it once again covered her body. "And Captain. Please don't take this the wrong way, but a woman of your, age, and umm stature, really should be wearing supportive underwear whilst playing a game like velocity." He said quietly.

Kathryn suddenly realized that she had left her underwear on the holodeck and blushed furiously. "Yes, normally I do." She said, and rushed from the room.

She ran back down to the holodeck and saw that it was already in use again. To her mortification her underwear was piled neatly beside the door. She blushed so hard that she broke out in a sweat, and accessed the holocontrols to see who was in the room. Tuvok's name appeared on the reservation list, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that no matter what he had observed, or knew, he would never say anything to anyone. She grabbed her underwear and headed down to her quarters trying to work out how she could get out of talking to Seven of Nine about human sexuality.