Starry starry sky
The blue-grey eyes where closely observing the woman, who was standing
on the porch. Staring with so much sorrow into the night sky full of so many
stars.
The chirping of the cicadas, the warm breeze and the flavour of fresh cut grass
filling the air.
"Mum!?"
"Yes darling? “
Phoebe Janeway approaches the place next to the older woman and together mother
and daughter looking silently into the starry sky.
„I miss her so much Mum! And it hurts so much to know I’ll never see her again.”
the voice of the younger woman full of sadness.
„She’s alive Phoebe! “
“But Starfleet was searching for years now. The messages from yesterday, they
have given up the search.” bitterness filling her voice “Missing in action.”
“Your sister is out there darling. I know she’s alive. A mother can feel that! “
“Sometimes I damn her for following into dad’s footsteps.”
A small chuckle escaped the older woman’s throat “Kathryn was always a curious
girl, so eager for knowledge; you shouldn’t blame her for that.” Her eyes are
wandering off the sky into the face of her second daughter “You two are so
different in person but look so similar to your father, but Kathryn is also an
explorer at heart.
She will come back Phoebe, believe me.”
“I hope you’re right Mum.”
The older woman stroking the face of her daughter “Goodnight darling.” And turns
around to enter the house.
The blue-grey eyes of the younger woman looking back into the starry sky, as a
light breeze makes her shiver she puts her arms around herself “I hope you’re
well big sis’. Take care Kathy.”
Meanwhile thousands of light-years away from this occurrence. Captain Kathryn
Janeway reached a decision that will change her life.
„Her life is in danger. I have little recourse but to remove the Borg
technology.“ the EMH spoke to the compact woman standing next to him.
“Which is the last thing Seven of nine will want.” the Captain said while
looking on the unconscious Borg drone that’s lying on the bio bed.
“That’s a difficult decision. If the patient told me not to treat them even if
the situation were life-threatening I’ll be ethically obligated to honor the
decision.”
„This is no ordinary patient. She may be raised by Borg, raised to think like a
borg. But she’s with us now. And underneath all that technology she’s a human
being. Wheter she’s ready to accept that or not and until she is ready someone
has to make the decisions for her.” there’s a small pause before she continues
“Proceed with the surgery. “
“Aye captain.”
Fin