The Omega Directive

 

They sat together their knees almost touching. They looked each other in the eyes, searching for something. Silent. After a while Seven still thought about the captain's last words

SEVEN: Spiritual experience. Do you believe in God Captain?

JANEWAY: This is a really difficult question. If I say “yes” you would counter to believe in almighty power who or which leads our fates and create the universe is irrelevant, now we know so much about everything. If I say “no” you would counter every species who the Borg met and assimilated were believer in something or someone, so it is logical that the humans are also believe in something or someone like Chakotay in his spirit guide.

SEVEN: Do you think it is the wrong question?

JANEWAY: Not the wrong question. Ask me in another way.

SEVEN: Do you believe in an almighty power and if you believe in which kind do you believe?

JANEWAY: That is more precisely. You know God doesn't play dice.

SEVEN: Albert Einstein said this. I know. So can I take it as an answer you believe in the divine spark like Omega which made and makes the things go on?

JANEWAY: Exactly. (Jeri Ryan to Kate Mulgrew: You are stealing my lines.*smile*)  I told you earlier some scientist in the federation believe Omega was responsible for the big bang.

SEVEN: But what about the religious background in so many cultures? I mean every culture has got an explanation for the creation of the world. Do this kinds of myths match Omega?

JANEWAY: Have a look in the holy bible. You find the answer in the Genesis.

SEVEN: I know: ‘And God saw it was good’. So the Genesis must be perfection. I assimilated the bible.

JANEWAY: You must read it to understand and look around. Like here in my  da Vinci simulation. A lot of artist did a great work over the centuries to praise the God and his perfection. For an example the statue of David by Michelangelo.

SEVEN: The humans strive also for perfection to praise the God?

JANWAY: Not only to praise the God. We do it for ourselves.

SEVEN: I don’t understand.

JANEWAY: It makes us to better people. Look, the christian religion is a religion of peace, respect,  love and compassion. And when we live this values we make our life and the life of the others better.

COMPUTERVOICE: Your holodeck time expired in five minutes.

SEVEN: I will think about it, captain. May I can discuss this topic with you again?

JANEWAY: Whenever you like it. My door is open for you.

SEVEN: Thank you.
Some days later...

Janeway was in her quarter, it was late in the evening. Kathryn still thought about the discussion she had with Seven a couple of days ago. She did not grow up very religious. But she grew up with christian traditions, ideals and values. Seven never had this chance. The six years she spent with her parents did not count. What do you know when you are six years old? How much experience do you have? Kathryn thought back in time when she was six years old. Only parts of memories came back to her mind. Red boots she got to her birthday, the willow trees near her parents farm. Her mother, her sister, her first day in school. Not a lot to remind.

What’s about little Annika? In the past 18 years she did not have any reminder for her childhood. No stuffed animals, dolls or pictures, nothing really personal. Her childhood was forgotten and lost. The last 18 years only part of the hive mind, striving for perfection. Not a bad goal, but to what a price? Assimilation other species and destroying them. No doubts, no qualms. The spirit of the collective justified every action. And now? Seven severed from the hive mind, an individual – solely responsible for all her actions with no excuse serving for the welfare of the collective and a greater goal.

Certainly, Seven was since over one year on board of Voyager.  She learned much things, human things. Kathryn reminded the first time. When Seven was confined in the brig and Kathryn confronted her with a picture of little Annika Hansen. And Seven lost her countenance and Kathryn held her in her arms to soothe her. She was so much like a child. Uncertain what to do. It still resounded in Kathryn’s ears: “I don’t know, what it is to be human.” And how she told Seven: “This is your life to live now!” Long time goes by since that. But still Seven was not a fully integrated member of the crew. She did her duty, she followed orders, but had not a lot of contacts to the crew. And were was still the desire to experience perfection.

Kathryn understood Seven very well. The solely omega particels were like the Borg, entirely identical. Together they formed a perfect shape, with an unbelievable power. But that was not completely true, the Borgs did also share their work and there was different drones to execute the tasks. Perhaps it was Kathryn’s assignment to teach Seven also to find perfection in the crew of Voyager. Every crewmember like an omega particle, but not identical, different in the personality, the knowledge, the abilities but together they are this extraordinary crew which makes the Voyager go on and to find a way home. And the bond of the crew were the values of the christian religion or similar to them.

Janeway asked the computer to locate Seven. She was not really surprised that Seven was again at the holodeck and runs Janeway da Vinci simulation. The same setting...

TBC?