chapter 7

An hour or so later, Chakotay stirred. His head was very foggy and he tried in vain to lift it off the pillow.

"I'll get you some tea!" Seven offered. He tried to shake himself. This wasn't right. He shouldn't be hearing Seven's voice. Where was Kathryn? Had he heard her voice earlier?

He lifted his head and it seemed to wobble on his shoulders, as a mug of tea appeared at his side.

"Seven? What the hell?" he managed.

"Just drink up. You'll feel better in a moment."

"No...this isn't right. What are you doing here? I slept with Kathryn last night."

"You might have slept with your ***** last night, but then you slept with me. Don't worry, I've forgiven you."

"No!" He made a herculean effort to sit up. "I didn't sleep with you...I didn't. What have you done?"

"You did. And you were very enthusiastic about it."

"No! It can't be!" He twisted to get his legs out of the bed. "Kathryn? Where's Kathryn?"

"She's gone. Beamed off the ship. After the wonderful performance you've just given her, she won't be bothering us again."

He grabbed Seven's arm, but hardly had the strength to shake it. "No! What have you done?" He launched himself out of bed and staggered with leaden legs to the dresser, where he lifted his comm. badge. "Security to Captain's quarters at once!" he managed.

Turning, he saw the smug look on Seven's face turn to panic. "Chakotay! Stop it! Call them off!"

He glared at her. "I didn't ask you here. You've violated me. I'll have you arrested for assault!"

"I'm your girlfriend...how can I have violated you...?"

"You...are...not...my...girlfriend," he said through gritted teeth.

"But..." Two security guards burst into the room. Chakotay was glad they were both men, as he was still *****.

"Take this intruder into custody. She has somehow by-passed security to get in here and I want a full investigation as to how."

"Yes, sir."

"Don't, Chakotay!" pleaded Seven. "We can sort this out."

"See that she is charged with tampering with security, trespassing on Starfleet property and sexual assault," Chakotay continued.

The two guards struggled to hide their shock at his words. "Yes sir. Come with us, miss."

But Seven wasn't going quietly. They dragged the protesting woman down the corridor and her shouting could be heard for at least another minute.

Chakotay stared into space for a while. He was struggling to clear his head. "Computer, locate Admiral Janeway."

"Admiral Janeway is not on board."

Chakotay sighed. Seven hadn't been lying about that. Spirit knows what damage had been done. Right now, he needed to get a doctor to check him over. There were no medical staff in Voyager's sickbay at present, so he also used his rank for a beam out to Starfleet Medical.

The doctors examined him and quickly established that he had been dosed at some point with a sedative. He was administered with an antidote to counteract the effect.

Chakotay called Kathryn. She answered with a "Go to hell!" and he wasn't really surprised. Several subsequent attempts to call her weren't even answered. In desperation, he then called B'Elanna. He needed the support.

B'Elanna came quickly, leaving Miral with Tom and was utterly horrified at the emerging tale. Her dear friend had been drugged and assaulted by his ex-girlfriend. She stayed with Chakotay for a couple of hours while doctors continued their tests and Starfleet security came and took a statement. Seven had been detained in a Starfleet Security facility, pending a full investigation.

The doctors wanted Chakotay to rest over the lunch period and sleep off the lethargy, so B'Elanna left to help the security team figure out how Seven had done it. She beamed up to Voyager and poured through the transporter logs with the investigating officers. It transpired that the transporter technician who had been on duty the night before had been found dazed and groggy in a weapons locker. He'd been drugged too. Once the chain of events had been established, B'Elanna called Kathryn to explain exactly what had transpired. It turned out the Kathryn was by now aware of the twisted devious plot Seven had contrived, having had a visit from a security team herself to take a statement from her. She was dithering what to do about it, and B'Elanna finally prevailed upon her to go to Chakotay at Starfleet Medical. He needed her reassurance desperately.

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