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Epilogue:
Starfleet Headquarters, San Francisco—January 10, 2381, Stardate 57027.6
Janeway strode quickly through the corridors of Starfleet Headquarters, nodding to the people she passed, but her mind was not on her surroundings. Admiral Hayes had ordered her to report to his office as soon as possible. He hadn't given a reason. Janeway had spent her time in transit from Utopia Planitia speculating, but she had been unable to come up with any explanation.
The aide in the outer office rose as she entered. "You're to go in right away, Captain."
"Thank you, Lieutenant," Janeway said. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the presence of additional security officers. Something was up—but what?
The inner door opened. Hayes was speaking to someone seated in the corner of his office. "...the fact is, we don't know how much we can accept at face value—ah, Captain Janeway, you made very good time getting over here."
"Fortunately, I was able to catch an outbound shuttle within ten minutes of your call, Admiral," Janeway said. At that moment, Hayes' visitor shifted his chair and she gasped in surprise.
It was Tuvok.
Before she could recover, however, Hayes said, "I'm sure you're wondering why you've been called in on such short notice, Captain."
With an effort, Janeway turned her attention back to the Commander-in-Chief. "Yes, sir, I am." She paused, "I presume this concerns Voyager?"
They were scheduled to launch in less than a month. Janeway wondered if Hayes was going to announce another postponement. There had been some last minute glitches in the new transwarp drive recently, but B'Elanna had been confident those would soon be resolved. But even if there was going to be another delay, why would Hayes feel it necessary to tell her in person?
Suddenly, the answer hit her: Hayes was going to cancel the mission altogether.
Some of her apprehension must have shown in her expression, because Hayes smiled and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "That's a fair assumption on your part, Captain, that this matter involves your ship. But it's a little more complicated than that." Hayes exchanged glances with a still silent Tuvok. "I called you here today to inform you that, in light of some information that has recently been brought to my attention, the mission parameters have changed." He turned to Tuvok. "Why don't you tell Captain Janeway what's been going on?"
(To Be Continued...)
Credits:
Prologue:
October 1, 2380—Rocky
Act 1--March through May 2380
March 13—Soquilii9
March 25—Penny
April 5—Jamelia
April 13—Cybermum
April 19—Penny
May 19— Soquilii9
Act 2--June through July 2380
June 9—Julie
June 15—Rocky
June 22—Julie
July 4—Penny
July 9—Jamelia
July 21— Soquilii9
Act 3--August through September 2380
August 18— Soquilii9
August 23—Rocky
September 5—Julie
September 8—Julie
September 14—Rocky
September 16— Soquilii9
September 22—Julie
Act 4--October through November 2380
October 1—Rocky
October 2—Rocky
October 8—Julie
October 15—Julie
October 16—Julie
November 4—Julie
November 15—Christina
November 17—Cybermum
Act 5--December 2380 through January 1 2381
December 2—Monkee
December 11—Christina
December 13—Seema
December 19—Rocky
January 1, 2381—Christina
Epilogue
January 10, 2381—Rocky