RELATIVITY
Episode 118
Part H

 

In 2372, in Voyager's corridor, after Braxton #2 has been beamed out, 2375-Janeway enquires: "You alright, Seven?" 2375-present-Seven: "I believe we've just prevented Voyager's destruction."

2375-Janeway: "Would you care to explain how you-" She is interrupted as the Relativity beams her off USS Voyager....

.....and onto the USS Relativity.

2375-Janeway steps off the transporter pad and approaches the familiar face - Seven (the 2375-future-Seven): "The Timeship Relativity."

2375-future-Seven: "We need your help." Ducane: "This Seven of Nine stopped Braxton, but she created several temporal incursions along the way. She instigated a phaser fight at Utopia Planitia, she was seen by you and Lieutenant Tuvok two years before she joined your crew, and she interacted with her past self in front of fifteen crew members at a Ping-Pong tournament approximately six minutes ago, your time frame, of course." 2375-Janeway, trying to keep up with the temporal convolutions: "Of course."

Ducane: "Needless to say, we need to clean up the timeline. Someone must go back to the beginning and prevent the chain of events from occurring in the first place."

2375-future-Seven: "I can't make another jump without damaging myself." 2375-Janeway, who has been nodding until now, stops nodding as the realisation dawns. "I get the feeling I'm about to be drafted." pause shortened

Ducane: "In exchange for leniency, Captain Braxton informed us of the precise moment he boarded Voyager to plant the weapon. We'll be sending you to stop him. Tell her."
Braxton #2: "Deck 4 section 38. I'll stumble over a wounded crewmember. That will be your chance to capture me."
Ducane: "Don't miss it, or we'll have to do this all over again."

2375-Janeway: "Wait a minute, let me get this straight. I'm going back in time to stop Braxton, but you already have him." Ducane: "And there's a third one in our brig. I arrested him earlier today. But, don't worry, they'll all be reintegrated in time for the trial."

2375-Janeway, pointing at her: "And Seven?" Ducane: "Oh, I assure you when all this is over there'll be just one Seven of Nine." 2375-Janeway: "Alright. Let's get started before my headache gets any worse."

In the 2372 time frame, weapons fire from Kazon spacecraft pounds Voyager.

2375-Janeway exits a cargobay while looking at the 29th century tricorder she has been issued. As the ship is hit again, she stumbles against a wall. 2372-Torres comes upon her: "Captain," Janeway quickly hides the tricorder and 29th century phaser, "a Kazon torpedo just blew out the containment generator. Do you want me to reroute emergency power or take the warp core offline?" Torres makes no comment about the fact that the Captain is wearing her head down instead of in the usual bun. 2375-Janeway: "Use your best judgment."

2372-Torres: "I thought you were on your way to the Bridge." 2375-Janeway: "I have to take care of something first. Now get moving, Lieutenant." 2372-Torres leaves.

Following the readings on the tricorder.....

2375-Janeway looks round a corner and sees a crewman lying on the floor in a corridor leading to a turbolift.

Suddenly she hears her younger self (2372-Janeway) approaching, and hides in the recess where two Jefferies tube hatches are located. 2372-Janeway to the female crewmember with her: "Send damage control teams to Decks 9 through 14. Seal the breaches if you can. I'll be on the Bridge. Keep me informed." Female crewmember, inputting data into her PADD: "Yes, ma'am." The two part company.

2372-Janeway goes by. 2375-Janeway moves back to her previous position.

Braxton #3 beams aboard.

As he steps forward, the ship trembles and he stumbles over the crewman on the floor and drops his phaser. "Oh!"

As he picks himself up, 2375-Janeway comes up to him, phaser in hand, and takes him by the arm. 2375-Janeway: "Come here often?"

USS Relativity.

Ducane, checking the instruments.: "Incursion factor .0036. That's better than I expected." 2375-Janeway: "Glad we could lend a hand. When do we go home?" Ducane addresses them both: "You'll both be returned to your time frame. You'll be re-integrated with the other Seven of Nine. Since none of your time jumps were to your foreseeable future, only the past, I see no reason to resequence your memory engrams. But remember the Temporal Prime Directive. Discuss your experiences with no one."

2375-Janeway: "Understood."

She joins 2375-future-Seven on the transporter pad.

Ducane: "Oh, Captain. Braxton was right about one thing. Voyager shows up on our sensors far too often. Try to avoid time travel."

2375-Janeway to 2375-future-Seven: "See you in the 24 century." 2375-future-Seven: "I look forward to it, or should I say, backward?" 2375-Janeway: "Don't get started."

Ducane activates the controls and they are beamed out.