Flashback is given in this style.

In the Messhall, at the serving counter Neelix presents Kellin with a tray. Neelix: "I think our guest will enjoy this, Commander - fried soy meal, buttered carrots and a delightful almond pudding." Kellin: "That's wonderful." Chakotay: "Very nice, thank you, Neelix."

As the two go to a table, Kellin remarks: "You were very diplomatic." Chakotay: "Why do you say that?" Kellin: "You hate carrots, fried food upsets your stomach and you refuse to eat pudding because you think it's slimy. Right?"

Chakotay: "I'm curious. When you were here before you said we worked together but you also said you were here to retrieve a runaway. How was I involved?"

Kellin: "Aren't you more curious to hear about how we fell in love?" Chakotay: "We? You said you were in love with me. You didn't say I felt the same way."

Kellin: "If you hadn't returned the feelings do you really think I would've taken such a terrible risk to get back to you?"

Chakotay: "Let's take it one step at a time. How did you get on our ship?" Kellin: "That was easy. The hard part was looking for the runaway without anyone finding me. I managed two days on the ship before I triggered an intruder alert and lost my cloak."

Chakotay: "And then what happened?" Kellin: "And then I met you."

About 6 weeks previously: Kellin is in Cargo Bay 2, searching, when the intruder alert sounds - her cloak has failed. She moves cautiously around the room, weapon at the ready.

Suddenly Chakotay steps out behind her, phaser pointed. "Wrong direction!"

Kellin turns and aims her gun. "I don't want to hurt you. Put your weapon down."

Chakotay: "On my ship I give the orders. Put yours down."

Kellin: "I don't mean you any harm. You have a stowaway on board. I'll retrieve him and we'll be on our way."

Chakotay: "That's not the way we do things here." He taps his combadge. combadge "Chakotay to Tuvok. I'm in Cargo Bay 2. I have our intruder." Tuvok, via comms: "Understood, Commander." Contact ends. Chakotay to Kellin: "You're about to find yourself outnumbered. If you want to give me your weapon and explain what's going on, I'll listen." She decides to trust him and gives up her gun.

Kellin: "I felt an attraction right away, but I couldn't afford to get distracted. I had work to do. And I didn't know if you felt it too." Chakotay: "What happened next?" Kellin: "You took me to Captain Janeway. I explained the situation. She didn't like the idea of a stowaway on her ship so she told you and Tuvok to work with me to flush him out." Chakotay: "Did we?" Kellin: "You keep trying to jump to the end. You're skipping all the parts about us." Chakotay: "And you keep trying to talk about your feelings. I'd rather you stick to the events, not the emotion surrounding them." Kellin: "Why? Does it make you uncomfortable?" Chakotay: "I don't want to play this game. I've been assigned to talk to you, to figure out whether or not you're telling the truth. Even if you are, I have no memory of meeting you, and I certainly have no memory of feeling anything for you. You might remember a relationship between us but as far as I'm concerned it didn't exist."

Kellin: "I see." It hurts so, to try and hide her hurt, she walks away to the window.

Chakotay comes up behind her. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to make it clear how I feel." Kellin: "Of course."

Chakotay: "Is there anything I can do for you?" Kellin, lightly: "Can I have your pudding?" He laughs. "Gladly." Kellin: "Then you're forgiven."

Suddenly the ship jolts. She loses her balance. He puts out his arms and stops her from falling. It brings them unexpectedly close to each other. The red alert klaxon sounds. Janeway's voice is heard over the comm. system. "Chakotay and Kellin, report to the Bridge immediately." Kellin to Chakotay: "It's the tracers - they've found me."

Kellin and Chakotay enter the Bridge. Voyager is being pounded by unseen enemies.

Chakotay takes his command seat. Seeing Kellin, Janeway remarks: "We don't detect any ships. I'm assuming they're your people in cloaked vessels." Kellin: "They've come to take me back."

Janeway: "Harry, hail them." Kellin: "They won't answer." Kim: "She's right, Captain. No response. Their weapons are going through our shields as if they weren't there." Janeway: "Match shields to the frequency of their particle beams." Kim: "No effect."

Tuvok: "Shield strength down to 29 per cent." Kellin: "They'll keep firing until you surrender or until I contact them and agree to come back." Janeway: "Do you still want to stay with us?" Kellin: "Yes." Janeway: "Alright. Tom, get us out of here." Paris: "That last volley damaged our propulsion systems. We have thrusters only."

Kellin: "Captain, if you let me have access to your sensor systems, I can modify them to detect the ships." Janeway: "Do it."

As Kellin goes to the control consoles at the rear of the Bridge, Janeway approaches Chakotay. "This is the moment, Chakotay. Either we give her up or we fire back. What is it?" Chakotay decides. "Fire." Kellin finishes the modification. "I think you might be able to detect them now but only for a minute or two."

Janeway: "Harry?" Kim: "Affirmative. Two heavily armed ships off the port bow." Janeway: "Can we get them on screen?" Kim: "Well, that's the best I can do."

Kellin watches anxiously.

Janeway: "Tuvok, target their weapons systems." Tuvok: "Firing." He fires the ship's phasers and this sees off the Ramuran ships. Janeway: "Well done. Stand down red alert."

Janeway tells Kellin: "Well, it seems we've granted you asylum. Now you'll have to give some thought to what you want to do." Kellin: "I prefer to remain on board." Janeway: "Consider that carefully. We're heading for the Alpha Quadrant. Before long we will be so far from your world that if you changed your mind you wouldn't be able to get back."

Kellin: "I won't change my mind. But I must warn you: the tracers won't give up that easily. Your ship is still at risk. Janeway: "Nothing we haven't faced before." Kellin: "I was only able to make a temporary modification to your sensors. If you'd let me access your Astrometrics processors I could make that modification permanent."

Janeway: "You'll need a command officer with you to override the security lockouts." Chakotay smiles. "I can do that, Captain." Janeway: "Go ahead." Chakotay and Kellin leave the Bridge together.

Janeway: "Tom, co-ordinate with engineering to get the propulsion systems back online." Paris: "I'm on it, Captain."

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