The Inevitable Truth

by: AW

Chapter 21

Rating: M

Pairing: J/C

Summary: The Consequences of 'The Killing Game'.

Disclaimer: Paramount/Viacom own the series and the characters that are related to Star Trek: Voyager, but the story is mine.

Length: 560 words

Date: November 2018

[FIVE YEARS AFTER PART 20]

Kathryn stared around the grounds of the precidio. She looked at the statue of her standing there for all to see.

The words at the bottom, 'The Captain who restored Paradise'.

She watched her twin daughter 'Tays' and 'Tali', running after each other and little Miral trailing behind.

Her husband would be there soon, and she had a surprise for him.

True to his word, Q had given her, her life back.

She ran a hand over her still flat stomach thinking of the baby boy that lay beneath the layers of tissue and muscle.

Chakotay would get his son after all.

Suddenly a figure approached her and wrapped his arms around her slight shoulders.

She dropped her hand from her stomach and spun around to give him a kiss.

He took her hand and played with the thin gold band that told everyone she belonged to him.

"Hello love. How are the girls today?"

She smiled, "Just fine."

She looked at him, "We could have missed out on all of this."

He nodded, "But we didn't."

"I was thinking, maybe my spacefaring days are over. What would you think of me teaching at the academy?"

He looked at her strangely, "Is that what you want?"

She grinned, "At least until Kole comes."

His mouth hung open in surprise and his hand went down to rub her stomach. "Really?"

She nodded, "That's what the Doctor tells me."

He hugged her and they drew in for a kiss.

The girls came running towards them, "Ewwww, mom – dad. That's gross."

Chakotay laughed. "Taya, one day you're going to find a guy or a girl that you like doing this with."

Kathryn punched Chakotay on the arm. "Okay girls, how would you feel about mommy teaching at the academy and not going out in space anymore?"

Tali came up and hugged Kathryn. "That would be great mom. We would see you more often!"

Kathryn picked up the four year old. "Kathryn you shouldn't be lifting heavy things right now."

Tali stared at her father, "I'm not that heavy daddy."

Kathryn laughed at the little girl. "No you're not honey; you're just right."

She looked to her husband. What say we go to my mom's for supper she said she is always ready to see her grandkids."

Chakotay nodded and took his wife's hand as he led her to the transport station.

Soon they arrived at Kathryn's childhood home and saw her mother and sister come running out and grabbed a twin a piece. "They get more adorable by the day." And she stared at Chakotay, "And he gets more handsome by the day."

Chakotay smiled and the dimples came out in full force. "Maybe our son will look like his father and not get stuck with the Janeway red hair."

Her mother stared at her. "When."

"In about Seven months."

Gretchen hugged her daughter.

Life had finally turned out as it should for Kathryn, and all thank you to an alien species and a mistake made and corrected.

END PART 21

END THE INEVITABLE TRUTH