Chapter 2 A Displaced Pink Space Cat

Me, Janeway, Tuvok, Neelix, the Doctor, Seven and Naomi left the infirmary to go to the conference room to talk more about me. I was in the moment lying on Naomis head, much to her amusement and just enjoyed the ride.

"Thanks for the ride sweetie. You have no idea how boring it can get to fly." I said in her mind.

Naomi put a hand on my head and started stroking me while saying: "It's no problem Mew." I just went limp and purred by the wonderful feeling. The other noticed this and looked a bit confused at me.

I looked back and asked: "What? I'm a Pink Space Cat. What do you expect?" They just looked away and entered a room which I identified as the conference room. They all took their seats and Naomi sat with me still on her head in one of the free chairs.

Janeway was the first to speak: "Alright. Since we are all here, we should start with Introductions. My name is..."

"Captain Kathryn Janeway. From federation ship Voyager. You and your Crew are stranded here because the 'caretaker' brought you here to try to find a successor. And I already know all your names." I said.

The Captain and the others looked taken aback by my knowledge. Tuvok spoke next: "Well, it seems like the story of our journey has traveled far in this Quadrant."

Neelix came next: "I... have the feeling this is not the reason why she seems to know so much about us."

I turned my gaze to Neelix and nodded to him and said: "That would be correct, mister Neelix. Good observation. And, just for your information, Legendary Pokemon actually don't have a gender. But to not make this anymore complicated, I identify myself as female."

Neelix smiled at the compliment and nodded to me in thanks.

Seven spoke up next: "I take it, that is part of the different dimension comment from earlier?"

"That would be correct. To get to the point: I came from a dimension were everything that happens here and in the Alpha Quadrant is part of a TV series called 'Star Trek: Voyager' and you all are pretty famous." I explained.

"And how did you end up in this dimension?" asked Janeway.

"Well... I was at a Games convention, a place where new games were introduced and all kind of merchandise for games were sold. Not to forget the Cosplayers. Fans who are making costumes and dressing as their favorite characters from games, series or other fictional characters." I said.

"So, in your old dimension, Pokemon were real?" asked Naomi.

"Where did you get that idea from?" I asked.

"Well, since you are a Mew and you could just go to the convention without problems..." she said but I interrupted her.

"Ooooh... no. Pokemon are as fictional in my dimension as they are in this." I answered.

"Then how could you go there, when you weren't real?" asked Naomi again.

"Before I came to this dimension, I was a human." I said simply.

"Oh. That would explain it." Said Naomi.

The others looked at me in pure shock. Even Seven and Tuvok seem a bit taken aback.

"And... how did you...?" asked Janeway and was referring to my body.

"Well, as I was on the convention, I was looking for some good stuff for my collection. I'm, what is known as, a Nerd. I found a stand with great replicas of items from fictional worlds. Turns out, they weren't replicas, but the REAL stuff." I said and floated down from Naomi's head and sat in her lap instead.

"The person that runs the stable is known as 'The Merchant'. He is dressed like a really popular merchant from a game called 'Resident Evil 4' and he looks really badass." They looked confused, probably don't know what I mean with badass. "It means, he looks really cool, great, awesome. Just like how you imagine how the merchant would look in real life." I explained.

"Anyways, I was at the stable and saw a plush Mew, which I wanted. The price was a bit high, but the Merchant said he would get a bit lower with the prize. As I paid and got the plush, some kind of magical portal appeared under me and I fell unconscious. The next thing I know, I found myself floating in this dimension in space and in a new body." I waited a moment to let all the information set before I continued.

"As you can imagine, I panicked at first. But after I realized I wouldn't die, with being in space and all, I learned how to float and I explored were I actually was. And after some encounters with different species, I learned actually where I landed." I explained to them.

"And how long have you been in this dimension?" Asked Tuvok.

"Well... let me think..." I said and tipped my finger at my head. "It should be now around... 1000 years. Give or take a few years. It's not easy to keep track of time when every planet has its own measurement of time." I explained.

"You... have been here... for over a thousand years?" asked Janeway.

"Yes." I said. "But I was in a different galaxy at the time. I only arrived here about 3 month ago."

Before anyone could ask another question, the intercom beeped and the voice of Harry Kim was heard: "Captain? We found some abnormal high energy levels with our sensors. You should better come and take a look at that."

Janeway tapped her communicator and said: "I'm on my way. Seems like we have to talk later about this situation, Miss Mew." said Janeway, the last part directed at me.

I giggled and said: "Just Mew is fine. And I think I should better come with you. I have a feeling what this energy could be." With that, we all stood up and got to the Bridge. Naomi got back to her quarter to tell her mom from her first contact with a new species.

We arrived at the bridge and some eyes turned to me, but quickly got back to their work. Probably already used to seeing different species on the ship. Chakotay, who had in the moment the bridge, looked a bit longer at me, before turning with a questioning face to Janeway.

"This is the guest we... bumped into. Her name is Mew. I will give you the details later" answered Janeway.

Chakotay turned to me and said with a smile: "In this case, welcome on board, miss Mew."

"Mew? Like... the Pokemon Mew?" asked another voice from the control panels in front of a bid flat screen. I looked and saw Tom Paris starring open mouthed at me.

"I had kind of expected for you to recognize a Pokemon, mister Paris. After all, Naomi told me you were the one who showed her the games." I said.

"We should concentrate on the matter at hand first, mister Paris." Said Chakotay and turned back to the Captain and said: "A few minutes ago, we registered an unknown energy a few light years in front of us. Or scanner cannot see anything that would explain this energy and so I ordered a change of our course to not possible collide with whatever it is."

I looked to the big screen in front of us, where I could see the stars flying by as we traveled with Warp. I could feel the energy they were talking about and recognized it...

"Captain? The energy seems to move and sets a course." Said Harry from his console.

"Which course does it take?" asked Janeway.

"Direct course to me..." I said without taking my eyes from the screen and they turned their eyes to me.

Janeway walked calmly to me and asked: "What is this energy? Where does it come from and why is it following you?"

A few moments, I said nothing. But then I turned to her and said: "Captain. I would like to ask you for permission to stop you ship and let this energy coming to me. I can promise you, it is not dangerous. At least, when I have it."

"I can't just let this energy coming near my ship without knowing exactly what it is." Said captain Janeway.

I smiled at her and said: "I actually expected this answer. Then I would like for you to at least slow down the ship so I can teleport out and get this energy myself." I continued with a more serious tone: " Believe me when I say, you don't want anyone else to get it."

Janeway thought for a moment and then said: "Mister Paris, stop the ship."

I looked surprised and said: "I actually didn't expect this change of mind so fast, Captain."

Janeway took place on the captains chair and said: "I decided to put my trust in you. I still want an explanation once this is over."

"Of course, Captain. That shouldn't take too long." I said and floated over to Harry Kim's station to see where the energy was right now. It was close now, only a few kilometers away as suddenly another ship got under Warp in front of us.

It was a Borg Sphere...