Star Trek Voyager
Chapter One
23 hours, 7 minutes
Seven of Nine opened her eyes. Her regeneration was incomplete. Someone had interrupted her. She scanned the darkened cargo bay, her senses on alert. It took her only a moment to spot B'Elanna Torres standing near the alcove's controls.
"Sorry to wake you," Torres said. Like the others on board, she did not properly refer to Seven's regeneration cycle.
Seven did not "sleep" as they did, so the term "waking up" did not actually apply to her. Instead, during her regeneration cycle, repairs were made to her cortical subprocessor, and her day-to-day functions were improved.
Of course, she knew better than to correct Lieutenant Torres. That would lead to an argument -- the same argument they had had before, in fact -- and that would be inefficient.
"I trust you had a reason for disturbing me," Seven said.
"The captain is intrigued by those two suns that we found. The collision will happen soon, and she wants to divert course so that we can record it." Torres shrugged. "She said -- "
"'How many other starships would get an opportunity like this one?'"
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