"Midnight Tide"
A SeaQuest DSV/ST: Voyager crossover
By Cindy Brewer cindybre74@aol.com

Timeline: SeaQuest:season one, Voyager: current season

Katie Hitchock left seadeck and turned right nearly colliding with Tom Paris in the process.

"Nice ship you have here, Commander."Tom stated as he peaked around the corner into seadeck. "Very impressive."

Katie leaned back against the wall. "Does Doctor Westphalen know you're out of medbay?"

Tom shrugged. "All I needed was a good night's rest. How about giving me a tour?"

Katie shook her head as she placed a hand on Paris's shoulder turning him around. He reminded her way too much of her ex-husband. "You haven't seen Westphalen's bad side yet and trust me you don't want to. Come on....be a good boy and go back to medbay."

Tom stopped and turned to face her a wide smile on his face. "Why Commander didn't think you cared."

Katie pushed him forward. "I don't."

Tom kept negotiating he had a feeling Katie was his ticket back to Voyager. "If I promise to go quietly can I see the ship?"

Despite everything Katie laughed. "Alright, if you get permission from Doctor Westphlaen I'll give you a tour. Right now I'm late for my shift."

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It had been nearly a day since Voyager had left on the rescue mission and Harry and Seven were no closer to gaining clues on the planet's atmosphere.

"Why don't you get some sleep, Ensign?"Seven-of-nine suggested not glancing up from the information on her console. "I'll wake you if there's any new information."

Kim shook his head stubbornly. "I'm fine."

"You have not slept in nearly twenty four hours."Seven replied coolly. "Working yourself into exhaustion will not help us discover what happened to Tom any faster."

Harry grinned slightly. "You've been hanging around the Doctor too much."

A beep from the computer interrupted Seven's reply

"What is it?"Harry demanded as he stood and leaned over the ex-borg's shoulder.

Seven shook her head as her fingers flew over the computer console. "I'm not sure but we may have discovered the plasma storm that Tom was caught in."

"Any signs of the shuttle?"Harry asked anxiously he knew that the odds of Tom surviving a plasma storm were slim but if anyone could it was Tom.

Seven shook her head. "No, the atmosphere is still blocking most of our sensors."

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