Parallels
What if Janeway was the angry warrior and Chakotay the Starfleet captain? And what if they'd met long before the Caretaker incident? Welcome to a parallel universe...
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Paris, Kim/Torres
Status: In progress. Four novella-length books completed; more to come if I find the time and inspiration.
Ratings: T to M
Book One: Pressure
Captain Chakotay's Starfleet crew and Kathryn Janeway's Maquis have merged into one crew aboard the Federation starship Voyager, stranded 70,000 light years from their homes.
The command team must find a way to reconcile their past relationship. Old betrayals, new attractions and the dangers of an unknown quadrant are brought into play when the one crewmember who belongs nowhere is caught up in an interstellar conspiracy.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Paris, Kim, Torres, Kes, Tuvok, EMH, VOY crew
Codes: Janeway/Paris, Janeway/Chakotay, Kim/Torres
Notes: Related episodes: Caretaker and Ex Post Facto.
Rated T | Published 12 March, 2002 | 27,500 words
Book Two: Relieved
A chance to get home compromises the crew's ethics. In the wake of events, Captain Chakotay re-examines a few of his own ethical choices.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway, Paris, Tuvok, Torres, Kim, O. Paris, Sisko, Nechayev, Sloan, Original Characters, VOY crew
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Paris, Kim/Torres
Notes: Related episode: Prime Factors. Some crossover with DS9 and TNG characters and situations.
Rated T | Published 25 July, 2002 | 33,600 words
Book Three: Erasure
Voyager limps through alien space, pursued by a relentless enemy. With the crew split apart, stranded officers turn to each other, and suspicions arise that a traitor may be working from the inside. But fates can change in breathtaking ways.
Characters: Janeway, Paris, Chakotay, Tuvok, Torres, Kim, Kes, Neelix, EMH, Seska, Bendera, Celes, VOY crew
Codes: Janeway/Paris, Janeway/Chakotay, Kim/Torres
Notes: Related episode: Year of Hell.
Rated M | Published 7 April, 2016 | 31,000 words
Book Four: Cold
Secrets are remembered, a deception is revealed, and Kathryn Janeway learns the consequences of sacrifice.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Paris, Tuvok, Torres, Kim, Kes, Neelix, EMH, Seska, O. Paris, Original Characters, VOY crew
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Paris, Kim/Torres
Notes: Related episodes: Message in a Bottle, Hunters.
Warning: Graphic violence and non-graphic depiction of rape.
Rated M | Published 18 April, 2016 | 29,000 words