Here On Earth

A Voyager fanfic by YT

The Star Trek universe, and all the things and characters therein, belong to Paramount. I'm just borrowing the story for a while.

Aside from a glimpse at the future in the final episodes of the Voyager series, and an appearance by Admiral Kathryn Janeway in Nemesis, the makers of Star Trek give us few clues about "life after the Delta Quadrant." Here On Earth, which is set a month after Voyager's return to the Alpha Quadrant, is a collection of vignettes about the crew's efforts to adjust after their homecoming.

1) The Doctor – Strange New World

2) Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres – Settling Down

3) Chakotay and Seven of Nine – Skin Deep

4) Tuvok – The Other Half

5) Kathryn Janeway – The Big Goodbye

6) Harry Kim – Something to Celebrate

Each story is self-contained, and though they take place in the Voyager universe in the order in which they are listed above, you can read them in whichever order you choose. I've tried to write these stories in accordance with the canon, although I also had to make up a few things – the names and ages of Tuvok's children, for instance. Please correct me if I got something wrong, and I'll be glad to fix it.

That said, I hope you enjoy the following stories as much as I have enjoyed the Voyager series.

They only see the prize, their heart's desire, their dream…But the price of getting what you want, is getting what once you wanted.

- Morpheus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman