Scott's coffin sits in the middle of the shuttlebay. Most of the bridge
crew and about twenty other officers stand around it, heads bowed. Janeway
continues to speak.
"Thanks to Seven, Scott was able to interface with the Collective and shut
down all the activities it was performing aboard Voyager. Sadly, Scott
perished in the attempt.
"We may never know where Scott came from, or what his true purpose is,
but we'll always be thankful for the sacrifice he made for this ship.
B'Elanna?"
The Klingon presses a button on her tricorder. Scott's coffin rises about a
foot into the air and moves towards the shuttlebay doors. They slide open.
The coffin passes through the bay forcefield with a small crackle. Another
control is activated and a minature thruster engine rockets Scott's coffin
into faw away from the ship.
The doors shut with a clang that echoes around the bay. One by one, the
crew leaves until only Janeway and Tuvok remain.
"Captain." Tuvok says.
"It's bad enough when one of my crew dies." Janeway says, staring at the
spot where Scott's coffin was.
"I...concur."
"They knew they danger."
Tuvok did not reply.
"But when a stranger sacrifices himself to save the ship, I can't help but
feel that somehow it is wrong."
"Scott was the only person capable of confronting the Borg. We were all
assimilated."<BR.
"Yes, we were. Why wasn't the reversal process so, stressful? I read
Captain Picard's reports."
"Captain Picard did not have an ex-Borg with him during the reversal
process."
Janeway stares at the floor for a few seconds more. "I need some coffee.
I'll be in the mess hall. Inform Paris to set a course towards home."
"Yes, Captain."
-
Seventy other Voyagers surround Scott's coffin.
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