Abridged - Caretaken - Part 1

Upon Voyager’s arrival back at Earth, Project Pathfinder personnel arrive onboard with Admiral Paris and prepare the USS Voyager for her refit on Mars. The crew is offered four months shore leave. In the meantime Starfleet Command wants the USS Voyager to celebrate her return. As they prepare to celebrate, the threads from the crews lives they left behind in the Alpha Quadrant, start to catch up with them.

Regarding the use of star dates in the story: The Voyager episode - ‘Endgame’ is set in 54973.4. (Dec 2378) This last episode is set approximately 22 months before Star Trek: Nemesis (56844.9 - October 2379). There are 1000 units in a year, each month is 83 units, 2.7 a day.

56844.9 - 54973.4 =1,872 / 83 =  22.54 months.

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• Written, edited, performed by Jonathan JK Morris
• Cover Art by  Gazomg Trek
• New Cover Art by NightWing1975
• Music credit goes to Star Trek Voyager: SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION SUITE
• Credit also goes to everyone who contributed on these Reddit forums:
• r/DayStrom Institute
• r/Star_Trek
• Star Trek sound effects from trekcore.com and Two Sober Dwarves Productions
• Technical information from Memory Alpha
• Background sounds:
• Jazz Bar in Paris (Jazz Piano) - 3D Ambient Sounds, ASMR for Studying, Relaxing, Sleeping
• Crowd Talking Sound Effects (10 Hours)
• Clinking Glasses Sound Effect - Cheers, Toast, Attention

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