Star Trek Voyager: Into the ashes of Fallout

Chapter 8: Mother ship Zeta

Janeway sat at her desk while sipping a cup of coffee and her gaze shifting between the sensor data on her personal computer and the burnt orange sky shining through her windows. It was begining to be nightfall on this region.

There were mixed feelings from the crew them being back home but not their home. This Earth was far from the home many of them left behind when their journey across the Delta Quadrant had begun.  Janeway had become aware of many wondering if counterparts of ancestor's could possibly exist in this alternative world. A earth devastated by war. A Earth that never progressed beyond it

While waiting for the answer from the Aliens in orbit Janeway had gone over the scans Seven had actively been making of the planet itself

Earth was recovering. The Great War as the people refer to occured in the year 2077 in which two nations The People's Republic of China and the United States of America engaged in conflict.  In this reality Earth suffered a resource crisis that brought many nations to their knees and forced once friendly nations and those who were already on edge into bloody conflicts that built up to the ultimate end

The launch of Nuclear warheads.

Through the download of various remote computer systems nearby Seven had began piecing together a story.  Humanity focused on Atomic power leading to new innovations that followed in those steps. yet Oil and fossil fuel remained a staple power and when those fuels and oils began to dry up Humanity became desperate and greedy.  Alaska remained one of the few sources of Oil and a conflict between China and America initiated over the remote states sources of Oil

Now Humanity persisted ever adaptive but it was fractured. After the war Humanity became more splintered then ever before. A few governments rose to power such as the NCR of California but humanity had a long way to go. It was stagnant. No progress no advancement just

Lingering in a hellish limbo as humans continue to fight among each other for territory and supplies

Janeway was left wondering. How their reality could have easily taken that path. The eugenics wars. And those that followed left her earth to fractured for a while

It took one man. Zefern Cochran and a dream that pushed humanity forward

A sigh escaped her as she shifted the screen of her Terminal to the underground facilities.  These Vaults had been built by a company known as Vault tech to house humanity in the event of a nuclear war. But given the scans and details she had

They weren't successful

The rest of the North American Continent seemed in a similar state to Nevada and New Vegas. Fractured with various factions fighting and a single larger fraction holding power. In this case. Mr House seemed the dominating power

"Captain?" Came Chakotay voice

"Yes?" Janeway answered lifting her head and coming back from her thoughts

"The aliens are hailing" he responded

"On my way put them through" Janeway said rising from her chair and making way to the door and exiting into the bridge

"Channel open" Harry commented

"This is Captain Janeway." She spoke
" human...after discussions with my superior and our evaluation of your... technology we have decided to agree to your offer of a physical conversation. You will use your vessels transporter technology and come to our vessel. No weapons and only you!" the Zetan spoke

Janeway turned to look towards her crew who had looks of disagreement over the Aliens demands

"We would be happy to invite you aboard our ves..." Janeway began only to be rudely interrupted