Curse of The Banshee: Guinness, Brawls & 'Riverdancing'
by ALM_Voyager- (c) March 15, 2000
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"Sweet Mother Mary!" Maggie stated as Harry raced out of Sullivan's tavern and right by her as if the devil himself were on his heels. "Well," Maggie stated and primped her flowers with an agitated gesture, "he won't be getting' anymore kisses from me!"
Harry Kim, also known as Ensign Harry Kim, yelled "Arch!" as he ran out of the Fair Haven simulation and slammed into the outside corridor wall. Gasping for breath he bent over and tried to get the blood back to his head as quickly as possible. "This is not good," he said in between gasping breaths, "not good at all."
"Come in!" Tom Paris called as he rolled over in bed and gathered up his covers.
"Paris!" Harry Kim's voice startled Tom who sat up suddenly in bed.
"Harry! What a surprise. I though you were B'Elanna," he scratched his head sleepily.
"How could you? You promised," Harry smacked Tom on the head.
"Hey!" Tom rubbed his head, "what did I do?"
"You've been fooling with Michael Sullivan's holocharacter haven't you. Do you know what that will do to the Captain?!!" Harry's voice was rising by the second.
"I haven't touched a thing," Tom stated with concern. "Start from the beginning and tell me what happened. I'm sure we can fix it" Tom punched his pillow to get it to fluff and made himself comfortable.
"I don't know about that Tom," Harry sighed and sat down. "It all started when I ran into Maggie at her flower cart . . . ."
"Good mornin' t'ya Maggie," Harry stated in his best Irish accent.
"And good mornin' t'ye too, Harry. Come to pay me a wee visit, then?" Maggie asked and smiled, twirling a small flower before her face.
"That I did, but first I have to, uh" he lost track of his thoughts for a second looking at her dimples, "uh, go to Sullivan's and take care of something."
"Oh," her face dropped and she looked up, "you dinna want t'be goin' in there, Harry. Something horrid has happened to Michael Sullivan."
"Horrid?" Harry asked, wondering if the holoprogram was malfunctioning again.
"Aye. Some say it was his own imagination, but we know that isn't true." Maggie leaned forward, "I heard the banshee meself! Aye, that I did."
"Banshee?" Harry asked confused, and shook his head. 'I don't recall programming in any banshee to Fair Haven!?' "Uh, I'll be right back," he took one look at Maggie's worried face and kissed her cheek, "trust me, it'll be okay."
Continued in Part 2!
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