Mix-Up on Aisle Five

Posted on Sat Aug 2nd, 2025 @ 2:32am by Senior Chief Petty Officer Fernando De La Rosa [Taylor] & Lieutenant JG Heather De La Rosa {Kelea-Salik}

Mission: Season 6: Echoes of the Zynari
Location: Fernando & Heather's Quarters
Timeline: MD6
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Fernando came into his and heather's quarters with Cody in his arms. "Alright Cody man, we're home! Time to relax, well time for you to play. I have to get to work on dinner." He said as he placed their son on the mat and brought forth a box of toys for him to play with. "Have at it Cody." He encouraged the boy. "Mommy and sis will be home shortly." He said as he went into the kitchen to think on dinner. he thought of chicken strips and apple sauce for Cody. The boy was going to turn into a chicken, he ate chicken all the time. Caitlin had her baby food so she was set. The real question was what to fix for Heather and himself. Then he had it. he would fix ham steaks for both of them with mashed potatoes and buttered carrots. Smiling to himself he set about getting dinner ready.

Heather had stopped off at the nursery to pick up Caitlin, their little bundle of joy still amazed her, as did Cody. She felt very lucky to have them both. Walking in as they got home she walked over to Fernando giving him a kiss. "Hi handsome, how's your day been?"

"Hello love!" Fernando greeted Heather brightly as he returned her kiss. "My day was just fine. Did some recalibration on the phasers. How was your day? He asked neither of them noticing the sparkling lights overhead.

“Ohh the usual” Heather smiled. “A few minor injuries due to our playful friends though, things are starting to get more problematic.”

"Why what happened happened? I know our friends have been having a grand time in the armory in draining phasers and playing with the cell controls in the brig." Fernando stated as he prepared dinner for them. Neither of them aware of the glittering sparkles hovering over their heads,

“We’ve had a rash of injuries caused by playful pranks.” Heather sighed. “It’s becoming worryingly dangerous now.”

"Ugh. That does sound dangerous sweetie. Please watch out for yourself. I don't want you getting hurt in these antics of our 'guests'." Fernando urged. As he spoke the glitter drifted down and fell on Heather's and his head. The fun would soon start when they kissed again.

“These pranks are very childish in a way, maybe our guests are younglings?” Heather mused. “Or maybe they’re just bored.”

"That is a good observation Heather. They certainly act like they are children." Fernando replied only it was in Heather's voice! He looked at her in shock. "Whatttttttttt?" Again in heather's voice.

Heather gave her husband a shocked look. “What’s happening?” She stopped talking as her voice sounded just like Fernando’s.

Fernando's eyes got as big as saucers. "Oh No! What has happened? I sound like you and you sound like me! This is terrible!"

Heather was just as concerned but she couldn’t help but laugh. “Can you imagine the confusion it would cause?”

Fernando shook his head, hearing his voice come out of Heather's mouth was strange to say the least. "I think confusion would be an understatement sweetheart." He replied in Heather's voice.

"Tell me about it, I can't say I like having a male voice!" Heather offered a wry smile. "I certainly hope they'll give us our own voices back!"

"I can't agree more !" Fernando replied in Heather's voice before looking down at his chest to make sure nothing else had changed. Thankfully all was as it should be. "This prank has gone far enough!"

Heather couldn’t help but grin at Fernando checking himself for any change in physique. “I can only imagine what people would say!”

Heather's grin made Fernando relax, she could always do that to him. He shook his head and grinned back at her. "I can only imagine and I don't think I want to know what people would say the more I think of it." He stopped for a second, shaking his as if this were all a dream but it wasn't it was all too real.

“To be honest I want things back to normal.” Heather offered a more melancholy smile. “The novelty is starting to wear off a little now.”

"I admire your point of view love and I quite agree I too want things back to normal. As for the novelty of the situation, it was gone thirty seconds after it occurred." Fernando declared with an exasperated sigh.

Heather nodded. “Do you think our guests will give us our voices back anytime soon?” She looked around seeing no sign of anything.

Fernando nodded, "I certainly hope so love. I think they want to see how we react to another of their pranks, to the change they made with our voices. I hope they are satisfied and give us our voices back soon."

Heather looked around almost hoping for something to change now they’d expressed their longing to have their own voices back.

Fernando shared a look with his wife and despite everything smiled at her. "I love you ." He said and added. "Even with my voice coming from you, I love you."

Heather grinned. “I love you too Imzadi.” She paused as she noticed glittery rain starting to fall out of thin air.

Fernando looked up and saw the rain of glitter. "Now what?" He wondered. "What is coming next?" he looked to Heather to see if she had any ideas.

"I don't know..." Heather paused her eyes twinkling as she realised her own voice was back. "I'm back! I'm me again."

Fernando's eyes widen in surprise and a huge smile split his face. His mouth opened and he spoke. "That is fantastic my love! Simply fantastic." Then he stopped as he realized, His voice was back as well. "I too am me again!"

“Thank heavens for that!” Heather grinned. “Thank you to our guests for giving us back our voices as well.” She looked around just incase their mischievous guests were still around, not that she could see them.

Fernando nodded excitedly, "Yes, thank you very much our invisible guests. We are very grateful you returned our voices to us."

Heather grinned, she had to wonder what Starfleet would make of all of the reports of the mischief that the Zynari were causing, when they eventually got back home.

"Whew! I am glad that is over." Fernando exclaimed with a smile. "I never want us to go through something like that again." He looked to Heather, "Are you alright my love?"

Heather nodded. “Just glad to be back to my old self” she gave him a bright smile.

Fernando shook his head, "Never old Heather. Your always young self." He replied with an answering smile.

Heather couldn’t help but grin at that one. “Shhh we don’t want to be giving our guests any other ideas! I’ve had enough for one day."

Fernando nodded and cast anxious eyes around as Heather spoke, "Quite right love. Mums the word. I don't wish to be thirteen again." He replied with a shiver and a shudder.