Chapter 1
Kathryn felt the familiar tingle of the transport beam as it enveloped her body to return her back to Voyager. She and Seven had come to the planet to arrange a trade with the Henobi, a local species which they had come across during their travels. Their meeting had gone well and they had managed to gain what they wanted for a reasonable amount.
As far as Kathryn was aware there transport was going along as normal, but that was not the case at all, at the moment in time, the Ensign in Transporter Room 1 was struggling to keep their patterns from merging, and by pushing the system as hard as she could she managed to separate them and complete the transport. But something she didn't notice, that for a couple of Micro-Seconds there patterns are merged with themselves.
When they Captain emerged on the transport pad, she was met by a much stressed Ensign who was only just beginning to breathe again.
"Ensign, Report" Kathryn said intrigued at how her crewman had ended up in this state.
"That was a slightly problem during you transport, Captain, yours and Seven's patterns almost merged, but as you can plainly see I managed to keep them separate."
"And for that I am thankful" Kathryn said smiling at her crewman as a way to relax the obviously stressed Ensign.
Nodding at her as she left the room Kathryn spoke just when her and Seven had made it to the door.
"I want you to work with Torres to co-ordinate……."
The last few weeks of Voyager had been uneventful, and the Captain was thankfully for the break, and the chance to run some much needed Maintenance. But she had a thought running through her head that wouldn't go away, but what she thought was happening to her couldn't be possible. Could it?
Kathryn had only been up for a few moments and was just heading to the sonic shower when a wave o f Nausea hit her and she made a run for toilet, only just making it in time. This was the fourth time this week that she had been sick, and she was a moment away from going to see the doctor.
Feeling another wave hitting her she leaned against the toilet bracing herself.
She had only one conclusion that kept coming to mind about what was happening to her but that was impossible, and they had to be another explanation to it. When she felt the need to be sick disappearing she walked over to her desk and turned her computer around to face her, bringing up the Calendar that she checked for the tenth time over two days.
Hoping that what it was saying would change, but it didn't, all it kept saying was that she was six weeks late.
That was were things weren't adding up for her, she hadn't been with a man in the fullest sense since Mark, they had been dalliances on the way with varying men, but she neither went any further than kissing them.
Which must mean her symptoms must be a sign of something of else, something that she didn't want to face at that time, but she knew that she would have to a some point soon, seeing as Chakotay had started to notice that she was not herself.
Heading back towards her bathroom, she was about to finally step into her shower when she heard the chirp of her comm. badge and a voice coming over it.
"Seven to Janeway"
Grabbing her badge for the side she depressed it and opened up the channel
"Go Ahead Seven." She said wondering what the ex—Borg wanted.
"I need you to come to Astrometrics there is something I need to show you."
"I'll be their in fifteen minutes Seven" She was about to close the comm. channel when she released Seven had already done she still hadn't learnt that the captain was supposed to do that.
Moving quickly into her bathroom she knew that she would have to rush to get their when she said she would be but her duty shift started in 45 minutes and this would more than likely be the only time she would have to day to make it to astrometrics.
She had had no time for breakfast, so on the way of her door she quickly replicated a cup of coffee, her being one of the few which actually had a replicator in their quarters.
Walking briskly to the turbolift she stated where she needed to go
"Deck Nine, Section Two"
Walking the few steps to the doors which led to Astrometrics she quickly stepped through them.
"You wanted to see me Seven?"
"Yes Captain. On one of my long range scans, I found a spatial anomaly which I believe could be very interesting."
Kathryn was trying her hardest to pay attention to what Seven was saying, but as she should, but as stood there, she grew dizzier and dizzier, until she reached a point that her body could handle, she quickly slumped to the floor, landing a bit away from where Seven was currently standing.
Going over to where the captain lay, Seven knelt down and tried to raise the captain unsuccessfully, she could only think of one cause of action to partake now.
"Seven to Sickbay. The captain has fainted, she is in Astrometrics."
Seven started to hear the disjointed voice of the doctor from Sickbay.
"Hold on Seven, I'll beam the captain and you to Sickbay"
It took a few moments for the doctor to arrange the transport, and the Captain was just about to rouse when the beam enveloped her.
Seven felt the transport come over her as well, and quickly she arrived in sickbay, the captain was laid out on the main bio bed in the room, the doctor already busying himself with scans.
"Hmmm Doctor" Kathryn said unsure what had happened and why she was now in sickbay, she started to sit-up, to just feel a another wave of dizziness
"I need you to stay still Kathryn, just while I complete my scans." The doctor said holding Kathryn slightly by the shoulder.
"Chakotay to Janeway" Voyager's first officer said over the comm. system
The doctor decided to apprehend the transmission and quickly tapped the comm. badge which made up part of his uniform.
"I afraid that the Captain is currently available Commander"
"Doctor?" Over the communication system, it was evident to everyone in that room that Chakotay was confused.
"The Captain is unwell, Commander, she will not be reporting for duty for the foreseeable future." The doctor said just as the same time as he looked at his tri-corder, one of the results catching his eye straight away causing him to lift his right eyebrow slightly.
"Acknowledged. Chakotay out."
The doctor moved around the bio bed to where Seven was standing, the three years she had being served from the collective, were starting to become evident, a look of worry just about evident on her face.
"Seven, if you could excuse me, I need to talk to the Captain alone."
"Of Course Doctor, if you could inform the captain that I will return later."
"Certainly Seven" The doctor watched the tall woman walk out of sickbay, before wandering across to the console, to pick up the hypospray that he had left there when Seven had called him. He walked near to the bio-bed where the Captain was laying, and from the myriad of solutions there he choose one, slotting it into the base of the spray, tapping a few buttons he adjusted the medication to counteract the dizziness that he knew undoubtedly the captain was suffering with at that moment.
Walking back across to her, he placed the hypo-spray to her neck as soon as he got back, pressing the button he heard the familiar hiss as the medication went into the captain's body.
A Few moments passed and Kathryn started to feel a lot better, her dizziness was starting to subside, pulling herself up slightly she spoke to the doctor.
"Doctor, how did I end up in sickbay?"
"You collapsed in Astrometrics Captain; Seven of Nine brought you here."
"Captain, I am wondering if you were aware of your condition."
The doctor said as he helped her to sit up a bit more, propping the nearby pillow behind her back.
"What condition Doctor?"
The doctor was unsure where to go from here, he though that the Captain would be aware already of the condition she was in.
"This is going to be a big surprise for you Captain. Your six weeks pregnant?"
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