Captain Kathryn Janeway sat slumped on the floor of her Bridge wide-eyed and unable to move. Lights flickered, sparks from blown out consoles shot out like fireworks, and in the distance she could hear muffled orders being barked out from her First Officer. Her attention was finally pulled back to reality when she felt strong hands on her arms and her name being called. Kathryn turned her head groggily and looked up into Chakotay's eyes and stared until everything around her slowly turned black.
Grimacing from a dull pain throbbing throughout her body, Kathryn's mind slowly began to clear. Hearing her name, she attempted to open her eyes but was met by a blinding light. Shielding her eyes with her hand, she slowly sat up but fell back as the room spun wildly. Squinting she looked to the side and saw the Doctor. "Doctor, what…happened?" She asked with a low, scratchy voice.
"Please lay still Captain. You had a severe concussion along with several fractured bones. You'll be quite sore for the next few days." Kathryn nodded then attempted to shift her body to a more comfortable position but decided against it. Taking in a deep breath, she let her body relax. Suddenly remembering what they were doing before she landed herself in sickbay, Kathryn began overloading the Doctor with questions.
"Did we make it through? Are we home?" The Doctor took a deep breath and held it; he wasn't sure what to tell his Captain. He turned replacing the medical instrument to its proper place and stood with his back to the Captain.
"Captain, I don't think I'm the one that should be informing you. Just rest and I'll have Mr. Tuvok report to you." Kathryn carefully propped herself up on her shoulder and looked at the EMH and sighed in frustration.
"Sickbay to Commander Chakotay." Kathryn sat there a moment but he didn't respond. She looked around Sickbay to see if he had been injured and was lying on a bio bed, but there was nothing. She was the only one in Sickbay. "Janeway to Chakotay." She replied louder as she began to get worried. Looking over at the EMH she saw him nearly crouching into his diagnostic console. "Doctor, I want you to tell me what the hell is going on! Where is my First Officer?" Just as the Doctor opened his mouth to give some kind of explanation Tuvok entered the room but stopped just inside the door. Kathryn pushed herself up to a complete sitting position and looked at Tuvok with wide eyes.
"Doctor, will you excuse us, please?" The monotone Vulcan requested as he moved to his Captain's side. Waiting until he was sure that the Doctor was out of the room, he inquired about his friend's health. "How are you fairing, Captain?"
"Not well. I want to know what the hell is going on, and I want to know, NOW! Why isn't the Commander answering?" Tuvok raised an eyebrow at his closest friend and Captain as she held her breath and attempted to get off the bio bed.
"Captain you are not fully recovered. I advise you to rest. I will inform you of what is happening." Seeing that Kathryn was not going to listen he clasped his hands behind him and began to give his report, "We made it through the conduit and received an escort of Federation ships. However, when we reached Earth, security teams were beamed on board and began gathering all the former Maquis and they were transported to a Federation Penal Colony for later interrogation. I also regret to inform you that Lt. Torres' child was left behind." Kathryn's eyes widened and her jaw dropped.
"B'Ella…." She whispered to herself as she felt her entire body lose all its strength and sink to the floor. Tuvok rushed to his Captain's side as he called for the Doctor and felt Kathryn's body go limp in his arms.