A groan broke my concentration upon the door leading into the cell area. Looking down,

I let out a sigh and sat back down on the bench, still observing my cell mate. Suddenly, I started to laugh.

"You know it's funny, I never pictured myself in the same cell as you, Damar."

"Glad you find the situation so amusing, Commander."

He rubbed the back of his head and sat up, peering up at my from behind his deep set blue eyes. It really wasn't funny, because we'd been captured in the process of being transported. Clearly it had been easy to overpower us, I didn't remember a thing and judging by the way my Cardassian cell mate was rubbing the back of his head, he didn't either. I don't even remember rematerializing, just waking up in this damned cell. The place was dark, and I couldn't see much past the force field. Said field was also all that gave us light.

"Where are we?"

I scowled down at Damar, incredulous that he'd ask such a stupid question.

"Don't you think I would have told you if I knew?"

I crossed my arms over my chest and pulled my knees up and onto the bench, glaring at the humming force field, as if I'd be able to shut it off with my annoyed look – I never had so much luck.

"Oh good, you're both awake."

My eyes opened wide in shock as the familiar silky voice broke the silence we had been sitting in. I couldn't make her out at first, she was just a shadow moving about the room, but her movements and voice were unmistakable – I knew exactly where we were. I stood up and approached the force field, hands on my hips as I glared through the shimmering light to my counterpart – the former Intendent of Terok Nor. This wasn't Terok Nor, though, I don't know where it was, but I knew we were in the mirror universe and I didn't like it. I could hear Damar getting to his feet behind me, and coming up to my side and stare wide eyed at the woman who looked exactly like me.

My counterpart almost giggled, "She hasn't told you where we are?"

"I didn't know until now."

I said defensively through gritted teeth. I gave a sidelong glance to the Cardassian standing next to me; he looked as if he thought he was having some horrible nightmare. I couldn't blame him, I'm pretty sure he still didn't like me and what was worse than having to deal with me? Dealing with two of me, at least in a sense.

Suddenly I realized something, Garak wasn't around; neither Garak, for that matter. Our Garak, though, had been on the transporter with us, but hadn't been taken, clearly. I remember hearing Quark saying something about this universe's Garak being dead, and apparently one was enough for them.

"Who's your handsome friend?"

My eyes snapped back to the Intendent, who managed to watch both of us very intently. At the look on my face, she laughed and continued.

"Oh come now, I saw the way you were just looking at him – he's someone special, isn't he?"

I gritted my teeth and resisted the urge to glance at Damar, who had taken a step back and, I could swear, closer to me. I can't blame him, though; it is all a little unnerving. I still haven't gotten used to staring at myself yet, and I'd been here before.

"No one you need to concern yourself with."

I finally took a defensive step in front of him, so it was just me and her face to face, "Now, what do you want? Why did you bring us here?"

"I get lonely, sometimes – I miss you."

The sweet look in her eyes as she tried to act as innocent as possible made me sick. I snorted and stalked away to the back of the cell, Damar followed me.

"Commander, what is going on here?"

His voice was low; actually, he was unnervingly close to me. Normally, I'd protest or say something about it, but used it as an opportunity to talk to him really quickly before the Intendent got impatient.

"We're in a parallel universe. Everyone has or had a counterpart here; it's different than our universe, though, so just stick close to me."

He nodded and we both turned around, I took the lead and went right back to my counterpart.

"What do you want us to do?"