Sleep eluded Maureen. She could not stop thinking about the events of the day. She had been frantic when they found out that the being they thought was their daughter was actually a plant. When Plant Judy had refused to give them their Judy back, Maureen felt that the duplicate had driven a stake through her heart. Her Judy, her baby, was lost to them forever. After they discovered that Dr. Smith knew where Judy was and left with Don and John to find her, she hoped with every ounce of her being that they would, indeed, safely bring her back. Despair was overwhelming her, but she remained strong and stalwart for Will and Penny.

When the men returned to the ship with Judy safely cradled in John's arms, her despair left and joy filled her heart again. She pulled her daughter into her arms the second John put her down. Judy's reciprocation of her affection let her know that she was the real Judy Robinson. Maureen never wanted to let her go. She went with Judy to her cabin to make sure she was suffered no ill effects from being in the cyclamen… other than being duplicated that is. She realized as she was talking to Judy that she had no idea what had happened. As she helped Judy change, she silently wondered how her overly sensitive child would take the news that she was duplicated.

As they talked in the Galley, Maureen remained acutely aware of Judy's emotions. The look on her face and sadness in her voice when John talked about their deception by the plant duplicate told Maureen that Judy was indeed upset by the news. Judy's words to her stung. "How could you not know it wasn't me? I'm your own flesh and blood. You gave birth to me!" How could she not know her own daughter? Tears flowed down her face. They had too easily accepted a duplicate of their daughter into their fold. There was no excuse for it. Maureen should have known the difference. Judy was right…she had given birth to her…as her mother, she should have known. Judy, as well as the rest of the family, would need time to absorb what happened to her and heal.

She smiled as she dozed off; her last thoughts before sleep finally overtook her were of her beautiful oldest child.

Maureen awoke in the bedroom she shared with John in her sisters' house in California. She looked down and stroked her swollen abdomen to calm the child growing inside of her. The baby was getting more and more active, and Maureen found sleep difficult. John woke and turned over to face her. He placed his hand on top of hers trying to purvey his love and affection to the child. She smiled as she looked at her husband. She never knew she could be as happy as she was right at this moment. Everything she had ever wanted in life was now hers. She had a loving an attentive husband, and soon would have a beautiful baby to love. She had a family of her own.

Her labor was long. The baby was struggling and Maureen was exhausted. She and John were terrified as the doctors and nurses consulted after examining her. If she didn't have the baby soon, they were in danger of losing it without a caesarian section. At the last moment, Maureen found a renewed strength and rejoiced as she heard the cries of her baby girl. When she held her daughter for the first time, she stroked her wet blonde hair and counted every finger and toe to make sure they were all there. She noticed the baby's eyes were a deep shade of blue. Her baby girl was perfect…and beautiful.

Maureen and John were in the living room several months later. Little Judy was crawling. She and John laughed as Judy would crawl after the puppy Joan had recently received for her birthday. Judy would squeal with laughter as the puppy played with her. Crawling soon turned to walking and Maureen was constantly chasing Judy everywhere she went. Judy's smile, bright blue eyes and happy demeanor melted everyone's hearts the moment they saw her. Maureen was thankful for a healthy and happy child.

Soon, everyone was gathered around the dining room table celebrating Judy's first birthday. John held Judy as her Aunts, Uncles, cousins and Grandparents all sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. They laughed as Judy stuck both hands in her birthday cake and tried to shove two fistfuls of birthday cake into her mouth.

When Judy was four, John and Maureen took her to the beach for an outing. She frolicked on the edge of the water with her father, making a game of the waves chasing her. Maureen watched with amazement as the beautiful daughter ran, laughed and played. It was still hard for her to believe that Judy was their child, a product of her and Johns' love.

Judy wondered over to a patch of seaweed. As she was playing with it, the seaweed engulfed her. John and Maureen tried digging her out. When they finally did, they saw a large cyclamen flower in the middle. When it opened, there was another Judy.

Horrified, John and Maureen looked at each other. There were two Judies. The Judy from the flower walked over and stood by her duplicate.

"John, which one is our Judy?" Maureen could barely choke the words out.

"I don't know." John was at a loss for words.

One of the Judies looked at her parents. "Mommy can't you tell? You gave birth to me!"

The other Judy turned towards them as well and in the exact same voice, repeated the first Judy's question. Maureen couldn't tell. She didn't know which one was her beautiful little girl. She started to scream….

Maureen started thrashing in her sleep, waking John. John tried to wake her up, and when he did, she had a bewildered look in her eyes. He grabbed her and pulled her to his chest. He felt her tears through his pajamas and he tried to soothe her with his calm, loving voice.

"Maureen, what's wrong darling?"

Maureen looked up at John tears streaming down her face. "I…I just had a dream. I'll be all right in a moment."

"That must have been some dream. Do you want to tell me about it?" John was stroking her back trying to soothe her. He had never seen her quite so upset before over a dream.

"It was about Judy. I was remembering when I was pregnant and gave birth to Judy. She was such a beautiful baby and child."

"She still is dear." John smiled as he answered her.

"Well, at one time we were in the living room, right after Joan got that little Miniature Schnauzer puppy for her birthday. Remember how Judy used to crawl after it and play with it?"

John laughed. "She loved that little dog." He looked at her and kissed her forehead. "Go on. What else did you dream?"

"Then there was her first birthday party. It was a happy time." Maureen's expression changed and John noticed she tensed up. "I remembered the time when she was four and we took her to the beach. She was playing in a bed of seaweed when it engulfed her. We dug her out of when, but when we did, there was a cyclamen flower there with another Judy. I couldn't tell the difference." Maureen started sobbing. "John…I…couldn't tell the difference. How could I not tell which one was my baby?"

John didn't know what to say. He didn't want to admit to her that he, too, felt guilty about not being able to tell that the duplicate wasn't his daughter…his little girl. He held Maureen to his chest and let her cry. All he could do is give her the comfort of his love.

The silence of the night was broken by a series of blood curdling screams. John and Maureen bolted out of their cabin and met Don outside Judy and Penny's cabin. When John opened the door, Judy was hysterical; Penny unsuccessfully trying to comfort her. Her parents sat on either side of her and tried soothing her. Don stood in the cabin doorway with Will and Dr. Smith.

Judy's eyes were as huge as saucers and full of fear. She pulled away from her parents as if she did not recognize who they were or where she was. She started fighting them, wilding waving her arms and kicking. John grabbed her and tried to calm her down. Maureen kept reassuring her everything was ok.

After a few moments, Judy realized where she was. John felt her body loosen up in his arms. She sat up and took a few deep breaths. Maureen asked her what was wrong.

"Was it a nightmare Judy?"

Instead of answering her, Judy pulled up the sleeve to her Dad's pajama shirt. She looked closely at his arm before pulling the sleeve back down. She repeated the same actions on her mother and sister. John and Maureen were puzzled by her actions. Judy got up and looked at Dr. Smith and Will's arms as well. When she got to Don, she looked at his arm, and then buried her head in his chest.

"It was a dream….just a dream." Judy sighed and looked up at Don. "Can we go up on deck for a little bit?"

"Judy, you need to get your rest. Besides, Don's probably tired." Maureen's voice showed her concern.

Judy looked at Don again. "Please?" Don smiled and looked at the clock by Judy's bed. It said 4:30 am. He looked at John and Maureen. "If it will make Judy feel better then it's all right." Don tightened his arms around Judy and smiled back at her.

"Thank you Don."

Don took the blanket that Maureen handed him and they went up on deck, while everyone else was ushered back into their cabins.

"John, do you think Judy is ok." Maureen asked John once they were in their cabin.

"I'm sure she will be. I can't even start to imagine what it is like to find out you've been cloned. She just needs some time to come to grips with it."

Up on deck, Judy stood at the main console hugging her. The remnants of the cyclamen plants were everywhere. Don walked up behind her and put his arms around her in a tight embrace. Judy shivered. The idea that those plants had replicated her terrified her. She felt violated and scared that if it happened once, it could happen again.

Don maneuvered Judy over to his pilots chair and sat down. Judy sat in his lap and he placed the blanket over both of them. Judy was still shivering. Don didn't know if she was just cold or scared. He stroked her hair and held her as tightly as he could. Judy nuzzled her head on his shoulder. He felt her relax in his arms. Don tried to get Judy to talk about her dream.

"Judy, do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really. Just hold me. I need to feel safe and secure in your arms."

"I'll hold you as long as you want me to."

"Don? I'll tell you about my dream if you answer a question for me."

"For you Judy, anything. What do you want to know?"

Judy pulled away from his chest so that she could look him in the eyes.

"Did you kiss my duplicate?"

He couldn't believe what she had just asked him. Judy continued staring waiting for him to answer her.

"No Judy, I didn't kiss her, or even touch her for that matter."

Judy sighed. She placed her head back on his chest. "I'll tell you about my dream."