John couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Eleanor standing in front of him.
She was as beautiful as she always had been. She had aged 15 years and her blonde hair had grey flecks in it, but she was still as perfect as the day they had first met.
"Hi John." Eleanor smiled.
He was frozen to the spot, not sure if she was entirely real. Her face fell that spurred some action from him and he rushed to her, desperate to hold her. He pulled her to him in a crushing hug. "I've missed you." He whispered as his tears dropped down onto her shoulder.
Eleanor sobbed as she could feel her Husband shake with emotion. She dreamt of nothing but being reunited for her family for years and it finally came true, but it didn't quite feel real yet. "I'm here now." She looked over her husbands shoulder to her sons and daughter with their children. She let go of her husband to approach her children and within an instant, she was mobbed by her sons. They had all grown, got married and had children but they were still her babies. It felt good to hold them again.
Raina smiled as she saw her family back together again. It had been a hard 15 years without her mother's calming presence and felt good to have her back again. "I say we all pile onto Scott's ship and have dinner. Like we used to."
Eleanor hugged her daughter tightly. "I think that is a wonderful idea. I want to interrogate my children in law and hug all of my grand babies."
The night turned into an emotional and joyful night when Andrew's wife, Sarah gave birth to baby boy. They named him, Alexander John after his grandfathers.
When Eleanor and John were alone, she burst into tears. Happy tears at the thought of being free and happy again. It was too much to keep in, but she held it as she didn't want to break down in front of her family. She knew John would understand and he held her all night as she cried until she fell asleep.
They both knew that Eleanor would need time to adjust and John would be there as he always promised to be when it got too tough for her. When she woke up in the night, she watched John as he slept. He was the only man she ever loved, and John told her the same. She queried whether he had moved on with someone new, but he told her that no woman could get take her place. It made her sad that he felt like he couldn't move on. He was a good man and deserved to be happy. Even after their years of separation, it felt like it wasn't even a day apart.
She settled her head down on his chest, content to listen to his heart beating. She smiled at the memory of their wedding night when she lay in the same position. He told her that she was the reason his heart beat. She finally understood the meaning behind his words as the thought of him kept her heart beating when she was in the that Breen mine.
He felt like home. She was home.
Raina stepped into her old Cabin, still emotional from her mother's reunion with the rest of the family. She had decided it was time to clear out the cabin so it could be used by others. She boxed up all the gifts that Dukat had given her during their relationship, fully intending to give them away. She didn't want to keep anything of his nor did she want those memories to linger.
Moving to the desk, she went through the draws, unable to open one properly. She jiggled the draw, but it wouldn't move. She removed both draws above it and reached her hand in to clear the obstruction. Pulling out a small box, she examined it closely before opening it, discovering a strange powdery substance in it. She put it aside and decided to take it to Julian later for examination.
She turned her attention to the computer, hoping to clear anything personal from it. One by one, she went through the files and deleting anything that wouldn't be of use to the to the next user.
Half an hour later, she discovered a sub folder, with 15 individual files in it. It had been purposely hidden among other things and unlikely to have been found if the computer hadn't been cleaned. Curiosity got the better of her and she decided to open a file.
A video played, showing Raina talking with Dukat and another Cardassian. "I don't remember this." She muttered to herself.
She continued to watch in horror as she saw herself having sex with the other Cardassian. She threw up in the bin under the desk as she heard Dukat giving the man orders. It felt like she was being raped all over again.
Grabbing the box of powder, she bolted out of the cabin and marched up to the Promenade. She practically crashed into the Infirmary, startling Julian. "Julian, what is this stuff?"
Julian got up from his desk and took the box from her. "Raina, you look very pale. Are you ok?"
"Just tell me what that stuff is."
Julian ran the powder through the scanner and his face fell. "It's hytetrazine. It's a powerful opiate. It can send someone into a "zombie like" state and leave them open to suggestion."
"If someone has been drugged, would they remember anything once it wore off?"
"Not just that, you wont even remember that you have a memory gap."
Raina paced the Infirmary, biting at her nails. She had been unwittingly having sex with other men and some of them were around the date Cora was conceived. "Do you still have Dukat's DNA on file?"
"I would imagine so."
"I need you to run a paternity test on Cora's DNA."
"I…." Julian started to question it, but he stopped. He moved to his desk and pulled up Dukat and Cora's DNA. After a couple of minutes, the results came in and the results shocked Julian.
"Dukat isnt Cora's father."
