+++++++ Disclaimer: I think you guys know the drill --- Paramount owns everything Trek. However, I must say that this story and some of the characters for this story are from my own original ideas.

PART 3

"Captain, wake up!"

Janeway opened her eyes slowly. She turned her head slightly towards the voice and the

She gasped. It was her!

She noticed that her counterpart was looking around, as though making sure that nobody her their conversation. "Captain, please..."

She was feeling a bit nauseous, and her head was Janeway, still unsure of what to call the woman in front of her, started to speak. "...Yes? And you are?"

"Captain, please, keep your voice down, the Doctor will hear you..." she whispered anxiously as she helped Janeway sit up on the bio-bed. "It's me, Naomi..."

"Naomi? But you're me...?"

"I know Captain, and you're me!!!"

"What?!?" Janeway's gaze shot towards the woman in front of her claiming to be Naomi Wildman. In desperation Naomi took hold of Janeway's hand and guided it towards her forehead.

She froze upon the impact of her fingers on a vertical row of small horns in the middle of her forehead. If that wasn't enough, Naomi had deliberately brought her a small mirror. "Now do you believe me?"

Confused and unable to speak, Janeway helplessly looked at herself then at her reflection on the mirror. She was Naomi...

"But how could this be? I don't remembering any of this happening...?" she asked anxiously.

"Me too... I..." Naomi conceded but her reply was cut short when Commander Chakotay and her mother entered Sickbay and was greeted by the Doctor... "Oh no!"

"What?"

"My mom is here... What are we going to do now?" she asked nervously in a hushed whisper as her mother approached the Captain.

"Stay calm!"

"Oh my God, Naomi! Sweetheart, are you alright?" Samantha asked as she pulled her daughter into her arms.

Janeway grew stiff from the contact. She cast a worried glance at Naomi but then decided to return Sam's embrace. "Uh, yes, Mom... I'm fine..." she smiled weakly, unable to think of what to say.

"Doctor, how are they?" Chakotay asked the EMH from behind Naomi.

"The Captain has experienced an acute case of Transporter Psychosis. She has been insisting ever since she regained consciousness that she was Naomi, not the Captain. As for Ms. Wildman, I think she is fine. Although she had just awaken a few minutes ago, I haven't detected any signs of Transporter Psychosis... She is perfectly fine..." the EMH smiled at Janeway.

"So can I take Naomi home now, Doctor?"

"Yes you may. However, I do advise the Captain to remain in Sickbay for a few more hours for her treatment."

"Understood." Chakotay conceded. "Kathryn, I am also giving you a day-off from your duties so that you can recuperate..."

"One day off? Are you crazy?" Janeway asked incredulously. "I've got a job to do!"

All eyes went to her at her reaction. Janeway was frozen under Chakotay confused scrutiny and Sam's version of the death glare. She felt herself shrinking...

"Naomi! That's not how you talk to Commander Chakotay? YOu should be ashamed of yourself..." Sam reprimanded as she glared at her daughter then gave Chakotay an apologetic look. She then turned her attention back to her daughter.

"I... I'm sorry... Mom...?"

"I believe Naomi is also suffering from the symptoms of acute Transporter Psychosis as well... I suggest that she be left here in Sickbay for treatment for a few more hours..." the EMH announced as he ran a tricorder scan on Janeway.

Sam nodded in approval. "Just hail me Doctor when Naomi is done here..."

"Um, Mom, can the Captain just take me home after the treatment?" Janeway asked nervously, trying to sound as juvenile as possible. She then set her gaze on the floor.

"I... Um... I think the Capt--- I mean Naomi and I need to talk about what just happened here..."

"Very well, we'll leave them to your capable hands, Doctor..." Chakotay said, still not taking his eyes off Naomi. "Captain, Naomi..."

As soon as Chakotay and Sam left Sickbay, both Janeway and Naomi let out a big sigh. The Doctor eyed them carefully before closing his tricorder. "We will begin treatment in a few minutes. Please prepare yourselves for the procedure..."

"Yes Doctor." Janeway replied.

As soon as the Doctor disappeared into his office, Naomi approached her Captain, despaired. "Captain, what are we going to do?"

"First things first, Naomi... Let's get through with this procedure... And then when I, I mean you bring me to your quarters we can create a plan on how to go about this problem..."

"Yes Ma'am..." Naomi gave a mock salute.

Janeway only grinned. Even in this peculiar situation, Janeway found it hilarious to see herself salute herself --- or something like that.

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