Altered State Of Reality
Once again, Seven awoke in Sickbay with the light fiercely in her eyes. Groaning softly, she fully awoke. Her body felt slightly sore, but nothing felt serious.
"Seven?" It was Chakotay.
"I remember." Came Seven's weak reply.
"Remember what?" Chakotay asked quietly. The Doctor had given them some privacy for Chakotay to talk to Seven.
"My dream. The reason I collapsed in the Regeneration Alcove and the Bridge." Seven whispered. Her voice wasn't strong enough to speak louder.
Chakotay, understanding her confusion of her voice sound volume, explained, "The Doctor had to give you some drugs to relax you. You body was in shock and your brainwaves were erratic."
"That would explain why I collapsed. But why the dream? Why now? This makes no sense." Seven whispered to herself.
"What makes no sense?" Chakotay asked, thoroughly confused.
"It was only a dream." Seven ignored Chakotay's question and concentrated on making herself believe that her experience was only a dream.
"Janeway to Commander Chakotay." Captain Janeway's voice rang through on Chakotay's comm. badge.
"Go ahead, Captain." Chakotay answered.
"Would you and Seven meet me on the bridge."
Chakotay looked at Seven for confirmation and she nodded positively. "On our way."
A few minutes later, Chakotay and Seven arrived on the Bridge.
"Seven, how are you feeling?" Captain Janeway enquired, happy to see her up on her feet again.
"As well as can be expected." Seven replied. She refused to explain it more, scenes from the dream flashed through her head as she looked around the Bridge and at the crew. She kept chanting to herself though, kept herself believing that it wasn't real.
"Good, because we need your expertise." The Captain gave a short nod to Harry Kim and within a second the front screen flickered, showing a huge metal cube floating swiftly through space.
"A Borg Cube." Seven choked.