Before Take Off
Through a vent that must have been somewhere near the Captain's ready room, Seven of Nine could hear people having a conversation. Out of many, Seven could pinpoint Tom Paris and Harry Kim, although her vision indicated that the others were in there also.
"I don't know what's going on, but I think it has something to do with that Borg Cube." Harry guessed.
"And Seven. She went crazy on the bridge. I know I was freaked out. Personally if I was in Captain Janeway's shoes, I would have done the same thing." Tom Paris added.
"Yeah, what has gotten into her lately?" B'Elanna Torres contributed. Muting out the rest of the conversation, Seven continued her work. If she tried to cut off the transporter engines from the control panels it could easily be re-routed; she had to do it manually.
Finishing up, Seven replaced the cover board back onto the layering of the ship. As Seven crawled back down the Jeffries Tube, she thought back on her time on Voyager and was very thankful. She had found her individuality, friends and even love. Seven was sorry to leave, but as Tuvok had once told her: the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Coming out of the Jeffries Tube, Seven headed for Shuttlebay One. If Tuvok was correct, the Borg would start using force in an hour. She could stop it all. Walking down the corridor like she had so many times before, it strangely felt different than any other time. As if she was beginning to feel the effects of knowing her time as a human would soon be over.
In Shuttlebay One, the Delta Flyer stood proud and strong. Few scratches layered the side of the shuttle; very good considering the amount of close encounters it's had. Seven walked over to the exterior control panel. Her knowledge of Borg technology allowed her to increase the warp speed by 15 percent. The down side would be that it wouldn't go very far. However, that was no problem as she wasn't going too far if the Borg were catching up and she wouldn't be returning. Assimilating the knowledge into the Delta Flyer's main computer, it automatically made the modifications.
Suddenly, Seven had projected into a vision. It felt like her mind had been catapulted into another dimension. Instead of the precise, clear visions she had experienced before, this one was blurred, fast and almost unreadable.
Seven came out of her vision, collapsing to the floor, feeling her legs give way underneath her. However, she was still conscious. Whatever was causing her visions was getting stronger; now they attacked her while she was conscious. Recalling her vision and trying to make sense of it all, she came to a conclusion. She saw all she needed to see to know that her sacrifice was relevant.
Seven boarded the Delta Flyer and began the take-off sequence.