"Regeneration cycle complete." The computer called out, her voice echoing through the vast room.

Slowly Seven's eyes fluttered open. She could tell right away that regenerating had helped, she no longer felt tired, her vision no longer blurred, and best of all she no longer felt alone. The removal of her loneliness however, had nothing to do with the Doctor's required regeneration cycle. It had everything to do with the two figures at the bottom of her alcove.

Janeway smiled up at Seven as the taller woman stepped down from her alcove. "Feeling better?"

Seven smiled as she reached out to take their daughter from her beloved. "Yes, much better, thank you. You were waiting for me?"

Gretchen's blue eyes gleamed at the sight of her Mama. "Mama, mama, mama." She repeated as she snuggled into her Seven, her little face burrowing into Seven's neck.

Janeway laughed. "I told you we'd be here when you woke up. Someone missed you to much to stay away."

"I missed you both as well." Seven replied as she leaned down to kiss her partner.

Janeway happily accepted the kiss and then laughed again when Gretchen grabbed both women by the hair. "B'Elanna said she was quite the handful while we were both away."

Seven nodded as she disentangled the child's fingers from Kathryn's hair and then her own. "She is not use to being away from us both. As she grows older she will adapt."

The two women walked out of cargo bay two and headed towards their quarters. There was a comfortable silence between them as they walked. The events of the planet ran through both their thoughts as they watched their daughter caressing the star burst implant on Seven's cheek. The soft touch of the tiny fingers made Seven smile.

"I missed that." Janeway said suddenly.

Seven looked over at Janeway with her eyebrow raised. "Missed what?"

Janeway smiled. "Your smile."

"I have much to smile about. I am home after all." Seven replied as they entered their cabin.

"You would have been home wither the trial went in your favor or not, Seven." Janeway told her as they walked over to the sofa and sat down beside each other. "We had a transporter lock on you."

Seven settled Gretchen on her lap and handed the child her stuffed targ. "You would have gone against their laws? Against your own Prime Directive?"

Janeway watched Seven and Gretchen interact for a moment before responding. "You didn't break any of their laws, Annika. They were trying to ease their pain by laying it at your feet."

"They have a right to hate the Borg for what they did, Kathryn." Seven said softly. The deep emotional and philosophical talks that she and Kathryn had always enjoyed were still a big part of their relationship; they just learned to keep the tones of their voices in check when the baby was around.

"Yes, they have the right to be emotional about what happened, but if they don't move past the hate they'll be unable to grow." Janeway explained. "They did not however have the right to make you pay for something you had no part of."

Seven picked up the targ that Gretchen was throwing on the ground. It was a game she found no point in but it seemed to amuse her daughter to no end. "I may not have been apart of the destruction of that world but I was apart of many others."

"That's all in your past, Annika." Janeway said softly as she looked into her lover's eyes. "You've moved on from it. Haven't you?"

Taking a moment to think about it, Seven finally nodded when a look of worry washed over Janeway's face. "I did not have a choice when I was a drone and as a drone what I did had no effect on me. Now however, I do feel great remorse."

"That remorse helped the judge that came to visit you make up her mind about you." Janeway informed her. Seven hadn't been able to talk to either of the telepaths that had been watching their memories, reading their thoughts, and sensing their emotions. She had been returned to Voyager for medical treatment. "She could feel your remorse for what you did, your sympathy for what happened to them, and your love for your family."

Seven looked over at Janeway and then reached out and cupped her cheek. "And the other was impressed by you." Janeway looked surprised and Seven smiled. "The Doctor told me about what you did in the trial. You allowed yourself to be open in a way that you normally wouldn't allow. Thank you."

Janeway leaned over and wrapped both Seven and Gretchen in an embrace. "For you my love I find myself doing a lot of things I normally wouldn't, and I'm alright with that."