Here is my OC/Data, Star Trek: Next Generation fic! I hope you like it

a bit AU

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Chapter 1

"Roo!" I yelled, "Get back here you stupid cat!" I ran down the hallway as fast as my legs could take me, but my tabby cat was faster. I chased through the hallways, bumping into people and mumbling apologies. I ran around a corner when my left leg locked and I fell flat on my face.

"Damn leg." I grumbled angrily. I flipped around so that I was lying on my back. I sat up and glared at my leg. I looked around to find that luckily no one was there. I breathed a sigh of relief, that would have been embarrassing. I tried to get up but my leg was still as stiff as a board. I growled and hit my leg, immediately regretting it. My leg didn't hurt, it never did, I never felt anything in my leg, but my hand started throbbing. Punching metal hurts, that is one lesson out of hundreds I had learned the hard way. My leg was made of metal. Many years ago, it had gotten infected with an incurable infection, they had to amputate to stop it from spreading to the rest of my body. It would have killed me. I was lucky enough to have them make me a prositronic-like leg, even though it malfunctioned more than I would have liked. I had just been in the middle of fixing it when Roo escaped. Damn cat.

I tried to stand up, but my hip started throbbing, I fell back down. Before I could think of another way to get back to my room so I could fix the problem, I heard footsteps coming towards me. I groaned inwardly, I was going to be so embarrassed. I'd always been made fun of when things like that happened. The footsteps stopped as they most likely saw me sitting there like an idiot. I didn't want to look up for fear of who was there.

"Amber?" A male voice asked. My head shot up, I could recognize that voice anywhere. I looked behind me to see My best (and only) friend standing there, carrying my cat.

"Data! You have no idea how glad I am to see you!" I exclaimed. Data and I had gone to Starfleet Academy together. We had both been bullied, him for being an android and me for my leg. We stuck together, we had even been ensign aboard the same ship, at our request of course.

"Do you require assistance?" He asked, head tilting sideways a fraction.

"That would be nice, thank you." I said with a smile. At the Academy Data had always helped me whenever I had leg problems. He would fix my leg while I told him more about humanity, and myself. We got to know each other very well and we were inseparable, especially since we only had each other.

"Can you move?" He asked.

"It hurts when I try." I answered. Data kneeled down, handed me my cat, then picked me up bridal style, and started carrying me towards my quarters. On the way we ran into several other members of the crew and got a couple strange looks, It didn't bother us anymore, we were use to it.

We arrived not to long after. Data put me down on the couch, I took off my leg and put it on the coffee table. I felt much better when it was off, I had had it on the silence setting that made my hip feel stiff. I didn't feel like getting any strange looks on the first day if I came walking down the hallway sounding like I was wearing gravity boots on one leg.

"You have a loose wire, here." Data pointed out. "It won't be difficult to fix." Data quickly put it back in place.

"Thank you, Data. I don't know what I would do without you." I smiled at him.

"You would most likely be stuck back in the Hallway I found you in, or you may have taken off your leg and you could be attempting to walk home. Or-"

"Alright Data," I said with a chuckle. "I get the point. I would be helplessly stuck in the hall. It was a rhetorical question, though."

"Sorry." He said.

"Don't be sorry Data. I don't mind. You made me smile and you helped me out majorly. I owe you one." I put my hand on his shoulder. "How would you like to join me on the holo deck when your shift ends.

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I was so happy when break finally came, our first assignment had already been full of adventure. A creature who called himself the Q had boarded the ship telling us we must turn back, blaming us for all the crimes humans had committed. Though when Captain Picard refused, Q got angry. He kidnapped me, The Captain, Counselor Troi, Lieutenant Yar and Data. After much arguing and Q freezing lieutenant Yar, Q decided to give us a chance. We had to solve the mystery at Farpoint station. He sent us back to our ship, unharmed, for the moment.

"Hello, Data!" I said with a smile as I walked down the hall towards holodeck 2.

"Hello, Amber. May I ask what we are going to do on the holodeck?" Data asked tilting his head to the side, in the adorable way he always did when asking a question.

"It's a surprise." I answered with a mischievous grin.

"After you." I said as the door opened. Data took a step in and I walked in after him, the door closed behind us.

I had recreated one of the rain forests located on earth. It was a lovely setting, lots of lush trees and plants, the visible sky was a beautiful shade of blue.

"Where are we?" Data asked.

"A rain forest on earth." I said walking past him. "Come on."

We jumped across some rocks in the middle of a pond to get to the other side. From there we walked though some plants and finally reached the perfect destination. A flat spot with a tree on the edge, that if you stood on you could see some other parts of the forest.

"It is a marvelous place, Amber." Data remarked.

I grinned. "I know."

"Remember, at the Academy, when you tried to teach me to whistle? Can we try again. I have been practicing." Data jumped up on to the tree and leaned against it.

"Alright, show me how well the practicing has paid off." I said with a nod. I crossed to the other side of the tree and leaned on it. Data started whistling Pop goes the weasel, the song was a little pitchy and had to much air to it, but he was better from the last time. He was about to finish when he got stuck on a note. Before he could get it right the tune was finished by someone on the opposite side of the tree. I poked my head around to see it was Commander Riker! He smiled at the both of us. I smiled back.

"Marvelous. How easy humans do it. I still need much practice" Data said. I came around to their side.

"There are some puzzles down-" Riker started but stopped when Data jumped out of the tree. He smiled and continued. "-down on the planet that the Captain, he suggests that I take the both of you with me on the away team that I am leading.

"I endeavor to function adequately, sir." Data said. Riker raised an eyebrow and looked at me. I shrugged, Data said stuff like that, Riker would just have to get use to him.

"What Data means is that we will come."

Riker nodded. "Yes." He motioned for us to walk ahead. On the walk to the holodeck exit an... interesting conversation happened.

"When the Captain suggested you I looked up your record." Riker started.

"Yes, sir. A wise procedure, sir. Always." Data said.

"And your Starfleet rank of Lieutenant Commander is honorary."

"No sir," Data said. "Honors in probability in mechanics and exo biology."

"Your file says that you're a -" Riker continued only to be interrupted, again, by Data.

"-machine. Does that bother you sir?" Data asked.

"Too be honest, yes, a little." Riker answered. At least he was honest, but it still made me narrow my eyes at him.

"Understandable, sir. Prejudice is very human." Data said. I was interested in hearing Riker response to this one.

"Well That does trouble me, do you consider yourself above humans?" He asked. I held back a snort.

Data stopped and looked at Riker. "I am superior in many ways. But I would gladly give it up to be human."

Riker smiled. "Nice to meet you, Pinocchio."

Data looked confused. "A joke." Riker explained. And an old one. I thought.

"Ah, intriguing." Data said with a nod of his head.

Riker smile widened. "You're going to be an interesting companion, Mr. Data."

"You bet he will!" I concluded with a grin. Riker looked at me.

"Your records say that you suffered from an infection in your leg when you were young." He said.

"Yah, I was 16 and I got a cut on my leg and soon enough it got infected with incurable infection that was spreading fast. So, they amputated my leg and I got this one that likes to malfunction." I explained. Though no one knows how the cut came to be there, I added to myself. only me

"Malfunction?" Riker asked with raised eyebrows.

"Every other month or so, but don't worry it has malfunctioned recently, it's normally an easy fix. I'm in no danger." Before he could say anything a voice called out.

"Commander Riker! Commander Riker, isn't this great?" the voice belonged to a young teenage male with dark brown hair. "This is one of the simple patterns, they've got loads more!" The kid started crossing the stepping stones to get to where we were, across the pond.

"Careful, the next rock is loose! Wesley" The Commander yelled, but it was too late. The kid, Wesley, lost balance and fell into the water. Data quickly rushed to help. He pulled the kid straight out of the water and held him there high in the air with a peculiar smile on his face.

"What would we do without Data." I said with a chuckle. You wouldn't be in love with anyone. I added mentally. It was then that I knew that my time aboard the enterprise was going to be interesting.

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I realize that Amber should be much older, but for writing purposes she is going to be 25.