The Illusions of Stardom

Commander William Riker was in his bedroom, when he heard Picard enter. Picard said to Riker, "I have a mission for you, you, Geordi, Troi, Barclay, and O'Brien will head down to a planet nearby that we have not explored yet. We cannot receive any life signs, but our systems may be malfunctioning."

Commander William Riker, Commander Geordi La-Forge, Counselor Diana Troi, Liutenant Barclay, and Teleporter Chief O'Brien, all headed down to the planet. The first thing Riker saw was a long desert. About a mile away he saw a city. He said "Let's see what that city is.". They headed towards the city. Eventually they reached the spot where they saw the city, but it had disappeared. Suddenly, they fell into a pit.

Riker woke up, then looked around and saw that he was in what appeared to be a lab. He could not see any of the other crew members. Suddenly, two creatures entered the room. They said "We are the Plantonians. We are illusionists, with the power to change anything. You and your friends are our new experiments. Soon, you will be a completely new person."

Riker objected "No, I need to go back to my ship."

The Plantonians said "Soon, you will not remember your ship, or us, or anything at all. Do not try to escape. If you go along with us, you will have a good life as your new life, if you object you will have a bad life. As soon as we create the illusion, you will feel a tube eject into your brain, then it will be over, and your new life will start."

Riker asked "Is this happening with my friends?"

The alien replied "Yes, they are getting new lives too."

About an hour later, they forced him onto a chair like the kind Dr. Crusher put him in when she checked his teeth. Then they ejected a tube into his brain, and William Riker was no more.

Riker woke up in a bed. He could not remember anything of his past life, or his new one. He didn't even remember his name. He looked around, and saw it looked like a woman's bedroom. He saw a mirror, and looked into it. He saw he was a woman with medium length slightly green blonde hair, blue eyes, and a petite face. She looked around and saw a cell phone and pressed the power button. It said 8:00, Sunday, June 19th, 2018. She saw the Voice Search feature and pressed that button. A female voice said "You are Gwen Saroni, an Italian-American pop singer." Suddenly, the phone rang. Gwen answered. A man's voice said "Hi Gwen, are you free at six tonight to start writing our next album."

Gwen said "Who are you?

He said "I am Jake Winters, you must have gotten amnesia if you don't remember me."

Gwen said "Yes, I woke up ten minutes ago, and couldn't remember a thing."

Jake said "Well, both of us are members of a band named Tarstrek. We haven't released an album as a band since 2013, but you have released two solo albums, Born This Way, and Fame Monster.