Q had just had a delightfully fun time testing Jean Luc Picard's team. He found them all interesting. It was odd for him to get caught up in the affairs of such a primitive race, but what was one to do when they are bored? Simple play a game. His opponents just happened to be humans. Now just to clear things up he never had the intention to truely hurt them even if he threatened. It was just a bluff he had better things to do than kill beings that are to him as ants are to the humans he played with. What fascinated him the most though was that William T. Riker passed up the power he had bestowed upon him. He could do anything he wanted. He was above humans but he just gave it up. Q couldn't figure out why. Well maybe he can with a few more tests. In the mean time he decided he was gonna visit Earth just before the First Contact.
With just the thought he appeared in the past on October 28th, 2017.
It was a small town it struck him as the kind of place where everyone knew one another. He willed his outfit to change so he would fit in as best he could as he walked down the street observing the various out of date rituals the humans performed on a daily basis. He went walked around continuing his casual observation until he came upon a park. He sat down on a bench watching the sun start to set he felt an odd sense of tranquility from watching the sky turn various hues of pink and orange. As the sun had finally set leaving it dark other than the street lamps and the celestial bodies in the sky Q heard a rustle coming from the bushes behind him.
"Is there someone there?" Q called curious. No response. So he stood up and walked toward the sound to investigate. Each step bringing him closer to satisfying his curiousity as to what maked such sound. He pulled back the brush, light flooding the previously dark hiding place. What Q found disgusted him and reminded him that while the Earth and Humans that called it home was beautiful and intriguing, they could also be grotesque and violent.
There she was on the ground naked laying in the fetal position, her body littered in scars and fresh blood meaning she had fresh wounds as well. He touched her shoulder and she didn't respond. He at least expected a scream but no nothing. She must have passed out from pain or blood loss, from looking at each specific wound he could see without moving her it was probably both. She needed help and fast. He could heal her but that is against the rules, and the medical treatment in this time wouldn't do her any good. He took off the stylish trench coat and wrapped her up in it so not an inch of skin was visable, before he picked her up Princess style. He knew just person who could help.
He checked his grip on the girl once more before he transported them almost 400 years into the future on the U.S.S. Starship Enterprise. There they appeared on the Main Bridge in true Q fashion. He stood there for roughly 10 seconds before anyone noticed them. During that time he reflected on how if he really wanted to hurt and or kill them he could do it before they could even realize what he was doing or that it was even him. He was brought out of his thoughts by Captain Picard. "Q what are you doing here?" He demanded.
Last time Q was here he promised not to bother the Enterprise again. To say Jean Luc was suspicious of the Entity known as Q was a grave understatement. Jean Luc noticed the jacket wrapped curiousity in his arms. "What is that that you have brought on my ship Q?" Q looked down at the girls face that was shielded from the Crew's view and his expression softened almost as if he was pleading. But that couldn't be. Could it? Q didn't have a nice bone in his body.. If his true body even had bones that is. So what could cause this behavior from someone as heartless as Q?
"Picard I came because I need your help." The Captain's eyebrows shot up a bit in surprise. "What could you in all your limitless power need my help with? Forgive me but I was not aware that we could do anything that you can not. So please excuse me for being a bit skeptical."
Q stepped forward Lieutenant Worf and Ms. Natasha Yar grabbed their phasers and pointed them at him. Q ignored and continued stepping forward until Picard could see the face of the young woman in his arms. "Please Picard you are the only one I can ask. It's not a matter of ability. Like your Federation the Q Continuum has rules if I helped her I would be breaking my version of the Prime Directive. But I couldn't just leave her there to die in such a deplorable state."
Jean Luc stepped forward a bit more and gazed upon her face the only visible part of her body other than part of her neck that had dark blue purple bruises standing out against her unhealthily pale skin, in the shape of hand prints? Large hand prints. Someone had choked her? Jean Luc's mind made it a question but deep down he knew it was a statement. His gaze traveled up the otherwise lovely curve of her neck and landed on the young Beauty's face.
She was a looker if one could look past the black eye and gash on her cheek. The gash was really deep, so deep he saw a little sliver of bone. Her nose looked broken and her bottom lip was swollen and bleeding. It was obvious someone had violently beat her within an inch of her life. Jean Luc's face contouring with fury for a second, it was hard for this honorable man to understand why anyone would want to hurt such a beautiful flower. He sighed and his face rested in his usual stern expression. "I know Picard this is something that truely baffles me and for once I don't want to understand. We don't have much time her bodily injuries are way worse if she doesn't get medical help as soon as possible she will die."
Jean Luc thought it through he doubted it was a trick the Q he knew was too prideful to beg for help. He believes that the Entity was telling the truth, that something so appalling warmed his cold heart a little bit. "Yes we will take care of her."
Q begun the hand off when something hit Picard. "Where did she come from?"
Q looked down then back up. "Earth, 2017." The Captains eyes widened. With that Q let her go and disappeared. Now Picard had to figure out how was the best to take her to Beverly the coat had shifted a bit his eyes traveled down her neck enough to realize she was naked. He quickly averted his eyes.
"Captain why is there a puddle of blood coming from the jacket?" Data asked.
He took a step back so he could she the ground sure enough there was a pretty big puddle of blood. When he remembered her wounds. "Data come here and take this young woman to sick bay as fast as you can, she is gravely injured." After Data took the girl away from him he tapped his Combadge. "Sick bay. Doctor Crusher. I have a patient for you it's an emergency I'm not sure how bad her injuries but I do know they are life threatening and she is losing an alarming amount of blood."
A disembodied feminine voice answered as if standing right there in the room. "Understood Captain we will be ready."
Picard turned to relay to Data he needed to go only to find a trail of blood leading to the lift.