The names of ocs in this story are the names of real people in real life so their last names are abbreviated for privacy reasons. However, none of us are anywhere near twenty. I am thirteen, and yes, the character Laura is based off of me yet is less social, and more serious. And older.


Angie's Pov.

Soon after Data called the Captain, security came and took us into custody. We didn't fight against them as they took hold of our arms and 'escorted' us to what Laura told me was the Captain's ready room. We were all made to stand in front of the Captain. We felt slightly nervous, being illegally on a starship and in front of it's Captain. I kept my calm, even though I wanted to leave right then and there. I almost wanted to scream for the Captain to let us go, but I didn't.

"I am Captain Jon-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise. What business do you have coming aboard my ship?" Captain Picard asked. I looked at Laura and she nodded for me to talk first. When we were younger we would argue over who would talk to new people first. We were now used to talking to new people, but this was a different situation. We were over three hundred years into the future in trouble for being illegally aboard the Enterprise. 'You're an adult, Angelina,' I thought, referring to myself in third person. 'Speak now.' My conscience obviously knew what it was saying, even though I had never been in an exact situation like this. Taking a deep breath, I stepped forward.

"Sir, allow me to explain everything," I requested in a slightly stiff manner. The Captain replied with 'Granted.' I took a deep breath and began. I decided that I would give our names and our ages. "I am Angelina Nicole A. and I am twenty-two years old. This is Katelyn Amoret S. and she is twenty-one years old." I decided I would go youngest to oldest. "This is Laura Elizabeth K. and she's twenty. That's her brother, Ethan Isaiah K. and he is eighteen. That's Ariel Fallon M. and she's also eighteen." I don't know why I began to explanation of how we got here with introducing ourselves but I just went with it. "None of what I am about to say sounds believable, and if I weren't one of the ones who went through it I wouldn't believe it either," I began. The Captain nodded his head slowly. "We've all had experiences beyond what anyone would even call abnormal. We've all been through portals to other worlds. Everyone except for Ariel, that is. But she joined us in a battle in 2017. We went through another portal, causing us to arrive here. We ended up here on accident and we have no intention of doing anything wrong. You may take us to court for this, but I swear that if the judge knows what they are doing we will neither be found guilty of lying, or of any other wrong doing. I promise you, Captain, this is all true." I felt slightly weak after that since I used a lot of nerve to do it, but I also felt proud.

"It is also very unlikely, Angelina," he responded. My hope fell suddenly. "However, there is one more thing we will need to do to determined the truth. Counselor Troi is half betazoid, a humanoid that can read minds. Since she is only half, she will only be able to read your emotions and she will be able to tell if you are lying or, if you really are telling the truth, if you are," he said. I was slightly uncomfortable with that thought, and it seemed very weird, but I had definitely experienced weird. My writing professor was one of a kind...

Soon after that Counselor Troi (who looked creepily like my older sister) joined us. She seemed very kind and listened quietly until I was finished. Then she turned to the Captain. "This may surprise you, Captain, and it surprises me as well but they are not lying. They are very nervous and uneasy but that is normal for someone who has had an experience that borders on scary." I smiled slightly. I was relieved that her telepathic abilities were working well. Otherwise, she may have thought we were lying.

Captain Picard stood up and so did the Counselor. "Well. It would seem that this case is closed and you are in fact telling the truth. It is very...shocking, almost to an extent where it's startling. But I promise you, we will be nothing less than kind to you here. We welcome you to the Enterprise," he said with a slight smile. I smiled with relief and looked at the others who also smiled.

"Thank you, Captain. We really appreciate it," I said in a friendly tone. Maybe this hadn't turned out as bad as I thought.

/Star Trek/

We were each assigned to our own quarters, though some of us had adjoined ones. My quarters were adjoined with Katelyn's while Laura and Ariel who were down the hall also had adjoined rooms. Ethan had a room all by himself, slightly farther away from us than Laura and Ariel. We were also given comm badges and we were directed on how to use them. Once you understood them, they worked like a charm. Katelyn and I messed around with them a bit since we were so close together. They were like phones, except better. They also showed us how to use the replicators, and there was no surprise, at least where we were concerned when Laura knew exactly how to use them.

Staying in the quarters on the Enterprise was like being in a hotel room. They were very comfortable, and decoration wonderfully. Nothing was too cluttered and everything was clean and smelled fresh. Right next to my bed was a lamp stand except without a lamp. Rather, it had a beautiful potted flower plant sitting on it. There were a few other plants scattered about the room and on the walls were paintings of space. The bed was very soft and comfortable. And now that we're at the point, the second I laid down on it I was asleep, since it was already 2:56am.

When I woke up my door was chiming. I sat up and slid off of the bed. "Computer, what is the time?" I asked, looking up into thin air. 'It is currently 0800 hours,' a British type voice replied. I nodded. I walked to the door. "Come." The doors opened and Katelyn, Laura, Ethan, and Ariel were there waiting for me. "Morning guys. What's up?" I asked.

"Laura suggested we walk around the Enterprise for a bit. Maybe stop at Ten Forward for breakfast," Ariel told me. I nodded slightly and stepped out of my room, letting the doors close.

"Alright. I'm up for that," I replied. After a few seconds I said, "Wait, don't tell me, security has to escort us even though we weren't lying?" I asked. Katelyn nodded.

"Yeah. Chief of security. They said it was 'for our safety,'" Katelyn said. The sarcasm in her voice told me that they were still being cautious of our presence. That I didn't entirely agree with but it was probably for the best. "He'll be coming when you're with us," she added. I nodded and looked down at my clothes. They were the same ones from yesterday - three hundred years ago that is, but they were still mostly clean and only partially wrinkled. I didn't have anything else anyway.

"Alright," I replied. "I'll all ready." We talked for about five minutes, mostly discussing what had been going on with us for the past few years. We seemed pretty open with each other, but for the first time since when I first knew her, I could tell she was hiding something from us. I wasn't entirely comfortable with, considering we used to share everything with each other. I guess I should put extra emphasis on 'used to.'

When the security officer, Worf, arrived, we all stopped talking. There was something about him that made us feel uncomfortable, something more than just the fact that he was an alien. He seemed too serious and uptight and that made me feel strange. I was used to being able to speak freely without people judging me for what I was saying but this guy seemed to be the serious judgy type. I suppose I should be thinking that, considering I didn't really know him, but the look on his face and the way he walked told me I was probably right.

"Sir, could you perhaps, bring us to Ten Forward?" Laura suddenly asked in a quiet tone as we began to near a turbo lift. She was basically the only person who could fully understand how things worked around here so I felt kind of bad in a way. The kind where I feel like we're all putting pressure on her. Of course, I know that if we actually were, it wasn't intentional. She seemed slightly introverted, which to me was strange. I was an extrovert, and she also at least once was, but her demeanor seemed to have changed and it was almost as if she wasn't the same person.

He nodded slightly as we stepped onto the 'lift. "Yes you may. I will take you there," he answered. "Deck ten." Laura smiled slightly as the turbolift began to move. It was a weird feeling, like being on an elevator but different. People in Starfleet grow up with this so it was normal to them but it caused my stomach to feel all strange and almost sick, as if I had just gone on a rollercoaster, but less exhilarating. When we stepped out, I stumbled against the wall. I put my hand over my eyes, feeling incredibly stupid and worst of all embarrassed, but there was really nothing I could do. I was grateful to my friends for not laughing in my expense.

We walked a little ways and then stopped at the same place Laura had bumped into Data. The doors opened automatically as we walked inside. The place looked something like a restaurant but less professional and more comfortable but it was crowded and I felt as though we were...out of our element. "I will stay here but I will allow you to go to a table by yourselves," he said. We nodded our heads and replied with a simply thank you and then headed off to find a table to sit at. We felt slight out of place but we managed to find a secluded table. It was near the window, and I found myself staring into the beautiful vastness of space.

"This is truly fascinating," I spoke in a quiet voice. "I can't believe we develop the technology to get all the way out here! To live here, in fact! It's just so..." I didn't have words to express my amazement.

"I agree," Ariel replied. "It's amazing!" She had a bright smile on her face. She was pretty nerdy most of the time and this must've been an amazing experience for her, maybe more than I had realized. Her and Katelyn both seemed happy, but Laura seemed to be lost in thought. I certainly wasn't aware of how much she had seemed to mature since I had last seen her. All things considering, that was two years ago, but it was strange. She was so mature, so distant, so...not Laura. I wondered if there was something else on her mind.

"Laura, is everything alright?" I questioned, concern lacing my voice.

"Yeah, I've been wondering the same thing," Katelyn said. To Laura, Katelyn was also one of her best friends and they kept slightly more contact than her and I had, but that was kinda my fault. I was busy.

Laura opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted when a lady wearing a very odd hat walked up to us. I thought I had caught a glance of her working at the bar. She was most likely the bar tender. "Hello ladies, what can I get for you?" she asked. There was something about her that suddenly made me feel more comfortable. It was weird, in a way.

We all ordered some type of coffee, except Katelyn who ordered chai tea. "It'll be here in a few minutes," she said. Before turning she looked at us curiously. "You're the time travelers aren't you?" she asked. I tilted my head slightly.

"Yeah, how did you recognize us when you haven't ever seen us?" Ariel asked. She chuckled slightly.

"Well for one, I've never seen you before and I know pretty much everybody on the ship," she answered. "Plus, people talk." I smiled slightly. "It's nice to meet you all. I'm Guinan." We smiled and introduced ourselves to her. After that she went to go get out drinks. When she arrived with them, we thanked her and then started talking.

"So, we didn't get much time to talk before Lieutenant Worf came," I said while I sipped my coffee. "I figured we should get back into the swing of things, with our friendship that is," I suggested. They nodded their heads in reply.

"That sounds good to me," Laura replied. "How's everyone been doing lately?" she asked. Suddenly the old light in her eyes returned and I wondered if she was just that way because she was...lonely.

"I've been doing good. Tired, busy, but good," I told her. I was including everyone, but technically, it was a response to her question. "I have finals, and then I'm out of college and I can actually start an actual carrier," I said.

"That's great!" Katelyn exclaimed. "I still have another year to go, and honestly, I'm not looking forward to it. I might not complete it. I kind of want to get started earlier. I'm planning on becoming a missionary to Japan, just like my parents were," she said. I smiled slightly.

"That sounds like a plan. I just wanted to be well educated before I did anything big. I want to be able to get a book published, and I wanted to have my writing improved. I have no plans on dropping out early," I said. Laura's face suddenly went back to what it had been before, and she was serious once again. I wondered if I had said something to offend her but I tried to just shrug it off.

"I'm preparing for my first year of college," Ariel put in. "I finished highschool already, so I'm probably gonna be starting when I'm nineteen," she said. We nodded.

"Just be prepared for a lot of work," I warned her. She nodded. "What college are you going to?" I decided to ask. She shrugged slightly.

"I'm unsure as of now, but I have two places that I'm going to be looking at.. My parents and I were going to look at both of the campuses but...we're here now," she answered. I nodded slightly. It was true. I wasn't sure how time implied here but I really hoped that we didn't miss anything. People might think I was kidnapped or something, just like they had when I was taken to California years ago.

After about an hour of talking, we were finally finished with our drinks. Katelyn, Ariel and I decided to go around some more but Laura said that she was gonna go back to her room, which caused us all to be confused. She at one point would have loved to hang out with us. Maybe she was just so not used to our company that she needed a break. That's what I had hoped it was anyway. When we got up from our table we went over and thanked Guinan for everything and then we went out. It was quiet, until Katelyn requested that Worf give us a minute, which he gladly did.

"We need to talk to you-know-who," Katelyn whispered. Ariel and I nodded in agreement.

"Totally. Something odd is up. Maybe it's the excitement of being on the Enterprise, I don't know. But she isn't her normal self at all," I replied. I wanted to believe it was just her being on the Enterprise, but sadly, I couldn't.