Chapter 3
The situation was not very simple to manage. Data was the First Officer and the crew should seem normal, it means, nobody should pay attention to his absence.
Alex seemed very pleased to be able to speak openly with Cindy without any interruption in his apartment. –"It's a very pity that your husband cannot be with us in these days, Cindy, can I use only your name, darling?"- he said to Cindy after two days. Cindy understood perfectly that the stranger would abuse of his position in order to conquer a new woman, but he was also a Commander, therefore she couldn't be too severe with him. – "Sure, Ambassador. You can use my name, if you will. Data is a very meticulous officer, indeed. He is very diligent and tireless. But "darling" is a word which only Data can use. Sorry."-
Alex brought her abruptly with an arm and then kissed her on her mouth. Cindy was surprised by his reaction. She tried to remain calm and replied: - "Ambassador, you cannot kiss me without my permission! I am a Commander of the Federation!"- -"Sure, Cindy, but you are also a very beautiful woman, isn't it true? And your husband seems to prefer the circuits of this ship to his woman…It's logical: he is only an android! He cannot understand the immense value of a real woman. He doesn't love you, Cindy. He is only a machine, a very complex one, indeed, but nothing more. I am real, Cindy, I can love you in a normal way."- -"We have two children, Ambassador…"- she was replying, but Alex wanted only one thing in that moment by Cindy, it means, he wanted to make love with her with or without her consensus. Cindy tried to call help with her communicator, but he brought it. Cindy tried to escape, but the door was closed. Only Alex could open it. So, she thought that it was better to bring an object and then to pull it on his head, but she couldn't see anything useful to this purpose. In a few words, they made love for an hour. It was a terrible experience and Cindy was terrified to the idea that she could have a baby from this alien. At the end he said to Cindy that he could kill her if she would reveal the truth to the crew. She should remain his lover until the end of the voyage. She promised to make so.
Cindy ran into the surgery. She wanted only to speak with Beverly in private. Data was still there, without conscience. She could speak openly: –"Oh, Beverly, it's terrible! Data was right and we didn't believe him!"- Beverly saw that Cindy needed urgently medical care. –"Oh, Cindy, what happened? It was Alex?"- -"Yes, it was him…He violated me and then wanted to remain my lover in secret…"- she said crying.
Data opened his eyes. He was now awaken. In fact, he wasn't completely inactive, but only partially. The voice of his loved Cindy was terrible for him. –"Cindy, what happened to you? Why are you crying, darling? Who is the responsible for this? Alex?"- Data said only the name of the Ambassador, because he was in that moment only a poor husband who should defend his wife from another man. He seemed so human… -"Doctor, I am bored to remain still in the surgery while Alex could violate my wife another time. I must refer this incident to the Captain and then he will decide on the destiny of our guest."- he said resolutely. –"Sure, Data, but be careful. He is very powerful and he could suggest the humans to his will. Picard could not believe to your words. I should come with you and tell him what I saw and heard. He trusts me. We are very intimate friends."- she said preoccupied. She said to Cindy to remain in the surgery until their return.
