Crusher "Chief medical officers log. lieutenant Ramage has woken from a week long coma. She seams perfectly fine. I am still searching for a reason for the coma. It maybe connected to a similar thing that happened last year to the captain commander riker and data. Although data is beyond my expertise. For now the lieutenant has been cleared for duty."
Engineering
Nick walks in with a sucker in her mouth
Datas head panels are off a Geordie is doing calculations on a console
Geordie " lieutenant I'm glad you're feeling better"
Nick " yah I'm all good but it looks like data has some problems"
Data " I am experiencing some odd malfunctions"
Nick " that can't be good"
Geordie " no it isn't, why don't you help me take a look "
Nick " fun "
She starts to look around in his head
Nick " so what kind of malfunctions "
Data " I have begun to stutter as well as a facial twitch"
Nick " weird, did you get anything Geordie"
Geordie " no according to this he's perfectly fine"
Riker enters
Riker " Nikki I'm glad you're feeling better "
Nick " I just needed a nap"
Geordie " a week long nap"
Nick " I work hard " she stomped her foot
Geordie "not saying you don't"
Riker " you know Nikki if you keep eating like this" he pulls the sucker out of the mouth " you going to rot the teeth out of you head"
Nick " what are you my dad. Give it back"
Riker hands her the sucker
Riker " so how is data"
Data " I am ex..ex..." Nick hits him on the back "experiencing some issues"
Riker " I can see that"
Data " why did you hit me "
Nick " that's always the first thing I try when things start skipping "
Geordie " not vary technical "
Nick " it work bout half the time"
Riker " so no answers "
Geordie " about why I'm afraid not"
Nick " dammit data you're too tall. Sit on the floor will you"
Data " certainly "
He sits down
Nick " good now I can see"
Riker " what were you doing before"
Nick " trying "
Geordie frustrated hits the console " well I've got nothing"
Nick " it okay Geordie we'll get it"
Geordie " and you "
Nick " no noth...wait a second what is that"
Riker and Geordie get closer
Nick pulls a Swiss army knife out of her pocket and pulls out the tweser attachment
Nick " that's not so posed to be there"
She pulls sd card looking thing out of data
Riker " what is it "
Geordie " it looks like some sort of memory device "
Nick " data have you been letting people play in your head"
Data " of corse not "
Nick " joking data "
Geordie " let's see if it'll play "
He puts it in the console
Nick appears on the screen
They all look at her
Nick " I don't know how it got there"
Riker " it's a recording play it"
Nick on screen " alright data that should do it, hey" she waves at the camera " if you're watching this I probably just got out of a coma if I did it right . This will explain what happened, I have a lot to explain I know. But first stop this gather the senior staff." She looks off camera " just the senior staff "
Picard off screen " yes for now"
Nick on screen " yep just the senior staff don't keep watching alright . Go gather" she shoos the screen"
Geordie pushes it
Riker " what the hell "
Nick " I don't remember that"
Data " shall we gather the staff"
Riker " I don't know "
Nick " well I've never argued with my self before why start now"
Riker " I'll talk to the captain, everyone in the observation lunge in ten minutes"
Nick salutes
Observation lounge all senior staff in attendance
Nick enters
Everyone one looks at her
Nick " hey it's not my fault you guys were early"
Picard " just tell us what happened "
Nick " oh right, so we found this in data's head"
She pulls the thing from her pocket
Picard " what is it "
Geordie " it's some sort of memory devise"
Riker " it has a interesting video on it"
Picard " well go ahead play it"
Nick puts it in the viewer and once more she appears on the screen
Screen nick " so you got them, I'm going to trust you on this. So as I was saying this has to do with that coma I was in as well as data riker and the captains," she looks behind her
Screen riker " hurry up they are coming "
Screen nick " got it, sorry I have to be brief those guys are coming to wipe our memory. If I did this right you will see and hear everything data does. The Vedic will now start at the beginning "
Pauses
Picard " what in the hell "
Riker " what would that tell us"
Nick " let's keep watching"
Crusher " yes I want to know what happend"
Picard " play it"
It comes out of a black out
You can see riker and picard get up from the floor as the camera rises
Screen Riker " where are we"
Screen Picard " I don't know I just remember being in my quarters then we woke up here"
Screen data " we seam to be in some sort of jail cell"
Riker " but how"
Picard " q?"
The cage rattles two creatures that look kinda like robocop approach the bars of the cell
Man " we are the time cops"
Other man in same voice " you have been arrested for crimes against the time space continuum"
Riker " that ridiculous "
Man " silence you trial will be in one day then you can voice your arguments"
Second man " your lawyer will be her shortly"
They quickly exit
Picard " trail again"
Data " this time the charge is more apt"
Riker " how so"
Data " we have messed with the space time continuum "
Riker " I suppose we have "
Picard " it's still outrages "
Riker " who do you think will be our lawyer "
Data " perhaps a public defender "
They turn to hear shouting
Nick is thrown on the other side of the room
Nick " god dammit that hurt, I would of walked jerk off " she shouted at the assailant that we can't see
Riker " who is that I can't see that far"
Data " it appears to be a young girl in a starfleet uniform"
Picard " she's in a uniform"
Data " yes sir and she is approaching"
Nick "hey guys how are you"
Picard " where did you get that uniform "
Nick " probably the same place you got yours by graduating starfleet academy"
Riker " but your so young "
Nick " god I have to go through this a lot. Yes I got special admission because I'm really smart I also have two doctorates but I prefer engineering "
Picard " are you our lawyer "
Nick " I think so captain"
Riker " do you know who we are"
Nick " yah, I start working with you guys in about 6 months"
Picard " well you know us my we have the same pleasure "
Nick " oh right sorry lieutenant nick Ramage I also go by Nikki If you prefer"
Riker " can you tell us where we are"
Nick " oh yah we in a place out side of time. Which is why we can be from different time periods. It called the wonbus the place of the time bureaucrats and enforcers of the time space continuum. It appears the you violated it once to many."
Picard " I think once is too many"
Riker " where does the ship think we are"
Nick " in a coma in sick bay. They switch you out to avoid suspicion"
Picard " vary clever"
Data " are you a good lawyer"
Nick " I'm actually more of an engineer but I'll try"
Riker " grate"
Data " what happens if we win"
Nick " our memory's will be wiped and we will Be spent to our respective times"
Picard " and if we don't "
Nick " best not to think about it"
Nick in loung " I think we won"
Riker " that's obvious "
Riker on screen sighs and leans on the bars
Sudden scream
Data " what happened "
Riker " the bars are electrified"
Nick " let me see if I can fix that "
See goes to a control box and opens it
She pulls out her Swiss Army knife and starts to mess with it
Data turns away from her
Riker " are we really going to trust our lives to a teenager"
Picard " I don't think we have much of a choice"
Nick "got it "
Riker " so Nikki how old are you"
Nick " 16 now who wants to help me build your case"
Data " I will help"
Picard " we all will"
Court room
Nick enters the other tree sit at a table in cuffs
Nick " nice hand cuffs "
Riker " thanks"
Bailiff " all rise for the honorable judge cosmos "
All stand
Judge enters
Cosmos " you may be seated, the case of the people vs the enterprise, opening statements pleas "
Nick turns around to them " don't worry I got this "
Bailiff. " first the oaths "
A man brings out a cut in half tomato
Bailiff " pleas place your left hand on the tomato "
Nick " why "
Bailiff " because I said to "
Nick " what a grate reason "
She places her hand on it
Bailiff " do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth"
Nick "I swear on my mothers grave. Cross my hart and hope to die stick a needle in my eye "
Bailiff " good enough"
He walks to the other lawyer
Camera sees nicks palm is red and bumpy
Data " what is wrong with your hand"
Nick turns around
Nick " yah I'm allergic to tomatoes, but I'll be fine"
She scrapes her hand on the table
Riker " what an odd thing to swear on "
Nick " I know what about a fruit makes me not lie. "
They look at her funny
Nick " don't look at me like that, a tomato is a fruit"
Data " yes it is"
Riker " we looked at you like that because you shouldn't need something to stop you from lying"
Nick " at this point it's almost compulsive. But they are only wight lies"
Picard " well you don't plan on lying at our trial"
Nick " of corse not I swore on my mothers grave"
Riker " is your mother really dead "
Nick " yes"
Judge bangs his gavel
Judge " silence "
All fall silent
Judge " opening statements start with the defendants, will your lawyer pleas step forward "
Nick takes a step forward
Nick " that would be me"
Judge " state your name age and occupation "
Nick " um dr nick Ramage 16 federation lieutenant on the starship enterprise"
Judge " middle name "
Nick sighs " T'Lak"
Observation lounge
Riker " that's your middle name"
Nick " yes it was my grate grandmothers"
Worf " it is honorable to be named after an ancestor"
Nick " grate" sarcastically
On screen court room
Judge " your opening statement doctor"
Nick " ladies a gentlemen of the jury I want you to look at these men they are honorable high ranking starfleet men. Do you think they would intentionally mess with the laws of space and time. The law of which they were never informed of. You fly around space as long as they have you're bound to run into a few time anomalies. "
Judge " next "
Nick steps back as a man in a suit steps forward
Man " jury may I say that it dose not matter who these men appear to be. Starfleet or not they broke the law. 13 counts of time travel. Is nign oracle an excuse for the law? I think not"
Observation lounge
Nick exits quietly
Enters bridge
Goes to replicator
Nick " popcorn "
Machine whirls
Bowl of popcorn appears
Emily from ops " hey nick tomorrow night a bunch of us are going to hang out at ten forward you want to come"
Nick " sound fun I'll be there "
Emily "grate"
Nick goes back into observation lounge
Troi "where did you go"
Nick " popcorn any one"
Places bowl in center of table
Riker takes some
On screen court room
Nick on screen " I say that this is not their fault. Did data build a time machine and they all hoped in to mess with the past. No all count were caused by a worm hole of some alien species. Several caused by the q"
Judge " I hate the q"
Nick " everybody dose. They did not mean to mess with time. And each time the tried their hardest to not mess with the past, because the prime directive states not to interfere in primitive cultures. So in conclusion the was ignorance of the law. it was accidental and when these events happened they tried to rectify it and to not reveal the future these grate starfleet men are not guilty I rest my case"
Judge " the jury will now exit till they reach a conclusion "
Nick walks back to the three
Nick " I think that went well"
Picard " let's hope so"
Riker " I wonder how long they'll be"
Nick " calm down they've been gone for like a minute"
Riker " I'm nervous "
Nick " me too "
Nick starts to pace
Observation lounge
Nick " how long do you think I pace before someone yells at me"
Riker " not long "
Worf " it's bothering me already "
Geordie " I hope this doesn't take long"
On screen court room
Nick still paces
Picard " will you stop that "
Nick " oh yah sorry captain"
She sits on the table and crosses her legs Indian style
View is of clock for a minute
Turns back to nick who is touching her eyelashes
Riker " what are you doing"
She suddenly pulls he hand away from her face
Nick " it's just a bad habit I do it when I'm anxious "
Data " a lot of people bite their nails "
Picard " what were you doing"
Nick " I was ah pulling out my eyelashes "
Riker "Doesn't that hurt"
Nick " not really"
Data " this compulsive urge to pull out ones hair is called trichotillomania"
Nick " I'm well aware"
Observation lounge
Crusher looks at nicks eyes
Crusher " I can't believe I hadn't noticed it before"
Troi " how long have you done that"
Nick " since umm I was like twelve"
Geordie " interesting"
Nick " hey look at the screen the jury's back"
All turn
On screen court room
Nick stands when they enter
Judge " has the court came to a decision"
Jury man " we have your Honer "
Judge " and it is"
Nick crosses her fingers
Jury man " we the jury in the decision of the people vs the enterprise we find the defendant not guilty"
All four sigh
Judge " not guilty court dismissed" bangs gavel
Nick walks to them " oh thank god "
Bailiff " follow me to the memory wipes"
Nick " sounds scary "
The four follow him to another room
Bailiff " wait here"
He unlocks cuffs and leaves
Riker "I wish we could remember this"
Nick " you know I might be Abel to store this info, data can I look in you head"
Data " of corse"
Data kneels and nick opens his head
Riker. " you sure you know what you're doing"
Nick " of corse I do I am an engineer "
Riker " okay"
Observation lounge
Movie stops
Nick " well that was fun"
Picard " amazing "
Troi " now you have the answer about the comas"
Crusher " yes but so many more questions"
Geordie "did you just have this in your pocket" holding memory devise
Nick " probably I keep weird things in my pocket"
She empties her pockets
Picard " a screw driver, Swiss Army knife, two buttons, a sucker stick, and some wires"
Nick " and that's just the pockets"
Riker " so what de we do know"
Picard " I will contact starfleet with our findings. Everyone else back to your post"
Ten forward
Nick sits on a table talking with several ensigns
Doctor crusher walks up to them
Nick " what's up doc"
Crusher " I just wanted to let you know that you don't kneed to wear the brace on your ankle anymore, that week of rest did the trick"
Nick " that's wonderful doctor "
Tommy " I just remembered that kids name "
Emily " what kid tommy "
Tommy " jack hidelstons lab partner the one he kept bullying until nick broke his arm"
Crusher " you did what "
Nick " long story doctor, so what was it"
Tommy " it was Wesley crusher"
Nick " crusher as in "
Crusher " that's my son"
Nick " I definitely see the resemblance "
Crusher " so wait what happened"
Nick " tommy you're the best with the story"
Tommy " have a seat doctor this takes a bit"
End