Chapter11

Geordi was very preoccupied for his best friend. He couldn't say to Cindy that it was very probably that the Borg would kill him because he didn't use the colloquial phrases as his brother Lore did…

When they returned safe on board of the Enterprise, they brought Lore in the Sick Bay. They hoped that he could be useful in some way… They called also B-4, because they thought that a familiar face could be necessary…

-"Where am I? Oh, I'm back on the Enterprise! NOOOOOO!!!!!"-Lore cried.

Beverly created a special field in which Lore was prisoner. She called Picard, Geordi and B-4 to see the guest.

-"Good morning, Lore. We see again after a lot of time…"- Picard said by trying to remain calm and objective.

Lore was trying to understand what was so strange in the Sick Bay. He concluded that it wasn't the same ship where he was reactivated about 20 years earlier…And he saw another android who had his same face…another brother…

-"Oh, another brother… Who are you?"- he asked.

-"I am B-4."- he answered coolly.

-"B-4? My fatherdidn't say anything about you… It's strange…He told me all about his experiments of robotics…"- Lore said astonished. How many brothers existed in the galaxy? He didn't believe that his father could pass his entire life by buildings androids…

B-4 observed accurately the guest. He seemed as intelligent as Data, but his look was so different… The eyes, for example, seemed the same, but they had a different expression… And he smiled … Data wasn't used to smile. Why did nobody say anything about him? The officers seemed furious, but why? B-4 didn't dare to ask for an explanation, because he thought that it was superfluous. He had to ask it directly to the guest.

-"Sorry, I would like to know who are you. I think that we have the same father, but nobody told me anything about your existence…"- he began.

Lore understood that he was a simpler android than him and Data. –"I'm your brother Lore, I and Data had an argumentand then I went away a lot of time ago…"- he lied.

In that moment Cindy entered in the Sick Bay. She was sensual as always, although she was pregnant, and Lore was immediately fascinated by her. –"Oh, who is that beautiful woman? Why is she allowed to enter here?"- he asked astonished.

Cindy was shocked by the similarity of Lore with her husband. And he had a sensual behavior too… Picard was worried by the possible consequences and so they interrupted the dialogue: - "You are right, Lore. She isn't allowed to enter here. She must go away nowplease…"-

But Lore was quickly conquered by her natural sensuality. She was fixing him in such a way…He didn't know anybody with such a look in the eyes. He understood immediately that she was the woman of Data. He thought that it could be their Achilles' heel…