The Bonds Of Friends And Family
Warnings: From here, it's going to turn into the rest of the story-line for the cast so they know what needs to be changed and where, for the novelization focused on this episode as Data is going from department to department in ambush sites to free them.
Disclaimers: The characters don't belong to me, the story belongs to me and every else belongs to the movie company and the creator.
Chapter 27: The Game Recap Part IX: Ten Forward And Attempted Mutiny I
"Why waste time in doing that exactly, Lieutenant, if this was me, I'd dodge a security team and head for ten forward here." they heard and a second later they heard Dayton tone of protective annoyance then at the remark."It's because he's not that reckless, and he knows we're waiting to ambush him. If he did try that, Hanson, and with that, get off the damn channel, you're tying up the line."
"We need to keep this channel clear right no, and to answer your suggestion right now in this game at the moment, as he considers it. The game doesn't have two options, let alone three, but four options to choose from. And the first 3 are resulting in the expansion the 4th is a win, and he knows that as well. It's that clear buddy boy, and with that in mind, to keep from getting arrested."
"it's by survival and stealth training and not by recklessness, because getting reckless gets you captured. So if you intend to be a Starfleet officer you need more then your muscles you need your mind as well. To survive in space you need every subject in high school, not just physical education, if you're jealous of me or Crusher, you better get over it, you have a lot to learn."
"And in order to be an effective officer and the first step is by careful strategy and knowing your opponent. But know your enemy and you defeat them, pal, again if you want to continue your training now at the moment. Then you have to look at all the options here right now and without getting reckless and again get off the damn channel." he snapped at him sternly, at that disregard then.
And just before he heard the other boy snap back at him at that as the orderly and guard shook their heads at this. "Fight 1 over the radio, his tone is made clear, he's thinking just like Wes is at the moment. And I don't have to hear the words, but Wes said the same thing prior to that. Cubs, they maybe nineteen, but they still act act like teenagers, in high school and the duo are so much alike."
"I think this could be considered a case of double trouble if we have to do this a second time. But if they keep up the prank phone calls tomorrow or in training and the commander is going to lose it this time. Because this is getting ridiculous tonight." The nurse said as she started laughing at the way the duo worked together as Anemzi quoted his remark with his past self as he answered that.
"And I think our Cubs are too smart for their own good right now, but this has gone passed good and straight to dangerously clever right now." Anenzi said to that with an amused smile on his face at this. "They maybe 19, but to us crew members of earth, cubs are Cubs no matter how old they get at the moment. The duo are so much alike that if they keep this up and the commander."
"He is going to have a heart attack and out of getting the life scared out of him, if whatever his plan is next. It switches from careful planning and switches to daredevil stunts at the moment next." she said and he nodded in agreement. "Yeah that's an understatement Lieutenant, point proven after he did that jump and down from deck 3 and ended up in 7." Will said in response with a bemused tone as Data said it bemused.
"Too late and young man, try that a third time when we write up this episode and you're grounded." Stewart said to his version and he nodded with a slight smile at that. "I can't believe you did that, but we really need to put up the air bag, so he doesn't land so hard enough to break his ankle here." Gates said as she wrapped her arm around Wheaton's shoulders and he leaned into her gently as they and Stewart watched the image carefully at this.
"Yes and I recommend that you lock down sickbay until morning, these over rode the need for sleep. And food, and you must be rested for things later this morning." Data said and Anenzi nodded in agreement to that remark as he answered that remark gently. "Yes, alright everyone in here, replicate your own supplies for the night, if you're earthborn human's, standard camping supplies."
"We're spending the night in here, and guys, be on the look out for any nervous reactions, Jerry, you and Ron keep an eye and you guys. If the secondary programming activates and I know there is too. Then it's got to come with some sort of nervous reaction, so Anthony, Ben, I needed added back up. Because there's got to be some sort of side effect to these things for a while."
"And tonight's the ro-test now so we need to keep an eye on that for tonight. Because if these were like the side effects of ethanol or drugs it's detox and we need to watch for any sign of an outburst. Thompson, Wilcox, you let me know if any of the people in here are on the edge of it." he said and Data looked up at that as he sighed as he said it to him, as he looked at the guards as they exchanged looks at this.
"Alright keep it going Lal, I want to hear to this, now that I'm back to being myself again." he called out to her and they exchanged looks at this. "Jeez, I swear, I thought being a normal doctor was nuts, looking after my cadets in training is even worse." Janet said to this and they heard an answering remark from one of the guards belonging to Porter's team answering that with a bemused smile as he watched the clip then gently.
"God Cubs, seriously, was this really necessary to start a bickering match over the radio. And during a manhunt at the halfway point, because normally we'd be finding this funny, if we were ourselves right now in training. But this has gone passed training and right to real guys, now can it already." The guard standing next to him said with a chuckle to that remark as Will shook his head smiling at this conversation then.
As they heard the next remark then, and knowing he was getting irritated at him. "By that point I was beyond irritated, I was trying to prevent my brother from getting hurt. And he's making suggestions that would, if he was this soldier you mentioned, would get him arrested and I was trying to prevent that and get him off the damn channel, Sirs." Dayton said and Picard nodded as he listened to it with a more thorough analysis.
"Hanson, this not the time for this, he's recovering from a case of blood loss and he's in no condition for an ambush. So if you're really that reckless that's a way to push him into a collapse right now at the moment. With one scare and panic attack thanks to MacGregor, and adding this to it. But this is going too far right now so back off, you have no clue what you're doing here right now."
"And he's needing a quiet place to rest after that right now anyway, as to why, with him to exhausted to keep going he's already collapsed and in the process ended up getting hurt. Captain, the reason he found that blood smear in the hatch and wall is because of the explosion, the added sections. But T-95 was a previous explosion site, all over that tunnel section was left over shrapnel."
"And it was from the source of his inspiration, the memory you forgot had blown up that terminal knocking out the external sensors and as a result. The last explosion we had in there left shrapnel all over the place, after two years it's rusted, he needed a tetanus shot to head of an infection and went to self induced medical care." he said and he heard Picard answer him at that remark.
"Are you sure about that, Ensign Dayton?" he asked quickly and he heard a sigh as he answered him. "Aye Sir, we may not have checked it, since Commander La Forge fixed that terminal, but with emergency lighting it's still too dark to see anything in there. With us cutting off any access to get anything to eat and the previous dose was giving out, he collapsed in that tunnel and landed on a few."
"Before he got to his quarters and by then his pants leg was soaked in blood and he went to self healing. Before getting to work on added applications regarding this. But I'm a medical born, he's a medical born, if our positions were in reverse, I'd do what he did. If fact, if I was him, I'd hide in one of the unoccupied crew quarters right now." he told him and Wesley nodded to the orders.
"Are you just trying to show off Dayton, he never even told you this. How do you know his frame of mind to know what he's doing!" he said coldly at him and the doctor answered that with a firm tone. "Simple enough, it's because he's just like Wes, they're two sides of the same coin, Charlie's credentials at the academy. And his STA's, the scores were through the roof at the time, it's that simple right now."
"But know your enemy and you defeat them kiddo, he's reading his mind." Anenzi said with a gentle tone to that as his double repeated that remark sternly at that as he crossed his arms at that. "Simple enough, it's because he's just like Wes, they're two sides of the same coin, Charlie's credentials at the academy. And his STA's, the scores were through the roof at the time, it's that simple right now."
"But know your enemy and you defeat them kiddo, he's reading his mind." he said as he heard the other boy's tone go stern. "He's close to exploding right now and it's clear on psychosis's, but 'what does a red shirt have to do. Just to get some attention here, when we're showing off to the old man.'." Wesley said and Picard crossed his arms. "You want to rephrase that, because that attitude disqualifies you for a promotion."
"So watch it, before you blow your training up here young man." Will said with a stern growl at that remark. "Because we're two sides of the same whole Hanson, he thinks like I do. But everything he is I share and we're the two sides of the same warrior, I know how thinks because everything he does. I would do to get this far right now, but we're half soldier/half scientist, but that's how it is."
"And with you being a very fresh recruit as well Hanson, you want to catch your quarry you have to think how he does to know what he's doing. Anticipating their next moves, why else would he use chess metaphors when talking to the duo. But because he knows how they think and that's how he's evaded being captured this at the moment, it's a classic catch to a tactician here."
"For this long, it's know your enemy and you defeat them, we can do it because we've been in training for years here. So with that, we're model student officers, because we anticipate them, they know how we think. We know how they think, that's what makes a good working machine, I know his strategy. Because everything he's doing I'd do the same and we'd never get captured."
"And unfortunately, that's what's got the adult crew into this mess in the first place at the current moment. And while you're slacking off in class, we've got the job of making sure here nobody gets hurt, while you're flying the damn ship or worse right now at the moment. That you don't get yourself killed if we have anyone else working and involved in this, if his inspiration was on the ship."
"And with those words in mind, stand right now, Hanson, this is not the time for this right now. But I'm making it very clear here, you even try to go against orders and you lost your shot, get off the damn line right now and get to your quarters. The only ones on duty tonight are me, Crusher and Lefler, Ensign Kurland you better take a break, stand down now Ensign, and Hanson."
"Stay out of this!" Dayton snapped and before Porter could answer, he heard the other boy snap back at him at that. "You're not the one in charge Dayton." he snarled and he heard a thump as Dayton growled in anger at that. "I don't care if I am or not, I'm a senior ensign, you're a basic training, translated you're a cadet, we're training ensigns. I'm your superior, so again, get off the damn channel right now."
"Or so help me god, I find out you broke orders and you've lost your shot, get off the damn channel right now, cadet. You're newly activated, we've been at since we were 15, so stay out of this and I'm not kidding. Aside from that you're also on medical stand down, and you're not supposed to be on duty anyway. So get off the damn channel right now and get to your quarters."
"And I mean it too Hanson, you even try to get involved in this and you're being jumped now stand down right now, cadet." he snapped and and the guard nodded. "Well if that's not enough to irritate Eric nothing is, and it's because we prefer intellect over athletics as does the captain right now." he said as they heard Porter end the fight at that as he injected a stern tone into his voice as he barked out orders.
"Alright that's enough out of both of you, Ensign Dayton, we appreciate the help, but we can take it from here. And Cadet Hanson, I'm making it very clear here, but you try and get involved in this. And whoever he's stalling for is the one arresting you, for reckless endangerment, this is not a game it's serious. So stand down right now, and I'm warning you, if I find out you got arrested."
"Because you did it again and tried to get involved and you're ending up back in sickbay, bcause we had all we can take from you. In regarding medical arrests, we catch you and that's it, clear?" he said and Anenzi nodded. "Yeah they're furious alright, he can't stay off the damn radio. No matter how many we say we need to keep the channel clear." he said as they heard Hanson's remark to that.
"But Sir I know how he thinks, you need my help to catch him." he said and Picard said it sternly at that as he quoted it. "No we don't young man, in situations like this leave it to the skilled professionals and Mr. Crusher is very correct, you get involved. And if we have whoever his inspiration was, catches you, that turns it into a hostage situation and it's a hindrance rather then a help, mister."
"So again, stay out of this cadet, and as if that's not enough you're still under medical watch right now. And I'm warning you right now, trying it this soon after the last one is way too dangerous, so again. If whoever he's waiting for catches you and you're ending up in sickbay under medical watch. Now get to your quarters and stay there, Mr. Hanson." he snapped at him sternly then at that.
"Alright push it forward to before Data freed us, Eric and Brian, Lal, because we need to see how he pulled it off in preventing the guys. In checking your quarters for him tonight until the time ends here at the moment." The nurse said and that conversation appeared, as they saw him focusing in concentration. "I doubt he'd choose one of our quarters what with the fact everyone's looking for him."
"But the first to get hit were you, Sir, followed by Counselor Troi and then Doctor Crusher, the android gets deactivated. And immediately following that was by Lieutenant Worf, Commander La Forge and you getting affected captain. With 5,000+ places to hide right now it could take a while and especially with the system out of our hands and in his right now, so we got, going by this."
"15 hours until the system returns to our control, so 7 hours nap and rest and then relocate somewhere else. With the 7 of you out of your rooms and on the bridge or the engineering room, I'd choose one of your quarters to spend the night in." they heard Dayton say and Anenzi nodded smiling. "Reverse psychology, she think she knows human ways, when he's leading her into a trap."
"Charlie gave him the exact sequence, regarding how that thing infected first the senior staff crew and then the rest of us at the time this week. 5,000+ places to hide, including the tunnels to get around, he could be anywhere and it could take close to a week to find him. And by then Kate and whoever's coming with her is here, you just hit all the hotspots and the game's over by mid."
"And to late afternoon." Potts said and he nodded to her. "He was telling him he had time for a 7 to 8 hour rest and food break, and with 30% of the crew. On duty tonight searching for a way to end that lock out or the chip that. Charlie is also telling him to extend the time limit until later on this afternoon. But right now, should take cover in someone's quarters with everyone either on duty."
"Or locked into their rooms right now." Anenzi added and Data nodded as they heard the next one, hearing his tone gently, the guard smiled as he explained it to them as he went over it. "If I was him the decoy is that the brown outs are the reason for why your equipment went nuts." he said as they heard him say that. "Sirs, I did some swift scans after the simulated explosions in T-95, a bit ago."
"It seems that it terminated the power in certain situations areas of the ship, and one of said area. That it did was is in the android's quarters, causing the equipment to go berserk in there. And our A.I., she also terminated the power in his quarters and is dealing with taking care of the cat. And with him disabled right now at the current moment, so she's dealing with his cat right now.
"But as a result of the explosion, the bugs in the system are erratic at the current moment, and to the point it's screwing with the replicator and his shower, so if we have a sudden equipment use in there, it's because of several bugs in the system, thanks to the simulated explosion. Though at the moment, if what he told us was true regarding several leftover shards in there."
"In that shaft." Dayton said and she smiled as she answered the remark with a gentle chuckle at that. "And the results are a severe case of minor surgery and a tetanus for it and before that puts him in the emergency room and for a case of tetanus." Anenzi said in response and they heard the answering remark with a bemused smile. "Nice touch in explaining that one, but then to protect him it's by making it seem, now."
"Like the sudden simulated explosions are the reason we have frequent brown outs right now. And with it at the moment is the fact they don't realize you're preparing to free us right now at the current moment. But Wes is in your quarters taking a shower and getting something to eat while replicating a sleeping pill." The nurse said in response to that smiling, as she repeated that
"And despite a very fresh surgery, it's clear why he headed for the med lab with sickbay now in our hands and us blocking off his apartment." Dayton said and he watched Picard nod as he answered him."What's the said reason exactly?" he asked him and he explained that to him. "So he could take a shower and get into some clean clothes as he recovers from the adrenaline come down and sugar crash."
"So I think after he left the lab he decided to bunk somewhere for the night, as this trip to the lab was for a secondary dose in the general stimulate cocktail. Before he replicated another candy bar or something, before he gets into where he's sleeping for the night." he said and the nurse nodded. "That was you in there getting the pulse beacon set up, as you lead them in a new direction tonight."
"Before freeing first Eric and his team mate and then us." she said and he nodded as Will said it. "Alright, so what do you suggest right now, Ensign?"he asked and Dayton explained ."With all personnel not involved in the search, those rooms are left out of it. So of 5,000+ places to hide, half of those, including the android's quarters, are left out of the equation, as the doors are all locked."
"But half that number would take 10 to 15 hours to search until the clock on that timer ends by that point. So we just leave the rooms set for in case he decides to go in there, or decides to head back to his quarters now. But keep a few medic's in al public areas with with guards and everyone else in there."he said and Wesley knew they nodded to that as he said it for all of them at that.
"Alright everyone stay put in the areas they're in, and be on the alert, all rooms not involved in the search. Dr. Anenzi, I want you to dispatch three medic's, each, to all public areas, but stay on your guard in case he comes in there. But all public areas be on the look out for both him and Cadet Hanson right now. Or Hanson's friends if they decide to get involved, I want them out of the search."
"And that's including the areas we have set up, but all areas that are locked are left out of the search for the night. And the android's quarters and all personnel, take them out the equation, lieutenant. So until the timer ends, it's doing a manual systematic search of every room, so it's going to be a very long 15 hours now." Picard said and they nodded then as they ended it at that, smiling.
"Nice work in team work guys, that's really good right now, but now it's time to rest you guys, you've done enough for one night. Us adults can take it from here for the rest of the night, you just save your strength now, you need to rest, Cubs." Anenzi said with a gentle smile at how well their working together was paying off as he said it to Data, as he thought over the next few steps to deal with thing."
And the areas they had to clear then before morning. "Yeah alright again, head for ten forward, do them and the lounges next, Lal activate emergency codes of emergency shelter areas. As of now Sickbay is going into lock down and activate supplies as needed for us." Anenzi said as the room flashed blue and they nodded. "I take it that's to keep Counselor Troi from digging into our emotions."
"And realizing we're back to normal now?" The guard asked and he nodded and they nodded as they exchanged approving smiles. "Nice touch, the cub thought of everything with Lal still in the system right now, didn't he." The orderly said with a gentle chuckle and he nodded as she answered him. "Well that just proves the point to what we keep telling kids like Hanson right now at the moment."
"Wes is following every single guideline to get through a manhunt in a conspiracy. But Derek tries to find Wes to arrest him and gets arrested in two hours by one of the teachers in this test. By not following orders, disobeying a direct order, fooling around with the toxic chemicals. Insubordination, resisting arrest, there's no getting out of it, once the sextet are back to normal."
"And the captain is denying him that promotion to full ensign. And handing the promotion and title of second in command of the junior crew over to Charlie, because he, Robin, Wes and Lal did it together." Potts said and they nodded to that remark as Anenzi exchanged looks with Data and the nurse as he answerd her remark. "I think she thinks he coming in through the ventilation shaft."
"So best to use that against her right now, so this read out like anything it's the act of using her assumptions against her. And when the people she's using as drones and controlling are our own. But as the wise man said, 'know your enemy and know yourself. And you shall win 100 battles without disaster.'. And with those words in mind right now at the current moment here."
"We've all been together for so long that we can anticipate each other and we know each other better then ever. So with that we know the added side effects and with it we can anticipate each other in every move. But this is playing an oversized chess game and Wes knows us better then we know ourselves when we were programmed so we use that against her." Anenzi said and he nodded.
As he answered him gently at that remark. "Indeed, but the second I leave the room, trigger that lockdown, and disable the door docks, on your side of the door, A/V mode turned off. And sound proof the entire room and doors, and then re-engage the empath blocking system to prevent her from realizing I just did you next." he said and they nodded as he left the room and headed for Ten forward.
As he arrived at the side of the door then he said it gently to her. "Lal, turn out the lights in there." he said and he heard a shout at that. "What the hell!" he heard a member of the group in the room shout as he came in. And hit all of them with several bursts each, as he looked at Guinan first as she tore it off her head at that and leaned forward in exhaustion against the counter as he gently moved to her at that.
"There I am, alright, so I was in this episode that night." Whoopi said and he nodded to her. "Not the first half, but the second half, in the middle of the night, but the entire scenario was in one night, leading into the following evening, earth time, that's San Francisco time. Of 1830 hours the following night, so with that right now, that's where we had to end this, as it started at 1930 hours, San Francisco time." Data told her and she nodded as she got it.
As the others either sat down in chairs or sat on the stairs then as they leaned forward. "You alright Guinan?" he asked and she nodded in exhaustion as she answered him. "Yes, but what a head rush, we've been exposed to that thing for just under a week. Let me take a guess this was like whatever virus that had everyone suffering from high body temperatures and losing total control of themselves."
"Because their judgement was almost completely impaired at the time, right?" she said and he nodded to her gently."Computer run our diagnostics, if he said that our symptoms show the clear indication of stimulate abuse." The orderly next to him said firmly and it appeared on the Strategema console table as he read through each person's diagnostics then and sighed as Michaels read it out to them firmly.
As he looked at the image then as he cataloged each one and compared it to Wesley's remark and nodded. "Oh boy, neurological activity is all over the place, the effects of these are bonding to neuro-receptors. Psychotropic reaction, so once he disabled the effects and started freeing us spot by spot. He was giving our bodies time to heal." she said and the order next to her gave a firm nod to that news.
"Slight signs of malnutrition and exhaustion, but we're not showing it to levels he is. Well for us, we can take care of ourselves, but he needs us taking care of him now at the moment. But this was no mistake it's on purpose right now, make him worse by draining his strength. And to continue with the intention of getting that thing into the federation." he said and sighing as he finished that.
"And by turning him into a ticking time bomb by causing his system to impact and crash. But we have a guard looking like the man who kidnapped him and the sextet on board. And there has to be two more pockets to this right now." the ensign next to him said to that. "It's a combination of that and the conspiracy that killed Captain Keel, but the trio replicated the captain, commander."
"And Dr. Crusher's positions, which is why this was taking so long right now, but everything we ever taught him about there being a foothold or manhunt on board the ship. He used for it, but he's just demonstrated the point we keep trying to tell children like Derek right now." Data said and they nodded, bemused. "The lesson my double told her class and Jean Luc and I keep telling the kids."
"The ones like Marks and Derek, Wes has the highest aptitude in moving up the ranks. That by the time he's 25, he's going to be the youngest captain in the history of Starfleet later." she said and he nodded as she went on, before he answered her. "This wasn't a coincidence it was right on schedule, they chose the week he was coming home." he told her and she nodded gently to him at that.
"Alright, that virus and the conspiracy combined together, we have a guard on board that looks like a younger version of the Aldean leader. She chose this week to try it by getting it on Will, and if we have a K'tarian in the academy that's the entire conspiracy right there, right now. " she said to him and he nodded as he explained thet to her gently, knowing she'd see this immediately then.
"It's an alliance of different planets and they're intending on an incursion into Starfleet." he said and she nodded to him. "And it had to be our ship that was the turned into the cell to cause a foothold into the federation right now. Yes alright if I have this right, and if what Wes was saying was true. As well, then this was try three to get an incursion into the federation, but the science station."
"The one that Maxwell destroyed along with the supply ship 8 months ago just after he left. And the battle cruisers, before we stopped him, they were carrying these, and he destroyed a third of the amount. Try two was by getting us into a war with the Klingons by killing the Klingon leader that was on the ship. And by turning Geordi into an assassin, and this was try three as a result now."
"And by turning the enterprise into the first cell to get these into the federation. But Starbase 67, the Endeavor and trying to get it into the academy, but from there now. Then it's an alliance between the Cardassians, the Aldeans and the K'tarians." she said and he nodded to her gently."As for the clues he left lying around his apartment, he just told us everything that was wrong with him."
"But caffeine withdrawal, sleep deprivation and malnutrition. And that's not if whatever's in those pills was more than caffeine, because if there is. Then he's been in detox however long it was before he came come, the vitamins. Those vitamins are every mineral that he lost that he normally had. And had very high levels of for three years, but that was not a real injury, he was stage acting."
"To prevent a real case of tetanus he needed to get his booster taken and the last dose was before he left for the academy. Alright, with the fact he decided to head for his apartment after the latest distraction, by the halfway point, he was running on fumes by then. He's suffering hypoglycemia and exhaustion and he needed to revitalize himself by eating something and said something."
"That had the necessary levels of sugar and caffeine to end that jolt and he was also getting a general stimulant into his system to recover from this as to why." he said to this, and Gates nodded as Janet passed the medical intel needed to her, so she could do this then. "Great that's all I need and my son has driven himself into the ground to do this right now." Frakes said to this as he, Gates and Marina exchanged looks.
"I take it that the equipment used that was sitting on the table, it was for stage acting purposes. As to why, it's because, if he needed a tetanus shot it meant that he just barely collapsed in the tunnel, stopped and picked it up, because if he hadn't stopped, he'd have collapsed and landed on top of it and by the time." he said to this and Anenzi's double crossed his arms at this as he answered him gently
"We got to him the infection would have set in, before we could get to him, by the time you freed all of us. Damn it I forgot Lal was still in the system, but with Charlie being the plant and the duo incapacitated. He decided to have Lal pulling two jobs, and one was covering his back, by helping him. Now, in creating his supplies and helping in keeping them busy while you worked on the cure."
"But to get our parental instincts to go crazy, it's by simulating a real injury, nice move honey, if that doesn't do it nothing will right now in our case, alright. While dealing with this and I don't blame him right now either at the moment. Computer, Lal, I need a medical backlog of what's wrong with him." Michaels said and in answer to that it appeared on the game console board
And she looked at it in shock then as she said it with a stern growl then. "Oh my god, how could those fools not see this, Beverly reads this and she's going to kill them for not paying closer attention over there." she said with a furious growl. "What's this translate to Erica?" Guinan asked and she explained that to her. "Sleep deprivation, malnutrition, caffeine withdrawal and a severe amount of stress."
"It's from the said sleep deprivation right now which explains the outburst, my guess is he was having some sort of dreams for the last few months. And said dreams possibly focused on us, and just as it reaches the conclusion, he wakes, because he's afraid he's going to see, whoever it that was killed. Through the host's eyes and he's possibly been having these dreams so long right now."
"That he's lost four months worth of sleep because of it, whatever he couldn't tell them after he arrived home now. As to why that is right now, it's because he didn't trust them, not in the way he could us, as to why. It's because we helped his mother raise him, during the year she was planetside, so can't them. But he could tell us, because we were either all here from deployment."
"Or added to the crew a year later, but it's enough that what he couldn't tell them. As they don't know him in the way we do and it's a matter of time frames as well. So what he couldn't tell them, he could tell us, he's a prodigy of five different sciences, one medical. And he needed to tell us this, so he could recover properly and get away from the catalyst of the stress, peer pressure."
"But loss of weight, sleep deprivation, caffeine withdrawal and malnutrition, he was going to tell us when he got back. That he needed a sabbatical from the academy to recover from this now at the moment. Because these kinds of situations, and Eli is a rehab Doctor as well, so he's in recovery for 18 months. Though just as he did, his chance at doing this gets derailed."
and he's had to keep from telling us or he's telling the mastermind behind the conspiracy at the moment. And with that, with the fact that Eric and Rick just found the vitamins and he left indications of what the hell was going on with him. Once the effects of this thing break on Beverly, she's going to be pissed that he was forced into this when he was in no condition for it."
"She's going to kill her for pushing him into this when he was in no condition for this, just to prevent that thing from getting off the ship. Damn it honey, why didn't you tell this me sooner, sweetie." she said with a gentle sigh to that. "I asked the exact same question and he said that he was going to tell us. But he never got the chance to, because by the time he did, it was already too late."
"And the commander and counselor were already drones, but as it is, she's draining him of his energy faster than she realizes, or maybe she does. But once she realized he knew her plan..." Data said and the man nodded as he slammed his hand on the table as he answered him as he exchanged looks with her. "She marked him and is determined to turn him into a drone to get these into the federation."
"I don't think so, what the hell's wrong with him exactly if he needs those vitamins and is suffering hotflashes like this. I mean prior to his leaving he had only case of the flu and was in recovery for month, if this turns into that a second time and he's going to be out of commission till his mother lifts it." Davidson said to him, as he quoted his response to that and he nodded firmly.
"Yes I know that, to answer your second question, he's suffering a severe case of sleep deprivation, malnutrition and caffeine withdrawal right now at the moment. And that broadcast you heard from Porter. It's because those were the vitamins and minerals he's lost, as his squadron had completely dismantled his regime and he's trying to get every one he lost back into his body."
"And keep his temperature regulated right now, till the alarm goes off after that timer ends. Alright computer, display the amount of time on stratagema game console." he said and it flashed up and they read the amount of time on it and nodded firmly. "Alright so we have that much time till the computer lifts the heat sensor ban and when it does, he's noticeable on the engine room computers."
"But what is he planning exactly here: don't take the medical version of those general stimulates. He does that and his body temperature is going to be spiking high enough for Worf to find him on the monitors and he's going to get caught." he heard and looked up to at that statement. "Here it comes, another case of paranoia after she jumped him once." Bates said sighing at the oncoming reaction.
As they saw two guards as he answered him as he yanked his phaser. "Wait Data, what are you doing?" Davidson said quickly and he said it firmly. "I will not allow you to disable me a second time, nor will I allow you to get near him right now. With the fact that I just told you where he's hiding Ensign, now tell me the truth right now, you two." he said as he looked directly at the guards as he finished his sentence.
"My phaser is on medium stun you two, I suggest you two stay over there, as you all know I'm far stronger than you are. But I made one mistake in letting my guard down this week and Dr. Crusher deactivated me, before disabling me. I will not allow that to happen again, she may have said no weapons, regarding arresting him to you. But to protect Wesley, and where he is concerned
"I will do what I must to protect him now, but before I answer that question, were you in here when I hit them with the cure. Or did Derek Hanson comm you to disable me, before I finish my job tonight, Ensign." he said and the second of the two answered that as they set their phasers on the counter and lifted their hands as Walters answered him gently at the question knowing he had to get it right then.
"No Data, the commander had the sextet looking for him, we were posted in here in case he tried to come in here. Through the ventilation shaft to get something to eat, but as fate would have it, that just turned into her downfall." he said and Data nodded to him as he looked between them gently at that. "So I got you at the same time I got them, Wes wrote down the security crew duo."
"In each spot, but who was where, since Lieutenants Greyson and Porter never gave their team mates names in who was where. I had to make sure, Ensign Walters." he said and Daniel Walters nodded. "I understand why, but as fate would have it, with Miles still in engineering right now, it's you have us, with Guinan dealing with a possible secondary mutiny right now." he said and she finished that.
"Data we're clean, I understand the paranoia after what happened so far this week. There's no need to shoot anyone right now, so just take it easy, we're back to normal we can deal with this now." Guinan said to him and he sighed gently. "Guinan, I helped raise him these last four years and like he knew it was me when Lore swapped place with me. It's dealing with the fact that my student."
"And because more than just my friend, he's like my offspring and he means a lot to me. To protect him, and with him in his present condition, I will do what I must." he said and Davidson sighed as he answered him as the group exchanged looks as Burke watched the technician carefully at that. "We understand that Data, we see him as a surrogate son ourselves and with everyone compromised."
"Though at the current moment if there's got to be a problem we just keep an eye out." he said to him gently. "We're the ones who need to protect him now, though if the cat, oh boy. Jack, I suggest you try not to get too close or the cat is going momma kitty regarding her kittens at the moment tomorrow." David Jacobs said, bemused at that remark and thry chuckled and gave a nod to that.
"If she's kitten sitting right now that would do that, though once she goes momma cat watch out for the added side effect as well here. Because for a cat it's dealing with her practically raising the said human kitten from birth. Though they just met, it doesn't matter, she knows you see him as a son Data. And to her, he's her kitten and doing what it takes to protect him right now."
"And till he leaves your apartment." Guinan said to him and he nodded and the cat meowed at that. "Yeah, so stay clear till your yourselves again, and I mean it, he's my kitten, come near him and I will scratch the daylights out of you." Spot said with a warning growl to that. "I think that's the understatement of the century, because she's an introvert and doesn't like anyone but a select few of people right now."
"But if she saw the photo of Wesley and Data together and deduced that he was close friends with him. Than it's enough she knows he thinks of him as a son, and to her that means he's an adopted kitten. Though I think the added catch is she likes children more then adults here now. To her she just met him and he's acting like her owner and she knows what her owner's thinking here."
"About this situation and about her new kitten as they met. So to her she's on kitten duty till kitten changes locations in the morning." he said and they nodded smiling ti that and she nodded in agreement to that as the radio went off then. "Data you read?" he heard and she hit the communicator on her gown. "Eli, ten forward is clean now, I recommend locking the doors into sickbay, his apartment."
"And ten forward for the night, just to protect ourselves for the next 15 to 18 hours. And till the vaccine is passed throughout the entire ship. But level V, medical security alert, until everyone is free of the conditioning nobody goes anywhere." she said and they heard him answer that quickly. "Agreed Guinan, that's good idea, alright Data you have control of the computer right now."
"With Wes in bed at the moment, do it and while I'm on the subject, I have two security guards that also were in here. When you hit us with the vaccine, we got any in the room with you right now." he asked and Data nodded as he answered him. "That's affirmative, I have Jacobs and Walters in the room with me, and it looks like I just freed four of seventy security personnel on the ship right now."
"And with that, who of the teams were chosen, Ensign Thompson, Ensign Wilcox, I need to know where the others were scattered to. What with Bates, Greyson and Roberts as well your team mates scattered around the halls and corridors right now. If they, or rather she, is trying to catch him that way, but that's her downfall and as to why I'm saying this right at the moment.
"It's because, unfortunately for her, he knows our procedures way too well for this to have you arrest him for her. And he's avoiding every spot that would, so I can get the ones that are hiding in the public areas right now. While the others are looking for him or are possibly guarding the areas. As he's going through the Jeffries tubes and ventilation shafts?" he asked and Wilcox answered that.
"Our teams got split in half for the eight of us Data, but Thompson and I are part of Bates team, we're guarding sickbay. But as you got to us before you left the room, Anthony didn't have enough time to tell you. In just where each of the teams that were involved in his training were, Anthony and I are in here. Jack, Derek, Eric, along with Perkins, Tom and Dave are looking for him."
"Or are guarding his apartment, while we're split into groups, but Anthony and I are here in sickbay, that's one. Williams and Potter are part of Greyson's team and they're guarding the lounge right now, while Jacobs and Walters were part of Porter's team and they're with you in ten forward. While the others are covering the hallways and his quarters right now, at the moment."
"Although with the fact we're clean now, she's lost six and the quartet are tomorrow, whatever idea he has to free them we use, so that'll do it." he said and Data nodded as he answered him at that remark in relief at the news. "Doctor, security program 555-2375-249875 has gone active, both sickbay and ten forward are now under control of my daughter, Lal, she's the one, now."
"Who is controlling the computer mainframe, we had this planned last year. Under Lieutenant Greyson's orders, I think you know what I'm about to say next." he said and the duo both nodded as they got it then. "Direct orders given, and yeah we got it, Data." Guinan said to him gently. "Erica, how many of your team do we have in here exactly?" the security guard asked and she quickly explained that.
"We got five, but how many security personnel are in here, aside from you two, Daniel, because Derek said if we had any further trouble, we had to...?" she asked and the guard nodded. "Yeah and this case of reversing the ambushes has Wes's signature all over it." Will said smiling to that. "Including us, 4 more, but engineering has 10 added security officers, so that helps." he said and Data nodded to him.
"Thank you for telling me that, has anyone figured out the exact pattern he's using since this started though. And as to why I'm asking this, it's because if she can't recognize it, than everyone on the ship forgot it and who it belongs to." he asked and he heard a sigh. "That's a negative Data, but now that we're back to being ourselves again right now, we do recognize the pattern."
"And I can't believe we forgot it too, because the exact sequence in this, if she figures it out, before you free the engineering room. Then she's going to realize what his plan is next, before he can try it. But no person can follow an exact pattern to a previous manhunt without anyone remembering this and not get caught, but for him and us. He's lucky we forgot ever having Danar here."
"Or this is over, before it even starts we're also lucky, as to this was it is everything that's gone on since he chose to stay aboard after his mother got transferred back to earth at the time. But at the moment it's making sure nothing gets worse at the moment, with us in detox. But for a scientist/medical prodigy his training is his only chance to pull this off right now."
"And it's clear with us bring ourselves again, that her attempt to use us just backfired as we're now on guard duty in case of..., Oh boy. Damn it, Doctor we got a reaction here." they heard as they heard a thump and a fight break out over the radio at that."Sound like the first reaction to that thing." Nagel said and he and Guinan both nodded in agreement as Anenzi nodded as he explained that to her.
"Harper tried to grab the headset and attack Maria, but Thompson and Wilcox just alerted me to it." he said as they heard him shout out an order at the orderlies at that. "Get him on the table and hold him down." they heard and then after five minutes they heard him say it with a sigh. "Nervous reaction to the come down off that thing, Guinan you, the security duo and whoever in my department are in there."
"Listen up, I want all of you to watch for any nervous reactions to the come down off this thing. And secondly lock down, no one is leaving the room till the rest of the ship is clean so just replicate a day's worth of supplies. And some stuff so you can get some rest right now, because the rooms are turning into designated shelters for the night." he said and they all nodded to the orders.
Just as she was answering they heard a groggy teenage voice as they heard Anenzi say it. "Oh no, alright son, just take it easy." he said gently, before they heard another struggle as the voice quickly said it. " No, not again, let me go!" he snapped as Data quickly said it. "Lal, I need a line in there to see what's going on." he said as the console quickly activated and they saw the guard and two orderlies catching Hanson at that.
As he tried to make a break for it and Wilcox quickly caught him around the waist and pulled him into his arms tightly, before Hancock grabbed him as well as the other guard said it. "We already had orders for this Derek, but that's enough of this already, just calm down, just settle down." Thompson said to him softly. "Son, how many times do we have to do this with you." he said gently as the boy tried to get free.
As they heard the answering response to the teenager from Wilcox. "Alright that's enough son, calm down." They heard from Wilcox firmly as Anenzi said it a second time. "Alright hold him down, I'm putting him under a second time." he said as they watched them force him back down on the bed and Anezi sedated him. "Easy, easy, shh, it's okay." he said before the young man relaxed and they sighed at that.
