Author: Lady Fighter

Story: Mixed up parts three

Summery: Will wakes form his dream and things just get better henti grin Anyways Wesley manages to save Captain Picard and Worf finally gets to go to sleep . . . We think.

Content: Some Slash/yoai, August, Sap and Lemon if your lucky!

Will woke drenched in sweat and he just knew there were worried animals outside his tent. He quickly fixed in appearance and looked out, yes there were a bunch of them. Some he had not even seen yet, they looked like Squeals with multiple tails that shimmered in the moonlight. Then birds that had feathers several feet long that looked like humanoid hair. They were beautiful in every way.

"Are you alright Commander Riker? You were moaning and we thought you were in pain!" Said a unicorn that came forward and touched its horn to Riker's head. It then smiled, "I see we heard wrong Commander. They were not of pain at all." Riker could have sworn the animal smiled.

The animals then disappeared back into the night with the exception of one animal walking Data back to camp. Data for the more part just looked different. Something about him was different and Will know it.

"So Data find anything interesting in the ruins?" Riker chirped in, knowing his sleep would not come with Data around. With his luck Data would think it was pain or something. Walk in and see the blunt truth of what happened in the dreams he would no doubt have again. But he knoticed there was a slight difference in the way Data felt. He had over a long time developed a way of feeling people. Deanna had tough him well, even with his non-empathic ablates. Data just felt different, as if something had built an icy wall around the object of his affection.

"Interesting? Yes I found a lot of things that were intrusting in the readings from the ruins." Answered Data as if it were nothing. He then walked over and pulled out a neither small pack and downloaded the readings into it, followed by more he had after checking out a four square mile radius. They would move camp in the morning and then check out another reign.

"Care to tell me anything about them?" Riker asked, almost embarrassed to ask. Data merle thought for amount, "There are none that I think would be of any interest to you Commander. But if you wish, I believe this plant is made up of a different type of energy. One that allows the almost magical happenings to occur. The Unicorns took me to a place were you can literally walk to the core of the plant. It was not composed of lava at all, more like a continual wave of plasma like water filled with different types of energy." Data almost sounded as if he was babbling and that struck Riker as odd.

"Data you're almost babbling, if you were human I would say, "I think you were trying to hide something?" Riker asked. His answer he found was in the golden eyes, he knew. He saw the honest truth in the golden depths and for a brief moment he though he saw the pureness of Data's sprit. He did not know how he knew about the feeling but Riker knew beyond a shadow of a doubt he did, "How much did you see." Defeated Riker asked. Data looked away and in one breath he answered, "Mostly everything. I am sorry if I have offended you Commander. They took me to a room in the ruins and I saw everything from there." Riker then stared at the Unicorn that stayed, they were such gentle creatchers and none of them seemed to want to hurt. But not unlike Deanna they strove to live with the purest truth. The secrets seemed to almost hurt them as it were.

"I suppose that this changes everything uh?" Riker quipped looking to the shoes he found interest in. He was not surtan how he felt about Data knowing, the same Data he had felt so unsurtan about for the last few mouths. But for his part, he was fidgeting, something Riker had never seen the android do before.

Data was looking at everything as if it was new and avoiding Riker's glances, "I suppose that is up to you Will. I am not going to do anything to accept or diminish what I saw. But I give you my word that I won't tell anyone without you saying so. I will also seal up the dream room or make it inaccessible to anyone so that no one else can see what you do not wish them to see."

Data has his back to the commanding officer and knew that Will would be shocked, however the feelings he felt were written so clearly in his voice. He had given up a short time ago on controlling these new feelings and tried his best to hide them. The Unicorn for his part began to walk away, giving the two privacy and trying its best to understand what was happening. They were so unused to people hiding things from the others. The shared everything and it made things go smother.

"I don't know what I will do to be honest Data. This is all happening so fast. I can't seem to hold anything together and its all so confusing to me." Riker said, his voice a hushed whisper and his wrapped around himself as if to fight off a cold wind that was not there. Data then turned, "I am going to look over the next sector . . . It would be better if we divided into two teams. I will do an extensive survey of the land and elements life on this plant. It will be a large task and could take me a few days." With that Data picked up on of the packs and then a small snachle then before Riker could say anything he was gone.

Riker climbed back into his tent, so unshirr as to what happened. All he knew was the pain of Data knowing his secret. The pain he had for a long time not thought possible was beating in his chest. He closed his eyes and tried to clear his mind, a short hope of understanding his feelings and why he was feeling them. However, his mind just took him back, took him back to when he first meet the android they called Data. The almost childlike person that was in a small way, still a child. The android was younger them any officer that Riker could recall. There first time meeting was in the hollodeck, Mission to Farpoint station had provided a mission that was a high point to start on.

He seemed to remember everything so clearly now, Data's emotion chip and then, every one of the little obsessions he went threw. He giggled slightly as he remembers the slang fad that he went threw. He had called Deanna and Beverly hot babes and even Lafarge had gotten the slang annoyance. It had been Captain Picard who stopped it dead in its tracks. After that Data had just went to a neither fixation of the human features. From one thing to the next, every one of them with a child likes fascination. Then he remembered the trial of which Data received verification of his rights. He remembered that his study of Data only made him feel more protective of the pail man. He understood him almost as much as Lafarge who actually repaired Data on more then one occasion.

Captain Picard was about ready to kill himself as the long party went on. He had found an empty table and designated to just eat tell it was over. He had filed his plate with Klingon food. It worked to keep most everyone away and for the more part it tasted goo. He had given up the bathroom, cue he used it to often and also there was nothing he had not drank. They had nothing to make one drunk so he was literally stuck.

Admirals to his right talking about crew functions and how they could run more smoothly and then to his left that were chatting about the 'Good' ol days . . .yea right. Then behind him they were talking warp drive functions and some ensign named Gilmore. But in front of him he saw his ship. The Enterprise and all her wonder and bountiful grace and in a sort was beauty.

Dr. Crusher had been out of her mind with boredom. She had attended lecher after lecher on genetics and bio everything. Her head hurt and she was two hours away from the end of her shift . . .the bridge was no place for a sleep deprived Dr. Who wanted nothing more then to go to her room and crash.

Deanna had tried to coaxes her into a relaxing back rub but her shift on the bridge ended that before it could even get good. Deanna for her part was keeping her awakes. The consent empathic conversation was bliss. She could stay awake longer if she was talking to someone.

Data walked with a few Unicorns following and also some birds flying overhead. They seemed to be something of mythological in their beauty. The forest for the more part was full of thick lush trees that granted shade from the light and he could see homes for many of the bird life. Their feathers shimmered in the moonlight as they also danced in the wind as they flew. But one thing he did not expect was a presence of a humanoid female. She had Vulcan ears and long burnt red hair. The hair was held back with and IDIC. Her presence almost made him contact Riker. But he knew it would be several hours before Riker could cover the distance that took him only and hour.

"Hello" She said, the words echoing in the empathic wave that had managed to get to his mind. She stood and almost seemed as if a ghost, she walked to him. Her stride full of grace and strength, "Who are you? Why are you in my forest?"

Data stopped and sent his tricorder to red her and it came back strangely, She was there but only as energy, no life since and not even one body system. He looked to her as she came forward, "Who are you?" She whispered on the wind again. But Data could not answer, so taken back by her merle being there. He then saw on her ear, the only thing that registered. There was an almost Bajoran looking ear peace. It held on its rim seven white gold feathers. Opening her arms she showed more of her face, she was older, past the stage of what Dr. Crusher would call Medipose. Her ages featchers were nothing to Data. But the feathers were the only thing's that were real. Designating to answer her he said, "I am Lt. Commander Data, of the Starship USS. Enterprise E. As to why I am here, I am doing a survey of this area. May I ask to the reason you are her Miss?"

Data could swear she smiled as she answered, her vice carried in the wind as a soft whisper, "I am Se'lor of the Vulcan empire. I am here because this is were I reside, this forest is were my remains came and I am the Priestess here. The last of a wonders people." Her face was empty for a moment then she turned to leave, "You may look all you desire Lt. Commander Data of the Star ship Enterprise. I will go and rest."

Data then ran in front of her, "Tell me of your people please?" He asked, the internal feelings so strong he had to comply. She looked at him and sighed, "You do this of your own will young Data?" Data nodded, "Yes whole heartedly I do this. Please I wish to know." She gave a soft smile and raised her hand to his face. Embracing his checks in her hand and closed her ghost eyes.

Data then felt everything change, his body was taken out of his control and he fell to his knees, the images and feelings. He felt for a short time as if his very being that was within his body was ripped from his form. Opening his eyes, everything was a pure white. The wind seems to show itself in slight swirls of creamy white, "Where am I?" Data asked. The woman answered him in a soft loving tone, "We are in the Ve'senad. It is a place were my sprit and yours can talk and share things."

Data was quite as the woman talked. "Sharing" things was an understatement; sprits as it were could relay thing verbalization and even empathy could not even hope to. Her life was there and he saw and felt every aspect of it. Her love and hate, pain and pleasure, all before him. But what caught him was her faith, so unwavering and strong. He then learned of the feathers. She was a worrier and healer. She could do what most only imagined. All her life was spent deicing from that learning and perfecting. She also it seems had a doughtier by a Betazoid Male. Data had to admit by any standard the male she chose was hansom. But it was his power that iterated her the most. He was by far the strongest, smartest and most powerful she could find. Their little girl lived with him after ten years on Vulcan. She had tougher her everything she knew. The young girl had mastered the Vulcan mind meld so young and it was a good thing to. The week after she completely mastered it, was when the mother had died. The father took he to his home world were his family helped him take care of her. After that the young girl disappeared.

Data then sighed, the mer feel of her pure love for her husband and family reminded him of Will. He had left before Riker could say anything. He was ashamed that he had left like that and wished he knew what to do so desperately. The young girl had found a place with him so quickly and he wanted so much to meet her. But now he had to figure out what to do about the Commander, Dose he go to him and do something or dose he keep his distance?

Within moments he closed his eyes, the feeling of sorrow digging deeply into him. When he opened his eyes he was back in his body no white light, no swirling wind, nothing but the forest.

"Data you must go to him. Show him how you feel, he needs it now and more then even he thinks. As for what to do, listen to the beast that dwells within you. When you listen to him now, what he says will help you and it will be the right thing. I will help you if you call." With that she disappeared with a grin. Data made it a note to come back and before they left. After that he turned and set to running at full speed. He ran and almost felt as if he were part of the wind itself as he ran. He got back to the camp sight and heard a slight sobbing sound.

Walking closer he was quit he opened the tent and saw it was Riker. Sitting with his knees up to his chest and his head resting on them, the hushed whisper of, 'Real men don't cry, Real men don't cry." Was all he heard other then the soft sound of the wind. Data walked up to him, taking the memory of what the lady said. Listen to the beast that dwells within you, at this time he will guide you. Repeated the whisper in his mind. Walking over he stood, "Will" He whispered. Riker's head snapped up as if in shock. Data walked forward. He had found thought coming and not questaing them knelt in front of Riker.

"I am sorry I left." Data whispered to Riker, the tears in the others eyes seemed to slow, "I thought wrong of what was happening and, made a bad decision." Data continued, the beast within him was helping, the emotions in his voice were cleared and his pure feeling he knew was being conveyed. Riker sniffed a bit then looked at Data with a soft smile, "I should have not thought you would be anything Data. You're so unpredictable at times. I should have just let you desight what you would feel, instead of just jumping to conclusions. This is really new for me." Riker said, his face relaxing from the sorrow. Data then reached for Riker's hand, "I know that you feel for me. I know that seeing your dream made me feel something in return . . . I know its not disgust." Choosing his words carefully, "I want to know more about it, I want to understand it and . . . I want to.

Riker's eyes waters, but not of sorrow or pain this time. But of pure joy and love, his dream come true and it was right before him. He smiled and for a moment there was complete peace. Data then moved forward and raised his hand to hold Riker's neck ever so gently. Data closed his eyes and kissed him. Riker's body seemed to melt as the kiss went on. It grew from the gentle kiss, to a heated passionate kiss. Riker moaned softly as Data seemed to lean forward moving Riker onto his back. The kiss grew more as Riker's arms wrapped around Data's powerful shoulders.

Data felt so full of joy, everything was right in his mind. He did not question what was before him and gave as much as he could. He could not get enough however, of Riker's taste. It was sweet like wine aged to perfection and yet it was a taste all its own. The kiss broke slowly and gently, the kiss had left Riker breathless and wanting more as he opened his eyes. The reset of any seen was before him, Data's eyes had glazed over and the glossy gold seemed to glow.

"Will . . . please let me love you?" Whispered Data. Riker smiled and pulled Data closer for a neither, this one a rough and wild passionate kiss. Data for his part gave in to everything. Everything Riker wanted Data gave him all he wanted and more. Riker broke the kiss again gasping for sweet air and grinning like the Cheshire cat. "I love you." Were the only words that were said before Will pillaged Data's willing mouth in a neither kiss.

Data for the more part had rolled over so that Will was on top now, knowing the Commander loved to be in control.

To be continued . . .

Yes a neither chapter up and going!