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NOTICE!!!!!!!!!! It gets weird here, people. Yep, this is where the sci- fi comes in and whoa, are you going to appreciate the PG rating. Now read on! (Children of Dune rocks!!)
Amanda slowly ascended the podium. She looked to the crowd; she could see her parents who
looked as if they were going to cry (or at the very least, her mother), Wil Riker with an impish
smile on his face, Deanna who was looking swamped with the emotions in the room, and Geordi,
who was sitting in the section designated for instructors. 'I hope that Deanna is okay,' thought
Amanda, 'because her empathic abilities seem to have momentarily handicapped her.' Amanda
looked at her notes and then the judges, and then began to speak. "Throughout Starfleet history,
reports have been made about time travel, and alternate universes. One of the most famous, of
course, occurring on the Enterprise-D: the event when Commander Data's head was found in a
subterranean cavern under San Francisco." She looked at the faces in the crowd; a lot of them
were wincing. Commander Data himself was looking on with utmost curiosity. Inhaling
sharply, she continued on, "Commander Data made the choice to save everyone else, knowing
full well the cost of his actions. Now I will demonstrate, using a warp bubble as a method of
time travel, what would happen to this target if I hit it with a phaser blast opposed to throwing a
hard object at it." Amanda took the phaser and fired it at a target she had set up 50 meters away.
Everyone was amazed when she hit her mark, and even more amazed when she put it down and
began again. "The result to the target is total destruction; it no longer exists. Now allow me to
demonstrate another effect by bringing the exact target back, using the same equations that
Commander Data used to reunite with his head." Everyone was intrigued at this point; nowhere
in her project had she ever mentioned actual time travel. She went to a console and began to
move her fingers expertly over the buttons. After a few moments, she began to feel an intense
energy surround her; everyone in the crowd could see her begin to clutch to the panel for dear
life as the energy began to make her flicker in and out of vision. At this point, Data got up and
went to her aid. Beverly Picard sat, locked in horror as her daughter's body began to reach a
breaking point. Data grabbed Amanda's arm and tried to pull her away, but she was almost
glued to the panel. Even he could not pull her off...and the spectators began to really
panic, for his strength was legendary. Suddenly, Amanda phased completely out of vision,
taking Data with her.
Amanda awoke with a pounding headache. She winced as the light from above made her head
hurt more. She continually blinked in order to adjust her eyes to the light, and soon got her
bearings. 'What am I doing in Science Lab 4?' she thought quizzically. 'I was on the planet at
the competition and...' Suddenly, understanding hit her: 'I only used the time travel trick
twice. Once on the planet and once here, in Science Lab 4...this must mean that I created a
gateway, one never forged before.' Her thoughts were interrupted when Data sat up and asked
her, "Are you alright?" She said weakly, "Yes, Data, I think I'm okay...how 'bout you,
anything broken?" she asked with concern. "No, I am functioning within normal parameters," he
stated matter of factly. She sat up and tapped her combadge. "Amanda to Captain Picard."
Nothing. "Perhaps I should try," Data offered. "Data to Picard. Are you there sir?" "Who the
hell is this?" was the response. "Commander Data, sir. Is anything wrong?" he asked with as
much care as an android could possess. No answer. Both sat still in anticipation for a response,
but receiving none, Amanda said: "Maybe we should leave. Maybe it's just a glitch." As they
got up to leave, a full security detail, led by Worf, entered the lab. "It cannot be," Worf said in
astonishment. "What?" Amanda asked impatiently. Ignoring her, Worf called to the bridge,
"Captain, it really IS Commander Data. There is a girl with him." Noting the bruises that
peppered her body, Worf said, "Perhaps the young one should go to sickbay." Picard answered
back, "They should both go to sickbay. Advise Dr. Crusher that they will be arriving."
'Dr. what?' Amanda asked herself. 'My mom hasn't had that last name since she married Dad.'
She was astounded at how dumb her mind could be when shocked. They arrived at the sickbay,
where Amanda was nearly brought to tears when she saw her mother. 'She looks younger,'
Amanda thought sadly. 'Wait...' "Dr. uh, Crusher? What is today's stardate?" Smiling,
Beverly said, "Today's stardate is 4017.3. Why?" "I was just wondering," Amanda said with
curiosity. 'Not only are we in the past,' she mused, 'but we are in a different timeline.' Amanda
noticed how everyone was avoiding Data like the plague. "Why aren't you talking to Data?"
Amanda asked of her mother. "Well, it's complicated." Beverly said with a hint of sadness.
"He's supposed to be dead."
Howdy folks. I'd just like to say that if you recall, they always do genetic profiles of the new people aboard...which means that there will be interesting times ahead for the Picard trio. Stay tuned and thanks for the reviews!!!!!!!
NOTICE!!!!!!!!!! It gets weird here, people. Yep, this is where the sci- fi comes in and whoa, are you going to appreciate the PG rating. Now read on! (Children of Dune rocks!!)
Amanda slowly ascended the podium. She looked to the crowd; she could see her parents who
looked as if they were going to cry (or at the very least, her mother), Wil Riker with an impish
smile on his face, Deanna who was looking swamped with the emotions in the room, and Geordi,
who was sitting in the section designated for instructors. 'I hope that Deanna is okay,' thought
Amanda, 'because her empathic abilities seem to have momentarily handicapped her.' Amanda
looked at her notes and then the judges, and then began to speak. "Throughout Starfleet history,
reports have been made about time travel, and alternate universes. One of the most famous, of
course, occurring on the Enterprise-D: the event when Commander Data's head was found in a
subterranean cavern under San Francisco." She looked at the faces in the crowd; a lot of them
were wincing. Commander Data himself was looking on with utmost curiosity. Inhaling
sharply, she continued on, "Commander Data made the choice to save everyone else, knowing
full well the cost of his actions. Now I will demonstrate, using a warp bubble as a method of
time travel, what would happen to this target if I hit it with a phaser blast opposed to throwing a
hard object at it." Amanda took the phaser and fired it at a target she had set up 50 meters away.
Everyone was amazed when she hit her mark, and even more amazed when she put it down and
began again. "The result to the target is total destruction; it no longer exists. Now allow me to
demonstrate another effect by bringing the exact target back, using the same equations that
Commander Data used to reunite with his head." Everyone was intrigued at this point; nowhere
in her project had she ever mentioned actual time travel. She went to a console and began to
move her fingers expertly over the buttons. After a few moments, she began to feel an intense
energy surround her; everyone in the crowd could see her begin to clutch to the panel for dear
life as the energy began to make her flicker in and out of vision. At this point, Data got up and
went to her aid. Beverly Picard sat, locked in horror as her daughter's body began to reach a
breaking point. Data grabbed Amanda's arm and tried to pull her away, but she was almost
glued to the panel. Even he could not pull her off...and the spectators began to really
panic, for his strength was legendary. Suddenly, Amanda phased completely out of vision,
taking Data with her.
Amanda awoke with a pounding headache. She winced as the light from above made her head
hurt more. She continually blinked in order to adjust her eyes to the light, and soon got her
bearings. 'What am I doing in Science Lab 4?' she thought quizzically. 'I was on the planet at
the competition and...' Suddenly, understanding hit her: 'I only used the time travel trick
twice. Once on the planet and once here, in Science Lab 4...this must mean that I created a
gateway, one never forged before.' Her thoughts were interrupted when Data sat up and asked
her, "Are you alright?" She said weakly, "Yes, Data, I think I'm okay...how 'bout you,
anything broken?" she asked with concern. "No, I am functioning within normal parameters," he
stated matter of factly. She sat up and tapped her combadge. "Amanda to Captain Picard."
Nothing. "Perhaps I should try," Data offered. "Data to Picard. Are you there sir?" "Who the
hell is this?" was the response. "Commander Data, sir. Is anything wrong?" he asked with as
much care as an android could possess. No answer. Both sat still in anticipation for a response,
but receiving none, Amanda said: "Maybe we should leave. Maybe it's just a glitch." As they
got up to leave, a full security detail, led by Worf, entered the lab. "It cannot be," Worf said in
astonishment. "What?" Amanda asked impatiently. Ignoring her, Worf called to the bridge,
"Captain, it really IS Commander Data. There is a girl with him." Noting the bruises that
peppered her body, Worf said, "Perhaps the young one should go to sickbay." Picard answered
back, "They should both go to sickbay. Advise Dr. Crusher that they will be arriving."
'Dr. what?' Amanda asked herself. 'My mom hasn't had that last name since she married Dad.'
She was astounded at how dumb her mind could be when shocked. They arrived at the sickbay,
where Amanda was nearly brought to tears when she saw her mother. 'She looks younger,'
Amanda thought sadly. 'Wait...' "Dr. uh, Crusher? What is today's stardate?" Smiling,
Beverly said, "Today's stardate is 4017.3. Why?" "I was just wondering," Amanda said with
curiosity. 'Not only are we in the past,' she mused, 'but we are in a different timeline.' Amanda
noticed how everyone was avoiding Data like the plague. "Why aren't you talking to Data?"
Amanda asked of her mother. "Well, it's complicated." Beverly said with a hint of sadness.
"He's supposed to be dead."
Howdy folks. I'd just like to say that if you recall, they always do genetic profiles of the new people aboard...which means that there will be interesting times ahead for the Picard trio. Stay tuned and thanks for the reviews!!!!!!!