Chapter: 7-Allisa Adrift (Alternate Dimension)

Q glanced at his guest, "Before this there were different kinds of things happening. Just letting you know this could be an opposite to the last alternate dimension or it could be almost identical." They looked back to the magical crystal ball between Q's hands.

Picard exited his Ready Room with the three new arrivals wearing dark cloaks hiding their faces from the few passersby that were in the corridors. He had only briefly seen Ba'el's face and Worf's silent reaction to her. Ba'el was calm for a Klingon and she was also softer spoken. The ridge on her forehead was not as prominent as Worf's full blood Klingon warrior heritage. The two Remans were as tall as he remembered they should be. They towered even over Worf. The security detail that escorted them, was selected directly by Worf for their strength of body and mind for such a threat.

He only briefly seen both of the Reman's eyes and they appeared even more secluded and unfeeling if that was possible for a Reman. Picard felt a chill as he remembered his first instincts and fearful/anxious reactions to seeing a Reman for the first time. He remembered thinking they looked like a mixture between prowling Vampires and soulless Zombies.

Kunak spoke in a very deep voice to Picard, "Why are their Vulcans with Shinzon and Allisa?" Kunak already knew the answer, but asked the question to appease Picard. He hoped it keep him from knowing the extent of their telepathy.

"Allisa thought it necessary to obtain help from two Vulcans in order to transfix Shinzon's essence in reality." Picard spoke in hushed tones.

Both Kunak and Vernaka, his mate, looked at each other as Kunak spoke to her mind in unison agreement, "Two Vulcans mind melding with Shinzon might alter his perception on life even more. It might make him change his thinking." Vernaka responded by picking up her pace not trying to draw attention to herself as she did so. The other men and Ba'el felt her urging and sped up as well as if their own drive propelled them faster. They walked hurriedly down the corridors ignoring any passersby.

"Counselor Picard to Counselor Vendalla…respond!" Picard's requests were not answered as they broke into a run for Sick Bay with Vernaka in the lead.

The Vernaka entered first while demanding for the lighting to be lowered. Picard nodded his head and it was obeyed. Picard only allowed the Remans, Allisa, Dr. Berman, two Vulcans and himself to stay in the room. Worf, Ba'el and the guards stayed outside pacing the floor. Picard stood at the foot of Shinzon's bed watching Allisa laying on the bed using a Vulcan mind with two Vulcans laying on beds on either side of Shinzon. The two Vulcans were in a deep state of meld with Shinzon. Allisa was in a deep meld with Shinzon as well.

The two Remans could see a telepathic triangle formed around Shinzon. They were unable to penetrate the circle to ascertain the status or what information who was passing. Kunak stood at the head of the bed with his companion by his side. They looked up at each other in determined anger. Picard noted the empathic flow of hate in the room coming from the Remans who were looking at each other conversing telepathically. He then felt an emotion of that hate directed at the doctor. Both Remans circled around as if they were going to Picard's position.

Q spoke to his guest, "Well, looks like a fight. Bla Bla Bla

Picard stated out loud, "I have other business to attend you all will excuse me momentarily." He turned to the door and drew Dr. Berman's attention. The Remans closed in around the doctor.

The guest of Q inquired, "They are going to hurt each other like the last one?"

"Bla Bla Bla let's hurry this up a little shall we." Q caused the images to speed forward again. "Look at those Remans fighting. They are ferocious."

At this point Allisa was smiling and running her free hand over Shinzon's chest. Her eyes were locked with Shinzon's in a frozen trance. Both Vulcans awoke from their melding appearing very drained of strength from the interaction. Picard noted that the Vulcan woman on the left was called Senila and the Vulcan man on the right was called Sovek. He knew that both were Astronomers from their home world of Vulcan who was aboard in a joint venture to explore the Denab system.

Both Allisa and Shinzon blinked their eyes and smiled at each other. Shinzon let out a gasp as he tried to raise his arm to Allisa. She lowered her head back onto his chest and he placed his hand on her shoulder and asked, "Can I touch your hair?"

Allisa started crying and wiping the tears from her eyes and then giggling at his question. "Of course you can Imzadi."

Shinzon slowly moved his hand over her long auburn hair, "Kunak, speak to Picard." Shinzon then finished the message to Kunak's mind only, 'Do not tell all. but tell what you must.'

Picard ordered for the medical staff to return to Sick Bay to assist in restoring Shinzon. Paulera entered to seen Shinzon and Allisa in an embrace. She flushed remembering she asked Allisa to help him, but this was not what she had in mind.

Picard had the Remans and Ba'el along with Allisa escorted to a sitting room in order to allow the medical staff to complete a medical scan on Shinzon. Picard sat down at a large table with all of them except for the Remans sitting, "It appears that the threat has been removed. From the help of all of you, Shinzon will live. What I must ask of you both…" Picard looked to his left where the two Remans sat, "…is cooperation." He motioned to the seats in front of them.

Vernaka spoke next, "Would it be possible to lower the lighting a little because our eyes are still not use to this brightness, Captain?"

"Certainly. Computer, lower lighting four settings to dim." Picard ordered with a pleasurable voice.

Both Remans sat down at the conference table with ease. Their manner was that of presumptuous dominance over the group of weaker beings. That changed when Kunak attempted to read Picard and Allisa's mind and failed. They then tried mutually and were unsuccessful. Allisa smiled at them perceptive at what they were attempting to achieve, "If you have questions, I would invite you to ask me straightforwardly." Allisa kept her eyes upon Kunak.

Vernaka spoke in his place with deliberate languid tones, "How much do you know about the alien object you have and the situation you are in?"

Allisa and the Remans stood to their feet and turned to face the door perceiving who was about to enter.

"That's enough," Q didn't look amused. "Spock comes in to try and save everyone again. More bla bla I guess. This second alternate dimension could have gone better. What would you like to do?"

"I would like to go to the real dimension and see what really is going on." His guest had a good point Q decided.

"Very well, lets go back to the real one where Shinzon was about to give his speech. I may stop in eventually and say hi to them. I did tell Picard I would drop in on him from time to time."

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