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Its hard to believe its been over a year since my last update – but a lot has happened and im really sorry – to prevent from this happening again I will finish this story today (but don't 4get to review)
Chapter 24
Just like Romeo and Juliet
Picard sat in the same meeting hall as earlier at the head of the table flanked by his Federation team – Q and the representatives of Precipuus sat on opposite sides, no one had said a word yet.
"Now gentlemen, I'm not one to usually rush diplomatic negotiations, but unlike your two races mine does not have eternity to debate over this issue." He turned and looked at Q. "Now in your proposal you made no mention of 'destroying a race' as these people presumed we were here to do, and because of your failure you put my ship and its crew and innocent children's lives at risk!" Q pouted.
"I didn't think they'd fire on a primitive ship with children aboard."
"WE HAD TO DEFEND OUR PEOPLE AND OUR CHILDREN!" President Bustan slammed his fist down on the table, he turned to the captain.
"Once again Captain, we are sorry for the harm we inflicted upon your daughter and any other member of your crew, now that we have been enlightened to the fact that your are just as well innocent victims of the manipulative Q." Picard nodded accepting the apology.
"We figured if Enterprise felt threatened that they would begin to fire, and if they caught you off guard could hit you main power source and then BOOM our problem would be gone." Q snickered, even for Q this was out of character.
"Q you know very well of our prime directive and on behalf of the Federation, we refuse to be involved in this…aggression between you two races."
"I agree with the captain you should have never brought in such a naïve race." President Bustan spoke up, Picard inwardly sighed naïve was only a little better than primitive.
"Why can't your two races get along?" Inquired the captain. Q and President Bustan exchanged glances with one another, and looked around the room.
"We don't know." Q shrugged.
"Since the dawn of civilization we just haven't liked each other." President Bustan finished.
"I think my daughter could come up with a more provocative statement." Quipped Picard, he then sighed. "Perhaps you've felt threatened by one another?" Q shrugged.
"Perhaps." They said in unison.
"Q you and your continuum exists on several different realms of existence, while the Precipuus only exists here- is it possible for your two races to peacefully coexists if you each agree to not interfere anymore with the other's existence?" Both parties sat in silence. "You know on Earth there is an classic play called Romeo and Juliet where two families, for reasons not evident had a feud. Romeo from one family and Juliet from the other fell in love with one another, but could not marry because of their family's petty feud. The young love struck couple ended up committing suicide, because they could not live any other way – only then did the family realize the foolishness of their feud, and the heavy price they had to pay. I feel your situation is not much different, do you believe you can agree to the terms I just mentioned?"
"I think so, but only if they can!" President Bustan agreed, Q sighed, Picard glared at him.
"Yes, yes we agree, we agree!"
"Good now can you, Q, please return us to our original course, and give us the technology to cripple to borg."
"I can return you, but there is not technology for you."
"Why not?" Picard demanded, Q snapped his fingers they were back aboard Enterprise on their original course.
"Instead of the technology I can assure you that in time after the odyssey, or voyage, of a lost ship is brought home then you shall see the defeat of your enemy." Q smiled, and with that snapped his fingers and he was gone again. The whole bridge stood in silent anger.
"Voyage of a lost ship? I think Q is beginning to loose it." Riker commented, Picard just sighed, and he knew that to put much trust in Q's word.
"Resume course ensign. Warp five."
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