The Power of the Q- Ch. 6- Colorado
I woke up with Q next to me in bed again.
"Why can't you stay out of my bed for more than 2 months?" I asked. I got up and walked into the bathroom.
"Because it's the only way to wake you up, Tommyboy. Its noon you know." Q smiled.
"Noon?" I repeated shocked. I snapped my fingers and I was in a white t-shirt and blue sweat pants.
"Late night with Christie?" Q asked deviously.
"No, I went to bed at midnight." I said. "I don't have time to chit-chat, Q; I need to go see Jess, later." I snapped my fingers and appeared in Colorado next to my house.
Jess was getting out of her car, and walking calmly to my front door.
'You mean my front door. I owned this place first.' Jack smiled.
Whatever. Jess opened the door with her access code and I followed her in. She was greeted by my German Shepard, Benji. Jess patted him on the head, and I noticed that she was wearing a ring. It looked like an engagement ring. Jess then walked to the couch and looked at the stand next to it, there were lots of holo-pictures there, and she picked one up.
I looked over her shoulder and noticed most were of me. One taken just days before Cadlik Prime with my arm around her shoulders, we were both smiling. I barely remember that day…
Then she put that one down and picked up another. This one was with my sister and this brown haired, green eyed man. They looked so happy. This must be her fiancé.
My sister was going to get married! I was there for Kathleen and Moria's weddings, why is she getting married now… without me??
'Because you're in the Delta Quadrant with Kathy.' Tameth muttered.
I'm supposed to get married before her, though. I need to find a wife... and fast.
'Kathy, Kathy, Kathy.' Tameth started to chant.
No, that would be weird, how about B'Elanna?
'She'll kill you before you get to the alter.' Jack said.
True, how about… I don't know. Why the hell is she getting married so soon? She's only 25.
'Because your sister is hot.' Tameth said. 'Everyone loves blondes with blue eyes, well, except, no one really loves you…'
You're still weird, and thanks for the compliment. Hey, where's she going?
Jess walked beck out the door and got into her car. I jumped in right as she was about to start it.
"Tommyboy!" I heard Q say. I looked around, but couldn't find him. "Stop looking around and get out of that car!" He said it urgently.
I heard beeping, loud beeping. Jess heard it; too, she was also looking around for it.
Q appeared next to me. He grabbed my shirt and pulled me out of the truck. I fell to the ground, but Q kept pulling me, he was pulling me towards my house. Suddenly, I heard a loud boom coming from Jess's car. Q had stopped to look, too.
Her car was in flames; I quickly got up and ran to the car.
"Paris!" Q yelled after me. "You're still human; you can get hurt, come back, and wait for someone to show up!" I ignored him, that's my sister, I can't leave her.
Oh no, I thought. No, no, no. You can't die on me yet Jess, not yet.
I reached the car and looked around for Jessica. I saw something off to the far right, away from the car. I ran to it, and turned it over, it was Jess. She had probably run away when she heard the beeping, but didn't get far enough away.
Invisibility would be pointless it's not like anyone would believe her if she said she saw me. That is, if she would be alive to tell them. I could tell by her wounds she wouldn't last very long, she was dying.
"Jess?" I asked, holding her in my arms. "Jess, it's me… Tom. Can you hear me?" I was choking back tears. "Jess, please, open your eyes, please." There were tears streaming down my face.
"Tom?" Jess asked weakly, her eyes opened slowly. "Is that you, Tom?"
I looked at her and hugged her tightly. "It's me, Jess. I'm here, I'm here."
"You're supposed to be missing." She tried to smile.
"It's a long story, Jess. I'll tell you at another time." I replied, I stopped hugging her, but kept her in my arms.
"You're a bad liar, Tom. You always were." She said, this time she coughed. "I know I'm dying, it doesn't take a genius to figure it out."
"Jess…" I started. "I'm sorry; I should've gotten you out of the car." I wiped tears from my face.
"You couldn't have done anything, Tom, don't blame yourself." Jess said, her voice getting weaker and weaker. "Tom, I'll always love you."
Those were her last words. I put her down, and closed her eyes with my hands. Then I saw it, a man, walking away from the crash, others were starting to come, saying that an Ambulance was coming.
I got to my feet, and started after the man. He knows something. I thought.
Once the man saw me running after him he started running, too.
"STOP!" Q shouted at me. He was standing in front of me this time.
"No, he knows something about that bomb or something." I said, starting to run after the man again. Q grabbed me by the arm.
"You won't chase after him." Q said.
"Watch me." I replied back, I pulled my arm out of his grip and again started to run after the man again. The next thing I knew I was on the Bridge.
Janeway stood up, they had been watching, Q said that he would let them watch some things I would do. He knew, he knew this would happen. I snapped my fingers, trying to go back to Colorado, but I didn't. I tied again and again.
"Tom…" Janeway started.
"No," I shouted, most of the Bridge crew was taken aback, except for Tuvok. "I don't want your sympathy, Captain. Just…" I stopped. "Just, leave me alone." I started to leave, I looked at Harry, he looked like he was about to follow me. "All of you, just… stay away."