Roxanne was lost.

The plan was that Data would never find out. After Base's birth she was forced to leave the Federation behind to keep Base from becoming a lab rat. She heard a few years ago that they were trying to disassemble Data and study him. They made the claim that he wasn't an individual, but property.

Roxanne sighed. If she hadn't been so worried about Base at the time she might have gone and straightened the whole thing out, but that would me revealing herself.

The Enterprise was known for being the best in the fleet, but she never truly expected Data to be on board. All those years of planning and hiding were wasted now. Roxanne looked over at her daughter.

There was something different about Base. Roxanne noticed it from the minute they arrived back on the planet. She seemed distant and sad.

"What's wrong?"

Base was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear her mother the first two times, but she did the third.

"Huh?"

Roxanne smiled. "I asked what was wrong. You seem to be distracted, and that never happens with you. What did you and Lt. LaForge do today?"

Base's thoughts went back to the kiss in the turbolift, but she couldn't tell her mother about that.

"Hung out. He showed me around the ship and what he does on it. It was very educational and interesting."

Roxanne smiled and nodded, seemingly pleased with the answer. Base went back into her own thoughts.

What had possessed her to kiss him? That was a question even Base couldn't answer. She didn't know what had come over her, but there was just something about him that reminded her of…her.

Geordi was having his own thoughts. He was working on a malfunctioning holodeck that would usually take him about an hour, but he was reaching close to three.

His mind wasn't really on the work; it was on Data's impressionable teenage daughter. Granted she may not actually be a teenager, but she still acted like one and was easily distracted by other things.

"She'll find someone better. Someone her own age and someone who is right for her," Geordi thought to himself.

He lifted his scanner and checked the equipment again. It was finally fixed. Geordi sighed and exited the holodeck. His mind wasn't on his job, it was on a certain android and their shared kiss earlier that day.

Data was in his quarters, studying all the material he could on Roxanne and her past after leaving Dr. Soong.

Roxanne Harborman worked at Starbase 32 for nine months under Dr. Walter McDrockles before she was forced to leave for maternal reasons. She was scheduled to return to work after seven months, but after the death of Dr. McDrockles, Miss Harborman left Starbase 32. She is currently presumed dead. The work Dr. McDrockles and Miss Harborman were working on would…

Data finished reading and sat back in his chair. Spot hopped into his lap and purred. Data was confused, something that hardly ever happened. It was a puzzle, one that involved a past he didn't know and a girl who did.

Base was another element to this little puzzle. She was different and quite interesting in herself.

Data looked at the file again. An investigation was set up after Dr. McDrockles death trying to discover how he died at age 45 since he was in good health. It was thought early on that Roxanne was the murderer, but it was thrown out when she provided proof that she wasn't there at the time.

Dr. MrDrockles was found in his lab around two AM. His body was bent at an unnatural angle breaking his back. His neck was also broken. His computer files were deleted, so investigators have no leads as to what he was working on.

Data knew that Roxanne had to know something about this. There was no way that she couldn't. They worked so closely together.

Data stood and left Spot in his quarters. It was time to go on duty. He walked to the bridge with his mind on autopilot.

Roxanne and Base…a mystery in themselves. Base because there is simply no way the girl could exist, and Roxanne for hiding it for so many years.

"Why was she hiding Base in the first place?" Data thought as he entered the turbolift and headed up to the bridge.

"There has to be a reasonable explanation as to why?" Data thought.

Captain Picard was sitting in the captain's chair on the bridge when Data entered. He looked at Data and returned to his own thoughts.

Data…Roxanne…Base…

Surely something was missing in this puzzle. It was about this time that Q decided to pop up.

"Hello again dear Captain. Still wondering about this fun little mystery on your hands?"

Picard stood and faced Q, who was wearing a Starfleet uniform as usual.

"Q, explain how all this is possible," Picard said in a commanding voice. Q took a step back and placed his hand on his chest in a dramatic pose.

"Temper, temper Captain. All will be revealed in due time."

Q turned to Data. "By the way android. I believe that this," he held up a small microchip between his fingers, "will help you to understand my daughter and granddaughter a little more."

Q threw the microchip in the air towards Data before disappearing. Data caught the microchip and stared at it for a second, analyzing it.

"What is it, Data?" Picard asked.

Data studied it for a few more seconds before responding.

"It is a memory chip, from Lore's brain."