Here it is. The next chapter of this wonderful story. It just occured to me that I am spending a ton of time on the Geordi/Base romance and not a lot on the Data/Roxanne romance. It is so strange, because it my original idea, I didn't have a romance for Geordi and Base, it just happened. Oh well.

Lore's brain…Lore's memories…Roxanne's past…Base's existence…

The truth was hidden in this small memory chip given to him from Lore. Perhaps it contained the information about why Base was hidden for so long, and about a many other number of things.

"I could set up a holodeck to project the images from the memory chip into a visual representation. That way there is no way Data could be injured from the equipment," Geordi said.

Data nodded. "I agree with Lt. LaForge sir."

Captain Picard looked around the meeting room at the others, all of which were looking at him expecting him to make this decision.

"Make it so," Picard said before standing. Riker waited until Geordi and Data were both gone before turning to the Captain.

"Sir, this could prove to be quite dangerous, and is taking more time that previously thought."

"I know Number one, but until we know what exactly is going on here, we simply can't leave. This mystery must be solved, if not for our sakes, then for Data's."


Base rested in her room and stared at the ceiling. She never cared much for sleep, but her mother insisted that it was important. Base sighed and looked at her hand in the darkness.

Five fingers…lines on her palm…blood flowing through her veins…she was human enough, but the color of her skin and the longevity of her life were two things working against her. People could accept an immortal robot, not an immortal human.

"Where do I belong?" Base said to herself in the darkness.

Her mother believed she belonged on Sernus 9 with her and her friends. Base's mind said she belonged with her grandfather where the continuum was, wherever that was. But her heart had a different idea.

Her heart said she needed to be with the Enterprise, her father, and…Geordi.

Base sighed. Now that was another problem, Geordi and these strange emotions welling up inside of her.

It was the first time she had felt like she was flying, with the exception of when she actually was which wasn't often. She missed having a conversation like an adult, not like a princess or a strange thing.

She loved her friends to death, but knowing that she has at least twenty years up on them is enough to keep her from getting to understand them better. It would be nice to talk to someone the same age as her, or even close.

Base thought back to when she was younger and had asked her mother what it was like to fall in love.

"Mommy?" a little ten-year-old looking Base asked Roxanne. Roxanne turned and smiled at the girl.

"Yes Base?"

"What's it like to fall in love?" Roxanne's smile wavered, but didn't fall completely.

"It is like your heart is about to explode with all the feelings you have. Your mind is constantly distracted by the one you love and at night, he fills your dreams with such things that you can't help but wake up happy and rejuvenated."

"Will I ever fall in love?"

"I hope so Base…I hope so. Even if it is for a second, I want you to remember it as the most memorable moment of your life."

"The most memorable moment of my life?" Base said to herself. Right now, that was kissing Geordi in the turbolift. In fact, that had been all she had thought about all day.

Base sat up quickly. "Am I in love with Geordi?" she thought. She shook her head.

"No," she said to herself out loud in the darkness, "I can't be in love with someone I just met…unless it was love at first sight…No, I won't think about it anymore."

Base fell back onto her comfortable bed and fell asleep. Her dreams were of a handsome man in a Starfleet uniform talking to her about all sorts of things he had fixed around the Enterprise.


Geordi took a break, leaving Data to his work.

He was exhausted, and didn't know why he felt so tired. He made it too his quarters and collapsed on the bed, only sleep didn't find him quite as quickly as he would have liked.

Her smile, her laughter, her curiosity and genuine interest in his work, her kisses…

Geordi mentally shook his head at the thoughts going through his mind. He was not about to start harboring feelings for Data's daughter, his teenage daughter, his beautiful teenage daughter…

Geordi sighed and covered himself with the blanket and shut his eyes.

It was going to be a long night.

Yeah, little short, but still writing. Happy it is being enjoyed and hope that you stick with me in the future. TTFN Ta Ta For Now