The holodeck was up and running, ready for Picard, Data, and Geordi to see what was so important in this memory chip that Q felt it necessary to give to them.

"Let's go," Picard said. They entered the holodeck and the memories started.

The early ones were about Lore learning new things, and then Roxanne came into the picture.

It was obvious that he had a crush on her, and that he was jealous of Data being with her all the time, but there was nothing there that they didn't know already.

They went through a few more memories, until they reached ones that they hadn't noticed before.


They were at Starbase 32. Roxanne was working and a small bassinet was sitting on a nearby table. Near her was a tall man with short blond hair and bright green eyes. He was slightly older and seemed to be a kind gentleman.

They were working quietly in the lab. Then the man looked up at the clock.

"It is almost two in the morning, Roxanne. Are you sure you don't want to go back to your room. You are supposed to be on maternity leave for another five months."

"This is the most important part of the job. If I weren't here to help, you wouldn't be able to do this. Dr. McDrockles."

McDrockles smiled and nodded before turning back to his work. Suddenly there was a baby crying.

Roxanne looked over at the bassinet with a surprised look on her face. She walked over and picked up a small baby wrapped up in a pink blanket.

"That's strange," she said as the baby silenced, "usually she cries for much longer, and she never cries so early in the morning. Something must be frightening her."

The doors to the lab burst open and in stormed a very angry Lore.

"Hello again, Roxanne. It took me quite some time to find you after you left so suddenly. Then I destroyed the planet and came looking for you."

Dr. McDrockles stood and looked at the android. "Incredible!"

Lore narrowed his eyes at the doctor before marching over and bending him in half, breaking his back and killing him. Roxanne grabbed a small remote from her pocket and aimed it at the bassinet. The hologram of it disappeared.

Lore turned back to Roxanne and the baby in her arms.

"So, this is the reason you left. My little niece I believe."

"You will not lay a hand on her," Roxanne said backing behind the console to get as far away from Lore as possible.

"I should be able to lay a hand on the child that should have been mine," Lore said with a slight bit of anger in his voice.

"She is Data's child. She would never have been yours." Lore smiled.

"Then I will just have to make you forget all about my dear brother. He's forgotten all about you."

"That is his right," Roxanne said with a slight waver in her voice. It was obvious she was trying to hold back the tears.

"You have no place to go," Lore said inching his way around the console towards her. "I'll take you and your baby to a place where no one will ever hurt you again."

"I would rather die," Roxanne said backing towards the door.

"That can be arranged," Lore said lunging toward her. Roxanne held on tight to her baby before snapping her fingers and disappearing in a flash of light, along with Lore.

They reappeared back on the barren wasteland that was once the place where Data and Roxanne fell in love.

"What are we doing here?" Lore said angrily. As he looked around, he never noticed Roxanne slowly approach him and push the button on his back. He instantly fell to the ground unconscious.

The memory ended there.


Data nodded his head in understanding. At least now one mystery was solved, about the death of Dr. McDrockles, but there was still a couple more that only Roxanne could solve.

"I better get back to the bridge," Picard said before turning to the other two men. "And you two better get to Engineering. I hear your daughter is coming aboard one last time before we leave and she is going to meet you there, so you better hurry before she decides to search the whole damn ship for you."

Data nodded and both he and the captain exited the holodeck. Geordi shut down the program before leaving himself. His mind was a whirlwind of thoughts, especially how he was going to face one teenage android who appeared to have a crush on him…and he one on her.