The Mission

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Chapter 1

Deanna can feel that Wesley is near by in his runabout so Picard, Beverly and Deanna take another runabout over there. While there Wesley captures Deanna to stop the others knowing where he is. He threatens to kill her unless the other two go back to the Enterprise. When the others are back, Wesley asks Deanna what the others are feeling. She says that Riker doesn't care about Wesley. That there are only two people he cares about –the captain (but in this case it is himself) and Deanna.

(Wesley) "So Riker doesn't care about me. Well, if he comes over here, I will kill him and I have the perfect bait."

At these words Deanna looks horrified and instinctively taps her comm. badge to warn Riker but Wesley had already taken it away. When Riker does come along Wesley is hiding behind her pointing a phaser in her back. Riker doesn't know why Deanna won't come to him until Wesley comes out.

(Wesley) "Come back in one hour Riker and we shall see what happens to your girlfriend then."

(Riker) "She is not my girlfriend but OK, I'll be back in one hour."

Riker calls a meeting in the Observation Lounge and says that this would be the best time to put things back to normal and so Picard is made captain again as Riker goes back to Commander.

(Riker) "We must get Deanna out of the claws of that beast."

(Beverly) "That beast is my son."

(Riker) "Maybe you should have taken better care of him."

(Beverly) "He became captain while I wasn't here I didn't know anything about it so what should I do."

(Riker) "Maybe you should of kept in touch more."

(Beverly) "Well the last letter I received was a few days before my return what was the point of sending a letter when I would have seen him."

(Riker) "It's not my fault either I didn't ask for him to be promoted. It was Wesley who asked for it, so he could find a cure for 'The Rot' so that he could save his friend without interference."

(Beverly) "Did he find a cure? "

(Riker) "Yes. "

(Beverly) "I'm glad of that. So whose fault is it then?"

(Picard) "Mine"

(Beverly) "Yours captain"

(Picard) "Yes I gave in to Wesley and now . . . well you can imagine."

(Riker) "I must go back soon it's nearly one hour."

(Picard) "OK Number One, you may go."

So Riker goes back to Wesley's runabout and sees that Deanna is locked up. Wesley tells him what Deanna said about his feelings and what he, Wesley, is planning to do. Riker doesn't believe him and asks for Deanna back. Wesley laughs and stuns Riker. He takes Riker and locks him up too. Wesley then moves his runabout in to visual range of the Enterprise and hails them.

(Picard) "Hello Wesley."

(Wesley) "Hello."

(Picard) "Why have you hailed us?"

(Wesley) "I have both your counsellor and your first officer captive."

(Picard) "Why?"

(Wesley) "I am willing to them back to you in exchange for something else."

(Picard) "Name it."

(Wesley) "Not here Jean-Luc. Please, let's talk in your ready room."

(Picard) "Why not come aboard."

(Wesley) "No that trick will not work on me. In your ready room."

(Picard) "Ok, Mr Worf, open a private channel in my ready room."

(Worf) "Aye sir."

Wesley is prepared to swap Riker and Deanna for Picard. But when Picard gets transported to Wesley's runabout, Wesley only sends Riker back to the Enterprise. Before Riker can determine what has happened, Wesley has moved out of range. Picard asks Wesley why he wants him and why he kept Deanna. Wesley tells him not to ask questions but to answer them.

(Wesley) "Your life, Deanna's life and the lives of the people on the Enterprise all depend on your answers. But only you and I know that fact."

At these words Picard looks horrified and instinctively taps his comm. badge to warn the Enterprise but Wesley had already taken it away like he took Deanna's. Meanwhile Riker tells Data to send out a probe to look for Wesley's runabout after trying in vain to contact him. But the probe can't find him. Secretly Wesley has been sending orders to Data, apparently by an admiral so Riker can't override them; to send the probe the wrong way creating the illusion that Wesley's runabout can't be found. Riker demands an explanation from Data but Data can't give it. So, in frustration, Riker hits the air but clips Data around the air. As quick as a flash, Data whips round, grabs Riker and throws him into the turbolift door, thus leaving Riker unconscious. It took Data a few minutes to realise what he had done. He calls a medical team to the bridge to examine Riker. He was fine but Data leaves the bridge for his quarters. Geordi follows but Data wants to be left alone. When Riker wakes up, a few days later, Data still hasn't left his quarters. Geordi goes to see Riker. He is concerned for Data, as a friend should be.

(Geordi) "I think he is sulking because of what he did to you."

(Riker) "And so he should be."

Riker checks himself.

(Riker) "But he can't sulk! What happened anyway?"

Geordi tells Riker everything and Riker looks at Geordi.

(Riker) "Maybe it's some kind of automatic defence mechanism. "

Geordi agrees and they both go and see Data. When they enter his quarters they see Data not in uniform and lots of trunks with stuff in.

(Riker and Geordi together) "Data, what is going on in here?

(Data) "Here sir, I'm leaving. I would have left long ago but I had too much stuff"

Riker and Geordi both try to persuade him to stay but Data just picks them both up in one hand and takes them to the nearest turbolift.

(Data) "I have resigned as a Starfleet officer so I can do as I please. I am going and there is nothing you do to stop me. Please go to the bridge before I hurt you and even with medical attention you won't survive. Goodbye. It was nice knowing you."

(Geordi) "What's got into Data?"

(Riker) "I don't know. I want to find out but I also want to live. Bridge."