okay, so maybe i lied... i wrote like three chapters while i pulled an all-nighter last night/this morning... it may (again) be OOC since i wrote this between 3-6:30am... like i said, bear with me, PLEASE!
Captain Picard awoke and had the strangest sort of ache. Every bone, muscle, and ligament pounded. Why? He hadn't done anything especially strenuous last night. He checked his mental log, no nothing that would amount to this. He sat up awkwardly and stretched yawning. His teeth snapped shut making that clicking sound. He looked around warily. Something was different.
He couldn't place what it was yet, but he had every intention of finding out. Slowly standing up, he fell onto his face. Something stuck into the floor. Picard waved his arms for balance and felt a pull. That startled him a bit. Looking at his arms, he saw that they were no longer arms, but wings. Great dark brown wings were spread out to each side of him. Clearly unsettled, he readjusted his wings and peered at his feet. Needless to say, they were bright yellow claws meant for grasping.
He looked back up onto his bed and saw what made him fall. Picard had been tangled up in his Starfleet uniform. Smiling wryly, he wobbled off through the door of his quarters and made it to the hallway. Seeing the way clear, Jean Luc tried a crash course in flying. He hit the ceiling, the ground and every panel possible. It hurt, but it sure was fun! Once he got control of steering and flying, the captain took off to survey the ship. He first head to his first officer's quarters.
He landed outside the door and stared at the console. It looked like the only way that he was getting in was to hit the button. Picard flew up and rammed his feet into the pad. The tell-tale ring activated. The captain ruffled his feathers and made himself look handsome. From inside came a muffled howl and the door opened. The yellow eyes scanned the room from any signs of a dangerous first officer.
"Riker?" he tried to say, but it came out "Sccree?" Another muffled happy yelp sounded and Picard honed in on it. Into the light came a rather large dog, a Great Dane actually. This dog was a dark color with a reddish tint. Startled, the bird pulled back and flew to a vantage point. The Dane's nose pointed at something behind Picard. Slowly he turned around and there stood a bald eagle.
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Since calling out by voice didn't work, Riker tried to do what telepaths did, call psychically.
"Hello?" he called out. The eagle cocked its head his way. It looked back into the mirror and shuddered. Will felt for it, he'd gone through the same experience about five seconds ago.
"Craw?" the bird questioned. Riker shook his head. This eagle smelled like his captain, but was it? Riker shook his head as best he could. He was still trapped in his uniform and feeling like an ass. The eagle noticed this and hopped down onto Riker's shoulders and unzipped the back. The dog wiggled out and wagged his tail happily. The eagle fluttered back to its watch point and continued to look down at Riker.
"Sir?" Will tried again with his mind. It was clear he heard it because the eagle turned around sharply to look the canine in the eye. The head bobbed up and down. The dog let out a snort of relief. "Sir, try speaking with your mind." The eagle cocked its head and stared at the dog below him again.
"Hello?" The Great Dane Riker smiled the other way a dog could.
"Hello sir. What happened to us?" The eagle shook its head, he had no idea. "Do you think it's just us?"
"I… I don't know; let us go find the senior staff." The eagle flew to the door again and waited there for his friend.
"Want a lift sir?" Will asked with a hint if amusement in his voice. He was intrigued by what his captain had become. The Picard-Eagle shot a look at him.
"No thanks number one. I'll fly thank you." Will shook his head and continued through the door. "Number One, we can't even use the computer anymore can we," the captain addressed.
"Computer?" No answer. "Guess not." Were he a human now, Will would have grinned like he was up to something. "I want to see Geordi and Worf." Picard gave a mental chuckle and they continued on.