"You never notice just how ugly the quarters on this starship are until you
spend an entire week in one!" exclaimed Danielle as she sat down with
Heather and James in ten-forward.
"I never did catch how that came about- what did you say to him?" asked James.
"Well, first I called him my beautiful."
Heather and James snickered.
"Then he told me I was undermining his authority and I challenged him then I called him a grumpy, bald old man. You can say things sort of fell out from there."
"Well, I wouldn't have the guts to say all that to the CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP!" said James. "He could kick us off you know."
"Actually, he already threatened to throw me in the brig. But I think being a random blob in space would be much more fun." Danielle started to stare off into space, literally.
"What's wrong Dani?" asked Heather
"Nothing."
"Come on, I may not be able to read you, but I've been your friend long enough to know when something is wrong!"
"It's such a pity." said Danielle, more to herself than anyone. "When I was little I used to think that the stars were angels looking down on us. Now we're in the stars, and it seems that my angel has died with time."
"I don't think angels die, yours just needs to find you again." Came a soft voice from behind them. The three turned around to find Guinan standing behind them, tray of drinks in hand. "Hot peppermint tea anyone? Or maybe someone wants a chocolate milk, or a Pepsi?"
"Wow, it's like you can read our minds." Gasped Heather.
"And I thought you knew Star Trek. I'm disappointed in you." Said James. Heather hit him upside the head.
"Star Trek?" asked Guinan, setting the drinks down.
"Never mind."
Danielle stared into her peppermint tea, sighed, pushed it away and walked out of ten-forward. "There's something odd about that girl." trailed off Guinan as her eyes followed Danielle out of the room.
Heather touched the panel outside of Danielle's room. After a little bit, Heather touched it again, just to make sure the chime had actually worked.
"Computer, locate Nell."
"Nell is in her quarters."
"Computer, open door authorization um.. Picard alpha tango three."
The doors opened and Heather stepped into a completely dark room, trying to look around.
"Danielle, are you here?" she called out to the room. There was no answer.
"Computer, lights."
The lights flicked on, revealing an unmade bed, clothes all over the place and unwashed cups and dishes on the table. This worried Heather because Danielle was a neat freak. She looked around and upon close inspection, found Danielle's com badge sitting upside down on the floor in the far corner, slightly dented.
"Heather to James."
"Yea?"
"Have you seen Danielle? She's not in her room and she threw her com badge across the room in here."
"No. I think we should notify the captain."
"Sounds good, I'll do it. Heather out. Heather to the Bridge."
"Picard here."
"Nell is missing, and she's removed her com badge so the computer can't locate her."
"I'll send a security te4am to find her. Thank you for notifying me. Picard- ."
"Wait! I think there's something seriously wrong with her! Let me try to find her first, I think I have an idea as to where she'd be."
"Alright." Replied Picard hesitantly. "But I want you to come and see me when you find her."
"Sounds good. Heather out."
With that, she exited Danielle's room and headed to the turbolift.
"Holodeck one." She told the computer, and the turbolift jolted to a start.
Danielle sat in her house, playing with her cat Percy and her dog Sadie.
"Danielle! Supper!" came a voice from upstairs.
"Coming mom!" Replied Danielle, starting to get up.
"Just then the Holodeck doors opened and Heather walked into the room via the fireplace.
"You know you can be charged for taking off your com badge?" started Heather, glaring at Danielle.
"Who cares, I'm dead already."
"Heather! How'd you get here? Would you like to join us for supper?" Danielle's mom replica had come down the stairs.
"Computer, save and end program, Danielle one." Said Heather.
"Everyone's looking for me huh?"
"I stopped the security teams from charging in here, how'd you know?"
"I've been your friend for twelve years, I can tell."
"Good point."
"I guess I'm confined to quarters."
"I dunno, Picard wants to talk to us."
"Alright, fine. I'm coming."
"What the hell did you think you were doing?" Demanded Picard, as the two girls sat in front of him. "Nell, taking that com badge off is an offence, and it puts you at risk, especially when our computers cannot detect your life signs!"
"Alright, alright I get it. I won't do it again, blah blah blah." Said Danielle, rolling her eyes.
"I'm going to ignore your insult to get by on this. Heather, you said that you thought something was wrong with Nell, what is it?"
Danielle looked sharply at Heather, and she winced as if Danielle had just stabbed her.
"Well she's acting a lot more upset than usual, maybe even depressed." mumbled Heather.
"Thank you Heather. You're dismissed. Nell, stay here."
Heather got up and left the room, avoiding Danielle's eyes. As she entered the bridge, she saw James and Wesley standing there, waiting for her.
"What's up with-" James stopped himself and looked at Wes. "Nell?" he finished.
"The captain wants to talk to her, and I think she's really pissed at me." Heather said, leading the guys into the turbolift. "Deck six." She said as the doors closed.
"Well it looks like you two are real good friends, I'm sure she won't be mad at you for long" said Wes.
"I don't know she's really mad about this one."
The doors opened and the three walked out into the hallway.
"I'm going to go to read a book. Oh and Wes? Yes." Said Heather as she walked into her room.
"Yes? Yes what?" asked James.
"I was wondering if - she could tell what I was thinking."
"Oh." James gave Wes a quizzical look, and entered his quarters. "Liar." He thought, and smiled to himself.
"I never did catch how that came about- what did you say to him?" asked James.
"Well, first I called him my beautiful."
Heather and James snickered.
"Then he told me I was undermining his authority and I challenged him then I called him a grumpy, bald old man. You can say things sort of fell out from there."
"Well, I wouldn't have the guts to say all that to the CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP!" said James. "He could kick us off you know."
"Actually, he already threatened to throw me in the brig. But I think being a random blob in space would be much more fun." Danielle started to stare off into space, literally.
"What's wrong Dani?" asked Heather
"Nothing."
"Come on, I may not be able to read you, but I've been your friend long enough to know when something is wrong!"
"It's such a pity." said Danielle, more to herself than anyone. "When I was little I used to think that the stars were angels looking down on us. Now we're in the stars, and it seems that my angel has died with time."
"I don't think angels die, yours just needs to find you again." Came a soft voice from behind them. The three turned around to find Guinan standing behind them, tray of drinks in hand. "Hot peppermint tea anyone? Or maybe someone wants a chocolate milk, or a Pepsi?"
"Wow, it's like you can read our minds." Gasped Heather.
"And I thought you knew Star Trek. I'm disappointed in you." Said James. Heather hit him upside the head.
"Star Trek?" asked Guinan, setting the drinks down.
"Never mind."
Danielle stared into her peppermint tea, sighed, pushed it away and walked out of ten-forward. "There's something odd about that girl." trailed off Guinan as her eyes followed Danielle out of the room.
Heather touched the panel outside of Danielle's room. After a little bit, Heather touched it again, just to make sure the chime had actually worked.
"Computer, locate Nell."
"Nell is in her quarters."
"Computer, open door authorization um.. Picard alpha tango three."
The doors opened and Heather stepped into a completely dark room, trying to look around.
"Danielle, are you here?" she called out to the room. There was no answer.
"Computer, lights."
The lights flicked on, revealing an unmade bed, clothes all over the place and unwashed cups and dishes on the table. This worried Heather because Danielle was a neat freak. She looked around and upon close inspection, found Danielle's com badge sitting upside down on the floor in the far corner, slightly dented.
"Heather to James."
"Yea?"
"Have you seen Danielle? She's not in her room and she threw her com badge across the room in here."
"No. I think we should notify the captain."
"Sounds good, I'll do it. Heather out. Heather to the Bridge."
"Picard here."
"Nell is missing, and she's removed her com badge so the computer can't locate her."
"I'll send a security te4am to find her. Thank you for notifying me. Picard- ."
"Wait! I think there's something seriously wrong with her! Let me try to find her first, I think I have an idea as to where she'd be."
"Alright." Replied Picard hesitantly. "But I want you to come and see me when you find her."
"Sounds good. Heather out."
With that, she exited Danielle's room and headed to the turbolift.
"Holodeck one." She told the computer, and the turbolift jolted to a start.
Danielle sat in her house, playing with her cat Percy and her dog Sadie.
"Danielle! Supper!" came a voice from upstairs.
"Coming mom!" Replied Danielle, starting to get up.
"Just then the Holodeck doors opened and Heather walked into the room via the fireplace.
"You know you can be charged for taking off your com badge?" started Heather, glaring at Danielle.
"Who cares, I'm dead already."
"Heather! How'd you get here? Would you like to join us for supper?" Danielle's mom replica had come down the stairs.
"Computer, save and end program, Danielle one." Said Heather.
"Everyone's looking for me huh?"
"I stopped the security teams from charging in here, how'd you know?"
"I've been your friend for twelve years, I can tell."
"Good point."
"I guess I'm confined to quarters."
"I dunno, Picard wants to talk to us."
"Alright, fine. I'm coming."
"What the hell did you think you were doing?" Demanded Picard, as the two girls sat in front of him. "Nell, taking that com badge off is an offence, and it puts you at risk, especially when our computers cannot detect your life signs!"
"Alright, alright I get it. I won't do it again, blah blah blah." Said Danielle, rolling her eyes.
"I'm going to ignore your insult to get by on this. Heather, you said that you thought something was wrong with Nell, what is it?"
Danielle looked sharply at Heather, and she winced as if Danielle had just stabbed her.
"Well she's acting a lot more upset than usual, maybe even depressed." mumbled Heather.
"Thank you Heather. You're dismissed. Nell, stay here."
Heather got up and left the room, avoiding Danielle's eyes. As she entered the bridge, she saw James and Wesley standing there, waiting for her.
"What's up with-" James stopped himself and looked at Wes. "Nell?" he finished.
"The captain wants to talk to her, and I think she's really pissed at me." Heather said, leading the guys into the turbolift. "Deck six." She said as the doors closed.
"Well it looks like you two are real good friends, I'm sure she won't be mad at you for long" said Wes.
"I don't know she's really mad about this one."
The doors opened and the three walked out into the hallway.
"I'm going to go to read a book. Oh and Wes? Yes." Said Heather as she walked into her room.
"Yes? Yes what?" asked James.
"I was wondering if - she could tell what I was thinking."
"Oh." James gave Wes a quizzical look, and entered his quarters. "Liar." He thought, and smiled to himself.