Captain Picard strolled down the hallway toward Ten Forward with Dr. Crusher. The Beatles had planned a surprise for the crew.
"I wonder what they're doing," he said to Beverly as they walked through the doors. They stopped dead in their tracks. Up on the stage stood the four Beatles, complete with instruments.
"Hi Captain!" Ringo said called from behind his drums.
"What theā¦" Captain Picard started to say.
"We're giving you a concert!" John said, stating the obvious. "How is everyone here aboard the Enterprise? Are you ready for some real music? Paul, do the honors!"
Paul stepped up to the microphone and cleared his throat. "One two three four!"
As the Beatles began to play "I Saw Her Standing There," everyone began standing up and clapping and cheering.
"Whoa, they even love us in this century!" Ringo said to George. The Beatles continued their Ed Sullivan set and rocked the Enterprise as it had never been rocked before.
The next day, Captain Picard, Data, Counselor Troi, Worf, Dr. Crusher, and Guinan, all met in the transporter room to say their farewells to the Beatles before they were beamed back to Earth. Dr. Crusher had come to erase their memories of the events on the Enterprise, so they wouldn't change history.
"Can't we stay a little bit longer? I'm beginning to like this joint," Ringo complained.
"We can't, Rings. We're supposed to be practicing for the Ed Sullivan show, signing autographs, and being chased down the road by birds. Remember?" George pointed out.
"And it's about time we got our First Officer back," Jean-Luc cut in. O'Brien nodded. The four men on the away team appeared in the transporter.
"Welcome home, Will," Captain Picard told them with a smile, shaking hands with the First Officer. Riker looked at the Beatles funny, but didn't say anything.
"We are going to beam you back to your hotel," Jean-Luc informed the Beatles. They nodded.
"We're going to miss you," Paul said.
"No you're not," Picard told him. "You won't have any memory of this place. It's for the best."
"I guess," the bass player sighed. The Fab Four stepped onto the transporter. Data was the first to step up and shake their hands.
"Thanks for showing us the way to Ten-Forward," John told the android. Data simply nodded. The next one to say goodbye was Guinan.
"Thanks for the Coke," Ringo said, smiling, when she shook his hand. The next one was Worf, and then finally Counselor Troi. Paul was still looking at her dreamily.
"It's too bad I won't have any memory of you," he told her.
"Yes, but I'll remember you," she pointed out, with a smile. Paul beamed. To everyone's surprise, she kissed him lightly on the cheek. Paul's face turned as red as a tomato. Counselor Troi giggled as she stepped off the transporter, looking back to see Paul's face was still red and had a stunned look.
Dr. Crusher stepped up with her medical supplies.
"A few minutes after application, you will have forgotten all about this ship, the Borg, and us," she explained, as she applied the memory wipe to each of them.
"Energize," Picard said to O'Brien. Within a few seconds, the Beatles were gone.
Brian Epstein practically burst into the Beatles' hotel suite to find each one of them either in an armchair or on the couch, sound asleep.
"Come on boys, up and at 'em," Brian said, clapping his hands. "You're on the air in a few hours."
The Fab Four yawned as they stretched and slowly got up from their nap places.
"I had the strangest dream last night," Paul said.
"Me too," the other three replied.
"Come on, we're going to be late!" Brian urged as he ushered them out the door. The Beatles just shrugged off their strange dreams and headed off for the Ed Sullivan Show.
