Chapter I: Q's Visit

Captain's Log: Stardate 48552.3; We are on course for the Medical Conference in the Beta Epsilon system that will begin in three days. Dr. Crusher is to be the main speaker at the conference. I have high expectations that this will be a most interesting experience.

Captain Picard was just finishing his log entry when a sudden flash of bright light had hit the bridge. All present knew what that meant, and who would be causing a lot of headaches later.

"Q, YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE ANYMORE!" Picard shouted.

Said being appeared right in between Lt. Commander Data and a lowly officer who drew navigation duty with a smile and said, "Really, Mon Capitan, you have me all wrong this time. I just wanted to see how things were here in the boring universe. Ah, microbrain…snarl for me, show that you care."

Lieutenant Worf was about to when Commander Riker silenced him with a look.

After that Riker turned to Q and said, "Is there a reason why I shouldn't let Worf get the pleasure of hurting you right now, Q?"

"Ah, Commander Riker, well…this visit is actually more a kind of 'preparing' visit then anything else." Q said with his smug grin still in place.

"'Preparing visit'? Q, this time you do not make any sense." Picard said.

"Oh contraire, Mon Capitan…you see, I was wandering the cosmos when I saw that things were becoming dull. So, another Q and I made a small plan." Q started.

"Another Q?" Deanna Troi asked.

"Yes, Councilor Troi, another Q. Anyway, we were both bored out of our proverbial skulls…so we decided to have a little fun." Q said.

"Hopefully it isn't Sherwood Forest again." Riker said with a small grim smile.

Worf had just silently growled behind him, remembering when he was called a 'merry man'.

"No, no, not this time. This time it was the other one that had the idea. You see, he had the idea of bringing a few people from his universe to this one. These people are…well, how do I put it delicately so that you don't become violent?" Q asked himself.

"Outside an airlock…" Worf said aloud.

"…Cute, microbrain, very cute…anyway, these people are…fighters by trade and reputation. A few of them have very short tempers and have brains that make Microbrain look like your Albert Einstein." Q said.

Everyone looked around at each other before Data asked, "Would your time with this experiment damage the ship or crew in any way possible?"

"What? NO!...or at least, I hope not." Q said.

Picard looked apprehensive before asking, "And how long will this 'experiment' last?"

"Hopefully not too long, but…you never know. I believe they have just arrived." Q said with a smirk before vanishing like he entered.

Before they could puzzle what Q said, Barkley's voice sounded from Worf's station, "Intruder Alert in Holodeck 4."

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Again, this is kinda short but I'm saving the NWC's reveal until later. Until then, Read and Review!

Legalities

See earlier.