Another Place

Missing Scenes 5/Epilogue

Tom Paris was sentenced to 30 days and he was less than excited to go to jail again. After those 30 days were up, Tom Paris went to visit his girlfriend's place and let's just say he stayed overnight. Upon returning to his quarters, two hours before his shift began, Tom just had to find out what Star Trek was. Soon the female Q came back to say 'hello' as Tom was looking and they found something interesting…

"Why can't you leave?" Tom asked Q for the umpteenth time. Tom was sitting at his computer terminal and Q was looking over his shoulder.

"Stop asking that and find out what the hell Star Trek is!" Q replied.

They searched for the next half hour. Tom's eyes were beginning to hurt and Q had now moved to the couch. She was laying down when she heard Tom practically yell.

"I found it!!" Tom yelled.

"You did?" Q asked in disbelief. "No way." Q stood up and walked towards Tom. Low and behold, the words 'Star Trek' were the headline on the page Tom had found. "Read it!"

"Okay…Star Trek…" Tom started. "Well, on the 8th of September in 1966, Star Trek aired on television. Ummm…it stared William Shatner-"

"That old guy from Boston Legal?" Q asked.

"And some Twilight Zone episodes." Tom added. "Anyways, Shatner plays this Captain named…Kim B. Shirk…odd name. The ship's name is… the U.S.S. Fenterprise…"

"The 20th Century isn't very creative…" Q said.

"I'm not gonna disagree with you on that." Tom replied. "Shirk's first officer is a…oh this is funny…a Fulcan. It's like a Vulcan, but their hair is bright red. The first officer's name is Tock and he's played by Neo Nimoy. That name sounds familiar. The show only lasted until the June 3rd, 1969, that's only like a month before the first man on the moon."

"Bad ratings?" Q asked.

"Probably." Tom responded. "Let's see, one of the famous episodes was called 'Arena'. Captain Shirk battles a Zorn which is…a crappy and corny version of the Gorn. A Zorn in this picture looks like a guy in a costume trying to look like a weird dinosaur. Umm, there were things called Clingans, again, weird looking Klingons. And orange skinned aliens named Zyions, like the green skinned Orion slave girls, they were probably used for sex appeal. Oh, wait, Star Trek made three movies! The order is: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of John, and the last one, Star Trek: The Search for Tock. Those don't sound too serious."

"Wait, isn't Wrath of John the one where Shatner screams 'JOHNNNNN' really loud?" Q asked.

"Hey yeah, probably." Tom replied. "Well, that's it for Star Trek, but there was a spin-off in 1987. It was called Star Trek: The Next Generation. Let's see it stared Patrick Stewart-"

"Oh, I like him, he was good!" Q interrupted.

"Yeah, he was good." Tom said. "Patrick Stewart played Captain Dean-Duke Charred in charge of…geez, they can't think of anything else…the U.S.S. Fenterprise-D. Juan Franks –that guy who hosted Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction- played the first officer, Bill Striker. And then that got cancelled after four seasons. Oh, but there was some guest stars, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, and this guy named Robert Duncan McNeill...I don't know, they don't sound too famous, except maybe Robert Picardo."

"Let's see his picture." Q said. It took Tom a little bit to find Robert Picardo's picture, but when they did they were shocked. "It's the guy from Stargate!!"

"That looks a hell of a lot like the Doc." Tom added. "Wait…Robert Picardo…ohh, now I know, he also looks familiar –other than Doctor Zimmerman- as that guy in Gremlins 2: The New Batch!"

"That was him???" Q asked.

"Yep, with hair." Tom replied.

"Weird…" Q said.

"Imagine the Doc with hair…" Tom responded; he then had a shiver go up his spine. "Wait, too creepy of a thought. Oh, wait. Kate Mulgrew, she did that one woman show…I forget what it's called, but she's famous."

"All that leaves is that other Robert." Q added.

"Hmmm, wait…" Tom started. "Robert McNeill…I think he's also a director. Yes, he's done Supernatural a couple times. He does great episodes. Oh, well, you have to leave, I have to go eat and enjoy my life as an Ensign."

"I'll only leave because I need to digest the information of this Star Trek thing." Q replied. "Have fun Helmboy, and I have a feeling I'll see you again."

"Whoop-de-doo." Tom said.

The End

Author's Note: Well, that's the end. Yes I know Robert Picardo and Kate Mulgrew never appeared on any of the Next Generation episodes, but I just had to put their names in it.

Well, that's the end. Yes I know Robert Picardo and Kate Mulgrew never appeared on any of the episodes, but I just had to put their names in it.