The Bonds Of Friends And Family TNG Season 5: The Game Aftermath I

by BazzCatgirl03

After breaking the control the K'tarian rebel Etana Lol had on the crew, they realize that the side effects of the game are not over. Deciding to look at what his future holds, the senior staff check the tv show focused on them. As seeing the truth to what the traveler had planned, Wesley decides to bring in the members of his squadron and the descendants of SG-1 and their friends.

6. 6: Medical Reports And Test Results

The Bonds Of Family And Friends

Disclaimers: The characters don't belong to me, the story belongs to me and everything else belongs to the movie company and the creator.

Warnings: This story is going to be alternate reality from the end of this episode and forward, as what if the game had far reaching consequences than they were expecting and as time went on the bonds between him and the sextet had deepened even further, as this reaches season seven and his future.

If he'd been part of the enterprise for a following few months and the repeated traumas effect him enough he's choosing to stay longer. But in this story Journey's End to Nemesis never happens and the stories leading into Nemesis never happen and he, the O'briens, Riker, Worf and Deanna never transfer off the enterprise as they stay with the crew and Starfleet after things end.

All characters named that were not in the show, are members of the un-named members of the crew in each episode, but the ones named the most are part of the engineering crew and Geordi's team and the ones Wesley spent the most time with. Aside from a guest appearance from the duo in 'The Naked Now.', and the duo that are his age, next to Robin Lefler.

This chapter also tells the entire story to the new arrivals on the rumors that Hanson and Marks created on the Crushers and Picard. As thry see the truth in the way that Picard and Wesley made it clear in their warning to Hanson.

Chapter 6: Aftermaths, Confrontations And Medical Truths

"Get her off the screen." Will said and it went black at that, as Geordi said it to them, sighing. "I can't believe what we almost did here." he said and Will nodded. "Data, we deactivated you." he said and Wesley quickly explained it to him. "I managed to reconnect his positronic matrix." he said and Data finished that gently. "Wesley's subsequent diversions gave me adequate time to modify the palm beacon."

"The optical burst patterns we programmed were successful in counteracting the addictive effects of the game." he said and Picard went over that. "And the rest of the crew?" he asked and Data nodded. "Aside from the members I took care of last night and this afternoon, we programmed the main computer to transmit the optical burst to all display screens, work stations and terminals around the ship, the others."

"Sickbay, the sextet, ten forward, engineering and the lounges I took care of personally last night and this afternoon." he said and Will nodded. "Good that will reach almost everyone, take a medical team to treat the rest." he said and Data nodded. "Yes Sir." he said and left the room then. "Lal, check this year, what's the number of the episode focused on this situation exactly, because it's gone alternate reality right now."

"Because Wes is not returning to the academy?" Beverly asked and a few minutes later she said it to them. "The episode is number 6 of this season, but the episode has the date wrong, it's a week later, but the Stardate is 45212.1." she said and they shook their heads to that. "That's the next day after I just get home, and it's a week later right now, what Starbase was chosen to deliver her and her crew to."

"And the last and final stop, because that times been delayed by a year and up to 18 months right now?" Wesley asked and she explained that. "The Starbase chosen was Starbase 82 and the ship was enroute to meet up with the Merrimack. To return you to the academy." she said and they nodded. "Well that just circumvented right now, Sir I recommend we head for 67 and we stay put in case whatever comes up."

"Because if this plan wasn't over, I'm the target necessary to get that thing into the federation, though I hope to god I'm wrong right now. But Lal, is the formula that the people of P3R-636 created and drugged Commander Jackson with in the records right now?" he asked and a minute later it came up as her tone turne dangerous. "Yes it is, but if that formula was used on you..." she said and they nodded firmly to that.

"We need to analyze those pills, because they could tanked them with several drugs, but if that explains the spasms right now. I just proved the point to what Jackson realized, he chose the elevator, just to prevent his losing his grip on the ladder in the shaft." he said and Dayton nodded. "Yeah and thank you were on the bottom of the shaft when that last one hit you, if Jackson realized that as well, he decided the elevator was safer."

"But using the site to site works too right now." he said and they nodded. "Alright we're headed for 67, and we're staying there until we know for sure there's no side effects. And until the last piece of her back up plan is disabled." Beverly said and Will and Picard nodded in agreement as he looked at the red shirted young officer at the terminal. "The last remarks are being saved for the last of this situation after you're fully recovered."

"But whatever the diagnostics, I'm looking into it and then I'm laying into the academy nurse for not double checking this right now. But 67 now and 82 once you're fully recovered later on." she said and Picard nodded in agreement. "Lay in course for Starbase 67, warp V, ensign." he said and the young man nodded to him. "Aye Sir." the man said and Picard turned to his surrogate son then as he got ready to into this gently.

Looking at Wesley he saw the dizzy spell hit him and he and Will quickly grabbed him as his legs gave out. "Whoa, easy, easy, easy, come on you better sit down again, that last jolt finally quit on you." Will said as Worf moved to them and they sat him down. "I took a previous dose prior to her catching me during stage four. But this was to get her to incriminate herself, but I've got nothing left right now, mom, dad at the moment."

"One of you guys would be easy, two or three is pushing it, but the entire crew and my girlfriend and my trio, she's just crossed the line in my eyes right now." he said and they nodded. "Yes and that's the understatement of the century right now, I take it you were going to tell us immediately when you got back. But with Will and Deanna compromised you tell us and you tell her you're not up to this?" Beverly asked and he nodded to her.

"Yeah and I've been off those things for three months prior to signing myself up for leave right now. But everything he told you, it's all true right now, regarding these things, it started after I started school, and just before Maxwell. But that's when we had that medic arrive at the school and when did MacGregor arrive here on the ship exactly?" he asked and she explained that to him as they exchanged looks at the news then.

"Wait, Lal if you got a notepad, I need the episodes between my final mission on the enterprise and when Maxwell lost it finally." he said a computerized notepad appeared on the second chair and he grabbed it and activated then as he pointed it out to her. "That's when we had that medic arrive, just weeks before the O'briens's wedding." he said and she nodded as she answered him question as she said it with a sigh then.

"MacGregor was leading the wedding as well and it was just weeks after that we learned Maxwell went renegade at the time." she said and he nodded. "Are you saying all of these are connected right now?" Will said crouching in front of him. "Yeah that's we're saying alright, but think about it why did Maxwell want you to board that ship. And if you didn't he'd blow it?" Dayton asked and Data answered that as he came back in.

"It's because though Macet wasn't involved in this plan, it's that one of his fellow Guls was and they made a deal with K'Taris and Aldea." he said and the young duo both nodded gently. "Bingo Data you just hit exactly, and at the same time this is going we have that medic at the school. And suddenly he's seeing everything that's happening to you guys up here till theree to four months ago." Wesley said as he looked at them.

"Like Charlie told you, we met the first day in, and seeing we had a lot in common right now with each other. I quickly realized I found my version of you and Commander Carter, dad, when he introduced me to Robin at the time here. The three of us were a trio, inseparable, and I ran into Derek's cousin while I was there. But Charlie, our Charlie, is not the one that caused the riot at the tavern, it's Derek's cousin at the time."

"Peter's best friend is my squadron leader, but Peter's full name is Charlie Andrew Peter Hanson." he said and they nodded firmly to the news. "Well that answers the question right now at the moment, so you're not the one that started that riot?" Picard asked and he shook his head to him. "No Sir, I'm not, like Derek, every time Peter starts drinking he loses all self control." he said and they nodded as she sighed at that news gently.

"Child of an M.D., you raised us on good health habits, no playing with the toxic chemicals, eating the right food and and taking our vitamins after every meal. And no matter how hard they try, they can't get us to loosen up and break habit here. But the blasters nightmares turned so real that's why he looks like this. But it's both that and his squadron, but he stopped taking this crap and he needed a break from them."

"As a result, so one year to 18 months recovery and he's fully recovered by the time this accident that is involved in what this character has planned for him. And as the Hansons try political sabotage on us right now." he added and she nodded to him at that remark. "Yeah no kidding, but what I read on your records kiddo, it's enough to tell me we have to keep you home to recover from this for a while, so you better yank that card, Bev."

"I'm looking at a duration from a year to 18 months and Kate just double checked the test results on the knack, she said they're still affecting him right now. But if whatever they downloaded inthis one connects with it. We're looking at the theory turned real situation of our conversation on his training gone crazy scenario we talked about." he said and she nodded as she answered him gently at that remark then.

"Alright that's what I'm telling them right now, but back to hands on training and he's staying here until this term finishes out and leading into the next." Will said for her and they nodded as the rehab doctor said it to her, knowing they weren't going to like this. "Yeah and it gets better, Beverly, your assumption to why you haven't heard from me all day is because I've been dealing with our problematic patient, he did it again."

"Has anyone seen him anywhere right now?" Dr. Elijah Anenzi asked, and before the duo could answer, Lal said it from the terminal. "Just found him, he's in ten forward, and the look on Guinan's face, she's beyond irritated. I think with the fact he humiliated himself in front of the senior crew. He went on a drinking binge and is taking in too much right now again." she said and Picard crossed his arms to that.

"Alright that's enough of that right now, get him in here right now, Lal." he said and a minute later, he appeared in the room then as they crossed their arms. "Didn't we just say to stay out of there young man, how many times do we have to do this Derek. Because your body can't take this type of abuse repeatedly here?" Geordi asked as he crossed his arms then and Derek Hanson looked at the duo sitting in the command ring.

"Captain, I just checked the records, regarding these mind melds and exhaustion when you did that with Sarek. But the information landed on a red flag, we got an added problem regarding the added side effects in your position. As a result of your doing the mind meld, that year and us recovering. And from the effects of that game, it's have you're going to have it getting erratic." Anenzi said and Wesley sighed at that news.

"Are we talking this is going to get out of hand to the point it's likely to start another bar brawl here?" he asked and Anenzi nodded. "Yeah that's exactly what I mean son." he said and they sighed and he looked at Picard and he nodded to him. "Come again Wes?" Dayton asked and Beverly sighed as she explained it to him. "Not knowing Sarek was suffering from Bendii syndrome, we had him on board for just short of a week."

"And the results were we had 20 fights breaking out and Deanna and I were the only ones unaffected after we realized what the heck was going on around here. The last was the situation we had between you and Derek. Same hallway, same panel and nearly same situation, Wes ended up with a concussion, but they prevented your issue." she said and he nodded as Wesley exchanged looks with her as he gave that code to them.

"Code red, level V, I'm not taking another head injury, because someone is being affected by the side effects of that syndrome a second time. After you did it with the ambassador." he said and they nodded in agreement. "Agreed, with the quintet off the ship you're not likely to get another head injury taken. But that's not my main concern, with what I saw in your diagnostics last night, the added exertion is what I'm afraid of."

"Because if this results in another fight you're going to have that relapse and it could cause your system to crash, and that's what I'm afraid of right now. Last time it was the knack, this time it's the effects of that game, whatever you just told them and the fact that your squadron mates were screwing with your regime. I'm not risking you over doing it here." Anenzi said to him and Picard nodded in agreement to that.

"And young man, you better cool it with the rumors or so help me you're ending up in a detention cell, if I catch you drinking a second time here and I'm not kidding right now." Anenzi said and Wesley said it as he looked at Derek Hanson. "Has he been throwing that around again since I left Charlie. And it's because any half soldier/half scientist officer would never buy that story whatsoever right now and the ones who did are the guys."

"Like himself, the effects of the knack were a result of him and his idiotic rumors, and Colin Marks bought the rumors. As to why it's because he's jealous that the captain and commander are listening to our suggestions and ways of protecting the crew. And without it involving adventure or anything else. To them they believe in mind over matter, and there are better ways to do it without getting reckless, they taught me that."

"But these guys are so jealous that they're listening to a teenage version to themselves, they're crossing lines not meant to be crossed. Which was why Derek, Jack and Eric arrested them after they started a bar brawl in ten forward 18 months ago when Sarek was here. He was suffering from a slightly dangerous disease that most Vulcans get called Bendii syndrome and that causes his emotions to be thrown on others at random."

"And we ended up with twenty cases of fights breaking out or tempers getting testy with each other this was fight number two." Wesley told him and he nodded. "So the first one Commander La Forge deflected, before you guys, the chief, Jenny, Rick, Dave and Tom went over this. Just before Marks starts one with you, and they're trying to dial it down, before he knocks you right into the table and the fight turns into a bar brawl that night."

"Before you catch Derek saying these rumors out loud to his clique and you get hit by the syndrome, again, and the sextet and commander hear the fight and come running. And before he breaks his wrist or you end up with the same injuries I took last month, correct?" Dayton asked and he nodded. "Yeah that's what happened alright, and frankly that's also the reason why she came back now, to end this all at once right now."

"Dr. Pulaski was around for the catalyst that started this and she's furious enough it put me in sickbay, as the sextet and the engineering crew. And frankly that's the reason for why the sextet are this annoyed with him at the moment as well. Because they all believe in mind over matter, to them the fact that I'm this good. It was something to be proud of and last night and today was a direct demonstration to it of using your mind."

"And skills when you're a teenage scientist, you don't need any weapon, but your mental Arsenal to do this without it getting lethal. Which is what General Jackson taught us through the trio and we've been using their training since General Jackson. But he is commander Jackson's grandfather, but his teaching strategy is what you, Jake, Robin and I are learning." he said to him and Dayton looked at Hanson and crossed his arms then.

"And as a result you, Robin and I passed this with flying colors, because we beat the odds and did it in one shot, and it's because whether we knew it or not. We were learning from our training instructors and through them, from their grandparents. But we're Gamma squadron 4th generation and in one shot you did the areas. I didn't need to, because you had Lal at your back all this time with me tipping you off to where."

"Then I take it your remark of Goju was really aimed at the fact that his, Derek's training strategy is coming from O'neill?" he said and he nodded, as looking at his two best students with a proud paternal look, Will answered that as he said it to him gently. "He's right, we believe in brains over brawns, thinking our way out of the box. And there are better ways to out-think your opponent here as well too now, and you guys know it."

"Then actually throwing yourself right into the harms way, what you did last night and this morning. This was a classic case of what we keep telling guys like Cadet Hanson and Marks and his clique. Because you three did what no cadet or training ensign can do if they hadn't been raised on a ship all their lives and with that young man. That's why you failed this particular test Derek, because you broke several rules in this test."

"So did I, or did I not, say you were to stand down and report to your quarters last night Cadet. Because openly defying orders is enough to get hit with a insubordination charge right now. And after Lieutenant Porter and Ensign Dayton said the very same thing last night." Will said to him sternly as Wesley looked at him then. "Don't bother debating this Derek, you openly defied orders given to you by three superior officers last night."

"And as the leader of this team I said the very same thing, you break orders you're getting jumped for promotion. Just what is the matter with you, do you have a death wish right now, if it wasn't me, or Data you ran into last night, you be dead or a hostage right now. These were our people I was dealing with, I had no intention of using lethal force, so just what made you think this exactly and while I'm on the subject right now."

"Derek don't even try to start up with the rumors, it's not going to work this time. Because every member you're trying to sell that story is half soldier/half scientist and 3 of 4 are in the room with us right now." Wesley said and Ensign Ro Laren answered that. "No I'm not buying whatever this story is kiddo." she said and he nodded. "I take it you're the latest arrival, Ro?" he asked and she nodded as she explained that to him.

"I am, I started just before the ship ended up in an ion storm about a month, before you came home kiddo. Such as it is, though I'm dressed in red, and I'm a pilot, I'm more of skilled technician, and I've helped Chief O'brien and Geordi on a few occasions here. And while I'm on the subject, just what is this story he's trying to sell us exactly anyway. If he's in such deep trouble with the senior staff here?" she said and he sighed gently.

"That my mother and the captain are having an affair and I got in on a case of quid pro quo, in the sexual sense. When the captain and commander offered to let me stay the year these six idiots arrived on the ship and with them was Dr. Pulaski. To answer the unasked question the virus that caused it-it was called the Polywater virus. We were studying a sun, after our previous ship's crew was infected with this virus."

"So we finished the research, and ended up getting exposed to it, but the said sun was in the middle of its final stages, and it was slowly collapsing in on itself as a result. As there were some very large gravity shifts, and here's the bad news right now. But this was left in the computer of our predecessors, Kirk and his crew, same situation. And similar conditions, but they were studying a planet that was breaking up, but the same shifts."

"That created droplets of water molecules and when combined with carbon from our bodies, it acted like drugs or ethanol. And acted like intoxication, but worse the judgement was almost completely impaired, to the point. Now, that if anyone got into the engineering room and started messing around in the control room. What you saw last night was what I did to insure that no one accidently killed us at the time."

"And by screwing around with the life support or the environmental controls, but that's why Jim, dad and Sarah were beyond annoyed last night it's because of this memory. And she finally yanked that memory out of their heads, but what you heard from the quartet, and between them and me now. That's us when we just started out as a new crew, but four good ideas in thirty minutes, before I got us the added thrust needed.

"And by using of the tractor beam that Lieutenant Worf just activated and finally to get the chips back into place Data could do that. But I inputted the tractor beam into the system, got Data up there, and prevented anyone from fooling around in there." he told her and they crossed their arms as they saw him looking between them in fear at that. "I couls use another bit of information on that, could you play it back for us, Wes."

"I want every bit of the truth, show us from being to end, as Charlie needs that's truth as well, and we can consider this a way to end the supposed trouble. But whatever conversation you had with Carter, over his grand daughter and Yar. Well it just got proven correctly right now, in my eyes little brother." Ro said and Hanson paled at that. "Yeah we agree with her, let me have it." Dalton told him and Hanson paled, knowing his rumor.

"We had that conversation over the radio during my training test last year." Wesley said and Picard and Beverly smiled as they got what he meant. " We do it now, tell them the truth, as you explained it to Lefler already?" Picard asked and he nodded. "Yeah exactly..., dad, we do it now, time for the truth to come out." he said and Picard smiled at his new title for him and Hanson swallowed hard at that remark as he realized it.

And Picard's remark was about to be proven true then gently at that. "Lal, activate it on the main viewer, we can show it up here." Will called out and in answer to that it appeared on the screen. "Lal you still got the schematics to create your body in the lab computer, we're bringing you back?" Wesley asked and she answered him with a smile. "Yeah Wes, 3.5 years starting now." she said and the senior staff smiled happily.

"So rather then over the computer, she's standing in front of us as a member of the team now." Dalton said and he nodded to him. "Yeah exactly, but before I met you and Robin, she and Jake were my trio, so we don't need this turning into a fight over me right now. With the fact I got two trios now, and before we add the girls and Josh to the team next." he said and Dalton nodded in understanding as they started the clip at that remark.

"Wes, emergency, whatever this is that you're now infected with, has everyone losing control of their judgement.' Data told him and Wesley nodded to him quickly then. "Ideas right now, Commander?" he asked and Data said it firmly. "I know the captain is going to see this as I mutinied against him right now. Just to save everyone on the ship and from themselves, by getting you involved."

"But we don't have a choice, you're my chosen team mate when your mother. And Geordi are out of commission right now, so with that now, and your mother. She's busy with the cure at the moment, so with them trying to maintain control of the ship as it's slowly unraveling. I shall get Commander Macdougal out of the control room, and you get Lieutenant Shimoda now."

"But this virus appears to be a level IV contagion, that we can not let leave the ship. But you maybe inebriated right now, but you're still thinking rationally enough. Now, you're attempting to protect others from themselves, Wesley, I need your help, the duo are too busy right now. In trying to control things and the virus is getting out of control here." he said and Picard nodded to that remark.

"Engineering urgent, we must have ship's power!" he called out, to them. Just before she broke through the shield and came charging in and looked at the stack. That Shimoda created at that as Macdougal injected a stern tone into her voice to him, as she tried to get him to focus. "Those are control chips!, Bridge from engineering!" she called out and Will called back to her at that remark quickly at that summons.

"The star is still collapsing, we're directly in the path of a..." he started to say and she shouted back to him at that. "I can't help you bridge, someone has pulled all the control chips." she called back and he looked at her annoyed as he said it firmly. "It was an adult who did that." he snapped and they heard Worf call out to them and Will at that as Deanna sighed at the amount of agitation and annoyance in the group.

"Catch line in debates, it's running against the clock and us adults get too frustrated to think straight that our young partner has to take charge here." Evans said and Will, Worf and Geordi all nodded in agreement to that. "No kidding with Geordi out of commission, Jim's not thinking straight. That Wes had to throw a fast idea at her to prevent a shouting match here." Ro said bemused and Wesley smiled at her then as he said it playfully.

"What are you expecting out of this, we don't have time for close calls, it's always needing an extra minute to three to get it done." Wesley asked and she started laughing at that as they listened to the conversation then. "Sir I estimate fourteen minutes until the mass gets here." he said and she shook her head as she said it to him. "No way Sir, I can't replace them, these chips in fourteen minutes, two hours."

"Three hours maybe, but not fourteen minutes." she said and Wesley said quickly to that remark. "Alright hold fire a second, we don't have that capability to do it, this quickly, drugged or not. So a human can't get it done that fast, but an android can, that's it, alright hold it. Hold it, Data can reassemble them faster then we can." he called out to the bridge and Picard tried to focus on his voice at that.

"What was that, what was that Wesley?" he said quickly and Will froze as he listened to him carefully at that. "Well they're isolinear chips Sir, to Data anyway, he can shuffle them like cards and get them back into place." he said and Will nodded. "Commander you better get back down here, we need both of you right now, I can get us enough time, but he has to get them back in place, Sir."

"That tractor beam was to latch on to the Tsiolkovsky, but I need help in getting both done to get us out." he called out and Will nodded as he grabbed Data and pulled him up at that. "Come on Data." he said and as he lead him out of the room. "I would consider that reason enough to ignore that rumor at the moment. But what happens next is enough to cement it in our eyes." Davidson said and Evans, Ro and Dalton nodded.

"Keeping you both focused was a slight problem as I got your mind focused on the science problem at hand here." Will said as he watched his younger double say it to them with a slightly firm tone. "No time for courtesy, get the damn control chips back into place, in the correct order." he said and Wesley nodded as he focused. "The effects of the virus were causing a massive headache, I felt like I had a hangover."

"That night as a result which explains the remark." he said and Evans, Dalton, Davidson and Ro nodded as they got it. "If I could just think straight', you needed a painkiller for that headache you had. And the antidote with it, because the come down was beginning to hit you by then." Picard said as he got it then as he looked at his adopted son. "At least it wasn't a concussion." Ro said and Picard nodded in agreement gently to that.

"It's like a game, how fast can you do it exactly?" he asked and Data nodded to him. "Ahh a game." he said and got to work as he broke them down putting them back in the right spots. "I think I can switch it to the main viewer, Sir." Wesley told him and quickly got to work as they saw it coming at them and Will carefully said it to Data. "I knew this was going to be close as I said this to him." Will said and he nodded gently.

"Data, we got eight or nine minutes, at most, can you finish it by then?" he asked and Data said it over his shoulder to him. "No Sir, this will take slightly more time then we need." he said, and she closed her eyes, as Will collapsed into the chair and she quickly looked at him, wiping the sweat off his face, he quickly realized it. "No damnit, I can't afford this right now." he said as he rubbed his forehead then.

"Alright guys, this was the part that was in that rumor, though drugged we would never cross that line." Beverly said and the quartet nodded firmly. "Did you tell the entire crew the truth after this situation ended, that you were a family friend Captain?" Evans asked and he nodded to him. "We did and it bounced from member to member for the rest of the month after that, that they didn't care about my connection to his family."

"There were things I knew on his family that no one else did, but Walker is Captain Walker Keel, like me, he was a friend of Wesley's parents. But he was killed during the last foothold situation we had, the one that unlocked what this was to Wesley." he said and they nodded as they watched him walk into her office then gently. "Beverly." he said to her gently and she smiled at him then and Dalton nodded as she answered.

"Yes Jean Luc?" she asked and he smiled. "You will address me as Captain." he said and she hid a smile as she answered him. "Captain, well then my dear captain, you will address me as Chief medical officer or Doctor." she said and he leaned over the desk. "I will, that's true, I started calling you Beverly, and of course, naturally you, I am not thinking straight." he said and she nodded as she answered him then.

"Likewise, where the hell was I headed?" she asked and he went over it gently. "If that was something you were going to test?" he started to say and she refocused immediately on that. "Yes on Geordi, come here." she said and they nodded to that. "Okay, back to us son." Will said to Wesley and he nodded, smiling, to him as Will and Data surrounded him as the trio crossed their arms at that firmly, smiling.

As he picked it up. "I was talking to Sarah when I said this, since as a technician, she was and would understand this." he said and they nodded. "See how I reversed the fields on this Commander, I made it into a repulser beam." he said and she nodded as they heard Data say it to Will. "If we just had one more minute Sir." he said and Wesley looked up at that. "Here it comes." they all said together smiling then.

"If this was a hundred times more powerful, then it is, why not try it with the real thing?, why not reverse the field on this, Mam? If we just need an extra minute." he said and she sighed as she answered him. "It would take weeks of laying out new circuits." she said and he quickly said it to her. "Why not just do it in your head while explaining it right now." he said to her at that as she watched him.

"First test Wesley, you pass this test and it begins, come on now, just relax and focus. I know you are drugged, but you can do this, just relax, my young friend." Data said gently and the rest of the group that knew nodded in agreement as he said it. "Come off the main lead, split off at the main activator then..., then, God, if I could only think straight right now." he said and she quickly said it to him.

"It's okay, just relax and pretend you're in class, or doing this when you first created it, just relax and focus, don't push, just let it come forward." she said gently and he nodded as he quickly started pressing buttons at that as she watched him working then. "Uh huh, yeah okay, that makes perfect sense, but, pretend this was your project, before you put it into effect." Evans said and Ro nodded as it switched images

As she explained it to him. "I made this a broader based remedy, I hope, but it's still close to the formula from the old Enterprise records." she said and he nodded. "Decades ago, light years ago." he said and she nodded. "But almost exactly the same, come here." she said as Geordi quickly sat up and said it to her. "Wow!, what was in that doctor, my head is beginning to clear." he said and she nodded quickly.

"That's it and now for the deadline as we get it ourselves and then I get it to the boys, before we finish this." Picard said in relief and she nodded smiling. "Come here!..." she said as she did him first and then gave herself the dose at that. Before she passed it to him and gave out orders. "Here, take this to engineering, I'll make up some more hypos for the others." she said and he nodded to the orders and took it at that.

"Okay Bev." he said and charged up to engineering. "Alright back to us." Will said as Picard came running in and Will pointed to Wesley first and he nodded as he gave it to him. "We're not not going to make it Captain, if we only had another minute or so." he said and Picard gave him the next dose as they heard him explaining the intention carefully at that as he was working as Shimoda stood up at that finally.

"Come on, come on, you can do it." they heard quietly from the two technicians gently as he finished. "Then reversing power leads back through the force activator. Repulser beam back hard against the Tsiolkovsky." he said and slammed his hand on the desk in triumph as he said it. "Don't you see? it's giving us a push off, the extra time we need." he said and they looked at the close up view.

And of the other ship as it started getting smaller at thatm as Data finished working at that. "We're moving away..." Will said and Data put the last one in and shouted it out. "Done, do it now." he snapped and Will shouted out the order at that remark then. "Bridge engage engines!" Will called out and that did it as they got out of range, just as the meteor slammed into the Tsiolkovsky and destroyed it then and they sighed.

"God that was too close right now." Wesley said and leaned his arm against the terminal. "By that the point the adrenaline surge that I was feeling quit on me right then and my head was pounding from it." Wesley said to them, as they saw him leaning his head back, Will took a deep breath, before exhaling then and looked up. "Wes..." he started to say and then quickly grabbed him as his legs gave out as he caught him.

"Wes, easy, easy, come on, you better sit down." he said and she helped him sit him down and crouched in front him as he laid his head against her shoulder. Before Shimoda said it to that. "Adrenaline come down, Sir, he's exhausted." he said to Picard and he nodded. "On top of the hangover from hell at the moment." Will said and Wesley nodded gently as he lifted his head as he explained it to them.

"Alright report, what the heck was that about exactly, if you had to get her out of the room and Lieutenant Shimoda yanked the chips?" Picard asked and he sighed. "Think about our family history with each other, we all share one thing with each other, what is it?" he asked and Will answered that. "Our grandparents all served on Atlantis." he said and Wesley nodded to him as he said it gently.

"This was a medical situation and I'm the chief medical officer's son and junior engineer Sir. I was going to tell you this immediately, knowing mom when we're not under a time constraint. Mom would order that somebody locked up all ways to leave. And with it, making sure no can get near the equipment that could kill all of us, either by venting atmosphere or by bleeding all the heat."

"But with the security chief indisposed and with her the engineering crew leader, Commander Macdougal neded back up. No one was considering what would happen if someone got in here and started screwing around. Though infected, I was thinking straight enough, I realized we had to lock it all out. And every spot that could result in killing us now, either by freezing to death."

"Or by suffocation and knowing mom, she'd order me to do this anyway, while we yanked all but ten chips. And that wasn't in the cards either, to yank them all, but if we got out of range first and then yanked both. That works as we worked out the problem, before I realized that the protein marker changed. Last time it was by bodily fluids: sweat, blood, this time, it's spreading like the flu."

"Or infecting others as the protein fibers on this version mutated, it turned into the flu and once one person had it. Well then ten others get it and if it gets off the ship in all areas..." he said and Picard closed his eyes for not seeing that piece. "And we're in deep shit, we have got to keep it from jumping off the ship and infecting anyone else or ending up on earth." he said and Wesley nodded to him.

" Not a hostile takeover Sir, as the son of the chief Medical officer, you needed someone in here to lock out the shuttlebays, the transporters and the turbolifts. Mom needed help and with Tasha now infected and with her, Lieutenant La Forge, I was the one option now. And as we didn't have 2 or even 3 extra people with the quartet just starting." he said and the trio nodded in amazement to that.

"Oh god, I wasn't looking at a severe contaminate, that we had to keep contained until your mother created the cure at the time. Level IV quarantine procedures in effect, as you kept us in one spot as we worked out the cure. Running past history on our predecessors and were working on a way to make the tractor beam stronger, just to drag it back to base at the time here?!"

"Were you running studies on Kirk's crew, if you knew I'd have recommended you study history on all starships named Enterprise. Just in case I activated you until you got into the entrance exam for the academy?" Picard said and he nodded to him. "Aye Sir, I did, but realizing, now, once mom said that he was running a fever, I realized he just exposed me and I had only minutes to get it up."

"You said they blew the escape hatch and vented the heating, so the damn bug was just thawed, and on the loose in our own ship. So with mom working on the cure, you trying to figure it out, Tasha and Lieutenant Forge infected. I was acting on mom's unspoken order to get it up and running. As I disabled the site to site transports, the shuttlebays, Turbolifts and the transporter rooms."

"That was a protective shield Sir, the Security shield was meant to keep anyone drugged from getting in here. You said they triggered the escape hatch and were playing with the life support and environmental controls." Wesley said and they nodded as they got it. "You decided to follow unspoken orders given by your mother and us and do it for us." Picard said and he nodded to him gently at that.

"Aye Sir, I realized with Lieutenant La Forge already exposed, he walked into my quarters and Data and I realized I had only minutes before I got it next. And rather then risking any other technician playing around in here. With Geordi infected and sedated, Lieutenant Shimoda and I would do it ourselves for you. And while we were working out how to keep it from jumping off the ship now."

"So he yanked the chips at the time, it was like the virus that knocked out everyone's memories. When on Atlantis, so I combined two scenarios together as one and then the repulser beam was something I cooked up today. Geordi saw it and thought it was worth a try today, so we could drag the Tsiolkovsky back to a starbase, before we realized it." he said and they nodded gently to him.

"Data you decided to get him involved to help us?" Picard asked and he nodded. "Aye Sir, I saw how good he really is, and decided if he intended to get into the academy now. By running a practice mission, and under emergency situations, close maybe right now. But it worked right now, you needed a computer expert and a mechanic involved and as this was turned into level 4, quarantine."

"But honestly, we can all say this with certainty, but what do you look for in cadet trainees. We're the new version of the one ship that is a training station for others at the moment, before the chosen cadets get sent to their new post?" he said and the duo both nodded. "I look at good grades, the ability to follow orders and fast thinking, under pressure." Picard said as he looked at his student.

"Me too, I prefer intellect over sports, but if we were our grandparents, I'd see this as I want the smartest officers we have under my command. And Wes just proved that by taking the initiative that he has what it takes to make it under our command. I think he deserves that commendation and award for services into the academy." Will said and Picard nodded in agreement to that gently then.

"That's everything, that's what happened?" Dalton said slowly as he felt the anger at this injustice that once again his best friend suffered a trauma. And thanks to Hanson and his clique that he said it with a furious growl. "Yeah that's what happened, so what now?" he asked and the adult trio crossed their arms as they exchanged stern looks at that. "You have got to be kidding, that's what he trying to sell us, this load of gossip crap?"

"Alright just what makes him think we'd ever buy that load of garbage exactly, we're all half soldier/half scientist?" Evans said in disgusted shock as she gave a nod of agreement. "He's right, that's what happened as Sarah and I were trying to break through the tractor beam in there. Not realizing he set it up so nobody killed us and by screwing around with the environmental controls and life support, he took the initiative."

"But he did our job for us and just as I got hit with it next, but if I know my cub, my last remark he said the exact same thing when he got hit by another one." Will said to them gently. "So the remark on the Doctor, the captain, that's all just gossip, and I'm just saying this right now, but if anyone's too stupid to buy that crap. It's they're never going to make it Starfleet, because they bought it without even bothering to check on it."

"And we'd never buy this load of crap without coming right to you guys and learning it first hand." Evans said sharply as he crossed his arms and Ro nodded in agreement. "Yeah he's right, and in both age groups in the new arrivals, just what makes him, you, think we'd buy that garbage, regarding Wes and his mother. When a skilled officer would just go to them or even the sextet and hear that truth from them or the sextet."

"Because we can see that they're the best of friends and the entire senior staff crew are really close friends. So just what makes you think we'd ever buy this load of garbage you sold off to your graduate school versions of yourself?" she asked firmly and they watched him swallow as Wesley nodded to that. "Thank you, you just said everything we're thinking guys, if he honestly thinks you guys are going to buy this crap."

"Then he's never going to make it Starfleet and neither will his cousin and college age friends and if you never expected me to find out the truth Derek. Well I just did, Colin is your cousin, you guys are just like Makepeace and O'neill. So with that, it's if you think they're going to buy this load of crap. Then you're dead wrong, and you just got everyone pissed off at you here right now." he said and Hanson paled at the news then.

"As I said what goes around comes around, your cousin Peter left the communicator link open and non privacy, the three of us are listening to conversation. And I hear his voice as he speaking, and with a brotherly tone to Peter, Derek, but in truth. I've been waiting till this visit home to expose this to my mother, godparents, the trio and the captain. You're screwed here, as is Colin, as there's only one Colin they know that fits this now."

"And only one Colin, in their eyes, on board this ship for three years and got thrown off the ship last year. And it's because he broke his rehab, and weeks after was put into rehab, because he started a riot in ten forward. And even then everyone connected to me and my mother knows this that there is only one young man, just one. That gave me a concussion and one that was drunk when he was piloting the ship last year."

"So what's the captain going to say when he hears what Colin's remark about him is about, 'showing off to the old man' wasn't it. You want to dig yourselves in to the hole just continue with the insults and when he's in the room with us. Or the officers just under him hear this, it's like the crude remarks in front of a superior officer. And about their daughter and that can get you killed by him." he said and the trio nodded firmly.

"Colin, who is this guy?" Evans asked and Wesley said it firmly to the question. "With you just arriving right now, I suppose Ben or Guinan mentioned a bar brawl in ten forward. After one of the quintet started a fight a with me and the sextet tried to tone it down, before mom ordered that he was under medical suspension until he was clean?" Wesley asked as the entire sextet exchanged looks at the remark, before the meaning hit them.

"Yeah and the way you worded it a bit ago just gave evidence to who this Colin is and why we had to arrest him twice. The little brat is jealous because you have our attention and he doesn't is that it, kiddo?" Will asked and he nodded to him. "Yeah dad, but I over heard his conversation with Peter and the insult was clear here, but who do I have the attention of besides you, dad." he said and Picard nodded as he answered him then.

"Me, clearly and there is only one Colin we know of that would fit that description now, and said young man is the one that exposed him himself to us. And by the exchange between you two after we closed the inter reality verse. And just after our own encounter with the Terran empire right now." Picard said firmly and he nodded. "Yeah that's who I mean, Sir, I just learned the truth to why he's been aggravating me the last 2 years."

"And it's because Colin is more then just his best friend and surrogate older brother, he's his cousin, maternal side. Hearing the exchange between Peter and Derek, and over the radio one day, I heard Colin's voice and I heard the words Crusher, cousin and Derek. In the conversation, as he said that Crusher is the reason he lost his posting. On board the enterprise, because once again, the Captain and Commander are playing favorites."

"But you better listen to this, because I tape recorded the entire conversation." he said and they nodded as he pulled a chip and put into the terminal as they heard a familiar voice. "I can't believe this crap, it's like Crusher is always the golden child and what's the deal why are the crew listening to some little brat. And never give us a look, what does he have that we don't and why are they listening him.'."

"As I get kicked off the ship, because Crusher's mother is the CMO on board the enterprise and I've been framed. But like always Picard never takes my opinions and instead listens to the brain trust. But what does a red shirt have to do to get some attention here when he's showing off to the old man?" they heard and Picard crossed his arms at that as he answered him firmly ag that remark.

"You want to rephrase that, before I have you confined to your quarters young man, because that's enough that I will now Colin Joseph." he said sharply and Beverly turned and looked at Hanson who had a pale look on his face. "I know that voice and the last time I heard it sound like that was when I arrested him." Geordi said firmly to that remark. "Colin, that's Colin Marks?" Worf said as he leaned over the security console.

"And think about it, guys, where is the connection to this, just by 370 years right now?" he asked and Will crossed his arms at that as Michaels answered that question. "The NID and Jackson, same words, but what does Jackson have that they don't. Uh well let's see here: the right attitude, able to think up a way that doesn't include violence. Thinking his way out of the box and finally, he's an expert in everything they needed right now."

"When he's a jack of all trades and they're just a marksmen." she said to him gently. "Yeah lieutenant that's exactly who I mean, his little secret got exposed. And when I ran into Peter, but Charlie and I were listening carefully to the conversation. But his anger at me is compiled to this and the fact he wants the lime light right now at the moment. But I heard the words Derek, Crusher and my cousin and that's when it as it hit me then."

"Jared Hanson said that Colin was his wife's side of the family, but what we didn't know, till now, but here's the truth now. But he's her nephew, her brother is Harold Marks, Lieutenant Commander Harold Marks: Colin is Derek's cousin." he said and the entire group that knew the animosity between Hanson and Wesley nodded in shocked anger. "Excuse me, Marks is what to him?" Geordi asked and he smiled as he repeated it then.

"I just got certain information from Charlie when I was up at the academy, but I got the final piece to the puzzle regarding the duo's animosity with me. But the bond between Derek and Colin is family, he's his cousin, and in terms his surrogate big brother, as he's an only child." he said and they nodded. "Well that explains a lot, so that's why he panicked when I was acting like your father when you got hit with the flu that year."

"He just realized he pissed me off and because he didn't know I was your godfather, and then to top it off, someone broke the pact. And said it in front of him and he tells this to Derek and starts this piece of crap rumor about your bonds with the captain." Will said firmly and Ro repeated it. "Well to repeat that, we're not buying that crap Commander, we take the truth, we get it from you guys." she said, looking between then eight gently.

"Yes and you made my point you two, you're new and you see through this, because no half soldier/half scientist would buy that crap. You saw my skills and to you this doesn't bother you, because you're just like the rest of the crew that knows me. And to you, my abilities are something to be proud about, but here's the real reason. That I hate having my abilities thrown at me every time I turn around right now as a result at the moment."

"But I've had this situation of what you just saw now that you're free of the programming, hanging over my head. Ever since a being called the traveler arrived in the ship four years ago, but that's what started this whole mess. He saw my potential, and it's resulted in repeated problems and I've had to deal with trying to fight past it. That image he's labeled on me since, I never asked for that shot, the captain gave it to me."

"But that sums it up, but the situation with the shield on the control room door was just the beginning and from there's it's gotten out of hand since." he said and they nodded. As Picard exchanged looks with Beverly at that. 'You thinking what I'm thinking Will?' he said to him with his eyes, 'Damn it, we should have said it that first day, he needs to let this go.' Will thought to himself firmly as Evans said it to him gently at the news.

"That's the reason for this situation, the added reason these little brats are so jealous, I'm barely 33 myself. And after one fast demonstration of your abilities last night and today, I can see it, you're going to excel at your training. But you don't need your abilities thrown at you every time you turn around, and not out of jealousy with these kids." Evans said to him as Counselor Deanna Troi answered him firmly at that remark.

"Thank you, you just said everything I'm thinking Lieutenant, he's had that hanging over him ever since the knack." she said and Wesley looked at her. "Not the knack, it's been ever since Kosinski was here Deanna, I have had that hanging over me ever since we first met that traveler. And frankly I'm getting sick of this idiot and his friends jibes right now, because I did what they can't in one shot." he told her and she nodded to him.

"In truth Wes, that's why I was worried prior to the knack, Guinan told me you vented your feelings to her, and from there it started bouncing from member to member. When in our circle, but I don't blame you for that, but we better deal with this and fast. All in all, we're just dealing with that portion with you staying home for the next 18 months, alright." she said and he nodded as she moved to him and he gave her a hug then.

Pressing his forehead to hers, they closed their eyes as he opened up his mind to her then and she hid a smile as she tightened her arms around him. Before she let him go as Will hid a smile. "What was that you just did?" Evans asked and she smiled. "He started doing that in mid year two, it's a way to open up his thoughts, feelings. And memories to me, and it just deepens the bond between us, but he just unloaded some his feelings."

"To me as I've been worried ever since Aldea, regarding this because they were choosing children with a gift at the time. And frankly that's one trauma I'm not letting go or the knack and I never have and this child is the source of the rumors that started this whole mess. After we met Kosinski and the traveler, and we reached our limit and the trio that caused this are getting kicked off this ship for it." she said and the trio nodded firmly.

"Speaking of which, Counselor, I just found all three of them, it's Douglas, Janson and Mendall, Ensign's, Douglas, Janson and Mendall all of them were here for the virus. And despite the fact we made a pact never to bring it up again..." Michaels said and Picard crossed his arms. "They still did it and as a result my surrogate son is driving himself into exhaustion just to get past that image." he said and she nodded to him gently

"With the sextet we got revealed the news they're the ones that caused the knack to take further hold after my son finished the computer chip he created. But that virus that was connected to these memories and you need to understand this. But the virus combined with carbon from the body and acted on the brain like alcohol. Or recreational drugs, but our predecessors had no control over their actions and neither did we."

"But three members of my team dragged up it in sickbay despite the fact our lost team mate said we should make a pact never to speak of it again. And Derek here heard the words ready room, my name and the captain in the conversation. And his mind took a completely sick turn and if he figured this was enough to cause trouble, he's using it." Beverly added and the trio crossed their arms at that as Charlie said it icily at that.

"Just who was the lost team mate, I saw a picture of the eight of you hanging on the wall in your office, and standing between him and Data was a blond haired woman?" he asked and they nodded. "That's her actually, Charlie, my away team, before it became the guys and me, was us and her. Her name was Tasha Yar, and she was killed by an oil slick like being called Armus, but she was like a sister to him and ever since then."

"He's been working over time to keep from losing the seven of us and the others he's closest to, if we had any way to describe this now. It's he's the title character of the other space saga, just before the darkside version of his mentor was killed. And said being said he was... That's it, we should have seen this coming right now. Captain, our mysterious traveler wanted this to happen regarding Wes at the moment here."

"But the Traveler decided to bring his abilities to your attention, a case of special treatment and as a result now. It's he's having his abilities thrown at him every time he turns around and Derek happens to be the mentor's rival just before he was killed at the time. But we caught this, just before something completely screwed up his career at the academy." Will said sharply and Picard nodded firmly as Dayton said it with a growl.

"Yeah well I understand that argument and debate, as I said we're two sides of the same coin. But some little jerk like Hanson did the same, only it was between my sister and Captain Desoto. And I've been fighting that supposed thing that's hanging over my head in the same way you are. And frankly though I'm good, I don't want that hanging over my head anymore than you do." he said and Wesley nodded as they both looked at him.

"Just what makes you think we'd ever buy that garbage Derek, I've been watching them together and it's clear to me they're the best of friends, you idiot. Well it's clear to me, if you honestly are holding this much of a grudge that they listen to our own kind you're never going to make it in Starfleet." he said to him coldly and Wesley sighed in relief as he finished that as Charlie crouched next to him and rested his hand on his shoulder.

"And I mean that, I'm not taking that load of crap, you can feel in the blanks later, just let go now, brother. You're not my rival, you're my best friend, my brother, you've been holding it in too long. But if this traveler is the reason you're pushing yourself into collapse, it's time to make a few changes, and get rid of the outside interference. You're not leaving until you're fully recovered now." he said and Picard nodded in agreement.

"Like we already discussed just to prevent Nick from destroying your career, we have to get you off the team and I can help you bust him that way. But you're not Nova squadron you're Gamma, buddy, we take care of each other. And now I'm taking care of you, because I'm not having you destroy you're life for some silly little girl. And one who wants too look handsome in her uniform, Jean's not worth destroying your life over."

"And neither is he, he never learned from one mistake, made another and if we let you go back in a few weeks there's the rest of the storyline. I'm not having it, you're my brother, I'm not losing you now, not after we got the chance to create our own squadron." he said and Wesley nodded as they both looked at Hanson. "Nice try Derek, Charlie's not my rival, he's my brother, my best friend, and with that in mind."

"We're two sides of the same warrior, and with that, if you got a problem, with being second best, I suggest you get over it. Because you're acting like Shelby right now, and she's been jealous, he decided to stay here, for me. If it's because you're jealous they pay more attention to me then let me be the one to break the news to you. But the reason I didn't get into the academy four years ago during the entrance exam."

"Was because I couldn't deal with the no winner, saving one thing at the expense of another I couldn't make that choice and I flunked it. So to remedy that situation until there was a second chance the captain offered to let me train from up here. After mom left and before you arrived, I was just beginning my part time job as a student officer. And dressed in the clothes you're wearing right now, but they offered to let me stay."

"Created my regime and from then on I was working on the credits to get into school and from there. It's we learn that I do much better in practical then in theory and my scores beat the top scores your friends gain, but now with it starting again. Well I'm staying and it's my decision, and with that, I don't have to explain myself to you. You're in enough trouble as it is right now anyway Derek and with that in mind right now."

"I did say if you really thought I'd stop my carefully planned maneuver and you thought I was getting reckless. Did you honestly think I'd slip up last night when you ran into Data last night, I'm in bed because my strength and adrenaline levels bottomed out and I needed to sleep it off. While he's finishing the job for the night, I was resting, so with that in mind just what made you think that and I made it clear over the radio."

"If I wasn't up to it and getting ready to attack head on, would I be comming everyone, when I'm settling in for the night, my strength is on the edge of bottoming out. Lal show them, what I was doing when he was scouting the halls looking for me." he called out and in answer to that the sextet saw him asleep in Data's bed with the cat curled up near his head, with her furry forehead resting against his and Will hid a smile at that.

"Her reaction to my waking her up was she started purring in her sleep when I was petting her to wake her up." he added and Michaels started laughing at that.. "You don't normally see that in a house cat when you're waking them up. And from a seven hour nap right now, but I think she grew attached if she reacted like that to you." Ro said through her laughter and Beverly, Michaels and Deanna nodded in agreement smiling.

"If that tells me anything the cat just considered you her kitten last night, if she gave that warning growl to Jack this morning." Beverly added with a chuckle at that and he nodded to her and she nodded as she hid a smile at that. "Get ready it's going to get even worse, once I'm staying home for the next 18 months. And I don't have to hear the words, but Nurse Michaels and your other nurse found that funny as well as cute."

"With her sleeping with her head against mine last night like that, though the idiot who crosses her. They're getting the warning 'of stay away from him, or I'm scratching the heck of you.'. In the case of the plant and the rest of his or her team at the moment and with that, and again, if I was up to this, would I be sleeping off the effects. And of an adrenaline come down after a fresh case of medical care at the moment, think about it."

"If I was really going to attack head on, would I be comming them, in all three areas, the security crew, the bridge crew, engineering. Even without hearing my voice aloud, the entire search party could hear my physical exhaustion. Through the morse code beeps and they, or rather she is trying to get me to end this. But no I'm not, because now that I just slowed the search down to a crawl last night and with it at the moment."

"Just what do you take me for exactly, a complete idiot, it's not only reckless, but extremely dangerous, I'm just a teenager, they're fully grown officers. Try to attack head on, you're getting arrested, set the auto destruct, getting arrested, try to dodge a security team and head for a public area. Getting arrested, beam over to the opponents ship getting arrested as well, in all four of those, it results in the expansion."

"But did you really expect me to show myself, or even risk a fight last night, when I just dealt with a very fresh surgery. Not surgery par'se, but preventing a need for real one, but beyond exhausted because the adrenaline and sugar rush gave out. I've just dealt with the workout from hell, and my energy levels were on the edge of bottoming out and I needed to eat and rest, so with all of things things to consider right now."

"Why would I risk an arrest and attack head on, when I'm practically telling my version of the 40 odd members I'm not up to it last night. And I needed 8 1/2 hours of rest and I needed real food, and just so I can sleep off the epinephrine and with it. So tell me, just what made you think I'd get that reckles and attack them head on. When they're all experienced officers, and I'm in no condition for it?" he asked Hanson with a stern tone.

"Indeed, just what made you think he'd try to attack us head on, when he's not up to this, we saw this immediately after he left the clues lying around. So with that in mind, just what made you think that, because 1) he's just dealt with a very fresh surgery on his leg. 2) he's been running up and down the ship by use of the entry and Jeffries tube tunnel systems. 3) is he's showing all the symptoms of an adrenaline crash at the time."

"4) is he's suffering the symptoms of an caffeine crash and the added detox symptoms to go with it and 5) and most important. Why would he contact us 15 minutes after he got into Data's quarters and be talking to us over the radio. If he wasn't up to it and ready to face us head on and needed a real rest and food break right now?" Picard said sharply and the sextet crossed their arms as Dayton repeated the question then at that.

"Hold it Charlie, and while we're at it, did I, or did I not say that there were to be no weapons involved in this. We may have been compromised but that doesn't change the fact that regarding medical alerts. I'm the one calling the shots, and we knew he needed immediate medical attention. Though she didn't understand what it was he was telling us adult crew in what was wrong with him, and with it right now, regarding medical areas."

"I call the shots and the adult crew follows my direct orders, everything he was telling us was made clear after we were back to being ourselves again. And knowing I'd have ordered there were to be no weapons regarding this the security crew put the weapons up. And he was basically telling us, he had no intention of hurting anyone and to just back off, or he could never live with the guilt of being forced into that decision."

"Hearing that unspoken remark in the way he put up his phaser last night we got it automatically. So again why did you break my direct orders last night and when we said for you to get to bed. This was not your concern, you're a recently activated cadet, he's a full training ensign entering his advanced training years. And he knows us better then you think here, so just what made you think that?" Beverly said with a stern growl then.

"And again just what made you think that huh, because sudden injuries, cause the adrenaline in the body to start spiking and once it quits. You're ready to fall asleep or collapse then and with it, he just did a real blood transfusion on himself. While using the equipment in order, nerve/artery/vein healer, laceration healer, skin knitter. Followed by another dose of adrenaline, grabbing something that had a lot of carbohydrates in it."

"And getting plenty of water to rehydrate himself and with it, once undercover after moving locations. He had a real meal, took a sleeping pill and crashed for the night, but trying to attack head on is going to get the decoy arrested, so just where's your common sense right now." Dayton said firmly as they watched him looked between them and they knew he was trying to come up with a valid excuse to break her direct orders.

"You can't, can you, and that's why you flunked the test right now, this was no weapons, in the case of the spasms of caffeine and sugar withdrawal, high body temperature. Once the security sees the victim in question, this switches from normal arrest and right to medical alert. Medical alert, as in mom's in charge here, and she said no weapons, and I tossed my phaser the second I dodged Etana in engineering and the test began."

"That high of a setting was a warning, stay clear, I don't want to hurt anyone, so back off guys. Every adult crew member read the message and immediately backed off, because to me, I'm not about to risk shooting to kill or worse regarding my crew mates. Said crew mates are my friends, my surrogate parents, and yet if anything. I knew your questions were showing your inner desire to show up the golden child, as you see me."

"Because you want to prove I'm not as everyone sees me and this psychosis of yours regarding those rumors is also plain to see as well. But I'm the leader, the JCL of our team and Charlie is second in command and with that. It's when it comes to this ship and crew, never mind the dangerous stunts and you better believe I play it safe, you got that." Wesley said as she moved to his side and he looked at her gently then.

As she crouched in front of him he pressed his forehead to hers then and she pulled him into a hug as he tightened his arms around her as he finished that with the next remark, as he looked at him sternly. "Even though I was in decoy mode, Charlie didn't have to hear my words spoken aloud to get you out of the search. And before you shot someone last night, because he thinks like I do and with that, you got a problem with orders."

"But you disagree with us, fine, you want to take it to the captain, or the commander, fine, through us. But you ever pull an end run around us again, and we'll snap you back so hard, you'll think you're a first year cadet again." he said with a stern growl and Will looked at him with a bemused look as he remembered that same remark with Shelby the year before as Picard switched subjects as he got on the radio with a bemused smile.

"Alright don't tell me, that's the attitude Shelby was giving you, before she pulled what he did, but she erred twice and then went behind your back to me. And you let her have it in the turbolift, Commander, saying in that exact same tone and warning. The very same thing, Correct Will?" Picard asked and he nodded. "Aye Sir, and now I know he's turned into a 19 year old me at the moment." he said and the duo nodded, bemused.

Getting on the radio Picard called out then. "Now hear this, for the next 48 to 72 hours all personnel, exposed to the Ktarian games, are to stand down and get some rest, tomorrow is regarding medical check ups as we see who's suffering the secondary programming if there is any. Repeat, all personnel stand down and report to their quarters for the night to rest and medical screening is first thing in the morning."

"Computer enact security alert condition yellow, and beam the prisoner, the primary prisoner directly into a detention cell and the others into the brig." he said and a minute later they heard the intercom go off then as his remark. "Captain, some how Etana Lol just beamed into the detention cell here. And Ensign Crusher's forcefield is blocking the door here as wel, the others are in five others as well too, Sir."

"But going by the look of Crusher's cascade field charge, it's glowing a pinkish red right now." he said and they nodded. "Don't you mean Wes's forcefield?" Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge asked as they ran a test then. "Sorry Geordi, that was MacGregor answering that and yes that's exactly what we mean. The forcefield is glowing a pinkish red right now, Wes what setting is that exactly?" They heard from Lieutenant Junior Grade Jack Bates gently at that.

And he smiled as he said it. "It's at maximum stun, Jack, in fact the brig is on the same setting right now, so whatever you guys do, stay away from it and don't touch it. I'm serious, I'm not risking the six of you or the rest of your teams getting hurt here, alright." he said and they heard Lieutenant Junior Grade Derek Greyson answer him with a gentle smile. "No problem kiddo and we'll tell that to the guys." he said and they smiled as they looked at him as they exchanged looks and he smiled.

"Better yet, you, Jack and the guys get up here, I want to see you, because this covers your arena, after the last bar brawl we had in ten forward. And it's on senior staff and security crew meeting, code V, and you as well Chief. Because this is urgent after the two flip outs we had last night, but leader and second command, on the first four teams, get up here." he said and he heard the leader of the second team answer him immediately.

"Got it and the eight of us will be up there in ten, just hang tight son." he said and he nodded, as Charlie looked at him. "Derek with you being the youngest of this team, that doesn't include you, so get to sickbay right now for a medical scan. Charlie and I are the leaders of this team, it's him and me going over this with the senior staff and security crew." he said and they nodded to him as Dayton looked at him at that.

"If MacGregor is the plant, and working for her, I don't trust him right now not to use what I just told you as a way to keep from getting figured out. Especially if he's here to kidnap the kids and me, and I wasn't kidding. But if you took the 20 years off of Radue and added a red starfleet uniform. The previous model of your uniforms, Sir, before we switched to this one, but take the 20 years off his face and body and add that version."

"Then you have MacGregor, that's what made me panic and lock the entry tube tunnel system, I was remembering when he captured us. And threw you and our parents a good day and a half away out of orbit from Aldea that week." he said and Dayton nodded as the sextet all nodded as they got it. "Well now I understand why you've been trying to stay hidden all this time and why you ended up in my apartment today as well."

"Because I'm the one who was dealing with the psychological nightmares after the knack hit you that hard three years ago. But if that attitude wasn't enough to scare you before it would be now after he told us. That if he did it again, it would have taken 100 years to get back in range by that point." Will said firmly and he nodded. "Yeah mentor and adoptive father/older brother, you and Deanna were my one chance at recovery in this."

"With mom planet side now, but Stockholm syndrome doesn't even begin to cover this because Harry was placed with a couple who were artists. And said artistry was working on figurines created out of wood. And after I got the sextet into a meeting I could tell he was beginning to cave in while the quintet were as determined as I was to get back to you guys." he said and they trio all nodded as Dayton answered him at that remark.

"That's why they're scared of him, because they're afraid he's here to kidnap them and take them back to Aldea?" he repeated and he nodded "Yeah it is, as the oldest of the seven of us, I was the one they were trying to crack down on. And..., and while they're dealing with the sextet, it's the intention was passive agression. But here's the bad news, but the second story of a fourteen chapter book series included something similar to it."

"Passive aggression, give them what they wanted and as a result, they were his, the twin brother, in the end turned to the darkside and his sister killed him. While the sister stayed strong, that's the situation all over and out of the seven of us, only Harry was beginning to cave in. Doctor Bernard was a little too hard on him regarding basis of mathematics, and he wanted to be an artist when he got older, anyway."

"In that other space saga, but the twin children of the twin sister of the Jedi master and his best friend. They had to get their twins back and with them the pilot's copilot's nephew, which is this situation all over. But passive aggression was part of the test, and I resorted to passive resistance. And it resulted in the captain going to distraction and diversion and they deactivated the shield." he said and finished with a sigh at that.

"But as a result, I've been having nightmares about my captivity by their people ever since. Which explains the panic attack after the effects of the knack hit me, mind control ploys and it's trying to break through the attempted brainwashing. While my body was recovering from the amount of damage done, if I get hit by the effects of this thing next and my system crashes, you're looking at a repeat of this a second time."

"But the eight are the ones who know me best, along with the quartet and the chief, so she tries this a second time and running my latest route, it's never mind using the added tracking sensors. But it's by turning the system into a oversized thermal sensor and life signs detector." he said and they nodded. "Somebody better let the hold outs know that the coast is clear now." Dayton said and he nodded as he said it then to the first.

"Eric, you alright?" he asked and they immediately heard Porter answer him at that. "Yeah Wes, I'm fine, the coast is clear, everyone who was released from her can unlock the doors now. But be on the look out for any flip outs here as well. And the two that did last night, are to be taken to the tank, immediately." he called out and they heard two buzzing noises as Doctor Kate Pulaski got on the radio.

"Beverly, I've got Chief Gillespie in the tank along with the orderly Eli arrested who lost it last night. But get ready, they're not going to be the only ones here when we start running checks on every adult on the ship here." she said and she nodded in agreement. "I think you've been listening to me a little too much, Wes, if you said it like that." Will said with an amused smile on his face at his remark then.

"Learned from the best Sir, as it is, with my being the leader of the junior crew, best to deal with the one going into errors here." he said and Will nodded as he said it. "Alright Lal, with you holding control of the ship, get the forcefield back on that door and set it to high please and 2) right now for the night. The same goes for the fuse box next to the control room door as well, disable terminals 1-4 and turn off the helm controls."

"Just to ensure our plant can't get together with his co-conspirators and the head conspirator. Disable the controls on the detention cells and the brig, and turn up the juice high enough to knock him unconscious, whoever it might be." Will called out and they heard Lieutenant Richard Robertson call out to him. "The doors are glowing red here, Commander, so that should do it for the night." he said and he nodded to him.

As Wesley thought it over. "Wes, with us boosting the frequency 250% with the fact you pushed it passed the maximum stun, if we set up that on every shield door. And in every detention cell that could do it as we prevent her mole on board the ship from attempting an escape and long before we get to 67." Dayton said and he nodded. "Yeah good idea, we make it next to impossible for our mole to free his coharts and with that now."

"Not completely Rick, Lal enact emergency security code 25465-2376575-465756875, security alert gamma, delta, bravo execute." he called out and that did it as they heard from Greyson call out at that. "Well whatever else that did, I think that should do it now for the night, Wes. But you kids better stand down for now, we'll take it from here, but..." he started to say as they heard a buzz followed by a thud at that.

"Lovely, the stupid idiot that did that just got shocked and thrown into the wall, those shields are at maximum stun, that's high enough to knock someone unconscious." Wesley said and Dayton sighed. "I take it dark cherry red was maximum stun then, so light cherry red was medium and normal level 2 to 3 was orangish red, right?" Evans asked him and they nodded as the engineering quartet exchanged annoyed looks at that.