The Bonds Of Friends And Family
Disclaimers: The characters don't belong to me, the story belongs tome and every else belongs to the movie company and the creator.
Warnings: For this Chapter it's showing the added side effects of the mission Wesley and Robin took on as they, Kurland and their friend create a new team. As they're going over things, as the truths of the added side effects of the games start coming forward. They see that the further they dig into and the more sinister that the Ktarians plan becomes as they're discussing things.
The true findings of the side effects make themselves clear to the senior staff crew. As things shift course, as they all realize just what causes their added problems were, while the added side effects make themselves known now as his diagnostics reveal the added damage to his body. And they take charge while the group gets a chance to deepen the bonds now.
As Wesley gets a chance to be with some new friends and having everything he wants now as an adult. As the episodes from here stay the same, Unification gets jumped, as they're dealing with the aftermath of this episode. So it jumps the cliffhanger and goes right to the next episode of the season, before it hits the next few episodes in the season, as things start picking up now for them.
Chapter 23: The Lower Decks, Bonds And The First Indicator
"No I'm not giving up, but the added stress prior to this, I just did what no cadet or training ensign could ever do at the moment. But at times its luck and at others I've always had help, but this is what being treated like the one a prophecy is focused on is like. As the pressure starts mounting till the one it's focused on can't take it anymore and wants out now, or till someone gives them the easy way out at the moment."
"For that other space epic it's the added act of he was always under the spotlight, he grew up in the outside world if the temple. But rules and lectures, he wanted to be the best so he could save his loved ones. But if we don't fix things slightly that's going to be the result, in that timeline. This one we alter training methods, and it's stage acting the entire things on the show in that particular episode now at the moment."
"But I'm finishing what I started, but it's no business of theirs what our bonds with the rest of the senior staff crew are. Though if I have to guess on anything I'm a mixture of Jackson, Carter and that female traveler that trained him to use his abilities. Before and after they got rid of the alter ego of his traveler friend at the time. He's said I'm destined for greatness, but that title always comes with strings attached to it here now."
"So I'm just making your decisions for you regarding this at the moment, but 1) he's off limits, if he's hanging around later. Though that's what the last episode of the aftermath to the scandal is about now. If he's hiding or disguising himself as one of the locals on one of the planets we got to now. If we just need to see who the double of his fake I.D. is, that way, when I return home from school I can stay clear of him after that."
"2) with you guys getting this concerned, you make your own judgements regarding this, because like Jake and Dr. Pulaski said. But I've got too much pressure piling up on my shoulders I don't need this as well, and aside from Jake. It's I've been lonely for someone who's just me now. But Brand solved the loneliness, because that's the added problem, I've been singled out and always around you and it just makes me stand out."
"And 3) I'm not risking him pushing me into using my abilities, I can prevent a shootout on the planet. But getting whoever was involved in it moved out of the way, it's either Shelby maybe good, but she's a desk jockey, I think I was meant to become another version of Colonel Carter if I'm this good at things. But with it, I'm meant to be another version of Jackson now at my current age, but I'm the chosen one if he stayed good."
"And Colonel Jackson, Colonel Carter and that sums it up, if this finally happens and I'm acting as diplomat for you guys." he said and she nodded to that. Watching the image, she sighed. "Yep, she wants forgiveness in pulling that stunt, but no, when in crew evaluations, it's a period of determination right now. You gained our consent to push forward and we let it go after the ten month at the time here now, but with it."
"You completed yours eight months early at the time here and as a result things shifted course and you guys were now a full team. Though I don't doubt they're getting frustrated because every teenager on the ship knows she committed a daredevil act. And one that killed your sixth and it just barely killed you and as a result to them. From the juniors in high school to the academy preparation Cubs they all know this now."
"To them the fact that she pulled this and when you're the most popular teenager on board the ship right now. And it's because she's wanting to stay at the academy, you faced your no winner mission and beat the odds. So why should you have to turn on your principles as they asked you for something they didn't have a right to." she said as their thoughts were confirmed at that as they heard her say it then to his double at that.
"Sir if you had any idea what it was like after that incident, I didn't have any friends, I didn't have anyone to talk to. I had to take my flight test with the instructor, because no one else wanted to be my partner. In a lot of ways it would have been easier to give up and walk away, but I didn't, I stuck with it. Doesn't that say something about my character?" she asked and he answered that.
"Some, but it doesn't matter, we made certain rules, regarding this maneuver for the cadets your age. And we expect those rules to be obeyed, as such right now, Wesley may have done the same thing you did. But he wanted to come forward from the very beginning, we let it go after month ten, because he'd been working over time. But what Wesley's doing it in his regime and his probation is no business of yours right now."
"He asked for probation after he told me the truth, but to do it on board the ship, he wasn't walking away from things. It didn't matter to him what you or your peers said, regarding turning you in, he was doing the right thing. In truth, I made sure he listened to himself, but he chose me and our bond, because I'm the closest thing. And to a father he has, but everything Boothby said about Nicholas Locarno, he had it with me already."
"Me and William Riker, but your leader believed in something that nearly destroyed his career, and it did destroy his hero's career in their prime at the time. But again, we made certain rules regarding training flight maneuvers and we expect those rules to be obeyed. And what Wesley Crusher does in his training regime, his probation, and his bond with me or the rest of the crew is no business of yours and with that in mind now
"And of why we let it go in his case either, but we're not discussing Wesley, we're discussing you and your record. And I'm really very sorry if you didn't enjoy your time at the academy as well right now. But as far as I'm concerned you should have been expelled from the academy and quite frankly I don't know how you made it aboard this ship." Picard said, as he heard his double repeat the second and third piece to that.
"Well I'm really very sorry if you didn't enjoy your time at the academy. But as far as I'm concerned you should have been expelled from the academy. And quite frankly I don't know how you made it aboard this ship." He told her and the teenage duo watched as her eyes narrowed in anger as Wesley and Jake exchanged looks as Wesley said it for both of them as he said it sternly at that look.
"You remember our conversation last year, because though mentally I'm ready to leave the nest, emotionally, no, you raised me for three years, I'm not ready to let go now. I can wait several years, but right now, I want to stay your student a little longer. I'm a cub, I don't want to leave my parental bears, not yet, dad, Sir." he said and Will rubbed the back of his head gently as they exchanged bemused looks at the word then gently.
"I knew the word was going to lead to a problem later, but hearing that, that just made it clear, you're still my cub, no matter how old you get." Will said and he nodded. "Yeah nothing's changed and nothing ever will dad, though mentally I'm ready to leave. Emotionally I'm a cub and I don't want to leave my den, graduation can wait, I want to stay in my den for a little longer and with that in mind, that's why I chose probation."
"I wasn't running away with these things on my head, I asked for a second chance by getting out on probation. And you two and mom gave it to me, this way, I can fix the damage done to our bonds at the time here. But your trust, our bonds, they were all that mattered to me and they just barely destroyed it, duty to the truth. But most of all now, father/best friend/coach, I didn't need that with him, because I had it with you, always."
"And you're right everything Boothby says about him, I already had it with you, both of you, you're my mentors, but coach/father and best friend. Why would I need that from him and when I already it, I have it with all of you, 4 years together. And in this case 7 years, I have a father and best friend rolled into one and it's with you. I'm not losing that for Nick's sake, not him, not Jean, not even Sito's right now and with that in mind here."
"It doesn't matter what they say, the fact that I'd seen what's going on up here, I'm relieved you guys are okay. But these 3 days are a training ensign's worst living nightmare when the crew in question happens to be their own. But you're all that matter to me, this ship is a moving colony I have friends, my last remaining parent's here. Do they really expect me to lose what matters most so they can stay at the academy."
"Come on right now, that's a big fat no in that area, I'm a Starfleet cadet/training officer, I have a duty to my lost team mate, our parents, the crew, the enquiry, Starfleet. And most important of all, the truth, but a Starflet officer's first duty is a duty to the truth, be it scientifical ethical or responsible. And it's the founding principle on which Starfleet is based on, and with that." he said and Jake finished that, his tone going beyond stern.
"Don't say it, getting insubordinate with him is enough to clip your wings, keep your mouth shut Jaxa, don't say it." he said to her sternly, as just as she was answering, the door chimed and Picard called out at that. "Come!" he said and they saw Wesley dressed in his command Red's and his lieutenant commander insignia as he answered him. "Commander Riker decided on another flight drill for me and Charlie."
"In regarding us being on the edge of sector 21505 at the moment, though after our last escapade with them. Everyone is getting a bit leery after you got captured last year, Sir. I just finished my rounds in Gamma squadron and we've been going over the youngest arrivals as a result. But the JV crew evaluations are complete, Sir, but I heard from several members of the senior crew."
"And 4 members of the Varsity crew, that is my squadron, are saying that Nova squadron is at it again in health violations at the moment. Allysa and Katie both said the same thing. Lavelle, Farley, Hanson and Jaxa are pushing the limit in health. It's on the edge of collapsing out of exhaustion that I heard from Allysa and Denvereaux at the moment in sickbay." he said and Picard nodded to him then.
"Are we looking at a possible repeat of Marks and his squadron, if the junior crew members. And several members of the senior crew, told you and Dr. Crusher that, Commander?" he asked as he looked at her sternly and they saw an annoyed look in her eyes at that and Wesley nodded. "Yeah she thinks I ratted them out a second time now with the fact I just told you that now." he said to him gently at that.
"Being the JCL means you're linked to the entire senior staff crew and the high school program teachers, engineers and security crew at the moment. But we put you in charge of dealing with the kids your age and younger and the junior crew until they were past junior grade. And I took over after that right now, but they got a problem with Gamma squad being the ones to run thing in the kids and junior crew, they better get over it."
"Because you're the ones reporting to me, your mother, Worf, Geordi and Deanna right now." Will said and she nodded in agreement. "And just to prevent a repeater of the riot in ten forward from breaking out you had to report it to us. And Allysa is your contact to me honey, while Dave is the same to Geordi and Derek to Worf. So they got a problem with you reporting us to the guys and me, they better get over it right now."
"Because in addition to you're being Jean Luc's assistant, you're a pilot and you're junior crew chief in engineering. While the quartet are running the other areas and trying to control things at the moment." she added as they heard his response to Picard. "Aye Sir, it seems that the high school scholarship just started again. And into an adult version to it, I also got the news from Billy Wilcox it started up again."
"Hannah Davidson and Peter Walker are getting antsy with less then 3 months left in the ship high school program and are worried about their SAT's. As if that's not enough Charlie and I got the news from Kate and Devereaux. Now, that Derek crossed the line a second time after you told me. That he's been rehab once already and he's on the edge of ending up in there again for it."
"While the rest of Nova just crossed the line in the healthline, yet again, and it's the trio I just told you about. Whatever they're screwing around with regarding that I'm getting ready to go to Lieutenants Bates, Porter, Roberts, and Greyson. Just so we can head off a repeater if someone does it again, after we've arrested Marks and his squadron for that and just to prevent a riot now."
"All in all the fact he just got caught by me in the political sabotage motion, he's sick of hearing my name and every time we get new members. The first thing out of their mouths is the fact that we turned the tables on them. The elephant in the room is reaching the point, the Novas are close to it. And are close to landing them all in sickbay driving themselves into exhaustion."
"But every teenager like my squadron, all they're telling me is the very same thing here that we have a bunch of athletes crossing the physically. Just to get a good recommendation by you at the momen, and Ben and Guinan. They both said the same thing, we need to head this off and fast right now. And before it turns into a complete burn out, or worse, but they said to report it to you."
"And report it to Commander Riker and Lieutenant Worf to keep an eye out in case this starts something else. After the last riot we had on the ship along with a near mutiny as well at the moment." he said and Picard nodded. "I really hope you don't have to do that for real, because that starts another riot in ten forward. And with the high schoolers, let alone our latest arrivals and none of us are going to take it well."
"After the Bendii syndrome resulted in trashing the room and you barely end up with the injuries that Charlie had at the time. But these kids need to take it down several notches before they land themselves in sickbay for looking like you do right now. And it took two months to get that level out of Derek after we arrested him once already for it." Will said with an annoyed look at his remark and Wesley nodded in agreement to that.
"At the current, it's the act of not being so lonely and with it, it's the act of being the senior gamma crew, with our next generation ending up on the ship. As the quartet finished their training already, but seriously here, when being the child of a medical expert, it's the same three guidelines. But 1) we eat healthy, aside from the occasional piece of junkfood, 2) stay away from the toxic chemicals and 3) we take our vitamins."
"Whatever else is that pills I gave you there has to be a timer right now on them, but it gets triggered sometime in the next two to three weeks. And it's likely to result in whatever you just had to deal with in his case, but my body has dealt with enough. And adding this to it, I see why the kids on the movie were in rehab. After the nightmares ending in third film and went to the next." he said and they sighed at that remark gently.
"Yes well caffeine is one that's tolerable most of the time, but the level I read in your system it's going to take two months to recover from. But you're looking like you need three months of sleep and 3 more just to get the toxins out of your system. But six months in recovery from it and another year in training right now is enough time, though thankfully it's not drugs, but stimulates in your case." Beverly said and he nodded to her.
"What did he do this time if you're getting that concerned, regarding him and annoyed he's trying to push the limit exactly?" he asked and they sighed. "It wasn't just what Charlie told you earlier, regarding the panel. He suffered a severe reaction to mixing the drugs with ethanol this time. It seems like any college student it crossed the line from stimulates and right into drugs, because Harper told me he was on speed right now."
"Hearing that I knew I was looking at a repeater to Marks and his clique and that head injury you took at the time when we had Sarek here. But with us being close to twice your age these fights tend to break out either on deck 8 or 10 and the fight ended up on deck 7 at the same area we caught you guys in the last time it happened." Jenson said and Beverly finished that remark with a concerned look on her face as she said it.
"I told him if they caught him when he was drunk, and it's going right to detox to get whatever level he had in his system, out of it. His parents said the same thing and that's why Eli came on the bridge after you came out of your catnap earlier. He's been in rehab for three months in recovery and the story Dave told you about in engineering was a month into things at the time." Beverly said to him and he nodded as he answered her.
"Looks like whatever narcotic he mixed with the speed had an averse reaction to the ethanol. Either that or he crossed speed with epinephrine, but it's either he had an averse reaction to it or he was allergic to whatever he mixed it with. And by the looks of this, its he's allergic to that particular drug if he had that reaction to it at the time. But I didn't think he'd actually cross that line just to get noticed by you guys at the time."
"How bad was the detox if you're saying that, Sir?" he asked and she sighed. "As bad as the effects of that technology are, it took the security twenty minutes to catch him. After they boxed him in with the containment field, but the attack was serious enough your mom had to sedate him. And he was in restraints until the worst of it was over, because he took in six units of ethanol two months ago man." Jake said to him and he nodded.
"I take it the speedballing was the root cause of that, and the comedown was enough for Charlie to call him out on it, if he did that to him twice at the time?" he asked and Jake nodded. "Yeah just like when I told you he was taking caffeine pills before a game at the time, he was doing a mixture of both that and the ethanol till the attack hit him. Just as he saw Robin between me and Charlie and I quickly told him the last time I saw this."
"Before he ordered me to get her out of the hall and he quickly told him to stay put, not taking his eyes off him. He radioed the lieutenant and Commander, but that's when he lost it as the fight broke the panel and he broke his wrist. While glass sliced into Charlie's arm, but the amount lost was a pint in Charlie's case, but the second he saw Greyson. He took off as Greyson called out medical alert so they could get him to sickbay for it."
"I mean he's been getting himself in trouble once too often at the time here, and this time our bodies can't take this type of abuse, we're still teenagers. To our parents that's enough of a reason to be concerned, but the extended family and our supervisors. You cross the line and its landing you in light duty until it wears off completely. Though in your case it's not drugs, but stimulates, but that's still more then enough."
"Though in this case he keeps it up, and he's never going to get into the piloting program at the academy right now. Because he's crossing health lines not meant to be crossed at the moment here." he told him and Wesley nodded. "Well I was half expecting that to happen, and he's on the edge of a total burnout physically if he's this jealous. That we, Charlie and Robin have their attention and he wants some recognition himself."
"So was that was the result of what happened to Charlie in the follow up, your units went after Derek, Roberts stayed with Charlie and took him to Sickbay. Just before you guys dragged him in there for a detox?" he asked and Greyson nodded. "Yeah that's what happened alright, like Data told you Derek's parents were on sabbatical. They've been gone the last 5 months at the moment and Jared said if we caught him doing it again."
"He's going under forced rehab if we had to, but that's why Eli was so ticked when Lal told us he went into ten forward and got loaded. But hearing the noise from the next deck down we went to check. You guys maybe college students, but if we were the real military or this was the command Commander Jackson's grandfather used to work at, and they were recruiting right out of the academy and boot camps at the time."
"It's dealing with our cadets, before they drive themselves right into the wall, with us security crew being a mixture of mentor, parent and drill instructor. And we're trying to keep you kids from landing yourselves in the infirmary for collapsing out of exhaustion once the high wore off." he said to him and he nodded. "Yeah well, if hadn't been for that blasted connection between me and the captain I'd never have done either, at the time."
"But these guys don't know when to quit in this situation, I told Charlie about the Potts and how he got arrested for speedballing three months prior to that. But this keeps up and these guys are on stand down until they're clean completely. Though it starts a second time in ten forward and it results in the same circumstances. And we're just asking for trouble later, though I got you three now." Wesley said and he nodded to him.
"Yes and 3 years back together, we at least get to continue watching you get stronger, but 4 to 6 Cubs, all with the same abilities, and personalities. It's we lose one thanks to Locarno and nearly you with him, in this alternate reality of our lives. It's not going to happen again, but is it any wonder that we're not letting her off the hook. And because we just had the life scared out of us regarding you." Bates said to him with a gentle look.
"Alright thank you for telling me, Wesley." Picard's double said to him and he smiled and left the room. "Oh boy, here it comes, she can't control the jealousy at the fact that you're giving him the caring paternal behavior. But to her it's the stern commanding officer tone." Ro said to him at that and he nodded. "Yes and like I said now in that, after raising him for close to 8 years now, he's become like a son to me now at the time."
"The fact I nearly lose my cub three times is enough to completely tick me off, but when one is due to a near close call thanks to irresponsibility and recklessness right now. And attempting to lie to cover it up now, that's when the father bear mode activates. But yes that's how I see him, Ro, truth is I love him like he's my own. But our bond is father/son, I've got nearly the same connection with Jacob too." he said and the duo smiled at him.
"You said that his father was your first officer on board the stargazer, you've known his parents since they were 25 now." she asked and they nodded. "Yes and I know he has feelings for her, but they'd never disrespect dad's memory like that. Not in the way Derek, or Colin, and his friends, think, aside from that right now, in truth. Rather then tearing us apart in one reality, dad brought us together, in this one now at the time."
"But I'm all they both have left of dad right now at the moment here, but I'm doing my duty, but if they ever did get together I don't mind and I wouldn't mind it. If he became my father, my mother deserves a chance at happiness herself, and as does he. But mom named him my guardian after she was transferred, but he, the commander and Deanna were my legal guardians that year and still are." Wesley added and she nodded, smiling.
As Picard hid a smile at the remark as Beverly smiled at the news gently. "At the moment with the fact we're changing the storyline, I think that covers it here. But if I did get together with your mother, anyone that messes with you gains my wrath. But that goes back to what you said, but what idiot actually starts a fight with a young recruit. And in eyesight of every officer who's been here longer then 2 years right now."
"Answer, it's some kid that doesn't get that the leader of the crew is your stepfather, and the rest of the senior staff crew are either adopted relatives. Or, in the case of your mother, real relatives and then to top it off these characters are drunk. And are not thinking straight, and don't realize you're connected to every branch on the ship. Or that the officers in each department are acting like surrogate parents to you right now."
"Then again if we could get your surrogate siblings to slow it down in the halls before they run into someone that would help right now. Because I've nearly been run down by Harold and Mason 10 times in 6 months, prior to your coming home son." Picard said and he nodded. "I take it the situation prior to Aldea resulted in you guys needing to dodge them, and before someone runs headlong into you?" he said as Jake tried to hold it in.
"Being around me and the sextet, let alone Jake was good for you anyway, Captain, as up until now you're not used to being around kids and teenagers. I come back into your life and all that changes now at the moment, case in point was Juno last year. And that's you acting like a father to a slightly rebellious teenager on the edge of 17 here now." he said and Picard chuckled and nodded as he answered him then at the remark.
"Indeed, but again, we got to get your adoptive siblings under control, before they run someone down right now. Since everyone got the news you're coming home, every kid, aside Derek and his clique, but your age to Alexandra's, since Molly was born. They've been running wild because they're all thrilled you're back." he said and he nodded. "Who of them bumped into you guys this time, because Harry bruised dad's hip doing that."
"And this keeps up and someone is going to break their ankle, yes they got the run of the ship, but from 2 to 11 it's not a playground and neither is 12 to 42. Harry come on buddy, you keep this up and you're going to break your ankle or sprain it. Now guys take it down a notch here." he said and he nodded. "The latest one was the system's control switch that worked the weather, after it malfunctioned we went to check it out."
"And arrived in time to see Harry and Mason coming out of the room, before Tara came running out the door and headlong right into me. As I checked to see what the reason for that was exactly, and saw that the room looked like it did after Derek broke the panel once already." Geordi said and Wesley nodded as he tried to keep from laughing at that. "Anymore like that at the moment guys?" he asked and the team nodded hiding a smile.
"Unfortunately yes, and this time it wasn't Mace or Harry that did it, but Alex that ran into me at the time. Just before Tara ended up running into Worf, the night before you came home, son." Jenson said as he tried to keep from laughing as he nodded smiling. "Have there been anymore instances of someone ramming right into you, like you said dad, before we ended up at Aldea?" he asked and Will hid a chuckle at that as he said it.
"Yeah and Taylor ended up running directly into Geordi last week, while when catching Palo and Matthew fooling around in the cargo bay. I was coming in from the other direction and they ran headlong into Miles as Mason slammed into me. As I was checking to see what they playing around with and told them to be careful. Issues of the aspiring sprinters and I keep taking it to the same leg." he said and Wesley shook his head then.
"These run ins keep up and with MacGregor on board, it's just resulted in repeated problems, but decks 2 to 12 are not a playground. We got to get this under control and before someone breaks their ankle next in the hallway. But that's a normal preteen to 15 year old for you at the moment, and with the boys 13, I'm not surprised they keep running into you right now, because you're in charge of the kids safety, then again."
"God guys, you need to slow your jets down before you break something or run someone down next, but this is getting ridiculous here." he said, and they nodded in agreement, just as Jake was answering they heard a skid in the hall and a thud. "Whoa, blast it Harry are you trying to give us a heart attack here?" they heard from Katie and they heard a bemused tone from the boy as he answered her as they waited for it then gently.
"No and sorry Katie, Walters sent us to report to the senior staff and you coming from the opposite direction we weren't expecting this, but that's four, and number five is here. So just wait for the girls are next." he said before they heard a bemused remark from an older tone at that. "Harry, how many times do we have to do this, slow it down, and before you run into someone, or break your ankle next, slow it down guys and like you."
"Ladies, Anenzi told us to report to the senior staff as we had two more lose it in twenty minutes but this keeps up and we got added problems. Though you scaring each other out of your wits doesn't help the situation when we have MacGregor on board. But I know how you feel, but this could do more damage then it has already, if you don't look where you're going." They heard from Dayton at that and the duo started laughing.
"Jake get the door." Wesley added and he nodded as he looked into the hall. "Guys come on seriously you keep this up and you're going to get hurt, or someone is going to get hurt. Sure this is a ship, but decks from 2 down to 12 are not a playground now take it easy and get in here, before you slam into someone else." he said and the sextet walked into the room as Wesley leaned forward then as he said it to the boys, Katie and Alex.
"Alright guys, what caused it this time?" he asked and Katie explained that. "It wasn't a case of games Wes, we had a run in with Roberts, by that I mean MacGregor's other team mate. And Daniel Walters arrested him at the moment and told us to head for you to report in, just as we did, we ended up scaring each other. And out of our wits, because Mace and Harry were coming from the other direction and we ran into each other."
"Before Charlie and Robin arrived to report the added findings on those headsets here to you, Doctor Crusher." she said and they nodded, before she could answer Bernard arrived then as he said it to her. "Walters and Jacobs arrested Roberts, we had another one lose it and that's four more tonight, Bev." he added and she nodded. "Reporting into the big brother son, guys?" he added and Harry and the trio nodded as he hid a smile.
"Four years together and nothing ever changes here, then again, I'm not surprised Mace and Harry are still acting like this at the moment. Alright who was it who nearly ran the duo down this time if Charlie and Jake told you that as I was arriving. And because you left the door open here kids, and Beverly, we got to update this. In the internal security plan, and before someone crashes into the wall and out of exhaustion right now, here."
"But thanks to the damn headset, we got serious problems for our children, we got to get this under control right now. And before someone gets hurt." he said and she nodded, just as she was answering that they heard a fast call out from up the hall at that. "Harry, incoming, we had another panic attack here, get her to slow it down." They heard Jacobs call out and he quickly turned around at that as he heard Walters at that.
"Hey, hey, whoa slow it down, slow it down, Rosie look out." they heard as they heard a skid and the thump in the hall as Bernard moved to her. "Easy baby, easy, it's okay, it's okay." he said and she buried her head into his shoulder. "Ah damn it, David did she think it was MacGregor if she ran into you, before she headed to us?" Beverly asked and he nodded as she curled up in his arms as she slammed her hand on her communicator.
"Sarah if you're wondering where Rosie is, she's at my apartment, the kids are all converging on my quarters, with MacGregor on the ship right now. I think Wes's theory is pretty accurate, regarding Radue, but the kids are all scared of MacGregor. You, Jason and Hannah get up here, because I get the feeling the next arrival is Tara." she said and they heard Hatchison answer her gently at the remark as they heard a fast running.
As Bernard turned to see the fourth girl of their group arrive and Will, Deanna, Bernard and Beverly all nodded as she corrected her remark as she said it. "Check that Tara just arrived in here, so all parents meeting, of the Aldean mission report to my apartment. Repeat all parents meeting from the Aldean mission at my apartment." she said and they heard her answer her as he sighed as they exchanged looks at this then.
"Alright we're coming, Beverly, best just keep the kids in there in there right now, till we get up there." Hartford answered and they nodded. "This situation over MacGregor is getting out of hand right now. Something causes him to blackout and MacGregor or his team try to get involved. He's going to think they're Radue and his guards, and that could make his injuries worse, or worse, land him back in the shaft."
"Is there any shrapnel from the explosion when Danar was here still in there right now?" Bernard said quickly and Worf sighed. "I ended up 95 and found the shards left over from the explosion in that tunnel, but down in the extension. That I don't know, though if there is and I blackout..." Wesley said and Will covered his eyes. "Then with MacGregor on board and it's like going to result in a near fatal injury in the black out here."
"Because the blasted grate was shut and you land directly on top of that piece if it ends up back in there." Will said with a growl. "Possibly Lieutenant, I haven't checked things out down there yet, and I agree with you, with him doing several positions on the ship. If he's in the room with you and blacks out, I want to know about it and fast. Geordi the same goes for you, and he's off the bridge till further notice, until he's fully recovered."
"Damn it, this is getting serious, in 20 hours we've had six lose it right now, whatever stage three is I'm not taking chances right now at the moment." Picard said sharply and they all nodded. "At the moment we better finish this and then go over the next plan regarding the kids, because I'm going to be on light duty for 6 months if this gets any worse." Wesley said as he looked at the quintet as he said it to them smiling gently.
"I know you're relieved I'm back, but we don't need it turning into a circus around here right now, guys. But than again I'm not surprised, and it's because from 9 to 15 you still act like preteens here and to young teenagers, and the guys are 12 going on 13 now. Alright, well back to controlling things in the junior crew department, once we get our resident troublemakers out of here." he said and they nodded to him gently at that.
"Yes and our miscreant cadets are close to washing out of hands on training and last night was a prime example of this right now. You knew what to do, regarding Danar, were you with Wes when we had Danar running amok the halls, Jake?" Greyson asked and he nodded. "Yeah I was and hearing the alarm go off, we went to security plan delta, lock up the kids lounge and watch him by the computer monitors in there here."
"Wes was tracking him by the doing that way and he figured out a way past the chip implant in his head. While he passed me his spare multitool and I tightened the bolts on the ventilation shaft grates both in there in the main room and the lounge. But he was tapping in the sequence codes till he broke the shielding on his chip. And transmitted it right to you, so though the thermal sensors weren't picking him up right now."
"You knew where he was as you were tracing him, but taking a guess, he guessed right when he realized Danar ended up in the one bay that had a cargo transporter. And transmitted that to the lieutenant, after the sedative was cleared from the room. But it was after he was gone and gave the all clear that I reported to you what he realized." he said and they nodded as Geordi smiled at the news as he answered him then gently.
"Nice thinking, tracking his movements, you realized he was in cargobay 6 and transmitted that to my scanner." Geordi said to him smiling and he nodded. "If this was me, I wouldn't be getting this insubordinate with you guys at the moment. But as we changed the future by you keeping me home for the next three years. And that just solved the problem." he said and Beverly nodded as she squeezed his shoulder.
"Yes and we know you're gifted that's very apparent to us, but you don't need your abilities thrown at you every time you turn around right now. I'm glad we let that traveler have it after you got me out of the the dimension at the time now. With Q involved in helping us out now that we know who he is. It makes perfect sense right now, he wanted us to realize it." she said and he nodded to her gently at that.
"No kidding right now and in this case, it's we get 2/3's of the team that was on Atlantis back together here on the Enterprise, time to go to work." Will said smiling then as they watched it further then as they saw her say it angrily then. "So that's it then, just because he's the one that turned us in we're being treated like pariahs. Nick was expelled from the academy, the guys, Hajar and me, we're pariahs."
"And he's the only one that got off easy, after the accident I had no friends anymore, the trio and I were ostracized on campus now. I had no one outside the squadron to talk to, and in many ways I should have quit. But I didn't, but I notice that he ran away and yet he's still being treated like the golden child. Up here on the ship, and why does he get off easy while the rest of us."
"We're treated like pariahs by everyone our age or to Hailey's age, haven't I proved that something here, regarding this. I never quit, I stuck with it, but doesn't that same something at least about me, and my character." she said and he stood up and leaned forward over his desk. "You'd do well to watch your tone with me young lady and to answer your question, regarding that now."
"Some, but it doesn't matter, we made certain rules, regarding this maneuver for the cadets your age. And we expect those rules to be obeyed, as such right now, Wesley may have done the same thing you did. But he wanted to come forward from the very beginning, we let it go after month ten. And it's because he'd been working over time, but what Wesley's doing now in his regime."
"And his probation is no business of yours right now he asked for probation after he told me the truth. But to do it on board the ship, he wasn't walking away from things all this time now. It didn't matter to him what you or your peers said, regarding turning you in, he was doing the right thing. In truth, I made sure he listened to himself, but he chose me and our bond."
"From the very beginning right now and you know why, well it's because I'm the closest thing here, to a father he has. But everything Boothby said about Nicholas Locarno, he had it with me, already, he has it with us. Me and William Riker, but your leader believed in something that kills. And it almost destroyed his career, and it did destroy his hero's career in their prime at the time."
"But again, we made certain rules regarding training flight maneuvers and we expect those rules to be obeyed. And what Wesley Crusher does in his training regime, his probation, and his bond with me or the rest of the crew. That is no business of yours and with that in mind now, regarding him. And why we gave him a second chance now, regarding things here on the ship now in that."
"And of why we let it go in his case either, but we're not discussing Wesley, we're discussing you and your record. And I'm really very sorry if you didn't enjoy your time at the academy as well right now. But as far as I'm concerned you should have been expelled from the academy and quite frankly I don't know how you made it aboard this ship." Picard said and she sighed and left then.
Before Will walked in as he gave her a stern look and she lowered her head at that as she left then. "I take it she's jealous that we let it go in Wes's case, but not her's, Derek's or Peter's. Well they're the ones that got caught for political sabotage and breaking direct orders over a maneuver. And one that cost 8 people their lives, so sorry kid, until you prove you're not doing it twice here on our ship."
"We're not going to let it go here." he said and Picard nodded as he said it firmly. "I know and I just told her that, it's not the maneuver I'm concerned about. But the fact she was involved in a cover up, regarding Joshua's death. But Wesley just reported in that the issues with the academy scholarships. And on athletic scholarships, no less here, it just started a second time right now."
"And she thinks he just ratted them out again, because Farley, Lavelle, Derek and she are the ones driving themselves into exhaustion right now. In regarding that, Taurik it's the same thing and Ben and Guinan both say this right now as well. But we're two stressed out cases away from another fight breaking out in ten forward right now." he told him and Will nodded firmly to that.
"I really hope he doesn't have to do that, other wise Worf is going to have his hands full, regarding that at the moment. Alright I'll take care of it, but like Wes said, I'm about ready to test him, Charlie, Robin and Jake. And run through another battle drill now in case the Cardassians. Or the Romulans attack us as we're on the edge of the Cuellar system." he said and Picard nodded to him gently.
"Battle simulation commencing in 45 minutes Will and I'm joining you for that, Will make it so." he said and Will nodded as he left to prepare for that and they nodded. "Alright I think we better call it for the night on this, and young man, I catch you working when you're supposed to be taking it easy and you're busted. And I'm not kidding, Guys, I'll trade shifts with you after Worf and I deal with the security plan."
"But at the moment he needs to take it easy right now." Will said and they nodded. "Wes, Data and I are going check the episode on the first duty so we can alter the areas that need to be changed on that episode, before we show it to you and her. Once they get here and we switch the trio with Derek, Tony and Patterson, because it's going through on this." Geordi said and he nodded as they ended the conversation at that.
"Miles, Dave and I are staying in here along with Eric and Tom, so we're making sure her little plan gets circumvented right now. Jake, I want you to run the following sequence, but we're splitting teams to protect the kids and where's Roberts exactly?" Burke asked and Porter explained that. "He's protecting Charlie and Robin right now, I've got Wes, Jack, you take Jake, and Derek you're on guard duty, but we better add three more."
"So with that, Lal, activate security plan Delta, Gamma, Bravo, high security level red, right now. Any crewmen that have an outburst, they're to be sent to the sickbay, and sedated, terminate all site to site transporter function until morning. And lockdown all Turbolifts, shuttlebays and transporters until morning." Porter called out and the door flashed as the shaft flashed red in response and Will nodded to that as he finished it.
"Mew!" Spot asked and he hid a smile. "Once it's kitten's naptime, you have to get some sleep yourself, girl, but it's time to rest now for both of you, before we call it lights out." Beverly said and she gave another mew of understanding as they ended the conversation at that and the quintet left the room at that. And the rest of the Aldean hostage situation arrived as their parents exchanged looks at the way the sextet crowded around him.
"We need to get this under control and fast, but if he's really Radue's relative and in the black out that could result in a repeater of what we just had to deal with here." Geordi said to her and Deanna and they both nodded firmly. "No kidding, with my being under watch by you guys, let alone Guinan, whatever these trigger. And they're about to get worse right now at the moment, because it's either going to be two things now."
"But 1) is the programming' thinking I'm running late to return to the academy, or 2) that Radue and his guards are on the ship at the moment." Wesley said and the parents of his group nodded as Jenson answered him gently at that remark. "Well tomorrow we're checking the tunnels to see if there's any shrapnel left. And from the explosion around here, though there is, and that could cause a real problem at the moment."
"So with that in mind now at the moment here, it's keeping an eye on this, but either way, he's been put security detail, away from you kids right now, as of now. Jack, you and Derek are taking shifts between guarding engineering and the kids classroom. In case he's staking out the seven, because Wes black's out and that's enough we got to call this in and quick." he said and they nodded to the orders gently at that remark.
"And that's not if that now that she realizes you're preventing her from attacking us through the members of the crew that have it and I'm not sure. But best analyze those pills and before something causes an added problem." Wesley said and they nodded. "Well when not with Geordi in engineering I'm keeping an eye on you in case this causes another headache or just the same set of spasms we saw last night and tonight."
"But as the captain said being on the bridge is out until you're fully recovered so you don't collapse at the helm. So with me, Sarah, Annie, and Harry in the lab, or with Geordi and Data in engineering, we're keeping an eye on you unti whatever plan she has gets triggered." Hatchison said for himself and Bernard and Beverly nodded in agreement to her thoughts as he sighed at the remark as he looked at her gently.
"Issues with being the firstborn cub when in training, when said cub isn't up to his own training and you get overly protective as a result." he said and they nodded. "Yeah and for obvious reasons after the amount of alnighters you've done since your mother came home. And now we know that you're still being affected by the knack right now, none of us are taking chances at the moment of you over doing it, and definitely not now."
"And when you're in no condition for this right now Wes, just take your time, you don't need to rush yourself here right now." Pulaski said as she was leaning against the door at that. "Just goes to show in this case the that at times we got to work this out, before it does more damage then necessary right now. But we tie it up with the cause and the effect, so tomorrow we go to what my double did and was acting like now."
"If none of us realized who we are and then we see the cause it in what caused it in the first place guys, but sporadic changes to the episode as we just did it in her case." He said and they nodded. "Alright now, when not in the lab or engineering you're working on this, but take it easy for a while and stay off that ankle." Pulaski said for herself and Beverly and he nodded to the order as they ended the conversation at that remark.