The Bonds Of Friends And Family
Disclaimers: The characters don't belong to me, the story belongs to me and every else belongs to the movie company and the creator.
Warning: For this chapter it's finishing the foreshadowing the results of what could have been if they hadn't discovered the traveler's plans for him. As he goes through the situations leading into his dropping out of the academy. As they go through each scene carefully. And this one is the rest of the trial after the accident that caused him to drop out.
And this from this chapter and forward gives a recap of the last book for the trio as they get caught up, but this story is going to be 85 chapters. As it recounts everything she needs to know from the Game to their future on the squadron. Just before the emergency hits and season 5 starts up after these situations in the aftermath of the episode come to an end, as she learns everything now.
Chapter 35: The First Duty Part X: The Sentence And The Game Recap
As he hugged her and she pressed his forehead to hers gently, as Will left his arm wrapped around him as he buried his head into his shoulder at that and Locarno paled at that. "No." he said and they nodded. "Yes that's right young man, when I left I put them in charge of taking care of my son, legal guardians. Another word for that is godparents Nicholas, the duo, Commander Riker and Counselor Troi."
"They are his godparents, but there's more to that bond than you'd expect now." Beverly said sternly and Wesley went for the jugular then as he explained it. "Do you know what happens when you spend three years together training. And your mentor takes the place of the parent you lost?" Wesley asked him with a growl and Locarno shook his head and he said it with a firm tone as the duo smiled then.
"As you heard my conversation with the admirals earlier this week, I'm closest to the duo. And it's for two reasons, but here's a bit of information regarding that now in mentor/student bonds. When a teacher takes on a student personally they become their mentor, that bond gets re-established as a parental/offspring bond and they become everything that the student needs."
"And with those words in mind now, they become your missing parent, offering the parental care and advice you need. And to the point that you grow attached and start thinking of them as that parent." he said and Locarno paled as he looked at the duo. "You mean...?" he started to say and he nodded. "Yeah that's what I mean alright, they took my father's place from second year and forward."
"The commander's father took the place of my paternal grandfather, so in essence it's the fact I've got a bigger extended family than you'd expect now. The sextet, when mom was here on earth, took over and our bonds deepened so much it's like they became my parents and family. And to the point I'd never do anything to disappoint them, which is why I had those photos of us."
"You have a father, I have something just as good and I'm happy they were there for me. As for that barb, nice try, you're not provoking me into a fist fight with that one, why well it's simple." he said sternly and the quintet smiled as he went further. "Fighting at a hearing can get you expelled and you just dug yourself into a hole you can't get out of now, Nick, by loss of your temper."
"I'm going self defense and you just landed me back in sickbay, my mother and mentors are pressing charges against you for triggering a relapse here." he said and the other boy swallowed at the news as he looked at the seven who were staring at him sternly."He's right, this decision has cost you everything young man and if you were trying to salvage your career by waiting till the last minute."
"And you just put yourself in hot water, but now that you just landed him back in the hospital for a possible relapse we have just cause to have you expelled for this." Picard said to him sternly and he swallowed as she went further at that remark then. "Data what's the prognosis now regarding that latest head injury?" Deanna asked as she crossed her arms then and he explained that to her then.
"Second, near third degree concussion, he's lost weight out of the stress of this situation. And finally he's going to need to recover emotionally from the loss of another friend. And P.T.S.D., so as to that its best he remains on board the Enterprise to protect him from anymore attacks like this, Deanna, though with that's a given now." he said and they crossed their arms at that as Will said it for her.
"Possible relapse confirmed Data?" Will asked and his tone went firm at that. "Confirmed Commander, he's just barely recovering from that broken arm, and now to top it off is a head injury. But two head injuries in the side of three weeks and this time it's in the presence of 75 people, and all career officers. Did you forget where you were Mr. Locarno if you lost yourself a bit ago."
"There's no getting out of it now, Nicholas Locarno, you just dug yourself into a very deep hole and we have just cause, as his legal guardians. To go to step two now in this situation, it's more than just military hearing. But with a civilian again, it's full judicial hearings as well. With the fact you just barely killed him by choosing that decision, his mother and we have just cause now."
"To sue you and your parents for landing him in the emergency room for another injury and triggering a relapse. And the charges are numerous for it by putting him back in the hospital, it's over and we are pressing charges." he said and they all nodded as they looked at Locarno as he paled at that. "Than so be it, once he's expelled we go to a full court hearing." Picard said with a firm growl at that.
And walking forward, Beverly finished that. "And we will, his body has been put through enough abuse and now you cause a relapse. I'm having your head and your job for this, as are the Alberts as your decision killed their son and nearly mine with him at the time." she said with a firm maternal growl and he swallowed as he answered her. "You can't do that!" he said and Will crossed his arms at that.
"Wait Will, do you recall Wesley's exact words when he gave you that lecture, exact words being, 'You already gave them an answer and that answer was a lie, do you recall when you arrived here, and since you took control of the team.'." Picard asked and Locarno stalled at the question then. "I said the accident occurred after the Yeager Loop, and it did, Sir, I wasn't lying about that."
"The accident happened after the Yeager Loop, Captain, Admiral." he said and Picard nodded to him as he counteracted that. "Yes you told the truth, up to a point, but a lie of ommission is still a lie. But do you remember when you arrived at the academy and took your place as the leader of the team, Cadet?" he asked and seeing his eyes widen at the question as he heard it repeated a second time.
And looked at Wesley in shock then as he got it as he answered him. "Yes Sir." he said and Picard crossed his arms as he said it to him, saying it for the enquiry. "Everyone saw you leading with grace and wisdom, and they never doubted you'd be a fine officer. And until this moment that belief was never shaken until the accident, and the captain figured it out, regarding what caused it in the first place."
"The first duty to every Starfleet officer is a duty to the truth, be it scientifical ethical or responsible. And it's the founding principle in which Starfleet was based, the captain gave you a chance and made it simple, Nick. Now either you come forward and tell her what took place, or we will!'." Picard said to him sternly as they heard the under current of command in his voice then as Picard said it then.
"We?" Locarno repeated and Picard nodded. "Yes young man, we, that speech you think I used to get to him wasn't a speech at all. But why don't you get a better look at the way the three of us are together" he said as he watched Wesley leaned into his side and Locarno paled as he looked at Picard hand. And saw a wedding ring then and then looked at Beverly's and saw a diamond on hers and he swallowed hard at that.
"We're not faking it here Nick, my parents have been together for the last 18 months, I meant it. Now either you come forward and tell her what really took place we will, I meant it, it's no longer me, but we in thise case. Our bond of father and son is just that, but look at the way my parents are together." Wesley added sternly to him then and the duo swallowed hard at the word as he said it.
"No, it's not, you're not..." he said struggling to get the words out and Picard nodded. "I am young man, that's no speech at all, he's my son now, and knew the rules. As I trained him in the rules and regulations of Starfleet and the federation. That lecture you think was about duty and on honor wasn't a speech at all. I reminded him of everything we've been through together prior to, Nicholas."
"I spent 7 years raising him, even before I adopted him, but the fact I helped raise him, it meant he had to get to me, open up to me. And his godfather is Commander Riker, we're his family, he needed us most now. But seeing him beating the daylights out of a punching bag and in grief and anger. It felt like someone stabbed me in the heart, as I never seen him like this before."
"The we and us, was always him and me, me and him, when in training, I'm his mentor, I trained him for years, my respect and my trust. This matters more to him than anything, he'd rather just come forward. Then have this between us for years, Miss Jaxa its the very same thing now. So to her, to him, it's never mind lying or waiting, he's coming right to me to tell me the truth now."
"And I've been telling him that for years, regarding the founding principles on what Starfleet is based on. That tone he took with you when I gave that ultimatum, he decided to use my exact words to make a point here. But you were hearing my words spoken in his voice when I gave that ultimatum. Said ultimatum was you either you came forward and told the truth, or we will."
"You recall those words, and if you took out the word captain and injected the lecture into a more stern, adult tone. You had me being the one giving you the lecture as I said what us commanding officers were really telling you all about now. But he's very correct, when he said that we never doubted you'd be a fine officer and we never doubted that conviction, until this moment, Cadet."
"And while I'm at it, this was the final test needed, regarding things in command crew, in leadership training, in honesty, being honest. To stay, you tell them the truth, Wesley had a duty to the truth, to me, to Joshua Alberts. As Starfleet officers we have a duty to the truth. This was part of leadership training, in the honesty test, I gave you a very fair chance to save yourselves."
"But as Starfleet officers, the first duty of every officer is a duty to the truth, Cadet, it's that simple, but being honest means you get to stay, lie like you have been doing and you're digging yourself into a hole you can't get out of. And look at the results, Wesley turned you in and I saw what you think of us. As your superiors by trying to lie to us to get out of this hole you dug yourselves into."
"The insult and insubordination is enough you just dug yourself into a hole you can't get out of." Picard said to him sternly and he swallowed at that as Will finished that remark sternly as he crossed his arms. "And to answer your denial in regarding us pressing charges over what just happened. After you just barely got him killed and in doing so did further damage to him by that concussion."
"But actually we can, you maybe legally adults, but in this age, that's getting thrown out of the door with him still needing us right now. The issue with the game headsets turned him him back into a minor, and one that still needed us as his parents and extended family. You see during the course of the months after Chief O'Brien's wedding, he started having nightmares about us."
"As he said being a team meant family, in his eyes during year two after his mother left. It was enough that we: the captain, me, Counselor Troi, Lieutenant Comanders La Forge and Data, and Lieutenant Worf. He considered us his family and we are still and he's not losing our trust, or respect. Let alone Dr. Crusher's so you can get off without consequence right now young man."
"Aside from that you're still a cadet, we're full officers and we're both commanders, and enlisted personnel. As in the service of the military 350 years ago, our version was the navy and with it, if we were the other three branches, I'm a lieutenant colonel, you're just a cadet. once you got out of basic training you're a lieutenant second class and I out rank you, while he was a first class."
"And if I was leading you and broke my rules I'd have you court martialed for every charge that there was in a situation like this, because I'm a seasoned career officer. I've been in the military since I was twenty and I've served for close to 20 years. So I'm on the edge of getting my promotion to captain, and with that fact in mind, if you were my subordinate and acted like this."
"I'd have you removed from active duty and you'd lose your commission the second I take you before the generals. And the rest of the team would think the same way if a member of our team was killed and it was on you. And with that I'm running the list of charges on your record, right now. So starting a fight in the hearing, as well as assault and battery, but for incompetence of command."
"For failure to abide by safety regulations during a live flight test and exercise, for negligence that contributed to the death of a team mate. And it nearly kills another, lying to a superior officer and falsifying a report. For peer pressure of the said surviving team mate, there's no getting out of that hole. That you dug yourself into Mr. Locarno, your career in Starfleet and the federation is over."
"If we were one of the military officers of 500 years ago those same charges would get you dishonorably discharged, and you get thrown out of the service. But as you're still a cadet you're getting expelled from the academy, you had multiple chances to save yourself from their final decision. And he came forward on the first day, but instead you continued lying to the admirals."
"So as to that in our direct opinions you don't deserve to wear that uniform, or call yourself a leader anymore, if, in your eyes. Our creed is not worth taking in your eyes now, while the girls are getting only minimal charges for acting like sheep. You, you're the leader of the team and you crossed so many lines there's no saving yourselves now from the decisions of the committee here."
"As for that remark regarding us not being a real father, that's crossing the line as to why that is. It's because in the five, near six years we've known him I've trained him extensively and our bonds replaced. In what he once had with his father, a father he was too young to remember. But we took his place, and with being his coach, mentor, surrogate father, and though a 14 year age gap."
"I'm an older brother and father rolled into one in his eyes, but that sums up what Boothby told the captain. Our bond is a mentor/student bond, like the one he has with us, provides everything that is in a father/son bond and parental/offspring connection. These last eighteen months since his vacation last year, to keep from losing us he was risking his own health to do it."
"One fevered panic attack and losing his control of his anger took only one thing and it's by acting like a father with him. I got through to him both times and he buried his head into my shoulder, he needed me both times and our bonds are enough. That I can get him to calm down, get him to take a break, to him, I'm his father, so to him, he's not losing me without a fight now."
"To him it doesn't matter we're not his father, because we replaced that bond and to me, he's my son." he said and Locarno swallowed at that as Wesley went further at that as he looked at him. Looking at him coolly, he leaned back against Will and Will rested his hands on his shoulders. "Though not a real one he, or rather 'they', watched me grow up and to him I am his son, but to my parents."
"I'd never lie to them and as I said, if you wanted to save the team you should have come forward on the very first day and I did that, they figured it out, I confirmed and told them the truth. You lost everything and I get to stay, to save the team, that's more important than you. And it's more important than me, and if I was in your place I'd step forward and tell them the truth."
"And on that very first day, but that's just me, and I wasn't kidding, to stay we had to tell the truth. This was the test of virtue and honesty the council was waiting for in mid terms and you flunked every piece of it Nick. You think of me as a traitor but I was doing the job I was asked to do. But you were never overlooked, you had six months left of training at the academy."
"And you had plenty of time to choose where you three were going to be stationed at the time. You could have asked to choose a maneuver that would grant you a shot at making one of the five on the hand training vessels there were. The captain, and I know you heard rumors regarding being the enterprise is the place to be stationed, and under the great Captain Jean Luc Picard."
"And Commander William Riker, after we stopped an incursion by the Borg after they destroyed the Melbourne and attempted to destroy earth 2 years ago. And again when we encountered the Empire, the mirror image universe. When they tried to lay a serge into our universe, well if you just saw past the stories. And got the chance to really get to know them you'd see them as good people."
"Six years with my crew, and in that time I saw past the rumors, and got to know them. But you know what, it just made our bonds even more after that, because instead crew members and friends we became a family now. As you heard his tone a bit ago, he doesn't tolerate showing off like this. But he and the rest of the veteran senior staff crew, they all have zero tolerance here."
"For showing off, hotdogging, going by your gut instincts or trying to act like a hero and definitely not when in the middle of a crisis. You just blew your chances at making a good first impression on both them and the veteran crew members there. But mine was chosen for me and I'm the leader of the junior crew, and seeing what happened at the tavern at the time 2 years ago."
"They decided, and I decided, that putting you and Charlie together was not an option. Peter was your best friend right, well if that's the case, after I left Derek with you I made my choice. If you're going to treat my superiors like this, then you don't deserve to serve on the enterprise. And while I'm at it, that's why I needed a vacation from you three at the time, it's always about the team."
"I never wanted to be on Nova anyway, I wanted Gamma, you see the guys, Robin, Kate and me. Yes, we're a team, but we're friends, but I was doing my job, I'm a warrior in the thick of it, and I'm a friend. And in the words of Sun Tzu, there is being a friend and being a warrior. You can be one or the other, but to be both you show the honesty and dedication by telling the truth."
"And if you do you're the strongest of the decade." he said and he swallowed as the sextet of Admirals smiled at the wording as Deladier answered him. "Indeed and that's what we were waiting to hear, Mr. Crusher, and like your crew, and I'm making it clear, cadets. But we, us officers, have zero tolerance for showing off, hotdogging, going by your gut instincts or you're trying to act like a hero."
"And definitely not when in the middle of a crisis, you want to make it here at the academy. Or where you're being sent for hands on training than rein it right now ladies and get that attitude under control. Or you're being shipped back to the academy for two more years of training. Until you can understand this is not a game, it's serious business, is that clear?" he said sternly and they both nodded.
"And to finish this lecture at the moment to save the team, you should have come forward on the first day you three. When we called your parents here and he did that, to you he's a cadet, to us he's an officer. An officer who just completed his last training phase and he's command crew. But with a specialty in engineering and advanced medical and biology science in all areas."
"And he's just proved the point to to one of the biggest pieces so he's the strongest of the four of you, Mr. Locarno. As to that and therefore you are hereby expelled from the academy, all three of you are hereby expelled." Admiral Brand said and Wesley looked at her. "Though I'm not the a member of Nova, I'm just recommending this, but the only alternative to expulsion now."
"Is being placed on academic probation, and their, the trio's flight status is revoked is the plan you decided if they all came forward." he said and she nodded as Deladier answered him. "What do you recommend, you said you were taking control of the team. He made an impassioned plea stating he pressured you into it, so what's your idea, Lieutenant?" he asked and Wesley explained that to him.
"Sito's coming home with me, and she's part of the crew as she get's the training in the way I do. We're clean, however the boys and Hajar, it's what you sentenced all of us too. But double the nine month timeline for 18 months leading into year seven and crew evaluations. And send all three of them back to the ship, because they're not all the hook just yet, Sir, it's evaluation now."
"So academic probation, their credits for this year are cancelled they can't advance with their class. And their flight status is to be revoked also for the same amount of time, said time 18 months. While I'm doing the same time, but I'm doing it on the enterprise, but the smaller aircrafts. In my flight training, I can make that back up, and with it, this year's academic credits."
"The lesson in this was that this failure was going to be hard to get past now when everyone on campus knows what they did. While Josh died a hero, and I'm the surviving member of a partnership, and we were working undercover." he said to her and then finished gently. "In our case, we're back in intensive training on the ship, but the piloting, it's the smaller crafts that should be."
"I played along with his chosen choice of choosing the starburst, but as I didn't tell you till now, Sirs, that's my punishment. So probation and loss of my flight status, on the shuttles and starfighters and credits Sir. All I wish is to make them up on the enterprise, I'd rather be with what's left of my squadron. Then be stuck down here, especially after the loss of yet another friend as well."
"Just like when I saw the Yamato explode the only thing I really need is to be with my mother and the crew now. The duo they're going to have to face the facts that their choices changed things now. But though their careers and grades are not my business and they did this to themselves now, I suggest you choose your original choice." he said and she nodded as she answered him gently.
"Mine too, I played along and waited till now to tell you, so very same punishment for me, Admiral, but I wish to serve my time with you, Captain. Your trust and respect mean everything to me, I can earn my grades and flight status back. But for now, its rebuilding our bonds and making them three times as strong as before." Sito said and Picard and the enquiry all nodded to her gently.
"But instead of a year it's the same as mine, 18 months, to gain both back, but have Captain Deladier and Commander Jackson. Or one of the other members from Commander Riker's squadron supervising in flight training. To save this team, I'm taking control of it, he gave that impassioned plea. But I'm squad leader, so the duo are to be held back 18 months, we get two upper classman."
"Added to the team as for Derek he's taking my place, as I'm no longer here for the next 18 months and I'm taking control of it as of now. But it's either Derek and Farley, or you choose you own choice, as I'm already on a team, Gamma squadron. How far along is Katie, Charlie said his squadron agreed to let me join, he mentioned his wing mate Katie, so if she wants to switch places."
"We got 3 girls and three boys on our team and we heal the damage to our squadron now. As we lost our 7th at the moment, but our squadron had 7 on the ship. Katie was added to the team during the ten months after I was recovered enough to get back on duty. And she, Sito and Josh returned four months, prior to the accident, Sirs." he said and the sextet nodded as Brand smiled at that.
"Granted and she's finishing up in graduation, in a week or so, I'm sending her to join you. Kate and Sito are like you five, Starfleet born, so though, she, Charlie and Robin are getting to know Jean Luc and the rest of the senior staff. It's not a problem as you and Jacob have known them since deployment." she said and he nodded as he exchanged looks with Robin gently and they nodded to him.
"Sir, regarding hands on training now, since he gave me that shot, my skills topped the highest scores that one normally gets in simulation. And when they're done for real, but as Gamma was Starfleet born recruits and Nova was earth born, planet born recruits. That's the true point in training right now, as you heard from Nick, the Novas aware 'all act, before they think' types."
"The Gammas are all 'think their way out of the box' types, so with that, I'm reflecting this back to training game foothold scenario on board the enterprise. And after it ended I was told that the time it lasted was close to 23 hours and this was the longest that a search on the ship lasted for. In regarding an attempted incursion into the federation so with thst in mind right now."
"Derek got caught within five hours of his attempting to arrest me here and he got arrested by the only senior officer not affected by the programming. But he also broke orders despite the fact that the trio and Lieutenant Porter ordered him to bed he still did it and got arrested for reckless endangerment. Medical orders stated the weapons were to be put up as well here too, so with that."
"Request permission to keep the squadrons, our training squadrons on the ship, separated when in training right now. That's the reason Marks and his clique, his squadron, lost it regarding me and Jake at the time. They're newly arrived and we've been at it since the captain decided to allow us to start in hands on. Hands on and pilot training, so with that in mind right now at the moment."
"If you don't mind when sending the new recruits up for hands on training, the squadron's on board are the Gammas and the Novas. So the ones like the trio that are acting like hotshots, and go for athletics and fast thinking are on Nova. And the ones like me, Kate, Charlie, Robin and Jake, who done this all our teenage lives and know what we're doing are on Gamma and we start it then."
"If Commander Jackson's and Lieutenant O'nell's grandfathers would consider this anything it's the act of doing this in one way. If we were in their century, it's the ones that half soldier/half scientist are on one team and the spec ops to black ops on the other. Derek Hanson screwed up his training lesson and got arrested after I called it quits for the night after I been at it for six hours."
"And I was sleeping off the adrenaline, but Derek got arrested by one of the teachers involved in this training turned real and blew it. So we just turn the top most academy squadrons into lives ones in hands on, with permission of course." he said and Picard hid a chuckle as she answered him. "Granted, Jean Luc, that's your area, keep their squadrons separated, once crew evaluations begin."
"As for you two, Ms. Jaxa, Ms. Hajar I'm hereby removing your year credits. And you will not be advancing with your class, as of today, Mr. Crusher is your team leader." she said and they nodded sadly to that remark. "I don't know what it was you two were thinking, but he had the right idea, this was too dangerous. And we banned this one from use, since we, as your parents, were your age."
"It doesn't matter how long it is or will be when you graduate, because that black mark on your record is still a concern us adult officers are not letting go. Until we see you can do the job without acting like a stunt devil and treating the ship like its a simulator here at the academy, is that clear." she asked sternly and they nodded as Wesley answered her as he stood to attention then as he answered her.
"But as Nick said the words he does deserve to be expelled do to fact his recklessness, but again I'm just naming the charges right now at the moment. But for incompetence of command, for failure to abide by safety regulations in during a live flight exercise. And negligence that contributed to the death of a team mate and the near murder of a second, last week."
"As well as lying to you, he deserves to be expelled, Sirs, I'm hereby taking control of Nova squadron as of this moment. But I'm acting on my commander's rules, the first duty is to the truth now. Admiral the evidence was that the maneuver had a slight defect, Nick missed the calculations by five meters. And Josh was way too close to the plasma blast when it went off, at the time."
"But that's how he was killed, I tried to run autopilot from my ship to his to save him, let alone put out the fire before it lit up the plasma and the fuel. But I couldn't yank him out of the way fast enough and I got hit by the blast. But just barely, but that's all of it, the distance was five meters, that's what killed him." he said to Brand and she nodded as she got it as she looked at Locarno sternly.
"So the reckless maneuver resulted in the death of a team mate, you tried to save him that day by putting out the fire. But he was killed before you could do so and you barely wind up getting killed yourself. And of the four of you, only you came forward and told us the truth that very first day, yes I see that. And you've shown the true wisdom of a member of Starfleet, Lieutenant."
"As to that, you're hereby exonerated from all charges, nicely done Wesley, your father would be proud." she said and he smiled as the seven hid smiles at that. "Admiral, when it comes time for choices in duty stations..." he started to say and she smiled at him gently. "You don't have to ask, you're being assigned to the enterprise Wesley, that's the test of devotion we were waiting for."
"The honesty and dedication and you passed it with flying colors, nicely done." she said and he smiled. "Sir, with the fact I didn't tell you until the middle of the mission, it's best I finish out the rest of this year. And the entire next year on the Enterprise, but with the fast I'm doing it this way. I'll be done before whoever gets assigned to the ship arrives." he said and she nodded to him then.
"I'm putting you and Sito on a 3 month probation the other 15 are to catch up to the rest of the term, but you're returning as first year student and you graduate with your class. But Hajar chose not to tell us, so she's being hold back a year and we're choosing who gets sent to your ship. But you're on a permanent duty station which is the enterprise, and the added news now at the moment here."
"Is I'm assigning William's entire squadron to the ship leading into whoever gets sent there." Haden said and he nodded. "I take it there's a reason for that Sir?" he asked and the man nodded. "Yes, the aliens that their grandparents did battle with for 8 years are the reason for schizo effective disorder. Your captain dealt with regarding the Cardassians, different alien, but same argument."
"But his squadron, 3/4's of it, are skilled in dealing with these types of problems at the moment. But like we promised Wesley, if there's our trouble leading into your graduation and I don't doubt there will be. I'm hereby assigning you to, finishing out the term on board the ship later. A promotion to lieutenant commander, but regarding whoever in the duo we send there."
"Your job is determining the scholarship and evaluation for junior crew who earned this, like you did when you and Robin saved, the Federation. You passed the tests, you're ready for this now and that promotion." Morrison said to him smiling and he nodded to him. "Thank you Sir, regarding Lieutenant Worf, and his possible transfer to Deep space nine and the same goes for the O'brien's."
"But we we stand a better chance at survival and the added problems we dealt with if the original crew members of all six years stay put. And till after our problems with the Romulans are finished after that." he said and Quinn nodded to him as he answered him gently at that. "Once your graduation starts looking ahead yes, and before it does we're giving the order that the duo stay put after that."
"The same is said for William and Counselor Troi, Jean Luc, regarding Deep Space nine, if you wish to decline, regarding that in your crew's case, it's fine. Your crew has a few more years together now." he said and they nodded to that. "At the moment, none of us are ready to separate right now, but an added 10 to 15 years together should do it Admiral." Picard told him and he nodded to that.
"What happened regarding the Borg is the reason the commander declined the promotion Admiral, with him we get a chance to rest. And no one is battling the opponent at the same time they're battling their own fatigue. We have someone else, I mean everything that Nick was or anyone along his lines. With Shelby or any other officer with that non stop attitude, someone falls asleep on the job."
"it's going to put the rest of us at risk, because not only did she error twice, she popped off to him in the turbolift. And I didn't have to hear the conversation either to know what it's about, just before the captain got captured. And turned into Locutus, that week as to why that is exactly here. Because I had the exact same situation with Derek Hanson at the time, it's the very same psychosis."
"To quote the rant, given by them and Nick here at the moment regarding us, that is myself, the commander and Charlie, and we each have our own rivals in this. Mine is Derek, the commander has Shelby and Nick here has Charlie Dayton, my best friend and team partner now, but to put this in their words 'The great Riker, Crusher and Dayton, you think a day goes in this place."
"Where I don't hear your name at least once, you gotten the highest score in every class I've been, won every award I've ever been up for. They've been comparing me to you since the day I walked in the door, and I never can seem to measure up.'. That's what the trio are all thinking, but her's resulted in nearly killing the captain at the as well, while Nick's killed Josh as a result."
"Derek, he's jealous, because I come up with ideas that don't call for athletics, case in point was my computer program. And some of the equipment I built that saved the crew on five occasions. But to us, and we all share this thought at the moment, but it's, ' So that's it, what for the first time in your life you're not automatically the best and brightest at everything you do, get over it now.'."
"Because there are more important things at stake.', namely preventing that game getting off the ship and starting a foothold in the federation. Preventing the Borg from doing the same thing and making sure nobody else killed out of recklessness. I've dealt with that during the incursion last year, his training was the reason the search lasted to the latest record in simulation."
"But his training, and Tasha Yar's, is the reason I just pulled off the impossible and nearly single handedly too, though not completely single handedly. As the three of us did it together, I just delayed long enough to prevent it. But chapter one of that video game space epic was used when I was dodging the crew. And security patrols left and right now till I stopped off for the night finally."
"But each of us, the Commander, Charlie and I saved the federation at one time or another over the last six years. And we beat the odds, because we all been in the thick of it for years at the moment. And we have the skill ingenuity and instincts to prevent a war from breaking out. But that's the problem and frankly, they need to get over their jealousy as his just cost him his career."
"The duo, theirs is going to be the death of them if they don't rein it in." he said and Quinn nodded as Geordi sighed. "I understand that assessment and thank you for telling me, regarding Shelby, she's been given a different posting. Jean Luc, you said 10 to 15 years, I'm doubling it, so once he's ready for it. To accept that promotion I'm promoting to you to admiral and you're in charge of the ship."
"William gets promoted to captain and now, Daniel, I'm hereby giving you the posting on the enterprise, starting today. So you and William can swap off in going planetside with Jean Luc when he decides to leave the ship." Haden said and they all nodded as Wesley hid a smile at the look of delight on Dayton's face at the news as he finished explaining things to the enquiry then with firm look at the trio.
"The year after mom left and before she came back, that was what I missed most. But eighteen months on the ship sealed their fate, there's no going back now, he just signed their death warrant now. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner for what I was doing, but they were tailing me just to keep it from getting out." Wesley said and they nodded as she answered him gently at that remark.
"Indeed, and regarding the added evidence to which you just showed us, the girls are getting twice that, and with that, in your case. You're acquitted of all charges now, but if you'd prefer to finish out this term on the Enterprise we grant you that request. But you have eighteen months to gain it back, but I'm hereby turning your training back over to Jean Luc and William as of today."
"But the sentence just doubled for the girls now that I know the truth, Jean Luc whoever of the duo gets sent here, you better run the evaluation. During crew evaluations over this, because they're still under scrutiny no matter how much time goes by now. Thank you for your help Lieutenant, and you're hereby assigned to the enterprise and your squadron is junior crew leaders now."
"You're finishing out this next 18 months on the enterprise so leading into when whoever the duo gets sent here. You're the one turning in the opinions of the other young crew members, regarding the newbies at the moment including her, whoever it is. But they start crossing health lines, not meant to be crossed turn them into your parents, okay." she said and he nodded as it ended at that.
"Well that should do it now at the moment, wait till we show this to Kate, Josh and Sito as she quickly learns everything needed about life as a true Starfleet officer." Wesley said and he nodded to that in agreement. "Sir I meant it, I know you love my mother and she loves you, if you want to get together I'm fine with that. We're in a time dilation field, you have all the time in the world, we have three years to work this out now."
"But you raised me, once we were together even before you considered it, both of you did now, so we just set it up now, and that's it, you're my father and godfather. Forever, and Deanna, it's time to stop skirting around this, best just to get back together now." he said and she smiled shaking her head. "That's how you really feel honey, time to stop skirting around this and just admit it." Beverly asked and he nodded to her smiling then.
"Yeah I do, three years in a time dilation field, the guys are off the ship and the trio are here along with Frasier, and the quintet. We have to make some changes now, but it's time now, we spent years recovering from dad's loss. It's been five years now, since we got back together, in your words mom, we can't change past. So don't torture yourself Sir, there wasn't anything you could have done, we spent years coming to terms with it."
"It's time, it's time we just freed ourselves from the past, and time to let go and move forward, fresh start and we start anew, Journey's End, nice name. My journey over folloing dad's footsteps is over, I can live my life without having the stress piling up now. While for us, you, mom and me, we created a new path out of the old one. And our journey over dad is over, we start a new one together, but things changed and in truth."
"You never adopted me, yet, but that doesn't change anything, that journey ended, dad left us, he made the choice and we moved on with each other. And after we encountered our doubles its time, we're free, you're my father, he abandoned me. Your bonds as friends are strong, but we can live our lives now, two pieces of that life are gone. It's just us now, so we start over, journey's end now." he said and his mother and Picard nodded.
"Indeed journey's end, we start a new one together now, but no more transfers we all stay together." Picard said and he nodded to him, just as he was answering, they heard a third explosion and Will lowered his head as he started laughing. "Nice touch in levity up there kids, now can it with screwing around in the lab, would you please." Geordi said as he and Will started laughing as Will answered his remark then gently at that
God it's going to be a long three years here now at the moment Sir, if we keep hearing that in science lab. Son never mind extensive training for now, you need to let your body heal at the moment. Advanced training's on hold for a bit, but I'm not risking you collapsing out of exhaustion or worse with you in this condition right now. So best to just to take it easy and stay off that ankle, okay." he said and Wesley nodded to him gently.
As he rubbed his back then, while at the same time, not realizing that the trouble was just about to start things for them shifted directions that day.
New Starts And New Friends:
After 2 weeks worth of flips out in total of totaling of up to 20 more people, it ended as the clean members of the crew were waiting. As they arrived at starbase 67 to meet up with SG-1, second generation, Sito Jaxa, Josh Alberts and Kate Higgins. "Hey Wes, good to see you." Sito called out smiling and he moved to her as she hugged him tightly then. "You okay?" she asked and he nodded as she looked him over smiling in relief then.
"Yeah close call, and long story here, hey bro, Katie, welcome aboard the enterprise, come on, we got to talk. And guys, see you in 18 months, just stay out of trouble down there." he said and Hanson looked at him in annoyace as he pulled his duffle bag tighter around his shoulder in annoyance then. "Charlie, Robin, you guys were up here all this time?" Katie said smiling as she hugged them both and they nodded to her smiling.
"Yeah and it's not just us, but we got five boys and four girls here in our squadron now." Robin said and Sito nodded. "Who's number four next to us three?" she asked, before thry got the answer to that question as they saw Lal standing there as a hologram. "That would be me and hi Sito, my name is Lal, and I'm Commander Data's daughter." she said and the trio nodded smiling as Josh said it smiling to her at that remark.
"Nice to meet you Lal, alright let me take a guess, but after your CPU short circuited, Data put you into his own, before Wes suggested you be added to the program. And then updated it, you're the Enterprise A.I. now and in essense you are the enterprise. So eight organic members of the team and you're covering us by being in the computer now, okay." he said and she nodded, before she could say it then at that remark.
They heard a new voice enter the conversation then. "Lieutenant Crusher, do you wish to activate the clock now in the time dialation?" he asked and he smiled. "Yeah, but have the trio gotten off the ship and out of this space station and onto the Merrimack?" he asked and Q appeared just behind him then. "Not yet." he said and Wesley nodded. "Wait till after they're on it, then activate the pulse around the academy and our ship."
"That's including the Merimack itself, but I got to explain this to Sito, before we have a repeat performance of the show edited for a second time." he said and Q nodded to the request as he disappeared at that remark. "Long story with him, but he's actually an old friend of our grandparemts, from the mid to late 20th century." Jake told the trio and they nodde as Wesley smiled just as he was answering they heard a meow then.
"Meow?" they heard and looked down. "Spot come on, I know you're kitten sitting, but it's been two weeks, my leg is healing right now." Wesley said in response and she gave a second meow and he nodded as he waved them to the conference room and she walked into it and jumped in his lap. "Getting overly protective are we, after you nearly broke your ankle?" Josh asked and he nodded to him with a bemused smile on his face.
"Yeah, in truth she adopted me as her owner and with me, my mother, to put this honestly we had a foothold on board the ship. And the four of us prevented it from getting off the ship right now, but the reason I called you here was because we discovered. Now, that the next episode focused on me, is really about us being in Nova and Nick's psychosis, by the us, I mean you, me and Sito and it could destroy our trio."
"You better see this, I just saw the entire episode from my point of view, Sito, but it's best you see this right now." he said and she nodded. "What happened, what did Nick do if it destroyed our trio?" she asked and he sighed. "He chose the starburst, we lost a team mate and then they tried to coerce me into keeping quiet about it. But I need you to understand this, the penalty is not expulsion if we all come forward, together."
"It's our flight privileges are suspended, we lose our credits for that year and we get hold back a year, that's duty to the truth, we tell the truth. And we get to stay, but we have these three things added on to it. But black mark on the records, that's the formal reprimand, flight privileges revoked, loss of our credits. And we don't get to advance with the rest of our class as a result here now, but trust me this is better now."
"Then trying to lie your way out of trouble here." he told her and she nodded. "Then what did duty to your friends result in now, and show me the entire episode. And after we lost whoever it was we lost in the team." she said and he nodded to her as he looked between them. "The captain asked us to be his eyes and ears on the team, that's you, me and Josh, but I watched this episode already to know what's coming now."
"But thats why you're here and why dad kicked the trio off the ship, the senior staff crew is offering to teach you the true ways of a career officer. And with it, the enterprise becomes your ship, your duty station in the end, we're together. Someone else takes your place in the ridicule after thet as you're under crew evaluations." he said and she nodded as she thought it over it as the cat watched her rest her hand in the table.
As the cat followed her hand and rested her paw on top of it, and she slid her hand away from her paw and she did it again, before it started going back and forth. Until Spot wrapped both paws around it and started purring and the sextet chuckled at that. "Nice to meet you too Spot, may have my hand back though." she said and she put her head on top of it in answer to that as she saw a playful smile in her gold eyes then.
"I'll take that for a no." Jake said as he started laughing at that. "You able to read her that easily Jake?" she asked smiling as she relaxed her arm and he nodded. "Yeah and she gets like this all the time, after Wes and I were checking things on the show. On this episode she took the turbolift to join us and barely attacked the guard. That attack him the night before, but mama cat regarding her kittens." he said and she nodded smiling.
As she stroked her fur and she purred as she petted her. "Well get ready right now, we got trouble it seems that now that the effects of the secondary stage quit. It's we just hit stage three, I bet you saw me looking like I was suffering the alnighter. Said alnigher, the alighter from hell the previous six months, before I left for break." Wesley asked and they both nodded as Katie answered him gently at that as they looked at each other.
"Yeah we did and what the hell happened exactly if they kept you home?" she asked and he sighed. "We discovered a possible ploy and conspiracy to get these into the federation and it turning into the puppet masters. But not the sexes going at it, as it infects the rest of the fedeation after that." he said and she nodded. "So this was a plot that could have killed you as you're the one running as a decoy?" Josh said in shock and he nodded.
"Alright start back at the second you realized Charlie was here with you after whatever happened sweeped through the ship. And before you realized Captain Picard was compromised as well right now." she said and they heard Commander Daniel Nicholas Jackson answer that. "That's a very good idea, but son, baby, Wesley, start back at the second you realized this was not just fun and games but a trap, I need everything."
"Will said it was attempted foothold using these headsets to do it, but now I need to know everything regarding how it hit everyone. Add the sypnopsis to it when you realized these games were dangerous, your reunion and we go forward from there, Cubs." he said and the trio nodded to the orders. "Commander Daniel Jackson?" he asked and Daniel nodded and he smiled as he said it to him gently at that as the duo smiled then.
"Pleasure meeting you for real this time, Commander, your grandfather's advice last year during physical training paid off." Jake said amd he nodded smiling gently. "What was the scenario, guys, if you wanted to meet me and the rest of my friends exactly?" he asked and as the rest of his team walked in the door. "The training scenario was the Trial Of Moons, but the system went haywire and turned everything real that month, Sir."
"Fortunately we never got tagged by that tracking beacon, and deactivated the time limit, but everything else was like what your grandparents dealt with. And before Apophis came back on the scene at the time." he said and the quartet nodded to the news gently. "What was the final score if you got stuck in the system and it got turned real?" Commander Jack O'neill Junior asked and they smiled as Wesley answered that question.
"We broke academy records at 15,750,000, together, but on our own, 5,250,000, each." he said and they nodded in shocked amazement at that news. "Whoa, and all of that was from taking our advice, us and Will, let alone Geordi's team and Worf's in engineering?" Commander Anna Carter asked and he nodded to her. "Got a little nuts, but Lal took Data's position taking the boos of Djehuti, but like your grandfather, Commander."
"Got hit in the same spot after meeting Mat and her group of Jaffa, but after getting all the way to the end, we were resting and took our first aid kits pills. As we waited for our parents to get us and Q was keeping us company." he said and the quartet nodded to him as the command staff walked in then just behind them. And as their eyes landed on Spot who was sitting on the table covering Sito's hand and nodded with a bemused smile.
"Uh oh, Pola we got to go, here comes the trio." they heard a 10 year old voice say, before they heard Will's remark at that. "Ahh, both you freeze right now." he said and Wesley covered his eyes as they heard a skid and thump followed by a gentle thump on someone's shoulder as he said it then. "Didn't we already have this conversation guys, I've said this to you at least fifty times that this area is not allowed to you."
"Matthew, Pola, you know this area's off limits, come on." Will said and Wesley turned to the duo. "Not again, alright just because we're allowed in here, doesn't mean you guys are, downstairs now." he added and Will nudged them out the door. "You guys keep this up and you're really going to get it, this place is not a playground. So stop fooling around in these areas, come on, come on." he said, shooing them out the door at that gently.
"Too late." Jake said, looking out the door in time to see the rest of the crew walking in and as the first boy ran into Deanna. "At least they weren't playing the gyroscope next to the models prior to our version this time. But looks like they wanted to be a fly on that wall as they heard what all the ruckus was about. And during the foothold and manhunt that week, dad." Wesley said and Will nodded as Deanna walked in, in time to hear that.
"They did it again?" Deanna asked as she arrived and he nodded. "Revert back seven months before I left, more like revert back 4.2 years when we all got assigned here. Come on guys, you're not supposed to be up here and the bridge deck is off limits, so get back downstairs please." Wesley said as she left her hand on shoulder at that. "I think this started something, but enough already." Will added and they both nodded to that.
"Whoa, ahh deja vu?" Geordi said as they ran headlong into him and he nodded. "Yep, it's like our visit to the T'Kon outpost, and secondary scenario. But we're four years wiser in battle tactics now, but this is getting ridiculous around here. Alright who's the wise guy who forgot to lock the door, because they know the area is off limits to them, but not for you guys, son." Will asked, looking at Wesley and he gently answered his question.
"I think we started something with us in time dilation, because they now think they can get into the areas that are off limits, dad." Wesley said as they exchanged looks then to his father and Kyle nodded in agreement to that. "Didn't you say they tended to run headlong into you at times when they know they got caught for something like this?" he added and Will nodded and Geordi answered that gently as he looked at him.
"Yeah, but this time was the result here of getting caught playing around with things they shouldn't be and Pola just bumped into me again." he said and the older man nodded, just as the boy slammed into him and Picard then. "Whoops, sorry Captain, didn't mean to do that." he said and Picard nodded. "I get that, but you know the rules, and I catch you in here one more time and you're in trouble." he said and they both nodded to him.
"Sorry Commander." Matthew said and Geordi nodded. "It's fine, just slow it down and that's your second warning, you got more chance." he said and they nodded as Kyle said it. "Yes well boys will be boys, how old are these kids, if they know they're busted with you?" he asked and Picard answered that as he watched his young charges run passed him and out the door with a bemused smile as he and Geordi exchanged looks.
"They were 6 the last time we had this scenario, this time they're going on 10, but research project with the fact we got the previous enterprise ships on the wall in here. But who didn't catch them walking in behind you guys this time?" he asked and Dayton ran his hand through his hair. "I think they snuck in behind me this time Sir, though the cat followed in us, we didn't hear them." he said and they nodded bemused to that.
As they looked at her sitting on the table and Deanna shook her head as she tried to keep from laughing at that. "Somebody want to explain this, because we said the areas's above deck 2 or below deck 12 were off limits for either our under age passengers. Or just our furry passengers, so how did she get up here this time exactly?" Worf asked looking at her bemused, before Geordi repeated the question with a slight smile at that.
"Alright, who let the cat in here kids, she's not allowed in here Wes?" Geordi asked as he started laughing at this then. "Spot come on girl, I know you're kitten sitting, but there is no reason to be following them up here and right on to the bridge. Let alone into the conference room right now." Bates said and she gave him a mew. "I get that girl, but take it easy on the mother cat act okay." Will said in response as Wesley said it, smiling.
"She's acting like a furry bodyguard ever since Robertson jumped me, Geordi, dad, but you guys want to see the entire recap from the second Robin and I realized it. And to the second it we ended it now, with Charlie on the bridge that entire time?" he asked and they all nodded. "Yeah go ahead and do it, because if she thought she could get away with this she'd better think again, add your mental and our commentary to it as well."
"So we know that though drones, your us was still sending you advice that entire time with Data busy with the cure that day." Greyson said as he exchanged smiles with Bates and Porter as they, O'brien and the 7 watched a recap to the things 2 weeks prior. "That thing was short distance, she needed to be in enough range. So once the entire crew got hit, her crew and senior staff jumped into us." O'Brien said and he nodded to him gently.
"Baby we start from our conversation in ten forward, after you told me that Geordi and my friends in engineering all got hit by it. Because if the duo and the captain got hit, followed by everyone over the age of 16 to 18, its a result of Data about to realize that it was a new conspiracy now." Wesley said and she nodded. "Alright, start there then." Deanna said to him then gently and they both nodded to him as they got to it then.