Human Again ch 12

hi everyone, sorry it's been so long! I've just been busy with test for school but now that the test are over I can hopefully write more. I love reviews and ideas and if you already have reviewed thank you so much, and sorry for any spelling errors (when you're whole family only speaks French it's hard to get used to English ;)

"It's been four weeks Jean-Luc!" Beverly cried as the starship captain watched her pace holding Amanda's blanket to her chest.

"I want my baby, I need my baby!" She pouted falling on the couch next to him "I need my baby..." Beverly repeated softly as Jean-Luc put a reassuring hand on her back.

"You know Starfleet is looking for her! They even went over the Romulan border!" Picard added as Beverly held the blanket closer and looked up to him.

"I know it's just-" Beverly began stopping "it's just... It's just I'm her mother Jean-Luc. I fed her, I changed her, I soothed her to sleep at night, I watched her take her first steps...I watched her call me mama" Beverly softly said as silent tears went down her cheeks. "And now she's gone!"

"I'm sure you will have her back in no time... Starfleet will find her, I know they will..." Jean-Luc said as the room grew quiet. Beverly smiled weakly and opened her mouth to speak.

"Captain there is a sub-space message for you from admiral Brookes." Jean-Luc's combadge said interrupting the conversation.

"Patch it to Doctor Crushers quarters" Picard informed sitting at the computer on Beverly's desk. The federation symbol appeared before the admiral appeared on the screen.

"Captain" the admiral nodded as Picard nodded back. "I hope this is a secure channel Picard, this is very private and I don't want anyone to hear this."

"Of course admiral" Picard answered glancing up at Beverly who was listening behind the desk.

"Do you remember Amanda Rogers? The baby with Doctor Crusher that was kidnapped?"

"Yes, do you have news?"

"Sadly yes" the admiral as Picard looked up to Beverly who was looking worried at the computer "we believe we found the baby... But it's in Romulan territory. Meaning we can't retrieve it" the admiral finished as Beverly looked at Picard confused.

"Why?" Jean-Luc asked.

"It breaks the treaty we signed, and you of all know we can't break that. We simply cannot get the child." The admiral finished with Beverly starting to look angry.

"Admiral Brookes-"

"Trust me Jean-Luc... It could lead to war. You out of all of us ought to know that!" The admiral finished as Beverly looked to Picard in disbelief.

"But-"

"Picard it's the way it must be done! I'm sure the doctor will get over it, it wasn't her biological child anyway!" The admiral exasperated as Beverly ran in front on you screen.

"She was MY DAUGHTER!" Beverly yelled jumping in front of Picard.

"Doctor Crusher!" Brookes gasped "doctor I'm sorry I can't-"

"I heard what you told Captain Picard! You could care less about her couldn't you?! You'd just let her be raised as a Romulan!"

"Doctor-"

"You're so high and mighty I bet we don't even matter do we? We're just here to do your dirty work while you lay back and relax!"

"Doctor!"

"No! My daughter is gone and you know where she is and you won't get her!?"

"Doctor if you do not find some sense-"

"You're the one with no sense, you're the jackass, you're the one who's wrong." Beverly sneered as her temper flared.

"Doctor you are resigned from your command as CMO until noticed." The admiral sneered back and ended the conversation. Jean-Luc looked in shock at Beverly who looked like she was going to kill someone.

"Beverly what the hell was that!?" He shouted as his own temper flared at Beverly's.

"That's a thing called motherhood, you should try it sometime." Beverly answered half sarcastically and half in rage.

"You can't just treat people like that!"

"Well how would you of handled it?"

"I certainly wouldn't of snapped to an admiral!"

"Whatever Jean-Luc, you don't understand..." Beverly yelled as Jean-Luc walked out of her quarters. With Jean-Luc leaving she could think. She would not give up her baby to the Romulans, no matter what.

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"Beverly I'm sorry, I just... I was upset." Jean-Luc said as Beverly Crusher packed a suitcase.

"No kidding" Beverly mumbled as she walked by him. Jean-Luc grabbed her wrist before pulling her close.

"I'm sorry" he said softly as she sighed in defeat.

"No, I'm sorry." Beverly responded falling on the couch and putting her face in her hands. Jean-Luc watched, waiting for more of an answer until he realized she was crying. Siting down next to her he wrapped his arms around her as she cried. Though he knew why she was crying, she was of defeat. The defeat that no matter how hard she tried she couldn't fix this and Jean-Luc realized even he couldn't fix this. Picard sat up with an idea as Beverly continued to sob in his arms.

"Beverly! Beverly I know who can help!" Jean-Luc shouted as Beverly looked up confused. "Think, who made Amanda human?"

"Q did..." Beverly answered piecing together what Jean-Luc had thought of "Q can get Mandi! We have to get Q!" Beverly shouted as hope filled her. "How do we get Q?!"

"I don't know, I'll think of something. Now I must be getting back to the bridge, I'll come back later."

"okay..." Beverly sighed before standing up "Jean-Luc!"

"Yes?" Picard asked turning around as Beverly wrapped her arms around him.

"Thank you" she whispered.

"You're welcome" Jean-Luc Picard said before walking off.