John woke up momentarily disoriented. He wasn't in his bedroom. Then he remembered the events of the other day. Sitting up, he called out "lights," and the lights came on in his cabin. He smiled at this, quite thankful that he was so knowledgeable about the workings of the ship due to many years of watching the show. He wasn't the biggest fan of technology in the first place, and he'd have been quite lost if he didn't know how to work anything.

After taking his first ever sonic shower (which was quite invigorating), he replicated himself some breakfast and started thinking. Who could he present his dilemma to? Picard was the obvious answer, but would he believe him? Data was much more likely to believe anything, but the captain would still need to be convinced in the end if anything was to come of it. On the other hand, maybe he could find a solution without informing them of their fictional status. He could tell them he was from the past. Plenty of people had time traveled in this universe, so the idea would not seem so outlandish, especially considering the process that brought him here. Experimenting with the transporter was practically knocking on troubles door.

Besides, Dr. Crusher could run tests on his body and see that he was filled with toxins and pollutants not found in the air of twenty-fourth century Earth.

Confident that he had a solution, John reached for his comm badge to call the captain. His hand stopped before it tapped the badge however. He realized it might be a bit presumptuous to directly solicit the captain over the comm system, as he was just a guest here. Better to find someone to relay the message to him.

The captain had agreed to a meeting, but he was presently busy and it would be another two hours before it could commence. So with time to spare, John decided to explore the ship. He had seen it many times on television, but there where major differences when seeing it live. The biggest difference so far was the bathroom. One obviously knew that such things must exist, but he couldn't recall having ever seen one on the show. He was probably the first person to ever see a toilet on the Enterprise. Not that it was such a thrill. Other than a few sensors that did things like checking the PH balance of your urine, it was still just a toilet.

There were probably lots of places on the Enterprise that had never been seen and never would be seen by audiences. Places that were not essential to the show but that logic dictated must be there nonetheless. John was intent on seeing such places. It was like the best behind the scenes look ever. Except instead of cameras and actors, this was the real thing.

For all that John was looking to find undiscovered parts of the Enterprise, he still managed to find himself outside of Main Engineering a short while later. This bothered him not one bit, and with a bounce in his step and a grin on his face, he walked right in… and bumped right into Commander Data.

"I am sorry sir," Data began as he took a step back. He paused for a moment, slightly cocking his head as he looked at John. "You are the man we inadvertently transported to the ship are you not?"

"That's me," John said, trying hard not to grin like an idiot at meeting one of his favorite fictional characters.

"Then I am afraid you are not authorized to be here sir," Data said as he grabbed John by the arm and started leading him out of Engineering.

"Hey, what're you doing," John demanded as he was taken back to the corridor.

"Engineering is restricted to authorized personnel only," Data said by way of an explanation.

"I just wanted a look," John protested.

"I am afraid that at this time that is not possible. However, if you are intent on seeing it, perhaps when you meet with the captain later you can ask for a tour."

With that said, Data left John standing alone in the hall.

John still had a little time to spare before his meeting, so with a wistful look at the doors of engineering, he set off with an equally awesome destination in mind; the Holodeck.

Of course it was just his luck that he should get lost on the way. And when he finally got there, it was already in use. So, biting back his disappointment, he headed off towards the bridge for his meeting with Captain Picard.