Chapter 4
Data was sitting in the sickbay waiting for the arrival of Captain Lars. She didn't come any more in the past days, so Data felt himself alone.
At the end the door opened. –"Hello, Commander, how are you today?"- Lars said and entered.
-"Fine, Captain, but I feel myself very alone. I would like to speak with my friends. I continue to insist to contact the Enterprise, please."- Data said, thinking that it was the same useless routine.
But Lars changed mind. –"Well, Mr. Data, if it is your most intense desire, today I will allow it. The Enterprise is flying towards the neutral zone, near to the zone where you destroyed the ship of Shinzon, apparently without any necessity. Picard is risking very much in this action and if he has decided to do it, there will be a serious motive. So I decided to communicate in a secure channel that you are our guest. I hope that somebody will come here in order to speak about your condition."- Lars explained to the astonished android.
-"I am satisfied by your answer, Captain. Perhaps we could become friends in the future."- Data replied, thinking to find out a method to warn his friends.
Lars returned on the board and ordered to fly towards the neutral zone, making invisible the ship. In a few hours they reached the destination and begun to wait for the arrival of the Federal ship. Data was very preoccupied for the immediate future and hoped to communicate secretly with his starship.