Ok when you first start reading this, it may look like it's the end of the story.
It's not.
If you read it all, it will make sense.
Creates a sense of mystery this way. Thank you for keeping up with the story.
And Sorry it's a bit short.
It seemed years ago that the Enterprise had left, when in reality it had been only a few weeks. Deanna walked through the settlement, saddened because they had not heard word from the Enterprise in weeks. It most likely meant that they had failed, or were making their journey back.
Deanna was down since she had no clue what was happening out there. She began to wonder why she even allowed herself to come down here.
"Counselor," A lady from a nearby tent said.
"Yes?" Deanna replied walking over to the tent and entering.
"We are picking up a ship entering this system, can't tell if it is the Borg or the Enterprise," the lady said.
"Thank you Ensign Wilson. Are they sending any messages or signals?" Deanna asked.
"No, none at all," the ensign replied.
"Contact me when you can see which ship it is. We need to prepare to move, just in case it is the Borg," Deanna replied.
"But why? We are cloaked," Ensign Wilson asked curiously.
"Because if they were assimilated then they know where we are, if we move, then they will have a hard time finding us," Deanna replied, and the ensign nodded in understanding.
"How long until they reach us?" Deanna asked.
"Half an hour at the most, a few minutes if they are still in warp," the ensign answered.
"Ok, still nothing?" Deanna asked.
"No… wait I'm getting something… it's the Enterprise!" the ensign exclaimed.
"Can we hail them?" Deanna asked.
"No but we can send an audio only signal though," the ensign replied.
"Do it," Deanna replied. Something wasn't right, something didn't seem right at all.
"Channel open," the ensign said.
"Troi to Enterprise," Deanna said, "Do you read me?"
"Yes Counselor we do," Picard's voice responded, and Deanna sighed.
"What happened? Did you all succeed? Or withdraw?" Deanna asked.
"We won," Picard simply replied, "We shall talk with you when we arrive."
"Yes sir," Deanna said and the transmission ended. Deanna's face had a smile that spread like wildfire across her face. It seemed as though they were going to go home.
"We are here Deanna, prepare for us to beam down," Picard said a few minutes later.
"We are ready," Deanna said, "Ensign decloak us." The ensign clicked a button that connected all the cloaking devices to shut them off.
A beaming light appeared in front of Deanna, and out came 6 people. But they weren't the people they were expecting. It was Picard, and Wesley, and a few others, but… they were Borg.