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Chapter 4
No one realized, except for Geordi and Deanna, that Data and I were dating. I guess that holding his hand while walking down the hallway wasn't a big enough hint. We had been very close as friends, but hand holding? I don't think we ever did that. The only type of hand holding we did was when he would help me limp back to my quarters.
I had never been happier in my entire life than when I was with Data. It was like he made all my problems go away. He never tried to bring up the subject of my dad, though I knew he was curious.
We were on a mission to deal with unknown aliens who were known as the Ferengi, when the planet we had found them near seemed to be affecting us, we could not move.
The Ferengi had rather large foreheads and little pointy teeth. Absolutely hideous. The Captain ordered an away team (that consisted of Riker, Data, Geordi, Tasha and me) to go down to the surface.
"With this power drain we may have trouble communicating with the Enterprise, sir." Data said as we walked into the Transporter room.
"Understood. Anything else?" Riker asked.
"Do to this Force field there is, presently, no way to beam us back, sir." Data answered.
"Oh, you just had to ask." Geordi complained.
"Understood." Riker said forcefully. "Energize."
I re-materialized on the planet, which was stormy and cold. The wind almost blew me off my feet. I looked around to find I was alone on the edge of a rocky cliff.
"Data! Riker! Tasha! Geordi!" I yelled at the top of my voice but the wind was so loud I doubted that they could hear me.
"Data!" I yelled again. Not getting any response I backed up away from the edge of the cliff. I tapped my comm badge but, of course, there was no answer.
"So this is what a human female looks like up close." Came a male voice from behind me. I turned around to find four little Ferengi. They were even uglier up close.
"What do you want?" I asked pulling out my phaser.
"Now, now. Why don't you put that away. You may force us to shoot." Said the one in the lead. When I did not do as they wanted they unraveled their little lasso like things and shot a beam of blue light at me.
I gasped as I fell to my knees, I could feel pain in my chest, like someone had stuck a knife in it. I fell onto my stomach, my vision fading, like being forced to sleep. I collapsed onto my back, hitting my head on a rock and lost consciousness.
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I felt someone bump into my back, not even stopping to see if I was alright before running off. I had fallen to the ground, my work going everywhere. I grumbled angrily and tried to stand up. I got one of my organic leg moving but the metal one stayed as straight as a board. When I tried to move it it would make my hip throb. I managed to turn around onto my butt. I looked around. There were plenty of people but they all ignored me. How nice of them.
"Do you require assistance?" A male voice asked. I looked to my right to see a guy, about 5' 9", he had short brown hair that had been brushed back, his skin a silvery-yellow and his eyes were a lovely yellow colour. I had never seen him before, but then again I had only been there for a month and there were lots of people, human and non-human, going to Starfleet academy.
"That's alright. I'm fine." I said trying to stand again but the pain flared up the instant I moved. I hissed in pain and stopped trying. "Well, maybe a little, though I don't want to delay you."
"My class just finished, I have nothing to do for the next two hours." He bent down and started picking up my books. He handed them to me.
"What is wrong with your leg?" He asked.
"It's... malfunctioning." I said. He cocked his head to the side. I sighed.
"It's a long story. I just need to get to my room to fix it. Thanks for all your help." I said. He nodded in understanding.
"May I help you to your room?" He asked. I smiled.
"That would be nice, though how exactly." I asked. By now most of the students had left and there was only a few that remained in the hallway.
"I would have to carry you, seeing as you cannot move your leg." He explained.
He put his arms under my legs and my arms and picked me up. I told him where my room was, and we headed off. On the way we got a couple of weird looks, though I ignored them, I had gotten enough weird looks and taunts to last me a life time.
"I just realized that I don't even now your name. Mine's Amber, Amber Jackson." I said.
"My name is Data." He said.
"If you don't mind me asking, what species are you? You look human, but not at the same time." I asked.
"I am an android." Data explained.
"Really? That's cool." I said in surprise, I had definitely not seen that coming.
"Does that bother you?" Data asked.
"Of course not!" I exclaimed. "Your the only one to even bother helping the crippled kid."
"Crippled?" He asked.
"It's a fake leg." I explained. "My real one got infected and had to be amputated."
We arrived at my room shortly after. He put me down gently on the couch.
"May I stay to watch you repair your leg?" Data asked. I shrugged.
"It's not very interesting. You can stay if you want." I said. He sat down on the couch. I took off my shoe, revealing my metal foot. I managed to take off my leg without taking off my pants. I set it on the table and got to work. Data watched curiously as I tried to fix it. It was the first time that I had been unable to fix it.
"I actually have no idea what is wrong. This has never happened before." I said.
"May I try?" Data asked.
"Be my guest." I said. It took him about three minutes to fix, making me feel really stupid.
He was about to leave when I asked him to stay. I had not had decent company in a while and was yearning for someone to talk to. Not about anything important, just fun things. It was then that a wonderful friendship[ was born...
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I woke up to the bright lights of the medical bay. The lights hurt my head, I groaned, my head pounding. I quickly closed my eyes, trying to stop the pain. A nurse came over and injected something into my neck. I felt better immediately. I thanked her and she left. I sat up and realized that Data was sitting beside my bed, a curious look on his face.
"What happened?" I asked him.
"The Ferengi attacked you, you hit your head hard when you fell." He explained. I reached out and held his hand.
"Is everyone else okay?"
"They are fine." He assured. I reached up and touch my head to find it wrapped in bandages. Just then Doctor Crusher came into the room. She smiled at me and walked over.
"Look who's awake." She said happily. "How are feeling?"
"Fine, I'm not in any pain." I said.
"That's good. I'm just going to check your wound, and you should be able to leave in a couple of hours." She started to remove the bandage when Data stood up.
"I have to attend my duties. I must go." He said. I smiled.
"See you later, Data." I said. He leaned down and kissed me lightly on the lips before walking away.
"I knew it!" Doctor Crusher exclaimed. "Tasha has some debts she needs to pay."
"You guys were betting on us!" I asked incredulously. She only smiled knowingly before walking away. It was now only a matter of time before the word would be spread around the whole ship. Not that I minded really, I just wasn't excited for all the questions I was going to get. Good and bad.
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