Star Trek The Next Generation The Gift: A Star Trek SI

[DarkDestroyer]

I finally had my ultrasound today. For those who don't know (I may not have posted about this in this thread) I had thyroid nodule surgery back in December (just before Christmas). They detected a very small amount of cancer in the nodule. This was on my left side. I'm still healing tremendously well from it, however the oncologist at the cancer agency wants to make sure that the right side doesn't contain any unwanted surprises, so he ordered an ultrasound and CT scan. Hopefully the ultrasound will be negative and I won't need the CT scan, should find out in a couple of days time.

Working on the final part of Deadwood. Westerns are one of my favourite genres, but easily my weakest skill as a writer. There are some references to other westerny themed films in this as well. Then we'll on to finish off Season Six, some bits and bobs with Seven Seven---then we'll be tackling this version of "Generations" which is a huge arc.

 

[Marlow3]

Good luck mate with your scans and results mate. I wish you a speedy recovery and look forward to more of your work.

 

[DarkDestroyer]

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Author's Note: Apologies to those who wanted to see this. I thought I could pull this off, but too much is going on right now, and I'm feeling lazy, so we're going to move on to more important things. Laren also leaves early for storytelling purposes in this.

The holo-program unfolded with all of us taking on Frank---who surprised all of us as Data and Geordi joined as Frank and his one hand man, in addition to several of his gang members.

"Data?" Deanna exclaims shocked from a point on the roof top. Great job exposing our point Deanna.

"No Data here. Name is Frank Hollander. I am surprised you do not recognize me as the Butcher of Bozeman."

Data is trying but his inability to use contractions is rather amusing in this case. I hold on to my modified Winchester. I had the computer replicate Doc Brown's from Back to the Future Part III, but the scope on it is a more refined version than he had the ability to make, it's probably more efficient than current generation Starfleet rifles.

"We know who you are Hollander. We're here to stop you." Worf bellows from the town square

Data as Frank laughs. It's not as chilling as in the episode. That's because that wasn't Data. It was actually Frank Hollander thanks to the systems failure. Data is trying though.

"You can not stop me. Open fire." he orders

There was a shootout between the two sides that lasted a grand total of about a half hour. It seemed longer at times, but eventually we got the upper hand as the programming took effect and we arrested Frank and Eli. Alexander at the end of it was absolutely elated by everything. Immensely proud of his father, and happy that we all took part. Afterwards we all went to dinner at Ten Forward in costume of course. I kind of enjoyed being a version of Arthur Morgan. Maybe I should program the Red Dead series, at least what bits of it I can remember into the holodeck.

We enter into May 2369. A major change has occurred as Captain Picard recommended Laren for the Starfleet Tactical Training program this cycle, and she was accepted based on glowing recommendations from Picard, Commander Riker, and Counsellor Troi. It was a bittersweet moment for the two of us as a kind of awkwardness set in. An apprehension if you will. This is the beginning of the end for us and Laren realizes that I am being more emotional than usual, and I can't tell her why.

"We'll talk a lot. I promise." she pecks my cheek one last time as I watch her leave for the shuttle. The beginning of the end, because when she returns....I'll only have a few days with her before she chooses to join the Maquis. I watch in silence as the shuttle doors close on her.

Speaking of the Maquis. The Cardassians have increased their activity along the Federation border, as I predicted they would.

"Admiral Shanthi is one of the wisest people I have ever known, and had the privilege of working with Mr. Young, surpassed in this era only by Admiral Satie---but Starfleet's policy on the Cardassian's has been rock solid for decades now. I have done my best to warn them, but they remain steadfast with their inane appeasement policy." Admiral Nechayev says on my monitor screen

"As I predicted they would. They are scared to rock the boat, even as Elizabeth's attempts to boost the Fleet post Wolf 359 continue at neck breaking pace. We're still not ready to engage anyone one that level. I understand, but Starfleet needs to know that this has been a mistake." I reply

"I've made it to clear them Adam, but the Federation Council is more than pleased with this stance as well. The two are on the same page about this. There's something else."

"I know...Celtris III." I reply and Alynna smirks

"The rest of the senior staff must not be made aware of the real reasons of this operation. Captain Picard, Lieutenant Worf, and Doctor Crusher's training must remain a secret, along with the real reason for Captain Jellico's presence on the Enterprise." she orders

"Understood sir."

"Very well. We'll keep in touch, Ensign."

"Aye Admiral."

The screen goes blank as I prepare myself to deal with Captain Jellico.

Prior to Jellico coming on board, Data and I are able to save the Exocamps. Dr. Fallon gives assurances not to abuse them in the future, and apologizes for any harm she has done as I explain to her what they eventually become. She's astonished that they receive Federation membership.

"The Exo's will be one of our most important contributing member states in less a decade Doc." I say

Including having a couple of them acting as little imp's....

We all gather in Ten Forward for the change of command ceremony. Alynna has already been here. Everyone immediately turned to me for explanation but I told them I was ordered to give none. The tension has been palatable for weeks now. The increased Cardassian presence has folks whispering about another war with them. Jellico's presence now has everyone on edge, and it's going to get even worse when he actually is in command. The boson whistle goes off and Commander Riker orders us all to attention. Captain Picard raises the PADD with his orders and reads it formally.

"To Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commanding Officer USS Enterprise NCC 1701-D, Stardate 46358.1. You are hereby requested and required to relinquish command of your vessel to Captain Edward Jellico, Commanding Officer USS Cairo effective this stardate, signed Vice-Admiral Alynna Nechayev, Starfleet Command. Computer---transfer all command codes to Captain Edward Jellico, Picard Delta Five."

There's a slight pause.

"Transfer complete, USS Enterprise NCC 1701-D is now under the command of Captain Edward Jellico."

"I relieve you sir," Jellico formally says

"I stand relieved." Picard replies

"Dismissed!" Jellico bellows

The others start to gather around me and try to pry anything out of me.

"What's going on here Adam? What's this all about, and why can't you tell us?" Riker asks

"I already explained that sir. I was given explicit orders not to." I reply

"By who?" Worf asks

"Admiral Nechayev." I reply

After Picard and Jellico have their brief chit chat I see the two of them head towards us. Picard makes informal introductions. Jellico points to me.

"I want to see you in my office at 05:00" tomorrow morning he says gently but firmly

"Aye Captain." I reply nearly gulping

"What was that about?" Geordi asks

I hand my empty drink to a waiter and excuse myself from everyone and head back to my quarters. This isn't going to be good for me.


I come off duty and report to the Captain's ready room at exactly 05:00 hours the next day. A slew of PADD's and iso chips are scattered across Jellico's desk. He doesn't even look at me as I report and motions for me to sit down. I do so. I'm not going to give him the satisfaction of a reaction. No selling Jellico all the way.

"I'll be blunt with you, Mr. Young. I don't like you. I don't like the influence you've had on Starfleet. I am here for a singular reason. To execute my mission. I'm going to do exactly that. You are hereby confined to quarters until further notice. Dismissed." Jellico wastes no time

In a near single motion I stand up and turn to leave. Data sees me stride with purpose and does not say anything for which I'm glad. I try not to show my unrestrained glee. I was just dressed down by Captain Jellico!!! Holy Shit! The door swooshes close on me.

 

[Goku_san]

The beginning of the end, because when she returns....I'll only have a few days with her before she chooses to join the Maquis. I watch in silence as the shuttle doors close on her.

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May I ask why Ro would do that?

"I'll be blunt with you, Mr. Young. I don't like you. I don't like the influence you've had on Starfleet. I am here for a singular reason. To execute my mission. I'm going to do exactly that. You are hereby confined to quarters until further notice. Dismissed." Jellico wastes no time

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You know, Jellico is a hard ass, but as long as you're competent and do what he says you should do, there is no reason for to confine you to quarters like someone under investigation.

 

[DarkDestroyer]

May I ask why Ro would do that?

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The logical answer is because she does so in the show, and before you answer about breaking canon, yes I'm aware that I can do exactly that Adam is aware that he could do many different things to change this from happening, or maybe Ro doesn't end up choosing to go with the Maquis, but at this time his mind's set on the events of "Preemptive Strike".

You know, Jellico is a hard ass, but as long as you're competent and do what he says you should do, there is no reason for to confine you to quarters like someone under investigation.

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Yes, but he's already made up his mind that he doesn't like me, and that he doesn't want to risk my knowledge of the episode to expose the mission at hand of which I wouldn't do since I understand what his objective was...I could probably tell the others so they back off...but the fact is the crew needed a kick in the arse, and there's none better to do it than Jericho.

 

[Goku_san]

The logical answer is because she does so in the show, and before you answer about breaking canon, yes I'm aware that I can do exactly that Adam is aware that he could do many different things to change this from happening, or maybe Ro doesn't end up choosing to go with the Maquis, but at this time his mind's set on the events of "Preemptive Strike".

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Ro not joining the Maquis because she has a good life now is more logical than throwing that away. Since it's 2369, it would be in her character to request a posting on DS9 to help rebuilding her homeworld, rather than doing space terrorism and making sure that she truly has nowhere else to go.

Yes, but he's already made up his mind that he doesn't like me, and that he doesn't want to risk my knowledge of the episode to expose the mission at hand.

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And Adam just takes that instead of making an argument that could go either way? Chain of Command is one of the best TNG-episodes; Adam sitting that one out is a bit of a stretch.

 

[DarkDestroyer]

Ro not joining the Maquis because she has a good life now is more logical than throwing that away. Since it's 2369, it would be in her character to request a posting on DS9 to help rebuilding her homeworld, rather than doing space terrorism and making sure that she truly has nowhere else to go.

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That's correct. I'm leaning very strongly in this episode...lots of surprises to come in this version.

And Adam just takes that instead of making an argument that could go either way? Chain of Command is one of the best TNG-episodes; Adam sitting that one out is a bit of a stretch.

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Jellico is one person that Adam doesn't dare argue with. He genuinely scares him as much as he's a fan of his. I know it's a bit out of character, but I liked the twist of him sitting out one of his favourite episodes.

 

[Goku_san]

Jellico is one person that Adam doesn't dare argue with. He genuinely scares him as much as he's a fan of his. I know it's a bit out of character, but I liked the twist of him sitting out one of his favourite episodes.

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I don't know, it's a missed chance. Yes, the senior staff of the Big E needs a kick in the rear, and they should get that. But it would be a lot of fun to observe that through the eyes of Adam.

 

[DarkDestroyer]

I don't know, it's a missed chance. Yes, the senior staff of the Big E needs a kick in the rear, and they should get that. But it would be a lot of fun to observe that through the eyes of Adam.

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It's something I could have tweaked for this newer version yep. I Just like the concept that he had to sit out on this one.

 

[Lillie Jones]

thanks for the chapter

 

[Marlow3]

Looking forward to this arc with Adam.oit of the way. Jellico plays this straight and doesn't need any jogging of his elbow while dealing with a crew that fights him most of the time.
Thanks for the chapter.

 

[DarkDestroyer]

"Get it done." --Jellico

"But I wanted to get it done with you..."---SI Adam disappointed and crushed

 

[SotF]

Ro not joining the Maquis because she has a good life now is more logical than throwing that away. Since it's 2369, it would be in her character to request a posting on DS9 to help rebuilding her homeworld, rather than doing space terrorism and making sure that she truly has nowhere else to go.

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It might also be that her joining the Maquis isn't entirely her own idea considering what came out of the good season of Picard, her getting pushed to infiltrate for Starfleet might be a thing there

 

[DarkDestroyer]

I got the ultrasound results two days ago. They did indeed find another nodule on the right side glad. It is significantly smaller than the first one, 1.7cm. However the radiologist is concerned about it, so they've ordered a biopsy for next month. Hopefully they are able to do a biopsy on this one, because with the original---it was so big and was hiding behind my voice box, that they couldn't get the needle so they opted for surgery instead. So here's hoping it goes well and they're able to find no cancer in this one, this time.

I am having keyboard issues. So am waiting for a USB keyboard. Then will be restructuring the conclusion to Chain of Commander. Thanks to @Goku_san we're heading in an interesting direction.

 

[Marlow3]

Good luck mate and thanks for the update.

 

[DarkDestroyer]

There are times when I wish I really was my SI counter part. It'd make things a whole lot easier for me lol.

 

[DarkDestroyer]

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A full week. The entire duration of the talks with the Cardassians. I am restricted to quarters. My security access revoked by Jellico. He thought of everything that I knew how to access and restricted it. So I replicated a punching bag and hooked it up to the ceiling. I wrote. I read. I watched vids. I listened to my hardstyle music to let the stress out. But I couldn't stop thinking about why I had been confined to quarters. I understand Jellico not wanting me to interfere, but he also knew that I understood what the goals and stakes of this mission were. Something about this has not sit right with me the entire time. The Cardassians specifically targeted Captain Picard. They used the data with Celtris III to lure him out so they could capture him. They wanted the "defense plans for Minos Korva". Starfleet Command has long theorized that Minos Korva would be the entry point of a Cardassian invasion into Federation space and spent the last few years building up defenses for it. Starfleet Intelligence---for all the jokes about them, don't make mistakes like this. This reeks of Obsidian Order planning, the Cardassian military don't operate like this. They would have just gone ahead and planned a strike---I'm distracted by this now. My door chime goes off. I already know who it is.

"Counsellor."

"Captain Jellico has departed the ship. The mission was a success. The Cardassians have withdrawn their forces." Deanna says as I get up from behind my desk

"The Captain?" I ask with concern

"Is recovering in his quarters. He has requested to see you." Deanna reports as I blink in surprise

"Understood. Deanna....I"

"Something is wrong?" she observes

"I think something is very wrong yes. I think all of this is hiding a bigger picture that we're missing." I explain

"I recognize that look." she states and I gesture for the couch

We both sit down. I struggle to start to voice my concerns.

"I've had a lot of time to think since being benched. I understand why Jellico did it. He didn't want any unknown variables to interfere in achieving the main objective...but there's something else about this that has been majorly bugging me this whole time."

"The trap to take Picard?" Deanna asks

"Exactly. That's an Obsidian Order ploy. This was thought to be a Cardassian Central Command operation by Starfleet Intelligence. The data recovered on the bio-weapon---I don't think that was faked. I think that is real. What was faked was the location. I don't need to read the report to know what happened to Jean-Luc. I've already seen most of their interrogation sessions from the show. I know what Madred wanted...specifically the defense capabilities of Minos Korvas. Why? The Central Command could simply have planned a regular military operation to invade if they wanted."

"Adam...I'm not sure I like where you're headed with this." Deanna replies

"I certainly don't like it. But there's something going on here. Something we don't know about that we need to know...I think this goes back a long time Deanna. I'm going to find out what that is, and why." I say determined


Deanna is silent for a few minutes. She's only seen me like this a couple of times before. I let her process what I have just proposed.

"You're talking about a conspiracy with the Cardassians...between Starfleet Command and Cardassian Central Command. Over what though?" she asks

"That's the part that I don't know. We know through my exposure of Admiral Kennelly last year that there HAVE been collaborators. That was just about Bajor, the Occupation is in the midst of ending. They're just starting to withdraw their forces from Bajor as well. I can't help but feel like all of this is connected somehow. There maybe more that we don't know about."

"Adam hold on, I know you've been couped up here...but you're going to need proof before making an accession or attempting to do any exposing. Captain Picard is in no condition right now to talk about any of this with you." Deanna replies

"No he isn't. I'm not going to press him on this right now. But Deanna, if I'm right, and I'm not just reaching here and playing Sherlock---we've got a major problem that has been kept from boiling to the surface for a very long time. I still intend on figuring out what that is..."

"The Captain still wants to see you...just don't bring this up with him right now." she pleads with me and I nod

I put on my uniform for the first time in a week and head to Jean-Luc's quarters, and prepare myself. I press the chime.

"Come."

I hear and enter. I see him sitting in civilian clothing. PADD in hand.

"Ah Mr. Young. Please come in." he says and I do so


"Yes sir...are you...okay?" I ask instead

"I've been better...please sit. Do you want anything?" he asks

"No sir, I'm fine. I just came to see how you are doing."

"You know exactly what they did to me, don't you?"

"I do yes." I say carefully

"You are wondering why Starfleet Command ordered Captain Jellico to confine you to quarters?" he asks as he sips his tea

"It did cross my mind." I reply

"Starfleet doesn't want to expose you to the Cardassians. They felt if the Cardassians found out about you that---" I interrupt him

"That doesn't make much sense. The greater galaxy already KNOWS about me due to Locutus. Was this just because Jellico didn't like me?" I ask

Picard puts his tea down and has that serious face.

"I'm afraid so."

It's not in his nature to lie...must be the toll of the torture.


"I'm sorry you had to go through this sir. This was what I was trying to avoid. Starfleet chose not to listen to me. This wouldn't have happened had they." I state

Picard is silent for a long while. He's distracted. No doubt by his ordeal.

"You wanted to see me though sir?" I ask bringing his attention back

"Yes. I wanted you to know that what happened to me, was not your fault. You shouldn't blame yourself for what happened." he states and I frown

No. It was someone in Starfleet's fault.

"Yes sir." I reply and for the rest of the time we just sit together.

This is bothering me more than I thought it would. I don't like surprises, and this potentially is a major one.

 

[Goku_san]

The plot thickens.

 

[DarkDestroyer]

The plot thickens.

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This is not perfect as I wanted to it be (I hate restructuring things) but we're off to the races now. This is going to interwoven with other standard things. I hope folks will like it.

 

[ExFelineServer3]

Have we had a full description of what Adam looks like? I know there has been details here and there but I think a profile summary or something would be advantageous, because I have to be honest, I get a picture of like a fourteen year old boy in my head, kind of puffing his cheeks out for some reason.

 

[AHHGKS]

This sounds like a case for needing some green blooded, pointy eared, masters/adherents to *LOGIC* to help piece together these things. I figure that having some *Vulcan* Starfleet Intelligence personnel notified along with having the MC's logic pointed out to start them on the trail. Data would be even more relentless and ruthless at ripping through the smoke screens, well as best that he could.

tftc!

 

[DarkDestroyer]

SI Adam is at this point in 2369---

5'11.
205 lbs (290 On Arrival Date)
Medium build---not quite slender YET. This is an an ongoing process.
Aged 46
Brown Eyes
Bald (brown hair when not)