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Here is the second Part of Choices.  Comments are welcomed.

Chris

                  "Choices"
                      by
                  Christopher
                 Walck

                PART II

    Data laughed as he saw his brother kill another human being.  The Borg
had overun the Federation soon after Data and Lore had been united.  They now
looked at the brothers of Soong as Gods.  And Data agreed.  They WERE gods.

    Lore was sitting next to him in a chair in their private quarters.
"See, brother. I knew you'd like it.  It just took you some time.  Trust me, it
gets better from here."

    His brother had introduced the individuality program into the main Borg
program.  When it had reached the hive, the Borg became individals.  Then they
looked for their saviors.  The Borg found Data and Lore on the planet where
they were joined.  Hugh and the other borg will killed because they refused to
follow them.

    "Brother, I believe it is time to take over the galaxy.  Don't you
agree?"  Lore smiled.

    "Yes, I do.  I do indeed."  Data and Lore walked out of the chamber and
signaled their flagship to beam them on board.  The galaxy were theirs...

                *************

    Deanna woke up with a start.  A body was laying next to her.  She had
completely no idea how she had gotten here.  The body rustled under the covers.
An arm came over her shoulders and rested there.  Deanna didn't like the
situation that she was in.

    She got up and pulled the sheets.  She looked at the man in her bed.
The man looked very familiar.  He had a beard and looked up at her with a
smile.  "Come on, get back into bed.  You're not on duty for three more hours."

    "Will?  What are we doing?"  she blurted out.  The man in the bed gave
her a look.

    "I haven't heard that name for a while.  Not since he was killed..."

    Deanna thought for a moment. *He's right.  Will died a long time ago.
I was lucky that Tom was there to take me in...*  She smiled and got back into
bed.  The next few hours past quickly for them.

                *****************

    Picard smiled as he saw his son run up to him.  "How are we doing
today, Phillipe?"

    "Fine.  How was the vineyards?  Will you be ready in time?" the boy
asked.

    "Yes.  I believe so."  He took his boy's hand.  "Let's go find your
mother.  I'll race you to the front door."

    "You're on!"  Phillipe began to run and Picard was hardpressed to keep
up.  He stopped and looked around.  Ah, France... My home.  My family.  All
that is my life is here.  He walked up to Phillipe and then they went inside.

    The house was a two level house.  On the first level there was the
kitchen, living room and Picard's den.  On the second floor there were the
master bedroom, the kids bedroom and also the kids playroom.  Nothing
elaborate,but still sufficed what Picard wanted.

    "Honey?"  he called.

    From the kitchen, a female voice called, "In here, honey."

    Picard walked into the kitchen. A woman was standing over a sink.  She
turned and smiled.  She had red hair and blue eyes.  "So, you finally made it
home..."  She laughed and hugged Jean-Luc.

    "Oh, Beverly.  I had the most wonderful day... But first what's for
dinner?"  he asked.

    "Beverly's homemade Tiwanaa surpreme turkey surprise."  She smiled and
turned towards the door.  "KIDS! DINNER!!!"  she yelled.

    There was footsteps running down the stairs.  Phillipe, Wesley and
Michelle took their places at the table.  Picard and Beverly walked into the
other room and took their places at the table.  Dinner began.

                ***************

    "Captain's Personal Log:  Stardate 50123.4.  I am haapy to announce
that today is my 35th anniversery.  I hope that these past 35 years have been
enjoyed by my wife as it has been for me."

    Captain William T. Riker looked into the dining room.  Everything was
perfect.  He was to surprise Teika when she got back from duty.  That should be
in a few minutes.  She was Will's tactical officer.  And she was a good one.
He knew that the crew were comfortable with them as fellow officers.  Several
times, he had a choice to promote her but she wasn't qualified.  So he promoted
another.  She didn't care. She was just happy to have him.

    The doors to the quarters opened and Teika walked in.  Her black hair
flowed down her shoulders. Riker looked at her and smiled.  "Welcome home,
dear."  Teika looked at the table and smiled.  She turned to her husband.  "You
never give up, do you?  After 35 years...."  She ran to him and kissed him
passionately.

    "Well, I can see you haven't lost your touch."  Riker smiled.

    After a few minutes, Teika said, "Well, what do you have on course for
us tonight."

    Riker smiled and walked into the kitchen.  He had specifically asked
for the kitchen in his quarters.  "Well, first course is Tarkasian Honda."  He
came out of the kitchen holding two plates filled with fresh honda, a vegetable
native to Tarkasia.

    Teika smiled.  "Oh... We're only starting... Next is..."  Riker ran
back into the kitchen.  "The main course.  Alaskan Lobster Tails.  Just like we
love it.  And lastly, Triple Titariana Chocokate Souffle."

    Teika looked at Will in awe.  "Well... You really mean to make this day
special, aren't you?"

    Riker sat down across from her.  "You don't know the half of it..."

                *************

    Worf woke up with a spliting headache.  He was laying on a biobed in
Sickbay.  He tried to get up and noticed that he couldn't.  He wasn't being
restrained but he couldn't move.  A nurse came over and looked at him.
"Doctor? He's awake..."

    Ogawa came over.  "Worf... Thank god you're all right.  Do you know
what happened?"

    Worf looked at her.  "Happened?  I don't know why I'm here.  I was on
the bridge, then a flash of light, then I was here."

    Ogawa spoke softly.  "Lieutenant, the Captain, Riker, Data, Beverly and
Troi are gone.  When we were able to get to the bridge, you were the only one
left.  There were a few bodies, but no signs that anything happened.  Except of
course, the 'kidnapping' of the command crew."

    Worf exclaimed, "I MUST get up!"

    Ogawa exclaimed.  "NO! You must rest for two hours before I let you do
anything!  And that's the end of that!"

    Worf growled but Ogawa ignored him.

                ****************

    Down in Engineering, LaForge had a problem.  Since the abduction of the
command crew, he had to make a choice.  To report what happened, or try to find
what happened.  He had to get up to the bridge.  He was to take command since
he was the only one left.

    As he walked, LaForge asked himself:  Now what could have happened?
There was no answer to that question yet.  After they went through the
disturbance, time seemed to slow down, and then they popped back into real
space.

    Then the power went out on the bridge.  It took him a few minutes to
bypass the systems, but when he got onto the bridge.... No one was there.  Worf
was the only one alive and the command crew was gone.  He thought who could do
such a thing.  The Romulans and a few others, but it was impossible that they
could have done.  The ship had shields through out the experience.  The
computer had proven it.

    LaForge walked out onto the bridge and looked around.  Unfamilliar
faces looked back at him.  This is going to be interesting, he thought.
LaForge walked to the command chair.  "Da... Ensign, what where the sensors
readings from the time period that we were in the disturbance."