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What do you remember?
Picard had fallen asleep during his watch over Data. Data moaning brought him around. The force field was still in place. “Data, give me the code to turn the force field off.”
“I cannot,” he groaned.
“Can I override it?”
“No.”
“Data, we have to get you out of there.”
“Why?”
“You need help. You’re hurt.”
Q appeared in the cell with Data. Picard heard Q’s voice in his head. Ask him how to deactivate the field.
“Data, how can I deactivate the force field?”
“You cannot. I have to touch the control panel.”
Q picked Data up with the greatest of ease allowing him to touch the control panel. His hand was shaking so bad that it took a full minute for the computer to comprehend his touch.
Q and Picard took Data to sickbay where an anxious Dr. Crusher was pacing the floor. Q laid him on an observation table. His clothing was drenched with perspiration. Picard and Beverly removed his wet clothing covering him with a thick blanket. Westerfield burst into the room. With a wave of his hand, Q made Westerfield disappear.
All of Data’s motor functions where frozen. He just lay there like the stiff android he was.
“I’ll stay with him,” Q offered. Picard agreed. He went to the bridge and Beverly to her office.
It was dark in sickbay. Data was coming around. “Q?”
“Welcome back Mr. Data.”
“Why are you here? How did I get out of the brig? And,” he patted the blanket, “Where are my clothes?”
Q smiled, “it’s good to have you back.”
At that moment Picard entered sickbay. “Mr. Data.”
Data thought for a moment, “I missed my entire shift.”
“That’s alright. Ensign Morgan covered it adequately. Why did you lock yourself in the brig?”
“I did not want to hurt anyone.”
“Was that ever a fear?”
“Yes.”
“What do you remember?
“Everything.”
Picard locked eyes with Q.
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