Future Imperfect Line-by-Line

[Orac]

Number 1 [OC]: Riker to Picard. I'm here.

 

[Athena28]

PICARD: Are you all right?

 

[May 20]

RIKER [OC]: Yes, sir, I'm all right. What about

[Cavern]

RIKER: Geordi and Worf?

 

[Athena28]

PICARD : We beamed them up an hour ago. They're fine.

 

[CaptVader]

[Bridge]

PICARD: But we lost you in mid-transport. Where've you been? What is going on down there?

 

[Orac]

Willy Riker: I'm not sure yet, sir. But I think I'm about to find out. Stand by. What shall I call you? Ethan? Jean-Luc?

 

[CaptVader]

ETHAN: It doesn't matter.

 

[Orac]

Number One: This room, it's more than a holodeck, isn't it?

 

[CaptVader]

ETHAN: Much more. The neural scanners read my mind, give me everything I want. Just like they tried to give you everything you wanted.

 

[May 20]

RIKER: Everything I wanted? You probed the Enterprise. You lured us here so you could play games with me. I didn't want that, you did. Why?

 

[CaptVader]

ETHAN: My world was invaded. My people killed. My mother brought me here so our enemies would never find me.

 

[Orac]

Riker: They found her, didn't they?

 

[Athena28]

ETHAN: She knew that they would never stop looking for her, so she made sure I would be safe. She left the scanners to protect me, to give me anything I wanted.

 

[CaptVader]

RIKER: Anything? Then why did you kidnap me?

 

[Orac]

Ethan: I wanted you to stay. It's been so long. I just want somebody real. I thought that you'd be happy. I'm sorry.

 

[May 20]

RIKER: I have to return to my ship. Come with me. You don't have to stay here anymore. You don't have to be alone anymore.

 

[Orac]

The boy transforms into a grey alien with big eyes and very long fingers

Barash: My name is Barash.

 

[May 20]

RIKER: To me, you'll always be Jean-Luc. Two to transport.

 

[Orac]

THE END

 

[May 20]