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Hide and Q
Enterprise
drops off Counselor Troi
for a trip home before heading off to a Federation
base which requires medical assistance after an explosion.
However the Enterprise is incased in Q's
shields.
Q arrives on the bridge who says they are 'impressed' with
humans and want to talk. He tells them to abandon their mission
as his business takes presedent.
Picard is angry
at Q who takes an interest in Riker.
Q starts talking about games and beams the bridge crew minus
Picard to an unknown planet. Picard is left on the bridge
with the command computer down.
Yar spots Q dressed
as General Washington as if he is in the battle of Waterloo.
Q tells Riker to join him at the table. Q gives the others
drinks although Worf
throws his away. Q says they are going to play a game which
will be completly unfair.
Yar objects and Q sends her to a 'penalty box' and says if
anyone else gets a penalty, Yar will have to give it up and
go into nothingness. Picard tries to make a log entry but
it fails. Yar appears behind him and explains to Picard what
has happened. Yar starts to cry and Picard comforts her.
Q appears on the bridge and lifts the penalty. Picard mocks
Q's uniform. Q tells Picard he is taking on RIker. Picard
wages his command against Q staying out of humanities path
forever.
On the planet Worf goes to scount out what appear to be French
soldiers. He sees they are hog type creatutes. Meanwhile Q
talks to Picard in his ready room and quotes Picard Shakespeare
and says he will learn about humanity by how they play the
game.
Geordi spots the
hog soliders heading towards them with what appear to be muskets.
Q tells Riker the only way to save his friends is o use the
power has has been given by Q.
The forcefield around Enterprise disappears and Picard returns
to join Yar on the bridge. All systems come back online. Riker
sends the bridge crew back to the Enterprise. Picard says
Riker will be fine and they must proceed. Meanwhile Riker,
still on the planet, is laughing. Q tells Riker about his
powers but Ricker asks Q what he needs from them.
Q tells Riker the Q Continum noticed them at Farpoing and
that humans will eventually evolve possibly beyond the Q.
Therefore the Q wants to know more about humans by getting
Riker to join them.
Riker turns down the offer tojhoin them and Q disappears.
The bridge crew arrive back on the planet without weapons
and the hog soliders head towards them again. Worf attacks
them and is killed as is Wesley.
Riker puts a shield in front of the soldiers and sends everyone
back to the bridge, healing them. He then goes to talk to
Picard in the ready room. Picard saysRiker must not use his
power and Riker gives his word. The Enterprise arrives at
Quandra Sigma 3.
They beam down and find many injoured. One girl is found
under the rubble - dead. Riker says he is prvented from bringing
her back to life by "a promise." Riker tells Picard
he should not have made the agreement and demands a meeting
with the bridge crew.
Riker talks to the ceew and Picard reminds him "power
corrupts," and that they are now on a first name basis.
Q appears on the bridge dressed as a monk. Q sats Riker could
give all his friends a gift. Suprisingly Picard agrees.
Dr. Crusher tries
to get her and Wesley to leave. Riker gives Wesley his dream
- being 10 years older. He offers Data
the chance to be human but he rejects it as does Geordi when
he is given eyes. Worf does the same when he is offered a
Klingon
mate. Wesley also asks to be changed back.
Riker admits to Picard he was wrong. Picard tells Q to pay
up his wager and Q is dragged back to the Continum.
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