Star Trek: Q-Dimensional
Star Trek TNG Crossover Fanfiction #3
Scene 6
Gemini’s open mouth turned into a clenched frown. “Who are you??”
“Ugh,” the man groaned and turned around, taking a few leisurely paces across the floor. “I see the captain hasn’t spoken of me; what a pity.” He glanced over his shoulder. “You’ve really missed out on a lot of fun,” he grinned wide.
“Who are you??” She asked again, bold enough to take a step forward. “How do you know who I am?”
“I am Q!” He spun around on his heels as he opened his arms wide. “Master of Time and Space! Possessor of Unimaginable Power! Part of an Immortal Collective! Knower of All Things!” He bent his arms and crossed them across his chest. “And you are Gemini.”
She bit her lip as he stepped up to her again.
“An Igne-Aravasti–a fire-wielder!” He began to pace around her. “The lone survivor of the planet Aravast; the last of her kind,” he paused, “Well, almost; I suppose Joker counts,” he nodded in the direction Ace had previously left.
She blinked through her confusion. “How do you–”
“I am Q! I know everything!” He again held out his hands. “My goodness; you listen about as well as Jean-Luc!”
She huffed through her annoyance and carefully watched as Q wandered through the shuttle. “What do you want with me?”
“I want to know,” he turned back around, “why someone as powerful as you–the last of your kind–would settle for a life in Starfleet!”
Gemini frowned as she began to follow his movements. “I thought you were the ‘Knower of All Things’.”
“Ooh,” Q’s lips pursed. “You’re as fiery as I had hoped!”
“Well?” She turned to stand in front of him.
Q slipped a hand behind Gemini and leaned against the wall. “Try as I might, Ms. Gemini, I can’t seem to figure out why you would lower yourself to such a state.”
“Lower?” She tilted her head.
“Come, now,” he nearly spat the words. “Living in a floating disc in space? Following strict orders and vying for trivial promotions? And let's not forget: you can’t even use your own power on the ship without deactivating the fire suppression system!”
For the first time in their conversion, Gemini’s eyes lost their focus and drifted aside.
Q noticed this and grinned. “Yes,” he leaned closer to her. “All that power, running through your veins, and you can only use it on away missions and in the holodeck.” His eyes slid to their corners to peer at her. “And to further add insult to injury, you married a common–boring–human.”
A flame sparked behind Gemini’s glasses. “He is far from common.”
“Of course he is,” Q’s sarcastic smile narrowed his eyes.
“Then what would you have proposed?”
“Someone as unique as you!” Q pushed away from the wall. “Someone as powerful as you,” he grasped a clenched fist in front of her. “Honestly, I wonder if Joker would have been a better option.”
“Gah!” Gemini grunted and shoved him away. “If you know so much, you’d know Ace and I share the same DNA!”
“True; those sneaky Bareans just had to intercept a sample of your genetic material headed to Federation Headquarters, and then had to use it to create more enemies for their misguided race to intercept–and poor Joker ended up as one of those victims.” He crossed his arms. “What a pity; the two of you could have had some incredibly powerful children…”
The Aravasti winced and clenched her fists. “No! I am married to Hudson Rowlett, and I am very happy with my marriage and my life on the Enterprise!” She scowled, noting the red uniform and communication badge. “You’re not even an officer, are you?”
“Heavens, no,” he rolled his eyes.
“So, now that you’ve showed up and critiqued my life choices,” she huffed, “is that all?”
“Is that all…” Q laughed as he uncrossed his arms. “Oh, Gemini, I don’t think so.”
Her eyes darted as Q raised his hand.
He snapped his finger once.
Scene Notes
- Not gonna lie, Q is fun to write :D