The Enterprise/Borg Alliance (Part Six)

Guest Poster: Beverly Crusher

While a battle rages in space between the Cylon ships and the Borg Cube, which is defending us, the Enterprise has slipped through towards the Resurrection Ship.

Jean-Luc, the Borg Queen and I have beamed down to the ship so we can destroy it before it creates any human-form Cylons like Six, who Data, Jennifer Baxter, Six, Ensign Britney and T'Pol managed to destroy.

I've come officially to help in case anyone gets injured. In truth, though, if the Borg Queen lays her clammy hand on Jean-Luc again, she's toast.

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The three of us materialise in a corridor and look around. No one is around.

I spot a sign on the wall. It says

SHIP SELF-DESTRUCT BUTTON THIS WAY >>>



"That's very handy." comments Jean-Luc, "Let's go. The whole problem might be solved right now."

As we walk by, the Borg Queen alerts us.

"Look!" she says.

A bubbling vat of steaming water is in one of the rooms. Outside it is a peg with a skimpy red dress hanging from it. We look in the vat, and through the steam, we can see the image of Six starting to take shape again.

"I think I'll take care of this!" I say sharply, and set my phaser rifle to it's highest setting.



I blast the beams into the vat and it all explodes. Water goes over the floor.

"You're very direct." comments the Borg Queen.

Before we leave, I take the skimpy red dress and put it in my holdall.

"I think I'll keep that for myself." I say, "I know I'll look good in it, don't you think, Jean-Luc?"

"I'm sure you will, Bev." he replies.

The Borg Queen raises an eyebrow. I think she got the message about not holding hands with my Captain!

We find the Self-Destruct Room soon after, and set the timer for two minutes.

As we wait, with just a few seconds to go, a few Cylon Centurians walk in and march towards us.

"Bye bye!" I say as we dematerialise. The Borg Queen goes through her 'Reistance is Futile' speech as well.

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The three of us emerge in the EnterpriseTransporter Room.

"The Resurrection Ship has exploded." Riker informs us, "When it did, the Cylon ships seemed to lose all sense of purpose. It looks like they have all been defeated, as we hoped."

"Excellent." comments the Borg Queen to Jean-Luc, "We have done well together, Locutus. Perhaps we will be able to go on more missions together?"

"Err...I'm not sure about that." Jean-Luc answers hesitatingly.

The Queen moves to hold Jean-Luc's hand, but decides against it when she sees me watching with my phaser rifle.

"Nonetheless, it was a good mission." she tells us, "I shall give my Report to the Alpha Borg Queen. We will both look forward to seeing you at the Enterprise Christmas Party next week."

The Queen beams back to her Cube.

"That's good." comments Jean-Luc." we have ended an intergalactic war just in time for the Christmas Party. How could the former go ahead if we were having the latter?"


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Editor's Note:

Though the finishing date for the Enterprise Christmas Party was the 26th November, I am giving you until Sunday for any late entries. Send them to: Captain Picard (wibblywebb-1@yahoo.co.uk) marking your entry 'Enterprise Christmas Party'. The E Mail address is also under 'Secure Channel' on my Journal page.

The Enterprise/Borg Alliance (Part Four)

Guest Poster: Data

Right now, I feel as if I am the intruder on a night out that women are partaking in.

In truth, I am the bait in a trap.

My girlfriend Jenny, plus Seven of Nine, Ensign Britney, and T'Pol are all on the planet Feloria, where the artificial Cylon human Six has been sighted. We are here to eliminate her, while the Borg Cube 01 and the Enterprise have joined together to destroy the Resurrection Ship. Together, these two attacks will stop the Cylon threat to the galaxy.

At least that is the plan.

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"Go on, Data, honey." urges Jenny, "I'll sort out Six with my multi-phase disruptor, while Seven, Britney and T'Pol will put paid to that lump of metal Norman the Cylon Centurian."

With our positions agreed, I walk into town alone. The doors hurriedly close as the local citizens know when trouble is coming.

Why is it my circuits are reminding me of the 20th century Earth movie High Noon? I feel an urgent compulsion to say "Yup." for some reason.

Suddenly I hear a pair of stiletto heels on the ground behind me.



"Now this IS a pleasant surprise!" trills Six softly, "I was hoping we would meet again, Data. Did you feel the same attraction for me as I did for you at that Convention. Your advanced workings could do wonders for Centurian technology, and the two of us could rule over...."



"Ain't gonna happen!" says another voice, "I'm Jennifer Baxter, Data's girl, and I'm here to finish you off."

Jenny always had a penchant for the dramatic.

"Is she the best you can do, Data?" asks Six, "This human woman does not meet the standards us artificial life forms can aspire to. Do you not see me as the best there is? Norman! I have a job for you."

An overly large Cylon Centurian comes out of a local house. Correctly put, he smashed through the door.

"Norman." commands Six, "Destroy the human woman in the latex outfit."

As he marches towards Jenny, Britney, T'Pol and Seven emerge from their secluded places and release the charges of their high voltage phaser rifles towards Norman.



"Get this, you heap of tin cans!" shrieks Britney, as her phaser charge hits him. In a few moments, Norman is a pile of molten metal, enough to make a new shuttlecraft for the Enterprise.

All that is left now is Six, who is looking a little less confident before.

"This one is by me!" Jenny declares, "Data is MY territory, and anyone crossing into it makes a mistake. You just made a mistake, Six."



With the loud noise of Jenny's multi-phase disruptor, Six screams as her body falls into nothingness.

"Resistance is futile!" exults Seven.

"Yeah, sisters!" shouts Britney, and all four women high-five each other in a victory statement. I am even encouraged to join in.

"Well, we have accomplished our mission." T'Pol muses, "I wonder how the Enterprise are getting on in theirs?"

To be continued...

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Editor's Note:

Don't forget to send in your entry for the Enterprise Christmas Party. Send your entries to: Captain Picard (wibblywebb-1@yahoo.co.uk) marking your entry 'Enterprise Christmas Party'. The E Mail address is also under 'Secure Channel' on my Journal page. Closing Date Wed 26th November

The Enterprise/Borg Alliance (Part One)

After my meeting with the Borg Queen last week, I've been thinking she'll call again.

So she did.

As we travel through the Harlan Sector, a Borg Cube comes out of nowhere, and a visual message comes on the screen from the Queen.



"Greetings, Locutus." she says, "Have you consulted your superiors about a possible Alliance between the Federation and the Borg against the Cylons, who are led by this blonde named Six?"

"Indeed I did." I reply, "But they were very dismissive. They did not trust you and saw that it might be a good opportunity to reduce the Borg fleet. In other words, they want to sit back and watch the two sides fight it out, as both sides will get decimated."

The Borg Queen looks incensed, as if her bad temper might just make her disconnect a drone or two to take her mind off it.

"The fools!" exclaims the Queen, "Don't they realise that Earth is the primary target of the Cylons?"

"Yes...but." I stutter.

"You will be signing your own death warrant." she continues, "I thought we had an understanding when we talked and I held your hand in the Cube."



"What?" exclaims Bev, who was standing towards the back of the Bridge.

I go a little red-faced as if I have been caught with my hand in the cookie jar. I quickly tell her that the Queen and I shook hands to confirm an Alliance. Bev seemed satisfied at this, although the Queen seemed to hold her clammy hand a little more affectionately than that.

"Do you agree with what Starfleet said, Locutus?" asks the Queen.

"No I don't." I reply, "I think the Cylons need to be stopped. Evidence has shown they are expanding throughout the galaxy, and will only be a matter of time before they go into Federation territory."

"Then come with us." the Queen offers invitingly, "Together, we can go into the heart of Cylon space."

"That's suicide." I exclaim, "An it's also against orders."

"I read in files that a predecessor of yours, a Captain James T Kirk, was always defying orders."

"That's true." I admit, "But things have changed now; we are more civilised."

"Have they?" asks the Queen, "Shall we go now?"

I turn round, look at the crew, who all nod their heads.

"Let's break out the armoury and destroy a few Cylons." says Ensign Jennifer Baxter. She was always a tough fighter. I turn to the screen where the Queen is.

"Very well." I say, "Let's go."

"Excellent!" exclaims the Queen, "With our two ships side by side we'll finish off the Cylons and be back in time for the Enterprise Christmas Party. Don't forget to tell the chef to make the vol-au-vants, and get the red carpet ready for my Leader, the Alpha Borg Queen."

To be continued...

Editor's Note:

Don't forget to look on the previous post for details on the Enterprise Christmas Party.

The Borg Queen's Warning (Part Two)

I'm still shivering after what the Borg Queen told me. It was worse than getting frozen in an IceVac.

She said that Six and the Cylon race are making inroads into the outer rim of Borg space, with their eventual objective being the conquest of Sector 0:00:01, which is Earth.

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"All right." I concede to the Queen, "So the Cylons are a threat. What can we do about it?"



"Are you suggesting we band together, Locutus?" the Queen says with a smile, "That would hardly be in keeping with the ways of our races, now would it?"

"So why did you warn me then?" I counter.

Honestly, it's like playing chess. The Queen is so cagey. She'd be a good diplomat, never wanting to admit anything.

"I bring you this from our glorious Leader, the Alpha Borg Queen herself. Should the Borg fail to stop them." she says, "The Cylons will come for the Federation next. They may already be conquering planets without your knowledge."

"Very well." I say, "I shall take your warning and proposal to Starfleet Headquarters. Somehow I do not think they will be too keen on having the Borg as allies."

"It will be your choice, Locutus." the Queen says, as she walks towards me, "Don't forget, even if Starfleet disagree, you and I can fight them together."

She holds her clammy hand on mine, and smiles.

Was she making a pass at me? Perhaps it's just my imagination.

"You may go for now, Locutus." the Queen says, "Look out for Six and her race. They could be anywhere. Oh, and don't forget, I'll be looking forward to dancing at the Enterprise Christmas Party."

There is a white flash, and I appear back on the Enterprise.

I tell the senior staff all what happened, although I cut out the part about the Queen holding my hand.

I think that's something they don't want to know!

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Editor's Note: Don't forget that the Invite for the Enterprise Christmas Party has gone out. Look at the one printed earlier this week. It will also be republished this weekend.

The Borg Queen's Warning (Part One)

"My Queen wishes to speak to you, Locutus!" Seven commanded, as she walked into my Ready Room as I drank my morning cup of Earl Grey.

I groaned.

"What does she want, Seven?" I asked.

"I am not authorised to tell you, Locutus." she replied, "She will grant you an audience in her Cube at 13:00."

"If this is about the Christmas Party." I say, "You can tell her that all arrangements have..."



"It is a more serious matter, Locutus!" Seven shouts, banging her fist on my desk so that my tea spills a little.

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With the times almost 13:00, many of the senior staff are with me.

"Are you sure it's safe to go, Jean-Luc?" Bev asks me, "When you went on an earlier time, you were assimilated."

"I don't think that's likely to happen." I tell her, "I think the Borg are concerned about something."

"I wonder what?" comments Riker, "That the Christmas Party in which the Alpha Borg Queen is attending doesn't run smoothly?"

As he speaks, I feel myself dematerialising.

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"Greetings, Locutus." the Borg Queen says, "Glad you could join me. Would you like some Earl Grey? I assimilated an expert in tea making, so you should enjoy it. Naturally, I know what you like owing to the time you were err... with us."

"You mean assimilated?" I say.

"Yes." she admits, "So sorry that you couldn't stay with us. Now I have an urgent matter that I need to discuss with you."

"The Alpha Borg Queen will be well taken care of at the Enterprise Christmas Party." I assure her.

"I'm not referring to that." the Queen says sharply, "I'm referring to Six and the Cylons."

Suddenly I feel very worried.

"Seven mentioned meeting a blonde woman named Six at the Artificial Life Forms Convention." I tell her, "She said that this Six person could be difficult."

"Well she's right, Locutus!" the Queen tells me, "Six turned up in a meeting of the Queens and our Leader. According to evidence, the Cylons, whom she is a humnan representation of, is making inroads into Borg space on the outer galaxy."

"I suppose we humans should be grateful." I say with a smile, "If something is capable of taking on the Borg, you will eventually be vanquished."

The Queen sighs, as if she has to say it all again to a six year old who can't figure it out.

"Locutus, you do not understand." she says patiently, "Six has told us all that the Cylons' prime objective is to reach Sector 0:00:01....Earth...and conquer all the planets in between. If some of the Borg cannot stop them in Borg space, what chance do YOU have?"

Suddenly a cold shiver runs down my spine, as if I have been in a Halloween Film Festival.

To be continued....

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Editor's Note:

Don't forget to see the details for the Enterprise Christmas Party on the previous Post!

The Borg And The Cylons (Part Two)

Guest Poster: The Borg Queen

The Conference Chamber at Borg HQ is a mass of confusion.

Our Leader, the Alpha Borg Queen, has given an audience to a representative of artificial creatures known as Cylons. Seven warned me that this person might be troublesome, but I didn't realise how much.

Six, the Cylon representative has informed all of us Queens that our way of life is coming to an end.

The first thing I thought of was that she wanted to ban Christmas parties.

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"Why do we not just destroy you now?" shouts out the Troi Queen, "That would send a message to you creatures not to come around here again."



"If you wish to do that, you are welcome to." replies Six with a pitying smile, "I would merely be ressurected and downloaded into an identical body."

The Queens are amazed at this ability, and even our Leader is impressed.

"That is very interesting." the Alpha Borg Queen says to her, "But we have been kind enough to give you this audience. What evidence is there that your race is any threat to us?"

The atmosphere seems very tense, as if someone is about to light a match in a roomful of gas.

Six calls out to something from behind the stage.

"You can come out now."



A huge metallic creature strides towards Six and stands behind her. There are gasps of amazement from the seated Queens, as if they are watching a firework display. The creature has enough metal to keep a scrap merchant in business for years.

"This is Norman, my Centurian guardian." Six tells us. "Millions of these Cylons are attacking and taking over planets in the galaxy, incuding ones that were held by the Borg."

"The Borg do not lose planets!" the Alpha Borg Queen states defiantly, "We are supreme!"

"Oh really?" Six says with a hint of sarcasm, "What happened to Borg Sector 9.oo.99 on the outer rim of the galaxy?"

Our Leader looks embarrassed.

"Something happened. I am not sure." she says, "We did not get incoming reports."

"Here's an incoming report." Six snaps back, "The Cylons came through and wiped you out before you could do anything."

"What do you want?" our Leader says with a resigned air.

"We have a particular interest to acquire Earth in Sector 0:00:01" Six casually mentions, "As well as all the planets in the galaxy."

"The Federation are formidable opponents." the Alpha Borg Queen warns, "And so are we."

"That may well be." Six says with a smile.

She and Norman exit the stage, and our Leader turns to us.

"My Queens." she says, "I let Six go so she can get word of the situation. The Cylons may well be a threat to the Borg way of life, and, for that matter, any planet that we have not assimilated yet. We must all band together and drive them out."

With that, she leaves and I go get another ice cream to replace the one I dropped earlier.

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Editor's note:

Mimi has sent me this meme (no pun intended). I have continued her theme of seven book facts about myself. I haven't passed on the rules as I don't intend to give it for people to do unless they want to.

1: One of the first intelligent books I read was Frankenstein by Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley.

2: I love historical fiction, with Philippa Gregory's The Other Boleyn Girl being the best. It is much better than the movie.

3: A book I abandoned because I disliked the characters so much was The Time Traveller's Wife.

4: The worst book I ever read was Patricia Cornwell's Blowfly. I was a biig fan before I read that book. I actually read it all, as I thought it would get better.

5: The weepiest book was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Highly original.

6: Best book this year was The Host by Stephanie Meyer. A real page turner about an alien invasion narrated by the alien and the body of the woman she has taken over.

7: All time favourite book is Gustav Flaubert's Madame Bovary.

The Borg And The Cylons (Part One)

Guest Poster: The Borg Queen

"Frankly, I fail to see what all the fuss is about." Queen 04 tells me as we talk in the staff powder room of the Borg home planet, "After all, we never grant an audience to any other races."

"Quite so, 04." I reply, "But Seven of Nine, my reprentative on the Federation starship Enterprise has sent me a warning that the race she encountered at the Artificial Life Form Convention might be serious trouble to our way of life."

"Indeed!" answers 04, "That is most surprising. The Borg are the dominant force in the galaxy. We aim to assimilate and eradicate all...."

"Yes, yes." I say, listening to the familiar rhetoric as I get a paper towel and wash my hands, "But when the person Seven encountered suddenly turns up at Borg HQ requesting an audience with the Alpha Borg Queen, red flags went up, and our Leader has demanded that Borg Queens be present when we hear what this creature has to say."

We both leave the powder room and head for the Conference Chamber. I groan when we meet Borg Queen 02, otherise known as the Troi Borg Queen.



"We should not waste our time here!" Troi snaps, "I have a race of beings to destroy. We should simply wipe out these...what are they? Cylons? And then be on our way."

"We need to be careful, Troi." I warn her, "This race might be more powerful than first thought. If they choose to come right into the centre of Borg territory, they must think they have the ability to leave."

Troi snorts with derision. She has always thought herself superior, having come from a universe where the Borg reign supreme."

"We are Borg!" she says defiantly, "Resistance is futile."

I agree, but I like to see the enemy first.

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In the Conference Chamber, we all sit in our seats marked with our Cube numbers. After I have some ice cream from the drone seller, we wait for our Leader to arrive.

She arrives on the stage in a multitude of flashing green lights.



"Greetings my Queens." she announces, "I am announcing a representative from the race known as Cylons so that she may speak to us."

"Why do we allow this?" the Troi Queen shouts, nearly dropping her ice cream, "We are the Borg, and reign supreme."

"You will be silent!" orders our Leader, "Indeed we are supreme, but we always listen to others...before we destroy them."

Everyone seems satified at this.

"Now." our Leader says, "Welcome on the stage, the Cylon representative named Six."



A gorgeous blonde in the shape of a human glides on to the stage. Some of the Queens look in awe, Troi looks in seething hatred.

"Welcome, Six." our Leader says to her, "What have you got to tell us?"

"Thank you for giving me the chance to speak." Six says to her, "I am here to tell you all that your way of life is coming to an end. The Cylons are here."

This time, it's me that drops my ice cream.

To be continued...

The Artificial Life Forms Convention (Part Two)

Guest Poster: Data

The Doctor is still looking annoyed that his holographic opposite number on the USS Rhode Island chooses to call himself 'Ted' and is a very different personality. Ted informs us that he like soft music and heavy metal, much to the disgust of our Doctor.

The doctors, plus myself, Grell, Vic Fontaine and Seven of Nine are all at the Artificial Life Forms Convention. No carbon based units are allowed. Seven only managed to get in when she disconnected the robot guard.

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"There are humans over there." I point out, ""I thought they were not allowed."

"Yes." deduces the Doctor, "They are only employed as servants, to wash the tables and deliver things." I see that the Doctor has a very smug expression when he says that, as if that is the way it is meant to be.

"Hey" says Vic, "What's that going on over there. It looks like a beauty pageant. I should have been compering that."

We all walk over. The robot compere is just about to announce the winner.

"Fellow beings." he announces, "I will now be announcing the result of this years Best Female Artificial Life Form."



"Why was I not told about this?" complains Seven, "I would have won this event easily. Had I not, I would have disconnected the Judges."

I am about to remind Seven that she is not completely an artificial life form and that part of her is human, but refrain as she might switch me off.

The compere continues.

"The Winner is a Miss...Six!"



A blonde woman in a figure-hugging transparent red dress marches on to the stage, looking very pleased with her win.

"Wow!" comments Vic Fontaine, "Is she really an artificial life form? I wouldn't have known."

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Ten minutes later, Six is walking around, clutching her trophy. Seven marches up to her.

"You look human to me!" Seven says aggressively, "What are you?"

"I'm a Cylon." Six explains, "We are ultra-sophisticated copies of the human species, unlike the crude joining up of carbon and cyborg elements that the Borg practice."

"We are Borg!" shouts Seven, "Resistance is futile."

"Keep on thinking that, Borg drone." warns Six, "While all the time, the Cylons are working away, taking what is yours."

Seven goes purple with rage, and we all have to restrain her. Then Six sees me.

"Now YOU are far more interesting." she says, "Who and what are you?"

I explain that I am Data, an android created by Dr Noonian Soong.



"Fascinating." comments Six, "You really must come back with me, as you would be an interesting companion to have."

"I must decline." I reply, "I am a Starfleet Officer and have a human girlfriend by the name of Jennifer Baxter."

"A human!" Six exclaims, "You are a traitor to the life form you are. I will see that you come with me in good time."

Six marches off.

"That was scary." Vic comments, "I think we might have a bit of trouble with Six and the Cylons."

"The Borg will annihilate them!" Seven says confidentally.

"Don't be too sure, sweetie." Doctor Ted tells her, "We haven't heard the last of her."

With that, the Convention starts to draw to a close, all of us leave, most of us with more concern then when we came in.