Star Trek The Next Generation: Discovered

Chapter 1

One Week Before...

"God, I hate this job!" the stunning, blonde woman exclaimed.

"But, Kitana, my daughter, you're counselling, isn't that what you've always wanted?"

"Not here father! I didn't spend four years at Starfleet Academy to be sent back home to Betazed twelve years later!"

"You're not going to start that, 'if only I'd gotten the position aboard the Enterprise-E then I wouldn't be stuck here', are you?"

"That's exactly it, father, if I had gotten the Ship's Counsellor posting on the Enterprise-E two years ago then I wouldn't be stuck behind a desk or permanently on planet side! It's insufferable!"

"You know that Deanna Troi deserves that posting, she's worked very hard for it, especially when her mother was so against her even going to Starfleet Academy. Besides that was years ago, surely you can't still be hung up with what happened almost twelve years ago!"

"But father..."

"I don't want to hear it Kitana!" he said sternly. "I didn't bring you up to be jealous of other people!"

"I know father, it just that I had some many expectations of Starfleet and ending up back on Betazed twelve years after I left it for space exploration, just isn't what I wanted."

"Oh, I see, so being able to spend quality time with your poor old father doesn't appeal to you?"

"You know it does, father."

"Good then let's not hear any more of your nonsense, okay?"

"Alright father. Look I've some work to finish, but after that I'll come home and you, mother and I can have lunch."

"Very well, daughter, I look forward to it."

The older man left. As soon as he had, Kitana Lepec sat back in her chair.

'God, I've got to get out of this office job...hmmm, I wonder if there's anything interesting in Deanna's file that I could use?' she thought to herself.

"Computer, locate and display the file of Deanna Troi."

Kitana's blank screen was filled with Deanna's picture and her profile. Kitana stared at the picture.

"Still as beautiful as ever, unfortunately." She sighed.

She continued to read the profile, but when it came to Deanna's personal history there were a few inconsistencies.

"Computer, explain for missing data in this file."

"A security code is needed for access to this area of the file. Information stored here is part of her personal logs and is not for general viewing."

"Computer, access that file."

"Security code required."

Kitana was about to give up when she had a thought. Her Counsellor's code would get her into any file in the Starfleet database.

"Security code; Lepec, one, two, nine, three."

"Code accepted."

The rest of the information scrolled down the page. One part caught her attention, as she stopped the scrolling to read into it, a small smile played on her lips.

"Oh, Deanna, how could you be so foolish?"

One Week Later...

"Now take a deep, calming breath...there don't you feel better already?"