Setting it in motion.

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 17713

And suddenly vanishes. With the disappearance, comes a vision. It's not totally clear, but Scott realizes that all of what just happened is some type of sign. A sign of danger coming that could spell then end of his family and the Voyager! Scott doesn't understand it totally, but he knows that he's seeing . . . . an episode of Voyager that HAD not come out yet! Something called "Oblivion," of all things!! One other thing that was painfully clear to Scott was that . . . . he needed to take this opening that was coming up . . . . and contact somebody to learn more. He had to go to a Deep Space Nine that was suffering from what was called an unreality field. It would allow people and things to come together without threatening the fabric of the universe (since the field was said to be a manifestation of a god like beings sense of humor). Something warned him that . . . .

"There's my ride now." Scott says to nobody in particular as something like the Bajoran Wormhole opens up and waits for him to walk through. Scott knows that this sucker is only for him. Anyone else walking through it wouldn't be effected at all. Heck, this thing wouldn't even give him any "chaos energy" that had been plaguing him for who knows how long.

Scott appears in front of a . . . Daboo table?! Scott looks around and sees he's in Quark's bar! Scott shakes off his vertigo, and then comes up with a dirty, but doable plan! The Parises had told Scott in passing that both of their universes Quarks ran this one Daboo table, in the corner, that was rigged!! The REALLY interesting thing was that just before Parises went off with the Voyager, they had learned of a MAJOR defect in that brand of rigged Daboo table. Just apply pressure to a circuit node that was within easy reach at a certain point . . . . Funny thing was that rumor had it that Quark DIDN'T know about it. . . .

Thiry minutes latter, and a nightmare for Quark latter, Scott pulled in the last gold pressed latinum chit.

"We have a . . . . winner." Quark says mournfully. Scott knows that Quark is looking at financial ruin, or at least financial inconvenience, in the face with all the chits Scott has in his hand. Quark couldn't even go and accuse Scott of cheating because, as Quark ducked under the table to "retrieve" something, Scott had given the circuit nod a covert squeeze, and had then (under the table) hitched a thumb at the nod, then waved at the Ferengi! The Ferengi had popped up, looking like something had hit him!

"Quark, I want my money NOW!" Scott purrs. Quark looks like he wants to be somewhere, ANYWHERE, else than here! "Unless, of course, we can work something . . . . else out as payment."

Scott gets up and walks over to Quark, who looks up at Scott nervously. Scott then catches the sight of Odo walking in, and frowns. He doesn't need Odo to get into this mess. It'd be too darn awkward. And it would take too long to explain!! Scott motions for Quark to go over to a private, dark corner so that they can go and discuss things without interruption.

"I'd rather you get me something instead of breaking you financially, Quark." Scott whispers as they head off. Quark is caught off guard, and smiles. He then remembers some rule or other in dealing with a customer, and throws up a poker face!

"Look, I need a rare item." Scott says, not feeling like beating around the bush. "You deal with the Black Market . . . . DON'T insult my intelligence Quark!" Scott snaps as Quark opens his mouth to protest. "I want you to contact the Oshcar. Get them to pick up a video tape. A twentieth century video tape from a science fiction series called Star Trek: Voyager. The episode I want is called 'Oblivion.' I want it YESTERDAY, Quark!"

"I don't know." Quark says, wheedling. "The Oshcar are really mysterious and remote. It's true that they just happen to be here, today, but . . . . It'll cost, and the time . . . ."

"Stop." Scott whispers. "I don't give a rat's ass how difficult it is, just do it! Not only will this take care of the money you owe me . . . . I will forget that you are using a series D-234 Daboo table. A table that in some circles would make . . . . business here impossible. Those circles being Odo and friends!! Now GO!"

Quark runs off like Scott lit his paints on fire, and within ten minutes slaps the video cassette down, along with a DVD player. He glares at Scott as Scott plays the cassette. As the show ends, Scott smiles.

"Quark, I suggest you give the copy you made of this sucker to Brahier." Scott says as the wormhole opens and swallows him. "It might prove to save a few lives here!"

Scott appears in Voyager's sickbay, admist the surprised Doctors! He, after explaining what happened, shows the tape to the stunned people in the Sickbay. He hugs his wife and child as they shiver, watching the ravages of the . . . whatever . . . . effect the Voyager on the screen.

The furry Doctor waves a tricorder, set on extreme settings, and yelps when he finds signs of what is happening on the screen, happening around him. He and his human counterpart, along with dozens of scared crew members, go around and counteracting the disaster in the making.

Disaster averted, Scott latter is best man at the wedding (which is taking place at Sardines on the Holodeck, of all places) and smiles as he sees that the Janeways and the Chakotays are holding hands after the ceremony.

The Janeways come up to Scott, after the party is winding down.

"Scott, I . . .. don't know whether to thank you for saving the ship, or dress you down for blackmailing that Ferengi." furry Janeway smiles ruefully. "I think I'll just thank you, and be done with it."

"Funny, that's what I was going to say." human Janeway says with a laugh. "I think the Voyager needs to thank you again! This is beginning to be an embarrassing habit!"

Scott chuckles, just thankful that this emergency, at least is over

  1. And so, on the next day on the job down in Engineering . . . .

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