Just before we reached the Cairn homeworld to pick up the ambassador and his daughter, I brought Lwaxana and Beverly into my ready room and revealed my telepathy ability. The Betazoid woman absolutely adored me for it and started conversing with me in my mind.
After talking for a short while, also doing so verbally to keep Beverly in the loop, I spent the Karma points to make Lwaxana a temporary party member and intentionally shared my knowledge of switching telepathy to speech with her, then I also gave her the technique to pass that knowledge on as well as Occlumency, to help her protect her mind and organize it.
If Beverly hadn't been right there, Lwaxana would have tried to maul me sexually, with or without her permission. As it was, Beverly barely held the woman back, despite Lwaxana desperate pleading to allow her to give me at least one orgasm with her mouth. It brought to mind Chappel's joke about only sucking on the tip if I allowed her that much, and I laughed.
Lwaxana instantly got the thought from me and she laughed as well. “That's so true. I would never stop with just the tip.”
“Excuse me?” Beverly asked.
I had to spend a few minutes reminding her about what happened with one of the Chappels and then Beverly shook her head. She wasn't going to laugh at something like that.
“Sweetheart, once he gives permission for only a little, all that does is open the door. He's reluctant, not dead. As soon as it starts, there's no way he'd refuse if we went a little deeper, then a little more, then we would be deepthroating him enough to choke ourselves and everyone would enjoy it.”
Beverly's mind went right to when she tried it as well and her face flushed red. She wouldn't say she enjoyed it as well, while enjoying her fetish, too. Lwaxana laughed at her thoughts and gave her a hug.
“We all have something we like, or prefer, or want to keep in the bedroom. There's no shame in it.” Lwaxana said and let her go. “Your chosen man just gave me the most effective and prolific way to finish my mission on the Cairn Homeworld without having to teach the children the long way like I've been doing, only to have them pass the lessons on to their parents and siblings, then on and on to their children and their friends.”
Beverly looked at her with slight confusion.
“Think of her class like a calm pond. Their society of telepaths is a very large calm ocean and Lwaxana was dropping small rocks of information into the pond, which would eventually leak into the ocean to mix in completely and would eventually become a part of the whole.” I said and Beverly nodded. “What I just gave her was the ability to toss a huge rock of information directly into the ocean and it's going to cause waves that will cover the entire ocean really quickly.”
“Oh.” Beverly said and didn't move out of the way of the other woman. “That doesn't give you the right to do anything you want to Tom. Your gratitude is all you're allowed to give him.”
“That's what I want to do.” Lwaxana said with a sexy voice. “To give him my gratitude.”
“With your words only.” Beverly said, sternly.
“But, that's no fun.” Lwaxana responded with a pout and crossed her arms.
“Beverly's pout is cuter.” I commented, because I just couldn't keep my mouth shut.
“No, it isn't!” Beverly and Lwaxana said together. Funnily enough, it was because they both wanted to deny the truth. Beverly because it embarrassed her and Lwaxana because she didn't want to admit another woman could outdo her at something.
I ended the party sharing and paid the points for no consequences for her or for myself. “I'm just going to ignore I said that.” I said and they both nodded. “I wanted to help Lwaxana complete her mission as soon as possible and free her up to visit Deanna without having to rush or worry about not getting right back to work.”
Lwaxana let out a sound that was a mix of a sigh and a growl. “And I want to thank you for that.”
“With. Your. Words.” Beverly said with narrowed eyes. “No touching. Only words.”
Lwaxana sighed exaggeratedly. “Fine, fine. I'll back off.” She said and smiled warmly at Beverly. “I wish my daughter was as fierce about fighting for what was hers as much as you are.”
Beverly opened her mouth and paused, then sighed as well. “Damn, you were testing me and I completely missed it and overreacted.”
“No, dear.” Lwaxana said and patted her shoulder. “You did exactly what you should always do. If you weren't fully into protecting him, both Tom and I would have sensed it.”
Beverly turned to look at me, as if to confirm her words, and I gave her a big grin and waved, even with her barely two feet away. She barked a laugh and looked back at Lwaxana. “All right, I get it. If I was even a little less vehemently opposed to the idea, it's the same as him saying only the tip is fine.”
“Yes, that's exactly right. Once some permission is given, what's a little more? Then all bets are off.” Lwxana said and took her hand. “You have to come with me to choose the best outfit to drive Picard wild. He's the only one I'm going to allow to see me as I am now and not my mental projection that everyone else will see.”
Beverly softly laughed and nodded. “We have to accentuate your breasts in just the right way. Something to draw the eyes.” She said and the two walked towards the door of my ready room. “How about my diamond and sapphire necklace? Tom really let me splurge with his credits the last time we were on the holodeck and he linked in a replicator.”
“Really? That's ingenious.” Lwaxana said. “I'm so used to bringing real food in for picnics and meals that I never thought you could do something like that.”
“Only he can, apparently. No one's thought of it before.” Beverly said as the door opened andthey stepped through. “Of course, his ability to program food is beyond exquisite.”
“I did notice a significant difference from the replicated food used on the last ship...” Lwaxana said just as the door hissed closed and cut off her words.
“Don't worry about me, ladies. I'll just stay here and mind my own business.” I said to the empty room and heard a giggle. I glanced around and didn't see anyone obvious, so I walked around my desk to bend over slightly and looked under it and right into the eyes of Secretary Chappel.
“Coffee, sir?” Chappel said and held up a cup.
I took the cup and sipped it, then felt surprise that it was still hot. “Thank you.”
“You're welcome!” Chappel said and shook her torso slightly to show off the top she wore was low cut and would let me see her breasts hanging down if I sat in the chair.
“Sorry, I did my paperwork already.” I said and straightened up, then walked over to the door. I ignored the curse she spat and I held in my chuckle as I went to the middle seat on the bridge and sat down.
Commander Chappel was there and she gave me a teasing look. “One of these days...”
I let out my chuckle and saluted her with the cup before I sipped it. It would be a quick stop for Lwaxana to drop her rock of information into the Cairn ocean of telepathy and then we would be off to catch the USS Enterprise to let her visit with Deanna for a week and to let the ambassador and his daughter to test their new ability to speak with many races of people on the flagship.
*
“Captain!” Worf exclaimed when his console beeped at him. He checked the results and nodded. “A ship is approaching us at a high warp speed and has matched our course.”
“Mr. Data? Can you clarify or add any details?” Captain Picard asked.
“One moment, sir.” Data said and typed up a few things at the navigation console. “IFF protocol registers the ship as the USS Galaxy, our sister ship.”
“Really? That's odd. I thought they were deployed in the Beta Sector.” Commander Riker responded. “I wonder why they would divert from their assigned space to come here?”
Deanna sucked in a sharp breath. “She wouldn't.”
Picard gave her a raised eyebrow. “Do you have something to add to the discussion, councillor?”
Deanna sighed. “My mother said she was visiting with me this week. With her ambassador status, if that ship is coming directly towards us and not just near, then that could mean she's aboard, captain.”
Picard's face only paled a little at the thoughts of having Lwaxana Troi aboard his ship for the entire week. He thought about going to hide in his quarters and leaving Commander Riker in charge for the week; but, since she was using her ambassador status to command a starship to deliver her, then he was forced to greet her per proper protocol... and that really cranked his crank.
“Captain, the Galaxy is dropping out of warp.” Data said.
“Put it on the main viewscreen.” Picard ordered.
The large screen changed from the forward starfield to show a ship appear and it really did look like the USS Galaxy. The hull number of NCC-70637 could also be seen when Data added the specs of the ship on the side of the viewscreen to give the bridge crew the information they needed, like the name of the woman commanding the ship, Captain Laurena Andreas.
“No shields or weapons detected, sir.” Worf said and typed a few things. “Nothing appears to be on standby, either.”
Picard nodded and leaned forward in his chair. “Hailing frequencies.”
The screen changed to show a nearly identical bridge to the Enterprise, except a brain haired woman sat in the middle chair and she had two other women on each side of her. They all wore Starfleet uniforms, except the two on the sides wore medical blue and the captain wore command red.
“Captain Picard.” The woman said and stood regally, as if she knew she was important.
“Captain Andreas.” Picard responded. “What brings you all the way out here from your designated area?”
“We're just dropping of a very special guest that commandeered this vessel to bring her here at our fastest warp.” Andreas said and glanced at Deanna Troi. “She has a few... ahem... questions about her daughter's most recent personal decision concerning a certain individual.”
“She told you about that?” Deanna asked, surprised.
“She won't stop talking about it.” Andreas said with a laugh. “I exceeded my normal warp restrictions to get her here as soon as possible. Isn't it fortunate that matched her own request?”
“Yes, fortunate.” Picard grumbled under his breath.
“Don't sound so down, Jean-Luc! I'm here!” Lwaxana exclaimed happily and strode out of the ready room and into view.
Everyone on the bridge of the Enterprise let out sounds of surprise at seeing the elaborate dress she wore and how much her assets were being shown off. However, it was only Picard that saw that she no longer looked like she was 60 years old and was barely half that.
Picard swallowed at the predatory look on her face and barely hid his trepidation. “Ambassador, I would be... happy to meet you in the transporter room to escort you to appropriate accommodations.”
Lwaxana laughed at their reactions. “I don't need to waste time like that, Jean-Luc.” She turned to Andreas. “Go ahead and beam me right over there.”
Andreas waved at Tactical behind herself. “Right away, Ambassador. Have fun.”
“Oh, I will.” Lwaxana said and smiled crookedly at Picard. “I really will.”
“Energizing.” A voice that sounded like hers said and then five telltale transporter visuals appeared on the bridge.
Lwaxana in her flamboyant outfit, her attendant Mr. Homm, their huge pile of luggage, the Cairn Ambassador, and his daughter reformed.
“It's so nice to see you all again!” Lwaxana said and walked right over to Picard, whom visibly flinched when she tried to give him a hug. She just laughed it off and hugged him anyway, giving him a good feel of her breasts on his chest, then she went over to the android at the Navigation console. “Data, we have a few important things to discuss later when you're not busy.”
Data looked surprised and then nodded. “I look forward to it, Ambassador.”
Lwaxana smiled and caressed his shoulder briefly. “Please, call me Lwaxana. I'm here to visit my daughter, after all. Being an ambassador can be saved until dinner tonight.”
Data nodded and Lwaxana walked over to the Cairn Ambassador. She took his arm and his daughter's hand and brought them over to Picard. She smiled at the odd look Picard gave her at acting so familiarly with a man on his bridge.
“Jean-Luc, let me introduce you to Maques and his delightful daughter, Hedril.” Lwaxana said and nodded at the little girl. “Go ahead, little one. Show him how well you've adapted.”
The little blonde girl smiled widely at her and turned to Picard. “It is nice to meet you and talk like you, Captain Picard.”
Picard knew they were a telepathic only race and was surprised at the remarkable change. “It's nice to meet you as well, Hedril.”
The girl's smile changed to a beaming one. She had a verbal exchange and didn't use her mind voice.
“Very well done, little one.” Lwaxana said and pet her hair. “Now we can tease your father later for doing his job and letting you speak to the captain first.”
The little girl laughed the uncontrolled laugh that most children had before they learned restraint. To everyone's surprise, the man let out a soft chuckle, too.
“That... feels quite... odd.” He said and rubbed his chest.
“It will for a while, then you'll enjoy it just like we do.” Lwaxana reassured him and brought him over to Deanna. “If we could bother you to be our guide? We really do need to sit down and talk about a few things.”
“Of course, mother. I'd be happy to.” Deanna said and stood.
“I'll need separate quarters, of course. I'm only escorting the ambassador and not warming his bed like some people think.” Lwaxana said loudly enough that a few people had red faces and looked away from her. Two of which were Commander Riker and Captain Picard.
Deanna saw their reactions and nodded, then led the group of people off of the bridge.
As soon as the turbolift closed, Picard let out a sigh. “Mr. Worf, have the luggage transported to whatever room Deanna gives them. They can sort the pile out for themselves.”
“Aye, sir.” Worf said and hit a couple of buttons.
“Number One, I'll be in my ready room.” Picard said and made a hasty retreat.
Commander Riker stared at his back until the door shut and then looked at the viewscreen where the captain of the USS Galaxy still stood.
“As first officer, I'd like to extend my apologies to you...” Riker started to say.
Andreas waved it away. “He was distracted by the beauty flaunted in front of him, like Lwaxana planned.”
“You knew she would do that?” Riker asked.
“Knew? I helped her plan it, as did my first officer.” Andreas said and the woman on the left waved. “She wouldn't have wanted it any other way.”
“No. No, she wouldn't.” Riker said. “I suppose you'll be on your way now.”
“Yes, we're heading to the Hekaras Corridor in the Herakas Sector near the Beta Quadrant. The tetryon fields there are becoming highly unstable from over-exposure to warp core energies and we're investigating how to either mitigate or fix the problem, so no more starships can cause more damage to the area by warping through it.”
“The corridor was established to keep ships out of the tetryon fields, since it disrupts warp drives and sensors.” Riker responded.
“It does, except the fields grow with warp use and the fracturing could reach the nearby planet if nothing is done.” Andreas said. “But, you don't have to worry about it. We'll handle it.”
“Why would we worry about it?” Riker asked.
Andreas opened her mouth, then closed it. “Dammit. Me and my big mouth.” She said and sat down. “Wesley, get us out of here.”
“Aye, sir. Coming about and jumping to warp.” Wesley's voice said and that shocked the people that knew that voice.
“Wait!” Riker gasped just as the signal cut off.
The main viewscreen changed to show the Galaxy Class starship as it started to turn, then the image flickered and the huge sister ship of the Enterprise disappeared and revealed what the ship really was. The USS Retaliation.
“Worf! Target their...” Riker started to say as the ship on the screen disappeared into warp. “Dammit.”
No one commented on how that last word sounded identical to the one Andreas had stated.
“Commander?” Worf asked.
Riker took a breath and let it out. “Contact Deanna and ask her to bring her mother to the captain's ready room.” He turned and gave Worf a pointed look. “Make sure it's only her mother.”
“Yes, sir.” Worf said in understanding and started typing a message.
“I'll inform the captain of what just happened.” Riker said and walked towards the ready room. “Data, you have the bridge.”
“Aye, sir. I have the bridge.” Data said and went back to running a simulation on his navigation console. They might not be able to track the fast and nimble ship with no warning; but, they knew where they were going and Data suspected he would be asked for a course to the Hekaras Sector as soon as the captain and first officer left the ready room.