The sequel to "Androids". Doing something different this time-at the end of each chapter, I'm going to write up a bit of the past as well. Let me know if you like it or not.

Where are you?

And I'm so sorry.

I cannot sleep,

I cannot dream tonight.

I need somebody and always,

this sick strange darkness,

comes creeping on so haunting every time.

And as I stare I counted,

the webs from all the spiders.

Catching things and eating their insides.

Like indecision to call you.

And hear your voice of treason.

Will you come home and stop this pain tonight?

Stop this pain tonight.

"I Miss You" Blink 182

Three cats lay on the bed. Their names were Spot, Stripes and Noonian. Their human slave was sitting by her window, unable to sleep.

Six years. Six long years since her husband blew himself up to save them all. And she still missed him deeply.

Usually she just drugged herself and sleep would come, but some nights (like the one in question) she simply couldn't.

She would have given anything to see him again.

–

Captain Issac 'Rex' Soong of the U.S.S. Tiberius was busy. He'd just solved a thrilling murder case (Cardassian on Klingon, with Ferengi involvement-very political and very messy) and was looking forward to some Shore Leave.

But first, they had to stop past Omicron Theta. It was that time of year, and Rex wanted to visit his father's grave. After Data had sacrificed himself to save the Federation, Melina had taken a shuttle to try and find what she could of her late husband. His remains lay in a torpedo that sat on the stone slab where he had first been found.

"Enter!" He said, sitting in his Ready Room with a mess all over his desk.

"Hi Rex." Alexander Rozhenko, his best friend and First Officer walked in. Behind him was Rex's Uncle B-4, carrying yet another tray of baked goods-this time gingerbread.

"Would you like a biscuit?" B-4 asked. Rex didn't need to be asked twice.

"Thanks Uncle B!" Rex enjoyed his biscuit immensley. No one cooked like B-4 could. "Did you give one to Uncle Lore?"

"Brother Lore says he is busy. I made some for brother Data, are we going to visit him?" B-4 asked. B-4 was still very primative in many ways, and he still could not grasp that Data was never coming back.

"Yes Uncle B. We're going to visit Dad." Rex said quietly. He looked at the painting on his wall. Data had painted it, and it was the three of them, happy together. Melina had her head rested on Data's chest, and her hand on her son's shoulder. She hadn't looked like that for years, now she looked angry and aloof. Melina had become increasingly volitile since her husband died, and it was beginning to worry Starfleet.

"Anyway." Alexander brought him back to the present. "Admiral Kerrn says he wants to speak to you in private once we return to Earth. I just got the message."

"What the hell does HE want?" Rex growled. He clearly remembered how Kerrn had wanted him removed from his parents, and had made several attempts to have him removed from the Tiberius.

"No idea. Can't be anything good." Alexander remembered as well, as he had been the one who had helped Rex bring Kerrn to justice the first time. The pair had been best friends since.

"Probably another attempt to have me decommissioned." Rex smirked. Alexander laughed, and B-4 tried to smile.

"HEY! Rex! We're at Omicron Theta!" They heard Lore over the comms. After his brother's death, Lore had vowed to change his ways for despite everything, he loved his brothers. He was now the Chief Engineer of the Tiberius.

"Thanks Uncle Lore." Rex replied.

"Hey, the Titan is here too...oh crap." Lore said, seeing something on the scanner he did NOT want to see.

"Please don't tell me." Rex groaned.

"I'm telling you." Lore said. "The Enterprise is here."

"Oh no." Rex's head hit his desk.

–

Picard looked out the window to the planet below. Every year they went to honour Data's memory, and every year a fight broke out within the Soong family.

He had been hoping to get there before the Tiberius arrived, but it was not to be. He prayed that the family would behave for once, but he didn't hold much hope.

Even though it had been six years, Melina still looked haunted. According to Dr. Crusher, she wasn't getting enough sleep, and she was depressed. Worf told him of how he was getting quite close to being seriously injured in their sparring, for Melina was getting more and more violent. It had gotten worse since she'd been demoted from her First Officer position.

She was in no position to command. And Picard doubted she was in any position to really serve either.

Memories: Wesley vs Rex and Alexander

"You two shouldn't be on the Bridge!" Wesley scolded one day as Rex and Alexander examined a nearby planet on the scanner.

"The Captain says we can, so there!" Rex poked his tongue out. "Besides, you're not the boss of us!"

"Yeah!" Alexander stood beside his friend. "You're only an Ensign!"

"You two are going to be in big trouble when the Captain hears about how you've been speaking to me!" Wesley frowned. "You both need firm taking in hand I believe!"

"Oh really?"

Wesley froze. Behind him stood Worf, Beverley, Data and Picard.

"Well, they DO misbehave a fair bit." Wesley stuttered.

"We're kids, duh." Alexander pointed out.

"Well, why don't we see how Mr. Crusher does? I could use a night to myself." Worf said.

"Indeed. Wesley, would you babysit Rex and Alexander tomorrow night?" Data asked.

Wesley grinned.

"No problem." He said confidently.

"Mr. Crusher, if these boys get in ANY trouble tomorrow night, it's YOUR head on the chopping block." Picard warned.

"Yes Sir, they won't be any trouble. I have a perfect plan for them." Wesley said, smirking at the two boys.

The pair groaned.

–

"Now you boys remember to behave for Wesley, okay?" Melina finished adjusting her hair.

"Yes Mum!" Rex said.

"Yes Mrs. Soong." Alexander said.

"If there are any problems, we'll all be at the party in the Holodeck." Worf said, sitting at the table with Data.

"No problem." Alexander grinned. He and Rex sat on the floor playing with Rex's Playstation 360.

There was a knock at the door. Data got up and opened the door for Wesley, who had PADDs full of exercises for the boys to do.

"Have fun!" Data said as the adults left.

Wesley set his PADDs on the table, and turned to the boys.

"Now you two...where the hell are you both?" Wesley roared.

The pair had disappeared.

–

"This is going to make the Captain SO mad!" Alexander grinned.

"And he won't have a CLUE it was us!" Rex set the finishing touches to their trap.

Wesley shot around the corner and saw the boys outside of the Captain's quarters.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Wesley ran towards the Captain's door, and smacked headfirst into it. Not only that, but Rex's trap went off as well, leaving Wesley covered in flour.

The door opened and Picard poked his head out.

"WESLEY! I thought you were supposed to keep these boys under control!" He roared.

"I'm sorry Sir!" Wesley stammered.

"The three of you get out of my sight!" Picard yelled. The three scooted back to Soong family quarters.

"Now, we're going to do some study!" Wesley commanded to the two boys.

"I don't want to!" Rex pouted.

"Issac Holmes Soong!" Wesley growled. "Wait...where's Alexander?" He looked around, before noticing Rex had run off too. "YOU TWO!"

–

"Wesley, if you're going to be babysitting, you need to keep your charges under control. I can't have kids roaming around Engineering." Geordi scolded Wesley as he shooed all three boys out of Engineering.

"I am sorry Sir." Wesley sighed. "Wait...where did they go now?"

Geordi watched as Wesley ran off to try and find Rex and Alexander.

–

"How did things go?" Melina asked as she and Data walked back in. Both boys were sound asleep in Rex's room.

"I am NEVER babysitting again!" Wesley stormed out.

Both Melina and Data laughed.