Exploring Humanity (Data x Reader)

Chapter 5: Memory Loss

"Yes, I am speaking to you," she responded in a gentle voice.

"Well in that case... whatever you did made the pain go away. Thank you... but where am I?"

You were finally able to see the color of her eyes. They were blue and seemed to express concern as she examined you.

"You are in sickbay. Tell me, what is your full name?"

"My name is..."

You thought hard.

'What was the name that my mother gave me? Let's see uhh...'

After a couple silent seconds, you finally got it.

"Ah yes, my name is (Y/N) (Y/L/N)."

"Good. And what ship are you serving on?" the red-haired woman asked.

"I serve at... on the... United States Service... no, no, the..."

Your brain worked hard as if you were working on a difficult calculus problem.

"Oh right! I serve on the United Space Ship Emerald for Starfleet!" you replied proudly.

"Close, you serve on the Enterprise. And what is my name?" she asked as she pulled her scanning gizmo thing again, but this time over your head.

"Your name... your name is..."

You closed your eyes to think hard. After a good 30 seconds, you gave up.

"Sorry, I don't know the answer to that. I remember you saying I was in... sickbay. So you must be a doctor."

"Well, at least you were able to retain a piece of new information. Your logic successfully went through to make the right assumption," she commented barely audible.

Then she directed herself to you.

"My name is Doctor Beverly Crusher, Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise."

She decided to no longer ask examining questions and just get straight to the point; she hoped that you would remember the incident.

"(Y/N), you are here because you had an accident back at the main shuttle bay during a red alert. You were helping an injured crew member get out of the shuttlecraft, when you then lost balance, fell over, and injured yourself."

You looked at her confused.

"Um... I don't recall that, but you seem like a trustworthy person."

She gave a small smile, then continued.

"You were brought to sickbay by two members of your crew. I've treated your external injuries and I have done all I can with the internal. You have a slight minor concussion and appear to have lost some of your memory."

"I believe you...I don't remember any of that. How long have I been out?"

"Close to 3 hours. Anyways, you need to rest. Here, let me get you some food. While I go do that, try to put on these clothes. Don't overwork yourself. If you don't have the strength, it's perfectly fine."

She placed the lightweight outfit next to you and left the place.

The hypospray she gave you made you feel better, so you felt strong enough to change into the clothes she provided. She came back after a couple of minutes and was glad to see you had changed on your own. To her it was a good sign that you were recovering well from the injuries and she smiled at you.

"Here, have some vegetable soup. Eat only what you can. I need to attend other patients right now, but press this badge if you need me. I will be back soon."

She gave you a tray with the food and placed the communicator on you.

You sat there and began to eat. 'Wow, this is delicious,' you thought. Truth be told, it had been 12 hours since you had dinner, but it seemed like over 24 hours. You heard some talking from a distance, but you didn't pay attention to it or didn't bother to look up.

"Dr. Crusher, how is (Y/N)? I was informed of the accident and I came as soon as Captain Picard relieved me of duty from the bridge."

"Well... she seems to be stable. She has a concussion on her head and is experiencing memory loss. (Y/N) is currently eating soup at her biobed."

"May I go speak to her?"

"Yes you may. It might actually bring her some memory back considering you are a close friend of hers. But just don't overwhelm her, Data."

"I will not. Thank you, doctor."

"Oh, and by the way, what's with the outfit?"

"I had this on before the red alert. There was no time to change into a uniform."

"Oh...," Dr. Crusher replied with an eyebrow up and dismissed it.

You were so hungry that you had finished that soup faster than a hyper kid who ate ice cream covered in sprinkles. You felt strong enough to stand and you were over at a window gazing the stars that peacefully passed by.

Data spotted you and decided to approach you from a distance so you wouldn't be startled.

"Hello (Y/N)."

You turned around and saw a tall man with a navy-blue suit, his facial features showed concern.

"Yes?" you asked.

You looked at this person's strange skin pigment and found his yellow eyes weird, you had never seen someone like this; at least you didn't recall.

"It is me, Data," he said as he slowly approached you. "I am your best friend, remember?"

He displayed a smile as he was happy to see you.

"Um, I'm very sorry but...have we met?" you asked genuinely confused.

You didn't know this, but something within Data's artificial heart stirred and caused him to experience a new emotion... sadness.

[Author's Note: Hey there! Yikes, what an unfortunate situation you got yourself into. But I'm so glad you read this far! I really hope you are enjoying this story, let me know in the comments your thoughts or any constructive criticism. Anything is valid! Next chapter is up and you won't want to miss it. Catch you somewhere by the stars! :) -Yours Truly, Bobby!]