Another Q joke

The eight ponies and alicorn in the royal garden looked up. At first, it seemed like nothing was happening. But then the creature started to shrink, collapsing into itself.

Then the black hole collapsed.

There was a explosion, and the debris of what once was the greatest threat to Equestria floated towards the moon.

Rarity and Rainbow were crying. They had just lost two very important ponies.

“I must say Rainbow, I didn’t think Scootaloo was going to do that.” The cyan pegasus looked to Q, who stood looking up.

“YOU DID THIS!!!” She flew towards him, only to notice he had teleported next to Picard.

“Q, I fail to see the point in this lesson of yours. The only thing that happened is that three people died.”

“The lesson isn’t for you Picard.” He snapped his fingers. “It’s for him” He pointed to the right.

There were gasps of commotion, and them of horror. Worf, Scootaloo and Data stood. But they were dead, like statues. Frozen on their death stances.

“Oh squirt.”Rainbow said, looking at the rod that pierced through th filly’s body. “What hapned to you?”

“She got in the way, did it to save Worf.”Q added. “But Data is the one being tested here.”

“What do you mean? He is dead! There is no way he can learn something!”

“Oh you mortals, allways taking things like life or death as final.” Q went to Scootaloo. He stood beside her and started to pull the rod out, causing ponies to gasp and Fluttershy to look away. After the rod was out of the filly’s body, he snapped his finger. The wound closed and the orange pegasus gasped for air as her eyes shot oppen.

“SCOOTS!!!” Rainbow said, as she hugged the now living filly. Q proceeded to Worf.

The zebra did’t have any apparent injury, but as he snapped his fingers, his rib cage stated to move. The cracking sound indicating that ribs were going back to their proper positions. His eyes shoot oppen and he gasped for air.

“Worf!”Rarity ran for the confused stallion crying “I thought I had lost you.” She hugged him.

Q was now staring at Data. His disembodied head was floating just above the neck, wires and positronic relays loose and cut. He pushed the head back to the neck and snapped his fingers, a light glow and the neck had been repaired.

“Data Data Data...”

“Q, You brought me, Worf and Scootaloo back to life. Why?”

“Those two I brought out of compassion. But you I brought back because the Continuum wishes so.”

“The Continuum?” Riker asked.

“What is the Continuum?” Twilight asked Picard.

“Its where all the Q’s live.” He answered.

“The Q Continuum wanted me to die. Why?”

“Elementary my dear Data. You need to know death. Real death, not a simple shutdown. Death.”

“But why?”

“You are unique Data, and the Continuum thinks you will actually be able to expand yourself to the point where you will become a Q.”

“Like you tried to do with me?” Riker said.

“No, the Continuum thinks Data has the potential to do it by himself.”

“Does that mean we can leave Q?” Picard asked.

“Yes, your lesson is done.” He snapped his fingers. “The ship is back. I will send you back when you are ready.” He snapped his fingers again and was gone.

“Never do anything like that again Scoots! NEVER! Do you promise me?” The cyan mare said to the armored filly.

“Yes.” She answered.

“Picard, I once again thank you for the help.” Celestia said.

“It was nothing your majesty. We must go now, I am sure that the federation is in panic over the disappearance of the Enterprise.”

“Well, it’s final now. Goodbye Worf.” Rarity kissed the stallion in a long, passionate kiss.

“Enterprise: Four to beam up.” Riker said. The three ponies and zebra started to glow and disappeared.

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Alpha quadrant, USS Challenger.

“Sir, I am detecting what appears to be a wormhole.”

“On screen.”

What looked like a lightining storm was happening.

“Sir, there appears to be a ship coming out. It’s the Enterprise!”

The large Galaxy-Class ship emerged from the anomaly, that colapsed right after.

“Hail them.”

The screen lit up. Revealing not the crew, but several equines.

“What the...”

“Don’t worry captain.” Said a bald horse. “We should return to our normal form any moment now.”

“Normal, what...” Before the capitain of the Challenger could finish, a bright flash of light lit the screen, it lasted fot a few seconds and then vanished. Now the crew was human again.

“Much better!” Picard said looking at his own fingers. “I will send a full report to Starfleet, but if you are curious: Q.”

“I see. Welcome back Picard.”