Troi's insistence on maternal autonomy over Starfleet protocol regarding unplanned alien offspring

In a rare breach of routine, a grim-faced Picard steps into Ten-Forward for what he insists is a disciplinary meeting with Doctor Pulaski. The bartender Guinan greets him with a …

In the sealed observation lounge, Picard forces his senior staff to confront the impossible: Troi's six-week-old fetus gestated overnight. As Pulaski's scans confirm an exact genetic replica of Troi growing …

Under Pulaski's watch, Troi forges chosen kinship, overriding medical protocol by naming Data her human assistant. Data’s awestruck reverence for life collides with Worf’s tactical intrusion, but tension dissolves when …