The Final Farewell

This is my first attempt at something other than humor, so please be nice.

Disclaimer: Q, Picard and sickbay do not belong to me.

In a flash of light, Q appeared in a near empty room and gazed down at sickbay's only occupant.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard was hooked up to more machines that anyone would like to count. He had been in a terrible accident. Everyone knew this was the end of their captain.

Q had considered saving him, but soon realized that doing it again would only be prolonging the inevitable.

He heard footsteps. Q leaned down and quickly kissed the starship captain's lips. "Farewell, my love" he whispered.

And in another flash of light, Q was gone.