Stories Featuring Q and The Next Generation cast

These stories feature Q, or a Q, interacting with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Carnal Pleasures: By Andraste. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Despite the name, this is PG-13-rated. Deja Q spinoff. Months after DQ, Q is still powerless and still aboard the Enterprise, and has a somewhat indecent proposition for Picard.

Lovewish: By The Anon Sisters. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Unauthorized sequel to "Lifewish." Q expresses his love and desire for Picard.

Escher Dreams Chapter 1: By The Anon Sisters. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Picard begins having dreams of a mysterious lover at the same time the Enterprise begins study of an unusually beautiful anomaly. Is the anomaly responsible for the dreams, or is something more complicated going on?

Escher Dreams Chapter 2: By The Anon Sisters. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Sequel to Escher Dreams 1.

Escher Dreams Chapter 3: By The Anon Sisters. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Sequel Escher Dreams 1 and 2.

Amaurot: By Arachne. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Hugh/f
The Borg have stumbled upon an ancient and powerful device, and even the Q are worried. Meanwhile, an Oxford don finds herself transforming into something inhuman... Incomplete.

One of the Living: By Mercedes Aria. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
When Q offers the chance to have a lost comrade returned to them, Picard must make the decision, even if it means disregarding Starfleet's Temporal Prime Directive. Incomplete.

The Art of Reproduction: By Ariana. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): Q/Vash
Vash decides to seduce Q.

Le Q entre Deux Chaises: By Ariane. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): P/Q, Q/SuzyQ
Picard's quiet evening is interrupted by the arrival of Q's jealous companion, and further complicated when "his" Q comes to have an argument with her. Set before "The Q and the Grey".

Spectrum: By JJ Arrow. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Elfquest crossover. Q is captured by a race intent on studying him. Graphic scenes of torture.

Embraceable Q: By Janet Sides Coleman. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): T/f, Q/f
A woman who wrote her dissertation on Q develops an interest in him.

The Best of All Possible Worlds: By Jeanita Danzik. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Alt P, P/Q
Picard tries to redeem the Picard of "Dark Mirror"'s alternate universe. Winner of 1996 Alt.Startrek.Creative award for Best General Romance. Contains scenes of rape, sadism, torture, and consensual m/m sex.

In The Valley of the Shadow: By Jeanita Danzik. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): P/Q, Alt P/Q
Sequel to The Best of All Possible Worlds. Q faces a dilemma -- who does he love more: Ambassador Jean-Luc Picard or Emperor Picard?

The Q Who Fell To Earth: By Jeanita Danzik. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): Q/m
Deja Q spinoff. After a lawyer contacts him shortly after becoming human in "Deja Q", Q ends up becoming a disgustingly rich playboy, but it doesn't make him happy.

The Q Who Fell To A Nearby Location And Became Just A Human Being: By Jeanita Danzik, Mercutio and Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/Mary Sues
Parody of "Only Human", "PropinQuity" and "The Q Who Fell To Earth", written by Alara Rogers, Mercutio, and Jeanita Danzik.

Drag, Johnny, Drag: By Jeanita Danzik. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): P/Q , P/Klingon
Picard becomes a drag queen. Part of the series with Girlfriends.

One Night In The Captain's Quarters: By Jeanita Danzik. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Picard is playing a very dangerous game with Q. BDSM.

Page of Cups: By DataToy. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
First of the Cups quartet. The decision has been made by the Starfleet tribunal to dismantle Data, until Q intervenes...

Right On Q: By Terrie Drummonds. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Q has a mission to fetch one of his fellow Q back to the Continuum.

Oh, Captain, My Captain: By Christine Faltz. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): Everyone
One of the first Treksmut pieces to hit the net. Mostly about Picard and a half-Q female, but pretty much everyone gets laid in this.

Much A-Q About Nothing: By Ellen Fremedon. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): P/Q, J/7
Q needs advice, 'cause he's smitten with a certain Starfleet captain. He goes off to 'Kathy' (Janeway) and asks for advice on how to woo Picard. Part of the P/Q Fuhq-Fest. Humor.

The Test Of Times: By J. Funnell. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Data must be humanity's advocate in a trial before all the Continuum.

From The Great Above: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Based on the legend of Innana's descent. While sitting in judgment on Q, Picard is forced to confront his own Dark Side.

Qonversation: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Q teases Picard into bed. Dialogue story.

Python Trek: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
TNG/Monty Python, humorous, not actually about Q, although he makes an appearance. Winner of 1995 Alt.Startrek.Creative award for Best Parody.

My Fair Jeanne: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Q turns Picard into a woman. Winner of 1995 Alt.Startrek.Creative award for Best Next Generation Story.

Love Reign O'er Me: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Picard finds himself alone in a desert oasis that seems almost too good to be true. When Q shows up professing to have lost his memories and powers, can Picard trust him, or is this all another Q game?

Hint of the Century: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Pre-"Q Who?". A look into what might have happened if things had gone differently.

I Never Had It Like This: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Recovering from his ordeal after First Contact, Picard calls Q to him and Q meets his needs. Sequel to Hint of the Century.

I've Mistaken You For Somebody Else: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Sequel to "Hint of the Century" and "I Never Had It Like This." Picard accuses his lover, Q, of coercement and Q counters by accusing Picard of using him.

Girlfriends: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: R. Pairing (if any):
Picard continues his career as a drag queen. Sequel to Drag, Johnny, Drag. Parody.

Camping Holiday: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
A spinoff of Q-Struck in which Picard and Q do have sex.

His Beloved Pet: By Ruth Gifford and Atara Stein. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Q seduces Picard to win a bet, and they end up falling in love, with near disastrous results. M/M and fairly hardcore consensual bdsm.

At The Center of Things: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Consensual but fairly hardcore BDSM, m/m. Further continuation of the relationship established in His Beloved Pet. Unfinished, permanently.

AFQ Night on the Enterprise: By Ruth Gifford. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): P/f, Q/f
Parody. Sequel to The Q Who Fell To A Nearby Location And Became Just A Human Being. The unholy trio are deflected from their lust for Q onto a more worthy subject -- Picard.

Test Questions: By Mandy Gordon. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Some musings on what Q wants from Picard and humanity in general.

Vigil: By Hildwyn. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Amanda returns at Beverly’s funeral.

The Qualm Before The Storm: By Bonnie Holmyard. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Lieutenant Bonnie Holmyard has a passionate affair with Q. But after he discovers that she is in Starfleet, he forces her to choose between himself and Starfleet, while Starfleet tenders her a similar ultimatum.

From Me To Q: By Julia Houston. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
A drama/mystery, similar to an episode of the tv series, but featuring Q and a great deal of really intense characterization.

Q Music: By Julia Houston. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
A young human relative of Q's must win a music competition, but if she does, she dies.

Brand New Day: By JM. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
The beach, a bauble, and New Year's with Q and Picard.

A Thing of Beauty: By JM. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Q creativity leads to a field trip. The bauble makes an appearance.

Aurora Borealis: By JM. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Q takes Picard on a little trip for Christmas. They end up contemplating eternity.

What Lies Within: By JM. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Gu, P/Q
Closer than friends, closer than family. With an unpleasant twist. Dark, mental violation.

A Thousand Years: By JM. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Obsession. P/Q, one-sided on Q's part.

A God All Mercy: By Kangeiko. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
The Captain of the Enterprise receives a visit from Q. Set during "Parallels".

SmartTrek 2: The Wrath of Q: By Ken Kaufman. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
A crossover between TNG and Get Smart! Humor.

Sanity: By Tiggy Malvern. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Post-Generations. Picard and Q have achieved a kind of friendship, but Q wants more.

Reality: By Tiggy Malvern. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Post-"First Contact", during the Dominion War. It's hard enough to fight a war without an omnipotent being pressuring you for something you both want.

Q Plus Q: By Nicole McLearn. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Unfinished. A test lies ahead for the Enterprise.

Cruise with the Vampire: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Vampires are on the Enterprise and Guinan's trying to kill Q. Humor.

A Q-Mas Carol: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Q appears to Picard (Scrooge), and re-enacts the Dickens tale.

Q-stume Party: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Humorous. Q crashes Lt. Deshanya's costume party. First in the series.

All's Fair In Q and War: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Humorous. Q and Deshanya play Capture the Flag for control of the Enterprise. Second in the series after Q-stume Party.

Q's Pawn: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Q plays living chess with the Enterprise crew to decide their fate while flirting with Deshanya. Third in the series after All's Fair in Q and War.

Truth or Q? By Mercutio. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): Q/f , P/f, Worf/Q
Humorous. Deshanya and Q take sexual dares.

Open Sesa-Q: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Q arrives as a genie to offer three wishes to Picard, who is recovering from his experience with the Borg. Humorous.

Picnic A La Q: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Q and Picard spend the afternoon having a picnic.

PropinQuity: By Mercutio. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): Q/m, Q/f
"Only Human" spinoff. A female programmer volunteers to become Q's assistant.

Raison d'Q: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q (implied)
Q comes to Picard with a difficult question-- how do you resolve it when your nature demands you do something you don't want to do?

C'est La Q: By Mercutio. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Sequel to Raison d'Q. Despite having passed judgment on humanity, Q returns to see Picard again.

The Third Alternative: By MizJoely. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Sometimes being a Q isn't all it's cracked up to be, as newly-Q Amanda Rogers discovers. But a quiet conversation with a stranger helps put her on the right path.

New Q: By Christopher Nuttall. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Spinoff of "Only Human"; unoffical but thus far contradicts nothing in official timeline. Since Q is human, Lhoviri is assigned to the case of Amanda Rogers. Incomplete.

Decision: By President Luthor. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Sequel to 'Pledge'. Voyager's first mission after homecoming brings the crew to the neutral zone. With Starfleet on the brink of mutiny, the last thing they need is Q's meddling.

Of Kings and Men: By Queriana. Rating: R. Pairing (if any):
Deja Q spinoff. After losing his powers, Q manages to finagle staying on the Enterprise, at least for a while.

Lowest Common Denominator: By Queriana. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): Q/m
Alternate to "Of Kings and Men" in which Q is rescued from the Tatarians by the smugglers who sold him to them in the first place, and ends up a hard-bitten criminal who may be the only hope the Enterprise has for rescuing Picard. Incomplete.

The Qute Rule: By Raku. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Q invites the crew of the Enterprise for Thanksgiving dinner, without having researched the holiday thoroughly.

A Civil Conversation: By Reesa. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Q finally realizes what he wants, but how can he tell Picard that he loves him?

Distant: By Reesa. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Q reflects on his relationship to Picard in a universe where they aren't together.

Between semiQuavers: By Eve Robinson. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): D/Q
Q determines to explore human sexuality through Data. Mild bondage.

Dilemma: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Prequel to "True Q." Q is placed in a no-win situation by the Continuum.

His Brother's Keeper: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Q2 tries to keep Q from making a terrible mistake.

Super Wesley Dates Amanda the Q: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Wesley C./Amanda R., Guinan/Q
Come on, you thought they'd make a great couple, too. :-)

Q Drabbles 1: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Two drabbles: "Sons and Mothers", about Q Jr and his mother; "The Djinn and His Master", implied P/Q.

Q Costume Drabbles: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Three drabbles on the subject of Q and costumes.

Prometheus in Chains: By Alara Rogers. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q, Q/m
AU, P/Q, Q/m. Q saves Picard from being Locutus and is condemned by the Continuum. Incomplete.

Dance of Chameleon and Mirror: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
In "Q Who", when Picard asks Guinan if she's met Q before, she responds "We have had dealings." What were those dealings? This story answers a few questions.

Only Human: By Alara Rogers. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Deja Q spinoff. It's been three years since Q lost his powers. He is not happy.

Guidance: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG. Pairing (if any):
Only Human spinoff. Picard is injured, but doesn't die, from the plasma blast in "Tapestry", and ends up coming to visit Q on Starbase 56.

Lovers and Angels: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
A P/Q vignette with nothing stronger than kissing. Picard sees Q in Q's true form.

Amanda Goes To War: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Prequel to "Q and Grey". Amanda Rogers at the start of the war in the Continuum.

Judgement Day: By Alara Rogers. Rating: R. Pairing (if any): AmandaR/WesleyC, Q/SuzyQ, J/7
A dark story arc encompassing multiple stories, characters, and the first four Trek series, in which Q's side lost the war in the Continuum. All individual stories are complete but the arc is not.

listen, there's a hell of a good universe next door; let's go: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Two young people with superpowers meet for the start of a beautiful friendship.

Do It Again 1: Prologue: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Q has a midlife crisis after too long raising a kid and decides to create an alternate timeline in which to interact with Picard, making certain changes to the timeline... such as appearing as a woman in the first place.

Do It Again 2: Farpoint, Revisited: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Retelling of "Farpoint" in Q's new timeline.

Do It Again 3: Quality of Growth: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Post "Lonely Among Us", Q shows up in Picard's bedroom to harangue him about trying to become too advanced too quickly.

April Q: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any): P/Q
What's Q's favorite holiday?

Familiar Strangers: By Alara Rogers. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/f, P/Q
On a diplomatic mission to a world where dissidents are enslaved, Picard must sleep with a female slave to save her from torture.

Hypothetically Speaking: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Post-Nemesis, P/Q but no sex. Picard's been comparing notes with Admiral Janeway about Q. Won't Q be surprised at his hypotheses?

Working In Groups: By Alara Rogers. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Deja Q spinoff, the "anti Deus Ex Machina" remix. The Q Continuum do not intervene in Q's human life in any way, forcing him and the Enterprise crew to work together to solve the problems of the Calamarain and the Bre'el IV moon. Incomplete.

Past Duties: By Shalott. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
Late in life, Picard has an uninvited guest.

Accidental: By Shalott. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Why it's a bad idea to surprise omnipotent beings.

Another Turn of the Q: By JoAnne Soper-Cook. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Enterprise psychiatric nurse Anna Mithrais meets the mysterious Q.

Rebel Without A Q: By JoAnne Soper-Cook. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Q wants to help Anna Mithrais get over her traumatic past.

Quantum Q: By JoAnne Soper-Cook. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Q and his girlfriend Emily Tarrant have a discussion of the merits of his chosen physical form.

Without Missing A Q: By JoAnne Soper-Cook. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Emily Tarrant and Q discuss reality.

There'll Never Be Another Q: By JoAnne Soper-Cook. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): Q/f
Q loses his powers for taking Commander Emily Tarrant on a visit to the Q Continuum -- and nearly spoils her relationship with Data, too.

Q-Struck: By Atara Stein. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Picard and Q attempt to work out their relationship. More ampersand than slash.

She Moves In Mysterious Ways: By Atara Stein. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/f, P/Q
After "Generations", Picard is feeling uncharacteristically emotionally reckless, and allows himself to be seduced by a female professor who, he's well aware, is not what she seems.

With or Without You: By Atara Stein. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/f, P/Q
Sequel to "She Moves in Mysterious Ways". Q and Picard continue their relationship aboard the Enterprise.

Until the End of the World: By Atara Stein. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/f, P/Q
Third in the series after "She Moves...". Imprisoned, Q must watch helplessly as Picard confronts the Borg during "First Contact". Both must confront their feelings about the Borg and about each other.

A Soldier's Story: By The Enigmatic Big Miss Sunbeam. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
In this story, Picard and Q fall in love and stuff and live a fine life together.

Love's Sweet Savage… Picnic!: By The Enigmatic Big Miss Sunbeam. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Picard and Q rent 2001: A Space Oddyssey and Q becomes obsessed with Dr. Heywood Floyd. Bizarre and extremely funny. Part of the "Soldier's Story" universe.

Midnight at the Hotel Enterprise: By The Enigmatic Big Miss Sunbeam. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
More of the seemingly endless "Soldier's Story" universe! Jean Luc and Q reaffirm their love. On the sofa. In the sack. Standing up. With spankings. Partially clothed. You get the picture. Summary written by author.

Beyond Gloomy Chaos: By Laura Taylor. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
Post DS9's last ep, the Q find themselves facing a dilemma that could result in interplanetary catastrophe. Can Picard, Kira and Data retrieve the mysterious Book of the Resurrection before all hell breaks loose on Cardassia?

Oasis: By Laura Taylor. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any):
An assassination attempt is made upon Q, and a human must sacrifice their life in order for him to live again.

The Louder the Song: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Q makes a bargain with Picard after saving his life, but is this last ditch effort at forcing a relationship with the captain enough to save the universe that depends upon their love?

From Q, With Love: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Picard can't sleep and ends up finding out more from Q than he ever wanted to know. First in the "Bond" series.

Live and Let Q: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Sequel to "From Q, With Love", second in the "Bond" series. Picard starts to feel doubts about their relationship, and attempts to resolve them in bed.

Q Is Forever: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Sequel to "Live and Let Q". News of Picard and Q's relationship trickles down to the crew.

You Only Live Q: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Fourth in the series, after "Q is Forever". Picard and Q have lost their memories, but still find themselves irresistibly attracted to each other.

Q-Raker: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Fifth in the series, following "You Only Live Q". Q takes the opportunity to tease Picard when Picard must negotiate between races who believe in complete celibacy.

On Her Majesty's Secret Q: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Sixth in the "Bond" series, following "Q-raker". Q confronts his jealousy for Picard when a queen desires him.

For Q's Eyes Only: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Before dying, Amanda gives Picard and Q a present which takes them into the past, allowing them to save her. Seventh in the "Bond" series, following "Her Majesty's Secret Q".

License to Q: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
While visiting a queen and her alien lover, Picard gives Q some help with his difficulty adjusting to the Enterprise crew. Eighth in the "Bond" series, after "For Q's Eyes Only".

An Hour of Eternity: By Varoneeka. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): P/Q
An anomaly sends Picard and Q down to late 20th century Earth, in a universe different than their own, as the two become start to become used to -- domestic life?!

Sessions: By F.J. Verduin. Rating: PG-13. Pairing (if any): P/Q
Picard and Q are seeing Troi for marriage counseling.

Q-t the Cake: By K. Michael Wil. Rating: PG or G. Pairing (if any):
It's Q's birthday... or is it? Humorous.

Lifewish: By Emma Woodhouse. Rating: NC-17. Pairing (if any): Paris/Q, Paris/Kim, P/Q
Q uses Kim's death to interrogate Paris about love.

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