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Chapter Notes: Thanks to GateKeeper again for the Beta Reader help on this chapter.

Captain Rick Dylan stood next to Doctor Veronica West in the turbo lift of the USS Lexington.

–Any ideas Ronnie why my ship’s yeomen are being turned into bananas?” asked Rick.

–Not a clue, I suppose it could be some kind of alien virus,” said Veronica.

–So Ronnie, why bananas and not some sort of alien fruit?” asked Rick

–Rick, it could be something in the junk DNA of humans, but without hard facts or scans of those affected, I’m guessing in the dark,” said Veronica.

Then to Veronica’s shock, Rick turned into a banana with his face on it and still wearing his uniform.

–Oh--,”started Veronica before she too turned into a banana.

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–--My,” said Veronica as she found herself in a large hall now wearing a beautiful evening gown and a tiara, and holding a small black handbag.

–Ronnie, you okay?” asked Dylan who was now wearing a finely tailored white-tie suit.

–Where are we Rick?” asked Doctor West.

–I’m not sure, but it seems to be some kind of party going on, according to this invite I found myself holding,”

Rick and Veronica both looked at the piece of card that read,

‘’Welcome to the Christmas Multiverse Banana Mixer, Rick Dylan of Verse #219. This is your reward for your endeavours over the last year. A bonus holiday day just for you where you can party all day with various heroes and friends of many realities. Regardless of your state at the end of the day you will be returned ten minutes after you left, fit for duty. Now go party! Season’s Greetings from your host!”

–A bonus holiday Rick?” asked Veronica.

–I’m not sure Command would look kindly on us taking a break from our duties on the say of some unknown host,” replied Rick.

A tall woman with red hair appeared in a flash of light in front of them, and she was wearing the mini-dress uniform but had Rear Admiral stripes on her sleeve cuffs.
–Why do you Starfleet types find it so hard to relax and accept a reward?” she asked.

–Cause and effect, even in the Federation, you get nothing for free,” said Veronica.

The woman laughed and then said –Silly human female, you’ve got it backwards, As your wonderful host, Lady Q, I can tell you the cause was you’ve been good little heroes and heroines, so the effect is you get to attend my wonderful banana mixer party, now let us get a drink or two down you and see if we can get you to relax,”

She clicked her fingers and Rick and Veronica suddenly found they were holding glasses with some kind of bright liquid inside and pieces of fruit. Unable to help themselves the two friends took a long sip of their respective drinks.
A loud Scottish voice said –There she is again, get her!”

Rick found he couldn’t move other than to continue to sip his drink and watched as the group of people advanced on the mysterious host Lady Q. She seem totally oblivious to the people advancing behind her.

Then a smirk crossed Lady Q’s face and she said in a loud voice, –Yes, time for a party game! Let us start with musical statues! If you’re moving when I turn round and I see you I’ll turn you into a musical statue,”
Then she swung round and, as Rick and Veronica looked on, only Naurr, who had dived under a table and was cowering behind a table cloth, T’Kel whose Vulcan muscle control meant she had stopped moving in time, and Eriecho who was at the back eating the roasted sweet potatoes with blueberries and thus outside the game in Lady Q’s mind weren’t changed into statues.

Lady Q turned back to Rick and Veronica, and said with a sinister smile,
–Now you two go enjoy the food I’ve arranged or you can become part of the room decorations, like the others,”
Then she clicked her fingers and vanished in a flash.

Rick and Veronica found they could move again.

–Guess we should go try the food then?” said Veronica.

–Yes Ronnie, for now that seems the best course of action,” replied Rick, his mind whirling.

T’Kel chipped in –that would seem logical at this time,” then she rapped her knuckles on the statue of Doctor Piper’s head. T’Kel raised her eyebrow as the statue that used to be Karen Piper MD started to play earth music, that all three recognised as Merry Christmas Everybody.

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