One week. Three children. Two very confused Starfleet officers. When the USS Enterprise is assigned to escort the last known Solari back to her homeworld, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Commander William Riker receive one peculiar warning from Starfleet: Do not make physical contact with her. Assuming it’s simply an unfamiliar cultural custom, neither officer gives the warning much thought. The day after the Solari departs the Enterprise, three mysterious children appear aboard the ship. A bright, inquisitive little girl who looks uncannily like Picard. A confident, energetic boy with Riker’s unmistakable eyes. And a shy, artistic little girl who refuses to leave Riker’s side. Amille, Daniel, and Ruby all insist on the same impossible truth: They’re Picard and Riker’s children. With no explanation, no records, and no way to send them home, the two officers are suddenly thrown into the most unexpected mission of their careers—parenthood. For one very confusing week, they’ll juggle starship command, curious crewmates, and three children who already know everything about them… while trying to figure out how any of this is even possible. Then the Enterprise returns to collect the Solari. And both men have a single, very awkward question.