After the events of Datalore Lore was left floating through space. Eventually he is pulled into the gravitational well of a distant star, and gets dragged through an asteroid belt. Luckily, the Enterprise is close enough to notice him on their scans. Unluckily, he's smashed into several pieces. Data and Geordi manage to reassemble him, but it seems that Lore's memory has been lost.

Modern AU, Thorin Oakenshield is the proud owner of Erebor coffee, its a small business venture, especially after the collapse of his grandfathers giant company, but when he offers to tutor university freshman Bilbo Baggins his life will never be the same. Bagginshield in later chapters,