Seeing isn't believing. By Olivia Solar.
Sequel to day dream day nightmare: Trip is recovering, but is still having trouble telling reality and fantasy apart. Will he be able to get a grip in time to save Enterprise?
Chapter one.
"Nive to have you back sir." Roskov passed his Commander on the corridor.
"Nice to be back."
"Really, I was under the impression that you loved sickbay: the emount of times your in there" He smiled, teasingly.
Trip thought of saying he'd soon put him in there for a long time, but decided just to keep on grinning instead.
It was good to be back at work. He couldn't sleep at night not knowing if his engines were alright hearing their peaceful hum for himself. He was an engineer born and bred alright. e was only on part time duty and had to report in to Phlox at the end of the day, but it was better than being stuck on a bio-bed all day, besides, he was going to try bargaining with Phlox again at his next check. He stood back and admired his work. Perfect. Engineering was on a role today, they were away ahead of schedule. He was proud of his team, they were truly the best in Starfleet.
Next on his list was a broken relay on b deck. Simple enough.
On his way down the corridor, he thought he recognised something, a shape or a figure, but when he looked, there was noting. He shock his head and carried on. He arrived on the deck and picked up the tools he needed for the job.That's funny. Hadn't this all happened before. Yes, he was sure of it…..but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Then it came back. Death, blood, murder, it happened here. This was where they were…slaughtered. He turned to face a Xindi, coming towards him. No! He thought, this wasn't real. He was just seeing things again. Right? His breathing quickened, he could feel his heart's beat in his ears. He looked into that twisted face, the eyes that showed nothing but hate. He saw blood on the clothing, and somehow he knew it was Archer's and Hoshi's. They had been killed, he remembered seeing them get shot. Seeing their bodies fall to the floor covered in red. No! He had other memories, they had stopped the Xindi, this couldn't be real. The Reptilian raised a phase pistol. Trip felt the fear cut through him. He crawled to the wall. "You're not real." He repeated again and again. His only grip on reality. "You're not real."
On the bridge...
The com sounds. "Bridge."
"Captain, it's Commander Tucker sir."
Arcehr felt a knot starting to form in his stomach. "What about him."
"He's acting starngly, mumblig to himself, I think he's seeing things again sir." The knot was just tightened as his fears were true. T'pol looked over at him from behind her station.
"I'll be there as quickly as I can." With that he headed for the lift. T'pol, sensing Trip's deistress stodd to follow, but Archer said she needed to take the bridge..
He turned his head, daring to take a peak, and saw Archer's body lying on the ground next to him.
Trip screamed.