A/N: This is the first and presently only story i have written for Star Trek: Enterprise. I wrote it a couple of years ago and only needs translating and a good ending to finish it. I like to know if there is interest in this story here or if i shouldn't bother translating it.

That is what friends are for

Chapter 1

They were on their way back to earth with Shran and his daughter still on board. They would leave in there shuttle when the entered the quadrant were but Earth and Andoria were in. The criminals pursuing Shran were far behind them or so they thought, they hadn't broken warp 2 yet and enterprise was currently going 3.5. Jon had invited Trip for a drink on the success of their mission and were so having a cognac in the mess hall and exchanging memories. This is when an explosion sounded. Bridge didn't know what was going on so Jon and Trip went to investigate and on their way they encountered the criminals they thought couldn't keep up with them. Jon not wanting Trip to come to any harm hit him unconscious and then convinced the criminals he would only cooperate if Trip wasn't harmed. He went to a maintenance cabin under the pretence that he would get Shran to come to them from there. He produced cables you never want to get together and a plasma explosion followed ravaging everything in its proximity and so also disabling the criminals. The shockwave that followed caused the guard that stayed behind with Trip to loose his balance and Trip to regain consciousness and overpower the guard who had dropped to the floor. Trip then stumbled to the cabin to see what caused this second explosion and soon found out what Jon had done, the criminals were dead or close to but so was he. Soon Phlox appeared on soon and they carried the captain to sickbay but to no avail, the explosion had been to close by.

The next day was the day of the conference, Trip and T'Pol were behind the stage and Trip would give the speech Jon was supposed to give. On the last day of the mission Enterprise had lost his captain, after surviving so many life and death encounters this was a huge blew to the crew and especially its senior officers. Trip felt it should have been him to have died instead of Jon, and if he had just reacted a little bit quicker it would have been the other way around indeed. Now it was Trip's duty to make sure the federation would go the right way and make it a success. He succeeded in making the conference a success even though he wasn't in the mood for it and had now been giving command over the new flagship of the fleet, the first to reach warp 8, the Serantoga. Part of the Enterprise crew would be joining him but Trip didn't know what to think of it, he hadn't wanted it to happen this way and wasn't sure if he could cope with his new responsibilities. Commander Malcolm Reed as second in command and chief tactical, Lieutenant Hoshi Sato communication, Lieutenant Travis Mayweater helmsman, Phlox chief medical, they could have gone to different ships and maybe get more responsibilities and make more of their career but decided to stick together as friends. Lieutenant Rick Johnson was now chief science while T'Pol became the Vulcan ambassador on Earth. Commander Anna Hess was the new chief engineer. Of course was the Serantoga larger and much more spacious built then the Enterprise which meant that they had room for more crew but also more recreation and storage so the ship was able to provide its self for longer periods and make farther space travel possible. Now that they had regained there mission of exploration Trip hoped to honor his former captain and friend who would have wanted that.

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