Disclaimer in chapter 1! A little bit Travis/Hoshi, more next chapter!
After a day Phlox released T'Pol Tucker from sickbay, after some pleading and begging from her husband.
'C'mon, I want to show you the ship and our quarters. Maybe you'll remember something.' Said Trip while he and T'Pol, now dressed in a Starfleet uniform. Trip had told her she had become a Starfleet commander and now wore this. It was a little different because the tailor had put some extra layers in it for temperature loss.
Trip suddenly realized he was still holding T'Pol her hand. Uncomfortable he let her hand go. T'Pol decided not to say anything. When she had dressed in her uniform she had seen herself in the mirror. Her hair it was different, longer and softer. T'Pol found it illogically very nice.
'Let's go to the mess hall and eat something. I'm starving, you?' Asked Trip. T'Pol nodded. She was very hungry.
The mess hall had hardly changed. Some tables were moved but further, everything as just like T'Pol remembered. But nothing new came up. Trip walked to the food dispensers and prepared a plate for her, and then one for him. Trip handed T'Pol her plate.
'Spaghetti?' Asked T'Pol.
'You love it, hon, just give it a try.' Said Trip. They sat down at a table and T'Pol started eating in silence when suddenly the doors opened and T'Mir came in together with another girl who looked very much like Hoshi. The girl was dressed in a blue dress and had braided her hair elegantly.
T'Mir saw her parents eating.
'Dad!' She said and smiled. T'Mir was obviously raised without much Vulcan logic, thought T'Pol. The girl followed T'Mir with two smoothies to the table. She handed one to T'Mir.
'Mother, you're out sickbay.' Said T'Mir.
'T'Mir, darling, she still doesn't remember anything.' Murmured Trip. T'Mir's face fell and T'Pol felt sorry for the young girl.
Sorry? T'Pol keep your emotions in check, now.
'Oh. Well, mum this is Kate, the daughter of Hoshi and Travis.' Said T'Mir. Kate took a sip from her smoothie, smiling.
'T'Mir, you really have to give Tom an answer.' Said Kate.
'Tom?' Asked Trip.
'Dad.. Tom asked me to be his date to the next movie night and… I haven't answered yet.' Said T'Mir.
'Date?' Trip freaked out.
'Dad, don't be such a party pooper.' Said T'Mir.
T'Pol almost laughed.
She really had to meditate, now, before she started to tell jokes in the mess hall.
'Who is Tom?'
T'Pol and Trip were walking to the corridor to their quarters.
'Tom is Kate's twin brother, son of Hoshi and Travis. If you want Hoshi has all the photos of our marriage in the database, I could let her bring you some pictures.' Said Trip.
'That would be agreeable.' Said T'Pol, trying her best to not start to cry. 'Trip, I need to meditate.'
Trip nodded and after two more corridors they had arrived at their quarters. Trip opened the door and T'Pol walked in. The quarters were beautiful, on the walls hang photographs, T'Pol saw one with herself on it and Trip, who was kissing her in the mess hall. It looked like their wedding. On the desk laid a stack of pads and lot cups of coffee.
'Sorry for the mess, really hadn't any chance to clean.' Apologized Trip. 'I already talked with the cap'n, I'll sleep in Malcolm's quarters.' He said softly as he saw her looking at the two person bed.
'That isn't necessary, you could just sleep on the bed. I could sleep on the floor.' Said T'Pol.
'What, you're not going to sleep on the floor, hun! Are you crazy?' Asked Trip.
'I.. I don't want to be alone tonight.' Whispered T'Pol, looking at the floor. Trip's face softened and he put his hands on her shoulders.
'Okay, but then I'll sleep on the floor, you'll sleep in the bed. Are you all right, sweetheart?' Asked Trip worriedly.
T'Pol her eyes widened and then suddenly she remembered something.
Hoshi was lying there, unconscious underneath the ruble. T'Pol ignored her broken ankle and tried to shake the young woman awake.
'Hoshi, Hoshi, are you all right?' T'Pols voice croaked and she started to cry when she got no response, her leg was hurting, her ankle broken, ribs broken and a bad headache. Ensign Sato was probably dead and she had no way to contact Enterprise. Emotions swirled through T'Pol, the storm took her over. Then suddenly she felt cold hands grabbing her from behind and then everything went black.
Trip was shaking a trembling T'Pol.
'T'Pol. T'POL!' He yelled. T'Pol fell down on her knees and he gathered her in his arms.
'T'Pol, what happened?' Asked Trip.
'I remembered… Hoshi and I were in a shuttle, she was unconscious. Then someone grabbed me…' Cried T'Pol.
Tears streamed down her cheek.
'But darling, that away mission was from years ago, before we had even married. You and Hoshi were saved by Enterprise, remember?' Said Trip.
'I don't understand… I can't remember anything.' Wailed T'Pol. Her last control was away and now she was crying in Trip his arms.
'I want to remember…' Whispered T'Pol.
After meditating T'Pol was feeling much better. Trip had left to go to engineering and yell at some ensigns. Now, T'Pol was sitting in lotus position on the bed, thinking about her memory.
Why was she remembering an away mission from even before her marriage? Why was it so important?
Why?
Her doorbell rang.
'Come in, please.' Said T'Pol.
A much older Hoshi Sato came in. Her long curly hair was put in a very high ponytail and she had wrinkles now. Dressed in off duty clothing and she was carrying a load of pads.
'Hey, coma girl.' Joked Hoshi and sat down next to T'Pol. 'Trip asked me to bring you some pictures. Here they are.' Said Hoshi then and handed her the PADDS.
T'Pol nodded gratefully.
'You know, my son has asked your daughter for a date. Isn't that amusing?' Asked Hoshi.
'Hoshi, I need to ask you something.' Said T'Pol seriously. Hoshi nodded. 'Fire away, T'Pol.'
'I'm remembering things, an away mission. We were in a shuttle that crashed. You were unconscious and then I'm grabbed.' Said T'Pol. Hoshi smiled.
'That away mission. Still a nightmare away mission. But Enterprise saved us before the aliens could kill us.' Said Hoshi.
'Aliens?'
'There were aliens on the planet.' Said Hoshi.
T'Pol saw that she wasn't speaking the truth. Hoshi stared at her feet and was fidgeting. The question was, why was she lying?
'Well, I gotta go. My husband made me a surprise. If you need anything, you can always call me!' Said Hoshi and then fastly left. T'Pol took the PADDS and started looking at the pictures, trying hard to remember anything
TBC!