Vulcan and Human Keepsake

Chapter Seven

Captain John Archer was relaxing with his wife Suzanne on the beach just outside their own condo in San Francisco. They had placed the small Communications terminal on the blanket, while the both of them were laying on the other cotton white blanket soaking in the sun after placing enough of suntan lotion to protect them from the rays.

Archer had his hand over his eyes forgetting to bring an umbrella, while Suzanne was chuckling slightly seeing her husband in distress. "What's the matter can't stand the sun?" She stated with a slight smirk laying on her side watching her husband of two years.

"It would seem to be extremely strong today, I just don't like getting burnt as a lobster." Archer snickered with his response, while his wife goes to throw some sand onto his stomach. It was at this time when they heard the communications terminal going off like a Christmas tree. "What the hell?" Archer cursed with moving up off the blanket to grab the communications device to answer it. "This is Captain Archer of the KEEPSAKE. How can I help you?"

"Captain Archer, we need you to come to Starfleet headquarters. Admiral Sanders needs to speak with you, it's a priority situation. Code Two, sir." She said having indiscreetly mentioning the Guardian of Forever using the code.

"I will be there with-in the hour. Archer, transmission over and out." He said with switching it off turning to face his wife.

"We need to head back to the Condo so that I can change and arranged to have transporter programed to send me over to Starfleet headquarters." He stated to Suzanne getting up to begin packing up their things with the beautiful day ending.

"What's going on John?" Suzanne was serious with asking the question.

"It has something to do with the Guardian of Forever. I suggest you don't mention any of this while waiting for me to get back." He responded with Suzanne pissed off...

"Oh, no you don't John. I am coming with you since I am your wife and part of your crew on the KEEPSAKE. It must be serious for the Admiral to be calling you this way?"

"It must be Suzanne, he used the code to have me think anything else." He placed on his white tee shirt before taking ten minutes to pack up everything.

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T'Pol was still trying to figure out why her husband and herself had to attend a special meeting with Admiral Sanders of Starfleet Command. Her husband Trip had arranged to have Elizabeth to stay with his parents having arrived in San Francisco beaming down from the orbital space commence station.

Charles Tucker and his wife Maureen were confused as to what exactly was going on to have his son and his Vulcan wife leave the apartment complex. "Did you see his face Maureen? I believe he was worried that he might not be coming back." He said with grave emotion with his voice standing next to his wife of forty plus years.

"I get the same impression with leaving Elizabeth behind making her feel at a lost. The poor little girl is so connected to her parents, I am afraid she is going to break emotionally whether they don't come back. Unless it's more then just a meeting at Starfleet Command?" Maureen exclaimed with her words moving into her husband's embrace looking so much like their son Trip.

Meanwhile sometime later STARFLEET COMMAND

Both Trip and T'Pol were sitting out into the hallway waiting for the meeting to begin. When they saw two familiar faces coming off the turbolift. "I just don't believe this T'Pol." Trip said with standing up from the grey bench just outside of Starfleet headquarters.

"Why are you two here as well?" Archer announced with Suzanne moving closer to Trip and T'Pol.

"We don't have a clue Captain. It must be serious the three of us from the old Enterprise?" Trip said in confusion.

"It is Trip involving the Guardian of Forever. Something must of happened to have Admiral Sanders to call us in for a special meeting?" He responded to have Trip shake his head.

"The last time we were involved with the Guardian was over five years ago. I do hope the Admiral has a good explanation to what the hell is going on?" Trip cursed feeling somewhat angry leaving his daughter Elizabeth with his parents.

"Let's hope so Trip. Shall we go inside and find out?" Archer asked in a serious tone and demeanor as Suzanne knew that her husband needed to know the answers to a mystery.

Walking through the double doors and the outer office. There was a young woman no doubt the secretary, she looked up from the computer to glaze at Captain Archer and the others. He introduce the group letting her know that Suzanne Archer is part of Archer's crew of the KEEPSAKE.

"I will let Admiral Sanders, you're all here for the debriefing." She said calmly with pushing a button on her communications terminal. "Sir, Captain Archer is here as with the others."

"Please have them come in, we need to get this over with." Admiral Sanders says with a slight cough needing some of his water that is waiting behind his desk in the silver pitcher.

"Very well sir, I will tell me." She switched off the terminal to face Captain Archer. "Admiral Sanders is waiting, please go on inside."

"Of course Ma' am!" Trip replied with Captain Archer giving his a look that Tucker knew really well from over the years as with T'Pol raised eyebrow.