Warning there are more curse words than usual.
The group is walking through the corridors heading towards the hallway that holds all of the Tucker's cabins. Admiral Hazelwood somehow made wearing smurf's pajamas look scary and every crewmember that crossed them probably only noticed the face that she was making. It was cold, hard, and scary as hell. Trip's face wasn't any better than hers. He convinced himself that it was one of his siblings. He already ruled out Burt and his parents but everyone else is fair game. To anyone eles T'Pol and Soval looked normal but if they could see inside of them they would be terrified. When something bad happens a Vulcan's first emotion is always anger and that is why their emotional control is so imortant. Reed is hopeing that the Tucker's didn't do it. He knows what it is like to be estranged from his family and hoped that Trip didn't have to feel the same way. Archer though, Archer was sad and mad that the people he had thought of as his own family for years could have done this. But he also had hope that after learning of what the Tucker family was capleable of she would leave Trip for him. When they reached the corridor that held the guest cabins Trip went right to Jamie's cabin but was stopped by the Admiral.
" Tucker don't." When he didn't stop Courtney tried again. " I said don't Commander." Trip whipped around and faced the Admiral. He was furious with the situation but Courtney didn't care.
" Why the hell not?" The Admiral didn't back down from Trip and she took a step closer.
" Don't you talk to me like that again Commander or I'll throw you in the brig." Courtney said it in the softest voice she could make to help him calm down.
" I'm sorry Admiral I just don't know what to do."
" Hey and I get that but let me do my job. Is there anyone that you know didn't do it?" Trip nodded and awnsered his voice was still tense.
" I know that Mom and Pop wouldn't have and neither would Burt." Courtney smiled and touched his shoulder.
" Hey that is great how about you and Lt. Reed go get you your mom and dad and me and Jon will get Burt and his husband?" She could feel some tension leave his shoulders.
" Yeah I would like that."
" Alright. T'Pol can you call some security guards and MACO's down here to assist with the search?"
" Yes Admiral." Courtney nodded and they all left to do something except for Soval who just stood there and waited.
When Trip rang the comm it took a few minutes for them to answer. His dad was the one to do so.
" Hey son what do you need?" Trip swallowed before he answered.
" I need you and mom to come outside. We need to talk." Charles nodded worried about the tone of voice that his son used and got his wife. When they arrived Burt and Calvin were already there.
Admiral Hazelwood stood at the front of everybody and clapped her hands once.
" I am sorry to interrupt your sleep if you were getting any but we have a problem. Someone brought a gas called moglan four onto the ship. Moglan four is poisonous to Vulcan and after about twelve hours or so will cause them permanent damage. We have already crossed you off on the list of suspects but I thought it would be nice to let you know beforehand that we will check all of your rooms. Here comes the MACO's and security guards to get the others." Lt. Reed debriefed them on the subject before bringing them over.
" I want you to get all of the adults out of their rooms and let the children sleep until we have to check their rooms. MACO's I want you to get them out, Security you will help Commander T'Pol, Lt. Reed and myself with the search." Soval spoke at that moment.
" Admiral if T'Pol gets closer it will affect her more and cause damage."
" No it won't. She built up a higher tolerance for it since she was exposed and damaged by it already. But T'Pol you don't have to do it if you don't feel comfortable. I know the war was hard on a lot of people and if getting close up to the gas causes some unpleasant memories I won't force you to do it." T'Pol was touched by her friend's concern.
" I will be fine Courtney." Courtney nodded and told everyone to get to work. Everyone came out fine except for Joe.
" WHAT THE HELL? LET GO OF MY ARMS." Courtney sighed and motioned for the second team to start searching. While they are searching Jon tried to calm down the family.
" I am sorry to interrupt your night but we found a poisonous gas aboard and we wanted to figure out if it was one of you who brought it."
" Poisonous gas? Is it safe to be here?" Jon nodded at Rachel's question and mentally hit himself for not explaining better.
" Yes I'm sorry to scare you, it is poisonous to Vulcans. And as I said we just wanted to check all the guest rooms to see if they brought it along with them." Jamie snorted and Joe laughed.
" Oh who cares maybe it will give them the hint to leave our family alone." Before Trip had a chance to respond his father snapped.
" Look boy if you brought that gas aboard then I'll kill you myself. Whether I approve of their relationship or not this is going overboard by a mile." Joe rolled his eyes at his father's threat.
" I didn't do it but I was just saying maybe this is a sign." Courtney slammed Tucker up to the wall and had her forearm over his neck.
" You look here son if I find anything that could harm them I will send you to the bring faster than a knife fight in a phone booth. Even though I might not act like it with Soval they are the only family I got other than my girls and husband. And I will be damned if I let a bigoted terrorist like you take them away from you."
" Terrorist? Are you out of your damn mind?" Courtney pushes a little harder on his body and Archer and Trip steps foward but is not ready to intervene.
" Terrorist. A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation in persut of a political aim. You said that the gas that was used should be a sign for the Vulcan's to back off. Not only is it violence and intimmidation, it's political. So yeah your terrorist." She lets him go and motion for the teams to start checking the rooms. All of the rooms were clean and Courtney was getting more frustrated by the minute.
" If it wasn't one of them then who the hell was it? The only people who came aboard were Soval, the Tuckers, Gardener, and.." Courtney fell silent for a second before she started to pace.
" That son of a bitch." Everyone in the corridor was confused at where her conclusion lied.
" Admiral who was it?" Archer asked, confused at the string of curses that was coming out of the Admiral's mouth.
" I can't tell you at this moment but T'Pol and Reed with me." She left towards her own bedroom that was just across the hall. When the three of them gathered in her bedroom she started to share.
" I think it was Admiral Black."
A/N: I know I kind of did it again. And no I still won't apologize.
