Sorry its been so long but i went away....
Trip, Malcolm, T'Pol, and Hoshi stood together after the transport landed, waiting for the doors to open. T'Pol leaned over and clipped Porthos' lead onto his collar, before turning to Hoshi and smiling a small but encouraging smile, which was returned. To her left she heard Lieutenant Reed take a sharp breath as the door opened and sunlight poured into the transport. Trip was the first to move. "Well, Come on people, let's go home!"
"I would like to remind you Commander, that Earth is not my home planet." T'Pol commented in her unemotional, logical way. Hoshi sighed. Old habits die hard she thought to herself.
Trip and T'Pol took the lead as the group made their way down the ramp to the ground, blinking as their eyes adjusted to the brightness of Earth after so long in space.
Suddenly, Porthos barked and started struggling against T'Pol, trying to pull away. Startled, she let go of the leash and Porthos raced down the ramp. "Porthos. Come." she ordered sharply, as Porthos made a beeline for a group of figures waiting near the bottom of the ramp. Hoshi was the first to realise who it was as Porthos sat in one of the mens arms licking his face. "Captain!" she exclaimed as she reached the bottom of the ramp. "You're alive!" Jon grinned and hugged her tightly.
"Yes, I am." Still grinning, he turned and clapped Trip and Malcolm on the back. Trip, wearing a Dr. Phlox-worthy smile, returned the gesture. Malcolm also wore a small smile.
Then Jon turned and gave T'Pol big smile and a hug. She stiffened, surprised, but then relaxed a little allowing, herself to be hugged, and finding that she actually rather enjoyed it. "I see you have taken over care of Porthos" he said, still smiling.
Behind her, Admiral Forrest cleared his throat. T'Pol quickly pulled back "I am sorry to be interrupting the reunion, but we have some important issues to attend to,"
"I concur." stated Ambassador Soval, glaring at T'Pol and Jon.
As the group walked, Admiral Forrest briefed them on the situation. "When transported off the ship, Captain Archer claims he ended up in the future with Crewman Daniels." he paused, looking at Archer, who continued. "I was on future Earth. And according to Daniels,the timeline went wrong and this was the future. The Cabal had caused the destruction of our civilization. There was no-one left alive, as a result of the Suliban being unable to get ahold of me." he stopped.
"Why?" T'Pol questioned. Soval looked skeptical.
"I don't know." he admitted. "I assume it has something to do with the information I have on them." T'Pol nodded.
"Enterprise's destruction makes things much more difficult. We lost a lot of our best people on that ship. It was the only ship of it's type." Forrest commented. " We don't have that much protection against the Cabal."
"Won't the Vulcan's help?" Trip asked, looking pointedly at Soval.
"We are a peaceful people. We do not like to get involve in the wars of others. The Cabal may target Vulcan also if we help Earth, so it is a difficult decision for our people to make.Our government is trying to come to a decision." Soval replied.
"But we don't even know if there is GOING to be a war." Hoshi pointed out. "We are basing this all on a timeline gone wrong!"
"We need to be prepared." was Admiral Forrests reply. "We need to base things on the worst situation."
Hoshi nodded. "OK."
"In the meantime," Admiral Forrest said, "We are giving you all some downtime. If you are required, we will recall you, and you will stay under the command of Captain Archer. Dismissed." The five turned and started to leave.
"Sub-Commander." T'Pol turned to find Soval behind her.
"Yes."
"Admiral Forrest thought it best, as you are to stay under the command of Captain Archer, if you were given Starfleet quarters." he handed her a package. "The information regarding your new quarters, and keycard to the door."
"Thank You." T'Pol replied, hiding her surprise. Then she turned and walked back to the others.
"How about we get a bite to eat after you guys have had a chance to clean up a little?" Jon asked.
"Sounds great!" said Trip. Everyone nodded.
"Ok. I will drop everyone off at your respective apartments, and we can all meet back at my place in an hour and a half?"
"Sure."
Opening the door to her new apartment, T'Pol began to explore it. Once she had been through all the rooms, she returned to the bedroom to see what she could wear that evening. Opening the closet, she was surprised to find a selection of Earth clothes in it. Someone had obviously noticed she didn't have many. Looking through them, she found a long, dark denim skirt that she liked as well as a white tanktop and matching cardigan. Jonathan Archer would like it, she thought, and she wouldn't be cold. Laying it on the bed, she proceded to take a shower.
An hour later Jon's doorbell rang. "That must be T'Pol." he said to the three people already sitting at his kitchen table. He opened the door to show T'Pol. Wow, she looks good in that he thought to himself. Then, realizing he was staring, he said quickly. "Hello. Everyone else is here, if you will come into the kitchen." Apparently, she noticed his eyes resting on her outfit, she asked, concerned "Is my choice of clothes strange to you, Captain?"
"No. T'Pol it's fine. And please, Call me Jon. We aren't on duty." she nodded and proceeded into the kitchen.
Entering the kitchen, Jon motioned for T'Pol to sit.
"Would you like a drink?" He asked. She nodded. "Is fruit juice ok?"
"Yes thankyou."
"Hey T'Pol, nice outfit." Hoshi said. T'Pol smiled.
"Thankyou." Jon almost dropped the glass of juice.
"You smiled!" he exclaimed. She took the juice from him.
"You smile." she stated matter-of-factly. He dropped into his chair.
"Yes I do." he said, dumbfounded.
"So where are we going to eat?" Malcolm questioned.
"What about that place down in the Bay?" Jon said
"The Bay Restaurant?" asked Trip, laughing.
"Thats it."
"Sure" said Hoshi. T'Pol nodded.
" A table for five please." Jon asked the attendant as they entered.
"Inside or out?" she asked him. He turned to the others.
"Outside?" he questioned . Receiving nods of confirmation, he turned back to the attendant.
"Yes Please." They were led to a table overlooking San Francisco Bay. The sun was just beginning to go down.
"Beautiful view." Hoshi commented.
"Yes it is." Said Malcolm.
Looking over the menu, T'Pol questioned "What is a burger?"
"A vegetarian one would be a patty made of vegetables in a bun."
"Oh."
"What's everyone getting? Trip asked.
"I was just about to ask that question." said the waitress
When the food arrived, Trip raised his glass and said." I would like to propose a toast. To the brave men and women of the starship Enterprise.May they always be well remembered." Everyone drank.
"Anyone feel like going for a walk?" Malcolm asked as he put down the money for his share.
"Sure." said Hoshi
"Same here." replied Trip
"Count me in. How about you T'Pol?" asked Jon
"That sounds satisfactory."
Down in a park that sat on the beach they decided to buy gelato from a cart and sat on benches overlooking the water to eat as the sky went dark.
"I had forgotten what it was like to watch a sunset." Hoshi smiled. "It's so beautiful."
Trip turned a laugh into a cough as he watched Malcolm sneak an arm behind her shoulders.
"I had forgotten how cold it gets at night." commented T'Pol. Jon picked up his jacket and draped it across her shoulders.
"Is that better?" he asked
"Thankyou, yes." T'Pol responded as she watched Hoshi flash her a knowing smile.
Back at the restaurant everyone climbed into their cars, T'Pol having been offered a ride by Jon It was a short ride to her apartment. "Would you like to come in for some tea?" she asked.
"Sure."
"Penny for your thoughts." Jon asked as they sat on the couch with their tea.
T'Pol raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"What are you thinking about?" he clarified.
"Enterprise." she responded. " I am...Sorry, that I couldn't save your ship."
"There was nothing you could have done." She nodded.
"I know." They lapsed back into silence.
After about 10 minutes Jon stood up. "Thanks for the tea. I better be going."
"Goodnight" T'Pol said as she opened the door.
"Goodnight."
Trip, Malcolm, T'Pol, and Hoshi stood together after the transport landed, waiting for the doors to open. T'Pol leaned over and clipped Porthos' lead onto his collar, before turning to Hoshi and smiling a small but encouraging smile, which was returned. To her left she heard Lieutenant Reed take a sharp breath as the door opened and sunlight poured into the transport. Trip was the first to move. "Well, Come on people, let's go home!"
"I would like to remind you Commander, that Earth is not my home planet." T'Pol commented in her unemotional, logical way. Hoshi sighed. Old habits die hard she thought to herself.
Trip and T'Pol took the lead as the group made their way down the ramp to the ground, blinking as their eyes adjusted to the brightness of Earth after so long in space.
Suddenly, Porthos barked and started struggling against T'Pol, trying to pull away. Startled, she let go of the leash and Porthos raced down the ramp. "Porthos. Come." she ordered sharply, as Porthos made a beeline for a group of figures waiting near the bottom of the ramp. Hoshi was the first to realise who it was as Porthos sat in one of the mens arms licking his face. "Captain!" she exclaimed as she reached the bottom of the ramp. "You're alive!" Jon grinned and hugged her tightly.
"Yes, I am." Still grinning, he turned and clapped Trip and Malcolm on the back. Trip, wearing a Dr. Phlox-worthy smile, returned the gesture. Malcolm also wore a small smile.
Then Jon turned and gave T'Pol big smile and a hug. She stiffened, surprised, but then relaxed a little allowing, herself to be hugged, and finding that she actually rather enjoyed it. "I see you have taken over care of Porthos" he said, still smiling.
Behind her, Admiral Forrest cleared his throat. T'Pol quickly pulled back "I am sorry to be interrupting the reunion, but we have some important issues to attend to,"
"I concur." stated Ambassador Soval, glaring at T'Pol and Jon.
As the group walked, Admiral Forrest briefed them on the situation. "When transported off the ship, Captain Archer claims he ended up in the future with Crewman Daniels." he paused, looking at Archer, who continued. "I was on future Earth. And according to Daniels,the timeline went wrong and this was the future. The Cabal had caused the destruction of our civilization. There was no-one left alive, as a result of the Suliban being unable to get ahold of me." he stopped.
"Why?" T'Pol questioned. Soval looked skeptical.
"I don't know." he admitted. "I assume it has something to do with the information I have on them." T'Pol nodded.
"Enterprise's destruction makes things much more difficult. We lost a lot of our best people on that ship. It was the only ship of it's type." Forrest commented. " We don't have that much protection against the Cabal."
"Won't the Vulcan's help?" Trip asked, looking pointedly at Soval.
"We are a peaceful people. We do not like to get involve in the wars of others. The Cabal may target Vulcan also if we help Earth, so it is a difficult decision for our people to make.Our government is trying to come to a decision." Soval replied.
"But we don't even know if there is GOING to be a war." Hoshi pointed out. "We are basing this all on a timeline gone wrong!"
"We need to be prepared." was Admiral Forrests reply. "We need to base things on the worst situation."
Hoshi nodded. "OK."
"In the meantime," Admiral Forrest said, "We are giving you all some downtime. If you are required, we will recall you, and you will stay under the command of Captain Archer. Dismissed." The five turned and started to leave.
"Sub-Commander." T'Pol turned to find Soval behind her.
"Yes."
"Admiral Forrest thought it best, as you are to stay under the command of Captain Archer, if you were given Starfleet quarters." he handed her a package. "The information regarding your new quarters, and keycard to the door."
"Thank You." T'Pol replied, hiding her surprise. Then she turned and walked back to the others.
"How about we get a bite to eat after you guys have had a chance to clean up a little?" Jon asked.
"Sounds great!" said Trip. Everyone nodded.
"Ok. I will drop everyone off at your respective apartments, and we can all meet back at my place in an hour and a half?"
"Sure."
Opening the door to her new apartment, T'Pol began to explore it. Once she had been through all the rooms, she returned to the bedroom to see what she could wear that evening. Opening the closet, she was surprised to find a selection of Earth clothes in it. Someone had obviously noticed she didn't have many. Looking through them, she found a long, dark denim skirt that she liked as well as a white tanktop and matching cardigan. Jonathan Archer would like it, she thought, and she wouldn't be cold. Laying it on the bed, she proceded to take a shower.
An hour later Jon's doorbell rang. "That must be T'Pol." he said to the three people already sitting at his kitchen table. He opened the door to show T'Pol. Wow, she looks good in that he thought to himself. Then, realizing he was staring, he said quickly. "Hello. Everyone else is here, if you will come into the kitchen." Apparently, she noticed his eyes resting on her outfit, she asked, concerned "Is my choice of clothes strange to you, Captain?"
"No. T'Pol it's fine. And please, Call me Jon. We aren't on duty." she nodded and proceeded into the kitchen.
Entering the kitchen, Jon motioned for T'Pol to sit.
"Would you like a drink?" He asked. She nodded. "Is fruit juice ok?"
"Yes thankyou."
"Hey T'Pol, nice outfit." Hoshi said. T'Pol smiled.
"Thankyou." Jon almost dropped the glass of juice.
"You smiled!" he exclaimed. She took the juice from him.
"You smile." she stated matter-of-factly. He dropped into his chair.
"Yes I do." he said, dumbfounded.
"So where are we going to eat?" Malcolm questioned.
"What about that place down in the Bay?" Jon said
"The Bay Restaurant?" asked Trip, laughing.
"Thats it."
"Sure" said Hoshi. T'Pol nodded.
" A table for five please." Jon asked the attendant as they entered.
"Inside or out?" she asked him. He turned to the others.
"Outside?" he questioned . Receiving nods of confirmation, he turned back to the attendant.
"Yes Please." They were led to a table overlooking San Francisco Bay. The sun was just beginning to go down.
"Beautiful view." Hoshi commented.
"Yes it is." Said Malcolm.
Looking over the menu, T'Pol questioned "What is a burger?"
"A vegetarian one would be a patty made of vegetables in a bun."
"Oh."
"What's everyone getting? Trip asked.
"I was just about to ask that question." said the waitress
When the food arrived, Trip raised his glass and said." I would like to propose a toast. To the brave men and women of the starship Enterprise.May they always be well remembered." Everyone drank.
"Anyone feel like going for a walk?" Malcolm asked as he put down the money for his share.
"Sure." said Hoshi
"Same here." replied Trip
"Count me in. How about you T'Pol?" asked Jon
"That sounds satisfactory."
Down in a park that sat on the beach they decided to buy gelato from a cart and sat on benches overlooking the water to eat as the sky went dark.
"I had forgotten what it was like to watch a sunset." Hoshi smiled. "It's so beautiful."
Trip turned a laugh into a cough as he watched Malcolm sneak an arm behind her shoulders.
"I had forgotten how cold it gets at night." commented T'Pol. Jon picked up his jacket and draped it across her shoulders.
"Is that better?" he asked
"Thankyou, yes." T'Pol responded as she watched Hoshi flash her a knowing smile.
Back at the restaurant everyone climbed into their cars, T'Pol having been offered a ride by Jon It was a short ride to her apartment. "Would you like to come in for some tea?" she asked.
"Sure."
"Penny for your thoughts." Jon asked as they sat on the couch with their tea.
T'Pol raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"What are you thinking about?" he clarified.
"Enterprise." she responded. " I am...Sorry, that I couldn't save your ship."
"There was nothing you could have done." She nodded.
"I know." They lapsed back into silence.
After about 10 minutes Jon stood up. "Thanks for the tea. I better be going."
"Goodnight" T'Pol said as she opened the door.
"Goodnight."