5/?
Tucker had gotten a full three hours of peaceful sleep when he suddenly woke up. He sat up in bed and looked around. Hoshi had left hours ago. He rubbed his forehead and blinked. He pushed the covers off and ran to Hoshi's room. He pushed the 'doorbell' five times before she opened the door, irritation clear on her face.
Before she could say anything, Tucker brought her to him and kissed her passionately. When they broke apart they were both panting. She blinked at him a couple of times before she could gather any words. "Trip?" Was all she could manage to say.
"I was sleeping. Sleeping very well as a matter of fact. And then, in my dreams, I was bombarded with all these memories. It all came rushing back, waking me up. It startled me at first, but then, I was thankful, because…" He looked into her eyes. "Because it reminded me how much…" He paused again. "Hoshi, I love you."
Hoshi wiped some stray tears from her cheeks and hugged him tightly. "I love you too Trip." It was the first time they'd said it to each other.
Their emotional embrace was interrupted by T'Pol's voice booming inside Hoshi's room. "T'Pol to Commander Tucker."
"How'd you know I was here?"
"Finding you is not hard Commander, it's getting you to come to me that is hard." T'Pol said.
Tucker smiled. "I'll be there in a minute." He looked down at Hoshi. "I'll be back." He kissed her again before he went to change into his uniform.
~ ~ ~
"They're hailing us again." Hoshi said from her station.
Tucker looked over at her. She looked so beautiful when she was nervous. T'Pol had warned him earlier that things were gonna get rough. As if he didn't already know.
T'Pol nodded to Hoshi. The Andorian from before came onto the screen. "You have one hour Captain."
"We will be waiting for you." T'Pol challenged.
The Andorian smiled slightly. "You're a feisty one. I think we'll keep you alive."
Something inside Tucker clicked and he straightened up. "You will not harm any more of my crew members."
The Andorian's antennae's wiggled more rapidly. "You pink skins think highly of your Vulcan women it seems."
"We think highly of our Captain." Tucker countered. "Speaking of which, why'd kill our other Captain and crewmember?"
"They threatened us."
"With what?" Tucker asked.
"With their presence." The Andorian laughed slightly before saying, "Enough. You have no intentions of leaving, so I see no point in waiting. I'll see you, Captain, later."
"They're charging weapons!" Reed told the bridge crew.
"Fire on them Mr. Reed. With everything we have." T'Pol ordered.
Reed smiled slightly before he obeyed the command he'd been waiting to hear since they left port.
There was a violent jolt to the ship and everyone fell to the ground. "Report!" Tucker bellowed as he helped T'Pol to her feet. Everyone had to shout over the red alert alarm.
"Shields down at 91 percent!" Ensign Livers reported.
Reed fired the phase cannons before the Andorians countered with another blast to the ship. "84 percent!" Livers reported.
"Lieutenant Reed, you have my permission to use everything on these-" T'Pol was cut off by Tucker.
"Bastards!" He finished for her. She wouldn't say it, so someone had to.
Another hit to the Enterprise, sending everyone to the ground again. Tucker helped Hoshi to her chair and looked over at Livers. He was on the floor, unconscious. Tucker ran to the post and shouted out the reports. "Shields at 72 percent! Hull breaches on deck four and five!"
"Lieutenant!" T'Pol looked at her security officer.
"Just five more minutes and I will have all the weapons in synch." He looked up at T'Pol. "They'll blow them out of the sky Captain."
"Do it fast!" T'Pol ordered, bracing for another impact.
"60 percent!" Tucker said after the fourth blast.
"Two more minutes!" Reed shouted, frantically pushing buttons.
The fifth blast made Tucker's post catch fire. He ran to another computer and reported. "49 percent! Anytime Malcolm!"
Reed didn't answer. "We're gonna die Malcolm! Where are our weapons?" Tucker shouted.
Reed smiled. "Got it! Brace yourselves, this is gonna throw us around." Everyone obeyed as Reed pressed a sequence of buttons.
There were multiple jolts as the phase cannons fired one shot after another. Everyone hung on as they glued their eyes to the viewscreen.
The Andorian ship blew up after the fifth consecutive blast. Reed pressed some more buttons and the ship stopped firing her weapons. T'Pol turned the Red alert off and sat in the Captain's chair. Tucker thought that she would have slumped if she'd been capable of it. The bridge erupted in cheers and everyone clapped Reed on the back. Tucker nodded to him. It was a job well done, though the repairs would be hell.
Author's note: I'm not sure about the attack scene….what do ya'll think? Should I work on it, or is it fine as is? And thanks for the Feedback. (PS, it's not done just yet)
Tucker had gotten a full three hours of peaceful sleep when he suddenly woke up. He sat up in bed and looked around. Hoshi had left hours ago. He rubbed his forehead and blinked. He pushed the covers off and ran to Hoshi's room. He pushed the 'doorbell' five times before she opened the door, irritation clear on her face.
Before she could say anything, Tucker brought her to him and kissed her passionately. When they broke apart they were both panting. She blinked at him a couple of times before she could gather any words. "Trip?" Was all she could manage to say.
"I was sleeping. Sleeping very well as a matter of fact. And then, in my dreams, I was bombarded with all these memories. It all came rushing back, waking me up. It startled me at first, but then, I was thankful, because…" He looked into her eyes. "Because it reminded me how much…" He paused again. "Hoshi, I love you."
Hoshi wiped some stray tears from her cheeks and hugged him tightly. "I love you too Trip." It was the first time they'd said it to each other.
Their emotional embrace was interrupted by T'Pol's voice booming inside Hoshi's room. "T'Pol to Commander Tucker."
"How'd you know I was here?"
"Finding you is not hard Commander, it's getting you to come to me that is hard." T'Pol said.
Tucker smiled. "I'll be there in a minute." He looked down at Hoshi. "I'll be back." He kissed her again before he went to change into his uniform.
~ ~ ~
"They're hailing us again." Hoshi said from her station.
Tucker looked over at her. She looked so beautiful when she was nervous. T'Pol had warned him earlier that things were gonna get rough. As if he didn't already know.
T'Pol nodded to Hoshi. The Andorian from before came onto the screen. "You have one hour Captain."
"We will be waiting for you." T'Pol challenged.
The Andorian smiled slightly. "You're a feisty one. I think we'll keep you alive."
Something inside Tucker clicked and he straightened up. "You will not harm any more of my crew members."
The Andorian's antennae's wiggled more rapidly. "You pink skins think highly of your Vulcan women it seems."
"We think highly of our Captain." Tucker countered. "Speaking of which, why'd kill our other Captain and crewmember?"
"They threatened us."
"With what?" Tucker asked.
"With their presence." The Andorian laughed slightly before saying, "Enough. You have no intentions of leaving, so I see no point in waiting. I'll see you, Captain, later."
"They're charging weapons!" Reed told the bridge crew.
"Fire on them Mr. Reed. With everything we have." T'Pol ordered.
Reed smiled slightly before he obeyed the command he'd been waiting to hear since they left port.
There was a violent jolt to the ship and everyone fell to the ground. "Report!" Tucker bellowed as he helped T'Pol to her feet. Everyone had to shout over the red alert alarm.
"Shields down at 91 percent!" Ensign Livers reported.
Reed fired the phase cannons before the Andorians countered with another blast to the ship. "84 percent!" Livers reported.
"Lieutenant Reed, you have my permission to use everything on these-" T'Pol was cut off by Tucker.
"Bastards!" He finished for her. She wouldn't say it, so someone had to.
Another hit to the Enterprise, sending everyone to the ground again. Tucker helped Hoshi to her chair and looked over at Livers. He was on the floor, unconscious. Tucker ran to the post and shouted out the reports. "Shields at 72 percent! Hull breaches on deck four and five!"
"Lieutenant!" T'Pol looked at her security officer.
"Just five more minutes and I will have all the weapons in synch." He looked up at T'Pol. "They'll blow them out of the sky Captain."
"Do it fast!" T'Pol ordered, bracing for another impact.
"60 percent!" Tucker said after the fourth blast.
"Two more minutes!" Reed shouted, frantically pushing buttons.
The fifth blast made Tucker's post catch fire. He ran to another computer and reported. "49 percent! Anytime Malcolm!"
Reed didn't answer. "We're gonna die Malcolm! Where are our weapons?" Tucker shouted.
Reed smiled. "Got it! Brace yourselves, this is gonna throw us around." Everyone obeyed as Reed pressed a sequence of buttons.
There were multiple jolts as the phase cannons fired one shot after another. Everyone hung on as they glued their eyes to the viewscreen.
The Andorian ship blew up after the fifth consecutive blast. Reed pressed some more buttons and the ship stopped firing her weapons. T'Pol turned the Red alert off and sat in the Captain's chair. Tucker thought that she would have slumped if she'd been capable of it. The bridge erupted in cheers and everyone clapped Reed on the back. Tucker nodded to him. It was a job well done, though the repairs would be hell.
Author's note: I'm not sure about the attack scene….what do ya'll think? Should I work on it, or is it fine as is? And thanks for the Feedback. (PS, it's not done just yet)