Okay, I don't own Star Trek Enterprise or any of their products, just Kylin
Moore and I would love it if they made her a real character but lets get
real. This is just for fun not profit. I just enjoy the show. Anyway, a
little recap, Kylin has been accused of stealing information and her boss
has got her a plea bargain, they will lower the charge to a blemish on her
record when she leaves. She doesn't like it and has decided to solve
things her own way. Trip in the mean time has found evidence supporting
her innocence, but before he can tell her, she has transported to the
surface…
Chap 9
The faces in the transporter room were changed by confused ones in the Market Square. Kylin experienced a brief dizziness as she rematerialized. She looked around and realized that she was in one the shanty towns she had seen in the shuttle pod. The people here were definitely not as well off as the people she has seen in the palace.
Someone began speaking to her in their language Lantain. Kylin put the UT in her ear and waited for it to make sense.
"Who are you?" the voice said to her.
"My name is Kylin Moore, do you know the ship up there," she asked pointed to the sky.
The crowd nodded. "I'm with them, I'm sorry to have frighten you," Kylin told them
The group of peopled looked at her not knowing what to make of her. "How did you get her," an older man said looking at her.
"We have a device called a transporter, it allows us to leave the ship without the aid of craft," Kylin explained, "I'm sorry but I needed to go." She realized that unless she kept moving the crew had a better chance to locate and take her back. She pulled up the hood of her jacket and made her way through the crowd, she could see the palace. Kylin just had to get there, she had feeling the answer to this mystery laid there. She had to figure how this happened before Cal got there.
Meanwhile back on the Enterprise, as Kylin predicted, the crew was trying to find her. Malcolm and Trip had both come back to the bridge and Archer & T'Pol were both looking at the screen.
"I'm sorry sir, she was transporting just as we entered, we can't stop the cycle without disrupt the pattern." Malcolm reported.
"Aren't her coordinates in the computer," Archer asked.
"She put some kind of caching program in the system, it deleted when after the transport," Tucker told him, "We tried to figured it out, but-"
Archer put his hand up, not believing this was happening. "Trip, T'Pol, Malcolm my Ready Room now," he said going to his office. All three officers followed him. "Well this either means she did it or was so desperate to prove that it wasn't her that she took matters into her own hands." Archer, "What are your opinions?"
"We went through her personal correspondence and there was nothing out of the ordinary," Malcolm said, "Hoshi is put it through the code breaker now to see if there is some kind of code we missed."
"How is the record search" Archer asked.
"Her record is exactly like she said, she has no criminal record or affiliation with any colorful groups that we know of it, she appears to be a model citizen," Malcolm replied, "there are 3 other crewman that we are checking, namely ones who might have had contact or conflict with these people."
Archer took a deep breath, "What are the odds of finding her and transporting her back to Enterprise Trip?"
"Like I said she erased the code, we assuming that she choose the area we were at tonight. T'Pol and I are looking for human bio signatures but its like a needle in a haystack, Captain," Trip told him.
"Agreed," Archer told for a moment. "Trip did she tell about anymore equipment that she could have like that padd," he asked.
"No, but that doesn't mean she didn't have any," Trip said.
"Lt. Reed did you see any other non-Starlet issued items in her quarters," T'Pol asked, something occurring to her.
"No we were very thorough," Malcolm told her.
"I was thinking, that padd was specially designed for Dr. Moore back on Earth," T'Pol said, "She would not have able get any replacement parts out here if she needed them. If would have ideal to have any replacement parts or an extra device if needed."
They looked at each other. It was a long shot, "T'Pol, Trip look for human bio signs with the signature on that device that she uses. Malcolm, you, and Hoshi check into those records and see who received that transmission. We have to get that information back we can not be responsible for prolonging a conflict, dismiss," Archer said. They nodded and left the room.
On the planet, Kylin was making some headway in getting to the palace but she had to be careful. She noticed a number of people looking at her, trying figure out who she was. She stopped by a water for a drink and then sat down. Kylin searched her mind trying to figure out what happened. She crossed her legs and remembered an old Vulcan trick she had been taught. In her mind, Kylin saw herself heading to the shuttle bay with Trip and greeting the crew. She saw Ensign Miles and noticed a freckle on his right hand. After they landed on the planet, they had to wait five minutes for the council to come and get them. Miles, who had been curious about her device looked at it. When they came back from dinner, Joa's executive had looked her padd and they went back to the ship. Trip got that communication about having to leave and the others returned to their posts. She had got to the mess hall for some tea and ran into Ensign Miles. He asked to see the padd again. Kylin had let seeing no harm in it. He had turned his back on her and then gave it back. Then it hit Kylin, when she his hand there was no freckle on it. The revelation snapped Kylin out her trance. Miles or someone impersonating him had used her device. The settings had been off when she returned to her quarters. Kylin hadn't thought about that when she using her data padd. If a Calverion had been impersonating Miles, they had technology that Starlet didn't know of. Great, she thought, I have theory about freckle but no proof. I should just stay as the liaison between the Vulcans and the Humans.
Kylin got up and started moving again.
Back on the Enterprise, Hoshi was picking up a hail. "Captain, we're getting a transmission," she told him.
"Onscreen," Archer said, hoping it was Kylin. The last thing he needed was a civilian getting her fool head shot off. Instead, it was Joa and her council.
"Greetings Captain," the maga said.
"Greetings Joa, I'm sorry but we're having a bit of crisis right now, can we speak later," Archer asked.
"We are too, there was an unauthorized received sometime ago to one of the known rebel safehouses from your ship," Joa said, "You would not be favoring one side of the other, Captain."
Archer put his hands on his face, this was getting better and better. "I can assure you we would not do that," he replied, "We trying to found out who did that, any information you can provided would be valued. We looking for Ambassador Moore, she may had something to do with it."
"We would be more then happy to help Captain," Joa said, "But since the rebels got this information, we think it only fair to receive it too."
"We'll consider it," Archer said tight-lipped.
"Then we'll consider helping you. In the meantime we'll put Ambassador Moore as one of our most dangerous enemies, to be shot when encounter. Maga Joa out." Joa cut the screen out.
"Oh Christ," Trip muttered.
Archer looked at him and wished he had the opportunity to say that first. Just another thing they needed, a dead civilian with diplomatic connections with Starlet, the High Command, and God knows who else. The Vulcans would have a field day with this.
"Sir we getting another transmission from the surface, it looks like its from Kylin. Audio only," Hoshi said.
"Put it in my office now," Archer said going there. He turned the audio on. "Kylin is that you?"
"Yes," came a grainy voice.
"Where the hell are you, the Calverions are ready to shoot to kill!" he yelled.
"Listen I don't have time, check Ensign Miles' personnel record. There is something very odd going on. He had a freckle on his right hand last night and it was gone when I spoke with him later. Moore out," Kylin said, putting her hood over her head about.
"Kylin, wait-" Archer said, realizing the line went dead. He felt ready to punch a wall. Instead, he went back to the bridge. "Were you able to trace that at all?"
"She's on the same area we were at tonight, in this area," Hoshi point to an area around the palace.
"Wait sir, here," Trip said, "In that area, there was an unidentified energy signature. Very brief, like a shadow." Then hit him, as engineer, he couldn't believe that the not consider the possibly. "Malcolm is there a communicator on that device of hers?"
"I'm not sure," he said then all 3 men went to the evidence locker. The padd was there but Trip found a communicator. They went to Kylin's quarters and there was box on the bed with a false bottom. It was big enough for an extra device.
"Malcolm I want you look into Ensign James Miles record," Archer said.
"Captain," Malcolm said, "Ensign Miles has never been out space until we recruited him."
"Please do it," Archer said, "Get Hoshi Trip, we going to the surface."
Kylin pulled the lapels her jacket together, it was getting colder and darker. Pretty soon she was going to have find shelter. A lot the people on this planet seem used to sleeping in the great outdoors. She felt bad. One of the fires had enough space for one more. Kylin walked over, "Mind if I join,: she asked.
They shook their heads and she sat down. She avoid showing her face. She had already seen several broadcasts about her. The funny thing was she kept expecting something to happen, several people had stared straight at her but didn't do anything. Kylin guessed resentment when deep here. Her spot was against a way so she leaned back and attempted to doze off. A noise woke her up, Kylin mentally berated her for not picking a phase pistol when she had the chance. A pair of soldiers were coming to the camp. Quietly she got up, went behind a wall, and looked for a weapon. She found a pipe and waited until they passed. Exhaling she relaxed and out to the camp.
Kylin got 2 feet when someone grabbed her, putting a hand on her mouth, and started pulling her back behind the wall. Startled she dropped the pipe on the attacker's foot. Kylin heard a moan and the grip loosened. She took the opportunity to elbow the person's ribs and flipped him. It was Trip, thinking fast she grabbed the phase pistol on his side and jumped back aiming it at him.
"Wait, Kylin, stop," Trip coughed putting his arms up. She looked up and saw Archer, T'Pol and Hoshi. They all had weapons.
"Please turn your heads and count to 20," Kylin told aiming the pistol up them, "I know its 3:1 odds but I can shoot at least one of you before you hit me."
"Listen, Kylin, I'm sorry we didn't believe you early," Archer said, "We found proof to clear you,"
"Really," she said, not impressed, "I wasn't born yesterday. I have no intention of returning back to your ship to be locked up."
"He's telling the truth, Kylin," Trip said, "We looked into Miles' record. His family is a member of the Avengers."
Kylin relaxed a bit. The Avengers were notorious for being outspoken against the partnership between Starlet and the High Command. Both sides, Vulcan and Human, had factions opposing it.
"We believe that a member of the Joa's council is working for the rebels and he got aboard the Enterprise. We have security records of two Ensign Miles at 2020 hours," T'Pol told her.
Kylin lowered her weapon. She knew Vulcans were incapable of lying. "He must slipped the airlock. Their species can hold their breath for a long time," she said, "When they were looking at my device tonight, they were probably scanning the code for it."
"That's what we figured. Then the other Miles transported down and made it look like a data system instead of a transport. The real Miles just used your old code. We needed to find the plans before Joa gets too pushy," Archer said. "Their faction is two blocks from here, know how to use that?"
Kylin nodded. "I learned when I was at Starlet."
"Good we're going to need all the help we can get," Archer, "I'm, we are truly sorry, Kylin."
"Save the apologies for later Captain, we have to find the plans before Joa gets too persuasive," Kylin said.
Ten minutes later they got to the compound. "Okay we need too-" Archer said but never finished.
The imperial forces started attack before he ever got a word out. The Starlet people took cover. Ten minutes later the building was leveled.
"Was this building that received the transmission, Captain," Kylin asked.
"Yeah" he replied.
"You don't have to worry about," she said quietly. They returned to the ship.
When they returned, Kylin went to the bridge with rest of them. She couldn't help but think about this. Two days ago everyone looked like they could wait to stuff her in an airlock, now they all had remorse. Trip for the most was staying away. "Captain we're getting another transmission," Reed said.
It was Joa, "Captain, I see you found your crewman. Since the rebels did receive the plans and you were in a war zone violating your "non involvement" I think you owe us something," the maga said.
"Kylin you are our ambassador please tell the maga what she can do," Archer said, wishing they had never come there.
"Maga Joa, its against Starlet policy and let me tell as my official last act as ambassador to this ship, you destroy the plans. They were destroyed with that compound. You are all on the same paying field again. Enterprise out," Kylin said. All eyes were on her.
"Did you say-" Trip asked.
"You heard me, you have my resignation Captain. When my supervisor comes to investigate I will be leaving with him. I will be in my quarters until then," Kylin said left the bridge. She went to her quarters and looked at the mess. For the first time in life she didn't know where to begin. Instead she just sat down and cried. Kylin never felt so alone in life. She fell asleep on the floor and didn't awaken until her door chime rang.
"Come" she said getting up.
Trip walked in with her jewelry box. "I thought you would want this," he said.
Kylin took it relieved to have it back. "Thank you. You may go."
"Kylin don't leave I sorry for what happened and what I said. I don't think you'll ever have to worry about someone questioning your integrity again," Trip said.
"But I won't forget that it happened. Nor will I forget the cruelty. Leave right now, I don't ever want to see you or anyone from this crew again," she screamed, "Did you here me, go!"
Kylin started picking up things and throwing them.
Trip left and she was alone again. The captain came once and tried to convince her to stay. Kylin told him coldly she rather eat melon and watch her face swelled up. Except for eating in the mess hall and everyone stayed away there, she stayed in her quarters until the Vulcan ship arrived.
"Kylin, I'm so glad to see you," Cal said hugging her, when he arrived. They met in the airlock.
"Thanks, I'm ready to go," Kylin said, she had her bag ready to go. The senior members had come over to say goodbye. Trip kept looking her, pleading for her to stay.
"I need to talk to you Kylin, in private," he said to over people on there, "With all due respect Commander T'Lar, Captain Archer its F.P.I.C business"
"By all means, we can go to my quarters, I am sure the code has not been changed yet," Kylin said, noticing Archer winced, "Sure that these two crews can find something to exchange about."
Once they arrived, Kylin locked the door and they sat down. "Kylin I know you want to leave to but you have to stay."
"Cal I told you have to find someone else," she said, "you were willing 5 days ago. You have no idea want it was like here. They assumed it was me because I forced on them to them."
"I would have found a way for you to stay. Things are changing. In a few years there are going to be a lot of Warp 5 star ships out there. If they over react like they did here and at that Vulcan temple, who knows what could help. We need our people out there. Hopefully someday this organization will help join all planets together and form some kind of federation. A lot of people want us to fail. You have the most experience, that's why I need you out here," Cal told her taking her hands, "please reconsider."
"I hate when you do that," Kylin said, "This is going to be hard for me on both a personal and professional level."
"That's why we're out here, anything worth having is worth fighting for," Cal told her.
"Then you're lucky I am a light packer," Kylin said smiling. "Let's go tell the Captain."
They went to the mess hall. The two crews didn't know what to with themselves. Kylin had to smile.
"Oh Kylin, Dr Ishira, you back," Archer said getting up grateful for distraction, "Are you ready to leave?"
"No, if the offer still stands I'm going to stay here," Kylin said, "And as the ambassador assigned to Enterprise we would be honored to have you here as guest for dinner Commander T'Lar"
"We're glad to have you," Archer said, really meaning it. "This time I promise we'll get it right."
Later they said good night and Kylin said good bye to her mentor and watched them leave. Trip was waiting for her at her quarters.
"Com. Tucker what are you doing here," she said punching in her code.
"Kylin you can call me Trip," he said, hoping to lightening the mood. It didn't.
"What can I do for you I have a long day ahead," she said
"I just wanted to know why you didn't leave," Trip asked.
"Come in and I will tell you," Kylin replied, "Cal told me that in ten years space is going to be a very different place, he was right. If I ignore that and try to forget that I turn my back on my father's ideals. It was his dream to see all planets with sentient life work together. That's why I became a diplomat and I have no intention of ignoring that."
Trip nodded, "What about us, if I could take any of this back I would."
Kylin smiled at him, a small sad one. "I know Trip. Your not a bad person, you just got caught up in the moment and you came through for me. T'Pol told me what you did. I need sometime, give me that and we'll be fine and we can start over."
"That I can do, seeing we have at five years in front us," he said, kissing her lightly on the lips, "Goodnight Kylin."
As he left she smiled and touched her lips. Kylin felt better for the first time in days. The next morning, she went out and a found a single white rose in her office. It didn't take much imagination figure out who had put there. Cal's words echoed in her head, "anything worth having is worth fighting for"
The End
Whew it's done. Sorry if that dragged on. I planning a sequel so look for it (
Chap 9
The faces in the transporter room were changed by confused ones in the Market Square. Kylin experienced a brief dizziness as she rematerialized. She looked around and realized that she was in one the shanty towns she had seen in the shuttle pod. The people here were definitely not as well off as the people she has seen in the palace.
Someone began speaking to her in their language Lantain. Kylin put the UT in her ear and waited for it to make sense.
"Who are you?" the voice said to her.
"My name is Kylin Moore, do you know the ship up there," she asked pointed to the sky.
The crowd nodded. "I'm with them, I'm sorry to have frighten you," Kylin told them
The group of peopled looked at her not knowing what to make of her. "How did you get her," an older man said looking at her.
"We have a device called a transporter, it allows us to leave the ship without the aid of craft," Kylin explained, "I'm sorry but I needed to go." She realized that unless she kept moving the crew had a better chance to locate and take her back. She pulled up the hood of her jacket and made her way through the crowd, she could see the palace. Kylin just had to get there, she had feeling the answer to this mystery laid there. She had to figure how this happened before Cal got there.
Meanwhile back on the Enterprise, as Kylin predicted, the crew was trying to find her. Malcolm and Trip had both come back to the bridge and Archer & T'Pol were both looking at the screen.
"I'm sorry sir, she was transporting just as we entered, we can't stop the cycle without disrupt the pattern." Malcolm reported.
"Aren't her coordinates in the computer," Archer asked.
"She put some kind of caching program in the system, it deleted when after the transport," Tucker told him, "We tried to figured it out, but-"
Archer put his hand up, not believing this was happening. "Trip, T'Pol, Malcolm my Ready Room now," he said going to his office. All three officers followed him. "Well this either means she did it or was so desperate to prove that it wasn't her that she took matters into her own hands." Archer, "What are your opinions?"
"We went through her personal correspondence and there was nothing out of the ordinary," Malcolm said, "Hoshi is put it through the code breaker now to see if there is some kind of code we missed."
"How is the record search" Archer asked.
"Her record is exactly like she said, she has no criminal record or affiliation with any colorful groups that we know of it, she appears to be a model citizen," Malcolm replied, "there are 3 other crewman that we are checking, namely ones who might have had contact or conflict with these people."
Archer took a deep breath, "What are the odds of finding her and transporting her back to Enterprise Trip?"
"Like I said she erased the code, we assuming that she choose the area we were at tonight. T'Pol and I are looking for human bio signatures but its like a needle in a haystack, Captain," Trip told him.
"Agreed," Archer told for a moment. "Trip did she tell about anymore equipment that she could have like that padd," he asked.
"No, but that doesn't mean she didn't have any," Trip said.
"Lt. Reed did you see any other non-Starlet issued items in her quarters," T'Pol asked, something occurring to her.
"No we were very thorough," Malcolm told her.
"I was thinking, that padd was specially designed for Dr. Moore back on Earth," T'Pol said, "She would not have able get any replacement parts out here if she needed them. If would have ideal to have any replacement parts or an extra device if needed."
They looked at each other. It was a long shot, "T'Pol, Trip look for human bio signs with the signature on that device that she uses. Malcolm, you, and Hoshi check into those records and see who received that transmission. We have to get that information back we can not be responsible for prolonging a conflict, dismiss," Archer said. They nodded and left the room.
On the planet, Kylin was making some headway in getting to the palace but she had to be careful. She noticed a number of people looking at her, trying figure out who she was. She stopped by a water for a drink and then sat down. Kylin searched her mind trying to figure out what happened. She crossed her legs and remembered an old Vulcan trick she had been taught. In her mind, Kylin saw herself heading to the shuttle bay with Trip and greeting the crew. She saw Ensign Miles and noticed a freckle on his right hand. After they landed on the planet, they had to wait five minutes for the council to come and get them. Miles, who had been curious about her device looked at it. When they came back from dinner, Joa's executive had looked her padd and they went back to the ship. Trip got that communication about having to leave and the others returned to their posts. She had got to the mess hall for some tea and ran into Ensign Miles. He asked to see the padd again. Kylin had let seeing no harm in it. He had turned his back on her and then gave it back. Then it hit Kylin, when she his hand there was no freckle on it. The revelation snapped Kylin out her trance. Miles or someone impersonating him had used her device. The settings had been off when she returned to her quarters. Kylin hadn't thought about that when she using her data padd. If a Calverion had been impersonating Miles, they had technology that Starlet didn't know of. Great, she thought, I have theory about freckle but no proof. I should just stay as the liaison between the Vulcans and the Humans.
Kylin got up and started moving again.
Back on the Enterprise, Hoshi was picking up a hail. "Captain, we're getting a transmission," she told him.
"Onscreen," Archer said, hoping it was Kylin. The last thing he needed was a civilian getting her fool head shot off. Instead, it was Joa and her council.
"Greetings Captain," the maga said.
"Greetings Joa, I'm sorry but we're having a bit of crisis right now, can we speak later," Archer asked.
"We are too, there was an unauthorized received sometime ago to one of the known rebel safehouses from your ship," Joa said, "You would not be favoring one side of the other, Captain."
Archer put his hands on his face, this was getting better and better. "I can assure you we would not do that," he replied, "We trying to found out who did that, any information you can provided would be valued. We looking for Ambassador Moore, she may had something to do with it."
"We would be more then happy to help Captain," Joa said, "But since the rebels got this information, we think it only fair to receive it too."
"We'll consider it," Archer said tight-lipped.
"Then we'll consider helping you. In the meantime we'll put Ambassador Moore as one of our most dangerous enemies, to be shot when encounter. Maga Joa out." Joa cut the screen out.
"Oh Christ," Trip muttered.
Archer looked at him and wished he had the opportunity to say that first. Just another thing they needed, a dead civilian with diplomatic connections with Starlet, the High Command, and God knows who else. The Vulcans would have a field day with this.
"Sir we getting another transmission from the surface, it looks like its from Kylin. Audio only," Hoshi said.
"Put it in my office now," Archer said going there. He turned the audio on. "Kylin is that you?"
"Yes," came a grainy voice.
"Where the hell are you, the Calverions are ready to shoot to kill!" he yelled.
"Listen I don't have time, check Ensign Miles' personnel record. There is something very odd going on. He had a freckle on his right hand last night and it was gone when I spoke with him later. Moore out," Kylin said, putting her hood over her head about.
"Kylin, wait-" Archer said, realizing the line went dead. He felt ready to punch a wall. Instead, he went back to the bridge. "Were you able to trace that at all?"
"She's on the same area we were at tonight, in this area," Hoshi point to an area around the palace.
"Wait sir, here," Trip said, "In that area, there was an unidentified energy signature. Very brief, like a shadow." Then hit him, as engineer, he couldn't believe that the not consider the possibly. "Malcolm is there a communicator on that device of hers?"
"I'm not sure," he said then all 3 men went to the evidence locker. The padd was there but Trip found a communicator. They went to Kylin's quarters and there was box on the bed with a false bottom. It was big enough for an extra device.
"Malcolm I want you look into Ensign James Miles record," Archer said.
"Captain," Malcolm said, "Ensign Miles has never been out space until we recruited him."
"Please do it," Archer said, "Get Hoshi Trip, we going to the surface."
Kylin pulled the lapels her jacket together, it was getting colder and darker. Pretty soon she was going to have find shelter. A lot the people on this planet seem used to sleeping in the great outdoors. She felt bad. One of the fires had enough space for one more. Kylin walked over, "Mind if I join,: she asked.
They shook their heads and she sat down. She avoid showing her face. She had already seen several broadcasts about her. The funny thing was she kept expecting something to happen, several people had stared straight at her but didn't do anything. Kylin guessed resentment when deep here. Her spot was against a way so she leaned back and attempted to doze off. A noise woke her up, Kylin mentally berated her for not picking a phase pistol when she had the chance. A pair of soldiers were coming to the camp. Quietly she got up, went behind a wall, and looked for a weapon. She found a pipe and waited until they passed. Exhaling she relaxed and out to the camp.
Kylin got 2 feet when someone grabbed her, putting a hand on her mouth, and started pulling her back behind the wall. Startled she dropped the pipe on the attacker's foot. Kylin heard a moan and the grip loosened. She took the opportunity to elbow the person's ribs and flipped him. It was Trip, thinking fast she grabbed the phase pistol on his side and jumped back aiming it at him.
"Wait, Kylin, stop," Trip coughed putting his arms up. She looked up and saw Archer, T'Pol and Hoshi. They all had weapons.
"Please turn your heads and count to 20," Kylin told aiming the pistol up them, "I know its 3:1 odds but I can shoot at least one of you before you hit me."
"Listen, Kylin, I'm sorry we didn't believe you early," Archer said, "We found proof to clear you,"
"Really," she said, not impressed, "I wasn't born yesterday. I have no intention of returning back to your ship to be locked up."
"He's telling the truth, Kylin," Trip said, "We looked into Miles' record. His family is a member of the Avengers."
Kylin relaxed a bit. The Avengers were notorious for being outspoken against the partnership between Starlet and the High Command. Both sides, Vulcan and Human, had factions opposing it.
"We believe that a member of the Joa's council is working for the rebels and he got aboard the Enterprise. We have security records of two Ensign Miles at 2020 hours," T'Pol told her.
Kylin lowered her weapon. She knew Vulcans were incapable of lying. "He must slipped the airlock. Their species can hold their breath for a long time," she said, "When they were looking at my device tonight, they were probably scanning the code for it."
"That's what we figured. Then the other Miles transported down and made it look like a data system instead of a transport. The real Miles just used your old code. We needed to find the plans before Joa gets too pushy," Archer said. "Their faction is two blocks from here, know how to use that?"
Kylin nodded. "I learned when I was at Starlet."
"Good we're going to need all the help we can get," Archer, "I'm, we are truly sorry, Kylin."
"Save the apologies for later Captain, we have to find the plans before Joa gets too persuasive," Kylin said.
Ten minutes later they got to the compound. "Okay we need too-" Archer said but never finished.
The imperial forces started attack before he ever got a word out. The Starlet people took cover. Ten minutes later the building was leveled.
"Was this building that received the transmission, Captain," Kylin asked.
"Yeah" he replied.
"You don't have to worry about," she said quietly. They returned to the ship.
When they returned, Kylin went to the bridge with rest of them. She couldn't help but think about this. Two days ago everyone looked like they could wait to stuff her in an airlock, now they all had remorse. Trip for the most was staying away. "Captain we're getting another transmission," Reed said.
It was Joa, "Captain, I see you found your crewman. Since the rebels did receive the plans and you were in a war zone violating your "non involvement" I think you owe us something," the maga said.
"Kylin you are our ambassador please tell the maga what she can do," Archer said, wishing they had never come there.
"Maga Joa, its against Starlet policy and let me tell as my official last act as ambassador to this ship, you destroy the plans. They were destroyed with that compound. You are all on the same paying field again. Enterprise out," Kylin said. All eyes were on her.
"Did you say-" Trip asked.
"You heard me, you have my resignation Captain. When my supervisor comes to investigate I will be leaving with him. I will be in my quarters until then," Kylin said left the bridge. She went to her quarters and looked at the mess. For the first time in life she didn't know where to begin. Instead she just sat down and cried. Kylin never felt so alone in life. She fell asleep on the floor and didn't awaken until her door chime rang.
"Come" she said getting up.
Trip walked in with her jewelry box. "I thought you would want this," he said.
Kylin took it relieved to have it back. "Thank you. You may go."
"Kylin don't leave I sorry for what happened and what I said. I don't think you'll ever have to worry about someone questioning your integrity again," Trip said.
"But I won't forget that it happened. Nor will I forget the cruelty. Leave right now, I don't ever want to see you or anyone from this crew again," she screamed, "Did you here me, go!"
Kylin started picking up things and throwing them.
Trip left and she was alone again. The captain came once and tried to convince her to stay. Kylin told him coldly she rather eat melon and watch her face swelled up. Except for eating in the mess hall and everyone stayed away there, she stayed in her quarters until the Vulcan ship arrived.
"Kylin, I'm so glad to see you," Cal said hugging her, when he arrived. They met in the airlock.
"Thanks, I'm ready to go," Kylin said, she had her bag ready to go. The senior members had come over to say goodbye. Trip kept looking her, pleading for her to stay.
"I need to talk to you Kylin, in private," he said to over people on there, "With all due respect Commander T'Lar, Captain Archer its F.P.I.C business"
"By all means, we can go to my quarters, I am sure the code has not been changed yet," Kylin said, noticing Archer winced, "Sure that these two crews can find something to exchange about."
Once they arrived, Kylin locked the door and they sat down. "Kylin I know you want to leave to but you have to stay."
"Cal I told you have to find someone else," she said, "you were willing 5 days ago. You have no idea want it was like here. They assumed it was me because I forced on them to them."
"I would have found a way for you to stay. Things are changing. In a few years there are going to be a lot of Warp 5 star ships out there. If they over react like they did here and at that Vulcan temple, who knows what could help. We need our people out there. Hopefully someday this organization will help join all planets together and form some kind of federation. A lot of people want us to fail. You have the most experience, that's why I need you out here," Cal told her taking her hands, "please reconsider."
"I hate when you do that," Kylin said, "This is going to be hard for me on both a personal and professional level."
"That's why we're out here, anything worth having is worth fighting for," Cal told her.
"Then you're lucky I am a light packer," Kylin said smiling. "Let's go tell the Captain."
They went to the mess hall. The two crews didn't know what to with themselves. Kylin had to smile.
"Oh Kylin, Dr Ishira, you back," Archer said getting up grateful for distraction, "Are you ready to leave?"
"No, if the offer still stands I'm going to stay here," Kylin said, "And as the ambassador assigned to Enterprise we would be honored to have you here as guest for dinner Commander T'Lar"
"We're glad to have you," Archer said, really meaning it. "This time I promise we'll get it right."
Later they said good night and Kylin said good bye to her mentor and watched them leave. Trip was waiting for her at her quarters.
"Com. Tucker what are you doing here," she said punching in her code.
"Kylin you can call me Trip," he said, hoping to lightening the mood. It didn't.
"What can I do for you I have a long day ahead," she said
"I just wanted to know why you didn't leave," Trip asked.
"Come in and I will tell you," Kylin replied, "Cal told me that in ten years space is going to be a very different place, he was right. If I ignore that and try to forget that I turn my back on my father's ideals. It was his dream to see all planets with sentient life work together. That's why I became a diplomat and I have no intention of ignoring that."
Trip nodded, "What about us, if I could take any of this back I would."
Kylin smiled at him, a small sad one. "I know Trip. Your not a bad person, you just got caught up in the moment and you came through for me. T'Pol told me what you did. I need sometime, give me that and we'll be fine and we can start over."
"That I can do, seeing we have at five years in front us," he said, kissing her lightly on the lips, "Goodnight Kylin."
As he left she smiled and touched her lips. Kylin felt better for the first time in days. The next morning, she went out and a found a single white rose in her office. It didn't take much imagination figure out who had put there. Cal's words echoed in her head, "anything worth having is worth fighting for"
The End
Whew it's done. Sorry if that dragged on. I planning a sequel so look for it (