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PART 18:
Archer made his way through the halls toward Sickbay. Ensign Driscoll caught up with him and started walking along side of him.
"Can I help you Ensign?" Archer asked.
"I was wondering if I could talk with you, sir," he said.
"About?"
"Commander Tucker."
Archer stopped moving and looked at Driscoll. "What about Commander Tucker?"
"Well, sir, at first I thought it was just because of him working so much," he started. "But after what I've been seeing, I have a feeling it's something else."
"What are you trying to tell me, Ensign?" Archer asked.
"I think Commander Tucker is on drugs," he answered.
Archer looked around for some place that they could talk. He jerked his head towards a storage room door. Driscoll followed him into the room.
"Okay, Ensign," Archer said turning to face him after closing the door. "You got my attention, tell me what's going on?"
"I've noticed Commander Tucker, putting something in his coffee," Driscoll started. "At first I thought it was sugar, but after words his behavior would change."
"How so?" Archer asked.
"It's like he wasn't there, kind of like he was spaced out," Driscoll explained. "And he'd blow up at anyone who asked if he was okay."
Driscoll watched Archer's reaction. He couldn't tell if he was believing him or not.
"I've been covering for him a lot this past week sir," Driscoll went on. "Today wasn't the only day Commander Tucker was late for his shift. He's been late for the past three days."
Archer just looked at Driscoll.
"I'm sorry I lied to you, Captain when you asked for Commander Tucker," Driscoll said. "But he also asked me to cover for him."
"He did?" Archer said. "Why are you coming to me with this now? Why didn't you come to me when this started?"
"I was following the orders of my commander."
"What changed your mind?"
"To many things are going wrong in engineering right now," Driscoll explained. "I don't want something going terribly wrong because Commander Tucker isn't there or he is and doesn't seem to know what to do."
"What does this packet he's putting into his coffee look like?" Archer asked.
"It about this big," Driscoll answered, showing Archer the size with his fingers.
"Thank you for letting me know what's been going on Ensign," Archer said. "I'll look into this."
Driscoll watched Archer leave the storage room. He smiled; the thought was planted in Archers head. One more mishap in engineering in front of the captain should seal Commander Tuckers fate.
END OF PART 18
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PART 18:
Archer made his way through the halls toward Sickbay. Ensign Driscoll caught up with him and started walking along side of him.
"Can I help you Ensign?" Archer asked.
"I was wondering if I could talk with you, sir," he said.
"About?"
"Commander Tucker."
Archer stopped moving and looked at Driscoll. "What about Commander Tucker?"
"Well, sir, at first I thought it was just because of him working so much," he started. "But after what I've been seeing, I have a feeling it's something else."
"What are you trying to tell me, Ensign?" Archer asked.
"I think Commander Tucker is on drugs," he answered.
Archer looked around for some place that they could talk. He jerked his head towards a storage room door. Driscoll followed him into the room.
"Okay, Ensign," Archer said turning to face him after closing the door. "You got my attention, tell me what's going on?"
"I've noticed Commander Tucker, putting something in his coffee," Driscoll started. "At first I thought it was sugar, but after words his behavior would change."
"How so?" Archer asked.
"It's like he wasn't there, kind of like he was spaced out," Driscoll explained. "And he'd blow up at anyone who asked if he was okay."
Driscoll watched Archer's reaction. He couldn't tell if he was believing him or not.
"I've been covering for him a lot this past week sir," Driscoll went on. "Today wasn't the only day Commander Tucker was late for his shift. He's been late for the past three days."
Archer just looked at Driscoll.
"I'm sorry I lied to you, Captain when you asked for Commander Tucker," Driscoll said. "But he also asked me to cover for him."
"He did?" Archer said. "Why are you coming to me with this now? Why didn't you come to me when this started?"
"I was following the orders of my commander."
"What changed your mind?"
"To many things are going wrong in engineering right now," Driscoll explained. "I don't want something going terribly wrong because Commander Tucker isn't there or he is and doesn't seem to know what to do."
"What does this packet he's putting into his coffee look like?" Archer asked.
"It about this big," Driscoll answered, showing Archer the size with his fingers.
"Thank you for letting me know what's been going on Ensign," Archer said. "I'll look into this."
Driscoll watched Archer leave the storage room. He smiled; the thought was planted in Archers head. One more mishap in engineering in front of the captain should seal Commander Tuckers fate.
END OF PART 18