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PART 21:
Trip paced back and forth in his quarters. He was hoping that this whole situation was just a bad dream.
But it wasn't, he could clearly hear Archer's voice relieving him of his duties as chief engineer.
He couldn't understand why Archer, his best friend, someone he knew for eight years wouldn't believe him. He never felt so hurt or betrayed in his life. He thought Archer knew him well enough to know when he was lying.
Trip finally sat down. He had to think of a way to get Archer to believe him. But he didn't know if he would be able to; he remembered the look of disappointment on Archer's face.
His door opened and Archer, Reed and T'Pol walked in, Trip looked up at them.
"Commander, we need to search your room," Reed said.
"For what?" Trip asked.
Reed glanced at Archer and Trip caught the look between the two.
"What's going on here?" Trip asked. "Why do you guys need to search my room?"
"We're looking for the stolen drugs," Archer said not being able to look at his friend.
Trip was shocked at what he just heard Archer say.
"You think I took the drugs," Trip said in disbelief. "You're kidding right?"
The looks on everyone's faces told Trip that they weren't.
"You really think I stole the drugs and been taken them," Trip said angrily. "Fine. Search the place, you'll find nothing, not even an aspirin."
Reed moved off to start his search.
"Why, Trip?" Archer asked.
"Why what?" Trip said. He was still angry. "Why did I take the drugs? Why am I using them? What I can't understand is after all these years of friendship you don't believe me."
"You've made it hard to believe you with your actions this past week."
"So because I'm a little off this week you assume I'm taking drugs," Trip said. "Well ya know what they say when someone assumes Captain."
"Trip," Archer said.
"Don't even talk to me," Trip angrily said and turned away from Archer.
Reed emerged from the bathroom holding little packets
"Captain," Reed said and showed him the packets.
"How do you explain this Trip?" Archer asked.
Trip turned around to see Archer pointing at the packets in Reeds hand.
"What are those?"
"Knock it off Trip," Archer was now angry. "You know damn well what this is."
"I never saw them," Trip said.
"Lieutenant Reed found them in your bathroom," T'Pol said. "How could you not know what they are?"
"Because I NEVER saw them," Trip repeated. "Someone else must have put them there."
"Commander Tucker," Archer said. "I'm placing you under arrest for the possession of stolen property."
"Oh this is just great," Trip said with a nervous laugh. "I didn't take the drugs. You have to believe me."
"Lieutenant, take him to the Brig," Archer ordered.
Reed walked over to Trip and grabbed his arm. Trip broke out of his grasp.
"I don't need help walking to the Brig," Trip said.
"I'll talk with you later Trip," Archer said as Trip walked by.
Trip turned and stared at Archer.
"I have nothing else to say to you," he said with bitterness seeping through his voice. "Besides you'd probably think I was lying anyway."
With that he turned and walked out of his quarters with Reed behind him.
"Captain," T'Pol said.
"Have Doctor Phlox go to the Brig and examine Commander Tucker," Archer said, and then walked out.
END OF PART 21
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PART 21:
Trip paced back and forth in his quarters. He was hoping that this whole situation was just a bad dream.
But it wasn't, he could clearly hear Archer's voice relieving him of his duties as chief engineer.
He couldn't understand why Archer, his best friend, someone he knew for eight years wouldn't believe him. He never felt so hurt or betrayed in his life. He thought Archer knew him well enough to know when he was lying.
Trip finally sat down. He had to think of a way to get Archer to believe him. But he didn't know if he would be able to; he remembered the look of disappointment on Archer's face.
His door opened and Archer, Reed and T'Pol walked in, Trip looked up at them.
"Commander, we need to search your room," Reed said.
"For what?" Trip asked.
Reed glanced at Archer and Trip caught the look between the two.
"What's going on here?" Trip asked. "Why do you guys need to search my room?"
"We're looking for the stolen drugs," Archer said not being able to look at his friend.
Trip was shocked at what he just heard Archer say.
"You think I took the drugs," Trip said in disbelief. "You're kidding right?"
The looks on everyone's faces told Trip that they weren't.
"You really think I stole the drugs and been taken them," Trip said angrily. "Fine. Search the place, you'll find nothing, not even an aspirin."
Reed moved off to start his search.
"Why, Trip?" Archer asked.
"Why what?" Trip said. He was still angry. "Why did I take the drugs? Why am I using them? What I can't understand is after all these years of friendship you don't believe me."
"You've made it hard to believe you with your actions this past week."
"So because I'm a little off this week you assume I'm taking drugs," Trip said. "Well ya know what they say when someone assumes Captain."
"Trip," Archer said.
"Don't even talk to me," Trip angrily said and turned away from Archer.
Reed emerged from the bathroom holding little packets
"Captain," Reed said and showed him the packets.
"How do you explain this Trip?" Archer asked.
Trip turned around to see Archer pointing at the packets in Reeds hand.
"What are those?"
"Knock it off Trip," Archer was now angry. "You know damn well what this is."
"I never saw them," Trip said.
"Lieutenant Reed found them in your bathroom," T'Pol said. "How could you not know what they are?"
"Because I NEVER saw them," Trip repeated. "Someone else must have put them there."
"Commander Tucker," Archer said. "I'm placing you under arrest for the possession of stolen property."
"Oh this is just great," Trip said with a nervous laugh. "I didn't take the drugs. You have to believe me."
"Lieutenant, take him to the Brig," Archer ordered.
Reed walked over to Trip and grabbed his arm. Trip broke out of his grasp.
"I don't need help walking to the Brig," Trip said.
"I'll talk with you later Trip," Archer said as Trip walked by.
Trip turned and stared at Archer.
"I have nothing else to say to you," he said with bitterness seeping through his voice. "Besides you'd probably think I was lying anyway."
With that he turned and walked out of his quarters with Reed behind him.
"Captain," T'Pol said.
"Have Doctor Phlox go to the Brig and examine Commander Tucker," Archer said, and then walked out.
END OF PART 21