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PART 25:
Trip laid on his bunk in his cell. Staring up at the ceiling as he wondering how Reed was doing. He hated not being able to do anything. He wanted to be out there, trying to clear his name.
He heard the door to his cell open and sat up hoping that it was Reed with some good news. But it was Archer who walked through the door.
"Trip," Archer said.
Trip didn't say anything and looked away from him.
Archer sighed. "You can give me the silent treatment all you want," he said. "But you have to understand."
Trip laughed. "Understand what?" he said and looked at Archer. "Understand why you did this? Understand why you don't believe me?"
"Trip if you were in my position you'd do the same exact thing."
"Well that's where you're wrong, Captain," Trip said angrily. "That's where you are so very wrong."
"Oh so I was just suppose to ignore your behavior, ignore the fact that the drugs were inside your quarters," Archer went on. "And ignore the fact that Doctor Phlox found morphine in your system."
"God damn it Jon!" Trip yelled and stood up to face his friend. "You're my friend and I'll ask you again. How many times have I lied to you?"
Archer said nothing.
"You see, you can't even answer the question," Trip said. "I've never lied."
Trip saw the look in Archer's face; he knew he wasn't getting through to him.
"Why am I even bothering?"
"Trip listen..." Archer began.
"No!" Trip interrupted him and stepped closer to Archer so he was in his face. "I'm tired of listening and I'm tired of talking. So do me a favor and don't let the door hit ya on the ass on the way out CAPTAIN."
He turned away from Archer.
Archer ran his hand through his hair. He knew there was no way of talking with Trip now. He could see that Trip was shaking.
"You want me to get Doctor Phlox?" he asked.
"I just want you to leave," Trip said still not looking at him.
"I'm sorry, Trip," Archer said. He hit the button on the wall to alert the guard he was ready to leave.
He turned to look at Trip again and say something and decided against it. He heard the cell door open and turned to walk out. He never made it out of the cell. The end of a phase pistol connected with the back of his head and he fell to the floor unconscious.
Trip turned around when he heard the commotion and saw Driscoll standing there with a phase pistol pointed at him and Archer unconscious on the floor.
"What the hell?"
"Let's go," Driscoll ordered.
"What's going on here Driscoll?" Trip asked.
"I don't have time to explain," Driscoll answered. "So let's go."
"You have to at least let me check on the captain," Trip said trying to stall for time.
"Look I can't kill you here," Driscoll said. "It's not part of the plan."
"The plan?" Trip said. "Are you crazy?"
Driscoll smiled. "Could be. Now let's get going." He grabbed Trip by the front of his uniform and then pushed him towards the open door. "Don't worry, Commander. We're not going too far."
End of Part 25
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PART 25:
Trip laid on his bunk in his cell. Staring up at the ceiling as he wondering how Reed was doing. He hated not being able to do anything. He wanted to be out there, trying to clear his name.
He heard the door to his cell open and sat up hoping that it was Reed with some good news. But it was Archer who walked through the door.
"Trip," Archer said.
Trip didn't say anything and looked away from him.
Archer sighed. "You can give me the silent treatment all you want," he said. "But you have to understand."
Trip laughed. "Understand what?" he said and looked at Archer. "Understand why you did this? Understand why you don't believe me?"
"Trip if you were in my position you'd do the same exact thing."
"Well that's where you're wrong, Captain," Trip said angrily. "That's where you are so very wrong."
"Oh so I was just suppose to ignore your behavior, ignore the fact that the drugs were inside your quarters," Archer went on. "And ignore the fact that Doctor Phlox found morphine in your system."
"God damn it Jon!" Trip yelled and stood up to face his friend. "You're my friend and I'll ask you again. How many times have I lied to you?"
Archer said nothing.
"You see, you can't even answer the question," Trip said. "I've never lied."
Trip saw the look in Archer's face; he knew he wasn't getting through to him.
"Why am I even bothering?"
"Trip listen..." Archer began.
"No!" Trip interrupted him and stepped closer to Archer so he was in his face. "I'm tired of listening and I'm tired of talking. So do me a favor and don't let the door hit ya on the ass on the way out CAPTAIN."
He turned away from Archer.
Archer ran his hand through his hair. He knew there was no way of talking with Trip now. He could see that Trip was shaking.
"You want me to get Doctor Phlox?" he asked.
"I just want you to leave," Trip said still not looking at him.
"I'm sorry, Trip," Archer said. He hit the button on the wall to alert the guard he was ready to leave.
He turned to look at Trip again and say something and decided against it. He heard the cell door open and turned to walk out. He never made it out of the cell. The end of a phase pistol connected with the back of his head and he fell to the floor unconscious.
Trip turned around when he heard the commotion and saw Driscoll standing there with a phase pistol pointed at him and Archer unconscious on the floor.
"What the hell?"
"Let's go," Driscoll ordered.
"What's going on here Driscoll?" Trip asked.
"I don't have time to explain," Driscoll answered. "So let's go."
"You have to at least let me check on the captain," Trip said trying to stall for time.
"Look I can't kill you here," Driscoll said. "It's not part of the plan."
"The plan?" Trip said. "Are you crazy?"
Driscoll smiled. "Could be. Now let's get going." He grabbed Trip by the front of his uniform and then pushed him towards the open door. "Don't worry, Commander. We're not going too far."
End of Part 25
Thanks to everyone who has left feedback, I'm glad that you enjoyed the story. Last 5 parts will be posted tomorrow.