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PART 26:
Trip and Driscoll made their way towards engineering. Driscoll stuck close to Trip and kept the phase pistol firmly planted in Trip's side.
"So you must have been the one who took those drugs from sickbay," Trip said.
"Maybe."
"Now I know why you always brought me a cup of coffee. You were putting the drugs in there."
"Maybe."
"So what happened that you changed your plan?" Trip asked.
"Can't tell you now Commander," Driscoll said. "Gotta get to where we're going first and then you'll hear everything."
They continued walking towards engineering.
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Reed walked into the Brig, he couldn't wait to tell Trip what he'd found out. He saw his security officer on the floor unconscious. Reed went over him and checked his plus. He noticed the door to Trip's cell was opened. He looked at the guard again and then the door.
He couldn't wait, he thought. He just couldn't wait.
"Damn it Commander," Reed said out loud. Then he heard a moan come from inside the cell.
Grabbing the security officer's phase pistol, he slowly made his way over to the cell. With the phaser in front of him and ready, he peered into the cell.
Archer was slowly sitting up. Reed lowered his phaser and went over to the captain's side.
"Captain, are you all right?" he asked.
Archer touched the back of his head and felt the bump that was left there by whoever hit him.
"I'll be fine," Archer said and he tried to get up but a wave of dizziness hit him.
Reed caught Archer before he fell and helped him to sit on the bunk.
"Did Commander Tucker do this to you?" Reed asked.
"No," Archer said. "Someone came in and hit me from behind."
"That someone knocked out the guard as well."
Archer looked around the cell. "Where's Trip?"
"Who ever knocked out you and the guard must have taken him," Reed said and then it dawned on him. "Driscoll."
Archer looked at Reed. "Ensign Driscoll."
"He has to be the one who took Commander Tucker," Reed said.
"Wait a minute," Archer said. "Why would Ensign Driscoll take Trip?"
Reed didn't say anything.
"Lieutenant, I want an answer," Archer demanded. "What's going on?"
"It was Driscoll who took the drugs," Reed explained. "He was putting them into Commander Tucker's coffee."
"When did you find out all this?"
"Just a little while ago," Reed answered. "I talked with Doctor Phlox who said he never actually saw Driscoll leaving sickbay."
"Is he sure about that?" Archer asked.
"Yes sir," Reed said. "I also talked with another engineer who saw Driscoll putting the drug in the coffee. He described the packet perfectly sir."
"When were you going to come and tell me about this?" Archer asked.
Reed again said nothing.
"Malcolm."
"Commander Tucker asked me not to involve you," Reed said. "He didn't think you'd believe anything he'd say without any proof."
"I guess I deserved that," Archer said getting up. He waved off Reed who was ready to help him incase he got dizzy again. "I'm all right."
"Get your security team to start searching the lower and top decks," Archer said. "Me and you will start searching this deck."
"Yes sir," Reed said and walked out.
Archer stood there for a moment. His own stupidity might have just gotten one of his officers killed. He just prayed that they'd find Trip before anything happened to him.
End of Part 26
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PART 26:
Trip and Driscoll made their way towards engineering. Driscoll stuck close to Trip and kept the phase pistol firmly planted in Trip's side.
"So you must have been the one who took those drugs from sickbay," Trip said.
"Maybe."
"Now I know why you always brought me a cup of coffee. You were putting the drugs in there."
"Maybe."
"So what happened that you changed your plan?" Trip asked.
"Can't tell you now Commander," Driscoll said. "Gotta get to where we're going first and then you'll hear everything."
They continued walking towards engineering.
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Reed walked into the Brig, he couldn't wait to tell Trip what he'd found out. He saw his security officer on the floor unconscious. Reed went over him and checked his plus. He noticed the door to Trip's cell was opened. He looked at the guard again and then the door.
He couldn't wait, he thought. He just couldn't wait.
"Damn it Commander," Reed said out loud. Then he heard a moan come from inside the cell.
Grabbing the security officer's phase pistol, he slowly made his way over to the cell. With the phaser in front of him and ready, he peered into the cell.
Archer was slowly sitting up. Reed lowered his phaser and went over to the captain's side.
"Captain, are you all right?" he asked.
Archer touched the back of his head and felt the bump that was left there by whoever hit him.
"I'll be fine," Archer said and he tried to get up but a wave of dizziness hit him.
Reed caught Archer before he fell and helped him to sit on the bunk.
"Did Commander Tucker do this to you?" Reed asked.
"No," Archer said. "Someone came in and hit me from behind."
"That someone knocked out the guard as well."
Archer looked around the cell. "Where's Trip?"
"Who ever knocked out you and the guard must have taken him," Reed said and then it dawned on him. "Driscoll."
Archer looked at Reed. "Ensign Driscoll."
"He has to be the one who took Commander Tucker," Reed said.
"Wait a minute," Archer said. "Why would Ensign Driscoll take Trip?"
Reed didn't say anything.
"Lieutenant, I want an answer," Archer demanded. "What's going on?"
"It was Driscoll who took the drugs," Reed explained. "He was putting them into Commander Tucker's coffee."
"When did you find out all this?"
"Just a little while ago," Reed answered. "I talked with Doctor Phlox who said he never actually saw Driscoll leaving sickbay."
"Is he sure about that?" Archer asked.
"Yes sir," Reed said. "I also talked with another engineer who saw Driscoll putting the drug in the coffee. He described the packet perfectly sir."
"When were you going to come and tell me about this?" Archer asked.
Reed again said nothing.
"Malcolm."
"Commander Tucker asked me not to involve you," Reed said. "He didn't think you'd believe anything he'd say without any proof."
"I guess I deserved that," Archer said getting up. He waved off Reed who was ready to help him incase he got dizzy again. "I'm all right."
"Get your security team to start searching the lower and top decks," Archer said. "Me and you will start searching this deck."
"Yes sir," Reed said and walked out.
Archer stood there for a moment. His own stupidity might have just gotten one of his officers killed. He just prayed that they'd find Trip before anything happened to him.
End of Part 26