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PART 28:
Archer and Reed reached the doors to Engineering at the same time as T'Pol.
"I guess I don't have to ask if you heard," Archer said to T'Pol.
Reed checked the doors. "Damn it."
"What's wrong?" Archer asked.
"He put Engineering on lock down," Reed answered.
"Maybe we can transport in," Archer said.
"No, Ensign Driscoll would be able to fire on us before we finished materializing," T'Pol said.
"There's a room off of engineering we can transport into," Reed said.
"Wouldn't that door be on lock down as well?" T'Pol asked.
"The door into the hallway, yes," Reed said. "But not the door leading into Engineering."
"Let's go," Archer said.
They all ran towards the transporter room.
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Trip stood by the warp reactor while Driscoll paced the floor.
"So how are you going to do this without a suicide note?" Trip asked.
Driscoll looked at Trip and pointed the phaser at him. "You must really think I'm stupid," he said.
"No, I don't think you're stupid."
Driscoll walked up to Trip and got in his face. "Liar," he said. "But don't worry, Commander. I've got everything covered including the note."
"You really think Captain Archer is going to believe I wrote that note."
"He didn't believe you about the drugs," Driscoll said. "Why should he believe you about this?"
Trip didn't say a word. He knew Driscoll was right.
"What's the matter, Commander?" Driscoll said. "Hit a nerve?"
"Go to hell Driscoll," Trip said angrily.
Driscoll went to hit Trip, but stopped himself. "Oh, good one, Commander," Driscoll said. " First get me to hit you, then questions come up on how you got the bruise. Nice try, but it's not going to work."
"Can't blame a guy for trying."
Driscoll grabbed Trip by the front of his uniform and pushed him towards his desk. "Get over there," he said.
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Archer, T'Pol and Reed ran into the transporter room. Reed went over and set the coordinates.
"Is there something wrong, Lieutenant?" an Ensign who was standing there asked.
"I want you to transport us to these coordinates I'm setting," Reed explained.
The Ensign looked at what Reed was doing. "But that's sending you to Engineering, why...."
"Don't ask questions," Archer replied. "Just do it."
"Aye, sir."
Reed joined Archer and T'Pol on the platform.
"Set your phase pistols to kill," was all Archer said before they turned into blue particles and were transported into Engineering.
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Trip was facing Driscoll when he saw the door to the room open and Archer step out. He put his fingers to his lips and Trip understood. Next he saw T'Pol and Reed come out and go the way Archer did.
"So what do you intend to do when the new Chief Engineer gives you a bad evaluation?" Trip said trying to stall for time. "Kill them too?"
"I'm the one who's going to be the next Chief Engineer."
"From Ensign right to Chief Engineer," Trip said. "That would be a first."
"Captain Archer saw me save this ship when you couldn't."
"Save the ship from your own sabotages?"
"Yeah," Driscoll confessed. "I set up all those problems we had."
"You are something else, Ensign," Trip said with a laugh.
Reed climbed on top of the warp reactor, while Archer and T'Pol made their way to the back. They looked around and saw that Driscoll's back was to them.
"You stay here," Archer whispered. "Be ready to back me up."
Archer went to go around the reactor to get to Driscoll when he heard.
"Any last words Commander? No?" Driscoll said.
And then he heard the firing of the phase pistol.
End of Part 28
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PART 28:
Archer and Reed reached the doors to Engineering at the same time as T'Pol.
"I guess I don't have to ask if you heard," Archer said to T'Pol.
Reed checked the doors. "Damn it."
"What's wrong?" Archer asked.
"He put Engineering on lock down," Reed answered.
"Maybe we can transport in," Archer said.
"No, Ensign Driscoll would be able to fire on us before we finished materializing," T'Pol said.
"There's a room off of engineering we can transport into," Reed said.
"Wouldn't that door be on lock down as well?" T'Pol asked.
"The door into the hallway, yes," Reed said. "But not the door leading into Engineering."
"Let's go," Archer said.
They all ran towards the transporter room.
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Trip stood by the warp reactor while Driscoll paced the floor.
"So how are you going to do this without a suicide note?" Trip asked.
Driscoll looked at Trip and pointed the phaser at him. "You must really think I'm stupid," he said.
"No, I don't think you're stupid."
Driscoll walked up to Trip and got in his face. "Liar," he said. "But don't worry, Commander. I've got everything covered including the note."
"You really think Captain Archer is going to believe I wrote that note."
"He didn't believe you about the drugs," Driscoll said. "Why should he believe you about this?"
Trip didn't say a word. He knew Driscoll was right.
"What's the matter, Commander?" Driscoll said. "Hit a nerve?"
"Go to hell Driscoll," Trip said angrily.
Driscoll went to hit Trip, but stopped himself. "Oh, good one, Commander," Driscoll said. " First get me to hit you, then questions come up on how you got the bruise. Nice try, but it's not going to work."
"Can't blame a guy for trying."
Driscoll grabbed Trip by the front of his uniform and pushed him towards his desk. "Get over there," he said.
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Archer, T'Pol and Reed ran into the transporter room. Reed went over and set the coordinates.
"Is there something wrong, Lieutenant?" an Ensign who was standing there asked.
"I want you to transport us to these coordinates I'm setting," Reed explained.
The Ensign looked at what Reed was doing. "But that's sending you to Engineering, why...."
"Don't ask questions," Archer replied. "Just do it."
"Aye, sir."
Reed joined Archer and T'Pol on the platform.
"Set your phase pistols to kill," was all Archer said before they turned into blue particles and were transported into Engineering.
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Trip was facing Driscoll when he saw the door to the room open and Archer step out. He put his fingers to his lips and Trip understood. Next he saw T'Pol and Reed come out and go the way Archer did.
"So what do you intend to do when the new Chief Engineer gives you a bad evaluation?" Trip said trying to stall for time. "Kill them too?"
"I'm the one who's going to be the next Chief Engineer."
"From Ensign right to Chief Engineer," Trip said. "That would be a first."
"Captain Archer saw me save this ship when you couldn't."
"Save the ship from your own sabotages?"
"Yeah," Driscoll confessed. "I set up all those problems we had."
"You are something else, Ensign," Trip said with a laugh.
Reed climbed on top of the warp reactor, while Archer and T'Pol made their way to the back. They looked around and saw that Driscoll's back was to them.
"You stay here," Archer whispered. "Be ready to back me up."
Archer went to go around the reactor to get to Driscoll when he heard.
"Any last words Commander? No?" Driscoll said.
And then he heard the firing of the phase pistol.
End of Part 28