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PART 29:
They were too late Archer thought as he made his way to the other side of the reactor.
He excepted to see Trip dead on the floor and Driscoll just standing there. But no one was there, he continued walking towards Trip's desk.
He stopped when Driscoll came out from the top of the reactor holding the phaser to Trip's head.
"Drop it captain," He said. "Now! Or I'll kill Commander Tucker."
"All right," Archer said taking in an assessment of Trip. He noticed that he had been shot in the arm. "Just don't shoot."
"Who else is with you?"
"Nobody," Archer said. "Lieutenant Reed transported me into a small room over there," he pointed. "I'm alone."
Reed laid flat atop the reactor. He could see Driscoll and Trip from where he was, but he couldn't get a clear shot of Driscoll without hitting Trip.
"What are ya going to do now, Driscoll?" Trip asked. "Can't kill the Captain."
"No I can't. But you can."
Trip looked at Archer.
"Yes, this is definitely a better plan," Driscoll said with a smile.
"You don't have to do this," Archer said.
"Sorry, Captain. I have no choice."
"Yes you do," Archer said. "Let me take Trip back to the brig. We have all that evidence against him."
"Like I told Commander Tucker," Driscoll replied. "I'm not stupid."
"I know you're not ensign," Archer said. "You proved that to me a couple of times."
"I let you take Commander Tucker and then you have me arrested and let him go."
"I can't have my new Chief Engineer in the Brig," Archer said.
Driscoll stared at Archer. He didn't know whether Archer was serious or not.
"Liar."
"Hey, you proved to me you can handle the job," Archer said. "You've done it better than Commander Tucker."
"You're serious?" Driscoll asked.
"Look if you don't want the job," Archer told him. "I'll give it to someone else."
Driscoll thought about it. His dream of becoming a Chief Engineer was about to come true. He started to lower his phase pistol from Trip, when he spotted T'Pol peeking out from around the reactor.
"You son of a bitch!" Driscoll yelled angrily and pointed his phase pistol at Archer.
Trip saw his chance and slammed his body into Driscoll, knocking him into the reactor and to the ground.
Archer went to grab his phase pistol. Unfortunately, Driscoll recovered quickly and had his phase pistol pointed at Archer once again.
Trip noticed and ran to push Archer out of the way as Driscoll fired.
End of Part 29
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PART 29:
They were too late Archer thought as he made his way to the other side of the reactor.
He excepted to see Trip dead on the floor and Driscoll just standing there. But no one was there, he continued walking towards Trip's desk.
He stopped when Driscoll came out from the top of the reactor holding the phaser to Trip's head.
"Drop it captain," He said. "Now! Or I'll kill Commander Tucker."
"All right," Archer said taking in an assessment of Trip. He noticed that he had been shot in the arm. "Just don't shoot."
"Who else is with you?"
"Nobody," Archer said. "Lieutenant Reed transported me into a small room over there," he pointed. "I'm alone."
Reed laid flat atop the reactor. He could see Driscoll and Trip from where he was, but he couldn't get a clear shot of Driscoll without hitting Trip.
"What are ya going to do now, Driscoll?" Trip asked. "Can't kill the Captain."
"No I can't. But you can."
Trip looked at Archer.
"Yes, this is definitely a better plan," Driscoll said with a smile.
"You don't have to do this," Archer said.
"Sorry, Captain. I have no choice."
"Yes you do," Archer said. "Let me take Trip back to the brig. We have all that evidence against him."
"Like I told Commander Tucker," Driscoll replied. "I'm not stupid."
"I know you're not ensign," Archer said. "You proved that to me a couple of times."
"I let you take Commander Tucker and then you have me arrested and let him go."
"I can't have my new Chief Engineer in the Brig," Archer said.
Driscoll stared at Archer. He didn't know whether Archer was serious or not.
"Liar."
"Hey, you proved to me you can handle the job," Archer said. "You've done it better than Commander Tucker."
"You're serious?" Driscoll asked.
"Look if you don't want the job," Archer told him. "I'll give it to someone else."
Driscoll thought about it. His dream of becoming a Chief Engineer was about to come true. He started to lower his phase pistol from Trip, when he spotted T'Pol peeking out from around the reactor.
"You son of a bitch!" Driscoll yelled angrily and pointed his phase pistol at Archer.
Trip saw his chance and slammed his body into Driscoll, knocking him into the reactor and to the ground.
Archer went to grab his phase pistol. Unfortunately, Driscoll recovered quickly and had his phase pistol pointed at Archer once again.
Trip noticed and ran to push Archer out of the way as Driscoll fired.
End of Part 29