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PART 30:
T'Pol fired at and missed Driscoll who returned fire. She looked again and saw Archer and Trip in a heap on the floor. Driscoll fired at her again.
Reed carefully climbed down the other side of the reactor. Once on the floor he looked and saw Driscoll's back to him.
He pointed his phase pistol at him. "Drop your weapon, Ensign," Reed yelled.
Driscoll turned around ready to fire on Reed, but Reed got off the first shot. Driscoll fell to the floor dead.
T'Pol ran over to Archer as he got up and turned over an unconscious Trip.
"Get those doors opened," Archer ordered. "And let Doctor Phlox know we're on our way to Sickbay."
T'Pol went off to do as she was ordered. Reed came up to Archer and knelt down beside him and Trip.
"How is he?" he asked.
"Got shot in the arm and leg. How's Driscoll?"
"Dead sir," Reed replied.
Archer heard the doors to the engine room unlock.
"Help me get him to Sickbay."
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Archer and Reed stood in Sickbay while Phlox took care of Trip. T'Pol walked in and over to them.
"Everything in engineering taken care of?" Archer asked.
"Yes sir," T'Pol reported. "It was also discovered that Ensign Driscoll killed someone before trying to kill you and Commander Tucker."
"Who?"
"An Ensign Cordes," T'Pol answered.
"Ensign Cordes," Reed said.
"Why did he kill him?" Archer asked.
"Ensign Cordes was the one who saw Driscoll putting the drugs into Commander Tucker's coffee," Reed said.
At that moment Doctor Phlox walked up to them.
"How is he, Doc?" Archer asked.
"Commander Tucker will be just fine," Phlox informed them.
"Is he awake?" Archer asked.
"For now he is. I just gave him a sedative."
"Can I see him?"
"For a little while, but the sedative should start taking effect any moment."
Reed knew Archer and Trip needed some time alone together. He hit T'Pol's arm and jerked his head towards the doors.
"Let Commander Tucker know I'll see him later," Reed said and walked out.
"I'll be returning to the bridge," T'Pol said and followed Reed out.
Archer walked over to the bio-bed Trip was in. He could see that Trip was already starting to fall asleep.
"How you feeling Trip?" Archer asked.
"Hurts like hell," Trip said through clenched teeth.
"Doctor Phlox will take care of that."
"Driscoll?" Trip asked his eyes closing.
"He's dead, Malcolm ended up shooting him."
"mmmmm...." Trip said.
"You get some sleep Trip," Archer said with a smile and went to walk away.
"Captain," Trip said, he was struggling to keep his eyes opened.
Archer turned around. "What is it Trip?" Archer asked.
"About what happened...." Trip began.
"We'll talk about that when you're better Trip," Archer told him and watched Trip finally fall asleep. "I promise you, we'll talk about all this later."
Archer walked away knowing there was a lot more him and Trip definitely had to talk about, but he knew once things were sorted out everything would be all right.
THE END
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PART 30:
T'Pol fired at and missed Driscoll who returned fire. She looked again and saw Archer and Trip in a heap on the floor. Driscoll fired at her again.
Reed carefully climbed down the other side of the reactor. Once on the floor he looked and saw Driscoll's back to him.
He pointed his phase pistol at him. "Drop your weapon, Ensign," Reed yelled.
Driscoll turned around ready to fire on Reed, but Reed got off the first shot. Driscoll fell to the floor dead.
T'Pol ran over to Archer as he got up and turned over an unconscious Trip.
"Get those doors opened," Archer ordered. "And let Doctor Phlox know we're on our way to Sickbay."
T'Pol went off to do as she was ordered. Reed came up to Archer and knelt down beside him and Trip.
"How is he?" he asked.
"Got shot in the arm and leg. How's Driscoll?"
"Dead sir," Reed replied.
Archer heard the doors to the engine room unlock.
"Help me get him to Sickbay."
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Archer and Reed stood in Sickbay while Phlox took care of Trip. T'Pol walked in and over to them.
"Everything in engineering taken care of?" Archer asked.
"Yes sir," T'Pol reported. "It was also discovered that Ensign Driscoll killed someone before trying to kill you and Commander Tucker."
"Who?"
"An Ensign Cordes," T'Pol answered.
"Ensign Cordes," Reed said.
"Why did he kill him?" Archer asked.
"Ensign Cordes was the one who saw Driscoll putting the drugs into Commander Tucker's coffee," Reed said.
At that moment Doctor Phlox walked up to them.
"How is he, Doc?" Archer asked.
"Commander Tucker will be just fine," Phlox informed them.
"Is he awake?" Archer asked.
"For now he is. I just gave him a sedative."
"Can I see him?"
"For a little while, but the sedative should start taking effect any moment."
Reed knew Archer and Trip needed some time alone together. He hit T'Pol's arm and jerked his head towards the doors.
"Let Commander Tucker know I'll see him later," Reed said and walked out.
"I'll be returning to the bridge," T'Pol said and followed Reed out.
Archer walked over to the bio-bed Trip was in. He could see that Trip was already starting to fall asleep.
"How you feeling Trip?" Archer asked.
"Hurts like hell," Trip said through clenched teeth.
"Doctor Phlox will take care of that."
"Driscoll?" Trip asked his eyes closing.
"He's dead, Malcolm ended up shooting him."
"mmmmm...." Trip said.
"You get some sleep Trip," Archer said with a smile and went to walk away.
"Captain," Trip said, he was struggling to keep his eyes opened.
Archer turned around. "What is it Trip?" Archer asked.
"About what happened...." Trip began.
"We'll talk about that when you're better Trip," Archer told him and watched Trip finally fall asleep. "I promise you, we'll talk about all this later."
Archer walked away knowing there was a lot more him and Trip definitely had to talk about, but he knew once things were sorted out everything would be all right.
THE END