A/N: sorry its been so long between chapters, they are gunna be small for
awhile. My RL has kind of taken over and the time available drastically
decreased for a while there. Also, if any of you have any suggestions or
hopes of what you would like to see in this story, encounters or timeline
or whatnot, email me and let me know: elmo_in_space@hotmail.com
Thanks. Ok done babbling now, so on with the show.
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As the four officers entered sickbay there was a buzz of activity. The doctor seemed to materialize from nowhere and before they could begin to give explanation for their sudden departure he was already scanning then and motioning them to different biobeds. The whole while he kept up a constant flow of words, berating them and bemoaning his own position.
"The indignity of it all. I am a doctor after all, I'm not meant to get traipsing around the ship in search of errant patients. Maybe its different where you come from, but here an order to remain in sickbay is strictly adhered to."
Hoshi noticed the half Klingon engineer covered her mouth to hide a small smirk when the doctor said this. She had a feeling it was perhaps not as 'strictly' adhered to, as the doctor would like to have them think.
"…And in your conditions you should have been here recuperating. Who knows what further damage you may have incurred as you went running about without authorization."
Hoshi suppressed the urge to roll her eyes. She was beginning to with that they had just made a run for it when coming face to face with the officer in engineering. Any thing had to be better then this, even a stun blast.
"Doctor, I think our guests get the idea." Hoshi and the two others turned to see the Captain as she entered the room. Despite her lighthearted comment to the doctor, her expression was anything but amused. "Would you give us a moment please?" She asked her two crewmen. Then without waiting for them to answer she advanced on Hoshi, Trip and Malcolm. Hoshi felt as if she was about to receive a scolding from an irritated aunt.
As the sound of the doors shutting behind the two retreating officers filled the room the captain took a deep breath let it out slowly, then one by one looked them each in the eyes.
"I understand that this is difficult for you, I really do. My crew and I have been in a number of situations where we felt like fish out of water, like we had now control over what was happening. I know first hand how frustrating that can be." She took another deep breath. "What I need you to do is try to understand that its also frustrating standing where I do now. There is great and very real, danger of corrupting the timeline here. To do that would mean catastrophe for the present that we are now standing in. on wrong move or misspoken word or peek at something that should remain hidden could mean nonexistence or worse. This is the weight I labor under right now. We are doing our utmost to find a way to send you home. We are struggling to understand how you came to be here in the first place, and we will find a solution,"
Malcolm opened his mouth as if to interject something but the captain held up her hand to stop it. "And we will require and appreciate your help." She finished her sentence. Malcolm nodded at that, as did Trip. "But your help will probably need to be provided from here. There is just to much risk otherwise."
Hoshi listened intently to the speech, taking in to consideration, for the first time, the other side of the story. When the captain was finished she turned her attention to Trip. He had his head down and seemed to be thinking over the captain's words as he stared at the floor.
Finally with a deep sigh he raised his eyes to meet the captains. "We understand your situation, and we are ready to cooperate and provide what help we can." The captain nodded at this.
Hoshi noticed that Trip hadn't apologized for them leaving in the first place. She knew the reason for this as well. At the time they had been left in the dark as to the direction of the investigation and their own predicament. They had been given sketchy information at best and had little hope of real action from this crew from the future. Under the circumstances it had been their duty to try to return to their ship.
Now though, things seemed to be different, Hoshi thought.
No sooner had this thought gone threw her mind and the ship shook from a collision. Almost at the same moment a voice came over the comm. requesting the captains presence on the bridge.
Malcolm shook his head as the captain left the room. "This can not be good."
Thanks. Ok done babbling now, so on with the show.
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As the four officers entered sickbay there was a buzz of activity. The doctor seemed to materialize from nowhere and before they could begin to give explanation for their sudden departure he was already scanning then and motioning them to different biobeds. The whole while he kept up a constant flow of words, berating them and bemoaning his own position.
"The indignity of it all. I am a doctor after all, I'm not meant to get traipsing around the ship in search of errant patients. Maybe its different where you come from, but here an order to remain in sickbay is strictly adhered to."
Hoshi noticed the half Klingon engineer covered her mouth to hide a small smirk when the doctor said this. She had a feeling it was perhaps not as 'strictly' adhered to, as the doctor would like to have them think.
"…And in your conditions you should have been here recuperating. Who knows what further damage you may have incurred as you went running about without authorization."
Hoshi suppressed the urge to roll her eyes. She was beginning to with that they had just made a run for it when coming face to face with the officer in engineering. Any thing had to be better then this, even a stun blast.
"Doctor, I think our guests get the idea." Hoshi and the two others turned to see the Captain as she entered the room. Despite her lighthearted comment to the doctor, her expression was anything but amused. "Would you give us a moment please?" She asked her two crewmen. Then without waiting for them to answer she advanced on Hoshi, Trip and Malcolm. Hoshi felt as if she was about to receive a scolding from an irritated aunt.
As the sound of the doors shutting behind the two retreating officers filled the room the captain took a deep breath let it out slowly, then one by one looked them each in the eyes.
"I understand that this is difficult for you, I really do. My crew and I have been in a number of situations where we felt like fish out of water, like we had now control over what was happening. I know first hand how frustrating that can be." She took another deep breath. "What I need you to do is try to understand that its also frustrating standing where I do now. There is great and very real, danger of corrupting the timeline here. To do that would mean catastrophe for the present that we are now standing in. on wrong move or misspoken word or peek at something that should remain hidden could mean nonexistence or worse. This is the weight I labor under right now. We are doing our utmost to find a way to send you home. We are struggling to understand how you came to be here in the first place, and we will find a solution,"
Malcolm opened his mouth as if to interject something but the captain held up her hand to stop it. "And we will require and appreciate your help." She finished her sentence. Malcolm nodded at that, as did Trip. "But your help will probably need to be provided from here. There is just to much risk otherwise."
Hoshi listened intently to the speech, taking in to consideration, for the first time, the other side of the story. When the captain was finished she turned her attention to Trip. He had his head down and seemed to be thinking over the captain's words as he stared at the floor.
Finally with a deep sigh he raised his eyes to meet the captains. "We understand your situation, and we are ready to cooperate and provide what help we can." The captain nodded at this.
Hoshi noticed that Trip hadn't apologized for them leaving in the first place. She knew the reason for this as well. At the time they had been left in the dark as to the direction of the investigation and their own predicament. They had been given sketchy information at best and had little hope of real action from this crew from the future. Under the circumstances it had been their duty to try to return to their ship.
Now though, things seemed to be different, Hoshi thought.
No sooner had this thought gone threw her mind and the ship shook from a collision. Almost at the same moment a voice came over the comm. requesting the captains presence on the bridge.
Malcolm shook his head as the captain left the room. "This can not be good."