Disclaimer: First of all, THERE IS A PLOT TO THIS. The first two chapters were sort of BACKSTORY to lead up to this, they were all needed. Okay? Not ramblings. Anyway, thanks to HopefulNebula who's still my beta. Okay, there is two more parts after this one, the next part really brings the story to a head. Onward, please read and review!!
Castles in the Air.
Part 3:-
Mind, Body and Spirit.
There were three of us in pain, our pains entertwining. But I forgot one very important factor, one important part of the equation. Hoshi. She's in pain as well. Maybe more than the rest of us. Only I knew that the day T'Pol and Malcolm mind-linked was the day Hoshi had been planning to tell Malcolm how she felt.
I'm sitting in my room, all the lights are off, a single candle burning brightly in front of me. It had been so easy to get Jon's permission to burn candles, he didn't even ask why... it's for meditation, though I could never tell him that. I meditate these days. It helps me feel closer to T'Pol. Thinking of T'Pol, made me think of Malcolm and then of that stupid mind-link. It makes me think of an old earth saying.
'The timeless unity of mind, body and spirit.'
What is love really? What is the difference between 'love' and a 'soul mate'? I think after seeing T'Pol and Malcolm together I now know. Even though their mind-link binds their minds together and to some extent their bodies, it leaves their spirits free. And that's the difference between love and true love is weather or not their sprits are bound together. That thought leads me back onto that mind-link. I read up on them the moment I found out about T'Pol's. From what I could find out if they have truly linked then there minds are locked together. Basically it means breaking a link would be like chopping an arm or leg off. I love T'Pol to much to try and break the mind-link, love her to much to do anything that would hurt her...
I'm drifting now, my sprit is slowly floating about, my mind far, far away, when I hear two voices out of the darkness, as if from a great distance. A male and female voice, for some reason, the females voice soothes me as she talks.
"Malcolm, I believe, I can reverse the mind-link without any harmful side effects."
"You can?" The male answers. "How and why do you want to?"
"Even though you may not know it, your heart belongs to another. If the heart is not connected like the mind-link then reversing it should be pretty easy." It's T'Pol, I realize.
"Yours does too" That has to be Malcolm. With a jolt, I come back to reality, my eyes wide and my breathing uneven. T'Pol's heart belongs to another? It was all I needed to
re-start the hope that I held in my chest.
But... what if it wasn't me? What if T'Pol cared for someone like... like the Cap'n? No, my heart won't believe that, maybe it wasn't so foolish to wish upon a shooting star, maybe some of my dreams will come true after all.
"Lt. Yokes to Commander Tucker." Katelin Yokes is calling me over the comm. She's a very capable engerniree and only 25, if I wasn't careful, I could lose my job to her.
"Tucker here." I'm amazed at how rough my voice sounds. At that same moment I realize something. When Lieutenant Yokes had called there had been the tiniest tremor of fear in it. She had been afraid of me... loving T'Pol and believing she could never love me had made me bitter and short tempered these last few days, I had snapped at everyone, found fault with everything and made everyone unhappy. I would have to apologize to Katelin, I didn't want to lose the friends I had.
"It's the envioremtal controls in the mess hall, somethings making them go hairwire."
"Don't worry, I'll check it out... and Lieutenant?" I say, while blowing out the single candle.
"Yes Sir?" she asks.
"Thank you Katelin for being so... understanding, I know I haven't been the easiest person to work with these past few days."
"That's okay Commander, Lt. Yokes out." The comm went dead and with a sigh I leave.
~@~
Four people. In four different places. Each unaware that their lives are on an intercept course with destiny. Trip. T'Pol. Malcolm. Hoshi. Each in love, each in pain. Each unknowing that the choices of the next few hours could very decide the fate of Enterprise and the life of one of them.
T'Pol, in her quarters, meditating, her mind-link broken...
Malcolm, hunting for Hoshi, having at last seen what everyone knew...
Hoshi, crying in a darkened corner...
Trip, heading for the mess hall, his face a perfect mask...
Destiny is about to roll her dice and play with the crew of Enterprise, will Lady Luck be there for them or will it be the end of one foretold in sand...
TBC...
Well, there you have it, now please review!
Castles in the Air.
Part 3:-
Mind, Body and Spirit.
There were three of us in pain, our pains entertwining. But I forgot one very important factor, one important part of the equation. Hoshi. She's in pain as well. Maybe more than the rest of us. Only I knew that the day T'Pol and Malcolm mind-linked was the day Hoshi had been planning to tell Malcolm how she felt.
I'm sitting in my room, all the lights are off, a single candle burning brightly in front of me. It had been so easy to get Jon's permission to burn candles, he didn't even ask why... it's for meditation, though I could never tell him that. I meditate these days. It helps me feel closer to T'Pol. Thinking of T'Pol, made me think of Malcolm and then of that stupid mind-link. It makes me think of an old earth saying.
'The timeless unity of mind, body and spirit.'
What is love really? What is the difference between 'love' and a 'soul mate'? I think after seeing T'Pol and Malcolm together I now know. Even though their mind-link binds their minds together and to some extent their bodies, it leaves their spirits free. And that's the difference between love and true love is weather or not their sprits are bound together. That thought leads me back onto that mind-link. I read up on them the moment I found out about T'Pol's. From what I could find out if they have truly linked then there minds are locked together. Basically it means breaking a link would be like chopping an arm or leg off. I love T'Pol to much to try and break the mind-link, love her to much to do anything that would hurt her...
I'm drifting now, my sprit is slowly floating about, my mind far, far away, when I hear two voices out of the darkness, as if from a great distance. A male and female voice, for some reason, the females voice soothes me as she talks.
"Malcolm, I believe, I can reverse the mind-link without any harmful side effects."
"You can?" The male answers. "How and why do you want to?"
"Even though you may not know it, your heart belongs to another. If the heart is not connected like the mind-link then reversing it should be pretty easy." It's T'Pol, I realize.
"Yours does too" That has to be Malcolm. With a jolt, I come back to reality, my eyes wide and my breathing uneven. T'Pol's heart belongs to another? It was all I needed to
re-start the hope that I held in my chest.
But... what if it wasn't me? What if T'Pol cared for someone like... like the Cap'n? No, my heart won't believe that, maybe it wasn't so foolish to wish upon a shooting star, maybe some of my dreams will come true after all.
"Lt. Yokes to Commander Tucker." Katelin Yokes is calling me over the comm. She's a very capable engerniree and only 25, if I wasn't careful, I could lose my job to her.
"Tucker here." I'm amazed at how rough my voice sounds. At that same moment I realize something. When Lieutenant Yokes had called there had been the tiniest tremor of fear in it. She had been afraid of me... loving T'Pol and believing she could never love me had made me bitter and short tempered these last few days, I had snapped at everyone, found fault with everything and made everyone unhappy. I would have to apologize to Katelin, I didn't want to lose the friends I had.
"It's the envioremtal controls in the mess hall, somethings making them go hairwire."
"Don't worry, I'll check it out... and Lieutenant?" I say, while blowing out the single candle.
"Yes Sir?" she asks.
"Thank you Katelin for being so... understanding, I know I haven't been the easiest person to work with these past few days."
"That's okay Commander, Lt. Yokes out." The comm went dead and with a sigh I leave.
~@~
Four people. In four different places. Each unaware that their lives are on an intercept course with destiny. Trip. T'Pol. Malcolm. Hoshi. Each in love, each in pain. Each unknowing that the choices of the next few hours could very decide the fate of Enterprise and the life of one of them.
T'Pol, in her quarters, meditating, her mind-link broken...
Malcolm, hunting for Hoshi, having at last seen what everyone knew...
Hoshi, crying in a darkened corner...
Trip, heading for the mess hall, his face a perfect mask...
Destiny is about to roll her dice and play with the crew of Enterprise, will Lady Luck be there for them or will it be the end of one foretold in sand...
TBC...
Well, there you have it, now please review!