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Trip slowly got out of bed, wiping the sleep out of his eyes. He got dressed and slowly began his walk to Engineering. His dream was on his mind the whole time. Alysiana had said that she "wished he was real."
"But I am." He said out loud.
"You are what?" Captain Archer asked walking up behind him.
Trip looked over at him. "Nothin'. Where are you off to?"
"Looking for you. We found an inhabited planet only a few light years from our present position. We did a long range scan and found a couple traces of precious metals. Looks like a good place to do a little shopping. What do you think?" Archer said falling into step next to Trip.
"What? Oh, yeah, sounds good." Trip said, trying to pull his thoughts away from his dream.
"So, what's on your mind, Trip?" Archer asked.
Trip sighed. "You remember when I told you about that dream I started having years ago?"
"How could I forget; white sand, ocean, and a beautiful girl. You went on and on about it when I first met you." Archer said with a little laugh.
"Yeah, that's the one. Well, I haven't dreamt it since Enterprise set out and then last night I had it. The weird thing is."Trip paused, not wanting to continue and make the Captain think he was nuts. "She said.my dream girl.she said that she wished I was real."
"Trip, it was a dream. Your subconscious is just playing tricks on you." Archer logically said.
"But the dream always seems so real." Trip said just above a whisper.
"Maybe it is. But what are the odds?" Archer said. "Now, come on let's see exactly what we need for the coil."
"Yeah, coil, right." Trip said pulling his mind back into the real world.
Sunbeams bathed Trip's face as he slowly emerged from the shuttle. The rest of the away team, Captain Archer, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, and Ensign Hoshi Sato, gathered around him as they examined the new planet in front of them. They had learned from transmissions that the planet was called Babalonia and that they spoke a language similar to English. The town in front of them looked much like ancient Earth. There was a center market place, where everything from food to cloth were sold, surrounded by tall simple buildings. There didn't seem to be much technology at all.
Reed took out his scanner and studied the results from a preliminary scan. "There seems to be some material of interest in one of these buildings." He said looking up at the structures.
"Well, best way to get into a building is ask around for the owner." Archer said leading the way into the market place.
Hoshi wandered over to one stand and ran her fingers across a piece of fabric that looked like silk.
"You like?"
Hoshi jumped and looked over at the woman minding the stand. "Yes, it's beautiful."
"3,000 Klenkos." The woman said simply.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I don't have any of the native currency." Hoshi said with a small smile of apology.
The woman immediately turned her attention over to Archer, who was examining several vegetation next to the fabrics. "1,000 Klenkos."
"Oh, no. I'm not interesting in buying food. I am, however, looking for some metals that can be used to build things. Do you know where I can find any?" He said quickly to keep her attention.
"Yes, my husband. He handles all else beyond this." She pointed to a door behind her. "Through there."
"Thank you." Archer said. He gestured the rest of the team to follow him as he headed for the door.
Once inside, Reed made another scan. "There are defiantly metals very near us."
"Let's just hope we don't have to sell our souls to get it." Trip said scanning the walls around them.
They walked down a straight hallway until they reached a wide open room at the end. There was only a single but very large table as the central point.
"Do we wait?" Hoshi asked, looking very uncomfortable.
"No need." A stout man walked in from a door opposite from where they had walked in. "Hello, I am Rezacks. What can I do for you?" He took a seat at the table.
Archer gestured to the team to sit as he spoke. "We are looking for some metals. Preferably a copper."
Rezacks just shook his head for a while. "Give me a moment before we start the negotiations. My prized negotiator is not here, and I've learned never to make any deals with out her."
"Sure. Do you know how long before she will be here?" Archer asked.
"Rez, trying to strike a deal without me?" A female voice came from behind the away team.
They all turned to look, but only Trip knew the person they were looking at. He stopped dead for a moment, recognition flowing over him. It was her. The woman he had dreamed about for years and whom he believed was only a dream.
Trip slowly got out of bed, wiping the sleep out of his eyes. He got dressed and slowly began his walk to Engineering. His dream was on his mind the whole time. Alysiana had said that she "wished he was real."
"But I am." He said out loud.
"You are what?" Captain Archer asked walking up behind him.
Trip looked over at him. "Nothin'. Where are you off to?"
"Looking for you. We found an inhabited planet only a few light years from our present position. We did a long range scan and found a couple traces of precious metals. Looks like a good place to do a little shopping. What do you think?" Archer said falling into step next to Trip.
"What? Oh, yeah, sounds good." Trip said, trying to pull his thoughts away from his dream.
"So, what's on your mind, Trip?" Archer asked.
Trip sighed. "You remember when I told you about that dream I started having years ago?"
"How could I forget; white sand, ocean, and a beautiful girl. You went on and on about it when I first met you." Archer said with a little laugh.
"Yeah, that's the one. Well, I haven't dreamt it since Enterprise set out and then last night I had it. The weird thing is."Trip paused, not wanting to continue and make the Captain think he was nuts. "She said.my dream girl.she said that she wished I was real."
"Trip, it was a dream. Your subconscious is just playing tricks on you." Archer logically said.
"But the dream always seems so real." Trip said just above a whisper.
"Maybe it is. But what are the odds?" Archer said. "Now, come on let's see exactly what we need for the coil."
"Yeah, coil, right." Trip said pulling his mind back into the real world.
Sunbeams bathed Trip's face as he slowly emerged from the shuttle. The rest of the away team, Captain Archer, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, and Ensign Hoshi Sato, gathered around him as they examined the new planet in front of them. They had learned from transmissions that the planet was called Babalonia and that they spoke a language similar to English. The town in front of them looked much like ancient Earth. There was a center market place, where everything from food to cloth were sold, surrounded by tall simple buildings. There didn't seem to be much technology at all.
Reed took out his scanner and studied the results from a preliminary scan. "There seems to be some material of interest in one of these buildings." He said looking up at the structures.
"Well, best way to get into a building is ask around for the owner." Archer said leading the way into the market place.
Hoshi wandered over to one stand and ran her fingers across a piece of fabric that looked like silk.
"You like?"
Hoshi jumped and looked over at the woman minding the stand. "Yes, it's beautiful."
"3,000 Klenkos." The woman said simply.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I don't have any of the native currency." Hoshi said with a small smile of apology.
The woman immediately turned her attention over to Archer, who was examining several vegetation next to the fabrics. "1,000 Klenkos."
"Oh, no. I'm not interesting in buying food. I am, however, looking for some metals that can be used to build things. Do you know where I can find any?" He said quickly to keep her attention.
"Yes, my husband. He handles all else beyond this." She pointed to a door behind her. "Through there."
"Thank you." Archer said. He gestured the rest of the team to follow him as he headed for the door.
Once inside, Reed made another scan. "There are defiantly metals very near us."
"Let's just hope we don't have to sell our souls to get it." Trip said scanning the walls around them.
They walked down a straight hallway until they reached a wide open room at the end. There was only a single but very large table as the central point.
"Do we wait?" Hoshi asked, looking very uncomfortable.
"No need." A stout man walked in from a door opposite from where they had walked in. "Hello, I am Rezacks. What can I do for you?" He took a seat at the table.
Archer gestured to the team to sit as he spoke. "We are looking for some metals. Preferably a copper."
Rezacks just shook his head for a while. "Give me a moment before we start the negotiations. My prized negotiator is not here, and I've learned never to make any deals with out her."
"Sure. Do you know how long before she will be here?" Archer asked.
"Rez, trying to strike a deal without me?" A female voice came from behind the away team.
They all turned to look, but only Trip knew the person they were looking at. He stopped dead for a moment, recognition flowing over him. It was her. The woman he had dreamed about for years and whom he believed was only a dream.