Chapter 3
After an hour or so, Jonathan spoke. "Talk to me."
"What?" T'Pol asked surprised.
"Talk to me. It's so silent. It's is driving me nuts."
T'Pol was ready to comment back when all of a sudden a loud crash of thunder hit overhead. "Looks like rain." Jonathan commented.
"We should stop and find shelter. It is the most logical thing to do."
"No, we should keep going, it might not get that bad." he replied unsure of himself.
They kept walking and the rain kept getting harder. At times it was hard to see where they were. "Can you see where we are headed, Jonathan?"
"No, can you?"
"No. Have we passed the shuttle yet?" she asked.
"Did you hear that?!" he asked.
"What?"
"The sound of trees crashing!"
"No, where did it come from?!" she said.
"In front of us. What is that?!" he said in amazement.
"It looks like a wall."
"It's a wall of water! Run!" Jon screamed.
As they ran, Jonathan spotted a ledge. "Look! There's a ledge. We can beat it if we try!" Closing in on the ledge, Jonathan and T'Pol ran as fast as they could, but with Jonathan's leg so badly injured it was hard for him to keep up. "We must hurry!" T'Pol screamed.
As the wall of water swept closer and closer, Jonathan and T'Pol tried harder to get away from it. With the water at his heels he was able to make the ledge. Noticing that T'Pol was nowhere around, he desperately looked for her.
Spotting her clinging onto a large rock, and not thinking of his own life, he jumped into the raging current to save her. Swimming against the current was hard and tiring, but with all of his strength and energy he swam to her and grabbed hold of her.
"Hold on tight, T'Pol! I'm going to get us to that ledge. Just hang on!"
"I'm not sure if I am able to." she told him.
"Yes, you can! You're strong! I'm not going back to Enterprise without you. That's an order sub-commander!" he snarled.
She nodded in agreement. "Hang on, we're almost there!" he said. They finally made it to the ledge. "See! We made it! We're safe for now at least." he said relieved.
"Thanks to you. How is your leg?" T'Pol asked.
"It's just fine, I think. Are you alright?"
"I feel hypothermic and my hands are numb." she said trembling.
We need to make a fire, but not out here. Stay here and don't move. I'm going to look for shelter where we can build a fire." he said.
"Be careful, the water is still rising."
" I'll be back in no time." he said reassuring.
Jonathan hurried off to find shelter while T'Pol tried to keep warm. A few moments later he arrived back.
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"Did you find anything?" she asked.
Yeah, there is another cave up ahead, we can make a fire there, no one could see it."
T'Pol tried to get up but wasn't very successful at it. By this time it was getting very dark. "Here, let me help you." he said.
"I'm fine." T'Pol said stubbornly.
"At least let me help you get up."
She agreed, but still didn't like it. He managed to get her to her feet, but she couldn't stand. She was extremely weak, although she would never admit it, and was starting to pass out.
"Whoa, hold on, I'll carry you."
He picked her up and carried her to the cave. She noticed he moaned under the extra weight she added to him, but knew better than to protest about it. When they got there he gently laid her down.
"Okay, I'm going to get some firewood. Take my jacket it'll keep you warm, and you might want to get those wet close off. It might take me awhile to find wood that isn't wet."
She stared at him curiously. Then he went to get the firewood.
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When he got back she had her wet clothes hanging up ready to dry and she was wrapped in his jacket.
"Do you still have your phaser?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Hand it to me, I'm going to try to start the fire with it." he explained.
He got the fire started, nice and strong. Then sat down on the opposite side of the fire from T'Pol. They were staring at each other through the fire when he said; "In the morning I'll go look for some breakfast."
"How will you know what is and isn't poisonous?" she asked.
"I still have the data base of what we were supposed to get. I will look for those only."
He could see that T'Pol was shaking severely. "Hey, you okay?" he asked.
"I'm fine." He gave her a look that said I know that's a lie. "Just a little cold."
"Do you need me to come and sit by you? I know you don't like touch, but it might make you warmer," he said.
She didn't say yes or no. Jonathan got up and went over and sat by her. Then he put his arm around her. She was very uncomfortable, but she was warmer, so she didn't pull away.
"Jonathan."
"Yes."
"We need to talk."
"About what?" he asked confused.
"Our relationship."
"What?! Our rela.. our relationship," he was very thrown off by this statement, "We're friends T'Pol, good friends I hope. What other relationship is there?"
"I was just making sure we stood on the same ground." she answered.
"Okay, so we do, right?"
"What?"
"Stand on the same ground."
"Yes, I believe we do. Goodnight Jonathan."
"Goodnight, T'Pol." he said still confused.
"I wonder what that was all about?" Jonathan thought to himself, "Did she really believe that I'm not her friend, or does she think there's something more?"
He looked over at her. She was fast a sleep in his arms curled up next to him. Jonathan smiled really sweet and innocently, then laid his head on hers and fell asleep.
End Ch. 3 (ch. 4 coming)
After an hour or so, Jonathan spoke. "Talk to me."
"What?" T'Pol asked surprised.
"Talk to me. It's so silent. It's is driving me nuts."
T'Pol was ready to comment back when all of a sudden a loud crash of thunder hit overhead. "Looks like rain." Jonathan commented.
"We should stop and find shelter. It is the most logical thing to do."
"No, we should keep going, it might not get that bad." he replied unsure of himself.
They kept walking and the rain kept getting harder. At times it was hard to see where they were. "Can you see where we are headed, Jonathan?"
"No, can you?"
"No. Have we passed the shuttle yet?" she asked.
"Did you hear that?!" he asked.
"What?"
"The sound of trees crashing!"
"No, where did it come from?!" she said.
"In front of us. What is that?!" he said in amazement.
"It looks like a wall."
"It's a wall of water! Run!" Jon screamed.
As they ran, Jonathan spotted a ledge. "Look! There's a ledge. We can beat it if we try!" Closing in on the ledge, Jonathan and T'Pol ran as fast as they could, but with Jonathan's leg so badly injured it was hard for him to keep up. "We must hurry!" T'Pol screamed.
As the wall of water swept closer and closer, Jonathan and T'Pol tried harder to get away from it. With the water at his heels he was able to make the ledge. Noticing that T'Pol was nowhere around, he desperately looked for her.
Spotting her clinging onto a large rock, and not thinking of his own life, he jumped into the raging current to save her. Swimming against the current was hard and tiring, but with all of his strength and energy he swam to her and grabbed hold of her.
"Hold on tight, T'Pol! I'm going to get us to that ledge. Just hang on!"
"I'm not sure if I am able to." she told him.
"Yes, you can! You're strong! I'm not going back to Enterprise without you. That's an order sub-commander!" he snarled.
She nodded in agreement. "Hang on, we're almost there!" he said. They finally made it to the ledge. "See! We made it! We're safe for now at least." he said relieved.
"Thanks to you. How is your leg?" T'Pol asked.
"It's just fine, I think. Are you alright?"
"I feel hypothermic and my hands are numb." she said trembling.
We need to make a fire, but not out here. Stay here and don't move. I'm going to look for shelter where we can build a fire." he said.
"Be careful, the water is still rising."
" I'll be back in no time." he said reassuring.
Jonathan hurried off to find shelter while T'Pol tried to keep warm. A few moments later he arrived back.
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"Did you find anything?" she asked.
Yeah, there is another cave up ahead, we can make a fire there, no one could see it."
T'Pol tried to get up but wasn't very successful at it. By this time it was getting very dark. "Here, let me help you." he said.
"I'm fine." T'Pol said stubbornly.
"At least let me help you get up."
She agreed, but still didn't like it. He managed to get her to her feet, but she couldn't stand. She was extremely weak, although she would never admit it, and was starting to pass out.
"Whoa, hold on, I'll carry you."
He picked her up and carried her to the cave. She noticed he moaned under the extra weight she added to him, but knew better than to protest about it. When they got there he gently laid her down.
"Okay, I'm going to get some firewood. Take my jacket it'll keep you warm, and you might want to get those wet close off. It might take me awhile to find wood that isn't wet."
She stared at him curiously. Then he went to get the firewood.
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When he got back she had her wet clothes hanging up ready to dry and she was wrapped in his jacket.
"Do you still have your phaser?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Hand it to me, I'm going to try to start the fire with it." he explained.
He got the fire started, nice and strong. Then sat down on the opposite side of the fire from T'Pol. They were staring at each other through the fire when he said; "In the morning I'll go look for some breakfast."
"How will you know what is and isn't poisonous?" she asked.
"I still have the data base of what we were supposed to get. I will look for those only."
He could see that T'Pol was shaking severely. "Hey, you okay?" he asked.
"I'm fine." He gave her a look that said I know that's a lie. "Just a little cold."
"Do you need me to come and sit by you? I know you don't like touch, but it might make you warmer," he said.
She didn't say yes or no. Jonathan got up and went over and sat by her. Then he put his arm around her. She was very uncomfortable, but she was warmer, so she didn't pull away.
"Jonathan."
"Yes."
"We need to talk."
"About what?" he asked confused.
"Our relationship."
"What?! Our rela.. our relationship," he was very thrown off by this statement, "We're friends T'Pol, good friends I hope. What other relationship is there?"
"I was just making sure we stood on the same ground." she answered.
"Okay, so we do, right?"
"What?"
"Stand on the same ground."
"Yes, I believe we do. Goodnight Jonathan."
"Goodnight, T'Pol." he said still confused.
"I wonder what that was all about?" Jonathan thought to himself, "Did she really believe that I'm not her friend, or does she think there's something more?"
He looked over at her. She was fast a sleep in his arms curled up next to him. Jonathan smiled really sweet and innocently, then laid his head on hers and fell asleep.
End Ch. 3 (ch. 4 coming)