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Tom sighed, it had been a long time since he'd heard that quote. After all, he did write when he was six. "Fine, now that I think about it, I don't want you to be within 70 000 light years of me." The words from his mouth came too fast for him to stop them. He instantly regretted his statement.
Katie started to cry, the first time in many years, tom noticed. The last time she'd cried was when. Tom's mind drifted to another time frame. *Oh no.* He quickly ran over to her and started to comfort her.
"It's ok Katie, I won't do that to you again, I didn't mean it, it was and impulse. Shhh, shhh." Katie looked up at Tom with tear-filled eyes and smiled slightly.
"That's a relief because I don't know how long I could hold those fake tears, you know how hard they are." The tears disappeared, Tom felt anger for almost the third time that day.
The captain was about to explode, " Why don't we start over, you," she pointed to Katie, "Are bound to Tom in some way?"
"Yes."
"Ok, and Tom, you're not willing to sign the documents?"
"No."
"Well that's simple enough. Katie, you will sleep in one of the empty quarters on deck two section 27. Mr. Tuvok will accompany you. Tom, you get yoiur duty shift finished." She looked around. "Understood?"
"Yes ma'am." Tom blurt out, another reflex.
~ Katie's quarters ~
The room was quiet, empty, but Katie knew that she wasn't really alone, she reached for the only mind she knew as well as hers. Just to feel it there with her, his mind that is, was enough for her. She knew what trying to talk to him had done. Even in his unconscious it had harmed him, she decided against ever doing it again. The man's mind was warm, and caring. She admired it, it reminded her of, * No * she told herself, * don't let yourself drift back to him, if you do you know what the end result will be* she lay on the Starfleet issue bed spread and uncomfortably drifted off to sleep.
Only ten minutes later an alarm went off in Katie's room. `RED ALERT all senior officers report to the bridge.' Without thinking Katie sprung out of bed and dashed to the turbo lift.
~ Bridge ~
Consoles blared with alarms, people rushed in and out of the turbo lifts. Not being noticed, Katie entered the bridge.
"Captain, there is an alien vessel de-cloaking off the port side." Harry sounded anxious. Not a good sign from the ensign.
"Hail them." The captain said.
"No response." Harry was beginning to experience deja vu.
Katie knew what was coming, she had to be protected from them somehow, but at this moment she couldn't think, her mind was still bound to Tom's. All she could focus on was him. She knew that she couldn't get him stabbed or worse, changed.
A group of three hooded figures beamed aboard two of which holding daggers. They swiftly moved through the bridge until stopped at phaser point by Tuvok.
"State your intentions." This was not a time for calm statements but Tuvok seemed to disagree.
"We come for the different one." The hooded figures spoke in unison.
"Different one? Excuse me, but I don't' think that anyone on our ship is a different one. Now you must leave or stop firing on us." The captain's diplomatic steps were taking a turn for the worst.
"She is here, we can feel her presence," they looked around, Katie was huddled under a console hoping not to be found. " Yet we can't see her. Curious, she has made a telepathic link, with," their eyes again scanned the room, pointing to Tom, "Him. Curious still."
The bridge turned to Tom, who just shrugged. He had no knowledge of the link.
"No matter, you will be sufficient." One of the hooded men pulled out his dagger and through it into Paris' chest. Tom swallowed hard, unable to breathe.
Katie let out a scream of pain and guilt and ran to his side.
So, I hope you like this chapter, not that much longer than the others, but it develops the plot nicely, I think. So get reviewing and I'll have a nice new chapter out sooner than later.
Tom sighed, it had been a long time since he'd heard that quote. After all, he did write when he was six. "Fine, now that I think about it, I don't want you to be within 70 000 light years of me." The words from his mouth came too fast for him to stop them. He instantly regretted his statement.
Katie started to cry, the first time in many years, tom noticed. The last time she'd cried was when. Tom's mind drifted to another time frame. *Oh no.* He quickly ran over to her and started to comfort her.
"It's ok Katie, I won't do that to you again, I didn't mean it, it was and impulse. Shhh, shhh." Katie looked up at Tom with tear-filled eyes and smiled slightly.
"That's a relief because I don't know how long I could hold those fake tears, you know how hard they are." The tears disappeared, Tom felt anger for almost the third time that day.
The captain was about to explode, " Why don't we start over, you," she pointed to Katie, "Are bound to Tom in some way?"
"Yes."
"Ok, and Tom, you're not willing to sign the documents?"
"No."
"Well that's simple enough. Katie, you will sleep in one of the empty quarters on deck two section 27. Mr. Tuvok will accompany you. Tom, you get yoiur duty shift finished." She looked around. "Understood?"
"Yes ma'am." Tom blurt out, another reflex.
~ Katie's quarters ~
The room was quiet, empty, but Katie knew that she wasn't really alone, she reached for the only mind she knew as well as hers. Just to feel it there with her, his mind that is, was enough for her. She knew what trying to talk to him had done. Even in his unconscious it had harmed him, she decided against ever doing it again. The man's mind was warm, and caring. She admired it, it reminded her of, * No * she told herself, * don't let yourself drift back to him, if you do you know what the end result will be* she lay on the Starfleet issue bed spread and uncomfortably drifted off to sleep.
Only ten minutes later an alarm went off in Katie's room. `RED ALERT all senior officers report to the bridge.' Without thinking Katie sprung out of bed and dashed to the turbo lift.
~ Bridge ~
Consoles blared with alarms, people rushed in and out of the turbo lifts. Not being noticed, Katie entered the bridge.
"Captain, there is an alien vessel de-cloaking off the port side." Harry sounded anxious. Not a good sign from the ensign.
"Hail them." The captain said.
"No response." Harry was beginning to experience deja vu.
Katie knew what was coming, she had to be protected from them somehow, but at this moment she couldn't think, her mind was still bound to Tom's. All she could focus on was him. She knew that she couldn't get him stabbed or worse, changed.
A group of three hooded figures beamed aboard two of which holding daggers. They swiftly moved through the bridge until stopped at phaser point by Tuvok.
"State your intentions." This was not a time for calm statements but Tuvok seemed to disagree.
"We come for the different one." The hooded figures spoke in unison.
"Different one? Excuse me, but I don't' think that anyone on our ship is a different one. Now you must leave or stop firing on us." The captain's diplomatic steps were taking a turn for the worst.
"She is here, we can feel her presence," they looked around, Katie was huddled under a console hoping not to be found. " Yet we can't see her. Curious, she has made a telepathic link, with," their eyes again scanned the room, pointing to Tom, "Him. Curious still."
The bridge turned to Tom, who just shrugged. He had no knowledge of the link.
"No matter, you will be sufficient." One of the hooded men pulled out his dagger and through it into Paris' chest. Tom swallowed hard, unable to breathe.
Katie let out a scream of pain and guilt and ran to his side.
So, I hope you like this chapter, not that much longer than the others, but it develops the plot nicely, I think. So get reviewing and I'll have a nice new chapter out sooner than later.