A/N: HEY!!!!!! I feel REALLY bad about not updating for TWO WEEKS…… It's finals time and I have had WAY too much homework, so I haven't had ANY time to type this up… so over this thanksgiving break, I will type up no LESS than 4 chapters, and hopefully more than one per day…. And if I don't, you guys can all come beat me up or stalk me or something…… anyway, without further adieu…..
Chapter 25
'What the hell was he talkin' about?!' Trip thought angrily as he stormed down the corridor toward engineering. He arrived there within just a few minutes, opened the door, and slammed it shut as much as the door could be slammed. This earned him about ten sets of eyes, but he ignored the staring of his entire confused staff and went to his normal station. He began slamming on the buttons, drawing even more attention to himself. But he didn't care. He was madder than hell and could think of no other way to vent his frustrations.
'I don't have feelin's for T'Pol!' he screamed silently. 'What was he thinking'… callin' me a liar?! And while T'Pol was layin' in sickbay half-dead!' He had really crossed the line this time. Sure, he was the captain, but that didn't give him the right to accuse his officers of having feeling for one another. Especially when it wasn't true!
His silent ranting was interrupted by the sound of the engineering door being opened. He looked over and was disgusted to see the captain coming through it. 'Man, he's got a lotta nerve comin' down here after what he said in sickbay.'
"So what brings you here, Cap'n?" Trip asked sardonically, not even trying to hide his anger.
"I need to talk to you, Trip," he told the engineer. By his tone, it was obvious that he wouldn't take an 'I'll get back to ya' from Trip this time. In was not a request, and the captain didn't try to pretend that it was. But Trip was in no mood to talk to the captain at that moment.
"You don't wanna talk t' me right now, Cap'n," he snapped.
"I need to talk to you now Trip. That's an order!"
"I'm not on duty," he spat out angrily.
"I'm still your commanding officer. I can order to talk to me whenever the hell I want. So follow me, commander. Outside," he ordered. "Now!" he added when Trip didn't move.
Trip was about to protest further but realized that the only person on the ship that could throw him in the brig was yelling at him to do something. Reluctantly, he backed down the short ladder and followed the captain out into the empty corridor, once again ignoring the many eyes following the pair as they walked, fearful of being yelled at by either of the commanding officers.
Trip was relieved when the captain kept walking as he didn't want to talk right at that moment, and he welcomed each minute that they walked in silence.
Eventually, they arrived at the captain's quarters and Trip knew that once thwy walked inside, his lecture and interrogation would begin.
The captain keyed his access code and walked in. Trip paused a few seconds to sigh before walking in. the long walk was to have been effective in venting most of the engineer's anger and only worry about what this little talk would involve remained.
As the door closed behind Trip and he saw the anger on Archer's face, his worry increased.
"Alright Trip. I want to know the truth! From the beginning!" the captain stated angrily, worrying Trip further still by the hatred in his voice.
"What truth, Cap'n? What are you talkin' about?"
"I want to know the whole story. What happened on that away mission? What's going on between you and T'Pol? I want to know now, Trip!"
So much for venting anger. "I told ya, Cap'n! Nothing happened! And I've just been helping' 'er out a little since she's pregnant. I swear, Cap'n! That's the truth! Nothing happened!" Trip yelled in desperation.
"I don't believe that and you know it! What happened on the planet, Trip? Tell me now! That's an order!"
"Nothin'! we looked for you and Hoshi! That's all!"
"What about during that big storm? Are you trying to tell me that T'Pol, who gets cold easily, was willing to search for more than ten hours in the rain?"
All of a sudden, Trip traded his anger for confusion. "what the hell are you talkin' about? What rain? I don't know where you were, but when we were there, the sky was clear the entire time."
"'What rain'?" the captain asked rudely. "What do you mean, 'what rain'?" me and Hoshi had to go into a cave after out tent started leaking. So don't try to-- Trip?"
*****flashback*****
… Rain was pouring down from the black night sky. He walked up to a cave, his hair and clothing soaked…
*****end flashback*****
Trip suddenly looked pale, and his anger had completely gone.
The captain's anger was gone as well, to be replaced by concern. "Trip?" he asked again. "Are you alright?"
Before he could ask again, Trip jerked his head up. "What?" he asked before realizing what the captain had asked. "Oh. Have you ever had a flashback of something you don't remember?"
"The captain looked confused. "No, Trip. Why?"
"Well, make sure you don't 'cause it's not fun."
"Trip?" he asked suspiciously. "Are you trying to tell me something?"
Trip looked like a deer in headlights. "I don' know," he answered truthfully.
A/N2: ok, that's one.. Next one will be up within the next hour.. Actually, wait.. It's really short.. So I'll say less than ½ hour till the next one!!!!
Chapter 25
'What the hell was he talkin' about?!' Trip thought angrily as he stormed down the corridor toward engineering. He arrived there within just a few minutes, opened the door, and slammed it shut as much as the door could be slammed. This earned him about ten sets of eyes, but he ignored the staring of his entire confused staff and went to his normal station. He began slamming on the buttons, drawing even more attention to himself. But he didn't care. He was madder than hell and could think of no other way to vent his frustrations.
'I don't have feelin's for T'Pol!' he screamed silently. 'What was he thinking'… callin' me a liar?! And while T'Pol was layin' in sickbay half-dead!' He had really crossed the line this time. Sure, he was the captain, but that didn't give him the right to accuse his officers of having feeling for one another. Especially when it wasn't true!
His silent ranting was interrupted by the sound of the engineering door being opened. He looked over and was disgusted to see the captain coming through it. 'Man, he's got a lotta nerve comin' down here after what he said in sickbay.'
"So what brings you here, Cap'n?" Trip asked sardonically, not even trying to hide his anger.
"I need to talk to you, Trip," he told the engineer. By his tone, it was obvious that he wouldn't take an 'I'll get back to ya' from Trip this time. In was not a request, and the captain didn't try to pretend that it was. But Trip was in no mood to talk to the captain at that moment.
"You don't wanna talk t' me right now, Cap'n," he snapped.
"I need to talk to you now Trip. That's an order!"
"I'm not on duty," he spat out angrily.
"I'm still your commanding officer. I can order to talk to me whenever the hell I want. So follow me, commander. Outside," he ordered. "Now!" he added when Trip didn't move.
Trip was about to protest further but realized that the only person on the ship that could throw him in the brig was yelling at him to do something. Reluctantly, he backed down the short ladder and followed the captain out into the empty corridor, once again ignoring the many eyes following the pair as they walked, fearful of being yelled at by either of the commanding officers.
Trip was relieved when the captain kept walking as he didn't want to talk right at that moment, and he welcomed each minute that they walked in silence.
Eventually, they arrived at the captain's quarters and Trip knew that once thwy walked inside, his lecture and interrogation would begin.
The captain keyed his access code and walked in. Trip paused a few seconds to sigh before walking in. the long walk was to have been effective in venting most of the engineer's anger and only worry about what this little talk would involve remained.
As the door closed behind Trip and he saw the anger on Archer's face, his worry increased.
"Alright Trip. I want to know the truth! From the beginning!" the captain stated angrily, worrying Trip further still by the hatred in his voice.
"What truth, Cap'n? What are you talkin' about?"
"I want to know the whole story. What happened on that away mission? What's going on between you and T'Pol? I want to know now, Trip!"
So much for venting anger. "I told ya, Cap'n! Nothing happened! And I've just been helping' 'er out a little since she's pregnant. I swear, Cap'n! That's the truth! Nothing happened!" Trip yelled in desperation.
"I don't believe that and you know it! What happened on the planet, Trip? Tell me now! That's an order!"
"Nothin'! we looked for you and Hoshi! That's all!"
"What about during that big storm? Are you trying to tell me that T'Pol, who gets cold easily, was willing to search for more than ten hours in the rain?"
All of a sudden, Trip traded his anger for confusion. "what the hell are you talkin' about? What rain? I don't know where you were, but when we were there, the sky was clear the entire time."
"'What rain'?" the captain asked rudely. "What do you mean, 'what rain'?" me and Hoshi had to go into a cave after out tent started leaking. So don't try to-- Trip?"
*****flashback*****
… Rain was pouring down from the black night sky. He walked up to a cave, his hair and clothing soaked…
*****end flashback*****
Trip suddenly looked pale, and his anger had completely gone.
The captain's anger was gone as well, to be replaced by concern. "Trip?" he asked again. "Are you alright?"
Before he could ask again, Trip jerked his head up. "What?" he asked before realizing what the captain had asked. "Oh. Have you ever had a flashback of something you don't remember?"
"The captain looked confused. "No, Trip. Why?"
"Well, make sure you don't 'cause it's not fun."
"Trip?" he asked suspiciously. "Are you trying to tell me something?"
Trip looked like a deer in headlights. "I don' know," he answered truthfully.
A/N2: ok, that's one.. Next one will be up within the next hour.. Actually, wait.. It's really short.. So I'll say less than ½ hour till the next one!!!!