Chapter Three
Wes jumped out of his crouch next to the holodeck doors. He rolled to the hallway and found a wall panel. "Computer, replicate a phaser rifle". A phaser rifle materialized in front of him. "Now it's time to kick some holodeck ass." Wes said. He stepped gingerly in the doorway of the holodeck. Nothing was in sight. "Geordi" Wes called. No one answered. He touched his comm. Badge "security where is that team?" Nothing but static came back. Wes looked up and down the hallway to see if any one was there. There was no one in sight. That's odd; this part of the ship is always busy Wes thought. Another blast shot past him and scorched the corridor wall. Wes jumped back and hugged the wall. Where is the shooter Wes thought? Wesley peeked around the corner and fired off two shots. He peered out further, and then he jumped in the doorway. "Alright who ever is the wise guy in here had better stop this crap!" Wes shouted. No one answered him. The silence scared Wes. He stepped into the holodeck keeping his phaser rifle trained in front of him. " Geordi, come on man, your scaring me. Where are you" Still no answer. A cry for help erupted from his right side. He jumped a little but turned and toward where the voice had come from, and headed that way. " Computer increase ambient light by 10 percent" Wes said struggling to see. The lights slowly got brighter revealing the rubble everywhere. It looked as if a photon torpedo had exploded here. Again the cry for help came. Wes shot a glance at where it was coming from and saw Jess pinned under a bulkhead. "No" he yelled and sprinted towards her. Wes threw his phaser rifle to the side and began to try and lift the bulkhead. "Who's there?" Jess said. "Don't you know your own boyfriend when you see him" Wes said as he looked at her face, he was shocked by what he saw. A bruise covered the left side of her face and her eyes were closed. " What happened" Wes said with sympathy in his voice. " The computer went haywire and a mob of men in suits with compressor rifles came at me. They shot down this bulkhead on me, on the way down the bulkhead clipped my face, now it hurts to open my eyes." Jess replied. Wes moved closer to Jessica and leaned in near to her face. "Try to open your eyes I am going to check them." Wes said sternly " I have learned a few things from my mom (Dr. Crusher)" Jesse complied and opened her eyes with a groan, "Is there anything wrong with them?" Jess asked. "All it is, is the bruise hurting when you open your eyes, your going to have keep your eyes open for a while so the swelling will go down and you can not worry about the pain." "Ok" jess said weakly. "Now, time for me to be boy friendly." With that said Wes leaned even closer to her and gave her a kiss. "Thanks, I needed that," said Jess with a smile. "Now how the hell are we going to get this bulkhead off of you?" Wes said and scratched his head. He tried to lift it again, but it was just too heavy. "Ok don't move I'm going to try to melt through it with the phaser rifle" Wes said. He jumped up and grabbed the rifle, a bolt of red-orange energy leaped at the bulkhead. The bulkhead turned red with heat and finally started to melt away. "Alright!" shouted Wes. The bulkhead moved slowly off of Jessica. It pooled off and into a puddle of shimmering molten metal. Wes threw the phaser rifle on the ground again and helped Jessica stand up. "Now that that is taken care of, lets get out of here and have security debug this place." The couple started to walk towards the door. Wes picked up the phaser rifle on the way, "Just in case" he said. When they reached the door, grim news awaited them. The doors had been closed and then laser welded shut. "Well, there's no way were getting through that door," said Wes with anger. "Could you try the phaser?" asked Jess. "No the bonds on the door are to thick" he said while pointing to the seams that had been welded shut. "I guess that we'll have to find a way to shut down this holodeck program before we can work on the door." Jess said. "Yep, but it may be harder than it sounds because we have those thugs with compressor rifles running around" Wes said and looked down at his rifle. "This one gun wont stand a chance against a mob, let alone an armed mob." Wesley said. "Well then, what can we do?" Jessica asked. "There really is nothing to do. I know how the holodecks work, but with out time I won't be able to fix our problem." "Well then, I guess I'll have to make you some time!" Jesse said as she took the phaser rifle from Wes.
Wes jumped out of his crouch next to the holodeck doors. He rolled to the hallway and found a wall panel. "Computer, replicate a phaser rifle". A phaser rifle materialized in front of him. "Now it's time to kick some holodeck ass." Wes said. He stepped gingerly in the doorway of the holodeck. Nothing was in sight. "Geordi" Wes called. No one answered. He touched his comm. Badge "security where is that team?" Nothing but static came back. Wes looked up and down the hallway to see if any one was there. There was no one in sight. That's odd; this part of the ship is always busy Wes thought. Another blast shot past him and scorched the corridor wall. Wes jumped back and hugged the wall. Where is the shooter Wes thought? Wesley peeked around the corner and fired off two shots. He peered out further, and then he jumped in the doorway. "Alright who ever is the wise guy in here had better stop this crap!" Wes shouted. No one answered him. The silence scared Wes. He stepped into the holodeck keeping his phaser rifle trained in front of him. " Geordi, come on man, your scaring me. Where are you" Still no answer. A cry for help erupted from his right side. He jumped a little but turned and toward where the voice had come from, and headed that way. " Computer increase ambient light by 10 percent" Wes said struggling to see. The lights slowly got brighter revealing the rubble everywhere. It looked as if a photon torpedo had exploded here. Again the cry for help came. Wes shot a glance at where it was coming from and saw Jess pinned under a bulkhead. "No" he yelled and sprinted towards her. Wes threw his phaser rifle to the side and began to try and lift the bulkhead. "Who's there?" Jess said. "Don't you know your own boyfriend when you see him" Wes said as he looked at her face, he was shocked by what he saw. A bruise covered the left side of her face and her eyes were closed. " What happened" Wes said with sympathy in his voice. " The computer went haywire and a mob of men in suits with compressor rifles came at me. They shot down this bulkhead on me, on the way down the bulkhead clipped my face, now it hurts to open my eyes." Jess replied. Wes moved closer to Jessica and leaned in near to her face. "Try to open your eyes I am going to check them." Wes said sternly " I have learned a few things from my mom (Dr. Crusher)" Jesse complied and opened her eyes with a groan, "Is there anything wrong with them?" Jess asked. "All it is, is the bruise hurting when you open your eyes, your going to have keep your eyes open for a while so the swelling will go down and you can not worry about the pain." "Ok" jess said weakly. "Now, time for me to be boy friendly." With that said Wes leaned even closer to her and gave her a kiss. "Thanks, I needed that," said Jess with a smile. "Now how the hell are we going to get this bulkhead off of you?" Wes said and scratched his head. He tried to lift it again, but it was just too heavy. "Ok don't move I'm going to try to melt through it with the phaser rifle" Wes said. He jumped up and grabbed the rifle, a bolt of red-orange energy leaped at the bulkhead. The bulkhead turned red with heat and finally started to melt away. "Alright!" shouted Wes. The bulkhead moved slowly off of Jessica. It pooled off and into a puddle of shimmering molten metal. Wes threw the phaser rifle on the ground again and helped Jessica stand up. "Now that that is taken care of, lets get out of here and have security debug this place." The couple started to walk towards the door. Wes picked up the phaser rifle on the way, "Just in case" he said. When they reached the door, grim news awaited them. The doors had been closed and then laser welded shut. "Well, there's no way were getting through that door," said Wes with anger. "Could you try the phaser?" asked Jess. "No the bonds on the door are to thick" he said while pointing to the seams that had been welded shut. "I guess that we'll have to find a way to shut down this holodeck program before we can work on the door." Jess said. "Yep, but it may be harder than it sounds because we have those thugs with compressor rifles running around" Wes said and looked down at his rifle. "This one gun wont stand a chance against a mob, let alone an armed mob." Wesley said. "Well then, what can we do?" Jessica asked. "There really is nothing to do. I know how the holodecks work, but with out time I won't be able to fix our problem." "Well then, I guess I'll have to make you some time!" Jesse said as she took the phaser rifle from Wes.