Hoshi's thoughts were drifting over Travis as she followed Megan to the docks. She still coulnd't believe she was the only one who had remembered the way there, but she wouldn't say anything. Megan was a teenager, and they needed to feed her ego. What was she saying? She needed to feed her ego too! She needed to say something. She needed... Travis. He was so much like her! Just different enough to never tire of her yet just alike enough to stay...
"You really think so?" Travis asked. She was thinking of him. She had forgotten about the telepathy thing. He didn't know how she had, but he knew. Thing was, now that he thought about it, he felt the same way.
Hoshi blushed and they both walked on, but little did everyone else notice, they were holding hands.
There came a barking noise from right behind the group that made them jump. A tuscan-red dog stood behind them, and was getting closer by the second. "Jenna quiet!" Megan mouthed, and the dog fell silent. Jenna walked up to them. Could they read her thoughts too? She could lead them inside. They knew. She knew. She could sense and understand their thoughts for the first time and they could understand her. Ch'Tal would kill her for sure if she showed them, but she had to. Everything would be ok.
"Jenna..." Megan said quietly. "Are you sure? You could get killed..." 'But we have to get in there. Lead the way.' She thought.
Malcolm Reed watched as the tuscan-red dog poked around the root of a tree nearby where they had seen Ch'Tal dissapear. The telepathy was stronger than ever, and he had finally realized why. They were closer to the source, whatever that may be. He was careful to controle his thoughts as everyone could hear them now. He didn't want them to know his thoughts, especially Megan. He didn't want her to know the last words he had ever said to Lillian. If she found out, she might never forgive him for it. That was the last thing he wanted right then. He knew what a big sacrifice the dog was making, and he could sense it's fear. He knew ow upset Megan was, how happy Hoshi and Travis were at that very moment. Foir once in his life he could really relate to the others. For the first time he really envied Travis, for his having Hoshi. She was a remarkable woman, and he didn't want to lose her. Lose her like he had Lily, but it was already too late for that. He wouldn't lose the trust of his only daughter. Right now she ment more to him than anything. He only wanted what was best for her. Was this how his mother had honestly felt, when she told him that years ago? It must have been. He also felt guilty about telling Lily he hated her for leaving. He shed a tear, and noticed that everyone was staring at him.
All of their reactions were different. Hoshi blinked and not much more, T'Pol looked at Archer who looked back and they nodded like they had some sort of secret, Travis glared at him for thinking such things, but at the same time felt sorry for him for missing out, Trip's eyebrows went up, and he rolled his eyes, he'd been through similar and worse ordeals, Megan blinked and looked down, feeling guilty for hating her father when she really hadn't a good reason, and Jenna barked triumphantly, as she had just opened the gate.
Jenna was the first down, then T'Pol, and then Archer. They had gone down without much talk. Trip was next, grinning like a maniac. Hoshi paused before going down and looked at travis. The hole was awfully small... He gave her a reassuring look and she slid down. Travis went right after, clearly worried about her. Before going in, Malcolm paused. He looked at megan. "You don't have to go you know." He said. "Yes I do. Ch'Tal is up to something, and whatever it is, I'm involved in it." She replied. Malcolm then slid down and Megan went last, detemined to stop Ch'Tal.
As soon as Megan hit the ground, she felt a hand reach out and grab her. She barely had time to scream before she was pulled into the darkness. Jenna went after her, but was shot down, dead on the tavern ground. Malcolm tried to reach her but was stopped by a force feild. There was nothing else to do but go on.
T'Pol glanced around the chamber of the tavern they had entered. It was lighter than the others, with an underground river at the back. They could no longer hear eachother's thoughts, and she assumed they were in the "eye of the storm". But none of those tings compared to what she noticed next. Ch'Tal was up on a wooden deck, that was extremely high up, and she had her hand over Megan's mouth, leaning her over the river, a terrified look on the child's face.
Hoshi's eyes widened. She was really getting to like this kid! How could that jerk do that! Travis was shocked. Too much so to react. T'Pol cocked both eyebrows. Archer glared Trip, but he hadn't noticed Ch'Tal. Trip was standing on Archer's foot, jumping up and down in a nervous wreck.
"Let her go!" Malcolm felt himself screaming without warning.
"You really want me too?" Ch'Tal said, leaning her farther over the edge. She knew they wouldn't dare attack as long as she had a hostage.
"No Don't!" Reed yelled. What was he going to do? He couldn't let Ch'Tal kill Megan, but how would they stop her from... What was she going to do to them?
"I'm going to terminate you of course. Didn't you know? The accident Lillian died in was all-too-convienient. I thought you reading eachother's thoughts would make you kill eachother off but I was wrong." She laughed. "And if you want to know why, humans bug me. Especially Lily. She was going to burden me with this little worm anyway when she died!" She said indicating Megan. "You're wondering how?" She continued. "You'll wait here until someone notices you're gone, I'll blow up this tavern. I'll be long gone by then." She said laughing.
Megan was shocked. Why had she killed her mother? That wasn't a good reason! She didn't now Ch'Tal after all, but she did know one thing. The crew of the Enterprise would get nowhere as long as Ch'Tal had a hostage. So she swallowed hard took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and bit down on the only hand keeping her from the waters below.
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A/N: Yay! Cliffy! Sorry. I promise she'll live through the story. I have more coming I just need to transmit it into clever terms for you all to read. I was hoping making Megan a hostage would make her less Mary-Sue-ish. I killed of Jenna for good, she's not coming back physically, but *stops* No. You'll have to wait til next chappie, which WILL be longer, I promise, I just had to get this bit outta the way. Please Review?
Amy Rose: You really don't think she's Mary Sue ish? Thanks! Don't worry, I thought about it and I won't kill her off.
I'm all inspired! I'll probably update again Saturday.Don't concider that a promise as I'm not sure yet. Well, later!
~Ladyq
"You really think so?" Travis asked. She was thinking of him. She had forgotten about the telepathy thing. He didn't know how she had, but he knew. Thing was, now that he thought about it, he felt the same way.
Hoshi blushed and they both walked on, but little did everyone else notice, they were holding hands.
There came a barking noise from right behind the group that made them jump. A tuscan-red dog stood behind them, and was getting closer by the second. "Jenna quiet!" Megan mouthed, and the dog fell silent. Jenna walked up to them. Could they read her thoughts too? She could lead them inside. They knew. She knew. She could sense and understand their thoughts for the first time and they could understand her. Ch'Tal would kill her for sure if she showed them, but she had to. Everything would be ok.
"Jenna..." Megan said quietly. "Are you sure? You could get killed..." 'But we have to get in there. Lead the way.' She thought.
Malcolm Reed watched as the tuscan-red dog poked around the root of a tree nearby where they had seen Ch'Tal dissapear. The telepathy was stronger than ever, and he had finally realized why. They were closer to the source, whatever that may be. He was careful to controle his thoughts as everyone could hear them now. He didn't want them to know his thoughts, especially Megan. He didn't want her to know the last words he had ever said to Lillian. If she found out, she might never forgive him for it. That was the last thing he wanted right then. He knew what a big sacrifice the dog was making, and he could sense it's fear. He knew ow upset Megan was, how happy Hoshi and Travis were at that very moment. Foir once in his life he could really relate to the others. For the first time he really envied Travis, for his having Hoshi. She was a remarkable woman, and he didn't want to lose her. Lose her like he had Lily, but it was already too late for that. He wouldn't lose the trust of his only daughter. Right now she ment more to him than anything. He only wanted what was best for her. Was this how his mother had honestly felt, when she told him that years ago? It must have been. He also felt guilty about telling Lily he hated her for leaving. He shed a tear, and noticed that everyone was staring at him.
All of their reactions were different. Hoshi blinked and not much more, T'Pol looked at Archer who looked back and they nodded like they had some sort of secret, Travis glared at him for thinking such things, but at the same time felt sorry for him for missing out, Trip's eyebrows went up, and he rolled his eyes, he'd been through similar and worse ordeals, Megan blinked and looked down, feeling guilty for hating her father when she really hadn't a good reason, and Jenna barked triumphantly, as she had just opened the gate.
Jenna was the first down, then T'Pol, and then Archer. They had gone down without much talk. Trip was next, grinning like a maniac. Hoshi paused before going down and looked at travis. The hole was awfully small... He gave her a reassuring look and she slid down. Travis went right after, clearly worried about her. Before going in, Malcolm paused. He looked at megan. "You don't have to go you know." He said. "Yes I do. Ch'Tal is up to something, and whatever it is, I'm involved in it." She replied. Malcolm then slid down and Megan went last, detemined to stop Ch'Tal.
As soon as Megan hit the ground, she felt a hand reach out and grab her. She barely had time to scream before she was pulled into the darkness. Jenna went after her, but was shot down, dead on the tavern ground. Malcolm tried to reach her but was stopped by a force feild. There was nothing else to do but go on.
T'Pol glanced around the chamber of the tavern they had entered. It was lighter than the others, with an underground river at the back. They could no longer hear eachother's thoughts, and she assumed they were in the "eye of the storm". But none of those tings compared to what she noticed next. Ch'Tal was up on a wooden deck, that was extremely high up, and she had her hand over Megan's mouth, leaning her over the river, a terrified look on the child's face.
Hoshi's eyes widened. She was really getting to like this kid! How could that jerk do that! Travis was shocked. Too much so to react. T'Pol cocked both eyebrows. Archer glared Trip, but he hadn't noticed Ch'Tal. Trip was standing on Archer's foot, jumping up and down in a nervous wreck.
"Let her go!" Malcolm felt himself screaming without warning.
"You really want me too?" Ch'Tal said, leaning her farther over the edge. She knew they wouldn't dare attack as long as she had a hostage.
"No Don't!" Reed yelled. What was he going to do? He couldn't let Ch'Tal kill Megan, but how would they stop her from... What was she going to do to them?
"I'm going to terminate you of course. Didn't you know? The accident Lillian died in was all-too-convienient. I thought you reading eachother's thoughts would make you kill eachother off but I was wrong." She laughed. "And if you want to know why, humans bug me. Especially Lily. She was going to burden me with this little worm anyway when she died!" She said indicating Megan. "You're wondering how?" She continued. "You'll wait here until someone notices you're gone, I'll blow up this tavern. I'll be long gone by then." She said laughing.
Megan was shocked. Why had she killed her mother? That wasn't a good reason! She didn't now Ch'Tal after all, but she did know one thing. The crew of the Enterprise would get nowhere as long as Ch'Tal had a hostage. So she swallowed hard took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and bit down on the only hand keeping her from the waters below.
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A/N: Yay! Cliffy! Sorry. I promise she'll live through the story. I have more coming I just need to transmit it into clever terms for you all to read. I was hoping making Megan a hostage would make her less Mary-Sue-ish. I killed of Jenna for good, she's not coming back physically, but *stops* No. You'll have to wait til next chappie, which WILL be longer, I promise, I just had to get this bit outta the way. Please Review?
Amy Rose: You really don't think she's Mary Sue ish? Thanks! Don't worry, I thought about it and I won't kill her off.
I'm all inspired! I'll probably update again Saturday.Don't concider that a promise as I'm not sure yet. Well, later!
~Ladyq