Ch'Tal let go. Megan felt herself falling and she grabbed up, struggling to grab hold of anything that could hold her up. She grabbed on to a vine on the tavern wall, but it was soaked and her hand slid, but it had slowed her down just enough to fall into the water unharmed, until she hit her head on a rock, and was knocked uncontious being dragged underneath the water.
Malcolm Reed drew his phaser and advanced upon Ch'Tal. She would pay for that if it was the last thing he did. He switched the setting on the phaser from stun to kill. She would die for that. Die like she deserved.
Ch'Tal ducked, dodgeing a phaser blast. Oh sh*t. She was going to be killed she knew it. She couldn't hold them off now that she had lost her hostage. Two words pretty much summed it up. Oh Sh*t. She jumped off the platform onto the ground, only to find the exit blocked by T'Pol. She punched T'Pol sending her flying into the wall, and inturn was punched by Archer. She skidded to a halt by the platform and stayed still for a while. Archer had run over to check on T'Pol. Things were going just as she had planned. They thought she was knocked out.
"T'Pol, are you OK?" He asked franticly. T'Pol blinked her eyes until they had fully opened. She tried to get up but fell back. Archer caught her. "No, no, stay down, you're going to be ok. Just rest." He said quietly. T'Pol tried to get up again. "No, captain, I'm fine don't--" She fell back again. "T'Pol, no. You'll be fine, just don't move." Archer told her. He was speaking softly enough not to be heard by anyone else there. T'Pol didn't try to get up again. Instead, she leaned back, and blacked out.
Malcolm however was still hostile. He was slowly climbing down the platform, phaser in hand, ready to kill.
~*~*MEANWHILE*~*~
Megan had washed up on the riverside, farther down the tavern. She was knocked out, but morning had come, and there was light shining on her face from a crack in the ceiling. "Wake up, my little trickster." A soft voice said. Megan could barely hear it. It sounded distant, warm and familiar. She tried to open her eyes, but they didn't want to move. "Don't worry, my child. Your father needs your help. So do the others. You need to go help them. You're not ready to leave yet. They need you in more ways than one. There's much to learn from them and much they can learn from you. Go on. Don't die. You're not ready." Megan listened. She recognized the voice. "Mother, I don't think I can move..." She opened her eyes, and saw a lurry figure leaning over her. It was shining, an ethereal light. "You're not ready to face death, child." Her mother said, stroking her face. "If Jenna hadn't sacrificed her life, you would be dead. She would have killed you if she didn't know they were here." The figure was slowly coming into focus. "If you die now, her sacrifice would mean nothing. There is another part to her sacrifice. She's a smart dog." The figure was completely in veiw now and she held out her hand. "Here, Jenna lives within this crystal. Keep it close." She said, helping Megan to her feet. "But how could I help? They're adults, and I'm only a child..." Megan said. "Yes, but a remarkable one. Your father needs you. Good luck." And with that, her mother dissapeared, and Megan knew what she had to do.
~*~Back in the Tavern Chamber*~*
Ch'Tal noticed Malcolm. He was at point blank range and she knew what he was about to do. She could fix that. She shot out her hand and tripped him, then she caught his phaser and now the tables were turned. "Fool." Ch'Tal said. She had another hostage. Things were going well again. She took him up the platform at gunpoint, and tied him to a pillar. No way he could escape that. Next she walked down and went for Hoshi. She shot the phaser out of her hand and tied her to the next pillar. Archer tried to sneak up on her and she flipped him over her head and tied him up as well. Trip went without much of a fight, after being hit by Archer he was dizzy and easily captured. Then she took the uncontious T'Pol and tied her up on the end of the row.
"Okay, this is what's going to happen. you're going to die, and I'm going to live." She launched into a long speach.
~*~Behind the Platform~*~
Megan was climbing the ivy at the back of the platform. She was going to save them, she wouldn't let them die like that. Ch'Tal was in one of her speeches again. Perfect. She slid up onto the platform and creeped up behind Ch'Tal. What would she do? She noticed the phaser gripped losely in her hand. She grabbed it and aimed at her. "Who's fooling Who?" Asked Megan, phaser still on kill.
"I'm fooling you." Said Ch'Tal, and she took the phaser back. How many times was she going to have to turn the tables back? She began to tie Megan up when she rolled her eyes. "What?" Asked Ch'Tal.
"You can't keep me here with rope." Megan said. "Simple bluff." Ch'Tal replied. "Really, how would you know?" Megan asked cooly. Ch'Tal glared and didn't answer, she only tied her up in a rush. Foolish girl, thinking she could outsmart Ch'Tal. She rolled her eyes, and began to climb down, little did she know, in her rush she had tied Megan up losely and she could easily get untied.
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About twenty minutes later, Ch'Tal had been searched the room for a trap and gone out into the hall. Megan had then untied everyone. "She gets so mad..." Megan started, but trailed off. No one had said a word. Megan looked down. "We should get going..." She said, and climbed down the platform. Ch'Tal walked in at the worst possable moment. They were only halfway down the platform when she had walked in. She was aiming her phaser directly at Trip's head. He was in the dead center of them, and easiest to hit.
He jumped off the ladder, taking T'Pol with him. Archer jumped after, and Megan climbed the rest of the way down. Hoshi and Travis fell off. Hoshi caused Travis to fall by falling on top of him. Malcolm had jumped after Archer and followed Trip.
Ch'Tal shot just after they had scattered. She was getting really mad at these people now.
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A/N: It's not as long as I meant it to be, but longer. So, here it is. I think I covered alot. I used a cliche' scene type. Oh, well. Well, I'll tease you by telling that T'Pol does something extremely out of character in the next chappie. That's all for now.
Notes:
Amy Rose: Well, the telepathy thing has actually been hinted at all along. Just a little obscure. Sorry if I kept you waiting. I was going for a longer chappie.
Sublevel: This short enough time? Lol. Thanks for the comments!
Okay, well, I'll update again soon, but thats all for now.
Malcolm Reed drew his phaser and advanced upon Ch'Tal. She would pay for that if it was the last thing he did. He switched the setting on the phaser from stun to kill. She would die for that. Die like she deserved.
Ch'Tal ducked, dodgeing a phaser blast. Oh sh*t. She was going to be killed she knew it. She couldn't hold them off now that she had lost her hostage. Two words pretty much summed it up. Oh Sh*t. She jumped off the platform onto the ground, only to find the exit blocked by T'Pol. She punched T'Pol sending her flying into the wall, and inturn was punched by Archer. She skidded to a halt by the platform and stayed still for a while. Archer had run over to check on T'Pol. Things were going just as she had planned. They thought she was knocked out.
"T'Pol, are you OK?" He asked franticly. T'Pol blinked her eyes until they had fully opened. She tried to get up but fell back. Archer caught her. "No, no, stay down, you're going to be ok. Just rest." He said quietly. T'Pol tried to get up again. "No, captain, I'm fine don't--" She fell back again. "T'Pol, no. You'll be fine, just don't move." Archer told her. He was speaking softly enough not to be heard by anyone else there. T'Pol didn't try to get up again. Instead, she leaned back, and blacked out.
Malcolm however was still hostile. He was slowly climbing down the platform, phaser in hand, ready to kill.
~*~*MEANWHILE*~*~
Megan had washed up on the riverside, farther down the tavern. She was knocked out, but morning had come, and there was light shining on her face from a crack in the ceiling. "Wake up, my little trickster." A soft voice said. Megan could barely hear it. It sounded distant, warm and familiar. She tried to open her eyes, but they didn't want to move. "Don't worry, my child. Your father needs your help. So do the others. You need to go help them. You're not ready to leave yet. They need you in more ways than one. There's much to learn from them and much they can learn from you. Go on. Don't die. You're not ready." Megan listened. She recognized the voice. "Mother, I don't think I can move..." She opened her eyes, and saw a lurry figure leaning over her. It was shining, an ethereal light. "You're not ready to face death, child." Her mother said, stroking her face. "If Jenna hadn't sacrificed her life, you would be dead. She would have killed you if she didn't know they were here." The figure was slowly coming into focus. "If you die now, her sacrifice would mean nothing. There is another part to her sacrifice. She's a smart dog." The figure was completely in veiw now and she held out her hand. "Here, Jenna lives within this crystal. Keep it close." She said, helping Megan to her feet. "But how could I help? They're adults, and I'm only a child..." Megan said. "Yes, but a remarkable one. Your father needs you. Good luck." And with that, her mother dissapeared, and Megan knew what she had to do.
~*~Back in the Tavern Chamber*~*
Ch'Tal noticed Malcolm. He was at point blank range and she knew what he was about to do. She could fix that. She shot out her hand and tripped him, then she caught his phaser and now the tables were turned. "Fool." Ch'Tal said. She had another hostage. Things were going well again. She took him up the platform at gunpoint, and tied him to a pillar. No way he could escape that. Next she walked down and went for Hoshi. She shot the phaser out of her hand and tied her to the next pillar. Archer tried to sneak up on her and she flipped him over her head and tied him up as well. Trip went without much of a fight, after being hit by Archer he was dizzy and easily captured. Then she took the uncontious T'Pol and tied her up on the end of the row.
"Okay, this is what's going to happen. you're going to die, and I'm going to live." She launched into a long speach.
~*~Behind the Platform~*~
Megan was climbing the ivy at the back of the platform. She was going to save them, she wouldn't let them die like that. Ch'Tal was in one of her speeches again. Perfect. She slid up onto the platform and creeped up behind Ch'Tal. What would she do? She noticed the phaser gripped losely in her hand. She grabbed it and aimed at her. "Who's fooling Who?" Asked Megan, phaser still on kill.
"I'm fooling you." Said Ch'Tal, and she took the phaser back. How many times was she going to have to turn the tables back? She began to tie Megan up when she rolled her eyes. "What?" Asked Ch'Tal.
"You can't keep me here with rope." Megan said. "Simple bluff." Ch'Tal replied. "Really, how would you know?" Megan asked cooly. Ch'Tal glared and didn't answer, she only tied her up in a rush. Foolish girl, thinking she could outsmart Ch'Tal. She rolled her eyes, and began to climb down, little did she know, in her rush she had tied Megan up losely and she could easily get untied.
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About twenty minutes later, Ch'Tal had been searched the room for a trap and gone out into the hall. Megan had then untied everyone. "She gets so mad..." Megan started, but trailed off. No one had said a word. Megan looked down. "We should get going..." She said, and climbed down the platform. Ch'Tal walked in at the worst possable moment. They were only halfway down the platform when she had walked in. She was aiming her phaser directly at Trip's head. He was in the dead center of them, and easiest to hit.
He jumped off the ladder, taking T'Pol with him. Archer jumped after, and Megan climbed the rest of the way down. Hoshi and Travis fell off. Hoshi caused Travis to fall by falling on top of him. Malcolm had jumped after Archer and followed Trip.
Ch'Tal shot just after they had scattered. She was getting really mad at these people now.
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A/N: It's not as long as I meant it to be, but longer. So, here it is. I think I covered alot. I used a cliche' scene type. Oh, well. Well, I'll tease you by telling that T'Pol does something extremely out of character in the next chappie. That's all for now.
Notes:
Amy Rose: Well, the telepathy thing has actually been hinted at all along. Just a little obscure. Sorry if I kept you waiting. I was going for a longer chappie.
Sublevel: This short enough time? Lol. Thanks for the comments!
Okay, well, I'll update again soon, but thats all for now.