Jen stormed into her quarters, collapsing to the floor as her emotions got the best of her.
'First Trip and Camille, now Tommy,' she sighed inwardly as tears rolled down her face. Within the last 24 hours, almost everyone who meant anything to her had been taken away from her, and it was more than she was prepared to deal with.
She leaned up against the wall, putting her hand gently on her stomach. 'I never got to tell him about the baby,' she sighed, wishing she'd had the chance. A child was the last thing either one of them were expecting, but she was determined to make things work.
But now, Tommy was gone…
At that moment, her sorrow turned to rage as she stood up, picking up a lamp and throwing it against the wall. The lamp shattered, and before all the pieces could hit the ground, she picked up a chair, slamming it down into the glass table next to the couch.
"They're gone. They're all gone!!!" she screamed, swinging the chair again, this time sending in through a window.
She picked up another chair, but this time, someone grabbed it from behind. Jen turned around in a fit of rage, only to see him standing there.
"Jen, I just heard what happened," Lt. Emery sighed. "But destroying your quarters won't make you feel any better,"
She tried to swing at Lucas, but he grabbed her, pulling her close to him. He wrapped his arms around her, trying to comfort her. "I know what you're going through Jen, and I'm here," he said.
Finally, Jen let go of her anger and melted into his arms as tears rolled down her face. "I can't believe he's gone James. What am I suppose to do without him?" she cried.
"I don't know Jen, I don't know," he sighed.
*
Katie and Lucas walked into the science lab, where the Admiral was waiting for them.
"Reporting as ordered sir," Lucas said as he and Katie stood at attention in front of him.
"At ease. I'll get right to the point, there is a traitor among us. Someone is deliberately trying to undermine the Slipstream project, and I have a good idea who it is," he said.
"Who sir?"
"Commander Collins. He has his own agenda, and is involved in a conspiracy to destroy Time Force," he told them.
"With all due respect sir, I've known Alex for a long time. He may be a little uptight, but he isn't a traitor," Lucas said.
"There was a time when I believed that as well, but the evidence of overwhelming against him. I received word fror the Omaraian home world that Commander Collins gave the order to have Tommy's shuttle destroyed before it was allowed to land on Omara," he said.
"What?"
"Were there any survivors?" Katie asked.
The admiral shook his head. "The Omaraians are scanning the debris, but no life signs have been found as of yet. They doubt anyone could have survived it,"
"Why would Alex do that?"
"I don't know, but until the matter is resolved and Alex is in custody, no one is safe. I'm counting on the two of you to do whatever is necessary to secure Alex and prevent him from doing any more damage to the time line," he said.
"Understood sir,"
It was at that moment that Alex walked into the science lab with a disrupter in hand, aiming it at the Admiral. "Lucas, Katie, back away from him now," he said calmly, never taking his eyes off the Admiral.
"What do you think you're doing Commander?" the Admiral snapped.
"Your time is up Logan," he said, pulling the trigger.
Katie dived towards the Admiral, knocking him out the way, but the disrupter caught her in the leg as Lucas grabbed Alex, putting his hands behind his back.
"Your under arrest for the attempted murder of Admiral Logan," he told him.
"Lucas, you don't understand what's going on,"
"Save your lies Commander. As of this moment you are relieved of your duties, you're fired. Lucas, take him to the holding cell and lock him up. If he tries to escape, kill him," he said.
"Sir?" Lucas inquired.
"You heard me! He just tried to kill me and he shot Katie. He is considered dangerous and a threat to national security. If he tries to escape, kill him," he repeated.
"Yes sir," he sighed, dragging Alex out the room.
~~
Lucas walked silently as he aimed a disrupter at Alex, forcing him to move forward.
"You don't know what you're doing Lucas," Alex said.
"Shut up. I don't want to hear your lies," he said, jabbing the barrel of the disrupter in Alex's back. It was enough to make him stumble forward, almost tripping into the elevator. "Deck 6, containment," he said as the doors closed. Seconds later, the elevator began to move.
"Lucas, listen to me: After my conversation with Tommy, I did a little investigating of my own. Seems that the time stream was being affected one event at a time, someone was purposely altering history to serve their own needs. It was Admiral Logan who ordered that the Sphere of Omara be used to bring Adam back. He knew there would be risks, but he gave the order anyway. He knew that ordering me to save Mr. Collins would have consequences, but I was so distracted by my own emotions that I didn't question him. Those two events were enough to lead to the eventual mutant attack that Camille and the others tried to prevent. He knew what would happen and orchestrated all three events," he explained.
"I know," he sighed.
"Come on Lucas, you have to…" he paused. "What did you say?"
"I knew all along, but I'm sure he'll be monitoring the security cameras in the hall so I had to let him think I was following his orders," he said, pointing the disrupter away from him.
"Good thinking,"
"Jen and I were in the science lab when she pulled of surveillance footage. Admiral Logan tried to sabotage the slipstream by disabling the targeting sensors. We had no idea what he was up to, but we knew it was no good," Lucas said.
"Part of his plan was to eliminate Trip and Camille. He wanted them out the way, and he knew that doing it any other way would arouse suspicions,"
"Why would he want Trip and Camille killed?"
"Because they're the only two people in Time Force who would be able to come up with a containment unit that would hold the Harvengers. I can't pinpoint the actual date, but some time during the Vorhsoth invasion with Lord Zedd, Admiral Logan was replaced by a double. It was that Admiral Logan that killed the counsel," he told him.
"He killed them so as that as the highest ranked officer, he could appoint himself as a new counsel member, and there would be no one to oppose him. But what was he after?"
"I believe that Chryo-Tech sent him here with instructions to take over Time Force and alter the time line so that the Harvengers would be allowed to multiply. They hoped that they'd be able to contain them and eventually come up with an anti-toxin for the Harvengers,"
"Who are the Harvengers?"
"A savage race. They kill their prey, and then use their parts to build more Harvengers. There's something in their blood that allows them to regenerate, and Chryo Tech hoped to use that to their advantage,"
"Have the Harvengers kill everyone in their way, then Chryo Tech would use the anti-toxin to cure the Harvengers and they'd not only control the world, but would live forever," Lucas said.
He nodded. "And with Trip and Camille out the way, there is no one here to come up with anything to stop the Harvengers,"
"So where is the real Admiral Logan?"
"I don't know. For now, we need to ensure that Tommy does the sphere so he can revive Camille and Trip. That way, we'll have a fighting chance if the Harvengers do come here,"
He paused. "We just received word from the Omaraian home world, the shuttle that Tommy and Adam were in has been destroyed," he sighed.
"What?"
"Admiral Logan told us you ordered it shot out of orbit,"
"It wasn't me, it was him. I want you to work on the targeting sensors and try to get them back on line. Contact Nadira, we'll need her help too. Make sure the slipstream itself stays off line, I don't want any of those Harvenger things coming through to our reality," he explained.
"I got it,"
"If Tommy and Adam really were killed in that shuttle, we'll have to find a way to contend with the Harvengers without Trip and Camille until I can get the sphere,"
"You're going after the sphere?"
Alex smiled.
*
"I'm not leaving without that sphere," Tommy told her.
"And I plan to make sure that you get it," she stood up, walking over to Adam. "Excuse me," she said.
Adam quickly stood up, allowing her to take his seat. "What's your plan?" he asked.
Carmen took off her Morpher, opening a small panel in the back. Next, she snatched a panel off the side of the shuttle, reaching in and pulling out a series of wires. "The Omaraians won't stop until we're destroyed, so we're going to give them what they want," she said.
"Sounds like you have an idea," Tommy said.
"How many fuel cells does this shuttle have in reserve?" she asked.
"Three, maybe four,"
"Adam, prepare to eject two of the fuel cells on my mark," she said.
Adam gave a quick glance at Tommy, who nodded. Adam sat down in front of the opposite control panel. "Ready to eject the fuel cells," he said.
"The Omaraians have locked their weapons on us," Tommy told them.
"Good, I'm almost done here," just then, the lighting in the entire ship went out. "I've diverted all available power from the ship's core to my Morpher and intergraded the Morpher into the ships defense system,"
"What will that do?"
"It'll cloak the ship," Adam said.
"The Omaraians have opened fire. Impact in three seconds,"
"Eject the cells," Carmen ordered.
Adam ejected the cells, and at that moment, the lighting in the ship turned blue. Seconds later, there was an explosion outside the ship.
"The cells have been destroyed," Tommy reported.
"Good, at least now the Omaraians are off our backs," she turned to Adam. "Have you been able to find out where the sphere is?" she asked.
"According to sensors, the sphere is being held in a huge structure in the upper peninsula. We should be able to land a few hundred feet away and not be detected," he said.
"Great. Any defenses in this structure we should know about?"
"Nothing our sensors can detect,"
"We'll just land the ship, but the second I take my Morpher out the ship, it'll decloak and they'll be able to detect us. It didn't take them long to lock onto us the first time, so we'll only have a few minutes to get in there, get the sphere and get out before they come for us," she explained.
"We should be able to teleport off the ship, that way we can keep it cloaked, but someone will have to stay on board to teleport us back. Adam, that's your job," Tommy said.
"Not a problem,"
"I'll only be able to maintain the cloak on the ship for about 30 minutes. After that, I'll have to tap into the ship's internal power. If I do, we won't have enough power to sustain the trip back to Earth. Not to mention without all our fuel cells, we won't be able to engage the hyper drive. We'll be defenseless," Carmen explained.
"So we'll have to hurry," he turned to Adam. "If we're not back in twenty five minutes, go on without us," he said.
"Sir?"
"You heard me. If we're not back in twenty-five minutes, there's no reason for you to be killed coming in after us. I'm giving you a direct order to take the ship and return home," he told him.
"Yes sir,"
"Alright Carmen, lets go,"