Chapter Fourteen
By: Kryptonite
" Why didn't you ask me yourself?" Malcolm fumed later that day, after Jon had told him about the cure.
" I didn't want to know what your answer was." Alex was trying to remain calm, even though inside she had already broken down and was weeping.
" What do you think my answer is?" He asked angrily.
" That you'll use the antidote. Why would you want to stay like this if you didn't have to."
" If that's what you think then I've gotten much better at blocking than I thought."
Alex looked up confused. " Huh?" Flipping his hands at her, he walked out the door, not focusing on her.
" And with a few words, all hope dies, leaving all believers in darkness." She repeated scripture that had been pounded in her brain since she had been changed.
" Two shall be saviors of our kind." She continued, not really paying attention to the words but to the calming effect of the words. " If one should fall, so does all light."
Alex drifted off to sleep, oblivious to Malcolm's anger. ***
" Where's Alex?" Trip asked after movie night ended. Rubbing a hand over his face, Malcolm answered.
" I don't know."
" Did you two have an argument?" Hoshi asked from her position slightly behind Trip.
" Sorta."
" 'Bout what?" Trip asked, curious as ever.
" Curiosity killed the cat." Malcolm muttered.
" What?"
" Nothing. We were discussing the possibility of the 'cure' she found in the Hocaran database. Which she forgot to mention to me at all."
" I thought you could read each other's minds."
" We both have blocks up. If I even tried to read her mind without her permission, she'd reinforce the blocks and kick me out." Trip winced.
" That could be painful."
" Tell me about it. She's already done it once. I think I'm going to head over to the armory. I'll see you in the morning Trip. Hoshi." Malcolm acknowledged both of them and then walked out the door and down the hall to his beloved armory. ***
Alex was walking down an empty corridor on Enterprise.
" Is anyone here?" Every few seconds, it sounded like tiny feet were scurrying across the deck all around her. " Hello?" A note of fear had crept its way into her voice and her mind.
Alex felt like the hall was only growing longer as she started to run. The footsteps got louder and more consistent as she tried to get away. Finally, she reached a door at the end of the hall. Reaching out with a trembling hand, she pushed the button that would make the door slide open.
The room was dark and forbidding. Alex's whole body was trembling as she stepped in the room. Without warning, the door slid shut behind her, blocking all light from the room.
" He-hello?" She called, for some odd reason, working her way deeper into the room. A bright light shone down on her once she reached the middle, stopping her from seeing any of the figures surrounding her.
" He must not fall."
" I don't understand." She spun around, trying to see everyone at once.
" You must not let him fall."
" What do you mean? Who must not fall?"
" He is the key. Together you will be victorious."
" Who? Who am I supposed to stop?" Alex cried out, jerking herself awake.
Leaning back on her elbows, she tried to calm herself down, " It was just a dream, it was just a dream. It was all just an elaborate dream."
A chime from the door caused her to jerk up.
" Who is it?"
" Malcolm."
" Come in." She said, relaxing once more.
" I thought you should know. I've made my choice and I'm going to use the antidote." He stood there, cold and uncaring, as Alex felt herself crumble away inside.
" Oh."
" Phlox is preparing the substance now."
" Okay." Alex didn't look at him. Didn't see Malcolm start to crumble but firm back up.
" I'm going." He didn't wait for her to say good-bye and just left, the door sliding shut behind him.
Getting up, Alex dragged herself to the shower. Under the hot water, she started crying.
Half asleep, a voice called out in her subconscious, " He must not fall!" Gasping back to reality, Alex fumbled with the water and struggled into her clothes.
Racing to sickbay, she prayed she wasn't too late.
By: Kryptonite
" Why didn't you ask me yourself?" Malcolm fumed later that day, after Jon had told him about the cure.
" I didn't want to know what your answer was." Alex was trying to remain calm, even though inside she had already broken down and was weeping.
" What do you think my answer is?" He asked angrily.
" That you'll use the antidote. Why would you want to stay like this if you didn't have to."
" If that's what you think then I've gotten much better at blocking than I thought."
Alex looked up confused. " Huh?" Flipping his hands at her, he walked out the door, not focusing on her.
" And with a few words, all hope dies, leaving all believers in darkness." She repeated scripture that had been pounded in her brain since she had been changed.
" Two shall be saviors of our kind." She continued, not really paying attention to the words but to the calming effect of the words. " If one should fall, so does all light."
Alex drifted off to sleep, oblivious to Malcolm's anger. ***
" Where's Alex?" Trip asked after movie night ended. Rubbing a hand over his face, Malcolm answered.
" I don't know."
" Did you two have an argument?" Hoshi asked from her position slightly behind Trip.
" Sorta."
" 'Bout what?" Trip asked, curious as ever.
" Curiosity killed the cat." Malcolm muttered.
" What?"
" Nothing. We were discussing the possibility of the 'cure' she found in the Hocaran database. Which she forgot to mention to me at all."
" I thought you could read each other's minds."
" We both have blocks up. If I even tried to read her mind without her permission, she'd reinforce the blocks and kick me out." Trip winced.
" That could be painful."
" Tell me about it. She's already done it once. I think I'm going to head over to the armory. I'll see you in the morning Trip. Hoshi." Malcolm acknowledged both of them and then walked out the door and down the hall to his beloved armory. ***
Alex was walking down an empty corridor on Enterprise.
" Is anyone here?" Every few seconds, it sounded like tiny feet were scurrying across the deck all around her. " Hello?" A note of fear had crept its way into her voice and her mind.
Alex felt like the hall was only growing longer as she started to run. The footsteps got louder and more consistent as she tried to get away. Finally, she reached a door at the end of the hall. Reaching out with a trembling hand, she pushed the button that would make the door slide open.
The room was dark and forbidding. Alex's whole body was trembling as she stepped in the room. Without warning, the door slid shut behind her, blocking all light from the room.
" He-hello?" She called, for some odd reason, working her way deeper into the room. A bright light shone down on her once she reached the middle, stopping her from seeing any of the figures surrounding her.
" He must not fall."
" I don't understand." She spun around, trying to see everyone at once.
" You must not let him fall."
" What do you mean? Who must not fall?"
" He is the key. Together you will be victorious."
" Who? Who am I supposed to stop?" Alex cried out, jerking herself awake.
Leaning back on her elbows, she tried to calm herself down, " It was just a dream, it was just a dream. It was all just an elaborate dream."
A chime from the door caused her to jerk up.
" Who is it?"
" Malcolm."
" Come in." She said, relaxing once more.
" I thought you should know. I've made my choice and I'm going to use the antidote." He stood there, cold and uncaring, as Alex felt herself crumble away inside.
" Oh."
" Phlox is preparing the substance now."
" Okay." Alex didn't look at him. Didn't see Malcolm start to crumble but firm back up.
" I'm going." He didn't wait for her to say good-bye and just left, the door sliding shut behind him.
Getting up, Alex dragged herself to the shower. Under the hot water, she started crying.
Half asleep, a voice called out in her subconscious, " He must not fall!" Gasping back to reality, Alex fumbled with the water and struggled into her clothes.
Racing to sickbay, she prayed she wasn't too late.