Do Not Speak
By Kiddo
Chapter 2
Information:
seaQuest, Lucas Wolenczak. doesn't belong to me. Im not making any money with this story; it's only for entertainment.
The thoughts of a person are written between this *...* stars.
A spezial thanks goes to my beta KatKnits and all the people who gave a Review to the first part of this story. You made me really happy with this.
Feedback is always welcome.
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Two days later Captain Bridger and Dr. Westphalen stood in the shuttle bay. Lucas' shuttle had just arrived. A slim, blond-haired teenager got off the shuttle. He carried a big black travelling bag over his shoulder and a dark blue box in his hands.
The first thought of Bridger was, that the boy looked like his beautiful mother. The same tender features, the same hair colour and the same deep blue eyes. But there was one difference, Cynthia Wolenczaks` eyes always looked friendly. But Lucas` eyes looked so sad and lost. The boy looked definitely like being a heartthrob as far as teen-age girls could be concerned.
Lucas slowly put the box on the ground. *That`s it, this is the famous seaQuest, and I guess this is the Captain and the doctor. *
Bridger made one step forward to the teenager and shook his right hand. "Hello Lucas, nice to have you here. Possibly you remember me, we once met at a party your parents have been giving."
Lucas jerked at the word parents. After a few seconds he nodded his head.
Bridger got angry at himself about his mistake. How could he be so stupid? The first thing he did was to remind the teenager of his dead parents. "It's nice of you remembering me. This is Dr. Kristin Westphalen. She's the CMO and head of the science team of the SeaQuest."
Kristin Westphalen shook Lucas hands too. "Hello Lucas, nice to meet you. I hope you had a pleasant trip to the SeaQuest."
Captain Bridger looked into the boy`s face. "I suggest getting your stuff to your cabin so you can unpack and get settled. The doctor and I will meet you there in an hour to go to the mess hall to eat and then we can give you the grand tour of the boat."
A few minutes later the teenager was left in his new cabin. He opened his travelling bag and put his clothes in the wardrobe. Sometimes he looked in the direction of the Aqua Tube.
*It's really true. A dolphin can swim through the whole boat. This is so cool. I hope I can see the dolphin soon. Noyce says, this is the only reason why I'm here. But I don't think he told me the truth. I'm sure he believes that I'll start to talk again here. But this is not possible, I can't do it. I don't want it. I know if I start to talk, everything will be there again and I won't be able to stop crying. But mostly, I don't want to talk about what happened half a year ago. And if I talk, they will want to know the answer. *
After he unpacked his travelling bag, he opened the box. In the box were parts of the Vocoder, the program that should translate the dolphin language one day. But there was something else in the box , wrapped in several sheets of bubble wrap and a soft material to protect it. Lucas carefully took it out of the box and started to unwrap it.
After he had unwrapped it from the bubble wrap and material, he put his computer carefully on the table. Then he looked at his watch. *I have half an hour left until lunchtime. This is enough time to get some information about the submarine and the crew. Nobody will notice it, and if they do, nobody will know who it is*. His fingers were flying over the keyboard. It didn't take him long to get the information he was interested in.
Short time later Bridger, Kristen, and Lucas were sitting in the mess hall having their lunch. "So Lucas, when we finished eating, we'll show you the whole of the boat. It's possible that you'll get lost in the beginning. We all had the same problems with finding our way from one point to the other. You can ask everyone, the crew is very friendly. But you can also look in the computer and print yourself a map of the seaQuest. Admiral Noyce told me that you had no problems with the computers on the UEO base. We have nearly the same program. But if there are problems with the computer you can ask me and I'll explain it to you." Bridger said before taking a sip of his drink.
Half a year ago Lucas would have giggling attacks because of those words. But it was different now, the teenager only nodded. *He has no idea about my abilities. He doesn't know that I'm a hacker. Okay, Admiral Noyce and the rest of the UEO don't know it either. My dad nearly never told anyone how good I'm with the computer. Maybe he was afraid, that this would get me in some kind of trouble, if everyone knew it. But god knows what people are thinking. I would have never been able to create and design the Vocoder without my computer knowledge. How do they think I was able to do it? Maybe they think I'm only an expert with electrical parts.*
After the meal Captain Bridger and the red-haired doctor showed Lucas the submarine. The last stop was the moon pool. "This is the moon pool. This is where Darwin normally spends most of his time. I'm sorry that he isn't here at the moment, we sent him out four days ago. We think it's important that Darwin spends time with other dolphins, too. If he doesn't leave on his own from time to time, we send him out", Bridger explained to the teenager. But at the same time he was a little bit angry. If they had known earlier about the arrival of the boy, they would have sent Darwin out at another time. "But I'm sure he'll be back in a few days, and you can try your program then."
Dr. Westphalen nodded her head. "I think the idea of the program really is incredible. I don't think I ever would have such an idea. Until now we have talked to Darwin with sign language. It would be wonderful talking to him and being able to know what he thinks."
Lucas didn`t let out no special emotions, he just shrugged his shoulders, *I can't remember when I had this idea. Maybe I had it because I find dolphins so fascinating. I think the idea was always there. I just hope the Vocoder will work one day. If not it would be really embarrassing! *
Nathan Bridger looked at Lucas. "We thought tomorrow would be a good time to install the sensors for your program in the water. Is this okay for you?"
The teenager nodded.
"Noyce told me, that the name of the program is Vocoder, and that you have been working on it for eleven months. Is that right?"
The only answer was a nod from Lucas.
TO BE CONTINUID....
By Kiddo
Chapter 2
Information:
seaQuest, Lucas Wolenczak. doesn't belong to me. Im not making any money with this story; it's only for entertainment.
The thoughts of a person are written between this *...* stars.
A spezial thanks goes to my beta KatKnits and all the people who gave a Review to the first part of this story. You made me really happy with this.
Feedback is always welcome.
***************************************************************************
Two days later Captain Bridger and Dr. Westphalen stood in the shuttle bay. Lucas' shuttle had just arrived. A slim, blond-haired teenager got off the shuttle. He carried a big black travelling bag over his shoulder and a dark blue box in his hands.
The first thought of Bridger was, that the boy looked like his beautiful mother. The same tender features, the same hair colour and the same deep blue eyes. But there was one difference, Cynthia Wolenczaks` eyes always looked friendly. But Lucas` eyes looked so sad and lost. The boy looked definitely like being a heartthrob as far as teen-age girls could be concerned.
Lucas slowly put the box on the ground. *That`s it, this is the famous seaQuest, and I guess this is the Captain and the doctor. *
Bridger made one step forward to the teenager and shook his right hand. "Hello Lucas, nice to have you here. Possibly you remember me, we once met at a party your parents have been giving."
Lucas jerked at the word parents. After a few seconds he nodded his head.
Bridger got angry at himself about his mistake. How could he be so stupid? The first thing he did was to remind the teenager of his dead parents. "It's nice of you remembering me. This is Dr. Kristin Westphalen. She's the CMO and head of the science team of the SeaQuest."
Kristin Westphalen shook Lucas hands too. "Hello Lucas, nice to meet you. I hope you had a pleasant trip to the SeaQuest."
Captain Bridger looked into the boy`s face. "I suggest getting your stuff to your cabin so you can unpack and get settled. The doctor and I will meet you there in an hour to go to the mess hall to eat and then we can give you the grand tour of the boat."
A few minutes later the teenager was left in his new cabin. He opened his travelling bag and put his clothes in the wardrobe. Sometimes he looked in the direction of the Aqua Tube.
*It's really true. A dolphin can swim through the whole boat. This is so cool. I hope I can see the dolphin soon. Noyce says, this is the only reason why I'm here. But I don't think he told me the truth. I'm sure he believes that I'll start to talk again here. But this is not possible, I can't do it. I don't want it. I know if I start to talk, everything will be there again and I won't be able to stop crying. But mostly, I don't want to talk about what happened half a year ago. And if I talk, they will want to know the answer. *
After he unpacked his travelling bag, he opened the box. In the box were parts of the Vocoder, the program that should translate the dolphin language one day. But there was something else in the box , wrapped in several sheets of bubble wrap and a soft material to protect it. Lucas carefully took it out of the box and started to unwrap it.
After he had unwrapped it from the bubble wrap and material, he put his computer carefully on the table. Then he looked at his watch. *I have half an hour left until lunchtime. This is enough time to get some information about the submarine and the crew. Nobody will notice it, and if they do, nobody will know who it is*. His fingers were flying over the keyboard. It didn't take him long to get the information he was interested in.
Short time later Bridger, Kristen, and Lucas were sitting in the mess hall having their lunch. "So Lucas, when we finished eating, we'll show you the whole of the boat. It's possible that you'll get lost in the beginning. We all had the same problems with finding our way from one point to the other. You can ask everyone, the crew is very friendly. But you can also look in the computer and print yourself a map of the seaQuest. Admiral Noyce told me that you had no problems with the computers on the UEO base. We have nearly the same program. But if there are problems with the computer you can ask me and I'll explain it to you." Bridger said before taking a sip of his drink.
Half a year ago Lucas would have giggling attacks because of those words. But it was different now, the teenager only nodded. *He has no idea about my abilities. He doesn't know that I'm a hacker. Okay, Admiral Noyce and the rest of the UEO don't know it either. My dad nearly never told anyone how good I'm with the computer. Maybe he was afraid, that this would get me in some kind of trouble, if everyone knew it. But god knows what people are thinking. I would have never been able to create and design the Vocoder without my computer knowledge. How do they think I was able to do it? Maybe they think I'm only an expert with electrical parts.*
After the meal Captain Bridger and the red-haired doctor showed Lucas the submarine. The last stop was the moon pool. "This is the moon pool. This is where Darwin normally spends most of his time. I'm sorry that he isn't here at the moment, we sent him out four days ago. We think it's important that Darwin spends time with other dolphins, too. If he doesn't leave on his own from time to time, we send him out", Bridger explained to the teenager. But at the same time he was a little bit angry. If they had known earlier about the arrival of the boy, they would have sent Darwin out at another time. "But I'm sure he'll be back in a few days, and you can try your program then."
Dr. Westphalen nodded her head. "I think the idea of the program really is incredible. I don't think I ever would have such an idea. Until now we have talked to Darwin with sign language. It would be wonderful talking to him and being able to know what he thinks."
Lucas didn`t let out no special emotions, he just shrugged his shoulders, *I can't remember when I had this idea. Maybe I had it because I find dolphins so fascinating. I think the idea was always there. I just hope the Vocoder will work one day. If not it would be really embarrassing! *
Nathan Bridger looked at Lucas. "We thought tomorrow would be a good time to install the sensors for your program in the water. Is this okay for you?"
The teenager nodded.
"Noyce told me, that the name of the program is Vocoder, and that you have been working on it for eleven months. Is that right?"
The only answer was a nod from Lucas.
TO BE CONTINUID....