DO NOT SPEAK
BY Kiddo
Chapter 3
Information:
seaQuest, Lucas Wolenczak. doesn't belong to me. I'm not making any money with this story; it's only for entertainment.
A spezial thanks goes to my beta Kat Knits and all the nice people who gave me a review.
Feedback is always welcome.
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Five days later Bridger was on his way to Lucas` cabin. Darwin had just arrived a few minutes ago. He wanted to introduce Lucas to Darwin as soon as possible.
The last few days had past without anything-special happening. The senior crew had introduced themselves to Lucas. Most of the time the teenager worked with Dr. Westphalen in the lab. It was soon discovered that the boy had a lot of knowledge about science and was a big help for Kristin. They worked well together, even though Lucas never talked.
They had all been surprised when the boy had not got lost. He always found his way. The emotions of the teenager hadn't changed; he never showed happiness or grief. The only thing remotely close to any emotion he showed was the lost, sad look in his eyes.
Nathan had learned very fast, that Bill had been right. Lucas woke in him an unbelievable protector- instinct. Lucas had the same effect on Kristin and those of the senior crew who knew the boy a little better.
It had become a ritual for Bridger to meet Lucas and eat with him. If he didn't have time, he asked someone else to do it, because he didn't like the boy having to eat alone.
Captain Bridger had been afraid, that it would be a problem that the teenager refused to speak and was so much younger than the rest of the crew. But this wasn't so. The whole senior crew was really nice and tried their best. Nathan was proud of his crew.
Bridger knocked on the door of Lucas´ cabin. Little time after that the teenager opened the door he said "Hello Lucas, Darwin is here. Do you want to meet him?"
The boy nodded .
"Good, if you want, we can test the Vocoder program."
Lucas went back to his computer, where he had been sitting and shut it down. Then he picked up the Vocoder and followed Bridger to the moon pool.
*********
The first thing Lucas saw in the moon pool was the dolphin. When Darwin saw Bridger and the boy he swam to them.
Bridger smiled and touched the dolphin. "Hello Darwin, it's good to have you back. We all missed you."
Bridger looked at the teenager, until now the boy had only looked at the dolphin. "You can touch him, he likes that. You don't need to be afraid of him."
Lucas made one step forward, and touched the dolphin. *This is an unbelievable feeling! Incredible! I have never been this close to a dolphin.*
The boy wasn't aware of it, but he was smiling. Bridger had been watching Lucas the whole time, when he saw the smile from the boy he had to smile, too. This was the first time since the murder of his parents the boy was smiling. He was so thankful to Darwin, he decided he would give the dolphin more fish than normal that night for dinner.
The Captain had told the others to stay away from the moon pool. He had been afraid that a mistake with the Vocoder with too many people around would not be good for the boy. But now he wished he had allowed Kristin to be there, so that she was able to see the smile from the boy, too. He knew he had something very important to tell his crew and Bill Noyce.
Bridger couldn't take his eyes off Lucas and the dolphin. The teenager softly touched Darwin and become friends with him. Darwin felt that this was importend for the new boy.
After a few minutes Nathan asked. " Do you want to try the Vocoder now?"
Lucas looked at the Captain for a moment, than he nodded his head. *Now or never. I hope it will work. I think it will work, but maybe there is a reason that it will not work. If it doesn't work, I don't know what I can change. Okay, a few little changes are possibe when it works to make it better. But I can't imagine a totally different program. If it doesn't work I'll look like an idiot to the Captain, but maybe this is just what they are all thinking. Oh please let it work, please!*
The teenager took the Vocoder in his hands and touched a few keys on it. Than he nodded to the Captain, the sign, that he should ask Darwin something.
"Hey Darwin, this is Lucas, he's new on the SeaQuest."
"Hello Lucas!" Darwin's computer voice answered.
The smile of the teenager got bigger. *Oh my godness, it works, it really works. I've done it. Oh my god!*
Bridger was enthusiastic, the Vocoder worked, Darwin was able to talk. He had never believed that the program would work the first time they tried it. He had been sure that this would take a long time. The boy was a genius! The teenager was the first person in the world that had done it. One look at the teen told him that the boy was satisfied.
"Oh my god Lucas, it works!" Bridger didn't think about what he was doing he just hugged Lucas for joy. The teenager froze. Nathan let go. "I'm so sorry Lucas, I wasn't thinking. I'm just so enthusiastic about the Vocoder." The Captain again was angry with himself. He had been so stupid. He knew that Lucas was different, the boy needed more time for such things.
Lucas just nodded to say everything was allright. *I'm such an idiot. It was only a hug and I'm freaking out. Will it ever be normal again?*
"Bridger play, Lucas play." Darwin said.
Bridger smiled. "Yes, we'll play with you!"
Bridger went and got a soft red ball and gave it to Lucas. "Throw it to Darwin."
The teenager did as he was told. . The next couple of hours past quickly with the three of them playing ball.
*********
Later that evening Captain Bridger sat by the moon pool talking to Darwin.
"What do you think of Lucas?"
"Lucas very sad!"
"Do you know why he is sad?" Bridger asked.
"Misses family."
"Yes, I'm sure that he misses his parents." Nathan said and nodded his head.
"Lucas friendly, was happy before the bad men came."
Captain Bridger was speachless. It was not a fairy tale that was told. It was really true. A dolphin could look into the soul and the heart. "Do you know something about the men?"
The dolphin shook his head. "No."
"Do you like Lucas?"
This time the animal nodded his head. "Lucas nice, Lucas Darwins friend!"
Nathan Bridger touched the dolphin and smiled. "Yes, he is."
"Why Lucas not talk?"
"I think he doesn't want to talk because he is so sad." Nathan said.
"Will talk when happy?"
Captain Bridger shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, but I hope that he will talk again."
"Darwin help, Lucas to get happy!"
Bridger smiled. "That's very kind of you. But you must be careful with him, he is very vulnerable."
"Like baby dolphin?"
Nathan smiled again and nodded his head. "Yes, like a baby dolphin!"
*********
The next afternoon Dr. Westphalen and Lucas worked together in the lab. Lucas looked through a microscope and noted the thing he was seeing.
Captain Bridger walked into the lab and went to the two people. "Hello Kristin, hello Lucas."
"Hello Nathan, can we help you?", asked the Doctor. Lucas lifted his right hand as a hello, then he looked into the microscope again.
"Yes, you can help me. I wanted to ask if you can lend me Lucas for the afternoon." Bridger gave Kristin his biggest smile. The teenager looked up from the microscope when he heard his name. "I want to swim with Darwin and our dolphin wants to swim with Lucas too." The boy looked at Dr. Westphalen.
Kristin looked from the Captain to Lucas. Nathan had told her yesterday what had happened at the moon pool and she was still happy about this. "Yes, you can have him, only because I'm sure I have no chance against a Captain and a dolphin."
Captain Bridger looked at the teen. "Do you want to swim with Darwin?"
The blond teenager thought about this question one moment, than he nodded his head.
"Good, I have put a diving suit in your cabin. It's on your bed. We'll meet in 10 Minutes at the moon pool." Bridger went away to change into his own diving suit.
Lucas laid the pencil he had been holding the whole time on the table and looked at Dr. Westphalen.
Kristin gave him a smile. "You can really go, I can handle this alone. Have fun."
Lucas walked away to his cabin.
**********
Exactly 10 minutes later the Captain of the SeaQuest and the youngest part of the crew were at the moon pool.
Nathan went into the water to Darwin. Lucas followed him one minute later.
Darwin swam to Lucas and the teenager gave the dolphin a stroke . After a while the dolphin swam to Lucas` right side.
"He wants you to hold his fin, so he can pull you through the water.", Bridger explained to the teen.
Lucas hesitated a moment but then he decided to try it.
At the beginning Darwin slowly pulled the blond boy with the blue eyes through the water. When he sensed the teenager relaxing and beginning to feel safe, Darwin swam faster and faster.
Lucas´ smile got bigger and bigger. * This is so cool! This is one of the best things I have ever done.*
Dr. Westphalen looked at Darwin and the boy from a safe place where they couldn't see her. When she saw how the teen smiled she had tears in her eyes. The boy always looked sweet, but this smile topped everything. Lucas had an incredible charm. It was no wonder the whole senior crew, especially Nathan adored the boy with the big blue eyes. Nathan was so right. Darwin was very good for Lucas. If anybody could help the teen it was the dolphin.
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TO BE CONTINUIED...
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Hi,
I have a question and I hope that someone of you can help me with it. I have read that Jonathan Brandis wrote a seaQuest script called "The Horizion Crew". Is this script posted in the internet? When yes where can I find it? Has anybody of you saved it and could sand it to me?
BY Kiddo
Chapter 3
Information:
seaQuest, Lucas Wolenczak. doesn't belong to me. I'm not making any money with this story; it's only for entertainment.
A spezial thanks goes to my beta Kat Knits and all the nice people who gave me a review.
Feedback is always welcome.
***************************************************************************
Five days later Bridger was on his way to Lucas` cabin. Darwin had just arrived a few minutes ago. He wanted to introduce Lucas to Darwin as soon as possible.
The last few days had past without anything-special happening. The senior crew had introduced themselves to Lucas. Most of the time the teenager worked with Dr. Westphalen in the lab. It was soon discovered that the boy had a lot of knowledge about science and was a big help for Kristin. They worked well together, even though Lucas never talked.
They had all been surprised when the boy had not got lost. He always found his way. The emotions of the teenager hadn't changed; he never showed happiness or grief. The only thing remotely close to any emotion he showed was the lost, sad look in his eyes.
Nathan had learned very fast, that Bill had been right. Lucas woke in him an unbelievable protector- instinct. Lucas had the same effect on Kristin and those of the senior crew who knew the boy a little better.
It had become a ritual for Bridger to meet Lucas and eat with him. If he didn't have time, he asked someone else to do it, because he didn't like the boy having to eat alone.
Captain Bridger had been afraid, that it would be a problem that the teenager refused to speak and was so much younger than the rest of the crew. But this wasn't so. The whole senior crew was really nice and tried their best. Nathan was proud of his crew.
Bridger knocked on the door of Lucas´ cabin. Little time after that the teenager opened the door he said "Hello Lucas, Darwin is here. Do you want to meet him?"
The boy nodded .
"Good, if you want, we can test the Vocoder program."
Lucas went back to his computer, where he had been sitting and shut it down. Then he picked up the Vocoder and followed Bridger to the moon pool.
*********
The first thing Lucas saw in the moon pool was the dolphin. When Darwin saw Bridger and the boy he swam to them.
Bridger smiled and touched the dolphin. "Hello Darwin, it's good to have you back. We all missed you."
Bridger looked at the teenager, until now the boy had only looked at the dolphin. "You can touch him, he likes that. You don't need to be afraid of him."
Lucas made one step forward, and touched the dolphin. *This is an unbelievable feeling! Incredible! I have never been this close to a dolphin.*
The boy wasn't aware of it, but he was smiling. Bridger had been watching Lucas the whole time, when he saw the smile from the boy he had to smile, too. This was the first time since the murder of his parents the boy was smiling. He was so thankful to Darwin, he decided he would give the dolphin more fish than normal that night for dinner.
The Captain had told the others to stay away from the moon pool. He had been afraid that a mistake with the Vocoder with too many people around would not be good for the boy. But now he wished he had allowed Kristin to be there, so that she was able to see the smile from the boy, too. He knew he had something very important to tell his crew and Bill Noyce.
Bridger couldn't take his eyes off Lucas and the dolphin. The teenager softly touched Darwin and become friends with him. Darwin felt that this was importend for the new boy.
After a few minutes Nathan asked. " Do you want to try the Vocoder now?"
Lucas looked at the Captain for a moment, than he nodded his head. *Now or never. I hope it will work. I think it will work, but maybe there is a reason that it will not work. If it doesn't work, I don't know what I can change. Okay, a few little changes are possibe when it works to make it better. But I can't imagine a totally different program. If it doesn't work I'll look like an idiot to the Captain, but maybe this is just what they are all thinking. Oh please let it work, please!*
The teenager took the Vocoder in his hands and touched a few keys on it. Than he nodded to the Captain, the sign, that he should ask Darwin something.
"Hey Darwin, this is Lucas, he's new on the SeaQuest."
"Hello Lucas!" Darwin's computer voice answered.
The smile of the teenager got bigger. *Oh my godness, it works, it really works. I've done it. Oh my god!*
Bridger was enthusiastic, the Vocoder worked, Darwin was able to talk. He had never believed that the program would work the first time they tried it. He had been sure that this would take a long time. The boy was a genius! The teenager was the first person in the world that had done it. One look at the teen told him that the boy was satisfied.
"Oh my god Lucas, it works!" Bridger didn't think about what he was doing he just hugged Lucas for joy. The teenager froze. Nathan let go. "I'm so sorry Lucas, I wasn't thinking. I'm just so enthusiastic about the Vocoder." The Captain again was angry with himself. He had been so stupid. He knew that Lucas was different, the boy needed more time for such things.
Lucas just nodded to say everything was allright. *I'm such an idiot. It was only a hug and I'm freaking out. Will it ever be normal again?*
"Bridger play, Lucas play." Darwin said.
Bridger smiled. "Yes, we'll play with you!"
Bridger went and got a soft red ball and gave it to Lucas. "Throw it to Darwin."
The teenager did as he was told. . The next couple of hours past quickly with the three of them playing ball.
*********
Later that evening Captain Bridger sat by the moon pool talking to Darwin.
"What do you think of Lucas?"
"Lucas very sad!"
"Do you know why he is sad?" Bridger asked.
"Misses family."
"Yes, I'm sure that he misses his parents." Nathan said and nodded his head.
"Lucas friendly, was happy before the bad men came."
Captain Bridger was speachless. It was not a fairy tale that was told. It was really true. A dolphin could look into the soul and the heart. "Do you know something about the men?"
The dolphin shook his head. "No."
"Do you like Lucas?"
This time the animal nodded his head. "Lucas nice, Lucas Darwins friend!"
Nathan Bridger touched the dolphin and smiled. "Yes, he is."
"Why Lucas not talk?"
"I think he doesn't want to talk because he is so sad." Nathan said.
"Will talk when happy?"
Captain Bridger shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, but I hope that he will talk again."
"Darwin help, Lucas to get happy!"
Bridger smiled. "That's very kind of you. But you must be careful with him, he is very vulnerable."
"Like baby dolphin?"
Nathan smiled again and nodded his head. "Yes, like a baby dolphin!"
*********
The next afternoon Dr. Westphalen and Lucas worked together in the lab. Lucas looked through a microscope and noted the thing he was seeing.
Captain Bridger walked into the lab and went to the two people. "Hello Kristin, hello Lucas."
"Hello Nathan, can we help you?", asked the Doctor. Lucas lifted his right hand as a hello, then he looked into the microscope again.
"Yes, you can help me. I wanted to ask if you can lend me Lucas for the afternoon." Bridger gave Kristin his biggest smile. The teenager looked up from the microscope when he heard his name. "I want to swim with Darwin and our dolphin wants to swim with Lucas too." The boy looked at Dr. Westphalen.
Kristin looked from the Captain to Lucas. Nathan had told her yesterday what had happened at the moon pool and she was still happy about this. "Yes, you can have him, only because I'm sure I have no chance against a Captain and a dolphin."
Captain Bridger looked at the teen. "Do you want to swim with Darwin?"
The blond teenager thought about this question one moment, than he nodded his head.
"Good, I have put a diving suit in your cabin. It's on your bed. We'll meet in 10 Minutes at the moon pool." Bridger went away to change into his own diving suit.
Lucas laid the pencil he had been holding the whole time on the table and looked at Dr. Westphalen.
Kristin gave him a smile. "You can really go, I can handle this alone. Have fun."
Lucas walked away to his cabin.
**********
Exactly 10 minutes later the Captain of the SeaQuest and the youngest part of the crew were at the moon pool.
Nathan went into the water to Darwin. Lucas followed him one minute later.
Darwin swam to Lucas and the teenager gave the dolphin a stroke . After a while the dolphin swam to Lucas` right side.
"He wants you to hold his fin, so he can pull you through the water.", Bridger explained to the teen.
Lucas hesitated a moment but then he decided to try it.
At the beginning Darwin slowly pulled the blond boy with the blue eyes through the water. When he sensed the teenager relaxing and beginning to feel safe, Darwin swam faster and faster.
Lucas´ smile got bigger and bigger. * This is so cool! This is one of the best things I have ever done.*
Dr. Westphalen looked at Darwin and the boy from a safe place where they couldn't see her. When she saw how the teen smiled she had tears in her eyes. The boy always looked sweet, but this smile topped everything. Lucas had an incredible charm. It was no wonder the whole senior crew, especially Nathan adored the boy with the big blue eyes. Nathan was so right. Darwin was very good for Lucas. If anybody could help the teen it was the dolphin.
**********
TO BE CONTINUIED...
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Hi,
I have a question and I hope that someone of you can help me with it. I have read that Jonathan Brandis wrote a seaQuest script called "The Horizion Crew". Is this script posted in the internet? When yes where can I find it? Has anybody of you saved it and could sand it to me?