DO NOT SPEAK
Chapter 8
By Kiddo
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 KatKnits00 and sara, KatKnits, TwistedImagination, jewels03 and Ihni for their reviews to chapter 7. I hope this is soon enough :-).
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After the Captain walked Lucas back to his cabin, he went to the wardroom. Then he gave orders to wake Chief Crocker and his security team. After that, he gave the orders to wake the senior crew and Dr. Westphalen. He wanted all of them together when he told them.
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One hour later the three scientists were in the brig.
Dr. Clendon tried to convince the Captain about their innocence. "Captain, I told you, this must be a misunderstanding. The imagination of a teenager who can't handle his life, he doesn't talk for nine months and than you believe everything he says. You can't really believe his story."
Nathan tried hard to keep himself under control. MC Clendon tried to make Lucas look bad. Bridger knew that MC Clendon did this to make him angry. But he wouldn't let this happen. If he wanted to help the teenager, he had to be calm and he had to keep himself under control. For Lucas he could do such a thing. "Don't speak of him like that. Show me your right hand without the glove."
MC Clendons face got pale. "What?"
Captain Bridger gave the scientist a fake smile. "Just show me your hand. If nothing is there I will believe you."
Dr. MC Clendon shook his head. "No!"
The Captain turned to Crocker. "Chief, could you please help him with the glove?"
Manilow Crocker gave a smile to his old friend. He had been as shocked as the rest of the crew when Nathan had told them what had happened to Lucas and his parents. "Yes Sir."
The Chief nodded at two of the men of his security team, together they stepped forward to Douglas. MC Clendon looked at the Captain. "Alright, I'll show you my hand."
When he pulled off the glove everyone was able to see the scar. Everybody could see that it was the scar of a bite.
Bridger raised his eyebrows. "This is the reason why you wear a glove. When you tried to stop Lucas from screaming he was able to bite you."
"This proves nothing, this was done by Mogly, the dog of a friend."
Bridger laughed. "Any Dentist or Doctor can prove that this is not a dog`s bite. We have you Clendon, you can just give up."
Douglas angrily looked at the Captain. "We will never give up. We will pay the best lawyers. Yes, we killed the Wolenczaks but you will never be able to prove it. Do you hear me? Never! We will get free. The bite scar can never prove that we have killed them and we will destroy your career Captain Bridger." He nearly screamed the words.
Now the Captain had a big smile on his face. He hadn't smiled the whole time, but now he was able to. He took his pal. "Commander Ford, Lt. O'Neill?"
"Yes Sir?" Tim O'Neill's voice could be heard through the pal.
"How is the video?" Asked Bridger.
This time is was Commander Ford who spoke. "It's perfect Captain. The picture and sound are fantastic. I can see us at the Oscars. Nominated for Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Actors, Best Screen Play and Best Movie. We will be the heros of the evening."
Captain Bridger looked happy. "Thank you. Commander Ford change our course to the next UEO- port. Bridger out."
The scientists had frozen looks on their faces. MC Clendon had told everything. He had fallen straight into a trap. There were no lawyers who could help them now.
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Twenty minutes later Captain Bridger was alone in his cabin and talking with Admiral Noyce through the vidphone. He told him everything that had happened. After that they talked about what would happen to the men who killed Lucas` parents, but mostly they talked about the teenager.
"Do you believe Lucas will talk again or did he just talk to you because he wanted the three of them to get what they deserved?"
Bridger shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. But I hope he will talk to us. I was really surprised when I asked him something and he really answered. I could have screamed for joy, but it wouldn't have been the right thing at the time, so I decided against it."
Bill Noyce nodded his head and smiled. "I think this was a good decision."
"Bill, I have a favour to ask you." Bridger had thought about this a long time, and he found that today was the right day to ask his friend.
"What do you want?" Asked the Admiral and leaned closer to his vidphone.
"I want to adopt Lucas, but only if he wants this, too. But I need your okay because the UEO has the custody. I wanted to ask you first and get your okay before I asked him."
First Admiral Noyce looked shocked at Bridger, than he started to laugh out loud. He laughed and laughed and laughed. It took a long time until the Admiral stopped.
"What's so funny Bill?"
"I'm sorry Nathan. But can you remember when we had our first conversation about Lucas?"
Bridger nodded his head. "Yes I remember. At the beginning I was really angry at you. I wanted to throw something at your head, you are really lucky that you can't do that through a vidphone."
"I know and that was the reason why I told you on the vidphone. I had the time to go to the seaQuest but I was afraid of how you would react"
Bridger was speechless.
"But I wanted to say something else. Can you remember what you said and what else I told you?"
Nathan was becoming restless. "Yes Bill, I can remember it. Please just say what you mean."
"Oh, you said, I shouldn't worry about Lucas. I promised you that you would be the person who would worry about him in the future. I told you that I would remind you of this and now I'm doing it." The Admiral smiled over his whole face.
The Captain thought back at the conversation with Noyce. Yes it was true that Noyce had told him this. "Bill Noyce. You had this all planed out. There was no psychologist who suggested a new surrounding. It was all your idea and the thing with Darwin worked perfect for you. You can just tell me the truth, I see how you're trying to look away from me."
Admiral Noyce was getting smaller in his chair. "You're right. All this was my idea. But I asked a psychologist about this and she said it was okay. I couldn't see the boy like that. I wanted to help him. But he wouldn't let any of us near him. But you solved the problem so fast. He smiled, laughed and made contact with other people in his own way. And now he's talking again. I was sure, that if anybody could help the boy it would be you, Darwin and your fantastic crew ."
Bridger unbelievingly looked at Noyce. "The only thing missing is that you make us holy."
Bill Noyce was getting bigger in his chair. "Nathan, you can't be angry at me because I tried this. I only wanted the best for Lucas. I saw a big chance for him in you, Darwin and your crew."
Captain Bridger looked at his superior officer and smiled. "Thank you Bill, I will never forget what you have done for Lucas. But I'm still angry with you. You can't play with people. What if it hadn't worked? Maybe we could have made it harder for Lucas."
"I know, but it worked out. And this is what's important."
"Now that I know that you had the whole thing planed out, I believe that I have your permission to adopt Lucas."
Admiral Noyce nodded his head. "Yes, that goes without saying. It's nearly signed."
"I have to go now."
"Say hello to Lucas from me."
Bridger looked at his friend for a moment. "I have to think about this. I'm really thankful for what you did for Lucas, but I'm angry, too. You have played with all of us. Bill, you are not an expert with such cases. I don't want to think about what could have gone wrong. Good bye."
"Bye."
The vidphone went black. Bridger stood up and walked out of his cabin.
TO BE CONTINUID...
There will be more of Lucas in the next chapter. Only two chapters left,
the end is near :-)
Chapter 8
By Kiddo
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 KatKnits00 and sara, KatKnits, TwistedImagination, jewels03 and Ihni for their reviews to chapter 7. I hope this is soon enough :-).
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After the Captain walked Lucas back to his cabin, he went to the wardroom. Then he gave orders to wake Chief Crocker and his security team. After that, he gave the orders to wake the senior crew and Dr. Westphalen. He wanted all of them together when he told them.
*****************
One hour later the three scientists were in the brig.
Dr. Clendon tried to convince the Captain about their innocence. "Captain, I told you, this must be a misunderstanding. The imagination of a teenager who can't handle his life, he doesn't talk for nine months and than you believe everything he says. You can't really believe his story."
Nathan tried hard to keep himself under control. MC Clendon tried to make Lucas look bad. Bridger knew that MC Clendon did this to make him angry. But he wouldn't let this happen. If he wanted to help the teenager, he had to be calm and he had to keep himself under control. For Lucas he could do such a thing. "Don't speak of him like that. Show me your right hand without the glove."
MC Clendons face got pale. "What?"
Captain Bridger gave the scientist a fake smile. "Just show me your hand. If nothing is there I will believe you."
Dr. MC Clendon shook his head. "No!"
The Captain turned to Crocker. "Chief, could you please help him with the glove?"
Manilow Crocker gave a smile to his old friend. He had been as shocked as the rest of the crew when Nathan had told them what had happened to Lucas and his parents. "Yes Sir."
The Chief nodded at two of the men of his security team, together they stepped forward to Douglas. MC Clendon looked at the Captain. "Alright, I'll show you my hand."
When he pulled off the glove everyone was able to see the scar. Everybody could see that it was the scar of a bite.
Bridger raised his eyebrows. "This is the reason why you wear a glove. When you tried to stop Lucas from screaming he was able to bite you."
"This proves nothing, this was done by Mogly, the dog of a friend."
Bridger laughed. "Any Dentist or Doctor can prove that this is not a dog`s bite. We have you Clendon, you can just give up."
Douglas angrily looked at the Captain. "We will never give up. We will pay the best lawyers. Yes, we killed the Wolenczaks but you will never be able to prove it. Do you hear me? Never! We will get free. The bite scar can never prove that we have killed them and we will destroy your career Captain Bridger." He nearly screamed the words.
Now the Captain had a big smile on his face. He hadn't smiled the whole time, but now he was able to. He took his pal. "Commander Ford, Lt. O'Neill?"
"Yes Sir?" Tim O'Neill's voice could be heard through the pal.
"How is the video?" Asked Bridger.
This time is was Commander Ford who spoke. "It's perfect Captain. The picture and sound are fantastic. I can see us at the Oscars. Nominated for Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Actors, Best Screen Play and Best Movie. We will be the heros of the evening."
Captain Bridger looked happy. "Thank you. Commander Ford change our course to the next UEO- port. Bridger out."
The scientists had frozen looks on their faces. MC Clendon had told everything. He had fallen straight into a trap. There were no lawyers who could help them now.
***********************
Twenty minutes later Captain Bridger was alone in his cabin and talking with Admiral Noyce through the vidphone. He told him everything that had happened. After that they talked about what would happen to the men who killed Lucas` parents, but mostly they talked about the teenager.
"Do you believe Lucas will talk again or did he just talk to you because he wanted the three of them to get what they deserved?"
Bridger shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. But I hope he will talk to us. I was really surprised when I asked him something and he really answered. I could have screamed for joy, but it wouldn't have been the right thing at the time, so I decided against it."
Bill Noyce nodded his head and smiled. "I think this was a good decision."
"Bill, I have a favour to ask you." Bridger had thought about this a long time, and he found that today was the right day to ask his friend.
"What do you want?" Asked the Admiral and leaned closer to his vidphone.
"I want to adopt Lucas, but only if he wants this, too. But I need your okay because the UEO has the custody. I wanted to ask you first and get your okay before I asked him."
First Admiral Noyce looked shocked at Bridger, than he started to laugh out loud. He laughed and laughed and laughed. It took a long time until the Admiral stopped.
"What's so funny Bill?"
"I'm sorry Nathan. But can you remember when we had our first conversation about Lucas?"
Bridger nodded his head. "Yes I remember. At the beginning I was really angry at you. I wanted to throw something at your head, you are really lucky that you can't do that through a vidphone."
"I know and that was the reason why I told you on the vidphone. I had the time to go to the seaQuest but I was afraid of how you would react"
Bridger was speechless.
"But I wanted to say something else. Can you remember what you said and what else I told you?"
Nathan was becoming restless. "Yes Bill, I can remember it. Please just say what you mean."
"Oh, you said, I shouldn't worry about Lucas. I promised you that you would be the person who would worry about him in the future. I told you that I would remind you of this and now I'm doing it." The Admiral smiled over his whole face.
The Captain thought back at the conversation with Noyce. Yes it was true that Noyce had told him this. "Bill Noyce. You had this all planed out. There was no psychologist who suggested a new surrounding. It was all your idea and the thing with Darwin worked perfect for you. You can just tell me the truth, I see how you're trying to look away from me."
Admiral Noyce was getting smaller in his chair. "You're right. All this was my idea. But I asked a psychologist about this and she said it was okay. I couldn't see the boy like that. I wanted to help him. But he wouldn't let any of us near him. But you solved the problem so fast. He smiled, laughed and made contact with other people in his own way. And now he's talking again. I was sure, that if anybody could help the boy it would be you, Darwin and your fantastic crew ."
Bridger unbelievingly looked at Noyce. "The only thing missing is that you make us holy."
Bill Noyce was getting bigger in his chair. "Nathan, you can't be angry at me because I tried this. I only wanted the best for Lucas. I saw a big chance for him in you, Darwin and your crew."
Captain Bridger looked at his superior officer and smiled. "Thank you Bill, I will never forget what you have done for Lucas. But I'm still angry with you. You can't play with people. What if it hadn't worked? Maybe we could have made it harder for Lucas."
"I know, but it worked out. And this is what's important."
"Now that I know that you had the whole thing planed out, I believe that I have your permission to adopt Lucas."
Admiral Noyce nodded his head. "Yes, that goes without saying. It's nearly signed."
"I have to go now."
"Say hello to Lucas from me."
Bridger looked at his friend for a moment. "I have to think about this. I'm really thankful for what you did for Lucas, but I'm angry, too. You have played with all of us. Bill, you are not an expert with such cases. I don't want to think about what could have gone wrong. Good bye."
"Bye."
The vidphone went black. Bridger stood up and walked out of his cabin.
TO BE CONTINUID...
There will be more of Lucas in the next chapter. Only two chapters left,
the end is near :-)