Title: "Gateway" 33/45
Author: Quills
Contact:the_quill_pen@yahoo.com
Series: ENT
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Startrek and I derive no financial gain from this story.
Codes: A, T/Tu, Ma, S, R, P angst, drama, romance, humor, action/adventure
Summary: Captain Archer is relieved of command for a secret mission into the 24th Century .
To find and stop the Suliban renegade Silik.While he is gone, a Vulcan Starfleet Captain from
the future is given temporary command of the Enterprise NX-01 with his own orders to
investigate the 'Temporal Cold War'.
Chapter 33
Stacy Vetter ran to the fallen form of Doctor Morovitch. She lifted his still body
and was shocked by the blood that drained onto her jumpsuit. She felt for a pulse
but when none registered she looked up at the dark clad figures standing in the
entranceway. It had not occurred to her that running to the elder doctor's side
placed her in grave danger. The site of the intruders sent a chill up Stacy Veter's
spine and in one moment she became frozen with fear.
One of the figures pointed a disrupter at the young technician. "Stand up"
Stacy hesitated for a moment as the shock threatened to overwhelm her.
The lifeless body of Doctor Morovitch slumped to the floor as she rose
and stood before the his murders.
As she stood up, Doctors O'Rourke and Moorhead came running down the corridor.
They had seen what had transpired and had ran to the buildings small arms locker to
retrieve two hand phasers. The two doctors took up positions at opposite recesses in the
corridor.
"Stacy, get down!" yelled O'Rourke as he fired his weapon at one of the intruders.
O'Rourke grew up on a settlement world where his parents were terraformers. It's a hard
existence and it often calls for a person to defend themselves. O'Rourke was no slouch
with a phaser and his beam hit the intruder he aimed at squarely in the chest dropping the
intruder where he stood.
Stacy move frantically out of the line of fire as O'Rourke fired another volley of rapid
phaser bursts joined by Doctor Moorhead's phaser fire. In the conflagration, Stacy
dove to the ground, clasping her hands over her head.
"Give it up." yelled O'Rourke "There's a Federation Starship in orbit. Other members
of our team are already contacting her."
None of the intruders responded to the threat. They had taken cover at the inner portion
of the entranceway and did not seemed phased by the supposed starship's presence. As the
intruders returned fire, one of them was holding what was clearly not a weapon. O'Rourke tried
to make out what the device was but the intruders were better shots than he was and there were
more of them. He kept having to duck behind the wall that afforded him only minor protection.
He counted four, including the one he shot, but there might have been more. He knew that he
and Moorhead couldn't hold them off much longer. They needed to retreat
to the safety of the auditorium and await a security detail from the Kirk.
Signaling to Moorhead to maintain a suppression of fire he called out to Stacy.
"Stacy...run girl...we'll cover you."
Mooredhead and O'Rourke fired an intense barrage at the intruders position and
while the intruders were taking cover; the young girl made a run for the doctors' location
as a torrent of phaser fire crossed over her head. O'Rourke, trying not to hit Stacy, aimed away
from the young girl, giving one of the intruders an opening to fire. A disrupter blast struck
O'Rourke's exposed upper left quadrant and he was sent careening against the wall behind him.
Moorhead saw her stricken colleague slumped against the wall and returned fire as she shouted
curses at the intruders. "You bastards!"
Stacy Veter had made it to Doctor O'Rourke's position and kneeling down she had discovered
that O'Rourke was still alive, but just barely. She pulled him deeper into the access way to give
them both cover from further disrupter blasts.
As Moorhead continued firing her phaser, she glanced at Stacy who was sobbing as she held
O'Rourke in her arms "Dammit Stacy, there's no time for that! Pick up that damn phaser and use it!"
The young girl saw the phaser lying next to O'Rourke's body. Placing the doctor's body gently against
the wall, she picked up the phaser and joined her colleague in defense of their outpost. As the two women
returned fire, Moorhead yelled to Stacy.
"The security detail should have been here by now. Something's wrong. I'll hold them off.
You have to get to Doctor Carter and see what's wrong."
"I can't leave you." she cried back
"I'll hold them off as long as I can." replied Moorhead "We don't have a choice Stacy. We can't let them take
the compound. Now Go!"
Moorhead increased her phaser fire as she shouted the order to Veter. The young woman didn't want to
abandon her friend, but she knew the doctor was right. They couldn't let the compound be taken. They had to contact
the Kirk.
Timing her departure to coincide with Moorheads next phaser barrage, Stacy readied herself to sprint for the
opening to the auditorium. The opening was a good ten meters from her and she knew she would have only seconds to run before disruptor blasts rained down on her. She looked over at Moorhead and nodded. The Doctor started firing her phaser wildly to keep the intruders off balance as Stacy ran for the opening. Her sporadic firing struck parts of the
overhang above the intruders location, shattering it into fragments that rained down on their position. A cloud of dust
formed around the debris, blocking the location of the intruders. She began firing wildly at the entranceway anytime she
saw movement. She couldn't be sure where the intruders were or if she was hitting any.
After a few moments she stopped firing. No return fire had come since she hit the overhang. It was possible they
either retreated or were injured. Either way, she couldn't tell from her present vantage point. Glancing over at
O'Rourke, she took a deep breath and dashed across the hallway to where he lay leaning against the wall. Glancing
quickly at O'Rourke, she crouched down and leaned out to see if this vantage point afforded her a better view.
The dust swirled around as the outside winds added sand to the already pulverized rubble. Moorehead scanned
the opening looking for any sign of movement. Then she caught a flash as if from something metallic. She aimed her
phaser in the direction of the flash and fired. The phaser burst cut through the dust cloud, lighting up the surrounding area.
An instant later, twenty feet away from where Moorhead's phaser fire struck, a disrupter blast lanced out striking the
the doctor on the exposed side of her head. The blast through the doctor to the ground where her body spasmed
momentarily before becoming very quiet and very still.
A few moments later, a voice called out from the dust and sand. "It's clear sir, all remaining members of the
science team are in the auxiliary communications room."
The dark garbed figures stepped out one by one until five of them were now in the entranceway.
One of the figures took several steps into the corridor. He surveyed the empty hall for a moment
and then spoke "Have you obtained the coordinates?" he said clearly denoting his role as the groups
leader.
"Not yet sir." replied one of the others almost nervously "I've been jamming their communications ,
it's making triangulating the intended reception point difficult."
The leader glanced over his shoulder. "I do not want to hear excuses... I WANT those coordinates."
"Yes sir" replied the subordinate as he manipulated the palm scanner he was holding. the man adjusted
the machines scanner as he tried to pick up the science teams transmission. He could already detect
the impatience in his leaders voice. He feared what further impatience might prompt him to do.
The leader stood over the lifeless form of Doctor Moorehead. "Soon" he whispered "soon I will have
'him' and all he holds dear. In one stroke I will cleanse him and his planet from existence. "
As the leader spoke in hushed tones, the subordinate man adjusted his device once again...this time
registering a low beep.
The leader turned to face the man "Well?"
"I have it sir." replied the man straightening himself in pride...or relief.
"Then transmit it and give the order." said the leader as he walked past the man and headed out of the building.
The subordinate man turned and called out to the leader "And what of the remaining scientists?"
The leader came to an abrupt stop and paused for a moment. This sent a chill through the subordinate man.
The leader turned slowly towards the men in the archway and gave his reply "Kill them all."
TBC....
Author: Quills
Contact:the_quill_pen@yahoo.com
Series: ENT
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Startrek and I derive no financial gain from this story.
Codes: A, T/Tu, Ma, S, R, P angst, drama, romance, humor, action/adventure
Summary: Captain Archer is relieved of command for a secret mission into the 24th Century .
To find and stop the Suliban renegade Silik.While he is gone, a Vulcan Starfleet Captain from
the future is given temporary command of the Enterprise NX-01 with his own orders to
investigate the 'Temporal Cold War'.
Chapter 33
Stacy Vetter ran to the fallen form of Doctor Morovitch. She lifted his still body
and was shocked by the blood that drained onto her jumpsuit. She felt for a pulse
but when none registered she looked up at the dark clad figures standing in the
entranceway. It had not occurred to her that running to the elder doctor's side
placed her in grave danger. The site of the intruders sent a chill up Stacy Veter's
spine and in one moment she became frozen with fear.
One of the figures pointed a disrupter at the young technician. "Stand up"
Stacy hesitated for a moment as the shock threatened to overwhelm her.
The lifeless body of Doctor Morovitch slumped to the floor as she rose
and stood before the his murders.
As she stood up, Doctors O'Rourke and Moorhead came running down the corridor.
They had seen what had transpired and had ran to the buildings small arms locker to
retrieve two hand phasers. The two doctors took up positions at opposite recesses in the
corridor.
"Stacy, get down!" yelled O'Rourke as he fired his weapon at one of the intruders.
O'Rourke grew up on a settlement world where his parents were terraformers. It's a hard
existence and it often calls for a person to defend themselves. O'Rourke was no slouch
with a phaser and his beam hit the intruder he aimed at squarely in the chest dropping the
intruder where he stood.
Stacy move frantically out of the line of fire as O'Rourke fired another volley of rapid
phaser bursts joined by Doctor Moorhead's phaser fire. In the conflagration, Stacy
dove to the ground, clasping her hands over her head.
"Give it up." yelled O'Rourke "There's a Federation Starship in orbit. Other members
of our team are already contacting her."
None of the intruders responded to the threat. They had taken cover at the inner portion
of the entranceway and did not seemed phased by the supposed starship's presence. As the
intruders returned fire, one of them was holding what was clearly not a weapon. O'Rourke tried
to make out what the device was but the intruders were better shots than he was and there were
more of them. He kept having to duck behind the wall that afforded him only minor protection.
He counted four, including the one he shot, but there might have been more. He knew that he
and Moorhead couldn't hold them off much longer. They needed to retreat
to the safety of the auditorium and await a security detail from the Kirk.
Signaling to Moorhead to maintain a suppression of fire he called out to Stacy.
"Stacy...run girl...we'll cover you."
Mooredhead and O'Rourke fired an intense barrage at the intruders position and
while the intruders were taking cover; the young girl made a run for the doctors' location
as a torrent of phaser fire crossed over her head. O'Rourke, trying not to hit Stacy, aimed away
from the young girl, giving one of the intruders an opening to fire. A disrupter blast struck
O'Rourke's exposed upper left quadrant and he was sent careening against the wall behind him.
Moorhead saw her stricken colleague slumped against the wall and returned fire as she shouted
curses at the intruders. "You bastards!"
Stacy Veter had made it to Doctor O'Rourke's position and kneeling down she had discovered
that O'Rourke was still alive, but just barely. She pulled him deeper into the access way to give
them both cover from further disrupter blasts.
As Moorhead continued firing her phaser, she glanced at Stacy who was sobbing as she held
O'Rourke in her arms "Dammit Stacy, there's no time for that! Pick up that damn phaser and use it!"
The young girl saw the phaser lying next to O'Rourke's body. Placing the doctor's body gently against
the wall, she picked up the phaser and joined her colleague in defense of their outpost. As the two women
returned fire, Moorhead yelled to Stacy.
"The security detail should have been here by now. Something's wrong. I'll hold them off.
You have to get to Doctor Carter and see what's wrong."
"I can't leave you." she cried back
"I'll hold them off as long as I can." replied Moorhead "We don't have a choice Stacy. We can't let them take
the compound. Now Go!"
Moorhead increased her phaser fire as she shouted the order to Veter. The young woman didn't want to
abandon her friend, but she knew the doctor was right. They couldn't let the compound be taken. They had to contact
the Kirk.
Timing her departure to coincide with Moorheads next phaser barrage, Stacy readied herself to sprint for the
opening to the auditorium. The opening was a good ten meters from her and she knew she would have only seconds to run before disruptor blasts rained down on her. She looked over at Moorhead and nodded. The Doctor started firing her phaser wildly to keep the intruders off balance as Stacy ran for the opening. Her sporadic firing struck parts of the
overhang above the intruders location, shattering it into fragments that rained down on their position. A cloud of dust
formed around the debris, blocking the location of the intruders. She began firing wildly at the entranceway anytime she
saw movement. She couldn't be sure where the intruders were or if she was hitting any.
After a few moments she stopped firing. No return fire had come since she hit the overhang. It was possible they
either retreated or were injured. Either way, she couldn't tell from her present vantage point. Glancing over at
O'Rourke, she took a deep breath and dashed across the hallway to where he lay leaning against the wall. Glancing
quickly at O'Rourke, she crouched down and leaned out to see if this vantage point afforded her a better view.
The dust swirled around as the outside winds added sand to the already pulverized rubble. Moorehead scanned
the opening looking for any sign of movement. Then she caught a flash as if from something metallic. She aimed her
phaser in the direction of the flash and fired. The phaser burst cut through the dust cloud, lighting up the surrounding area.
An instant later, twenty feet away from where Moorhead's phaser fire struck, a disrupter blast lanced out striking the
the doctor on the exposed side of her head. The blast through the doctor to the ground where her body spasmed
momentarily before becoming very quiet and very still.
A few moments later, a voice called out from the dust and sand. "It's clear sir, all remaining members of the
science team are in the auxiliary communications room."
The dark garbed figures stepped out one by one until five of them were now in the entranceway.
One of the figures took several steps into the corridor. He surveyed the empty hall for a moment
and then spoke "Have you obtained the coordinates?" he said clearly denoting his role as the groups
leader.
"Not yet sir." replied one of the others almost nervously "I've been jamming their communications ,
it's making triangulating the intended reception point difficult."
The leader glanced over his shoulder. "I do not want to hear excuses... I WANT those coordinates."
"Yes sir" replied the subordinate as he manipulated the palm scanner he was holding. the man adjusted
the machines scanner as he tried to pick up the science teams transmission. He could already detect
the impatience in his leaders voice. He feared what further impatience might prompt him to do.
The leader stood over the lifeless form of Doctor Moorehead. "Soon" he whispered "soon I will have
'him' and all he holds dear. In one stroke I will cleanse him and his planet from existence. "
As the leader spoke in hushed tones, the subordinate man adjusted his device once again...this time
registering a low beep.
The leader turned to face the man "Well?"
"I have it sir." replied the man straightening himself in pride...or relief.
"Then transmit it and give the order." said the leader as he walked past the man and headed out of the building.
The subordinate man turned and called out to the leader "And what of the remaining scientists?"
The leader came to an abrupt stop and paused for a moment. This sent a chill through the subordinate man.
The leader turned slowly towards the men in the archway and gave his reply "Kill them all."
TBC....