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Exile: The True Story
Part 2
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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"Good morning, Hoshi." She stared at Tarquin warily. "You don't trust me, I can understand that. I do want you to know that if I don't get what I want, he will die."
Hoshi's eyes widened. She had a feeling she knew who he was talking about. "What do you want?"
"You. Here. With me. Forever."
"I can't do that even if I wanted to. I have a life on Enterprise. A life..."
He cut her off. "A life with your Chief Engineer? Just what will Captain Archer say about that?"
Hoshi crossed her arms. "Keep the Enterprise and her crew out of this!"
"I don't think so, my dear. Imagine this."
She suddenly found herself standing on Enterprise. "Go to the briefing room," she heard Tarquin say in her head. Hoshi ran. She had a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"Charlie!" she exclaimed.
He was clutching his head in pain as Archer stood next to him. "T'Pol, continue with the explanation while I bring Trip to Sickbay."
"Of course, Captain," the Vulcan replied.
Hoshi followed the two officers through the corridors of Enterprise. She was about to enter sickbay, but was transported back to Tarquin's castle.
"No!" she cried. "Take me back! I have to know he's going to be all right!"
"He will be, but only if you stay with me."
Tears escaped her eyes. "If it's the only way to prevent you from killing him, then I'll stay."
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Archer watched as the Doctor Phlox did his work. "Anything, Doctor?" he asked.
"It would appear that Commander Tucker suffered from a very painful cerebral event which caused him to pass out. I have one theory as to how this could have happened."
"And that is?"
"Telepathy."
Archer regarded the Denobulan. "Telepathy? We don't have anyone aboard with telepathic powers. Who could have done this to him?"
Phlox picked a PADD up from the counter. "Mr. Tarquin's species is very capable in that area, Captain."
"Wait a minute, why would Tarquin want to hurt Trip?"
The Denobulan sighed. He didn't relish breaking a promise, but it was most likely the only way Archer would understand the situation. "Captain, I believe this Tarquin requested Ensign Sato because he fancied her. Not unlike The Phantom of the Opera in your culture."
"I can understand that," Archer replied, "but what would that have to do with Trip?"
"Ensign Sato and Commander Tucker are a couple."
Archer was speechless. This was happening under his own nose and he didn't even realize it? His best friend was keeping something this big from him? What about regulations?
"Captain? If I may, with the crew on these extended missions away from Earth, it's not surprising that some may begin to develop feelings for others."
"I know that, Doctor, however, they signed up for this."
"If I remember correctly, Ensign Sato wasn't to thrilled at the idea of leaving her school children."
Archer glared at him. "Call me when Trip wakes up."
"Yes, Sir."
Exile: The True Story
Part 2
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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"Good morning, Hoshi." She stared at Tarquin warily. "You don't trust me, I can understand that. I do want you to know that if I don't get what I want, he will die."
Hoshi's eyes widened. She had a feeling she knew who he was talking about. "What do you want?"
"You. Here. With me. Forever."
"I can't do that even if I wanted to. I have a life on Enterprise. A life..."
He cut her off. "A life with your Chief Engineer? Just what will Captain Archer say about that?"
Hoshi crossed her arms. "Keep the Enterprise and her crew out of this!"
"I don't think so, my dear. Imagine this."
She suddenly found herself standing on Enterprise. "Go to the briefing room," she heard Tarquin say in her head. Hoshi ran. She had a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"Charlie!" she exclaimed.
He was clutching his head in pain as Archer stood next to him. "T'Pol, continue with the explanation while I bring Trip to Sickbay."
"Of course, Captain," the Vulcan replied.
Hoshi followed the two officers through the corridors of Enterprise. She was about to enter sickbay, but was transported back to Tarquin's castle.
"No!" she cried. "Take me back! I have to know he's going to be all right!"
"He will be, but only if you stay with me."
Tears escaped her eyes. "If it's the only way to prevent you from killing him, then I'll stay."
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Archer watched as the Doctor Phlox did his work. "Anything, Doctor?" he asked.
"It would appear that Commander Tucker suffered from a very painful cerebral event which caused him to pass out. I have one theory as to how this could have happened."
"And that is?"
"Telepathy."
Archer regarded the Denobulan. "Telepathy? We don't have anyone aboard with telepathic powers. Who could have done this to him?"
Phlox picked a PADD up from the counter. "Mr. Tarquin's species is very capable in that area, Captain."
"Wait a minute, why would Tarquin want to hurt Trip?"
The Denobulan sighed. He didn't relish breaking a promise, but it was most likely the only way Archer would understand the situation. "Captain, I believe this Tarquin requested Ensign Sato because he fancied her. Not unlike The Phantom of the Opera in your culture."
"I can understand that," Archer replied, "but what would that have to do with Trip?"
"Ensign Sato and Commander Tucker are a couple."
Archer was speechless. This was happening under his own nose and he didn't even realize it? His best friend was keeping something this big from him? What about regulations?
"Captain? If I may, with the crew on these extended missions away from Earth, it's not surprising that some may begin to develop feelings for others."
"I know that, Doctor, however, they signed up for this."
"If I remember correctly, Ensign Sato wasn't to thrilled at the idea of leaving her school children."
Archer glared at him. "Call me when Trip wakes up."
"Yes, Sir."