A SONG CAN TELL US SOMETHING
Chapter 3 - Somewhere I belong
By Kiddo
Information:
I have no rights to SeaQuest and I'm making no money with this story.
The Song "Somewhere I Belong" is written by Linkin Park.
This chapter takes place two days after chapter two.
Feedback is always welcome.
A special Thanks goes to my beta Jackie and Katie, LilLeggs, zabouballa, celeste, angeleyes99110 and KatKnits00 for their Reviews to the last part of my story.
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*
When this began I had nothing to say
I get lost in the nothing that's inside of me
I was confused I let it all out to find that I'm not the only person with these things in
mind
Inside of me
Well I don't think they can see the words reveal
This is the only real thing I got left to feel
Nothing to lose
Just luck, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fell is just my own
*
Lucas Wolenczak sat in the shuttle that would bring him to the SeaQuest. Beside him were the three other people in the shuttle. In the beginning, they had looked at him in a funny way, but that had stopped now and they were talking with each other. The blond teenager was the only one who didn't joined in the conversation, so he looked out of one of the shuttle's windows.
Lucas didn't want to eavesdrop, but they talked loud enough that he could hear most of what they were talking about. He had heard that two of the people were from the science team and the pilot of the shuttle was from the navy.
Slowly Lucas' thoughts went on to something different. Two days ago, his father had told him at the party that he wasn't wanted any longer in his home and that he would be going to the SeaQuest.
Dr. Wolenczak had told Admiral Noyce about the Vocoder Project his son was working on and had convinced the Admiral, with enough money, that the SeaQuest was the perfect place for his son and his little project.
The teenager couldn't really say anything about it, nobody had asked him what he wanted. His father had told him of his decision in the garden as if it was nothing important. Lucas had told Lawrence Wolenczak more than one time that he didn't want to go. He didn't want to go to the SeaQuest. It was Lucas' life and Lucas wanted to decide what he would do now that he was finished with college.
The young genius was afraid of going to the SeaQuest and the reason was Captain Bridger.
The man had given him a place to sleep when he had run away from home. He was sure that the captain knew that everything was not alright with the Wolenczaks. And the captain had heard his nightmare.
At the party, the captain had also noticed the argument between Lawrence and himself. Lucas had also asked the captain not to tell his parents about the fact that they knew each other.
The captain really had to be a stupid person not to realise that there was something wrong between Lucas and Dr. Woleczak and Cynthia Wolenczak.
The teenager was afraid that Bridger would ask questions or would find out the family secret in some other way.
The blond boy thought back to the evening of the party. Lawrence had screamed a lot at him after the party because he had left the party and gone up to his room without the permission of his parents. Dr. Wolenczak had made it clear to Lucas that this behaviour was not to be tolerated. The scientist had also spoken to him a few words about the SeaQuest. And words hadn't been the only things he had given that day.
A shudder ran to Lucas body when he thought about it. The teenager shook his head. No, he didn't want to think about that.
He had to accept that he would live on the submarine. In some way this was his own fault. If he hadn't so often run away from home, his parents wouldn't send him away to a place he could not run away from.
But sometimes Lucas couldn't react in any other way, if it became to bad, his only chance was to flee. But most of the time after this, his father was more angry than he was before.
*
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of all the pain I felt so long
Release all the pain 'til it's gone
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
*
The shuttle docked. Captain Bridger stood in the shuttle bay. Yesterday, Noyce had told him that he would get a new member on his crew. Nathan was interested in this new crewmember and therefore he had decided to greet him by himself. Admiral Noyce had told him that he had just finished college, but the interesting thing was, that he had developed a program that could translate dolphin clicks into human language and the other way around.
But Bill hadn't told him the name of the new crewmember.
After the shuttle finished docking, first the two scientist who had two days longer shore leave exited.
Next, a thin, blond person came out of the shuttle. Over his shoulder, he carried a big travel back and a rucksack. In his hands he carried a big orange box.
Bridger was frozen for a moment when he saw the person. He hadn't expected this. He would never have believed that Bill Noyce would do such a thing!
The boy was just 14! 14 years old! The more he saw of the teenager, the more questions he had. Nathan stepped up to the blond boy. "Hello, Lucas. It's nice to see you again. I had never expected to see you here."
Lucas greeted the Bridger shyly. "Hello, Captain Bridger. Didn't Admiral Noyce tell you anything?"
"No, not really. He just told me that I would be getting a new crewmember and a program that he had developed. He didn't say a word about you."
The teen become more unsure than before. "Oh, I hope this is not a problem."
Nathan shook his head and smiled. "No, don't worry about it. I'm really happy to see you again. Welcome to the SeaQuest, your home for the next few month." But the truth was something different. Normally, someone who had just finished college was a few years older. Lucas' age could be a problem. He just hoped that everything would work out alright.
*
And I got nothing to say
I can't believe I didn't fall right down on my face
I was confused
Looking everywhere only to find
That it's not the way I imagined it all in my mind
So I implied
Do I have the negativity?
Cause I can't justify my way when everyone is looking at me
Nothing to lose
Nothing but game, how I went along
And the fault is my own, and the fall is just my own
*
Bridger reached for Lucas' black travelling bag. "Can I help you with it?"
The blond haired smiled thankfully. "Yes." He gave the captain the heavy bag. "Thank you."
Nathan took the travelling bag. "I think it's probably best if I show you your quarter first."
Lucas followed the captain. On the way to his cabin, Bridger asked the teen a few things about the Vocoder project. He was really impressed.
The few crewmembers who saw Lucas looked surprised at the boy's presence.
*
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of all the pain I felt so long
Release all the pain 'til it's gone
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
*
Captain Bridger opened the door to Lucas' cabin. "So, I hope you like it in here. I know it is a little bit small and narrow, but this was the only cabin that was free." Bridger put the black bag down on the floor.
The teenager carefully put the orange box he'd been carrying down on the bed, and then put his rucksack down. He looked around the room and smiled. "Looks comfortable."
Nathan had to smile at the teenager, this could only be said by somebody who was interested in computers. Bridger wondered just how good the teenager was with a computer. "So, I'll let you alone so you can unpack. I'll come back later and give you a tour of the SeaQuest."
The captain closed the door behind him. Lucas was left alone in his new home.
*
I will never know myself until I do this on my own
And I will never feel, anything else until my wounds are healed
I will never make anything until I break away from me
I will break away, and find myself today
*
The teenager started to unpack and thought about a few things. Maybe it wouldn't be too bad on the SeaQuest. He was far away from his parents. Maybe he could just be himself, act like the person he really was. The worst thing that could happen was that he would be sent back home.
Maybe he could find a few friends here, but he wasn't sure about this. The crew was much older than him. Who, of their own free will, would really want to have anything to do with a teenager? Lucas knew that a lot of people were afraid of him because of his intelligence. To be a genius was often a curse.
After he was finished unpacking his travelling bag and his rucksack, he opened his box. In the box were the parts of the Vocoder and his beloved computer. When he took the things out of the box, he thought again about the submarine.
The SeaQuest could be a new chance for him. He just had to be careful with the captain. He couldn't let the man get too close. Bridger knew to much about his private life.
*
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of all the pain I felt so long
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I wanted all along
Somewhere I belong, Somewhere I belong
*
Half an hour later, Captain Bridger stood before Lucas' cabin door again. The boy had never left his thoughts since he had meet him on the beach.
There was something wrong with the teenager and he was sure that the reasons for that were Lawrence and Cynthia Wolenczak. And he planned to find out what the teenager's problems were. He was sure that Lucas needed help.
But he couldn't talk about this with the boy now. He wanted to give him the chance to get to know him.
Nathan knocked at the door.
"Come in!"said Lucas.
The captain stepped into the cabin. "Hello, Lucas, do you have some time?"
The young genius nodded his head. "Yes Sir."
"Good, then I will show you the SeaQuest and introduce you to the crew and our dolphin, Darwin."
And with this, they left the cabin together.
End of Chapter 3
Chapter 3 - Somewhere I belong
By Kiddo
Information:
I have no rights to SeaQuest and I'm making no money with this story.
The Song "Somewhere I Belong" is written by Linkin Park.
This chapter takes place two days after chapter two.
Feedback is always welcome.
A special Thanks goes to my beta Jackie and Katie, LilLeggs, zabouballa, celeste, angeleyes99110 and KatKnits00 for their Reviews to the last part of my story.
***************************************************************************
*
When this began I had nothing to say
I get lost in the nothing that's inside of me
I was confused I let it all out to find that I'm not the only person with these things in
mind
Inside of me
Well I don't think they can see the words reveal
This is the only real thing I got left to feel
Nothing to lose
Just luck, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fell is just my own
*
Lucas Wolenczak sat in the shuttle that would bring him to the SeaQuest. Beside him were the three other people in the shuttle. In the beginning, they had looked at him in a funny way, but that had stopped now and they were talking with each other. The blond teenager was the only one who didn't joined in the conversation, so he looked out of one of the shuttle's windows.
Lucas didn't want to eavesdrop, but they talked loud enough that he could hear most of what they were talking about. He had heard that two of the people were from the science team and the pilot of the shuttle was from the navy.
Slowly Lucas' thoughts went on to something different. Two days ago, his father had told him at the party that he wasn't wanted any longer in his home and that he would be going to the SeaQuest.
Dr. Wolenczak had told Admiral Noyce about the Vocoder Project his son was working on and had convinced the Admiral, with enough money, that the SeaQuest was the perfect place for his son and his little project.
The teenager couldn't really say anything about it, nobody had asked him what he wanted. His father had told him of his decision in the garden as if it was nothing important. Lucas had told Lawrence Wolenczak more than one time that he didn't want to go. He didn't want to go to the SeaQuest. It was Lucas' life and Lucas wanted to decide what he would do now that he was finished with college.
The young genius was afraid of going to the SeaQuest and the reason was Captain Bridger.
The man had given him a place to sleep when he had run away from home. He was sure that the captain knew that everything was not alright with the Wolenczaks. And the captain had heard his nightmare.
At the party, the captain had also noticed the argument between Lawrence and himself. Lucas had also asked the captain not to tell his parents about the fact that they knew each other.
The captain really had to be a stupid person not to realise that there was something wrong between Lucas and Dr. Woleczak and Cynthia Wolenczak.
The teenager was afraid that Bridger would ask questions or would find out the family secret in some other way.
The blond boy thought back to the evening of the party. Lawrence had screamed a lot at him after the party because he had left the party and gone up to his room without the permission of his parents. Dr. Wolenczak had made it clear to Lucas that this behaviour was not to be tolerated. The scientist had also spoken to him a few words about the SeaQuest. And words hadn't been the only things he had given that day.
A shudder ran to Lucas body when he thought about it. The teenager shook his head. No, he didn't want to think about that.
He had to accept that he would live on the submarine. In some way this was his own fault. If he hadn't so often run away from home, his parents wouldn't send him away to a place he could not run away from.
But sometimes Lucas couldn't react in any other way, if it became to bad, his only chance was to flee. But most of the time after this, his father was more angry than he was before.
*
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of all the pain I felt so long
Release all the pain 'til it's gone
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
*
The shuttle docked. Captain Bridger stood in the shuttle bay. Yesterday, Noyce had told him that he would get a new member on his crew. Nathan was interested in this new crewmember and therefore he had decided to greet him by himself. Admiral Noyce had told him that he had just finished college, but the interesting thing was, that he had developed a program that could translate dolphin clicks into human language and the other way around.
But Bill hadn't told him the name of the new crewmember.
After the shuttle finished docking, first the two scientist who had two days longer shore leave exited.
Next, a thin, blond person came out of the shuttle. Over his shoulder, he carried a big travel back and a rucksack. In his hands he carried a big orange box.
Bridger was frozen for a moment when he saw the person. He hadn't expected this. He would never have believed that Bill Noyce would do such a thing!
The boy was just 14! 14 years old! The more he saw of the teenager, the more questions he had. Nathan stepped up to the blond boy. "Hello, Lucas. It's nice to see you again. I had never expected to see you here."
Lucas greeted the Bridger shyly. "Hello, Captain Bridger. Didn't Admiral Noyce tell you anything?"
"No, not really. He just told me that I would be getting a new crewmember and a program that he had developed. He didn't say a word about you."
The teen become more unsure than before. "Oh, I hope this is not a problem."
Nathan shook his head and smiled. "No, don't worry about it. I'm really happy to see you again. Welcome to the SeaQuest, your home for the next few month." But the truth was something different. Normally, someone who had just finished college was a few years older. Lucas' age could be a problem. He just hoped that everything would work out alright.
*
And I got nothing to say
I can't believe I didn't fall right down on my face
I was confused
Looking everywhere only to find
That it's not the way I imagined it all in my mind
So I implied
Do I have the negativity?
Cause I can't justify my way when everyone is looking at me
Nothing to lose
Nothing but game, how I went along
And the fault is my own, and the fall is just my own
*
Bridger reached for Lucas' black travelling bag. "Can I help you with it?"
The blond haired smiled thankfully. "Yes." He gave the captain the heavy bag. "Thank you."
Nathan took the travelling bag. "I think it's probably best if I show you your quarter first."
Lucas followed the captain. On the way to his cabin, Bridger asked the teen a few things about the Vocoder project. He was really impressed.
The few crewmembers who saw Lucas looked surprised at the boy's presence.
*
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of all the pain I felt so long
Release all the pain 'til it's gone
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
*
Captain Bridger opened the door to Lucas' cabin. "So, I hope you like it in here. I know it is a little bit small and narrow, but this was the only cabin that was free." Bridger put the black bag down on the floor.
The teenager carefully put the orange box he'd been carrying down on the bed, and then put his rucksack down. He looked around the room and smiled. "Looks comfortable."
Nathan had to smile at the teenager, this could only be said by somebody who was interested in computers. Bridger wondered just how good the teenager was with a computer. "So, I'll let you alone so you can unpack. I'll come back later and give you a tour of the SeaQuest."
The captain closed the door behind him. Lucas was left alone in his new home.
*
I will never know myself until I do this on my own
And I will never feel, anything else until my wounds are healed
I will never make anything until I break away from me
I will break away, and find myself today
*
The teenager started to unpack and thought about a few things. Maybe it wouldn't be too bad on the SeaQuest. He was far away from his parents. Maybe he could just be himself, act like the person he really was. The worst thing that could happen was that he would be sent back home.
Maybe he could find a few friends here, but he wasn't sure about this. The crew was much older than him. Who, of their own free will, would really want to have anything to do with a teenager? Lucas knew that a lot of people were afraid of him because of his intelligence. To be a genius was often a curse.
After he was finished unpacking his travelling bag and his rucksack, he opened his box. In the box were the parts of the Vocoder and his beloved computer. When he took the things out of the box, he thought again about the submarine.
The SeaQuest could be a new chance for him. He just had to be careful with the captain. He couldn't let the man get too close. Bridger knew to much about his private life.
*
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of all the pain I felt so long
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I wanted all along
Somewhere I belong, Somewhere I belong
*
Half an hour later, Captain Bridger stood before Lucas' cabin door again. The boy had never left his thoughts since he had meet him on the beach.
There was something wrong with the teenager and he was sure that the reasons for that were Lawrence and Cynthia Wolenczak. And he planned to find out what the teenager's problems were. He was sure that Lucas needed help.
But he couldn't talk about this with the boy now. He wanted to give him the chance to get to know him.
Nathan knocked at the door.
"Come in!"said Lucas.
The captain stepped into the cabin. "Hello, Lucas, do you have some time?"
The young genius nodded his head. "Yes Sir."
"Good, then I will show you the SeaQuest and introduce you to the crew and our dolphin, Darwin."
And with this, they left the cabin together.
End of Chapter 3