Chapter 4
He couldn't believe that he had written him. A whole year without a word and
now he wanted him for one of his stupid business parties. ' I'm sure he doesn't
want me just for this one. Then I'm stuck with him and this time he won't let
me go again. That's for sure.' Lucas stared at the e-mail before him. He was so
lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear as Tony came in. Not until he was
standing behind him and spoke to him.
"Hey Luke, what's that?"
"Hä...oh Tony. What are you doing here?"Lucas answered as he quickly closed
the e-mail.
"Sorry this is also my room. What was that?"
"What was what?"
"That e-mail."
"E-mail?"
"Don't play dumb with me."
"I'm not playing anything with you."
"Then could you please tell me what that was?"
"No."
"And why not?"
"Because it's none of your business."
"Okay, and who was it from?"
"Tony it's not your business."
"Lucas, come on. Please tell me. Do you have some secret girlfriend or
what?"
"No I haven't. It was only some spam mail, okay?"
"And you couldn't tell me that from beginning?"
"Why are you so nosy?"
"Because you're my friend and you've been acting strange the last few days."
"I'm acting strange?"
"Yeah. I mean, normally you wouldn't insult Commander Ford. That's just not
you."
"Oh and you know me that well?"
"Okay I see I can't talk with you normally right now. We should talk again when
've calmed down. I'm in the Cafeteria if you want to talk."
Tony left the room slamming the door.
Lucas stared at the closed door and couldn't believe what just happened. Why
did every conversation he had in the last few days end in a fight? 'I think I
should get some sleep and then talk with Tony about our little fight.' He shut
down his computer and lay down.
Tony sat in the Cafeteria and thought about what happened the last two days.
First Lucas insulted Ford, than he nearly beat him with something, than he gets
a mysterious e-mail and last but not least they have a fight. Just as he
thought he knew him, he realized that he didn't. "The secrets of a genius."
"What secrets?"
"Oh Captain. You're here at this time?"
"I couldn't sleep. And you?"
"Couldn't sleep either."
"What did you mean with "Secrets of a genius?"
"I've just been thinking about Lucas behavior."
"Then we're already two."
"Three."
"Commander, you can't sleep either?"
"Correct. I just don't understand why he flipped out. It's just not him."
"I completely agree to that." Tony said.
"But what could cause him to flip out?"Bridger asked.
"Maybe the e-mail has something to do with it."Tony remarked.
"Which e-mail?"Ford asked.
"He got an e-mail and he didn't want to tell me from whom or what it
contained."Tony stated.
"I wouldn't tell you either."Bridger commented.
"What?"
"Would you tell everybody what your mails contain?"
"Eh I don't think so."Tony admitted sheepishly.
"I also would like to know what this mail contains. Maybe it has something to
do with all this."Ford remarked.
"I'll talk to him tomorrow, but we should get to sleep now. Tomorrows going to
be a long day."
