Hugh was very tired after talking with Trip about the snow. Hugh and
Hoshi decided to go to bed. "Hoshi don't tell anyone what we saw ok? When
they're ready they will tell us." Hoshi stopped to gather her thoughts.
"But how long—""Don't worry Hoshi, just give them time." "Why?" "I can't
explain to you why, but please don't say a word." Hoshi nodded then entered
her quarters. 'God, they have to be careful if they don't want to be
figured out.' As Hugh entered his quarters he quickly changed for bed. Then
he got a knock at the door.
"Come in." Hugh stood there in his pajamas as Malcolm and Trip came in. "What can I do for you both?" "Hugh how long did you know? About us I mean." Malcolm said quickly getting to the point. "I knew for a while actually. I wasn't sure until I overheard you two talking. When I came to talk to you about the suggestions. Hugh was glad that he didn't have to tell then the real reason. "We followed you two after you left Engineering. We heard what you said to Hoshi... thanks." Hugh just smiled. "Don't worry about it. So are you two gonna go to the party?" Hugh just sat there as the two worked it out. "About that, we don't know how the crew would react to us. We don't want to ruin your party."
"You two wouldn't ruin the party! There's no reason why you should hide this from the crew. Does it really matter what they think? If you dictate your lives by what other people think then you will never be happy. Do whatever feels right in here." Hugh pointed to his heart and they all fell silent for a moment to think it over. "Thanks, how can you understand all this?" Hugh just smiled and shook his head. "You have no idea." They then talked for a little before everyone went off to bed. As Hugh went to bed he couldn't help but smile. 'And they lived happily ever after.'
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"Computer what is the date and time?" The screen in front of him lit up with 'December 24, 0700 hours' and he smiled. Today he was going to talk to the Captain about special shift rotations, to make sure that everyone had a chance to go to the party. Hugh then got up, showered, and got dressed to see the Captain at 0900 hours. So with some time to spare, he quickly went to the Mess Hall to check on it. As soon as he saw that it was alright he went to the temporary Mess Hall for some breakfast. When he walked in he was met with a sudden standing ovation. He smiled and took the "podium" as he spoke to the crowd.
"If there is anyone who doesn't know about the plans for tonight you need to get out more often!" With more applause as the crowd laughed with him. "It has been an honour to give you the party tonight. You all will have the chance to go no matter what shift your working. Also I hope you all have something nice to wear. If not then I suggest you synthesis something, or see the quartermaster." As he "dismounted" there were laughs and pleasant thoughts as he concluded his mock speech. Hugh then ate and left for the bridge. 'This is going to be great!' Hugh smiled all the way to the bridge. When he came off the turbo lift he smiled to the crew and made his way to the Ready Room. "Sub- Commander is the Captain in his Ready Room?" "Yes he is there awaiting your arrival" T'Pol stated with a nod.
"Sub- Commander I'm detecting an unknown ship quickly approaching our position." Malcolm called from his Tactical station. 'No! Not today. Of all the days.' T'Pol quickly began to determine the configuration of the ship. "T'Pol to Captain Archer." "Go ahead Sub- Commander." "There is an unknown ship rapidly approach—""On my way." Hugh was planted to the spot. He could obviously tell that they were busy, and decided that he could help. He knew he could help. 'I have to trust them.'
As Jon came onto the bridge he quickly gathered all information from the different stations. "Captain, I have cross referenced the unknown ship to our Xindi database. It appears to be the Mammalian Xindi. The database states that it is the better of the species to deal with." 'Thank god!' Hugh just continued to watch what was going on. "Sir, they're hailing us." Hoshi spoke up through the noise of the room. "Let's have it then." Hoshi turned to her station and the view screen showed Mammalian Xindi. "I am Atio. Commander of this ship. We were sent to deliver some cargo for you from... Vulcan." Jon sat there very confused. 'Why would the Vulcans send cargo with the Xindi?' Hugh just stood there waiting to see how Jon would respond. "I would like to inspect the contents before they come aboard." "Captain we must hastily give you the supplies and leave. We have no time to go through the contents." Hugh could tell that Atio was lying. 'He wants us destroyed!'
"Captain he's lying to you. He doesn't have any supplies form Vulcan." Hugh said as every set of eyes turned on him. "How do you know?" Jon voiced everyone's question. "Captain there are lots of things you don't' know about me. Lots of things I have to tell you! You're just going to have to trust me!" Hugh just stared at Jon, until he turned away. "Atio we cannot accept the cargo I'm sorr—""Sir they're powering weapons!" Malcolm cut Jon off. Soon they were hit with a volley of attacks. "Polarize the hull! Power up the phase cannons!" As Malcolm busied himself, Jon turned to Hugh. "You have some explaining to do later." Hugh nodded. "Yes sir." After a couple well targeted shots at the Xindi's weapons array. The Mammalian ship made a hasty retreat. Hugh had completely forgotten what Jon said during the battle, until he brought it up again. "So how did you know?" Hugh just stood there looking very uncomfortable.
Hugh just stood there, face down looking at his feet. Well Mr. Sullivan? I hope you can explain that." Jon obviously wasn't going to drop the subject. "Uhhh... did you ever wonder why I was frozen? Apart from the prediction thingy?" Jon just shook his no. "Well I have a very rare gift." At that moment he knew he had everyone's full attention. "What kind of gift?" "I can read other people's—""Mind!?" "No! I can't read minds. I can read emotions. I could tell that they were nervous, anxious and lying to you." Hugh stood there as they absorbed the information. "So... so you can tell how we feel at any time?" Trip was the first to get his voice back. "I have to want to see your emotions. I do respect personal privacy."
A/N: The antics of my OC... Review?
"Come in." Hugh stood there in his pajamas as Malcolm and Trip came in. "What can I do for you both?" "Hugh how long did you know? About us I mean." Malcolm said quickly getting to the point. "I knew for a while actually. I wasn't sure until I overheard you two talking. When I came to talk to you about the suggestions. Hugh was glad that he didn't have to tell then the real reason. "We followed you two after you left Engineering. We heard what you said to Hoshi... thanks." Hugh just smiled. "Don't worry about it. So are you two gonna go to the party?" Hugh just sat there as the two worked it out. "About that, we don't know how the crew would react to us. We don't want to ruin your party."
"You two wouldn't ruin the party! There's no reason why you should hide this from the crew. Does it really matter what they think? If you dictate your lives by what other people think then you will never be happy. Do whatever feels right in here." Hugh pointed to his heart and they all fell silent for a moment to think it over. "Thanks, how can you understand all this?" Hugh just smiled and shook his head. "You have no idea." They then talked for a little before everyone went off to bed. As Hugh went to bed he couldn't help but smile. 'And they lived happily ever after.'
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"Computer what is the date and time?" The screen in front of him lit up with 'December 24, 0700 hours' and he smiled. Today he was going to talk to the Captain about special shift rotations, to make sure that everyone had a chance to go to the party. Hugh then got up, showered, and got dressed to see the Captain at 0900 hours. So with some time to spare, he quickly went to the Mess Hall to check on it. As soon as he saw that it was alright he went to the temporary Mess Hall for some breakfast. When he walked in he was met with a sudden standing ovation. He smiled and took the "podium" as he spoke to the crowd.
"If there is anyone who doesn't know about the plans for tonight you need to get out more often!" With more applause as the crowd laughed with him. "It has been an honour to give you the party tonight. You all will have the chance to go no matter what shift your working. Also I hope you all have something nice to wear. If not then I suggest you synthesis something, or see the quartermaster." As he "dismounted" there were laughs and pleasant thoughts as he concluded his mock speech. Hugh then ate and left for the bridge. 'This is going to be great!' Hugh smiled all the way to the bridge. When he came off the turbo lift he smiled to the crew and made his way to the Ready Room. "Sub- Commander is the Captain in his Ready Room?" "Yes he is there awaiting your arrival" T'Pol stated with a nod.
"Sub- Commander I'm detecting an unknown ship quickly approaching our position." Malcolm called from his Tactical station. 'No! Not today. Of all the days.' T'Pol quickly began to determine the configuration of the ship. "T'Pol to Captain Archer." "Go ahead Sub- Commander." "There is an unknown ship rapidly approach—""On my way." Hugh was planted to the spot. He could obviously tell that they were busy, and decided that he could help. He knew he could help. 'I have to trust them.'
As Jon came onto the bridge he quickly gathered all information from the different stations. "Captain, I have cross referenced the unknown ship to our Xindi database. It appears to be the Mammalian Xindi. The database states that it is the better of the species to deal with." 'Thank god!' Hugh just continued to watch what was going on. "Sir, they're hailing us." Hoshi spoke up through the noise of the room. "Let's have it then." Hoshi turned to her station and the view screen showed Mammalian Xindi. "I am Atio. Commander of this ship. We were sent to deliver some cargo for you from... Vulcan." Jon sat there very confused. 'Why would the Vulcans send cargo with the Xindi?' Hugh just stood there waiting to see how Jon would respond. "I would like to inspect the contents before they come aboard." "Captain we must hastily give you the supplies and leave. We have no time to go through the contents." Hugh could tell that Atio was lying. 'He wants us destroyed!'
"Captain he's lying to you. He doesn't have any supplies form Vulcan." Hugh said as every set of eyes turned on him. "How do you know?" Jon voiced everyone's question. "Captain there are lots of things you don't' know about me. Lots of things I have to tell you! You're just going to have to trust me!" Hugh just stared at Jon, until he turned away. "Atio we cannot accept the cargo I'm sorr—""Sir they're powering weapons!" Malcolm cut Jon off. Soon they were hit with a volley of attacks. "Polarize the hull! Power up the phase cannons!" As Malcolm busied himself, Jon turned to Hugh. "You have some explaining to do later." Hugh nodded. "Yes sir." After a couple well targeted shots at the Xindi's weapons array. The Mammalian ship made a hasty retreat. Hugh had completely forgotten what Jon said during the battle, until he brought it up again. "So how did you know?" Hugh just stood there looking very uncomfortable.
Hugh just stood there, face down looking at his feet. Well Mr. Sullivan? I hope you can explain that." Jon obviously wasn't going to drop the subject. "Uhhh... did you ever wonder why I was frozen? Apart from the prediction thingy?" Jon just shook his no. "Well I have a very rare gift." At that moment he knew he had everyone's full attention. "What kind of gift?" "I can read other people's—""Mind!?" "No! I can't read minds. I can read emotions. I could tell that they were nervous, anxious and lying to you." Hugh stood there as they absorbed the information. "So... so you can tell how we feel at any time?" Trip was the first to get his voice back. "I have to want to see your emotions. I do respect personal privacy."
A/N: The antics of my OC... Review?
