"Different Kinds of Fire Power"

Ch. 3

(2150, Enterprise, Captain's Quarter's)

Archer paced back and forth. T'Pol stood, with her arms behind her back. Captain Archer didn't like the current situation. He glanced over to the Sub-Commander.

"What do you think?" he asked, finally stopping.

"The Vulcan science directory has proven that time travel is impossible," she supplied. "I recall you experiencing time travel on one occasion."

"And I recall, you were rather hard to convince," he said.

"I am still not entirely convinced," T'Pol said. "But, we can not ignore her claim that Earth will be attacked in several hours." she then asked, "What are you planning on doing?"

"I need to know if she's telling the truth," Archer said. "I need to know if I can trust her."

"Where is Colonel Turner now?" she asked.

"Malcolm is giving her a quick tour of the ship," he said.

"Captain . . ." she warned.

"I know," Archer said. "I advised him not to give out anything."

Trip's voice suddenly was heard through the comm.

"Commander Tucker to Captain Archer,"

Archer went over to the comm and spoke into it.

"What is it, Trip?"

"It's Colonel Turner, Cap'n," he said. "She just passed out."

"Meet me in Sick Bay," Archer ordered.

"Aye, sir,"

Archer released the button on the comm and headed for Sick Bay with T'Pol closely behind.

(Sick Bay)

"What happened?" Archer asked when he arrived.

"Malcolm, Sarah and I were on our way to the Mess Hall when she collapsed," Trip explained.

Captain Archer glanced at Dr. Phlox, who had just completed a full body scan.

"Phlox?" he asked.

"She passed out from severe exhaustion," Phlox told them. "Her Brain waves are extremely fascinating."

Sarah woke up and sat up.

"I bet you say that to all of the women, Doctor," she said.

Trip smirked. T'Pol and Malcolm went over to the screen that showed Sarah's scans. Phlox went over to Sarah.

"I must insist hat you rest, Colonel," he said, trying to make her lie back down.

"I'll be fine," she insisted. Sarah glanced over to Captain Archer. "Have you come to a decision, Captain?"

"Before I do, I want to make sure that I can trust you," Archer told her.

"How are you planning on doing that?" she asked, standing up.

"Captain, it appears that we've come across someone like Colonel Turner before," Malcolm interrupted.

"Who?" Trip and Sarah said at the same time.

"The Suliban that attacked us when we first set out. The one that kidnapped Klaang," Malcolm explained.

"You're a mutant, aren't you?" Archer asked Sarah.

"Yes," she said. "I'm a Phyonic Molecular. The reason that my brain waves are so uncommon is because I require more brain activity to go through time. Once I have the time in date in which to travel, I then open a wormhole through time and space."

Everyone in the room shared glances at one another.

"Show us," Archer said simply.

"Okay,"

She nodded. Sarah clasped her hands together. She then slowly separated them, revealing a swirling, shimmering blue ball of mist. She let go of the ball and it floated in front of her, bobbing up and down in the middle of Sick Bay.

An image slowly appeared. It was president Hayes and a holographic image of Anubis.

(The lights flicker and dim, and then Anubis appears, standing in front of the desk. Everyone scrambles out of their seats to get out of his way. Security men burst in and fire at Anubis, but the bullets pass straight through him.)

"Hold your fire! It's a hologram," Maynard commanded.

"I AM ANUBIS,"

(President Hayes walks towards him.)

"You've got to be kidding!" Hayes asked.

"YOU ARE THE LEADER OF THIS WORLD" Anubis asked.

"Henry Hayes, President of the United States of America, one nation among many," he said.

"NO MORE. BOW BEFORE YOUR GOD," Anubis commanded.

"I don't think so! However, I am willing to discuss your surrender," Hayes laughed.

"IF YOU POSSESSED WEAPONS MATCHING MINE, YOU WOULD HAVE USED THEM." Anubis said.

"Don't let the suit fool you, fella. We're gonna fight you." he told Anubis.

"YOU BRING DESTRUCTION UPON YOURSELVES."

"Never going to happen." Hayes said, pointedly.

(Anubis' hologram disappears. The lights come back on. Hayes turns round to the others.)

"Too much?" he asked the others.

Above Earth, the rest of Anubis' fleet arrives from hyperspace. There are a LOT of ships, including one which is a whole lot bigger than the Motherships.

"Crap," Sarah breathed.

The blue mist subsided. Everyone glances over to Sarah, the to Archer. Captain Archer still isn't convinced. Colonel Turner looks at Archer desperately.

To be continued . . .