Archer and Malcolm, armed with phasers, rushed down the corridors toward the catwalk. When turning each corner, Malcolm pointed is phaser expectantly, but didn't relax when he didn't see Trip. Archer was right behind him, pointing his phaser also. They rounded another corner, and saw Hoshi lying on the floor, two padds thrown down beside her.
"Hoshi!" Archer called, and the two men rushed to her side, the golden wisp close behind. Archer checked her pulse, while Malcolm picked up the padds.
"It looks like Hoshi was working on her techno babble dictionary." Malcolm commented.
"Archer to bridge." Archer said, punching the comm. panel beside the ladder.
"T'pol here." Came the Vulcan's emotionless response.
"Scan for Commander Tucker's bio sign." He ordered.
Trip, the wisp Trip, went into Hoshi. At first nothing happened, and she remained motionless on the ground. Suddenly her eyes popped open. Malcolm jumped in surprise.
As Hoshi sat up, T'pol response came over the comm. "He's in Jeffries tube junction 17."
Archer nodded. "Archer out." He turned and squatted down beside Hoshi. "Hoshi?" He asked. "Are you alright?"
"Hoshi's alright." Came her response.
Archer leaned back in surprise, and then relaxed. "You know Trip, this is going to take a long time to get used to."
"The sooner we find… erm… Trip… the sooner this will end." Hoshi stood up. The back of her head throbbed terribly.
"Are you alright Commensign?" Malcolm asked, realizing he said Commander and switching to ensign too late.
Hoshi nodded with a slight chuckle. "I'll be alright. Let's go." She started down the hall, and Malcolm and Archer followed.
"Trip, can you access Hoshi's memory?" Archer asked as they continued on their way, with Malcolm pointing and tensing at each corner they turned.
"I think so." She called back over her shoulder.
"Where would the wisp take Trip? It seems like a lose-win situation. It can't really do anything with Trip, since we can just cut off the air supply to whatever part of the ship he's in. Since these wisps can obviously survive in space, why doesn't it just live in space?"
There was a pause as Trip searched Hoshi's memory. "Hoshi thinks that the wisp will keep running with Trip, as long as it stays in a corporeal body."
Malcolm stopped to climb up a ladder to junction 17. "What do you think would happen if it went into a hologram? Is that possible?" His boots clanked as he went up the ladder.
"A hologram?" Hoshi repeated thoughtfully. "A hologram." Suddenly her eyes went blank.
"Commander? Ensign?" Archer asked, not knowing which was in trouble.
"Hoshi's waking up." Came her response, and suddenly the yellow cloud exited her body.