They both stood in front of the shuttlepod. Sub-Commander T'Pol had her scanner out, he looked at her questioningly.
"There are five human bio-signs inside the pod."
They both stepped forward, he reached out to the hatch and pulled it open. T'Pol put her head inside to look, Travis followed suit.
The away team, Ensign James and Commander Tucker were all inside. Unconscious. Archer was slumped in the pilots seat, Hoshi and Malcolm in the seats behind. Trip and Jennifer are each laying on one of the 'beds' at the back.
Travis looked at T'Pol. What in the hell . . .?
Archer lay staring at the ceiling. He'd only woken moments before, and was more than a little disorientated. Why was he in sick bay? Last thing he remembered they'd been . . .
"Aaah Captain, you're awake." Doctor Phlox smiled down at him warmly, although that smile creeped him out more than anything else. He tried to sit up. "Careful Captain." Phlox placed a helpful hand on Archer's back as he sat up.
He glance to his left and noticed Malcolm and Hoshi were lying on the adjacent bio-beds to his. On the right there was a section of sick bay curtained off. What's behind there? He thought. Or who?
He looked back up at Phlox. "What's going on? How did we get here?" he asked.
"I was going to ask you the same questions." Phlox replied while fumbling around with his scanner. He then pointed it at Archer and began scanning him.
"What's going on Doctor?" Archer asked, a little more sternly.
Phlox finished his scans, when he seemed satisfied with the results he responded. "T'Pol and Ensign Mayweather found the five of you in the shuttlepod."
Archer rubbed his head which had begun pounding the moment he'd awoken. "Five?" he asked rather densely.
"Commander Tucker and Ensign James were also with you."
"I don't remember . . ."
"Yes, they don't seem to remember what happened either, they infact claim to not even remember leaving the ship."
"You don't believe them?"
"Sub-Commander T'Pol is a little . . . suspicious, but they do seem to be telling the truth, and what possible reason could they have to lie?"
Archer nodded. "So we have no idea what happened down there?"
"Ambassador Orbis says he is investigating."
That was less than re-assuring. "Right." He turned to face his two unconscious officers. "You'd better wake the others, see if they remember anything."
"Of course Captain, but for now I'd like to leave them, you woke of your own accord, so presumably they will also."
"But-"
"And as for you I recommend you get some rest."
Archer opened his mouth to argue, but realised it was pointless. Doctor Phlox was very stubborn when it came to the health of his patients. "Ok Doc, if you say so."
Sorry its a little shorter than usual, I has trouble getting the overall ending right so i didnt put it up with this chapter, I'm still working on it, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. The button is right there, go on click it, you know you want to . . .
"There are five human bio-signs inside the pod."
They both stepped forward, he reached out to the hatch and pulled it open. T'Pol put her head inside to look, Travis followed suit.
The away team, Ensign James and Commander Tucker were all inside. Unconscious. Archer was slumped in the pilots seat, Hoshi and Malcolm in the seats behind. Trip and Jennifer are each laying on one of the 'beds' at the back.
Travis looked at T'Pol. What in the hell . . .?
Archer lay staring at the ceiling. He'd only woken moments before, and was more than a little disorientated. Why was he in sick bay? Last thing he remembered they'd been . . .
"Aaah Captain, you're awake." Doctor Phlox smiled down at him warmly, although that smile creeped him out more than anything else. He tried to sit up. "Careful Captain." Phlox placed a helpful hand on Archer's back as he sat up.
He glance to his left and noticed Malcolm and Hoshi were lying on the adjacent bio-beds to his. On the right there was a section of sick bay curtained off. What's behind there? He thought. Or who?
He looked back up at Phlox. "What's going on? How did we get here?" he asked.
"I was going to ask you the same questions." Phlox replied while fumbling around with his scanner. He then pointed it at Archer and began scanning him.
"What's going on Doctor?" Archer asked, a little more sternly.
Phlox finished his scans, when he seemed satisfied with the results he responded. "T'Pol and Ensign Mayweather found the five of you in the shuttlepod."
Archer rubbed his head which had begun pounding the moment he'd awoken. "Five?" he asked rather densely.
"Commander Tucker and Ensign James were also with you."
"I don't remember . . ."
"Yes, they don't seem to remember what happened either, they infact claim to not even remember leaving the ship."
"You don't believe them?"
"Sub-Commander T'Pol is a little . . . suspicious, but they do seem to be telling the truth, and what possible reason could they have to lie?"
Archer nodded. "So we have no idea what happened down there?"
"Ambassador Orbis says he is investigating."
That was less than re-assuring. "Right." He turned to face his two unconscious officers. "You'd better wake the others, see if they remember anything."
"Of course Captain, but for now I'd like to leave them, you woke of your own accord, so presumably they will also."
"But-"
"And as for you I recommend you get some rest."
Archer opened his mouth to argue, but realised it was pointless. Doctor Phlox was very stubborn when it came to the health of his patients. "Ok Doc, if you say so."
Sorry its a little shorter than usual, I has trouble getting the overall ending right so i didnt put it up with this chapter, I'm still working on it, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. The button is right there, go on click it, you know you want to . . .