The next 24 hours were crucial for Trip. Doctor Phlox kept his eye on the monitors, not daring to look away. Phoebe daren't leave her father's side. She daren't even go to sleep or go to the Mess Hall for food.

Trip just lay on the biobed, peacefully sleeping and breathing. Deep slow breaths.

Phoebe had managed to stay awake for 24 hours and it was the beginning of the 25th. She had decided, to keep herself awake, to help Phlox feed his menagerie of pets. She was busy feeding a tribble to the reptile when she was listening to Trip's breathing. She paused concentrating on it, and something was different about it.

Still with the tribble in her hand she closed the lid and turned to look at Trip. She watched Trip's face and a smile soon grew on hers. "Dad!"

His eyes were open, scanning the room. Phoebe quickly stood next to her father happy to see him awake.

"Phoebs?" He replied groggily and looked at his daughter. His voice a near whisper. "What happened?"

"I suggest you just lie there still Captain." Replied Phlox, he had moved over to the bed when he noticed the reptile started squealing for its meal that was still in Phoebe's hands. Phlox began scans of Trip as Phoebe moved over to the COMM.

"Phoebe to the bridge." Due to her excitement it had nearly come out as one long word.

A few seconds passed before a reply was heard. "Archer here. What is it Phoebs?"

"Dad's awake. He's gonna be alright!" She said. She could hardly contain her excitement. "He's gonna be all right!" She repeated nearly shouting it for the whole ship to hear and giving the tribble a hug, making it purr. Over the COMM she could hear the rest of the bridge sighing relief, she could even pick up Malcolm silently saying 'Thank God'.

"I'm on my way." Archer replied, his voice certainly filled with more happiness hearing the news he was being given.

Phoebe turned back to Phlox, tears of happiness were now falling down her face. She moved back over to Phlox giving him a very big hug, which of course Phlox was not comfortable with. "Thank you Phlox."

Phlox smiled slightly and returned a light hug. "It was my pleasure."

Phoebe broke out of the hug, smiled at Phlox and went back to stand next to Trip and smiled at him.Phlox then took the tribble out of Phoebe's grasp and fed it to the reptile.

The door to sickbay opened and Archer walking in followed by Jack, Quad and Hoshi. Immediately Hoshi went to Trip's side and began to stroke his hair and gave him a kiss on the forehead.

"I told you he'd be all right." Archer said moving over to Phoebe.

Phoebe nodded her head. "Yes sir."

Everyone listened as they heard a small voice speak up as much as it could. "Was it really Lizzie?"

Archer sighed and decided to step over. "Yes it was. She's currently resting." Trip closed his eyes in relief. Archer glanced over at Phoebe. She saw his eyes and knew that he wanted to talk to her in private. She looked at her dad and mum.

"I'll be back later. I think I should get some rest." She said as she moved over to her mum and gave her a kiss on the cheek. She then bent over and gave her dad a kiss on the forehead. She smiled at him happy that was he awake.

Hoshi just nodded and Phoebe followed Archer out of sickbay and onto the corridors.

"I guess you want to talk to me about the position at Starfleet?"

Archer nodded as they moved along. "That's right." They entered the turbolift at the end of the corridor. "It looks at though Trip will make a full recovery now. We should be arriving at Earth in a couple of weeks."

Phoebe paused for a couple of seconds, biting her lip. She looked up at Archer.

"It's something you've always wanted to do Phoebe, I know that." He paused for a second, thinking. "Hell… everyone on the ship knows that." The two of them laughed slightly. "It may be the best chance you have to fulfill your dream, and I want to help you get it."

"I know." Phoebe replied, thinking.

The turbolift stopped and they stepped out onto another corridor. They were on C deck, where Phoebe's quarters were located. Lizzie was at the other end making her way to the turbolift.

"Captain Archer!" She called and ran forward seeing them. "How is he?" she was slightly worried seeing Phoebe out of sickbay and with reddened eyes.

"He woke up a couple of minutes ago." Phoebe replied as she tried to stifle a yawn. Phoebe and Archer watched as Lizzie sighed in relief.

"Thank god." She said, sighing. "I don't know what I would do if I lost Trip."

"You'd probably do the same as when Trip thought he'd lost you." Archer sighed remember the day they had returned to Earth 20 years ago and seeing the huge cut in the landscape from the Xindi's probe. He also remembered that Trip had become an insomniac and couldn't sleep even with the neuro pressure treatment from T'Pol.

"What did he do?" Lizzie asked. There was so much she needed to catch up on, and it was best to start as soon as possible.

Archer smiled slightly. "Insomniac. Dreams about you. Sometimes he couldn't stop talking about you, you were the only thing that mattered to him."

"I've missed him so much. I've missed mum and dad too."

"Have you contacted them?" Phoebe asked as she tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.

Lizzie shook her head and replied, "Not yet. I think it might be best if I actually did it right to them, face to face, if you know what I mean."

Archer simply nodded at her. He knew exactly what he meant. Missing for 20 years, presumed dead, the only thing Mr and Mrs Tucker would want to do would be to scoop their daughter up into their arms, and so she was right, it was best to wait and actually let them do that immediately.

Archer turned to Phoebe and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Get some rest, think about it and I'll talk to you later."

"Yes sir." Phoebe yawned again and quickly put a hand over her mouth. Lizzie just smiled at her. Archer then entered the turbolift with Lizzie and they made their way down to sickbay. Phoebe turned and started walking along the corridor towards her quarters.

Starfleet. It was the one thing she had always wanted to do when she was old enough to join, and now there was an open position, and she already knew which area she would go for. Security. She loved helping her uncle out around the place, and she always did want a piece of the action when Enterprise had been engaged in diplomatic firefight between other aliens. She now also wanted to go and find the Xindi and do what she could to them for kidnapping her Auntie.

She knew that both her parents would be happy in whatever she chose.

There was another added bonus if she did join Starfleet and made it as a crewman, she would be allowed to all parts of the ship without having to ask.

She soon reached her quarters and went inside. She lay down on her bed and immediately her eyes closed and she was fast asleep.