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The organized, clean appearance of Sickbay struck Kathryn and Chakotay as soon as they stepped through the door and approached Tuvok's bed. His dark eyes were open but he lay still as the Doctor ran the medical tricorder over his body. Finally the Doctor spoke. "Lieutenant Tuvok seems to have recovered completely. I did not detect any trace of damage in his neural relays. He seems almost unaffected." Chakotay turned to Tuvok while Kathryn studied him carefully, her eyes roving over Tuvok's pointed ears. "Do you recall everything about the attack?" Chakotay asked. Tuvok's eyes narrowed as he seemed to think a second, then replied. "We were on the shuttlecraft searching for energy. . .we were attacked by a vessel. . ." Chakotay nodded. "Tuvok, did you happen to get the warp signature of the ship? Anything to tell us where they are now?" Tuvok's brow furrowed again. "I do not recall the warp signature of the vessel. However, it's hull was composed of an unusual material we have seen only once before. I may be able to trace the ship using that data."
Chakotay turned to face the Doctor. "Is he ready to leave?" He inquired. The Doctor shrugged. "Medically speaking, he's in perfect health, but I would advise taking it easy for the next couple of days. His brain activity is still very unstable." Chakotay nodded wordlessly. "Tuvok, you're with me. I want you on the bridge scanning for any traces of that ship. Kathryn, I want you to stay in Sickbay. If Tuvok recovered, it's possible you may as well and we need the Doctor to monitor your progress." Kathryn nodded, but her face revealed her hesitance to taking orders.
Three hours and one negative doctor's report later, and Chakotay had to admit, even to himself, that this seemed hopeless. A few leads had turned up, but it was nothing worth looking into. Chakotay was beginning to feel the strain of lack of sleep take its tool on his body. He honestly didn't know how Kathryn did it everyday. "Commander." Tuvok's matter-of-fact voice rang out to Chakotay. "What is it?" he replied tiredly. "Did you find something?" Tuvok shook his head. "No, but I have been assessing our situation. Logically, my memory alone cannot suffice in our search for answers." Tom looked up from his console. "What do you suggest we do?" He asked. Tuvok turned his blank stare on him, eyebrows raised. "I suggest I attempt a mindmeld with Captain Janeway. If I could see into her mind, I might be able to find what is blocking our attempts to resurrect her memories." Chakotay rubbed the tattoo on his face wearily. "You heard the Doctor just as well as I did. I'm not sure I'm ready to risk your mental health and the captain's on a "might." Are you sure this would work?" Tuvok nodded stoically. "I have complete faith in my mental capabilities Commander."
Chakotay sighed as Tuvok left the bridge. It wasn't just a matter of faith. Tuvok blinked in the harsh light of Sickbay as he explained his theory to the Doctor. "You know my opinion on mindmelds. They have not been proven as medical-" "I did not ask for your opinion Doctor. I asked for your permission." The Doctor stared intensely at Tuvok and turned to face Captain Janeway. "It's her decision, not mine!" he yelled and walked briskly to his office, muttering something about insane medical treatments and the audacity of Vulcans. Tuvok approached Janeway's biobed to wake her. When she was awake, Tuvok explained his idea. "It is called a mindmeld, Captain." He said, after Janeway's blank stare told him very clearly that she didn't remember that either. "It is a telepathic connection between two minds that allows me to look into your thoughts and see what is hindering our attempts to revive your lost memories." Janeway crossed her arms. "What if I don't want you looking at my memories?" She questioned, one particular memory coming to mind. . .(heheheheh) Tuvok raised one eyebrow. "Captain, I assure you. Anything I find during the meld will remain a secret." Janeway pursed her lips. "And this will help me regain my memory. . ." Tuvok nodded. Janeway sighed heavily. "When can you start?
A few hours of boring meditations later. . . "Clear your mind. Allow our thoughts to become one. We are one seamless mind, working in unison. There is nothing but our minds." Tuvok droned. Chakotay leaned against a wall with a sigh. The Doctor kept his eyes glued to his monitor, checking the neural readouts as they flew across the screen. Janeway fidgeted impatiently in her seat, but kept her eyes closed. Tuvok's voice stopped, but his eyes moved rapidly as sweat began to break out on his face. (Inside Janeway's head) Tuvok was running. He didn't know from what. All he knew was that he had to keep running or this fear in his stomach would consume him. Branches were ducked and undergrowth was trampled by the rampaging Vulcan as he continued to run, his heart(s)? Pumping. Ducking behind a large bush, Tuvok finally stopped to regain his breath. Instinct told him that there was something behind him, but his logical subconscious could not put an exact measure on it.
Suddenly, the Vulcan's attuned ears picked up noise behind him. Whirling, he crouched into a fighting position, adrenaline pumping through his veins even as logic struggled to stay afloat. There stood a creature completely enveloped in blackness. Dark tendrils blew away from him and it soon mimicked Tuvok's position. Tuvok lunged, his hands striking areas on either side of the creature's neck. However, the creature remained unaffected and turned, a sudden roundhouse kick sent the Vulcan flying. The creature stepped forward until it loomed over Tuvok. Tuvok lay still until the creature bent, and then took the opportunity to strike by digging his fingers into a central nerve on its neck. The creature struggled briefly and then fell to the ground. (In Sickbay. . .) Janeway's eyes flew open as Tuvok broke the meld. Breathing hard from the shock, Janeway finally spoke. "I remember."
Sorry to do that to you guys. I have only one chapter to go! Yeah! We just got a new computer and it is incompatible with fanfiction.net, so I have to install regular Word. I'll update as soon as I can. Please read and review as usual and thanks for all the reviews! -T
The organized, clean appearance of Sickbay struck Kathryn and Chakotay as soon as they stepped through the door and approached Tuvok's bed. His dark eyes were open but he lay still as the Doctor ran the medical tricorder over his body. Finally the Doctor spoke. "Lieutenant Tuvok seems to have recovered completely. I did not detect any trace of damage in his neural relays. He seems almost unaffected." Chakotay turned to Tuvok while Kathryn studied him carefully, her eyes roving over Tuvok's pointed ears. "Do you recall everything about the attack?" Chakotay asked. Tuvok's eyes narrowed as he seemed to think a second, then replied. "We were on the shuttlecraft searching for energy. . .we were attacked by a vessel. . ." Chakotay nodded. "Tuvok, did you happen to get the warp signature of the ship? Anything to tell us where they are now?" Tuvok's brow furrowed again. "I do not recall the warp signature of the vessel. However, it's hull was composed of an unusual material we have seen only once before. I may be able to trace the ship using that data."
Chakotay turned to face the Doctor. "Is he ready to leave?" He inquired. The Doctor shrugged. "Medically speaking, he's in perfect health, but I would advise taking it easy for the next couple of days. His brain activity is still very unstable." Chakotay nodded wordlessly. "Tuvok, you're with me. I want you on the bridge scanning for any traces of that ship. Kathryn, I want you to stay in Sickbay. If Tuvok recovered, it's possible you may as well and we need the Doctor to monitor your progress." Kathryn nodded, but her face revealed her hesitance to taking orders.
Three hours and one negative doctor's report later, and Chakotay had to admit, even to himself, that this seemed hopeless. A few leads had turned up, but it was nothing worth looking into. Chakotay was beginning to feel the strain of lack of sleep take its tool on his body. He honestly didn't know how Kathryn did it everyday. "Commander." Tuvok's matter-of-fact voice rang out to Chakotay. "What is it?" he replied tiredly. "Did you find something?" Tuvok shook his head. "No, but I have been assessing our situation. Logically, my memory alone cannot suffice in our search for answers." Tom looked up from his console. "What do you suggest we do?" He asked. Tuvok turned his blank stare on him, eyebrows raised. "I suggest I attempt a mindmeld with Captain Janeway. If I could see into her mind, I might be able to find what is blocking our attempts to resurrect her memories." Chakotay rubbed the tattoo on his face wearily. "You heard the Doctor just as well as I did. I'm not sure I'm ready to risk your mental health and the captain's on a "might." Are you sure this would work?" Tuvok nodded stoically. "I have complete faith in my mental capabilities Commander."
Chakotay sighed as Tuvok left the bridge. It wasn't just a matter of faith. Tuvok blinked in the harsh light of Sickbay as he explained his theory to the Doctor. "You know my opinion on mindmelds. They have not been proven as medical-" "I did not ask for your opinion Doctor. I asked for your permission." The Doctor stared intensely at Tuvok and turned to face Captain Janeway. "It's her decision, not mine!" he yelled and walked briskly to his office, muttering something about insane medical treatments and the audacity of Vulcans. Tuvok approached Janeway's biobed to wake her. When she was awake, Tuvok explained his idea. "It is called a mindmeld, Captain." He said, after Janeway's blank stare told him very clearly that she didn't remember that either. "It is a telepathic connection between two minds that allows me to look into your thoughts and see what is hindering our attempts to revive your lost memories." Janeway crossed her arms. "What if I don't want you looking at my memories?" She questioned, one particular memory coming to mind. . .(heheheheh) Tuvok raised one eyebrow. "Captain, I assure you. Anything I find during the meld will remain a secret." Janeway pursed her lips. "And this will help me regain my memory. . ." Tuvok nodded. Janeway sighed heavily. "When can you start?
A few hours of boring meditations later. . . "Clear your mind. Allow our thoughts to become one. We are one seamless mind, working in unison. There is nothing but our minds." Tuvok droned. Chakotay leaned against a wall with a sigh. The Doctor kept his eyes glued to his monitor, checking the neural readouts as they flew across the screen. Janeway fidgeted impatiently in her seat, but kept her eyes closed. Tuvok's voice stopped, but his eyes moved rapidly as sweat began to break out on his face. (Inside Janeway's head) Tuvok was running. He didn't know from what. All he knew was that he had to keep running or this fear in his stomach would consume him. Branches were ducked and undergrowth was trampled by the rampaging Vulcan as he continued to run, his heart(s)? Pumping. Ducking behind a large bush, Tuvok finally stopped to regain his breath. Instinct told him that there was something behind him, but his logical subconscious could not put an exact measure on it.
Suddenly, the Vulcan's attuned ears picked up noise behind him. Whirling, he crouched into a fighting position, adrenaline pumping through his veins even as logic struggled to stay afloat. There stood a creature completely enveloped in blackness. Dark tendrils blew away from him and it soon mimicked Tuvok's position. Tuvok lunged, his hands striking areas on either side of the creature's neck. However, the creature remained unaffected and turned, a sudden roundhouse kick sent the Vulcan flying. The creature stepped forward until it loomed over Tuvok. Tuvok lay still until the creature bent, and then took the opportunity to strike by digging his fingers into a central nerve on its neck. The creature struggled briefly and then fell to the ground. (In Sickbay. . .) Janeway's eyes flew open as Tuvok broke the meld. Breathing hard from the shock, Janeway finally spoke. "I remember."
Sorry to do that to you guys. I have only one chapter to go! Yeah! We just got a new computer and it is incompatible with fanfiction.net, so I have to install regular Word. I'll update as soon as I can. Please read and review as usual and thanks for all the reviews! -T