The Academy had accepted Jorna. The Enterprise had traveled to Earth to drop her off and say goodbye. Everyone was sad to see her go, but none more than Trip. He had grown close and felt as if this was his child. In fact, she had used his last name on the application. "So I actually have a last name," she had said.
Their goodbye took a while. He gave her a picture of himself to remember him by. She took off a necklace she was wearing. "This was my mothers she made it when I was born. It supposedly brings good luck. I want you to have it, as a remembrance."
"Oh, Jorna, I can't take this."
"Please, for me."
"Ok. Oh I almost forgot. Captain Archer called ahead and found a doctor who will try to remove your Suliban gene for you. He said it's a new discovery and it actually works. Here's his address. Look him up and let me know." He handed her a slip of paper.
"Thank you. And thank the captain for me. Keep in touch."
"You too. Bye."
"Bye, Trip." And she was beamed down to the academy.
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A few weeks later, Trip received a letter from the Academy. It was from Jorna. She said the operation worked, she was no longer Suliban. She said her teachings were going really well and she was passing everything. She hoped everything was well with him and she missed him.
He wrote back, "Jorna, everything is great here. Glad to hear the operation worked out and your grades are good. I really hope that when you're ready for assignment, you get the Enterprise. We really could use an extra engineer. Stay well. Keep in touch. Love, Trip."