Captain's log: Star date 56335.3

Tuvok is mind melding with Natiley to find out the answers to the questions that we're asking: Who is this 'Natiley Newton'? Where does she come from? And why did she attack the doctor? Well at the time we can do nothing but speculate.

Chapter Four

Tuvok

I showed Natiley all the evidence that was stored in our minds. 'Our' meaning I supplied the evidence of when she was unconscious or simply not present at the time.

I noticed however that there was something that she was hiding, but I couldn't get to it. At the time I took almost no notice of it, because it could be something personal, I was here for investigating the attack not her personal life.

But when I had gathered all the evidence I needed I was about to pull out of the meld when another mind grabbed hold of mine.

It was Natiley's mind that had me. I tried to break the bond but I couldn't. It seemed to be doing something to my mind, but what I could only guess.

After awhile Natiley broke the iron grip on my mind. Immediately afterwards I became unconscious and since we were still in the mind meld I dragged Natiley with me, breaking the meld.

The first thing I saw when I arouse was the doctor's face looking concerned. I tried to sit up but the doctor pushed me back down.

"You nearly died coming out of the meld. Natiley is still unconscious, she also nearly died too but you got the hardest blow."

I saw Natiley out of the corner of my eye on a bio bed near by. "It was her" I told the doctor.

"What?"

"Natiley attacked me in the meld. We were like that for how long I can only guess." I responded a bit lightheaded. I slightly shook my head to clear my mind.

"What precisely happened, Mr. Tuvok? How did she attack you in the mind meld? From my understanding only other telepathic beings could do that." The Doctor said confused.

"I don't exactly know how, but throughout the meld she was acting like she was hiding something, and when I was going to pull out of it she grabbed a hold of my mind. I don't know what she did after that, I don't know how long she was at it. All I know is that she did something."

"Well, I better run some more scans so I know if she did anything that damaged your mind." The Doctor said, picking up a hypospray to sedate me while he did his examination.

I woke up to see The Doctor looking at the diagnostic screen of Natiley's diagnostic bed, for she was on one of the side diagnostic beds (I was on the main one).

The Doctor noticed that I was awake and came over to check on me, walking through a force field to come over to me.

"How do you feel now Mr. Tuvok? Well, if you have no complaints, you can leave; I found nothing wrong with you, although Natiley is still unconscious."

"I feel in perfect condition, thank you." I said as I stood up to leave. "Uh... I think you will need this" and he handed me my uniform for I was in one of the doctor's surgical gowns.

I changed and left sickbay.

I went to the mess hall to get some lunch, it was that time and I was hungry.

I think Vulcan Plumic Soup would be absolutely great. I thought enthusiastically. Stop it! I chilled myself slightly shaking my head.

I walked into the mess hall and saw Mr. Neelix serving some kind of bread with soup. I walked over and saw what it was Poppy Seed Buns, my favorite. I chilled myself again and got some then sat down facing the windows at my usual table.

Neelix walked over to me looking slightly concerned. "Mr. Vulcan, are you okay?" He asked worriedly. "You never face the window and I don't see a PADD on you."

"I am fine, Mr. Neelix" I said a little bit more forcefully than I intended.

Neelix looked worried and he went over to serve the captain, who had just walked in.

Captain Janeway got some food and came over to me. "Hi Tuvok, how are you, and how is the investigation going?" She asked.

"Fine" I responded shortly.

Captain Janeway noticed that I was more stiff than usual but she said nothing about that. Instead she asked if I had had any of the soup. "No, I haven't" I said to her.

"Well, it is really good you should try it." She said taking a small sip. "Just be careful it is hot!"

"Okay" I got up to get some and I got some and then I went back to the table that I was sharing with the Captain, and took a sip.

"This is excellent Mr. Neelix!" I called across the room.

The room went silent and looked at me.

"Tuvok, are you okay?" The Captain asked worriedly.

"Yes, I am perfectly all right. Maybe what I need is to rest." I said rising to go to my quarters.

Ensign Gablocks suddenly tripped. I started laughing hysterically at the look on her face when I had crossed over to her in two steps and picked her up in an embrace and kissed her. I had completely forgotten that I had a wife back on Vulcan that would kill me when she figured out about this.

What was even funnier was when her eyes bulged out and then she slapped me hard on the face.

The crewmembers in the room stared at me in shock. Then the Captain said to Ensign Vorik, "Ensign Vorik, please escort Mr. Tuvok to sickbay for a complete examination."

Vorik walked over to me and said, "Mr. Tuvok please follow me to sickbay." With that I, still laughing, followed him to sick bay for a complete examination by the doctor.