Enterprise sits in dry dock under going repairs from it's skirmish with the Vulcan fleet, during this time the crew is given much needed down time. Starfleet tells them it's to allow them time to grieve over the loss of more crew from the destruction of the Earth embassy on Vulcan. Jon and T'Pol joined the Tucker family in Florida for a private memorial for Trip at the Tucker family plot. Trip's casket had been buried beside the plot of his beloved sister, Elizabeth, who had perished in the attack on Earth just over a year before.
Jon and T'Pol stayed with the Tucker family for only a day before Jon had decided it would be best to let the family have time to grieve on their own. The two of them traveled to a cabin that had been left to Jon from one of his uncles. It was located on the shores of a medium sized lake high in the mountains of Northern California. Jon loved the area and his only regret that he couldn't do much swimming, the lake was far too cold most of the time as it was fed by streams from higher in the mountains.
The cabin itself was quite large, it was two floors with a basement, it was almost 100 years old. It had been in the Archer family since being built by one of Jon's relatives. Jon's uncle had also told him that the cabin had one additional feature, behind a cabinet in the basement, was the entrance to a tunnel that led to a large bomb shelter. Jon's uncle had told him the it had never been used but his uncle recalled playing there as kids. It was almost as large as the cabin itself.
The cabin's main floor contained the kitchen, living area, a separate dining area, as well as a full bathroom and two guest rooms. The upstairs contained the master bedroom with its own bathroom that had a Jacuzzi tub and a shower stall. As well there were two other bedrooms and another bathroom.
T'Pol found the area quite pleasing and relaxing. She commented to Jonathan that it would be an ideal location to raise their child. Jon still had not gotten over the idea that he was going to be a father. He worried greatly for T'Pol's health due to the mixed parentage of the child. And made Phlox examine her at least 3 times a week, much to T'Pol's frustration.
During their 2nd week of time off, Jon and T'Pol received a summons to return immediately to Starfleet headquarters. When they finally arrived they were escorted to a briefing room where they met with Admiral Forrest who had just returned from Vulcan.
Jon: "Admiral, good to see you again, how was the trip?"
Forrest: "Hello Jon, T'Pol, it was alright but that's not why you were called here."
T'Pol: "Perhaps it would be best if you were to explain the reason for summoning us Admiral."
Forrest nodded and motioned for the two of them to sit. He waited while they did and then proceeded into his explanation.
Forrest: "4 days ago, the Vulcan listening post in sector 142 picked up a transmission from the Klingon High Command, Apparently one of their ships had been boarded and taken over, and the crew spaced. When the bodies of the crew had been recovered and scanned, it was found they had Human DNA on them."
Jon: "Are you saying a group of Humans took the ship?"
Forrest: "Yes and no, it was Humans, but not normal Humans."
T'Pol's eyebrow raised slowly: "I do not understand, Explain."
Forrest simply slid a padd across the table fro the two of them to look at. After a minute, Jon shook his head. "This can't be right."
Forrest nodded: "It checks out."
Jon sighed "Augments"
T'Pol looked at her husband "What are Augments?"
Forrest: "Augments were humanities foray into advanced genetic engineering, they were faster, stronger and smarter than normal Humans."
Jon: "They also caused the Eugenics wars. If these are Augments…Human Augments, then it's possible he knows something."
Forrest nodded: "You are scheduled to meet with him this afternoon."
T'Pol was confused: "Meet with who?"
Jon: "Soong….Dr Arik Soong. One of the scientists who helped create them."
In a secure Starfleet facility…otherwise known as a prison, sat a middle aged man with greying hair. He was clothed in a standard issue jumpsuit, with manacles on his wrists. He was busy writing down notes. The walls of his cell were covered with pages and pages of his other notes, there were piles of them arranged in almost all other areas of the small enclosure.
Voice: "You have a visitor Doctor."
Soong grimaces, having been interrupted. "Tell them I'm busy."
Voice: "Hands together Dr."
Soong shakes his head and places his wrist close together, there is a small beep from the manacles and they lock together. He turns towards the door and watches as the guard approaches with another man. Soong smiles, this other person is almost as famous as he is.
The door to the cell opens and Jon walks in and waits till the door closes. He glances around at the papers lining the walls.
Soong.: "Well well, Captain Jonathan Archer. What brings you here? They naming the prison after you? Sorry about the mess, they don't let me have more, traditional data devices"
Jon smiles at Soong. "You programmed a padd to open every door in the facility. It took them almost a week to re capture you."
Soong: "Ah yes, I was quite proud of that little feat. I had been stuck on a particular problem at the time, and thought a good escape attempt would help, clear the head."
Jon wanders around the cell, he reaches out and picks up one of Soong's notes.
Soong: "Go ahead, that one is a genetic modification that can cure Clark's syndrome. The other one? Can increase the visual spectrum by 5 percent."
Jon: "I'd like to know what happened to the embryos Dr."
Soong: "Which ones?"
Jon: "4 days ago a Klingon cruiser was attacked. Attacked by human augments. Starfleet believes they were the same ones you took"
Soong shrugged: "Who knows, maybe, perhaps they're someone else?"
Jon: "I don't think so Dr. We're going to find them and bring them back."
Soong: "Well good luck on that, be sure to drop by when you get back, let me know how it went."
Jon smiles: "Oh, you're coming with us Dr, you're going to help us find them."
Soong's attitude quickly changed after hearing that.
A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long to do and is quite short, I'm having trouble finding the door to let my muses in to write right now, hopfully things will get better :)
