Shipwreck with You
red rooster dawn
Pairing: Tucker and T'Pol
Disclaimer : All the characters are the property of Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek. They are use purely for entertainment value only.
Summary: Tucker and T'Pol crash on an alien planet on the way back to the Enterprise, many light years away.
Day 60
A little over a month later Trip and T'Pol had settled into a routine in the community. T'Pol worked in a small restaurant as a waitress, a part time cook, and book keeper. It wasn't the greatest work in the world, but she was able to observe the culture of the people here.
The Vulcan data base had no knowledge of this planet. And as her Captain had once told her, it's more important to know the culture of the people on the planet rather than just the statistical numbers.
She kept a journal of her observation hoping that some day to add it to the Vulcan data base and Star Fleet's as well. Trip became a jack of all trades, master of none.
Anything that was broke he found a way to fix it and sometime improve upon it. He was really enjoying himself and the people too. He wondered how long it would take the Enterprise to find them.
Day 90
T'Pol couldn't understand it. She woke up nauseated again. This was the tenth day in a row she was sick. At first she thought it must have been the food that they had been eating.
It wasn't bad, but even since the first day it never really sat too well with her stomach. It had taken her several weeks to find a combination that wasn't too disagreeable with her stomach.
Then she thought maybe she had caught some virus that was passing through the village, but usually you only caught a virus during the cold season. The planet was going through it spring cycle the last sixty days.
Five years later
T'Pol was standing before the Vulcan High Counsel. They weren't particularly happy with her. She had violated just about everything her training had taught her.
They couldn't believe that one of their best young officers would succumb to the temptations of being with a Human. They couldn't believe that she would mate with the human and bear his children.
"Sub Commander T'Pol, do you know why you now stand before us?" asked the Official.
"To welcome me back to Vulcan." smirked T'Pol. During the last five years living with Charles she had picked up his sense of irony, a trait she quickly learned to love.
"Making light of the situation Sub Commander T'Pol will not release you from your transgressions. There are many serious violations in your conduct the last few years. I suggest that you take these proceedings very seriously." instructed the Official.
"On the contrary Sir, I am quite serious. To say that I'm very disappointed that it took five years to be rescued after Commander Tucker and I crashed on the planet returning from a diplomatic mission for the High Counsel is an understatement.
That I had to be rescued by another race and not by my own people who gave up all search efforts after only a few months is unspeakable. To say I'm not pleased with the actions of High Counsel is an understatement." replied T'Pol angrily.
"We don't have the resources to spend years looking for one individual. It was still inexcusable for you, an officer of high rank and standing, to dismiss your training and duties." scolded the Official.
"My responsibilities as a Vulcan officer ceased when you abandoned the search for Commander Tucker and myself. I had to do what was necessary to survive." replied T'Pol a bit obstinately.
Sub Commander T'Pol, you mated and bonded with a human. You lived together for five years sleeping in the same bed. You had three children together during this time. All were born separately. You are only supposed to mate once every seven years. How can you explain such a transgression of your training?" asked the Official.
"The human has a name, it's Commander Charles Tucker iii of Star Fleet Command. Base on my training I was only supposed to have the urge to mate once every seven years with my bond mate.
Yet shortly after crashing on the planet I found myself strangely drawn to Commander Tucker. His closeness, his touch, his scent were too much to resist. I needed him. I needed all of him." explained T'Pol.
"Nowhere in my training was I taught about the strong attraction with the human male. Their need to mate daily is overpowering. The intoxication of sexual desire was too strong to resist." continued T'Pol.
"But you were on the Earth ship Enterprise for nearly two years before. You never departed from your training then. You resisted all the temptations and there were more of them on the ship." countered the confused Official.
The High counsel couldn't understand why she could resist so many, but not to be able to resist one? There had to be an answer to why it happened. There had to be accountability. There was a price to be paid. But what sould be that price?
"Have any of you spent time with Humans?" asked T'Pol.
"We all have spent time with Humans. Though I believe none of us have spent more than a couple of weeks with them. Their scent was over whelming. It's very hard to be in the same room without having sense of smell numbed." replied the Official.
"Do you know why that is? It's because of all the Pheromones they give off. It's so potent because of their need to attract a mate for their daily sexual ritual. They thrive on having sex.
If you spend enough time with Humans you learn to tolerate the scent they are giving off. After a while you don't even notice it, but it's there. After a time you get conditioned to notice only one of them." explained T'Pol.
"You should be able to resist. You have a better mind than the humans, it's been trained not to respond to emotions. Sexual needs are an emotion." replied the Official.
"Where is the evidence that this is true? Has anyone ever study the effects of the Human Pheromones on Vulcan physiology? Besides myself no other Vulcan had ever served more then two month period with Humans.
The long term effects of being with them is mind boggling. You watch them acting out, having fun, appearing not to have a care in the world. You watch their work habits, lack of study, lack of routine,
you wonder how can they be so effective at their jobs. But in all honesty they can easily out perform a Vulcan crew who has spent years studying, working together, and drilling.
Even though we may have the superior mind they utilized their minds to a greater capacity. They have a greater capacity to be doing many things at the same time and to do them all well. Where as we primary focus on the task at hand.
Rarely do we do more than one thing at a time. They aren't afraid to try and fail. We are. It's why they will pass us by within a hundred years. They are truly an amazing people." replied T'Pol.
"You have our apologies Sub Commander. You are right. You are free to go." directed the Official.
The End