How To Save A Life- Chapter 12
Deep Space Nine
Tom Paris started to walk over towards Jadzia. It wouldn't be too hard to distract her from going into the shrine if he just walked right past her. She'll probably think he's a changeling. Then he'll quickly run away and hideaway in her quarters until she arrives and then they'll talk.
He walked away from Q who had now disappeared and Tom himself became visible. As he walked quickly towards Jadzia so many thoughts rushed through his mind. He started to realize that he probably wouldn't make the run from her to the turbolift in one piece, let alone to her quarters. He got closer and closer to Jadzia who was not paying attention to the man walking towards her.
"Hey Jadzia." Tom said calmly to her as they passed each other and then he grabbed her by the arm. He turned her so she was now walking beside her.
"What-" Jadzia started.
"Be quiet." Tom interrupted. "If you say or motion anything to anyone, you're going to die."
"Tom?" She asked.
"Be quiet." He reiterated.
They continued to walk and eventually they made their way to the turbolift. Once they got in, Tom called for the deck her quarters were on. The ride to that deck was dead silent, which was somewhat unnerving to Tom. The turbolift stopped at Jadzia's deck, they stepped out and began to walk towards her quarters. Once they reached her quarters, Tom sat down on the couch, leaving Jadzia standing just inside the doorway.
"I can just run." She said to Tom.
"No you can't." He replied. "It's locked."
"You never locked it." Jadzia added.
"Yeah, I didn't, but someone else did." Tom responded. "We need to talk."
Jadzia tapped her comm. badge. "Dax to Odo, bring a security team to my quarters immediately."
"He can't hear you." Tom spoke up. "No one can. In space no one can hear you scream..." He said that, hoping it would jog her memory and maybe realize it was him.
Jadzia backed up, hoping the doors behind her would open, but they didn't. "Computer, unlock the doors, Dax Pi Alpha Nine." Jadzia said to the computer.
"Access Denied." The computer replied, her clearance to unlock her own doors, wasn't enough…
After some thought, Jadzia remembered the bat'leth she owned that was hanging close to her on the wall. Tom continued to look at Jadzia in the eyes, and then saw a glint in them, meaning that she was coming up with a plan.
It seemed like it happened in slow motion, Jadzia turned and grabbed a hold of the bat'leth while Tom jumped up and tried to grab Dax. Tom was able to grab Jadzia's sides, but that didn't keep her still. She turned around wielding the blade in her hands. He ducked just in time to avoid getting hurt by the blade. She kicked him to the ground and sat on top of him with the blade to his neck.
"In space no one can hear you scream!!" Tom repeated a little louder, actually starting to worry for his life.
"You're going to be the one screaming soon if you don't unlock those doors." Jadzia replied, keeping the bat'leth to Tom's neck.
"No no no…Alien!" Tom said. "The tagline in the movie was 'In space no one can hear you scream!' You love that movie, so do I, remember, I named my dog Bishop!"
Jadzia eyed Tom oddly. "You could've gotten that information from anywhere." She responded.
Then she quickly moved the bat'leth so that it Tom in the face. The blade only cut a small cut on his cheek, but it bled at the least. Jadzia started to look at the end of the blade that had some of Tom's blood on it. She waited and waited for it to turn back into parts of the changeling, but it didn't.
"It's really you." She said quietly. "That can't be right."
"Q brought me here." Tom started. "He brought me here to save you. That's why we need to talk."
"This isn't real." Jadzia said.
Tom moved a hand up on his cheek to cover the small cut to make sure it wasn't as big as he thought it was. "Believe me, it is." He replied. Jadzia shook her head. "Can…can you get off of me now? You're kind of sitting on my lung."
Jadzia looked down then got off of Tom immediately. "Oh, sorry." She answered. Jadzia stood up and put the bat'leth back on the wall.
"Talk about old times…" Tom muttered as he stood up, still holding his hand over his cheek.
"What do you mean save me?" Jadzia asked.
Tom sighed. "You're going to want to sit down for this…" He said.