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To Dolphinology : Yes, this time Lawrence is the good guy. I want to make him look diffirent. I hope i surprise you.

To Teacher Tam : Just say, read ans see. I can realy surprise you soon.

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To Kate : Um... Well I don't know what you think, but, i'm sure to surprise you.

- SECRET OF THE PAST -

BY

WOLENCZAK2004

AND

AEWNAUR

- CHAPTER THREE -

- OUTBURST -

2 days later

Lucas bent over his work chewing furiously on the gum in his mouth when Darwin snuck up on him and splashed.

"Darwin, cut it out. I have to finish this and I can't if you splash me," Lucas shouted.

"Darwin play! Lucas play!"

Lucas sighed, he hadn't had much time for his friend lately with everything else going on. "I promise fish-face, as soon as I get this finished, we'll play."

"No, Lucas sad, Lucas fear. Darwin Lucas play. Lucas happy."

Lucas looked at his friend in wonder. How does he always know how I feel? He was so tired, he sat next to the moon pool and ran one shaky hand over the top of Darwin's melon. He loved the feel of Darwin's head. Somehow just petting the mammal made the nightmares seem a lot more distant.

"Lucas no sleep. Lucas nightmares."

"You saw that huh? Yeah, I'm having nightmares again. But it's going to be alright."

"Lucas who is nightmare man?"

"Nobody fish-face, at least no one that you need to worry about. Okay. Look if you don't let me finish my job I can't play with you. Okay?"

"Yes, Lucas play."

He passed the rest of the afternoon playing with Darwin, not even stopping to eat.

Kristine tiptoed away from the room, she had heard the conversation between Lucas and Darwin and was worried but didn't want to intrude on the boy's private time. Heavens knew you never had much private time on a submarine. But she did intend on speaking to him about it later. If he was having trouble sleeping she, as his doctor needed to know. The crew counted on Lucas too much for him to be getting ill due to a lack of sleep.

Several hours later she left her office and called Lucas over to her.

"Lucas come on. It's dinner time and I know you haven't eaten all day."

"Ok, just a second," Lucas groaned. Everyone was obsessed with his eating habits.

The mess hall was full by the time they had their tray's and joined the rest of the senior staff at the table. Lucas sat between Kristen and the Captain and across from Katie and Ben. Tim, Commander Ford, Miguel, and Chief Crocker spread out and down the table around them.

"So, Lucas. Is everything okay with the new program?" asked Tim

"Yes."

"And the vocorder, did you get it fixed?" asked Jonathan.

"Yes."

"Hey, did you replace the data pack at the main comm. Unit?" Miguel asked.

"Yes."

"Lucas, did you get around to the security upgrade we talked about?" Chief Crocker asked.

"Yes."

"You're awfully quiet tonight, Lucas. Too many projects?" Katie eyed the young man in concern.

"Yes."

"Lucas, I heard your conversation with Darwin this morning," Kristine said thinking that she might get an answer out of him without him paying attention. He was so lost in his own world that she was hoping to get a truthfull answer out of him.

Lucas froze, the blood drained from his face. Surely she wasn't going to bring it up here. Not in front of everyone. What the hell did she know? He felt the frustration and anger building inside him. What was with these people?

"And?" He kept his voice tightly controlled.

"And I am concerned about you. If you are having any problems you need to talk about them. Is there anything you need to talk about?" A feeling of dread entered her. This was not going the way she had hoped, not to mention now they had everyone's attention. Lucas would never talk now, she knew.

"No."

"Lucas, what is she talking about?" the Bridger asked.

"Nothing, it's none of her business. It's my private life. Don't you people understand PRIVATE," Lucas's voice rose as he got angrier.

"Excuse me? Apologize immediately, there is no reason to raise your voice," Bridger yelled in shocked incredulity.

"No! No I won't apologize," Lucas was on the verge of loosing what little control he had, he stood to leave the room.

"Lucas, what is with this attitude?" Bridger demanded.

Lucas turned and took several steps towards the door when Bridger finally stood. "Lucas stop right there Kiddo. I need some answers about this."

Lucas turned to face his Captain the last of his control fled

"Fuck you," his voice was harsh as his throat closed. "You know nothing about me, about my life," his voice was raising and his heart racing with the force of emotions he had been repressing. "God, Just leave me alone. Don't you understand the concept of Privacy. I'm tired. Tired of all of you and your little projects. 'Lucas do this, Lucas do that,'. I just want some peace, but oh no you can't do that. Now you want to pick my brain apart like some shrink! Well FUCK YOU!" He wasn't even aware of the tears streaming down his face as he screamed at the top of his lungs.

The mess hall was oddly silent after Lucas turned and ran out of the room. Everyone was shocked at the emotional outburst of the usually quiet young man. The Captain ordered everyone to just leave the kid alone for now. He would handle him. But that left a lot of gossip for the rumor mill and on a sub even one of this size the news of the outburst spread like wild fire.

Lucas ran to his quarters and for the first time since his arrival on the boat locked his door. He took his frustration out on anything he could find. He ripped his posters off the walls, overturned his desk. He ripped his bed apart and threw his cloths all over the room. Anything to relieve the pent up tension and overwhelming frustration. He stopped and dropped to the floor with an anguished sob when he spotted the laptop computer his Uncle had bought for him. He grabbed his pillow and buried his face in it as he screamed out his pain. His heart felt like it had a piece missing, he hadn't been on the seaQuest very long, little more than a month, and yet his whole life was now changed. Again. His Uncle was dead, his world was crumbling around him. He rocked himself to sleep sitting in the corner of his room with his face buried in his pillow

Darwin looked in from the aqua tube. He wished he could comfort his friend. He turned his knowing gaze from the destroyed room to his friend and watched over him as he cried.

T.B.C.