(Chapter-30)
The next morning the group was in the dinning hall having breakfast. Dawn smiled and sat her juice down, "I have to admit it's getting a bit boaring calling this group, 'The Group.'" Shego smiled, "Then what do you suggest we call our little group?" Dawn smiled, "Before the first Sunnydale was destoryed we called ourselves the 'Scooby Gang.'" Shego shrugged her shoulders, "Sound good to me, in fact I like it."
Buffy smiled, "Dawn always like the name 'Scooby Gang', she always says it gives class to what we do." Dawn smiled, "Well it does." Faith smiled, "Then 'Scooby Gang it is." Phillip looked at the clock, "Come gentel mother it is time for your morning excerises." Dawn sighed with a smile, "They worry to much about me." Wendy nodded, "That is because you are our gentel mother and we only want what is best for you."
A few hours later everybody was in the Command Center talking to General Hammond. Sam looked up, "Yes sir it's confermed it's the RPTR-302/303." Hammond shook his head, "How the hell did Kinsey get his hands on it?" Sam nodded, "We suspect he may still have people on the inside getting him whatever he wants." Hammond nodded, "I'll start an investigation on this end." Sam nodded, "In the mean time sir, I suggest that the newer MPTR (Multi-Phasic Tractor Beam) is installed on the fighters and ships."
Hammond nodded, "I'll pass it on. Hammond out" Sam sat back, "We have got to figure out a way to get that tractor beam back." Shego looked at Sam, "I know what a tractor beam does but why is this one so important." Sam nodded, "Most of the technology we have come from different alien races. We're just now letting out the infromation on the F-302s and The EBC-303s (EBC-Earth BattleCruiser). The MPTB and The RPTBs have just been given to us by the Asgard."
Sam took a drink of her bottled water, "The MPTBs and the RPTBs have just been engineered to fit the F-302s and EBC-303s." Jules nodded, "Even though you have it to help tow crippled ships, it could also be used as a weapon." Sam nodded. "In the wrong hands it can pull a plane right out if the sky. And I believe that's one reason Hammond won't send any air support." Bonnie leaned on the railing, "Then we need to get that device back."
A few minutes later back at the dinning hall the 'Scooby Gang' was talking about how to get the Tractor Beam back. Shego looked at Sam, "Will the Tractor Beam have any effect on the Al'Kesh with it's shields active?" Sam nodded, "Yes, the Tractor Beam is designed to either tow a ship or repell it. Even with the ships shields active." Kim looked at Sam, "How does the Tractor Beam lock onto the ship with it's shields up?"
Sam shrugged her shoulders, "It scans the shield for it's frequency and once it has it, it locks onto it." Kim smiled, "What if you rotated the frequency continuously so it can't get a lock on it." Sam smiled, "I think I know where you're going. If as you said the frequency is continuously rotated it won't get the Al'Kesh's shield frequency." Kim nodded, "Just one question, what's the range of the Tractor Beam Emitter?" Sam smiled, "It won't reach the ships in orbit if that's what you're wondering."
Kim sighed with relief, "Good, cause I would hate to hear that one of the ships got yanked out of orbit, and crash into a large populated city." Sam stood up, "I need to call Hammond and let him know what we came up with." Just as she was about to leave Rachael walked in with a look like something happened and it was her fault that it happened. Faith looked at Rachael, "Hey what's wrong?" Rachael looked at her hands, "I don't know how it happened, but our entire communication system is fried."
Faith stood, "That's impossible." Rachael nodded, "I know, but some how a virus got into the system and fried it. The entire system is going to have to be replaced." Rachael handed Faith a read out of the virus, "This isn't a normal virus, this is a logic-bomb virus. Who ever planted it knew what they were doing." Faith looked up, "I want you to run a full security probe. Start from the time Dawn got home from the future up to this morning." Kim looked at Faith, "Can you replace the system?" Faith nodded, "I have several back up systems."
Faith looked at Rachael, "Have Megan and her crew pull one of the spares from storage and get it hooked up." Rachael nodded, "Yes ma'am." Rachael turned and left. Faith crossed her arms, "How the hell did they get that logic-bomb virus in the system and avoid our anti-virus program?" Buffy sat back down, "I don't know, but the way Rachael runs a security sweep, we'll find out soon." Sam sighed, "I'll go to the Al'Kesh and use the communication system there to contact General Hammond."
Faith nodded, "In the mean time, we have some standard school work to do. So lets get to work and wait to see what happens." A moment later Hermione walked in, "Hey guys." faith smiled, "Hey, how's the class goin'?" Hermione smiled, "Great, I need you to sign off on this. It's says I have your permission to take my class to Diagon Ally so they can get their supplies and first wand." Faith smiled and signed the papers, "Have fun." Hermione rolled her eyes, "I'll try."
The usual school stuff flew past as usual, Faith looked in on Paige, Piper, and Phoebe. Hermione was in Diagon Ally with her class so they could get what supplies they needed for her class. Sam was using the Al'Kesh to communicate with General hammond while the new Communication System was installed. A few hours later Rachael walked into Faith's office, "I did a complete security sweep and found nothing out of the norm except this." She went to the tv/dvd player and played a security recording.
Faith walked over to the tv and watched it. Rachael looked at Faith, "Watch what happens at two minutes and at fifteen minutes into the recording." Faith seen what Rachael wanted her to see. Rachael looked at Faith, "Who ever planted that virus knew what they were doing to cause the security camera to do that. But what they didn't count on was the back up system that's kept classified in case something like this happens." Rachael put in another dvd and played it.
Faith sighed and slumped into a chair and closed her eyes. Rachael looked at Faith, "I doubt she even knew what she was even doing." Faith looked at Rachael, "Call the others together and have them meet in the main confrence room. And have her there to." Rachael nodded, "Yes ma'am."
An hour later in the main cofrence room Faith was standing at the podium, "Thanks to Rachael's security sweep we found out who planted the virus." Faith played the first dvd, "On this dvd you'll see that the video was manipulated to show that no one was in the hall leading to the Command Center." Faith played the second dvd, "What the person didn't know is that we had a classified back-up system which did record them." Faith hit play as the dvd played it showed Dawn entering the Command Center in her wheel chair and fifteen minutes later exiting. Dawn was in tears, "But I never went to the Command Center, I was at home in bed."
Faith went to Dawn and took her in her arms, "We know sweetie. We believe you were programed to do that and not even know you did it." Dawn cried, "I'm sorry Faith. I'm so sorry." Faith nodded, "I know sweetie, I know." Faith looked at Buffy who walked over to comfort her sister. Faith walked back to the podium, "I believe Dawn was programed in the future." Faith looked at the papers she had and then at the Starfleet P.A.D.D..
She brought up the doctors who were in charge of Dawns medical needs when she found one that stood out like a sore thumb, "And I believe this is the person who did it." The picture was that of Talbet's Great, Great, Great, Grandson. The man was a dead ringer for Talbert. Jules looked at the picture, "If he did it, how did he know what to do?" Faith smiled and picked up a dvd, "Easy, when this is all over and he loses he'll make a recording for his future grandson."
Bonnie nodded, "But how did that grandson know she was from the past and that she would return to the past?" Faith shook her head, "Kinsey, knows all about us. and what we do." Faith sat in her chair, "What some of you don't know is, is I met Kinsey when he was the V.P., Jules raised an eyebrow, "Why did you keep it a secreat?" Shego looked at Jules, "Because she didn't want us to think she was working for him, which was a possibility when we first met." Faith nodded, "Which is why me and Buffy decided to keep it a secreat until now." Bonnie smiled, "But we all know better now." Faith nodded, "Anyway, we had a good talk and he told me what he did including all the classified stuff. So I told him everything about us. Except for the Time Mirror. I told him we had help from people with that. So it'll be Kinsey who tells him."
Kim raised an eyebrow, "Why not go back and stop Talbert's future grandson from programing Dawn?" Faith smiled, "Can't what's been done is done. However we can make sure he never does this again. Who's up for a little trip to the future?" Everyone raised their hands. Faith smiled, "Good, be at the mirror room in one hour. This is gonna be fun."
An hour later the entire 'Scooby Gang' was in the mirror room ready for the trip. Faith looked at everyone, "You know the rules, we're going there to make sure this guy doesn't do to another person what he did to Dawn." Faith reached over and activated the mirror. Once through Faith looked at the time, "I'll need to contact Starfleet Security and have them meet us at the hospital." Insted of using the transport shuttle to New Zealand they used the transporters.
Once in New Zeland they were met by a young Starfleet Security Officer, "I'm Lieutenant Helen Williams, me and my team was sent here to assist you." Faith nodded, "This doctor had programed my wifes' sister to preform an act of sabotage. We're here to make sure he doesn't do it again." The Lieutenant nodded, "You lead the way." Faith nodded and lead the group into the hospital.
Once inside they made their way to where the Dr.s office is. The read the name plate 'Dr. Robert Talbert Psychiatrist.' Faith smiled and knocked on the door. The man in the room spoke up, "Enter." the door opened automaticly and Faith walked in smiling. The Dr. was doing some paper work and didn't even know it was Faith that walked in. The Dr. spoke while he did his work, "Please have a seat and I'll be right with you."
Faith smiled, "I don't think I'll need it." The Dr. looked up and went pale. Buffy walked in, "Hi, remember us?" Dr. Talbert sat back and sighed, "I see you discovered your sister fried your communication system?" Buffy nodded and crossed her arms, "She did a good job of it to. But you made one slight mistake. you neglected to tell her to check for a back-up to the surveillance system. When we seen it was her, we did a little thinking and a bit of research and found that you were one of her doctors."
Dr. Talbert shook his head as Starfleet Security walked in, "All those time my grandfather fought you, you always found a way to defeat him." Dr. talbert paused for a moment, "When he found out that you brought your sister here from the past, he made a recording letting me know what happened. Knowing you would be back for her, I did a little programing of my own." Faith nodded, "Trust me it worked, our communication system is fried."
Dr. Talbert smiled, "And that means Dawn is also dead." Buffy raised her eyebrows, "No she's not." Dr. Talbert shook his head, "She should have commited suicide when the job was done and you found out she did it." Shego smiled, "There's just one little flaw in that." Dr. Talbert looked at Shego, "And what would that flaw be?"
Shego smiled, "The thing about hypnosis is, you can make someone do anything you want, except kill themselves. It's survival instinct." Shego slowly walked around Dr. Talberts desk and got behind him. She then leaned in close to him , "And Being a Psychiatrist you should have known that." Shego looked at Lieutenant Williams and just nodded. Lieutenant Williams Looked at Dr. Talbert as two security officers took him into custody, "Dr. Talbert, you are hear-by placed under arrest. You are charged with violationing the Temporal Prime Directive. You are also facing charges from the Starfleet Medical Board."
Williams looked at Faith, "Thank you and I hope you have a safe trip home." Faith smiled, "We just wanted to see justice served for what he did to Dawn." Willam's nodded, "From the charges he has against him he's looking at several years in prison, and the lose of his medical license." William's looked at her watch, "I better get going, the paper work is going to be a killer." Faith laughed, "I know what you mean. Good luck Lieutenant."
As the 'Scooby Gang' took the transport suttle back to Los Angeles Kim Jules looked at Faith, "Why is Dr. Talbert being charged with violating the Temporal Prime Directive?" Faith looked at Jules and spoke up, "Because he recieved information from the past to alter the past."
Once they then returned to their own time they saw Rachael was waiting. Rachael smiled, "Welcome back." Faith nodded, "Is the new communication system up." Rachael nodded, "Came on line ten minutes ago. Sam's in the Command Center talking to General Hammond right now." Faith nodded, "Once she's finished have her meet us at the dinning hall." Rachael nodded, "Yes ma'am."