Retrieval- Ch. 9

Retrieval

By zealousgirl

Rating: PG-13, general
Disclaimers in Chapter One

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CHAPTER 9

Out of Darkness

His head hurt and he could not move. Opening his eyes, Trip saw that someone was hovering over him. It took a few seconds to focus before he realized that it was that same girl from the transport, and the bushes. He tried to sit up but his entire body felt numb. "Did you. . . you. . .?" He could not find the words that he needed to ask the question.

"No, I had nothing to do with this." Being this close to him allowed her to discern his thoughts and feelings quite clearly. "I saw you turn down this alley, and then heard you yell. A man was running away, in that direction." She pointed to the end of the alley.

"Who are you?" His mind was now clear, and sensation was returning to his extremities. "And, why have you been following us?"

She was no longer afraid of him; there was an appearance of kindness in his eyes. "My name is Seema, and your name is Tuck. Although, I do know that that is not your real name. I also know that you are not one of us."

Pushing himself off the pavement, he responded defensively, "What are you talking about? Of course, that's my name. And I am Scaniran."

"Your name is . . . Tr-. . . Trip. Yeah, that is it. And you are disguised to look like one of us." She spoke with confidence. "But do not worry, your secret is safe. I will not tell anyone - unless you want me to."

"How do you know all of this?" But before she could respond, Trip remembered why he had come down this way. "Oh my God, where's T'pol?" He started to panic.

"T'pol. So that is her name. I was right. She is a Vulcan." A proud smile appeared momentarily, and then vanished. "I saw some men take her and put her into a vehicle. She looked like she had passed out."

Trip was at a loss as to what to do now. He started to run in the direction that Seema had said that the vehicle had gone. Seema ran behind him, and yelled, "Trip, I want to help you find her. I think I know someone who may be able to assist us."

He stopped in his tracks and whisked around. Panting, he asked, "So who is this person and can we go talk to them ASAP. . . I mean, right away?"

"Follow me." Seema walked in the opposite direction, and stopped about 100 meters down the street.

A bus was rounding the corner. Trip jogged to join her, arriving just as the doors of the bus opened. 'I sure hope she knows what she's doing.' They took a seat and sat in silence as the bus drove off.

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She could not see, even though she knew her eyes were open. She was sitting on a wooden chair; a gag was in her mouth; her arms were tied to the armrests; and, even her ankles were bound. The windowless room was quiet. She strained to hear what was occurring outside the room. She thought she heard footsteps, but could not be certain.

Her head felt heavy. She was having difficulties focusing her thoughts. What had happened? How had she gotten here?

Within minutes, things began to clear and she was able to recall the last few moments before being abducted. She was walking down the alley from where she thought she had heard Koss' voice, but could not see him. Then she felt a prick in her left thigh. Just before everything went dark, she was able to see a group of men coming out of a parked vehicle--.

Suddenly, the room was filled with bright lights. She squinted to better observe her surroundings. She could see someone coming towards her. As her eyes adjusted, she recognized the figure - it was Koss. And he was holding what looked like a syringe.

She struggled to get loose but in vain.

Without saying a word, Koss pulled up her sleeve and injected the contents into her deltoid. Then he smiled and waited for the chemicals to take effect.

It was not long before she became vertiginous, and lost consciousness.

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