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Subject: [ASCEM-S] NEW: "Keeping Silence" (ENT: A/R, 1/1) G
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Author: MJ
Title: Keeping Silence
Pairing: A/R
Rating: G
Spoilers: Azati Prime, Hatchery
Summary: Why Malcolm had nothing to say when Jon volunteered to take the 
For Shi, who likes evil and angst and is luring me to the dark side.


Travis was speaking. So was Trip. They were animated, arguing, defending 
their positions passionately. Jonathan Archer ignored both of them.

And Malcolm Reed was speechless.

No choice, he supposed. Travis and Trip both knew how to pilot that
insectoid ship already -- no training required. Malcolm didn't know how, and 
though he was a perfectly capable pilot, certainly Travis was the best on the 
ship --

-- all of this was utter rubbish anyway, no?

-- besides, all things considered, the ship needed his own skills more than
ever if, if...

What did Jon mean, *he* was going in?

Speechlessness was the only possible reaction.

The voice worked later, back in Jon's quarters. "It's suicide, love, don't 
you know that?"

"That's why I can't send anyone else."

"I'm the weapons officer. It should be me, not the ship's captain."

"I can learn to pilot that ship faster than you can. It's what I trained for 
in the first place - I'm a pilot, remember? Besides, you know that the ship's 
going to need the best possible person to keep it safe. That's your job."

A pause, remembering another incident. "And the ship will need you anyway. 
Trip - Trip may want someone else to be First Officer. I can't think of anyone 
on this ship better suited for the position." Another pause. "I need to 
recommend you for promotion before I leave."

"I don't want the rank, love. I want you. There has to be another way to do 
this."

"Believe me, if I thought there was, I'd have gone for it. I don't want to do 
this any more than you want me to. But... this isn't about us."

"I know... I know."

"Malcolm - no, don't go yet. Please - come over here - "

And once again, he was at a loss for words.



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