CRYSTAL CLEAR:

"He's here captin" distantly tuvok heard the doctors voice and opeaned his eyes.He was in sick bay...he sat up quickly;to quickly and passed out. 1 week 3 days 7 hours 14 minutes later(who's counting?) "so tell me what happened!""i told you tom,she kissed me...i think i am in love" tom and harry walked off unaware of the vulcan or the captin."so...what really happened?" janeway asked mimicking tom."the story about the crystals is aqurate" was all he said,she didn't push him further. Tuvok awoke that night,and could not regain sleep.so he did as he was apt to do lately.he read the letter that had come back with him. "MY MATE...I APPOLOGIZE FOR NOT TELLING YOU ABOUT THE CRYSTAL.I THOUGHT YOU WOULD TAKE IT AS "NONESENSE' AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER THIS WAY.YES T'YORKA WAS MY ANCESTOR AND THE STORIES ARE TURE.ALONG WITH THIS LETTER I HAVE SENT PHOTOGRAGHS AND RECORDINGS OF YOUR CHILDREN,AND YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER T'TOVA.ALSO...MY HEART GROWS WEAKER WITH YOUR DISTANCE. -T'PEL" He had memorized every picture and recording,his grandaughter resembeled his eldest sun,who was almost his clone.by vulcan he missed them!!! but he trusted the captin to get him and the crew safly home.he was unaware that he had dozzed off...unaware that is untill he descovered T'Pel awaiting him in the dreamscape.'


Part 6


OPIUM GARDENS. 1