========================================================================== LUCAS POST ON INTERNEX Hal Freeman ========================================================================== Timeline: SeaQuest DSV (Season 2) Author's E-Mail: hlfreem@ibm.net ========================================================================== AUTHOR'S NOTES: Due to those wanting more of this story I am going to write the full thing. Enjoy. MEGA DISCLAIMER! I don't know seaQuest (Darn!) but I love it. Feel free to sue me. I have no money. enjoy. This is when Wendy first got on the _SeaQuest_. Lucas is asleep he is dreaming again about his dad. He keeps seeing him hover over him with a bat. Cut to Lucas's room back home Wolenczak You're no good! You can't even play baseball! Lucas I didn't mean it dad! Wolenczak This computer! That's what makes you so pathetic! No more! Mr. Wolenczak smashes the computer. Then in his rage he hits his son upside the head. Crushing his jaw. Lucas is in a crumpled mass on the floor crying. He can't get up. His jaw hurts so badly. He doesn't want to get up. He wants to die. He can't talk and blood runs out of his ear. Wolenczak Why do you make me hurt you? Get up! Dinner's read in an hour. Dr. Wolenczak leaves as he throws the bat on his son. He unmercifully spits on his own son. Millie Torres the maid climbs up the stairs and sees Dr. Wolenczak walking away from Lucas's room. She glares harshly at him but he doens't see. She know that when he leaves Lucas's there's been trouble. She opens the door slowly to see a quivering crying beaten Lucas. His face is swelled up and his ear is bleeding. Millie Lucas! I go get help. Lucas awkes with a start. He has a small tear runnin down his face. He climbs out of bed to go get Bridger but he stops. Bridger is asleep or on the bridge. He can't be bothered by a pathetic little teen ager. Lucas Dad was right I am pathetic. Lucas goes to get some coffee. Lately caffeine has been his only escape. Caffeine and a little sedative that he was able to brew up in the science lab. Crew's Mess Wendy You're up late. Lucas Oh I was just caught up in a novel I was reading. Wendy Oh. Sure it wasn't anything else Lucas- rather bored Yes Wendy. Nothing else. Lucas drops the cup that he has causing it to cut his hand as he's picking up the pieces. Lucas I've got it! I'm sorry! I've got it! Lucas is in a big hurry to leave. Wendy Let me help. Lucas I've got it. Lucas gets all the pieces into the garbage and leaves. Shaking something horrible. Lucas's Room Lucas is dreaming again. Cut to the Wolenczak's living room. Lucas Dad! I got an A on my advanced placement test! Dad I got an A! Mrs. Wolenczak Lucas go to your room! Lucas But mom! Mrs. Wolenczak I said go! Don't talk back! She slaps her child and her nails leave a scratch mark on his face. Lucas runs up to his room crying. Lucas I just wanted to show her my test. Lucas's dad enters angry. Lucas Dad! Mr. Wolenczak I don't want to hear it! What's this about you talking back to your mother? Lucas I'm sorry I was just trying to tell her- Mr. Wolenczak You were going to smart off weren't you? He grabs his son and shakes him by the collar and then he slaps him. Then he gets one good hit to the temple and Lucas falls to the floor. He leaves. Lucas wakes up. Lucas Why couldn't he have listened? He wants so badly to talk to Bridger but he can't. He can't do it. He takes some of sedative that he got from the lab. He takes a handful of it. He doesn't know how much to take. He crawls back into bed. MedBay Lucas is playing with Darwin. He throws the ball at Darwin and Darwin hits it back. Wendy Having fun? Lucas jumps back in suprise and the ball hits him in the face. Lucas- going back to his game closing himself off. Yeah. Wendy You didn't sleep to well last night did you? Lucas That's none of your business! Wendy I think it is. Lucas I don't want you in my head. Wendy I wasn't. I noticed that the sedative that you and Harrison were working on was missing. Lucas I destroyed it. It was bad batch. Wendy Not according to Harrison. Lucas Stay out of my life doctor. It's bad enough with just me in it. Lucas walks off angry. He could have killed her. Lucas's Room Lucas is typing rapidly. He can't get the computer to work. Lucas Damn this computer! Damn it! Wendy knocks. Wendy Can I come in. Lucas Yeah, whatever. Wendy The batch was perfectly good Lucas. What do you need with sedatives? Lucas Can you keep a secret? Wendy Yeah. Lucas So can I. Wendy glares at him then she realizes that he's trying to hide his emotions by acting cocky. Wendy I've been thinking. How would feel if your dad was here? Lucas No! It took me eighteen years to get away! I don't want him here. You keep him away from me. Wendy I thought you wanted your dad to pay attention to you? Lucas Not the kind of attention he gives. His attention means a baseball bat in the face. No! You keep him away from me! You hear? Wendy Why are you so afraid? Lucas It's none of your business? Wendy You won't talk to Bridger and you won't talk to anyone. Talk to me. Lucas Bridger wouldn't want to hear me. You're just going to write it all down in your little records and then my dad's going to take me away and then I'm going to land in the hosptial every other week like always. Wendy What did your dad do to you? Lucas I did it to myself. Wendy You hit yourself over the head with a bat? Lucas No. But I made my dad do it. That's what he said. Wendy He abused you didn't he? Lucas So. It's over. Wendy You're turning into a mindless genius Lucas. You need someone badly. Lucas Get out doctor! Wendy leaves knowing that she's right. Lucas turns on his music Lucas What business is it of hers? I am not a mindless genius! (Long way down by the Goo Goo Dolls is playing) [Did they push out?! Did they throw you away?! touch me now and I don't care! When you take me I'm there!... Long way down! I don't think I'll make it on my own!] Lucas I don't need her or anyone else! I am fine on my own! [Long way down! I don't think I'll make it on my own!] Lucas Why am I so angry? What's wrong with me? Why can't I be happy? Damn it Lucas you've been dysfunctional all of your life! Function damn it! [Is there anything to feel? Is it pain that makes you real? cut me off before it kills me!] Lucas Get a grip on yourself! You're losing it! What does she know? An enraged Lucas throws his player at the wall just as Piccolo walks in. Piccolo Luke you okay? Lucas can't answer. He's too busy trying to put together the broken bits of his tape player. Piccolo What's wrong with you Lucas? Ever since that thing with your dad you been like this. Lucas Stay out of my life! Lucas is about to hit Piccolo when sinks to floor. The sedative he took three hours ago is taking it's toll. Piccolo Luke! Luke! What's wrong? Lucas I took too much of that sedative. Just let it wear off. Just leave. Piccolo No can do Lukemeister. Piccolo runs out into the halls trying to find Dr. Smith. Piccolo Dr. Smith! Wendy Hey Piccolo! Piccolo You gotta help Lucas! Wendy I already tried. He said to stay out. Piccolo grabs her shoulders and shakes her violently. Piccolo You don't understand! He took too many pills! He's on the floor shakin' like some sort of Chawawa. =========================== PART 2 ===================================== This is part two of a story I did a while back. Erica told me she wanted it and I aim to please so here it is.... Disclaimer....Hey I don't own seaQuest. I'd love to because then it would still be running...but I don't. It belongs to Sci-Fi, NBC, and anybody else with the proper papers. Warning- there are a few little naughty words in here. ========================================================================== Wendy What do you mean? Piccolo He's dying I think. I don't know. You're a doctor! Do something. Wendy turns back to find Lucas on the floor holding his stomach trying not to lose his lunch. Wendy Oh no! Piccolo DO SOMETHING! Wendy Piccolo get a med team down here. (beat) Lucas, why? Lucas I had to make the dreams stop (beat) they wouldn't stop Wendy (beat) they just wouldn't stop. Lucas is trying not to cry, trying to get up, trying to make it all better but he _can't_. He's feeling pretty pathetic now. MedBay Bridger comes storming in ready to box ears for. Bridger What in god's name happened? Wendy Shh! He overdosed. On the sedative he and Williams were working on. Bridger What? You let him near those things? Wendy! You know that he's depressed. You read his file for God's sakes, you're supposed to know these things. You were supposed to supervise him. I can't. Wendy I didn't think that he'd take them. (Beat) I didn't even know until yesterday and then I had to get Williams to verify it. Bridger This isn't your fault. Is he going to be okay? Wendy Yes, but I don't what were going to do about this depression. I know why he's depressed too. Bridger Why? Wendy Westphalen. He misses her really bad. Bridger I can understand but why sedatives? Wendy He said something about dreams. Bridger Precognative dreams. Wendy -flatly No. He's bright but not that bright. Lucas- weakly as if still half asleep No! I didn't mean it dad. I didn't mean it I'm sorry. Lucas's dream Mr. Wolenczak You tried to run away! Thought that somebody would take pity on you? Didn't you? Didn't you? Did you know that because of your little shenanigan that we're three days behind? Lucas mumbles something inaudibly Mr. Wolenczak And don't mumble. Speak up boy. He slaps him. Lucas tries not to cry. Instead of running up to his room and locking himself in he tries to see how brave his father is. Mr. Wolenczak sees Lucas staring at him just daring him to do it again and he does. Mr. Wolenczak Don't give me additude Mr! As long as you live under my roof you'll obey my rules! Lucas- under his breath Not for long... Mr. Wolenczak I'm not going to be home for the next week, I have to extend my trip to Italy because of you Lucas! MedBay Wendy Lucas calm down! Calm down. You're here on seaQuest Lucas No dad! No! I don't want to go! Wendy Lucas calm down. Lucas jumps awake Lucas Oh my God. It was just a bad dream. I'm fine. Wendy Calm down and go back to sleep. Lucas No. I can't go back to sleep...(he does any way.) Bridger (upset with Lucas's father) If I ever get my hands on that son of a bi***, God be with him. How could he do that to his own child! I would never do that Robert! Never, how could he? Wendy I don't know. I don't know. Science Lab Lucas is up and running. He's exhausted though. He's resolved if you ca't beat 'em then work around 'em. That however means not sleeping to avoid the dreams. He's sleeping at his desk, when he was supposed to be doing some calculations. Lise Jinkens and Megan Freeman (fellow teen. This is fan fic I can stick people in when I like.) Jinkens- speaking of Lucas Hey, Meg, he's been working awful hard on those calculations. Shouldn't have taken him that long. Freeman I'll ask him. Freeman shyly approachs him. Freeman Wolenczak, have you got the calculations? Uh, Wolenczak? Hello...Wolenczak is anyone in there? Wolenczak? Uh, you okay? She looks back at Jinkens who is matchmaking (sortof) and Jinkens gives her a go-on-he-doesn't-bite look. She gathers her courage and tugs on his sleeve. He jerks awake and falls backwards in his chair. Lucas- Losing his temper shaking her violently. WHAT DO YOU WANT? LEAVE ME ALONE! Freeman begins to tears up and leaves. Freeman- with venom to Jinkens You deal with him! To hell with him and those damned calculations! I could have done them myself! She rushes out of the lab. She wants to crawl under a rock and die. Jinkens Great going, hot shot. Lucas What did I do? Wendy and Lise give him a your-this-close-to-a-can-of-wuppass. Jinkens She just wanted the calculations, Einstien. Lucas Oh. Jinkens-Freeman-Henderson quarters (Ensigns share rooms, Henderson is still an ensign in this one.) Henderson What's wrong, Megan? Freeman That jerk Wolenczak! To think I actually liked him! She grabs her headphones and puts then on and begins to write very vengeful things in her diary: I want to kill him! In fact I think I will! He should have died on those sedatives! Jerk! All I wanted was a few calculations. Everyone else is already blowing up at me. Now him? What is this, a conspiracy? It's bad enough the entire science team (excluding Jinkens) hates me! If I ever get my hands on his neck God with him! Freeman is ticked. Really ticked. In fact she is beyond tickdom, she is flat-out-honest-to-God pissed. (Language.) Wolenczak-Piccolo Quarters (later on) Piccolo You really did a number on that new girl Freeman. Wolenczak I didn't mean to scream at her but I fell over in my chair and I thought she pushed me. Piccolo You're a pup. You're supposed to do stupid things like this. Besides it'll blow over in a while. Wolenczak I dunno. She seemed pretty upset. Piccolo They always do. Wolenczak- exasperated Women. Can't live with 'em can't live without 'em. Piccolo Ditto Freeman-Jinkins-Henderson Quarters Jinkins You really did a number on Lucas Freeman He blew up at me! Jinkins It's okay. You're a newbie. You'll learn. Freeman He seemed kind of upset Jinkins They always do. Freeman Men. Can't live with 'em. Can't shoot 'em. Jinkins Ditto. Lab Freeman is making all efforts to avoid Lucas and he is doing the same. Piccolo and Jinkins are trying to play cupid and Darwin is insisting that 'Lucas, Megan mate'. Freeman Jinkins do you have the specter 3 numbers? Jinkins Lucas does. Freeman I'll redo the numbers. Jinkins That'll take an hour. Just go get it from him. Freeman Are you nuts? And get my butt chewed off? Will you please go get it? Other side of the lab Lucas Williams, you got the specter 3 frames? Williams Freeman does. Lucas I'll just do the frames myself Williams That'll take at least an hour go get them from her. Lucas And get my head bit off? Will you go get them for me? Williams and Jinkins cross paths knowing what each other wants. Williams Freeman, Lucas needs the frames. Freeman He can come get them. Williams Okay. Other side of Lab Jinkins Freeman needs the numbers for Specter 3 Lucas She can come get them herself Jinkins Lucas said that you can come get them yourself. Williams Freeman said that you had to come get them. Lucas and Freeman at the same time Damn! Middle of Lab It's a standoff. Megan had an evil eye and her work in her hands. Lucas has the same look and his work. Freeman Hand me the numbers Lucas Not until you hand me the frames Freeman Not until I get those numbers Lucas After I get the frames Freeman Then you'll have to do the frames by yourself Lucas That'll take an hour. Freeman Good. Lucas Then you'll have to do the numbers by yourself Freeman That'll take at least an hour Lucas Good. Freeman I don't need your stupid numbers anyway. Lucas I don't need yours either Freeman Fine! Lucas Fine! They walk away both very upset. Lucas Stupid little... Freeman Idiotic little... Jinkins- to Williams This is a disaster. Science Lab- Lucas feeling apologetic to Freeman decides to leave the plans on her desk with a little note. Freeman decides the same thing. So covertly they sneak in one minutes after the other. Morning comes and Freeman and Lucas are at thier desks. Freeman staring at the note that reads: Sorry about biting your head off. Here's the numbers. Sorry. Lucas Lucas stares at is note that reads. Sorry for chewing your butt out. Here's the frames. Sorry. Megan They catch up with each other at the moonpool. Freeman and Lucas I'm sorry- I mean- you go first- Lucas I'm sorry. I shouldn't have lost my temper. Freeman Me too. Feel like going for coffee? Lucas I would be honored. The End. ========================================================================== Tissues for everyone! Comments? Question? Referrals to good psychologists?