Invisible Touch

Summary

Captain Patrick Ingrum uses his personal resources to track down the crime ring that kidnapped Joshua.

Log Entries

• Acting Captain's Log, Stardate 55076.8: Captain Ingrum is being released from his extended stay at Starbase 375 today. Bridget has stood by him during his entire stay, while the Baldwin family took care of the children.

  — recorded by Jaimie Petrelli

Memorable quotes

• "For once, there's not a damn thing we can do to escape. Stand down what little weapons we have left. Open a channel."

  — Patrick Ingrum, after being pinned down

• "I know you're pissed, and you have every right to be, but have you given your plan any thought. I'm sure Malina will have an entire regiment standing between you and her."
  "Jamie, there is nothing, and I mean nothing, that is going to stand in my way between me and that green-skinned bitch."

  — Jaimie Petrelli and Bridget Ingrum

• "Malina intends on fighting Bridget until she's able to kill her. After that, you two would be a piece of cake."
  "If I were to bet on the outcome of the fight, I wouldn't count Bridget out just yet."

  — Claude Eccleston and Sara Jackson

• "Oh my god, you literally read my mind!"

  — Sara, realizing that Bridget is a telepath

• "Malina has us in a bind. She stole Neosho's cloak and distributed pictures of my sisters to her team."
  "Still, despite the setbacks, we still have each other. We will recover, eventually. We just need to stick together. A wise man once said 'All you need is love.'"
  "John Lennon, 1967. That's one of Tiana's favorite songs."

  — Bridget and Patrick

Notes

• The title is a reference to the 1986 song by Genesis, reflecting Malina's influence and Bridget's newfound mental abilities.
• Healing Link is revisited, with Patrick on the receiving end of a neural link.

References

"All You Need Is Love"; Eccleston, Claude; Ingrum, Bridget; Ingrum, Patrick; Ingrum, Tiana; Interphase cloaking device; Jackson, Sara; Malina; USS Neosho; Murrow, Alan; Singh, Khan Noonien; Telepathy

External links

• Invisible Touch Full text of the story, on the author's website.