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Hayes/Reed is the slash ship between J. Hayes and Malcolm Reed from the Star Trek fandom.

Canon
THE XINDI

Hayes and Reed are discussing plans when T’Pol enters. Malcolm has a plan but reveals that Hayes believes that Reed’s team is to valuable to bring below, and that he should take his own men instead. Hayes believes they should stay above in case there’s a boarding party, and they can be defended better by a team that knows Enterprise inside and out. Reed argues that he and his men will be back before that ever happens. T’Pol leaves the decision up to Reed but she agrees with Hayes. Reed tells Hayes to select the men, but he will be leading the mission. Hayes agrees and leaves. Hayes reminds Reed of his military family, and comments that Hayes only wanted Reed’s men on the ship because he thought the MACO’s could do it better.

THE SHIPMENT

Reed and Hayes join Captain Archer on a mission to Xindi colony. The three find the colony and go radio silent to avoid being detected. They break into a lab, but have to hide when some of the Xindi show up. They leave the lab with some of the material it was producing and send it up to Enterprise. Hayes and Reed both believe that they should destroy the compound given that it has something to do with creating the weapon, but Archer wants to find out where they’re sending the chemical. The three then find the home of one of the Xindi scientists, Gralik, and confront him. Reed and Hayes check around the house but find no one.

The next day several ships arrive to get the pieces of the weapon. Hayes and Reed keep a lookout on Gralik’s house, while Archer talks to him. They eventually have to move Gralik to the facility but something starts to close in on them. They find out that they’re Seekers, Drone like creachers used for spying. Gralik suggests they hide in the caves to avoid being caught. Once they reach the caves Gralik is let go in order to sabotage the Xindi. Hayes and Reed both think it’s a bad idea to let Gralik go, since he could lead the other Xindi back to them. The two both do surveillance on the facility and report back to Archer while doing so. They keep an eye on him once he heads in.

HARBINGER

Archer informs Reed that he wants the MACO’s to teach new tactics to the senior officers. Reed’s against the idea but eventually Archer wears him down and he agrees to work out a time with Hayes. Hayes and Reed walk through the hall and argue over a time for training. Hayes believes that Reed is purposefully trying to make everything difficult, which he is. But Reed denies this, and becomes angry that Hayes had gone to the Captain before coming to him on the idea of training. Hayes argues that Reed would have just turned him down right away. Reed argues back that it would have been his decision to make. Hayes tells Reed that he only wants a successful outcome for the mission, and Reed agrees, and stomps off.

In one of the cargo bays, Major Hayes has set up a session of hand-to-hand combat, and the MACOs and the senior officers are paired up against each other. Both groups appear to be equally matched, much to Reed's relief. The session goes well, until one of the MACOs goes over the top with Mayweather. Mayweather seems to not be too badly hurt, but Reed stops the session, and demands that the major keeps control of his soldiers. Hayes disagrees there is an issue, and the animosity between them continues.

Hayes sets up a weapon targeting session as part of his new training regime. Reed doesn't score very high in his first attempt, much to his disappointment, and he isn't consoled by the major's comments. The major then scores considerably higher – on a higher level – and states that the record for this training exercise is held by Cole. Afterward, in the crew's mess, Tucker engages Reed in discussion concerning the training sessions, and encourages Reed to call a truce with him. Reed declares it a fight to the death. Once Trip starts to agree slightly with Hayes, Reed tells him to drop it.

Reed is training, when Hayes walks through the door. He starts to leave, but Reed notices him. Hayes claims that he doesn’t want to be a distraction, Reed says he won’t be and that he needs a sparring partner. Hayes agrees and takes off his jacket before getting into stance. The two start out simple but it quickly escalates. Reed eventually has Hayes pinned beneath him, but lets him up. Hayes then pins Reed underneath him, and confronts him on his hostility towards him. Reed is able to get out of the hold and tells him that it’s because he’s taking over security. They continue to fight until Hayes wins and starts to leave the armory. He enters the hallway as Reed yells his name and tackles him to the ground. The two fight through the hallway, before a tactical alert is called and have to return to their posts.

Hayes and Reed look for the unknown alien on B deck. They begin to fire but their weapons have no effect. They chase the it to engineering as it begins to damage the engine. Reed comes up with a plan to take out the alien and calls Hayes over to help him. They’re then able to defeat the alien.

The next morning both men are called into Captain Archer’s office. He berrates them for fighting in such a high level of danger situation, and orders them to settle whatever their argument is. They agree, and Archer leaves to check on the alien prisoner. Once he’s gone Reed asks Hayes if he thinks they’re dismissed.

Moments
HARBINGER
 * Trip and Amanda discuss how similar Reed and Hayes are

Fanon
On AO3 it is the most written ship for Hayes and the fourth most written ship for Malcolm. It is the ninth most written ship in Star Trek: Enterprise tag.

Fandom
AO3

Trivia

 * In the episode E2 the alternate timeline version of Malcolm never married or had children