I hunched my bag back onto my shoulder and headed towards the ship. I'd been assigned to the USS Farragut as a medical officer, my bag contained all the supplies and equipment I needed for a short trip. I huffed as I walked, the bag was heavier than I'd anticipated and my shoulder was starting to ache with the weight. I spotted the captain of the ship and introduce myself. "Captain, Officer Emerson." I held my hand out for him to shake before telling me the news that would have made me slap any normal officer.
"Ah, Miss Emerson, I see no one contacted you. We are full with Medical personnel and we transferred you to the new ship, USS Enterprise. You will be Lieutenant there." He smiled apologetically; obviously annoyed I had to make the trip there with heavy equipment and supplies, just to be sent all the way to the other end of the hanger.
"No, no one contacted me sir. Thank you for informing me." I left after a short goodbye and headed towards the newest ship in the fleet. I wasn't impressed with the unprofessionalism of the Captains crew members; I was even less impressed with having to walk all the way over to the opposite end of the hanger for the shuttle to the new ship. At least one good thing came out of this; I get to be with me two best friends. Knowing that kept my spirits up while carrying a bag of heavy medical supplied and equipment to a shuttle.
"Officer Emerson, Medical. I was told I'd been transferred to this ship from the Farragut." I huffed, placing the bag at my feet. It had taken me ten minutes to get here and my back was screaming in pain at me.
"Ah, yes. Please, come aboard Lieutenant Emerson." The tall, pointy eared Commander replied as I struggled with my bag again. I took a step forwards and someone rushed to me and took my bag.
"Hey, be careful with that, it's very fragile!" I warned the over excited crew member, as he was about the throw the bag into the hold. I muttered unintelligibly as I climbed aboard the shuttle, looking for my best friend. As a lieutenant, we were on a separate shuttle to the Captain and the Commanders and then the average officers have their own shuttle as well. I wandered the shuttle a little before I spotted Uhura, poring over some magazine that was in one of the many languages she knew. I plopped down next to her.
"Hey buddy." I chuckled. She looked up with a bored look in her eyes before she realised who she was staring at. She squeaked and hugged me before saying hello back.
"I thought you were on the Farragut?" She asked, quiet overjoyed I was sat next to her.
"I was, but when I got there the Captain told me I was transferred onto the Enterprise due to being over staffed with Medical Personnel. " I smiled as it finally sunk it that I'd been promoted from officer to Lieutenant.
"You've been made Lieutenant as well? Wow, well done." She chuckled.
"Hmm. So, who's the tall, pointy eared guy outside?" I asked, not really caring.
"Commander Spock." She replied. My eyes shot up, I stared at her.
"You mean your ex Spock?" I asked her
"Yes." Was all she said back. I shot up onto my feet and bounded over to the seats right of us to glare out of the window. Needless to say I wasn't subtle or lady like about the whole process, smashing my hip in to the chair as I went.
I pointed at the glass in his direction and looked back at Uhura "Him?" I said with disbelief.
"Yes, him." She chuckled at me.
"The guy you described as, what was it, being as emotionally open as a shiny rock?" I replied, returning to my seat.
"Yes." Was all she said back. No wonder he has sounded so cold when he welcomed me aboard.
"I'll tell you one thing Uhura; you really know how to make drama for yourself." I laughed at the gentle slap she gave my arm.
"You should talk about drama. Do you even know who the Captain of this ship is?" She raised her eyebrows and my bewildered look and questioning eyes.
"No, should I know?" I replied back.
"It's Kirk, Em." I felt my world crack a little bit, no. She has to be wrong.
"Kirk. James Kirk? My James?" I asked her.
"Yes, your older brother is your Captain, Emerson."
"What!?" I screamed, unconsciously standing up, the whole shuttle looked at us and I heard running outside. Spock burst into the Shuttle looking confused and alert.
"Lieutenant's, is there something wrong?" He asked while looking around the shuttle for any kind of danger.
"Yes, Commander Spock. Lieutenant Emerson here has just been given some bad news." She chuckled.
"Oh, yeah, you can laugh about it!" I scolded her and she feigned seriousness at the look on my face. "How could this happen? Is it not enough he bosses me here, there and everywhere on Earth, but now he has to do that in Space too!" I pressed the palms of my hands to my eyes and dropped back into my seat.
"Too what bad news are you referring, Lieutenant Uhura?" I heard Spock ask with confusion dripped from him.
"Captain Kirk is her older brother." She couldn't hold it in any more, Uhura chortled with laughter as she said it out loud.
"Ah, you're that Lieutenant Emerson." He stated "Your first name is Kalani, am I right?" He asked me.
"Yeah." I squeaked back at him. I heard a chuckled and footsteps moving away from me. I stayed sat with my palms at my eyes as we took off; this was going to be hell. My older brother as my Captain. Giving me orders because he could. Urgh! The horror.