Hello all! I know it's been a long time since I've posted or updated my fanfiction. But I am back now. I have been trying to get my life back on track now after having a few too many close calls to heavens doors. But hay, I'm a fighter and I continue. I have been going back to work recently after a few more ill bouts and have been unable to post. But now as things are starting to settle, I thought it would be the perfect time for me to continue these fanfics. I will be updating, as well as writing up others that I have produced ideas for. Please excuse spelling mistakes as I wrote this on my iPhone.

Bones followed Jim as he walked along the forest path. They were currently surveying a primitive species who had barely invented the light bulbs. It has been a calm quiet mission, they gathered all their information without being noticed and were getting ready to head out. Bones had to admit to himself, the area was amazing, and eyeing up primitive medicine had caught his attention. He loved to see different species techniques, though he wasn't a fan of watching slugs being shoved up noses where blood was pouring from an injured species nose. Bones looked at Jim and smiled. He followed Jim's pace and walked by his side.

"What do you recon starfleet will say Jim? They seem a quiet enough race. You stand out like a stick compared to them"

Bones smiled at his own joke with a slight grimace in his mind. Jim always got himself into trouble. It's a first for him not too. Jim turned to look at his best friend, his CMO with a frown followed by the smile that always got him into trouble.

"What you trying to say Bones? I'll have you known, I haven't caused trouble for a few missions. As for Starfleet, I feel they will welcome the Ynitha race. Though it will be a long time, they have not reached the stage that Starfleet requires before sending a diplomacy team."

Bones scoffed at Jim's remark of not getting into trouble. What his best friend, his captain didnt know, was Bones always had ears where ever Jim went. His 'no trouble for a few missions' meant there was trouble but he had hid it from Bones. The last time was when Jim beamed down to an M class planet, when they got back Spock reported that the captain had touched a plant, a flower, and had started to come out in an allergic rash. What Jim also didnt know was Bones had got Spock to slip a slow sedative into Jim's coffee and waited until the captain was out for the count in his quarters. Bones had snook in with his override code and given Jim a hypospray to counter react the allergic reaction. He even positioned the hypospray to Jim's shoulder blade so that his best friend would think it was just from him sleeping awkwardly. What made it more funnier was it had worked, Jim had no clue and came on shift rolling his shoulder to try relieve the cramp. A smile shot across Bones's face without him realising until Jim stopped still.

"Whats so funny?"

Jim's voice was stern, his eyebrows matted together as behind his eyes, his brain was ticking to try work out his friends odd behaviour. Bones put his hands up in the air, signalling surrender.

"You caught me out Jim. I was thinking of how for the first time you can actually do a mission without needing my assistance to patch you up one way or another."

Jim looked at his friend. His eyebrows getting so close together that they could have sealed into a monobrow.

"What do you mean first time! Did you not hear what I just-"

Jim was instantly cut off by Bones's voice.

"Jim! Look out!"

Bones shoved Jim away from where he had previously been standing. Shoving his best friend to the floor and standing still where he was.

"Bones?"

Jim looked at his friend confused. He was on his knees, phaser drawn checking his surroundings. He looked straight at Bones when he noticed his friend standing still, a strange look of horror but confusion washed across his face.

"By god Bones, what is it?"

Bones shook his head and stepped back, changing his look to concern, offering his friend a hand up.

"Sorry Jim, there was a...a erm spider. There was a spider about to land on your shoulder. Looks like its gone."

Bones put on a smile trying to hide his embarrassment. Jim stared at him then took the offered hand up.

"You shoved me to the ground... For a spider?"

Jim looked at Bones confused as if he was going mad.

"Spider."

Bones repeated. Jim looked at his friend then burst out laughing, slapping his hand on Bones shoulder , ignoring the mans flinch and leant back.

"I can't believe you yelled like that! For a spider!"

Jim laughed and shook his head as he began to carry on walking towards their awaiting shuttle. Bones looked to Jim, grumbling as a strange feeling grew in his stomach. Ignoring it, Bones followed his captain towards the shuttlecraft to take them back to the enterprise. He knew Jim would never let him live this down. Give it an hour and the bridge will know, a day and the whole ship will know. Giving it longer and who knows who else would know that Dr Leonard McCoy, a well respected Chief Medical Officer, had shoved his captain to the floor, because of a spider. Sighing Bones followed Jim into the shuttle craft and prepared for the hell of a journey back to the Enterprise.