How to silence your mother-in-law.

(Translation of my short one-shot "l'annonce")

Stellar date 2229.9.

Grayson's house on Earth, Seattle.

"Sarek? What happened? What did you do?" Amanda asked, shocked, in the middle of the kitchen.

"Well. She was screaming and crying. She displayed all the symptoms of hysteria." Sarek replied calmly, his hands now in his back.

"SAREK! I just told her that I'm pregnant! She was excited to become a grandmother soon. It was only happiness!" She shouted, angry at her husband.

"Well, I knew the purpose of our visit to your parents but I have to confess that I did not anticipate the emotional reaction of your mother. Indeed, I was standing behind her…You know, Vulcan's ears are more sensitive than Human's so…well, I consider my action like logical and …in fact, it was self-defense."

"IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE! LOGICAL?! You say it is LOGICAL to render unconscious my mother by a Vulcan nerve pinch?!" Amanda said while staring at her poor mother who is still sleeping on the kitchen floor.

THE END