Two Worlds
Start: 1/28/2013 Finish: 2/10/2013
Summary: Like a reverse Tarzan with Spock as Jane and an OC as Tarzan. When the crew of the Enterprise discovers a new, sparsely populated planet. But, when they beam down, Spock becomes separated from the group. Lost in a lush jungle, Spock finds a friend who is willing to take him to the nearest civilization. Along the way, she shows him her world, the world of the jungle. Spock OC because there just isn't enough of these out there…
[Author's Note: Hey howdy y'all! Yeah yeah I know I know, another story?! Are you kidding me? Well what can I say, I love the old Star Trek series and Spock is my favorite character. Granted, I do love the new 2009 movie and am super excited for the sequel (Spock and Bones being my fav characters in that movie). However, I feel like Mr. Spock needs some OC lovin' since most people slash him with Kirk (I've even seen some Bones/Spock slash *shiver*) so, I give you this…. Oh the theme song for this entire story is "Two Worlds" by Phil Collins from Tarzan. Alrighty dighty then enjoy and review! They make me smile and dance in public! ~CosmicHorse]
Chapter 1 ~ Stranded
"Look at it Bones. Just look at it." Kirk said, getting excited at the new planet just outside his ship.
"I'm looking but I don't believe it." Bones said, looking at the vibrant green planet.
"Captain, I am detecting a Star Fleet Outpost on the surface." Uhura said, bringing up an image of the Outpost.
"Excellent. Make contact, I want to know what's going on down there." Kirk said, eagerly awaiting the communication.
"Aye sir." Uhura said, making contact and bringing the Outpost commander onto the screen. "Contacting Elysium … contact engaged and Commander Long on screen"
"Hello Captain Kirk." Commander Long said, saluting the captain. "What can we on Elysium do for you?"
"Commander, what is it like down there?" Kirk asked, eyeing the plants growing in the background.
"Trees and underbrush everywhere… it's similar to the Earth's Amazon Jungle but with bigger plants and stranger animals. They all seem to be herbivorous in nature and very friendly to us. However, a few of the native peoples are not as friendly at the Taratans or the Twilaks. We have had a few skirmishes with a small tribe but have since made peace. Are you planning on coming down here Captain?" Commander Long explained.
"Is our service needed?" Kirk asked, knowing full well that he could not deem a beam down without probable cause.
"Well, maybe your Botany Scientists would like a few plant samples and I would like to get an engineer to look at our life supports and blasters." Commander Long said.
"Alright, I'll prepare an away team and beam down at once." Kirk said, "Enterprise out."
"Scotty prepare an away team." Kirk instructed his main engineering officer before contacting the Botany Bay. "Dr. Vasquez, would you like to add some new plants to our collection?"
"Very much sir." Vasquez replied, sounding happy over the com.
"Very well, prepare a team." Kirk instructed. "Mr. Spock, you, Dr. McCoy and myself will accompany both teams down to Elysium."
He then turned the bridge over to Chekov before heading towards the transporter room, Spock and Bones on his heels. Kirk was practically vibrating with excitement. "Am I the only one excited here?" Kirk asked, looking at his two friends.
"Captain, the only excitement I feel is that there are new scientific discoveries to be made on Elysium." Spock said, his voice very monotone.
"I'm excited to get off this ship for a few days and relax in the tropics." Bones said, stretching.
Kirk nodded before the turbolift reached the transporter room. The three men exited and were met by the teams of engineers and botanists. They took turns transporting down to Elysium, Kirk, Bones and Spock being the last to transport down. As Kirk called for energize, Spock felt something was wrong. When he was being transported down, he was suddenly knocked from the side. Kirk and Bones were inside the Outpost but Spock was missing.
He found himself in the middle of a hot, humid jungle. Spock whipped out his communicator in an attempt to contact the Enterprise but as he opened his communicator, it fizzled out and died. Now, he was lost in a jungle with no way to contact anyone. Suddenly, a small turtle like creature appeared and Spock almost stepped on it. It gave an ear piercing screech, the sound waves knocking Spock onto his back.
"Tray! Be nice to him." A female voice said before her figure appeared from the lush foliage to pick up the turtle creature.
Spock looked her over. She was basically running around, bare footed, in a tan bikini like outfit. Around her neck was a tight, choker like necklace made of braided string with a gleaming fang on it. Her hair was a deep blue color that shimmered like silver in the sunlight. Her eyes were an eerie yellow color but her face was open and smiling at him. A large pack hung at her side while a large staff was in her hand.
"Who are you?" she asked, leaning on her long staff.
"I am called Spock." Spock said.
"It is nice to meet you Spock. I am called Eon. May I ask what you are doing out here so close to dark?" she replied, crouching down to pick up some fallen leaves.
"I transported down here with an intent to study the life on this planet but was somehow disrupted." Spock explained and Eon gave a slight chuckle.
"If you were using any kind of wave to transport, the Taratans' song probably disrupted it. They use a frequency similar to starship frequency and their transmissions are often interrupted from the little fur balls." Eon explained, taking a large bit of the leaves before offering a leaf. "It's only one of the many edible plants here."
"How many plants are edible here?" Spock asked, taking a small bite of the leaf.
"Everything but the bark." Eon said, touching a nearby tree. "Everything but the short plants with red leaves. They are called Fre and it is best to avoid them at all costs. However, they only grow in a few areas where it rains very little." Eon said, looking at the sky. "Come, when the sun rises again, I will take you to the dwelling where the people are dressed like you."
Spock nodded, finishing his leaf. Eon smiled and started to walk away. "You better keep up Spock. Twiloks get a bit testy after dark, especially during breeding season." Eon said, vaulting over a large tree root.
Spock followed after her but quickly lost sight of her. A woven rope dropped form a nearby tree and Eon whistled at Spock. He climbed the rope to find her sitting on a broad leaf. She smiled, coiling the rope. "We camp up here. Twiloks avoid these trees."
"Commander Long said that there was no hostile life here." Spock replied, to which Eon tipped her head to the side. "The leader of the people in the dwelling." Spock further explained.
"Twiloks don't attack unless provoked. During the day, you can do just about anything to them but at night they get a bit testy. It's best to just avoid them until the morning." Eon explained, placing the turtle like creature onto the trunk of the tree.
It quickly scurried up the tree, disappearing in the over growth. "Come morning, I will take you to the dwelling." Eon explained, setting her staff next to her and eating a few more leaves. "Are you still hungry?"
Spock nodded and Eon smiled. "Stay here, I'll be right back." She said, scaling the tree.
Spock was astounded. This Eon character was very civilized and intelligent. Nothing like what Commander Long had reported of the native people. Bright, vibrant fruits dropped down from the tree followed by Eon. "Yul fruit. Hard to open but very nutritious and delicious." She said, taking out a thick stone blade and savagely stabbing the fruit.
It split open and the pale yellow flesh glistened in the fading light. She offered Spock the larger half before eating the flesh. He followed her example, the flavor akin to Earth apples. "The Taratans live off of this fruit, much like the Earth's koala bear. Water and food in one fruit." Eon explained, wiping her mouth.
"Can you tell me more about the Taratans and Twiloks?" Spock asked, curious about these two creatures.
"Taratans are small, brown furred little creatures with long, joint-less limbs. Their eyes are a blue-purple color and they can see in the dark. They tend to form families in single Yul trees and hardly move from their tree. Each clan of Taratan submits a different frequency. Since the dwelling came, their frequencies have changed from natural song to human-like music. However, their habitat was greatly disturbed when the dwelling came since it was built in the biggest Yul tree orchard on this planet…
"Twiloks are a large creature with a long neck and tail… they look like a Chinese dragon but with scaly wings and 4 eyes rather than two. They are peaceful creatures that nest up in the mountains [Eon pulled back some leaves to show Spock a near mountain where creatures were flying towards around the top]. They click to communicate with each other… I guess if you were to pick a most likely people killer it would be the Twiloks. They have large fangs and claws made for climbing mountain sides and opening fruits.
"Most of the fruits here are thick skinned and hard to open so many creatures have large claws of fangs to open them. None are vicious by nature and only attack out of defense. Twiloks will even let you ride them if they feel secure around you. Taratans will sing songs for you if you dance. Argliz, the turtle like creatures like Tray, often become companions for the people here… but the dwelling has disrupted much of the planets way of life. It landed in the largest Yul orchard within a ten days walk, hurting the Taratan population. It also landed on the biggest water source for the Wakta lake, nearly wiping out the Argilz population. Twilaks confuse the dwelling for a mountain and crash into it all the time, damaging their delicate wings…
"And to top it off, the dwelling people will not listen to me or my people about what they are doing to the creatures here…" Eon explained, touching her necklace. "If they don't move, many of the creatures here will die off…"
Spock had observed her during the entire speech. She was passionate about this planet and the creatures. However, it concerned him that the Star Fleet representatives were not cooperating with the native people about the wellbeing of the planet. She looked away from the treeline and smiled at Spock before holding out her hand. "Come on, I wish to show you something." She said, waiting for him to take her hand.
"Pardon me if I do not take your hand. My people are very sensitive in the hand." Spock said, rising from the leaf to stand near her.
She nodded and dropped her hand before slowly scaling the tree, waiting for Spock to catch up. They moved up the tree, various insects and small bird creatures looking at them as they passed by. Eon finally reached a spot and crouched down, motioning Spock to do the same. He was eye level with her, their heads very close together when Eon reached forward and pulled aside a curtain of foliage. The large, silvery yellow moon shown bright against the star studded sky. A swirl of lavender and red sparkling space dust twisted about the moon, casting a brilliant display upon the vivid green landscape. "So few people stop and look at the moon." Eon said, her voice soft. "Especially not the dwelling people. But I always come as high as I can to see it before sleep takes me."
Spock stared at the beautiful display. Logical reasons as to the colorful display ran through his head but he refused to speak. It would ruin the moment. He cast an inconspicuous glance at Eon to see her face touched with a sweet, dreaming smile on her lips and eyes. Her mouth opened and a quiet song slipped from her lips.
"The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart" she finished, turning her head to see how close the two actually were.
She smiled and a blush crossed her cheeks. "We better be off to bed." She said softly, her blush growing a bit brighter and more across her whole face and down her neck.
"Agreed." Spock said, waiting for her to descend the tree.
[AN: The song used is called "Cosmic Love" by Florence + The Machine. I really like this song but this fic's theme song as well as Spock/Eon's theme is Phil Collins' "Two Words". I own neither song. ~CH]