A/N: sequal to "Time" takes place shortly after the Nero incident in the movies timeline.
"McCoy to Kirk, Jim you better get down here" the concerned voice of Bones filled the room "And bring that pointed ear first officer of yours along too, this might interest him"
Before the doctor, lay a half dozen monitors each displaying detailed images of foetuses in different stages of development. Bones became lost in thought, but was soon pulled out of his thoughts as Jim burst through the doors followed closely by the Vulcan.
"Okay Bone's, what have you got for me this time, and just remember if you even try to jab me with a needle I'll jettison you out the nearest airlock" Jim quipped.
Bones looked at the man dead in the eyes "Oh its serious Jim, take a look" he replied pointing at the monitor.
"It appears that one of our crew members is pregnant, exactly how does that warrant the attention of senior command staff?" Spock questioned with a raised eyebrow.
McCoy turned his attention to the pointed ear menace "Because, my patient has never slept with anyone before" McCoy fumed.
"Have you considered that she may simply be, lying" Spock questioned.
McCoy felt a small pang of rage begin to boil within him "You don't think I would've run medical scan's to make sure?"
"Considering that I have no history of your medical expertise on which to base judgment, No" Spock stated flatly.
Jim laughed inwardly at the banter between the pair.
"Well for your information not only did I run the scan, I produced these images of the foetus, now Mr Vulcan why don't you tell me exactly what is wrong with this picture?" McCoy rebutted.
Spock looked at the images intently searching for any anomaly but could find none "These images show the steady progression of the foetus over the first 6 months of development, I see no anomalies" he finally replied.
"Well then, maybe you just failed to notice the time index on each of those scans" McCoy smirked.
Spock reviewed the time index stamps and his face betrayed his shock "That is impossible"
Jim looked from one man to the other "Well, is anyone going to tell the CAPTAIN exactly what's impossible?" he pressed.
Spock overcame his shock and turned to Jim "These scans were all taken within three hours of each other, at the current rate of growth I would wager the child will be ready for delivery within the next two hours" Spock stated.
Jim looked at the images confused "Ensign Troy is half Betazoid is she not, how long does it normally take them to have babies?"
"That's the first thing I looked up" McCoy explained "The gestation period for a Betazoid is ten months. But the baby appears to be only a quarter Betazoid and the rest human"
"Then logically the father was human" Spock stated.
"Good god man have you not been listening? I've examined the ensign, there's no way this baby has a father unless someone has managed to beam a package straight into her uterus" Bones fumed.
"Well then it looks like we got a good old fashioned mystery on our hands!" Jim smiled "And we all know how much I love mysteries"