Dearest fanfic enthusiast. Please be forewarned that this story is highly illogical. Enjoy
Chapter 1: Alice and the Tribble
Leonard McCoy ran his fingers through his hair, tousling it to cover his forehead as he let a tired sigh escape his lips. It was already past 3:00 AM and the doctor had taken no time to sleep and was too consumed by his current endeavor to crack the scientific mystery behind Enterprise's newest occupant. A supposed superman named Khan. The ship was silent accept for the silent hum and occasional beeping of the machines in the medical bay. Bones propped himself up on one arm as his tired eyes remained focused on his test specimen. The cadaver of a tribble sat before him; hooked up by various wires that were monitoring for any suspicious activity that might be related to the blood transfusion Bones had performed earlier that day. Doctor McCoy began to consider utilizing the furry, dead creature before him as a pillow when a sudden chime of alarms began to sound, jolting the doctor from his trance.
"What in the hell?! Damn systems must be faulty."
He growled as his fingers ran across a series of switches to silence the system. Once again the usual soft hum of the med bay returned, Leonard decided to call it a night. The doctor switched off the light above his workspace and proceeded to exit the bay when he heard the soft sound of purring behind him. The doctor cast a concerned gaze back toward the dead tribble, then over the rest of the bay before turning to leave again. The purring had stopped. He had just rounded the first corner when he heard a loud thump come from the bay.
"Alright. Who the hell is in here?" McCoy demanded as he switched the lights on and began to search the room for signs of life. It was then he noticed the tribble was missing. Doctor McCoy stopped in his tracks as a look of disgust washed across his face. "Whoever you are, you're sick." He said quietly to himself. He began to search beneath the desks and vacant beds for any presence. He detected distinct movement coming from behind him, so he turned to approach the unwanted intruders. Behind the curtain he could see the form of something mobile sitting on top of the vacant hospital bed that had held the prisoner earlier that evening. He approached with caution and violently ripped the curtain back bracing himself for a fight. There was nothing there.
"Dammit! I'm a doctor, not Scooby Doo! I'm too tired to play games, whoever you are." The doctor let out a horrendous scream when the sound of purring erupted closely behind him. He reared around to see the form of the small, white tribble sitting on the floor before him, very much alive.
"What th-!" he exclaimed. "You're supposed to be dead…. No offense intended." He said, backing away from the creature. The tribble pursued McCoy purring and mewing as it advanced. The doctor stopped dead in his tracks as his back hit the cold wall of the bay the tribble stopped only a few feet before him. He stared intensely at the creature, praying it didn't leap to attack him. McCoy wasn't sure he knew where the mouth on the beast was, but he was not exactly willing to find out under the current circumstance.
Boink!
The doctor blinked twice, trying to make out the image before him. Did that thing just grow….rabbit ears?! McCoy wasn't sure what sort of adverse reaction the super-human's blood had on the animal, but he was damned sure he couldn't allow a mutated zombie tribble to terrorize the sleeping crew of the Enterprise.
"Wait up, you sonuvabitch!" he said, practically tripping over the bed as he erupted from the room in pursuit of his experiment.