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Author's Notes – just watched Star Trek V, not one of the best in the franchise but the scene with the K.S.M, camping together got me thinking. What if Prime did discuss the alternate lives of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Pike, Scotty, Marcus, Sulu and Chekov with their reboot counterparts?
All reboot characters based on my present AU.
McCoy
Earth date – August 2304, S'chn – T'gai compound, Vulcan Beta
Selek was 203 years old so past caring if the Temporal Police suddenly appeared out of nowhere to arrest him. If things were not going the way they were meant to, they would have showed up 71 years ago when Nero's insanity changed the events of this universe.
He could see how happy his old friend was at the bonding ceremony of his eldest son, Skari Kirk Simon K'ril es chan – McCoy to Sasha T'Pau of S'chn T'gai; Spock and Uhura's second daughter and legally Selek's first cousin Skon's, great grand daughter or in human terms, Selek's first cousin, three times removed. However you defined it, this bonding made Leonard H. McCoy legal family, a kinsmen since they would now share relatives. However Selek knew that McCoy and Spock were family long before this moment. In another life there were no marriage ties binding their brotherhood but a long, respected friendship.
Earth date, February 2280, Federation compound, K'ril es chan-McCoy residence
Selek recalled the day McCoy out of curiosity asked him what he was like in the 'other place'. At first he had promised he would not solicit information unless asked, and only then what was relevant and logical. But as the years passed, as someone in his past might have said, stuff that or much stronger words would be used.
"At first I found Leonard Horatio McCoy, difficult to comprehend, prone to illogical statements. It was his mission to create emotional outbursts from me."
"And you kept this guy as your friend?" McCoy replied with a twinkle in his eye. They were enjoying a glass of beer at his young son Henry's naming ceremony.
"I found his presence a challenge that I had to bear. But over the years he became one of my closest, valued friends. We were as brothers."
"He's lucky he had T'Shira for all those years to smooth over his rough edges huh?"
Selek hesitated. How much should he reveal? This was a different universe so whatever he said would have no bearing on the reality he had left behind.
"I attended T'Shira and McCoy's bonding ceremony in 2327. Prior to that Admiral McCoy was twice divorced and Captain T'Shira was a widow."
"A hundred years? I was hundred years old when we got together? What happened? And those desperate folks at Starfleet made me an Admiral huh." McCoy chuckled.
"The Captain spent most of her career on the USS Farragut and on Vulcan ships, he spent most of his as Chief Medical Officer of the Enterprise. It was many years before their paths crossed socially. Also McCoy was a competent Admiral."
McCoy had his doubts on the latter part of Selek's statement, there was no way he was going to join the Starfleet brass. He was already planning his retirement from the fleet!
"So I bet infatuation got me under Jocelyn's spell even then. Don't tell me I was mad enough to marry her twice!"
"Not at all, McCoy's second marriage occurred under unique circumstances, he married Natira, high priestess of the Fabrini people."
"The Fabrinis. Natira. Yes, I remember them, their ship was on a collision course with Daran V, she fell in love with M'Benga. They got married and had three girls and a boy."
Selek raised his brow in fascination, his resemblance to Spock just as striking. "Indeed. And due to your highly developed genes you never developed xenopolycythemia."
"Not at all, didn't humans practise DNA resequencing in the other place?"
"The practise was outlawed and declared illegal in the 20th century."
"Glad it didn't happen here, sure things went haywire with the Eugenic Wars, but it just made the powers that be more determined to police the rogue elements."
McCoy's face then looked subdued, "So since I did not marry the love of my life until I reached 100 did we have any children? I can't imagine a world without my team."
"T'Shira and McCoy had three children, Skari, T'Lora and Henry McCoy. There was no need for multiple births among the Vulcan people."
McCoy nodded his head with understanding, as much as he loved his triplet daughters the reason for their existence would never be forgotten. He noted that throughout their talk Selek kept referring to his other self as 'he' and not 'you'. Perhaps he was correct, proof that there were multiple McCoys in parallel universes did not distract from his own uniqueness; they took the other Roads that he was not able to, never had the chance to or did not want to travel. It reminded him of the old Earth poem 'The Road not taken'. He looked up as his wife approached them. His eldest daughter Joanna, Skari, the tree T's- T'Lora, T'Ava, and T'Ena following behind as she held baby Henry.
"Come here little fella," McCoy took his son in his arms, "Come say hello to your Uncle Selek."
Selek held his hand out for the baby to grasp his fingers. His young telepathic mind bright and curious. He looked at McCoy kissing his son's hair, whispering to him, and enjoying the attention of his other children. One of the triplets climbed on his lap- T'Ava, snuggled against her 'uncle' and closed her eyes. Selek felt contentment, he knew it would be just as pleasurable the second time around having McCoy and his family in his life and to call him friend.
Author's Notes
Information on Prime characters from Memory Alpha and some I made up myself.
Natira & the Fabrinis- canon characters from the TOS episode - 'For the world is hollow and I have touched the sky'
Next week - Uhura
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