On the planet Felina VI, Captain James T. Kirk, Spock, and Dr. Leonard H. McCoy were investigating the planet for a study mission for Starfleet Command.
Spock was examining an old rock, while Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy looked around for anything worth bringing back to the ship for further investigating.
"Find anything, Bones," Captain Kirk questioned, putting down a rock he was looking underneath.
"Nothing, though my tricorder senses some medicinal herbs I could use located somewhere." Dr. McCoy answered, intently looking at his readings.
"Does it say where,"
"Not exactly…stupid machinery,"
"Well, Bones; it's a piece of equipment. It's no more perfect than you and I are."
"…I guess you're right, Jim."
"Captain," Spock spoke.
Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy walked over to Spock to see what he had to say.
"These rock formations indicate that they've been here for over a thousand years." Spock stated.
"Look at the writing on them, Spock; you think we should take a sample of them back to the ship?" Captain Kirk questioned.
"Possibly, Captain; I don't know what valuable information they hold, unless able to read these significant characters that create the writing structure on the rocks."
Dr. McCoy was gazing off at something, looking worried.
"Bones, you alright," Captain Kirk questioned.
"Huh, oh, yeah; I'm fine Jim…I'm just worried, is all." Dr. McCoy answered, softly.
Captain Kirk smirked.
"Hey, Scotty's taking good care of her; I promise." Captain Kirk reassured his best friend.
They were referring to Dr. McCoy's four month old daughter, Julia Eleanor McCoy. She was born to Dr. McCoy, after he wanted to have his own child, and Spock recommended a treatment being experimented on his home planet, Vulcan, to make men have children. Dr. McCoy had just returned to work from his leave of absence just last week, and was still getting used to not have Julia everywhere he went. He wasn't exactly used to it, nor comfortable with it, either, yet.
"I know, Jim…she's my daughter, though." Dr. McCoy sighed.
"I have a feeling you're not gonna let her date that easily, are you, Bones?" Captain Kirk teased.
Dr. McCoy glared at him.
"That's not funny, Jim; she's only four months old, yet." Dr. McCoy snarled.
"Sorry, Bones," Captain Kirk chuckled.
Dr. McCoy glared at him for a while, then he went back to messing with his tricorder. Dr. McCoy then noticed something off in the distance and wondered what it was. It looked like a big black line lying on the grass ahead of him. Puzzled, Dr. McCoy walked over to it to further investigate it.
Spock took out his phaser and began burning a piece of rock of the giant boulders to take back to the ship with him to further look at. A chunk of rock eventually fell off and onto the ground. He picked it up and held it in his hand.
"Very good, Mr. Spock," Captain Kirk stated.
"Thank you, Captain," Spock answered.
"Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," Captain Kirk and Spock heard from a distance off; it was the sound of Dr. McCoy screaming.
"Bones," Captain Kirk wailed.
Him and Spock ran over to where they had heard the scream and looked down below them in the crevice in the ground. Dr. McCoy was on the ground, flat on his back, his eyes closed.
"Bones…Bones…Bones, can you hear me?" Captain Kirk begged.
Dr. McCoy fluttered his eyes open and moaned.
"Jim…what the…where the heck am I?" Dr. McCoy demanded.
"You fell down into a crack in the grass." Captain Kirk answered.
"Well, don't just stand there; get me outta here!" Dr. McCoy ordered.
Captain Kirk and Spock looked at each other, hoping the other one had an idea on how to get Dr. McCoy out from where he was, about 20 ft. down in the ground.
"Can you climb up, Bones?" Captain Kirk questioned.
Dr. McCoy grabbed a few rocks, and began climbing. He felt silly, as if he were back in high school gym class getting laughed at by the other guys, because he was the slowest at getting to the top of the rock climbing wall.
He was about halfway up, when he made the stupid decision to look down to see how far up he was. The fall down looked forever to reach the bottom from where he was. He gulped then turned his head back to face what he was doing. He wasn't necessarily afraid of heights, but it's something he had yet to conquer in his life.
Dr. McCoy got to the top, and Captain Kirk and Spock helped to pull Dr. McCoy out from the ground.
"Bones, are you alright," Captain Kirk questioned.
"I'm fine, Jim; my back aches a little from breaking my fall, but besides that, I'm fine." Dr. McCoy answered.
"I got worried there for a minute, Bones."
"Nothing to worry about; just being my clumsy self again, as usual."
The three of them continued looking around the planet, when the heard a rumble from above them.
"What was that," Dr. McCoy gasped.
"According to my calculations, my tricorder indicates a thunderstorm." Spock answered, looking up at the sky.
"There, let's go in the cave, until it passes by." Captain Kirk called.
The three of them followed their captain into the cave and waited for the storm to pass over.
When the thunderstorm finally ended, it was still very cloudy and dark outside. Captain Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy climbed out of the cave and stood up and looked around their surroundings. Dr. McCoy was analyzing the sky, making sure there was no more rain on the way, as Captain Kirk and Spock continued walking, when Captain Kirk slipped in a puddle and almost fell back, hitting his head on a huge rock sitting in the ground. Had it not been for Spock catching him, Captain Kirk could've busted his head open.
"Thank you, Spock; be careful right there. That's a slippery trap, right there." Captain Kirk stated.
Spock acknowledged and stepped over the puddle back to where they had been transported down from. After Dr. McCoy was done checking out the weather situation, he walked over in the direction that Captain Kirk and Spock had gone in, but not hearing the whole puddle spiel, he had absolutely no idea how much danger he was about to enter into.
Dr. McCoy walked over and stepped into the puddle, and slipped on his other foot. He swung his arms around, trying to keep his balance, with a look of terror across his face. He fell backwards and smacked his head hard onto the rock glued to the ground and shuddered in pain, then only saw black around him.
"Bones," Captain Kirk yelled.
Captain Kirk and Spock ran over to Dr. McCoy and knelt down next to him. Dr. McCoy had a decent amount of blood coming out from the back of his head.
Captain Kirk grabbed his communicator out and called to the Enterprise.
"Kirk to Enterprise, Kirk to Enterprise; beam three aboard, we have a medical emergency!" Captain Kirk ordered, in a panic.
