Kirk, Spock, McCoy and a few redshirts transported onto a strange, unknown ship.
Kirk began to order his crewmen to their duties.
"Spock, you're with me. McCoy, you and the others examine the east side of this ship- see if there's anyone on board in need. Somebody had to have sent that distress call." The Captain explained.
"Captain, it should be noted that the distress call we received may have been a decoy- to get us on the ship to harm us." Spock told him.
"Good point. But there's a chance the call was from someone in a dire situation. So…" Kirk faced his crew "Phasers on stun."
After the group split up, Kirk and Spock entered a room which contained a Frankenstein-like machine hooked up to two pods on either side. The pods attached to a larger middle pod- one with no door.
"What could this be, Spock?" Kirk asked, walking around the machine as if it were a masterpiece at a museum.
"I do not know, Captain." Spock noticed a desk near the door to the room. On the desk were some papers. Spock picked up the papers and began to read "These are schematic diagrams, Captain. I cannot completely translate all words describing this device; however, those I can understand cause me to believe this machine is some sort of healing device."
"Healing device?" Kirk raised a brow.
"Yes." Spock answered "The words I understand relate to illness and sickness and cures. Using the best of my deduction abilities, I predict that this is a sickness healer of some sort."
"Deduction?" Kirk faced his second in command. "Predict? You're assuming. You don't know for sure?"
"Indeed." Spock replied.
"But you could be wrong." Kirk smirked.
Spock raised a brow, without showing a change in facial expression.
Kirk walked to the desk and momentarily placed his phaser on some files.
"Let me see." Kirk ordered the Vulcan.
Spock gave the papers to Kirk, who glanced at the pages.
"Seems as they were written by a dedicated man." Spock said.
Kirk broke a smile "Or a desperate man."
A girl in her early teens entered the room. She was dressed differently than Spock or Kirk but retained a very human stature. She walked to Kirk, not looking at either of the men.
"Are," She began to speak with a soft voice "Are you the man from the other ship?"
Kirk knelt down to face her better "I am Captain James Kirk from the USS Enterprise. Can I help you?"
Just then, the girl fired Kirk's phaser (which she discretely took from the desk) at Kirk then Spock, causing the two to fall to the floor.
"I hope so." She muttered.
Meanwhile, McCoy and his group were silently wandering the halls of the East Wing.
Suddenly, they began to hear strange mumbling, which became clearer the more they traveled.
"Scene of flowers, and apple trees. Scene of butterflies and of bees. Scene of flora and fauna between. Oh, what joy it is to be free." The group heard. The voice seemed calm and- in a way- happy.
"It's coming from this room." McCoy pointed to a large doorway.
"Stop it!" They heard the voice yell. "Stop with the poems!"
"Two people inside. They might be having a feud." McCoy turned to the redshirts "Men, phasers ready. We don't know if they're friendly towards visitors."
They proceeded to open the door cautiously.
Inside the room was a library filled with books. In the corner of the room was a chair and seated in the chair was a man reading.
The man bobbed his head to behold the Enterprise crew.
"Guests?" He put the books down on the arm of the chair. His face and voice became quite frustrated "We never have guests."
"I-is there someone else in the room with you?" McCoy asked.
"What's it to you?" The man barked.
"We received a distress call from this ship. And it sounded like you were arguing with someone." McCoy explained.
"I didn't send any call." The man growled, his face suddenly became overfilled with happiness "Perhaps it was Elena Lee! You know how she is with our experiments!"
McCoy questioned "Experiments?"
"Yes! Oh, can I tell them! Please! Maybe they can help us!" The man grinned- an expression which then turned into a frown "Might as well."
McCoy raised a brow "What's going on here?"
The strange man smiled again. "I'll show you."
The redshirts raised their phasers.
The man raised his hands "I assure you, I'm completely harmless! It's completely safe."
"It's just a precaution." McCoy assured.
He nodded "It is unnecessary but I understand. Follow me."
The man led the group to the very room Kirk and Spock entered moments before.
As soon as the man opened the door, he saw Spock and Kirk in each pod- from the Frankenstein-like machine. The girl from earlier was about to press a button to begin the machine.
"Elena Lee!" The man shouted "What're you doing?"
She jerked her head "Father?"
The man's concerned face turned to a frown "You little- what're you doing?!"
The girl's face fell "Trying to get rid of you!" She then proceeded to slam the button.
Kirk and Spock were unconscious- but McCoy and his group didn't know that. When Elena Lee pressed the button and activated the machine, McCoy began to panic.
"Jim!" McCoy turned to the man "What does that machine do! Answer me!"
"You're about to see." He said woefully.
Suddenly, the machine began to shake and emit lights- almost blinding the Enterprise crew.
When the light eventually dimmed enough to be tolerated.
As soon as McCoy's eyes settled, his stood in awe.
Kirk and Spock seemed to disappear from the two side pods. Instead, there was a single being in the middle pod. A person that seemed to be a mixture of the two men- a black-haired, Vulcan-eared, being that retained the height and face (and hairstyle) of Kirk, but he was taller than the Captain would be, and skinnier. However, the man was still asleep in his chamber.
McCoy grabbed the girl who is responsible for the mixture.
"What did you do?" He exclaimed, looking at the girl straight in the eyes.
The strange man who seemed to be her father, approached her as well "Elena Lee, that was not wise."
Elena Lee yelled "It was wise, father! Now they will have to help us!"
"We would have helped you anyways!" McCoy replied. "That's why we answered the distress call! We wanted to help!"
"Why would we need help?" The man asked his daughter.
"Answer me! What's going on here?" McCoy asked.
The man sighed "I am Elena Lee's father, Timon. I am an apprentice inventor to a brilliant scientist- Kal. A while ago, Kal was diagnosed with a deadly disease common on our planet. I was one of the few on my planet to get a vaccine to the disease known as Ermagreen. So Kal and I invented a machine that would prolong his life by merging it with mine until the time which a cure was found. We called it a Fusion Machine. We didn't know the outcome, when we fused- I got his black hair, his height, his broad shoulders and his eye colour. My face, voice, and overall body-type stayed the same. But we soon found out that our thoughts competed to who would be the one talking- in charge. We almost got to the point of insanity. However, we managed to keep calm and busy by reading library books."
"So, when you were angry that was… Kal?" McCoy tried to make sense of the situation.
"Yes." Timon smiled and nodded.
"But what you're talking about is not possible." McCoy told him.
"When you've dedicated your life to inventing machines and science as much as Kal and I have, you find that anything is possible." Timon explained. Kal took over "Plus on our planet, the technology is much more advanced than yours."
"Is he okay?" McCoy glanced at the Kirk/Spock fusion.
Timon answered "I assure you, he is perfectly fine. However, Kal and I began to experience insanity within about 3000 earth minutes, since I noticed the man is half Vulcan, and their mind is extremely over logical and informative, I'd say he has …" Kal finished "1440 earth minutes until he goes crazy."
"1440 minutes? That's…" McCoy began to think "That's 24 hours! Don't you have an unfusion machine?"
Kal rolled his eyes "Why would we have a need?"
McCoy looked at Elena Lee "Why would you do something like this?"
She looked at Kal "Because I want my daddy back!" The girl ran out of the room in a mixture of rage and sadness.
"Bones." The group heard a mutter from the back of the room.
Everyones head turned to see the man in the middle pod.
"Jim?" McCoy walked to the pod.
"Not entirely, Doctor." The man answered in the same tone Spock would.
"Do you know what happened to you?" McCoy asked.
The Kirk/Spock fusion spoke monotonously "I recall a young girl using Captain Kirks phaser to stun both of us, then I assume I became unconscious. I can infer that I am in a pod attached to the very machine I assumed was for healing."
McCoy helped the man out of the pod "Do you hear Jim's thoughts?"
His eyebrows shot up, "Is that what it is? I believed the Captain was simply talking to you. Perhaps his thoughts are a way of him trying to convey communication. I think he is not able to verbally contact you because my mind is stronger than his."
"You-you know that the two of you… Fused?" McCoy replied.
"Doctor McCoy, it is the only logical inference. If I- as you said- could hear Captain Kirk's thoughts, the only possible explanation is that his mind and mine merged." Spock nodded.
McCoy shook his head, "Spock, it wasn't just your mind. It was your body as well."
"Doctor… McCoy, was it? I believe what is best for him is to be isolated- to be alone. Too many people speaking would cause an abundance of confusion for him to withstand. It would be too much for his mind to handle. That's why I stayed on this ship with only my daughter." Timon explained.
"How long would it take you to figure out a reverse for this machine?" McCoy asked.
"More than 3000 earth minutes." Timon sighed.
Kirk spoke "What if you had help?"
"Jim?" McCoy looked at the man.
"For the moment. Can you reverse it quicker if you had help?" Kirk repeated.
"I suppose help would make our work quicker." Timon nodded.
"Bones." Kirk whispered "How long did he say I had until my mind…"
"24 hours." McCoy answered.
"24… Hours…" Kirk sighed. "If I sent my two crewmen to aid you, would you have the machine to fix us completed within 24 hours?"
"2 helpers… Under 1440 minutes… Kal? Is that possible?" Timon asked, Kal proceeded to reply "I believe that would be possible."
"Great… Bones… Call Scotty to… Beam us up. I need to go to sickbay or my chambers… Just someplace to be alone." Kirk faced the two redshirts "You two stay here and help with the machine."
"Aye, Captain" The redshirts saluted.
"Scotty, this is McCoy. Two to beam up." McCoy said into his communicator.
"Two?" Scotty replied.
"You'll see. Oh and have nurse Chapel escort Jim… Spock? Jock? Spim? Spork? Spork. Have nurse Chapel escort Spork to sickbay." McCoy ordered.
"Spork? Doctor are you alright?" Scotty asked.
McCoy assured "I am, just… Beam us up."
"Spork?" Kirk looked at McCoy with a smile.
"It's a mix of Spock and Kirk. I could have put your name first but…" McCoy smiled as well.
"That would have been illogical." Spock answered.
McCoy grumbled, "Because that is the only 'illogical' thing about this situation, right Spock?"
"Indeed." Spock nodded.
McCoy sighed just as they began to transport onto the Enterprise.
Nurse Chapel and Scotty were standing by in the Transporter room.
When they were finished transporting, the crew was in shock.
"Is that… The Captain?" Scotty asked.
"And Spock." McCoy answered.
"The Captain and Spock?" Scotty's eyes widened.
"Spork." Spock nodded.
"Come… Spork… We're going to sickbay." Chapel told him.
Kirk huffed "Bones, I don't need an escort to sickbay."
"Just in case something happens on the way to sickbay. You might pass out or- god I don't know Jim, let's just… Let's just make sure you stay sane. I'll look up any sort of medication I can give you to calm you down… Or sleep…" McCoy crossed his arms.
"Scotty… I want you to beam to Timon's ship. Help him with the machine. Maybe if you help… He'll be finished sooner." Kirk told his engineer.
Scotty became confused, "Why does he need to be finished soon?"
"Kirk- Spork… He'll go insane within 24 hours." McCoy informed.
"Which is why I need to be isolated in sickbay." Kirk said. "Scotty, I want an update of Kal's work every hour- is that understood?"
"Aye, Captain." Scotty nodded.
"Nurse Chapel, let's go." Kirk began to trip on his way to sickbay.
"Why're you limping, Jim?" McCoy asked, approaching the Captain.
"I believe it is the after effect from the mixture of being stunned as well as the exhausting drain from the Fusion machine." Spock answered.
"Was that Spock?" Nurse Chapel looked at McCoy.
McCoy sighed, "Unfortunately. Alright," he grabbed Sporks arm and put it around his neck, "Nurse Chapel, I'll assist… Spork… To sickbay, you prepare a sedative to cause him to fall asleep."
"Excuse me, Doctor, but how would sleep aid in Jim and my mind being fused?" Spock tilted his head to view McCoy.
"If you're asleep, you can't hear anybody and you would be relaxed." McCoy explained. "And you can't talk. That's what we call a win-win."