Drabble #2
Ninjas
Jim ducked behind a wall, phaser gripped tightly in his hand. Looking around the corner, he could see two of the black enrapt men muttering to himself before turning around a re-entering the turbo lift. He let out a small sigh, which turned into a full-scale scream when he heard;
"Greetings, Captain." He turned to his right to see his First Officer, holding two phasers.
"Holy crap, Spock," he breathed, "You sneak better than the ninjas." Though Kirk could see the faintest of smirks in his First Officer's brown eyes, his immediate response was,
"Vulcans do not sneak, Captain. Nor are we comparable to the Lhjerzednts." Jim rolled his yes as the Vulcan easily pronounced the alien species' name as though he was saying his own name.
"How do you say that? I think you're the only one who hasn't resorted to calling them ninjas. Besides, with those star-blade thingys, and their katanas, they'r practically the spitting image of a ninja." Spock peaked around the right corner.
"Captain, I believe we should vacate the area. The 'ninjas' as you call them, could be here any minute." Kirk nodded.
"You go first, I'll cover." Spock darted to other side of the hall way while Kirk kept his phaser trained towards the other end. Spcok glanced up and down the white hallway before looking to Jim.
"Captain, I believe the coast is clear." With a swift nod, Kirk made his way to Spock and together, Spock strode forward, while Kirk covered their backs. They made their way through the ship, eventually ending up in sickbay. Hiding in McCoy's office, they heard him talking to the aliens.
"Good God man, he's dying! Are you going to let me treat him or not? I would do the same for one of your people!" And indistinct noise that sounds like clacking and hissing is the alien's retort. Though neither of them can see the doctor, they both know he's shaking his head in frustration.
"Tell me we'll get out of this," Jim says to Spock, the aggravation, and worry, and stress bleeding through. After looking indecisive for a moment, Spock puts a comforting hand on Jim's shoulder.
"We will get through this," Spock says as confidently as he can manage.