When Scotty woke up, he was dazed and confused. He felt sick to his stomach, at first, then it quickly passed. He rose from the floor, brushed himself, and looked around to see where he was.
Scotty then gave an evil grin and chuckled, wickedly.
"Excellent; this ship just what I need." Scotty answered, sly. Scotty walked off to another part of the ship, when a man from security stopped in front of him.
"Hey, Mr. Scott; how are you doing, today?" The man, Eddie, asked.
Scotty didn't answer and simply looked at the man coldly.
"Mr. Scott," Eddie questioned.
Scotty's eyes turned into a hypnotic spin of black and white swirls, hypnotizing Eddie. When he was finished, Eddie nodded and followed Scotty along to another part of the ship.
Meanwhile, in Sickbay, Captain Kirk was socializing with Dr. McCoy, who was sitting at his desk, while Spock was taking care of a few errands before coming in.
"I can't believe that in one more month, they'll be another McCoy on board my ship." Captain Kirk stated, with a smile.
Dr. McCoy chuckled.
"I can't believe it hardly, either," Dr. McCoy answered, rubbing his belly, gently.
"Bones…explain to me, how you're doing it." Captain Kirk stated.
"Doing what, Jim," Dr. McCoy questioned.
"How, when you only have one month left, you're a man, and out in the middle of space, how are you not panicking about bringing a new life into this world we live in?!"
"Negative energy's never a good thing for people to have, that's why I'm remaining calm."
"But how, though, Bones,"
"Oh, a few deep breaths, think of something less stressful, occupy my mind by doing something else."
"What do you think about,"
"Depends on the day; some days, I'll think of being back home in Atlanta, on vacation on some tropical, peaceful planet, my baby."
"Well, I think you'll have the healthiest, strongest baby girl this Enterprise has ever seen."
Dr. McCoy gave a glare at Captain Kirk.
"Or boy…either one,"
"Jim, you're doing it, again,"
"I know…I said the 'g' word, again."
"You did,"
"Don't you feel bad, though, calling your child 'it'?"
"I'd feel worse, if I were a boy, and someone kept calling me a girl."
"But don't you want a girl, Bones; surely, your parents would be happy with that. You said there hasn't been a girl born in your family for, what…20 years?"
"Well, there's my sister, but she and my parents were never close, so they kinda missed out on having a girl." Dr. McCoy spoke, thinking of his older sister, Donna Withers, with her husband, Fred. She lived on a planet far away from Earth, after having a huge fight between her and her parents.
"Well true, but don't you want a girl, Bones?"
Dr. McCoy gave a small smile.
"I don't care what I have, just as long as I have a healthy, happy baby that gets as much love as it deserves." Dr. McCoy answered.
"Well, your its father; I'd be surprised, if it didn't." Captain Kirk answered.
Dr. McCoy chuckled.
"You seem more calm, recently; less tense and worked up." Captain Kirk stated.
"I've been thinking optimistically,"
"No…like you don't worry so much about certain possibilities, anymore."
"Well, I'm starting to see why Spock thinks so much based off logic; if there isn't a reason to worry, then why should we bother to worry about something that hasn't happened? If I think negatively, negative things will happen…but if I think positively, nothing but positive things can happen."
Captain Kirk smiled at the old country doctor.
"Well, Bones, I don't believe this; Spock would be surprised at this!" Captain Kirk cried.
Dr. McCoy chuckled, softly, then placed his right hand on his belly, feeling his little one move and kick around inside him.
"I just kept thinking that I don't wanna be a negative influence on my child's life, so I decided I'd try something new out, see how it goes for a while…and by God, Jim, I'm really liking this new way of looking at life!" Dr. McCoy cried, happily.
"Good, Bones," Captain Kirk answered, when Spock came in. "Ah, Mr. Spock, it seems you've been an influence on our old country doctor, here."
"Really," Spock simply spoke.
"I can see why Vulcans don't worry about negative problems occurring; if something hasn't happened, why should it be bothered by being worried about? If I think positively, things will be positive, and so far my new psychological way of thinking is working." Dr. McCoy answered, with a smile.
Spock raised an eyebrow, fascinated with this information.
"Most impressive, Doctor; you should see that this new way of thinking as beneficial not only to the health of you, but to the health of your unborn child, as well." Spock spoke.
Dr. McCoy heaved himself from his chair and walked around and sat slightly down on his desk, as he continued to converse with Captain Kirk and Spock.
"What else yah got, Spock?" Dr. McCoy questioned.
Spock raised an eyebrow.
"I don't believe I can teach you all ways of being a Vulcan without turning yourself completely Vulcan, as well. You have no Vulcan background, therefore it would be mere impossible to make you think exactly as I do, Doctor." Spock answered.
"I meant ways of thinking, you pointed eared, green skinned…" Dr. McCoy was cut off by Captain Kirk.
"Bones, what happened to positive thinking?" Captain Kirk questioned, with a wink.
Dr. McCoy stopped, then sighed.
"I guess these mood swings aren't as controlled as I thought I could make them." Dr. McCoy answered, chuckling slightly.
"I must inform you, Doctor, that mood swings are nothing of which human minds are capable of controlling; the human body creates certain hormones to provide certain functions to the body. During pregnancy, more of these hormones are created, due to the fact you are caring for another human life, which in fact…" Spock was cut off by Captain Kirk.
"Spock, we don't need a complete lesson on human anatomy…Dr. McCoy is far than familiar with chemicals that make up the human body. After all, he will soon have his baby." Captain Kirk stated, with a smile.
Dr. McCoy smiled, then rubbed his big belly, feeling his baby kick inside him. He looked down and smiled kindly, knowing that soon he'd be meeting his little miracle he'd wanted for so long.
The communicator on the wall made a whistle noise, and Captain Kirk walked over to answer, leaving Dr. McCoy in his happy little place, and Spock to ponder some philosophical thoughts inside his mind.
"Kirk, here," Captain Kirk spoke, cheerful.
"Captain, it's Mr. Sulu from the Bridge." Sulu answered.
"Yes, Mr. Sulu, what seems to be the problem up there?"
"Captain, I haven't heard anything from Mr. Scott in Engineering, when you told me to check in on him. Someone said that he never showed up for duty."
"I thought I told that man to not go out with Miss Medford…thank you for the report, Mr. Sulu; Kirk out."
Captain Kirk hung up then turned to face Spock.
"Alright, Spock, you ready to go round up a man who's a huge heat of trouble?" Captain Kirk questioned.
Spock simply raised his eyebrow.
"Whatever orders you wish to give me, Captain." Spock answered.
Captain Kirk nodded, and he and Spock left Sickbay.