In sick bay thirteen weeks later, Kirk was getting an ultrasound image of the child in his uterus. Kirk, McCoy, and Tucker each kept an eye on the screen. "The child is looking good, Jim," Tucker said. "Thanks, Steve. Is it a girl, Bones?" Kirk said. "Yes, Jim, it is a girl," McCoy said. Suddenly, Spock's voice was heard over the intercom. "Spock to Captain Kirk," she said. "Kirk here, Commander," Kirk said. "We have made our rendezvous with the Potemkin," Spock said. "I'll be in the Transporter room in a moment, Miss Spock. Kirk out," Kirk said. He then turned to McCoy and Tucker. "If you'll excuse me, I've a Starfleet Academy graduate to greet," he said, and he walked out of sick bay, holding his pregnant belly as he walked.
In the Transporter Room some time later, Kirk met up with Spock and a young Andorian ensign at the Transporter controls. "Ensign Keller is ready to beam aboard, Captain," the Andorian said. "Energize," Kirk said. Seconds later, a young human woman in a blue Starfleet uniform materialized in the chamber. "Ensign Jane Keller," the young woman said as she walked out of the transporter chamber. "I'm Captain James T Kirk; this is Commander Spock. Welcome aboard the Enterprise, Ensign," Kirk said. "Starfleet told me when they assigned me to the Enterprise that you identified as a transgender man, Captain," Keller said. "I am a transgender man, as a matter of fact, Ensign," Kirk said.
