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Entertainment at Sick Bay

"JIM! GET BACK HERE NOW!"

Chekov watched with wide eyes as Dr. McCoy literally tackled the would-be-escapee from Sick Bay known to most of the Federation and beyond as the one and only Captain James T. Kirk. A man famous in this universe for his courage in the face of adversity, for his bravery in the face of almost certain disaster, and also for his well earned terror of hypos, courtesy of a certain good doctor.

Chekov pushed himself up a bit in his biobed to get a better angle and his eyebrows made a valiant to climb into the nest of curls on top of his head.

"Ze doctor is surprisingly flexible." Chekov muttered to the nurse currently checking his stats. She nodded sagely.

"Yup. He's had lots of practice."

Letter Writing

Dear Mom,

Hi, this is your son. James Kirk. I hope you've been doing well. In case you haven't heard, I'm a Captain now like dad was, except not dead.

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Dear Mom,

Hi, it's your son, Jim. Just wanted to let you know I am now the Captain of the Enterprise. The Enterprise has been doing well. Smooth sailing and all that. How about you? I heard your ship has been exploring new M class planets near the neutral zone. The Enterprise is headed that way too so maybe we can meet up.

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Dear Mom,

Hi, hope you've been doing well. In case you haven't heard, I was promoted to Captain of the Enterprise a few weeks ago. The Enterprise has been doing well. Smooth sailing and all that. How about you? I heard your ship has been exploring new M class planets near the neutral zone. Any exciting finds yet? Remember to take care of yourself.

Have you heard from Sam lately? I haven't heard from him lately. As in for the past decade or so. Do you think he's even still–

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Dear Mom,

Hi, this is Jimmy. I hope you've been doing well. I wanted to let you know I've been promoted to Captain. My ship is the Enterprise. She's beautiful and her crew is amazing. Hope you've been doing well. Take care.

Love,

Jim

Message Sent

Dear Jim,

Congratulations! If your father were still here–

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Dear son,

Congratulations on making Captain. But please be careful. I don't want to lose you.

Message deleted

Jimmy,

Hi Jimmy. Congratulations on being Captain. Your father would have been so proud of you. I'm very sorry I wasn't there for the ceremony but my ship was exploring new M class planets in the neutral zone so I couldn't make it. Stay safe.

Love,

Winona

Message received.

A/N: Reviews are much loved . Working on Breaking the Cycle during the holiday free time. Will hopefully have another chapter posted by Tuesday.