"Where should we go first?" Bones wondered aloud, chuckling to himself. "Oh, perhaps engineering?" He didn't let the girls answer as he led them into the elevator and hit the button to go down.

Annalee turned to Dawn and smiled while mouthing the word "Airhead" with a nod directed towards her brother. Dawn tried not to snort and suppressed her giggles. Oblivious, Bones waited patiently for the elevator to hit the bottom floor, and when it did, walked down to where several men were busy tinkering with the ships mechanics.

Bones led the girls to a small group of men who stood laughing, as a man with a distinct Scottish accent told them what sounded to be a vulgar joke involving an alien. Bones chuckled, "Telling your jokes again I see, Scotty."

"No, no," the Scotsman answered, still laughing. "I'm honestly looking for my wrench. I think the little bugger stole it, but I can't find him either."

"Little bugger?" repeated Dawn, not knowing who the engineer was referring to.

Bones rolled his eyes. "His little alien friend."

"Friend?" Scotty laughed. "If it wasn't for him being my only company on that planet..." He trailed off, really seeing the two girls. "Wait, you're new here, aren't ya? Montgomery Scott, Enterprise's chief engineer." With that, he stuck out his hand for the two girls to shake.

Annalee stepped forward and shook his hand, "Annalee McCoy, sister of the weird one over there, and new nurse."

"Um, I'm Dawn Walters," Dawn added, also shaking his hand. "I'm the weird one's sister's best friend and also new nurse."

"Nice to meet you girls, and feel free to call me Scotty. Everyone else does," he explained.

"Why don't you girls look around down here while I talk to Scotty?" suggested Bones, as he turned to his friend to discuss something. With that the girls turned and started to explore the room.

Nervously, Dawn followed Annalee down some random corridors, examining some of the ship's workings. Dawn wasn't that mechanically inclined and didn't really understand all of the loud machinery. "I know the ship's huge and all, but whoa," she whispered, looking at the vast room.

"Yeah it's amazing, and seriously, couldn't my brother have taken us to a more interesting room?" Anna said as she gazed around, "One where we would actually know what we're looking at."

Dawn shrugged. "Saving the best for last, probably." She turned and something on the ground caught her eye. "Oh, I bet that's Scotty's wrench!" She quickly walked over to retrieve what was indeed a wrench, when a short little alien jumped down from above, causing her to let out a small scream.

Anna started to giggle, "Hi, little man."

"Awww, he is so cute, isn't he, Dawn?" Anna asked as she crouched down to look at him better.

"You must be the 'little bugger'," Dawn giggled, crouching down next to Annalee, though still wary. "Scotty's looking for that tool, you know." The alien clutched the wrench to his chest, like he didn't want to let go. "You're so adorable."

"Don't worry, little guy. Why don't you give us the wrench, and we'll tell Scotty we found it laying somewhere?" advised Anna, as she held her out her hand, waiting to see if he would give up the wrench.

Unfortunately, the two heard someone clear their throat behind them. The alien looked up with puppy dog eyes. "Gimme that," Scotty said. However, after seeing the expressions of Dawn and Anna, added, "Please."

The alien hesitantly handed over the wrench before scurrying off, afraid of what would happen once the girls left. Bones stepped up beside Scotty. "Well, c'mon girls, let's continue your tour."

Once in the elevator, Bones asked, "What do you want to see next?"

Dawn shrugged. "How about the bridge?" she suggested, but suddenly turned shy. "Or are new cadets not supposed to go up there? I don't want to bother the captain."

Bones smiled at Dawn. "Don't worry, we can go there if you want. I happen to be very good friends with the captain, so he won't mind."

Bones waited patiently for the elevator to reach the floor, as Anna turned to Dawn and giggled. "Just dying to see the captain, aren't you?" she whispered, so her brother wouldn't hear.

Dawn blushed. "No," she denied. "Okay, maybe. Well, you've heard all the rumors about how... cute he is. Actually, you've seen him!" She saw Bones' eyes flicker over them for a second, and she realized her voice had been growing in volume. She tried to keep her voice hushed. "I'm just curious is all."

"Calm down. If my brother hears you, he might embarrass you in front of Captain Kirk," Anna said laughing.

The elevator stopped soon after that, once they were all out of the elevator, Bones spoke. "Let's go, girls. This way."

The doors to the bridge opened and the three stepped inside. "Hello, Kirk," Bones called to his friend. "Everything's going smoothly, I hope."

"Bones, hey!" Kirk greeted, standing from his captain's chair. He looked at the girls and smiled. "You're two of the new cadets, right? I think I remember seeing you this morning." Dawn shook his hand, but couldn't speak, feeling extremely nervous in front of her new captain.

Anna shook his hand next. "Yeah, it's nice to meet you. I'm Annalee McCoy, and this is Dawn Walters, my best friend and fellow nurse," she said, seeing that Dawn was still having trouble speaking.

Kirk laughed. "Nice to meet the both of you." He turned to Bones. "So, this is your sister, huh? I think I can see the family resemblance. Maybe if I squint and turn my head to the side," he joked, but Bones rolled his eyes. "No, no. You can tell you're related. I can see the sibling rivalry between you."

Anna snorted, and whispered, "I still say I'm adopted." Her comment went unnoticed by everyone except Dawn, who still looked slightly nervous.

"Chekov, Sulu, come over here!" Kirk yelled to two men, who looked to be arguing about something.

"This our pilot Sulu and our navigator Chekov, whose also the youngest member of our crew," Kirk introduced. Chekov had a slight blush, and the girls had to admit he was adorable. Dawn managed a meek "hello" in return.

"Of course, there's usually several more crew members on the bridge, but they're at lunch right now." Kirk waved his hand at the view from the bridge, which Dawn found breathtaking, especially since she'd never been in space before. "Not much going on at the moment."

"It's beautiful," both girls said at the same time, earning a few laughs from the crew.

Bones shook his head with a chuckle. "I think you two have been around each other too long."

Sulu's stomach growled loudly, and he looked sheepish. Bones laughed, "Maybe it's time to show you girls to the cafeteria, so the captain can get back to work." Kirk nodded and went back to his chair. "Care to join us, Sulu? Chekov?"

"Not this time," Chekov said, declining. He had a thick Russian accent, which only cemented his adorableness in the girls' minds. Sulu, however, nodded and followed them out of the bridge.

While Bones led the girls to the cafeteria, he and Sulu discussed the latest conflict with a nearby planet. Annalee looked over at Dawn with a big smile and whispered, "So, was he everything you had expected him to be?"

"I don't really know what I expected," Dawn replied earnestly, but then broke out into a huge grin, "but he definitely was dashing."

Bones and Sulu glanced back at the girls, and Anna giggled. "Well, I hope you can bring yourself to talk to him next time you see him."

"Ugh, why am I so freaking shy?" groaned Dawn. She nervously fiddled with her bracelet, while watching Anna to see if she had an answer. Sighing, she added, "What am I supposed to do if he ever needs medical attention?"

"I'm sure you'll be able to help him if he's hurt," Anna responded. "I mean, didn't you help Ben that one time he got hurt before you two started dating?"

Dawn nodded in agreement. "We both know I'm an adequate nurse, but I'll be a nervous wreck trying to talk to him."

"You'll warm up to him eventually," Anna said as they reached the cafeteria, which was full of people. "Holy crap! Is that girl over there green?" She pointed at a girl with green skin and red hair.

Dawn tried not to laugh, as the green girl turned to look at them, glaring slightly. Bones, however, was chuckling slightly when he stated that he'd better head back to the medical bay. "I'll go with you," commented Dawn. "I'm not that hungry right now."

"Gee, thanks, guys. Leave me to eat with the green girl who now looks like she wants to kill me," Anna said, still laughing about what had just happened.

"I'll sit with you," Sulu offered, and Anna smiled gratefully. They headed over to get trays as Dawn and Bones left to return to the medical bay.