Chapter 2

by Starsinger

Let's just say both Kirks and both McCoys are…well…confused. Don't own them.

Jim looked at Spock, "Why would Admiral Archer want to talk to me? I'm just the doctor."

Spock looked at him, "Well, yes, but you are the Captain."

Bones looked at their retreating backs and looked and Scotty and Uhura, "Did I miss something while I was gone?" They started looking around the ship and noticing little differences. First, there were no families. "Let's head for the Observation Deck," Scotty suggested.

Meanwhile…

"Admiral, why are you telling me this? Shouldn't you be telling Captain McCoy this?" Jim asked. Spock looked at Jim oddly. Jim loosened his dress jacket revealing the smallest scrap of Medical blue.

"Admiral, let me talk to the Captain. We'll contact you later today regarding this mission," Spock said. Archer, confused, nodded his head. "You are not Captain Kirk," Spock responded.

Jim looked at him, "No, I am Lieutenant Commander Dr. Kirk, ship's Chief Medical Officer." Jim looked long at Spock, "Uhura is Science Chief and First Officer, and Scotty is the helmsman, McCoy is Captain." Jim looked up at Spock suspiciously, "Am I taking care of any children on this ship?" The surprised look on the Vulcan's face said it all. "We need to keep McCoy from Sickbay, don't need him killing anyone…

"Don't need Kirk killing anyone…" McCoy said. "Wait, Jo lives here, with me?"

Spock nodded, "Kirk's niece, Penny, nephew, Peter, and daughter, Marina live with him as well," Spock did miss the look of pure joy on McCoy's face. "So, what do we do? This universe doesn't seem all that different from ours. I mean, murder is not the way to the top, is it?"

"No, murder is a quick trip back to Earth and a court-martial plus a trip to a penal colony," Spock responded.

"Good, glad we didn't end up in some sort of 'Mirror Universe'," McCoy responded. "So, what do we do?"

Several hours later

"Look, Captain, this is…unfortunate," Archer said. "But the Klingons are expecting Captain McCoy. If you do not show up, War is inevitable."

"Admiral, I'm not who they think I am. What do we do in case we don't find a way to return us home before the conference?"

Archer sighed, "Keep Kirk close to you, you two can communicate nonverbally, right?" McCoy nodded. "Good, he'll keep you from messing up. Spock, get Captain McCoy back before the conference, please. Archer out…"

Jim sighed, "Chapel isn't my fiancée here either, is she?" Spock shook his head. "So, I'm going back to empty quarters to figure out how to be Captain. Why Klingons? No, don't answer that. Missing Marina even more now, wonder how your Kirk is going to cope with a daughter."

Not well, apparently, "Daddy!"