Chapter 1: Caylynn and Ta'kel

Caylynn walked out of her quarters when she is called over the comm.

"Doctor McCoy to Lieutenant Caylynn."

Caylynn walked over to a comm. panel and replied "Lieutenant Caylynn here, Doctor"

"When you came on board I noticed that you were scheduled for a physical on the last starbase you were on, but you left before you were able to have it. So I need you to come now to sickbay and do your physical."

Caylynn frowned. She remembered that she shipped out the day before her scheduled annual physical. "Okay I will be right there."

Caylynn left the corridor and walked into a turbolift. When the door opened by sickbay she moped her way down the hallway. She hated doctors and hated going to sickbay.

She walked into sickbay. Sickbay was pretty empty except for the two doctors, a nurse and a red shirt Ensign Rund with a phaser hole in his shirt.

"Hello Lieutenant Caylynn," Bones said. "I will be with you in a minute just go and sit on that biobed.

Caylynn jumped on the biobed.

"CAYLYNN!" Ta'kel screamed with joy.

Caylynn turned around and saw Ta'kel running at her. Ta'kel grabbed Caylynn and monster hugged her. That was when it hits her. I know Ta'kel. She is my god sister. I haven't seen her in over 20 years. Caylynn smiled and hugged her back.

"Ta'kel I didn't realize it was you last night, it has been so long."

"I know Caylynn good to see you. When did you get on board?"

"Yesterday. How long have you been on board?"

"On a few months."

"Ta'kel the Enterprise was never the same without you. I was so glad when my dad took a desk job on earth. I never thought that I would see you again."

"I never thought I would see you for a long time."

Bones returned and watched Ta'kel and Caylynn talk.

"Ta'kel," Bones said sweetly.

Ta'kel turns around and looked at Bones.

" This is a sickbay not a rec room. Lets get our job done and you can talk to her later."

With that Ta'kel hugged Caylynn good-bye and left the room.

Caylynn only going to sickbay a few times a year knows the drill. She laid down on the biobed and looked up as Bones scanned her.

"So how long have you known Ta'kel," Bones asked in a failed try to make small talk.

Caylynn smiled knowing how hard Bones was trying to be nice. "I have know Ta'kel since I was really little. We grew up on the NX-Enterprise together, well she was older then me so it was more like I grew up on the Enterprise with her, but whatever."

Bones smiled. "Between you and me how old is Ta'kel?" He asked still looking at the scans.

"Wait you don't know. I thought it was your job to know everything health related about the crew. Isn't her date of birth in her medical records because you could do some math and figure it out yourself."

"I am a doctor not a mathematician. Plus she locked me out of any medical records she deems that I don't need to know. So tell me because she says that she is 20."

"Oh that is what she told you because that is really off her real age. She is 72."

"Wait Caylynn don't tell him," Ta'kel yelled but it is too late.

"What, why? He can know it not like he can tell anyone. It falls under doctor patient confidentiality," Caylynn protested.

With that Ta'kel shook her head, turned around and left sickbay.

Bones looked at his scans and then back at Caylynn.

"Well it looks like everything is fine with you," Bones said with a grin on his face.