Dr. M'Benga came to the bio bed room in a hurry. He quickly walked over to Dr. McCoy and sat down next to him, as he began asking him questions.

"Doctor…are you alright," Dr. M'Benga questioned.

"What's with this doctor talk; I'm a doctor?" Dr. McCoy beckoned.

"Do you know what day it is," Dr. M'Benga asked.

"…uh…April 24," Dr. McCoy answered.

"Correct; do you know where you are?"

"…no, sir…I'm sorry,"

"Do you know your name,"

"…I don't know,"

"Do you know who's in your family?"

"…uh…I have a mom named Eleanor, and a dad named David, but that's all I can remember."

"Does the name 'Leonard Horatio McCoy' ring a bell to you?"

"Oh, yeah…Leonard McCoy; that's me, right?"

"Yes…do you know who I or any of the two men that are in here?"

"Can't say I've ever met you three up until now."

Dr. M'Benga nodded, and signaled Captain Kirk and Spock to leave, so he could speak to them in private.

"I'll be right back, Leonard," Dr. M'Benga answered.

"Thank you, Dr…uh…um…uh…" Dr. M'Benga cut him off.

"M'Benga…Dr. M'Benga," He answered.

"Dr. M'Benga…that's different,"

Dr. M'Benga nodded then left to speak with Captain Kirk and Spock.

"What the heck's the matter with McCoy?!" Captain Kirk demanded.

"Apparently the fall has left Dr. McCoy with a case of amnesia." Dr. M'Benga answered.

"Amnesia…how long will he have it?"

"Depends; he could have it for a while and slowly regain his memory…or he may never remember anything, again."

"You mean…Bones may never remember who Spock and I are, again?"

"He may not remember anything about his past life, again."

"I can't believe this,"

"Who knows; his memory just as well may come back."

"Yes…uh, thank you, Dr. M'Benga,"

Dr. M'Benga nodded and left the two men to gather their thoughts.

"I can't believe Bones may never regain any of his memory." Captain Kirk gasped.

"Captain, if I followed Dr. M'Benga correctly, he did also say he had just as much of a chance to regain it all back." Spock answered.

"Did you see the way he looked at us; he doesn't even know who we are…he didn't even know his own name there for a while."

"Captain, as of now, it is illogical to predict whether or not Dr. McCoy will regain full memory, but accept that he currently does not recognize anything about him or his past life."

"You're right, Spock; we have to help Bones as much as we can to re-jog his memory."

"Correct, Captain,"

"…oh no,"

"What,"

"Julia…what are we gonna do about that poor little baby; she's not gonna understand why her daddy doesn't know who she is."

"Perhaps it'll go unnoticed,"

"It's hard for a four month old baby to not notice her daddy's avoiding her, not holding and rocking her, feeding her, and loving her."

Spock didn't answer; he couldn't think of a logical reason as to why to respond.

"Maybe Scotty can take care of her for a few days." Captain Kirk stated.

"Captain, Mr. Scott has his own work he needs to attend to; he can not drop everything just to take of Dr. McCoy's infant daughter." Spock answered.

Captain Kirk sighed, knowing Spock was right.

"That just leaves me with one unanswered question." Captain Kirk stated.

"What, Captain," Spock questioned back.

"How are we gonna help Bones get his memory back?"

The two stood there for hours, none of them having an idea on how they were gonna help their best friend remember his life, again.

A few days had passed, and Dr. McCoy was released from Sickbay. Although he didn't remember choosing the career path as a Starfleet Surgeon, he could recall all of his medical knowledge he had learned from somewhere, but didn't know where from. He was able to perform his job as he was able to before, but he still had no idea about where he was, and who he was, besides his name, knowing the date and time, and his parents. Everything else was a blur; he couldn't remember parts of his childhood, teenage years, college, Starfleet Academy, meeting Captain Kirk, Spock, and Scotty, first starting to work on the Enterprise, his baby girl…none of it registered in his mind. Dr. McCoy had yet to learn, though, that he indeed was the father of a four month old baby…and he was the one who gave birth to her!

Dr. McCoy was looking through medical records, when Captain Kirk, Spock, and Scotty entered. Lieutenant Nyota Uhura was taking care of little Julia in the meantime, while the three men figured out how to spring the news on Dr. McCoy that he fathered a child.

"Hey, Bones; how's it going?" Captain Kirk asked, giddy.

Dr. McCoy looked up at Captain Kirk and frowned.

"It's Leonard, Captain," Dr. McCoy answered.

Dr. McCoy had learned that Captain Kirk was captain, Spock was First Officer, and Scotty worked with engineering, but besides knowing their positions and jobs on the ship, he was completely unaware of who these three exactly were.

"How are you feeling, today?" Captain Kirk asked, still not comfortable with the fact the Dr. McCoy referred to him as 'Captain' instead of 'Jim' anymore.

"Busy, Captain; I'd appreciate it if I could have some space to finish my work." Dr. McCoy answered, intently going back and forth across his office.

"Come on, Mr. Spock; I want yah to check out a problem with my engines in the Engineering Room." Scotty answered.

"Affirmative, Mr. Scott," Spock answered.

"Bye, Spock; bye, Mr. Scott," Dr. McCoy answered, friendly.

Scotty wasn't used to the fact Dr. McCoy referred to him so formal now, either. He missed it, when he would come in for his once a day visits with Dr. McCoy, and Dr. McCoy would always greet him with a smile and say 'What can I do for you, Scotty'? He sure hoped that his old Dr. McCoy would come back, soon.

Spock and Scotty left Sickbay, leaving Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy to themselves.

"Bones, can I tell you something?" Captain Kirk questioned.

"If you stop calling me Bones." Dr. McCoy answered.

"What do you think of children?"

Dr. McCoy paused what he was doing, then turned to face Captain Kirk.

"What about children," Dr. McCoy questioned, crossing his arms.

"Just in general; do you like them, do you not like them…what?" Captain Kirk answered.

"Kind of a random question, wouldn't you think so, Captain?" Dr. McCoy remarked.

"Just answer the question,"

"…I guess I like them, yes; why?"

"Do you want children of your own?"

"I don't think so; being a doctor in outer space, don't really have time to do so."

"Oh…"

"Why,"

"Oh, nothing important,"

"Captain, I can sense you're hiding something from me…what is it?"

Captain Kirk sighed, knowing he couldn't keep it in much longer from Dr. McCoy. He'd eventually find out from some blabber mouth that didn't know he was suffering from amnesia.

"Bones…Leonard…you kinda…sort of…you kinda have a…uh…" Captain Kirk stuttered.

"What, Captain," Dr. McCoy questioned, becoming worried.

"You…kinda…you have a daughter…Leonard." Captain Kirk spoke, not liking calling him 'Leonard'.

Dr. McCoy stood there, his eyes gaping, and in complete shock; he had a what?!