A problem they now faced was their scheduled trip to Vulcan. The party was Kirk, Spock and Pavlusha. The day before the trip they'd all gathered.
"Pavlusha, can you act Vulcan?" Kirk asked.
"I zink I can act Wulcan, vhy?" Pavlusha responded.
"Because we're going to have act like you're Vulcan to explain your ears," Kirk explained, "We'll sort your appearance later today."
"Jim, we're going to encounter a problem with her accent," Spock pointed out, "And her name."
"We'll say she was raised on Earth and Spock what would her name have been on Vulcan," Kirk replied.
"It depends on the circumstances of her birth," Spock answered, "What number female child are you?"
"I am first female child in my family. Pavel and I are only two children," Pavlusha responded.
"T'Pralena," Spock stated.
"Well then T'Pralena we best get you to Uhura. I think se will be able to help with your appearance," Kirk smiled.
"Uhura," Kirk called as Pavlusha and he arrived at the meeting place he'd arranged.
"It's open," She called. She got straight to work. She sorted her eyebrows first, then she gave her a black wig she'd acquired, no one asked where from, and set to work cutting it into the right style. When she was done the only thing that set her apart from a Vulcan was her skin colour. Vulcan's have a green-blue tint to their skin caused by the copper in their blood.
"What do you think?" Uhura asked Kirk, Pavlusha and Spock, who'd just arrived.
"T'Pralena looks almost Vulcan. I just spoke with Doctor McCoy, he says he can sort out the problem you are having with skin colour," Spock replied.
"Well Spock's the best judge, but I think she looks perfect," Kirk answered.
"T'Pralena?" Uhura questioned.
"It's my Wulcan name," Pavlusha smiled.
"Oh I see. Well then T'Pralena you'd better head to Doctor McCoy," Uhura said.
"Bones," Kirk called.
"Aye Jim," He replied turning to face them, then to Pavlusha, "And you must be T'Pralena?"
"Yes. That is a correct assumption," Pavlusha replied.
"And you need help with you blood being green," McCoy continued.
"Aye sir," She responded.
"Well you're in luck, I've been workin' on it all afternoon but I have a thing that will make your blood green. It'll take about three hours to change all it. And I request you stay here for all of that time," McCoy explained.
The next morning they went to meet Pavlusha in the sick bay.
"Hello I am T'Pralena," She stated upon their arrival.
"Wow you're really convincing," Kirk said.
"And to think this is because you wanted to know what it felt like to have Vulcan ears. Now you get to see what it's like to be totally Vulcan," Spock remarked.
"Is that really how this came about?" Kirk enquired.
"It is correct," Spock answered.
They headed to the transporter room, Spock put his ear pieces on during the journey. It had been decided that he would wear them whilst planet side to avoid creating suspicion.
"Hello, thank you for visiting," The Vulcan elder greeted.
"It's a pleasure to be here," Kirk replied, "I'm Captian James T. Kirk, I have with me Spock and T'Pralena."
"Hello," She said to the elder.
"I do not recognise this Vulcan," He commented pointing to her, "I also do not recognise the name."
"I vas raised on Earth. In Russia," She answered.
"That explains your accent," The elder added.
"Yes it is logical to assume I would acquire their accent whilst living there," She responded.
They went around new Vulcan and met some of the Vulcans living there. Before they left they went to see Sarek.
"Hello father," Spock greeted, "I have come to visit and I have brought my friend T'Pralena."
"I do not recognise her," Sarek remarked.
"She was raised on Earth, in Russia. This is her first visit to Vulcan," Spock informed him.
"Sarek surely it vould be illogical to assume you know ewery single Wulcan since there maybe ones on other planets, like me and my family," Pavlusha stated.
"T'Pralena has a valid point," Spock added.
"You are correct," Sarek conceded, "I also did not realise there were other Vulcans in Starfleet."
"Ve are ze only two," Pavlusha replied.
"Spock we are still willing to accept you to the Vulcan Science Academy if you wish to join," Sarek announced.
"I am staying at Starfleet Father," Spock answered him, then to Pavlusha, "T'Pralena I think it is time to leave."
They both faced Sarek, put their hands into a Vulcan salute and said, "Live long and prosper." Sarek saluted back.
They left and met up with Kirk outside. They bid farewell to the Elder that had welcomed them and beamed back aboard the Enterprise.
They hadn't mentioned to Scott that Pavlusha was to appear Vulcan and he hadn't been the one to beam them down this morning.
"You didn't say you were bringing a Vulcan lass back," Scott declared.
"I'd prefer you not to call me lass," Pavlusha stated, she toned down her accent and it was hardily noticeable.
"Oh sorry, Miss-" Scott stopped there to allow her to finish it.
"T'Pralena, just T'Pralena Mr-" She replied stopping to allow him to do the same.
"Mr Scott, but you can call me Scotty," Scott finished.
"Like the doctor they informed me about. McCoy but he is called Bones," She responded.
They left the transporter room. Kirk couldn't believe what had just happened Scott actually thought she was a Vulcan.
"Kirk to McCoy."
"McCoy here."
"Bones can we bring Pavlusha in to undo her treatment?"
"Slight problem there. I don't know how to undo the treatment yet."
"Let me know when you can undo it. Kirk out."
"Pavlusha we have a problem," Kirk told her, "Bones doesn't know how to unvulcan you."
"Vell I zink I shall be T'Pralena for a bit longer then," She replied.
"You sound Russian again," Kirk remarked.
"I can stop it again," She replied, reducing the accent again.
"Okay T'Pralena, welcome to the crew," Kirk smiled.
She was to carry on her shifts as she usually did but she told people that she was T'Pralena if they asked. She explained the situation to Pavel who accepted it rather well.
It was several weeks before McCoy managed to solve the blood conundrum and Pavlusha could go back to being her self. But she kept the wig and McCoy kept the serums for changing her blood and occasionally T'Pralena would come out.
A/N: Well that's then end of this story. And I've just realised I never sorted their ears out. I didn't know how to, if you have an idea on how to review message it me and I may write it in. Thanks
