A/N: Hello all! Here's my next chappy! Hope you like it!! Anyway, I want you to notice something about this chapter... I'm not going to tell you what, though it does have to do with the children... ;P

Chapter 6:

"Why would you say that?" asked Mari nervously

"Oh no reason..." said Bones

~*~*~*~*~*~*Bridge~*~*~*~*~*~*

The Enterprise was flying smoothly so far with nothing abnormal for once so Kirk asked "Hey Spock?"

"Yes Captain?" Spock answered.

"That Mari kid. She looks a lot like you. Can you explain that?" The captain asked mischievously.

"Many a Vulcan look like her Captain so it would be illogical to take on the assumption you have." Answered Spock curtly.

"Illogical indeed ..." said Kirk

"I think that having some children on board will lighten up the place!" said the Yeoman cheerfully as she entered the room.

"I agree!" laughed Uhura "the last time I saw children there age was before we started the voyage!"

"So Spock your in charge of them..." stared Sulu "How is Mari's leg?"

"Doing fine. It should be completely healed by the end of the week." answered Spock in a lighter tone. (though you wouldn't hear him say that! C-:) Everyone then worked in silence, though it was a comfortable silence. About 10 minuets had passed when Bones came in and noticed this."My god! I haven't seen the bridge working so smoothly since we set off!" Laughed Bones.

"Bones, is something wrong?" asked the captain worriedly, he didn't want anything going wrong today. All he needed was to have CHILDREN die aboard his ship. Permanent docking here we come.

"No, no don't worry everything's fine Jim!" said McCoy, then looking at Mr. Spock "I just need a word with Spock for a moment." Spock nodded in understanding then got up and headed towards the sick bay with Bones.

~*~*~*~*~*~*Sick Bay*~*~*~*~*~*~

When McCoy and Spock entered the sickbay. Mari was sleeping. "What is it you need to talk about? She seems perfectly fine to me." asked Spock with his signature raised eyebrow.

"Take a look at her vitals." said McCoy "especially her heart rate, that is I find to be very interesting..."

"Her vitals seem norm..." started Spock but he then saw her heart rate "there seems to be a mistake in your machinery her heart rate is that of a normal human."

"My machinery is correct, I even checked it myself!" answered Bones "also... She very closely resembles you, except.... Her hair it seems to be very abnormal for Vulcan. Usually a Vulcan's hair is coarse and dark. Though hers is almost the color of paper and is soft as a baby birds feathers. Much like my daughter... She took after her mother in almost every way but her fascination in the medical field..."

"There have been Vulcan's known to have abnormal hair traits just like any other species." answered Spock "though I cannot explain her heart rate... Fascinating!"

"Just for scientific reasons Spock. Would you be willing to lend some blood or other form of DNA for a DNA test?" asked the doctor.

"To determine whether or not I am her father biologically?" asked Spock in return "Yes, though I am certain the outcome will be negative."

"Thank you Spock." said McCoy "It takes a lot to do all that you've done for these children. And believe it or not even though its only been a day or two... I think you're gonna do just fine helping them get back home."

"Whether or not they go back to Vulcan is a choice I cannot make for them. In what they've told us of their experience there... It would be foolish to send them back against their own will they'd just escape another way." said Spock solemnly

"For the first time Spock... I actually agree with you on this." said Bones "I just hope their parents on Vulcan feel the same way..."

"Though Vulcans do not feel I must agree with your logic." answered Spock with almost a hint a sadness in his voice. Mari then started to wake up.

"Hmmm... What's on my leg?" started Mari, then "Oh. Yea... Greeeaaat..." Even Spock had to smile at this.

"Not afraid to show emotion are we young one?" laughed Dr. McCoy

"Eh. Me and Luke find Vulcan suppression to be somewhat useful at times but also at others unethical. Even Vulcans need emotion sometimes. And not through Amok or Pon Farr. To suppress all emotion that long is dangerous and actually killed Luke's mother." answered Mari "I just wish Max and Patty would see that too."

"Really?" asked McCoy.

"Yes actually I heard about that." said Spock "my condolences to Luke. Though I personally do not believe suppression was responsible for her death she was physically weak as she had given birth to Luke only a month before. It usually takes females on Vulcan three times that to recover."

"Yet she went on with it anyway for her husbands well being. Vulcan calls it an "Honorable Death". I call it death due to endangerment." answered Mari said sounding much more mature a young female vulcan should(even vulcans have issues to work out)"Well, there's two sides to every story ain't there?"

"I would say so!" said Bones astonished. He had never heard anyone talk on this subject except for when Spock had his. Even then it was very vague. This put a whole new light on things. Maybe these seven year olds needed more than just medical treatment maybe there was a phycological need too... "Mari? Would you be willing to meet with Christine, my assistant or Uhura possibly, every now and then after you heal?"

"No. I wouldn't mind. What for?" asked Mari.

"Just so you can have someone to talk as a female mentor." said McCoy casually as he checked her leg.

"I must be heading back to the bridge" said Spock with a nod as he left. Mari watched his every step. Very vague man... though there is something there... maybe he recognizes himself and Leila in me. What if he's figured it out! Oh no!

"Your leg seems to be doing exceptionally well!" Bones said as he helped her to maneuver it. It still hurt a bit but not like it did yesterday "if it keeps healing like this I may be able to let you out early!" This cheered Mari up.

"Then I won't have to spend every waking minuet here anymore!" said Mari cheerfully.

"Oh so thats how you see my company" said McCoy pretending to be hurt.

"No it's how feel these boards you call a bed!" laughed Mari.

A/N: So it looks like the children have had a positive effect on the ship! Let's hope this continues! Oh wait... Not we necessarily but you! MUWAHAHAHAHA You'll just have to wait till I post next!!