Chapter Six: Epilogue, whatever the hell that is.
And then.bright light. I squeaked. It was too bright.
"Pallee?"
"Pavel, leave her be."
"But-"
"Pallee?" A different voice called my name this time. I thought I knew it.
"Er." I replied, opening my eyes fully this time. I was in Sickbay, on a Bio-Bed.
Dr. McCoy was leaning over me, still in his casual clothes, blinking.
"What the hell.OUCH!" I felt a stabbing pain run all the way up my abdomen to my chest. And it didn't stop. It continued up to my head, then exploded.
And then blackness. Again.
This was getting old, and fast.
The next time I opened my eyes, the light wasn't quite so bright. In fact, it was so dim that for a minute I thought I hadn't opened them.
Then:
"Pallee?" McCoy. Again.
"Where.what.what time is it?"
"It's 7pm. Saturday 15. February."
"I've been out for an entire day.?"
"Well, we almost lost you. Good thing we didn't." I snorted.
"You sure sound sentimental."
"It's my job to." He allowed me to sit up. Sickbay was deserted. Apart from me, of course. I looked back to where I was supposed to be. McCoy was eyeing me strangely.
"What?"
"You didn't strike me as the sort of person who would jump in front of a bullet." He observed, folding his arms.
"A didn't. I leapt in front of a Laser Beam. Big difference."
"A Laser Beam on KILL, not STUN. You could have been killed-"
"-and we'd all be better off. Yes, I know." McCoy looked at me as if I was crazy. "Better off?" He repeated, "why'd you think that?"
"Because." I replied, stretching, "everyone just would."
Shaking his head, McCoy went over to the Intercom and bleeped the Bridge.
"Sulu here."
"Sulu, it's McCoy. Where's the Captain?"
"On his way down to you, Doctor."
"Oh, so now he's great and telepathic." I muttered. Not quietly enough. McCoy put his hands on his hips.
"What have you got against him, anyway?"
"Apart from the fact that he's popular and cool and a Captain and nice and funny and cheerful and cute.although not as cute as some people.nothing."
"You resent that?"
"Wouldn't anyone?"
McCoy sat at the end of the bed, "no. I don't think so. I think I could name a fair few people who wouldn't."
"Are you one of them?"
"In a manor of speaking, yes."
"Oh."
"Pallee!" An excited Russian sounding voice and a Tornado. And then a hug. And that's how Pavel treats someone with a hole in their side?
"Hi." I managed to mumble into his shoulder. He let go, then beamed at me, genuinely pleased. Er.why?
"Ensign Chenna.Hello." Kirk stood, looking uncomfortable, infront of me.
"Hello, Captain." I said cheerfully, receiving yet another cuddle. From Pav, I mean.
"Yes. Um." Kirk looked a little embarrassed, ".nice work yesterday.you were.were."
"Bwave!" Pavel declared enthusiastically, "weally, weally bwave." He repeated, toning it down a bit.
"Thanks."
".Er.yes. As I was saying.ehem." Kirk re-attracted my attention, ".so.I'm going to delete all incidences from your record and give you a clean start. You don't need those sorts of dents.and.er.well.I'm.glad you're okay." And with that he hurried out, a brighter shade of red than a Red Shirt's uniform.
McCoy smiled at me too, and bustled off into his office.
Pavel suddenly looked extremely shy and nervous.
"Um.Pallee." He said.
"That's my name, yes."
".Er.Yeah. Anyvay.I vas vondering somethink."
"What?"
"Vell.because that party got a little spoiled, they're - I mean Uhura is - holding another one next Friday.so.I vas kind of wonderink.if."
"Yes.?"
"You vould go vith me." And then, "I mean, I couldn't perfectly understand it if you didn't vant to, but I vas just thinking that if you had the evening free.Keptin Kirk's re-writing the schedules.so." He tailed off.
"Pavel."
".Yes.?" He looked a little down hearted.
"Whatever made you think I wouldn't want to go with you?"
"Um."
"I mean, I know it was your evil opposite or whatever that was there on the planet when Sulu pointed it out.but." I shrugged, "what the hell."
"Sulu pointed out vhat exactly?"
"Does the word 'love' come to mind?"
"Not weally."
"Then let's play a game. Make a sentence out of the following words: Pavel, Pallee loves."
And we took it from there.
THE END
PS. What did happen to The Wrong Pavel? I dunno. I never asked.
[A/N] I never actually did watch TOS. Only The Motion Picture, Wrath of Kahn, Search for Spock, and a little bit of Voyage Home. [A/N] You find out about the Shape Shifter in No. Two.but only if I get reviews!!!
And then.bright light. I squeaked. It was too bright.
"Pallee?"
"Pavel, leave her be."
"But-"
"Pallee?" A different voice called my name this time. I thought I knew it.
"Er." I replied, opening my eyes fully this time. I was in Sickbay, on a Bio-Bed.
Dr. McCoy was leaning over me, still in his casual clothes, blinking.
"What the hell.OUCH!" I felt a stabbing pain run all the way up my abdomen to my chest. And it didn't stop. It continued up to my head, then exploded.
And then blackness. Again.
This was getting old, and fast.
The next time I opened my eyes, the light wasn't quite so bright. In fact, it was so dim that for a minute I thought I hadn't opened them.
Then:
"Pallee?" McCoy. Again.
"Where.what.what time is it?"
"It's 7pm. Saturday 15. February."
"I've been out for an entire day.?"
"Well, we almost lost you. Good thing we didn't." I snorted.
"You sure sound sentimental."
"It's my job to." He allowed me to sit up. Sickbay was deserted. Apart from me, of course. I looked back to where I was supposed to be. McCoy was eyeing me strangely.
"What?"
"You didn't strike me as the sort of person who would jump in front of a bullet." He observed, folding his arms.
"A didn't. I leapt in front of a Laser Beam. Big difference."
"A Laser Beam on KILL, not STUN. You could have been killed-"
"-and we'd all be better off. Yes, I know." McCoy looked at me as if I was crazy. "Better off?" He repeated, "why'd you think that?"
"Because." I replied, stretching, "everyone just would."
Shaking his head, McCoy went over to the Intercom and bleeped the Bridge.
"Sulu here."
"Sulu, it's McCoy. Where's the Captain?"
"On his way down to you, Doctor."
"Oh, so now he's great and telepathic." I muttered. Not quietly enough. McCoy put his hands on his hips.
"What have you got against him, anyway?"
"Apart from the fact that he's popular and cool and a Captain and nice and funny and cheerful and cute.although not as cute as some people.nothing."
"You resent that?"
"Wouldn't anyone?"
McCoy sat at the end of the bed, "no. I don't think so. I think I could name a fair few people who wouldn't."
"Are you one of them?"
"In a manor of speaking, yes."
"Oh."
"Pallee!" An excited Russian sounding voice and a Tornado. And then a hug. And that's how Pavel treats someone with a hole in their side?
"Hi." I managed to mumble into his shoulder. He let go, then beamed at me, genuinely pleased. Er.why?
"Ensign Chenna.Hello." Kirk stood, looking uncomfortable, infront of me.
"Hello, Captain." I said cheerfully, receiving yet another cuddle. From Pav, I mean.
"Yes. Um." Kirk looked a little embarrassed, ".nice work yesterday.you were.were."
"Bwave!" Pavel declared enthusiastically, "weally, weally bwave." He repeated, toning it down a bit.
"Thanks."
".Er.yes. As I was saying.ehem." Kirk re-attracted my attention, ".so.I'm going to delete all incidences from your record and give you a clean start. You don't need those sorts of dents.and.er.well.I'm.glad you're okay." And with that he hurried out, a brighter shade of red than a Red Shirt's uniform.
McCoy smiled at me too, and bustled off into his office.
Pavel suddenly looked extremely shy and nervous.
"Um.Pallee." He said.
"That's my name, yes."
".Er.Yeah. Anyvay.I vas vondering somethink."
"What?"
"Vell.because that party got a little spoiled, they're - I mean Uhura is - holding another one next Friday.so.I vas kind of wonderink.if."
"Yes.?"
"You vould go vith me." And then, "I mean, I couldn't perfectly understand it if you didn't vant to, but I vas just thinking that if you had the evening free.Keptin Kirk's re-writing the schedules.so." He tailed off.
"Pavel."
".Yes.?" He looked a little down hearted.
"Whatever made you think I wouldn't want to go with you?"
"Um."
"I mean, I know it was your evil opposite or whatever that was there on the planet when Sulu pointed it out.but." I shrugged, "what the hell."
"Sulu pointed out vhat exactly?"
"Does the word 'love' come to mind?"
"Not weally."
"Then let's play a game. Make a sentence out of the following words: Pavel, Pallee loves."
And we took it from there.
THE END
PS. What did happen to The Wrong Pavel? I dunno. I never asked.
[A/N] I never actually did watch TOS. Only The Motion Picture, Wrath of Kahn, Search for Spock, and a little bit of Voyage Home. [A/N] You find out about the Shape Shifter in No. Two.but only if I get reviews!!!
