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Chapter 9

Jim lay on his bed looking up at the ceiling. It took him a few moments to completely come to.

How the hell did he get here? He sat up as the memories of what had happened came flooding back to him.

"Are you still in love with the hobgoblin?"

Bones's question had really thrown him off. Out of all the questions he had expected, that wasn't one of them. Who would have thought that Bones actually cared about his love life?

Had Chapel not come in with news about Carol suffering from an allergic reaction in one of the labs, Jim would have been forced to answer that question. But now that he was alone in his room, he couldn't help but ask himself. Was he still in love with Spock? Had he ever been?

He remembered feeling some very strong feelings toward the Vulcan. But that was when his brain was all messed up with false memories. That's what caused him to behave the way he did. Right?

But he couldn't deny, he had felt comfortable being comforted by Spock on the bridge.

He groaned as he brought his hands to his face. His cheeks were warmer than usual. Great.

He was snapped out of his thoughts when his communicator rang. He searched for the source of the sound and found it on the floor under his bed. Weird.

"Kirk here."

"Captain." Jim tried to ignore the way his stomach did a flip at the sound of Spock's voice. Just a left over reaction from the last few days, he told himself.

"Yes Mr. Spock, what is it?"

"Doctor McCoy has been attempting to contact you. He wished for me to remind you of your medical evaluation at Starfleet headquarters tomorrow morning."

Jim rubbed his eyes tiredly. He vaguely remembered Bones telling him something about that.

"Okay, thanks Spock. Tell Bones I was sleeping." Probably as a result from one of his hypos, Jim thought to himself.

"Very well Captain."

Once he terminated communication with Spock, Jim attempted to go back to sleep but it was no use. He had a lot to think about.

One, he may or may not be in love with his straight first officer.

Two, this "love" may just be the result of some strange alien voodoo.

Three, he was Jim Kirk, he sure as hell wasn't going to let an opportunity like this pass him by. Hell if he was going to be stuck in a woman's body, he might as well have some fun.

The next morning Jim found the one command gold dress that Rand hadn't thrown out. He might as well look hot for his medical evaluation. If anyone thought about making fun of him, he would stop them dead in their tracks with this dress.

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"You can put your arms down now Mr. Kirk." Jim lowered his arms as the Doctor looked away from him while she typed something on her padd.

"Everything looks good Mr. Kirk. Your body seems to be functioning appropriately despite the recent change it went through."

"Uh… well that's good to hear." Jim said as he ran his hand through his hair, momentarily forgetting that it was longer than he was used to.

"Have you had your first menstruation yet?"

Jim coughed him surprise. Well the Doctor sure didn't dance around topics.

"Umm… no? I mean, should I have? Wait, can I even… you know?"

"I am sure your doctor already told you that your internal organs were also changed. You have ovaries now Mr. Kirk. This also brings me to another important point."

The Doctor put down her padd and looked directly at Jim.

"You must be very careful now Mr. Kirk. You can become pregnant, so it is vital that you use protection and lower your sexual escapades."

"Excuse me?!"

"Frequent sexual encounters only raise the risk of becoming pregnant."

"Yeah thanks I got that. But… I am not into guys!"

"I meant no offense Captain. I am merely required to inform you of the changes your new body will bring to your lifestyle. You should of course always use protection to prevent the spread of STIs."

Lifestyle. His lifestyle. Oh right, because he was a slut. Apparently no one thought he could keep it in his pants. Sure he occasionally liked to get some action during shore leave but he would never sleep with any of his subordinates.

"The light might hurt your eyes but please try to refrain from blinking."

Jim was brought out of his thoughts and it took him a few seconds to register what the doctor had said to him. He nodded as the Doctor scanned his head.

After what felt like an eternity of scans, the doctor finally looked up from her padd to give him the final verdict.

"Well Captain. It seems that you are healthy enough to remain in command. Whatever caused your change of sex has clearly not affected you in a physical way. Though I must say, it is strange."

"Uh, what is?"

"How well this change was done. The surgery has been around for centuries but there have always been certain traces of it. This, left, well nothing. Captain, even the pitch of your voice was changed."

"Yeah… pretty weird huh?"

"That is a rough way to put it but yes."

"So, uh… I don't want to be rude or anything but are we done? Can I go back to my ship now?"

"Yes of course. I shall send your test results over to your CMO. I recommend constant check ups to assure you are doing well."

"Oh okay. Great. Thanks."

"Mr. Kirk, may I ask you something?"

Kirk had been trying to get off the biobed but the doctors question caused him to stop. "Yeah, sure."

"I couldn't help but notice that you did not ask a question that most people in your situation would ask."

"And what question would that be?" Jim asked, genuinely curious.

"You did not ask if we could reverse this process."

Shit! She's right! How had that not even occurred to him?!

"Oh. Right. Umm.. Can you?"

"No, I am afraid we can't. We could give you the equivalent of a sex change operation. But we would prefer to see if this is a temporary situation or if there is an alternate way of reversing it."

"Not meaning to be rude, again, but why even bring it up if you can't do anything about it?"

The doctor turned off her padd and placed it on the table. She took a deep breath and turned to face him once more.

"Captain Kirk, you chose to wear a dress to this checkup. Why is that?"

"Isn't this the standard Starfleet uniform for women?" Jim asked innocently.

"Yes it is Captain. But-"

"Then I don't see the problem!"

"Captain, all I am trying to say is that you seem to be adjusting to this new body quite well. You are wearing makeup, which was properly applied. In the short period you were here your groomed your hair on multiple occasions. You sat up right with your legs crossed. These simple mannerisms are more commonly seen in women's body language than in men's. Given the short amount of time you have been a female…"

"Doctor, if you have something to say, please say it."

"Captain, have you noticed any changes in your thoughts or actions?"

You mean besides having feelings for my Vulcan first officer?

"No. None." Jim said with a serious face.

The doctor sighed. "Alright, Captain. I am clearing you for duty but should anything out of the ordinary arises please do not hesitate to contact me. Also, I am going to request you see your ships psychologist."

"What? Why? I am not going crazy." Jim couldn't help but notice that the last part was directed more toward himself than the doctor.

"I never suggested you were captain. But this is a very big change for you. There have been instances where patients who undergo surgery to alter their personal appearance report a change in personality."

Jim hesitated, a small part of him knew he needed to talk about what he was going through psychologically. But the other part didn't want anyone to know.

"But I-"

"Once again Captain, this is only as a precaution. It will be completely confidential and no one has to know you are attending these sessions."

Jim opened his mouth to argue once more but the Doctor raised her hand to stop him.

"I have already sent Dr. Noel your case file. She will be expecting you tomorrow at 1800 hours. You are free to go now Mr. Kirk."

"Great." Jim said with a lack of enthusiasm as he got of the biobed. Clearly there was no arguing with the doctor. Man she may look west and innocent but she was just as bad as Bones was!

"Thanks." Jim forced himself to say as he stood at the door.

"Have a nice Mr. Kirk." The doctor replied without looking away from her padd.

Dr. Johnson waited until Kirk had left to send her final report.


Okay, this is a confusing chapter, I know. But please bare with me! I will explain what is going on in later chapters. This chapter is in no way implying that Jim now wants to stay as a girl so I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression.

Anyways, I am very sorry about my delay in updating. Lots of things have been going on but I will try to update more often! :) Once again this will not be abandoned! I am also working on a new story. This one is an AU fic, it's called New Year's Eve. So you guys can check it out if you are interested! :)