Jim and Spock sat in the captain's quarters playing virtual chess. It was a weekly ritual they usually held on Thursday nights. This week they had bumped it up to Wednesday night because early Thursday morning they were expecting guests.

The crew of an early version of the Enterprise, NC-01 Enterprise captained by Jonathan Archer, was rendezvousing at 0200, forcing Jim and Spock to stay awake to welcome them. When Kirk had reached out two days prior, he was hoping they could just meet for a few hours. As it turned out, both ship needed supplies. They agreed to meet at Centauri IV to restock and the other crew would come aboard.

Bones was still in a state of shock. He had basically ordered Hannity to remain in Medical all day until he got ready to leave. Ambassador Sarek was still…unhappy about being a grandfather. He really didn't understand how everyone else , including Spock, was acting like a complete idiot about a new baby. He had his moments, especially when he was attempting to restore his relationship with his daughter.

Hannity was a ball of energy once again. Her appetite for Vulcan dishes had suddenly increased much to Jim and Bones' disgust and her family's relief. Her Vulcan side became more evident as more hours went by. She was just…..nuts.

"Checkmate." Spock announced smugly.

Jim shrugged. "Oh, well. Maybe next time."

"You said that last time."

"I can hope, can't I?" He waited a moment before going on. "How are you with this while situation?"

The Vulcan actually thought about it. "She is my sister and expecting a child but is not married."

"It happens."

"Not on Vulcan."

"I think Hannity has made it obvious that she does not go along with the Vulcan way of life."

"Obviously."

'Uhura to Captain Kirk.'

"Kirk here."

'Captain, NX-01 is docked and waiting on us.'

"Thank you. Kirk out." Jim lifted his gaze to his first officer. "Shall we go?"

"Yes."

The two officers headed up the three decks to the bridge. There before them on the view screen was a remarkable sight. A larger version of the Enterprise was docked at the only available space dock.

'Request to come aboard, Captain.' Jim heard a voice ask over the comm.

He smiled. "Request granted. Scotty, seven to beam aboard."

'Aye, Cap'n.'

"Let's go, Mr. Spock." Once again they left the confines of one room for another. When the doors to the transporter room slid open, he stepped inside. The others were already there. "Welcome to the Enterprise. I'm Captain James T. Kirk. This is my first officer Mr. Spock and my chief engineer Montgomery Scott."

The other man with blondish hair shook his hand. "Nice to meet you. I'm Captain Jonathan Archer. My first officers T'Pol, Chief Engineer Trip Tucker, Communications Officer Hoshi Sato, Security Officer Malcolm Reed, Navigator Travis Mayweather, and Dr. Phlox have joined me."

"It's nice to meet the captain of the first Enterprise. It seems we're all in one big family."

"It seems like it."

Jim smiled brightly. "Well, let's go to the bridge."

He led them through the halls toward his life, the bridge. When they arrived, everyone found a partner and began talking about the differences on their respective ships. Chekov and Sulu had attacked Travis and Malcolm. The four were hovered over the front consoles while Uhura and Hoshi were talking about Klingons. Over at the science station, Spock and T'Pol were talking logically.

Archer looked to Jim. "They seem to be getting along."

"Yep. I'm sure Dr. Phlox would love to see our Medical Bay." The captain replied happily.

"I would love to see it." The Denobulan admonished.

"Mr. Spock, would you care to join us?"

"Certainly, Captain."

(&)(&)(&)

"Well, I'll be damned."

"Mr. Tucker!" Archer scolded lightly.

"Sorry, but wow."

The Medical Bay was only slightly larger on this Enterprise than it was on the other. There were six areas that branched off into other compartments.Dr. Phlox was in somewhat closer to shock as he looked around. Bones walked out from his office with his nose in an actual book.

"This is my CMO Dr. Leonard McCoy." Jim stated proudly. "Bones, be nice."

Bones grumbled out a hello as he shook Dr. Phlox's hand. "Damn it, Jim. I'm working here!"

"No, you're not. You're hiding from Nurse Chapel to keep from doing paperwork."

"You do the same thing to Spock."

"Yeah, but Spock knows where to find it."

As they bickered, T'Pol looked at Spock and asked, "Do they always do this?"

"The majority of it." Spock replied monotonely.

"Christine! I found him!"

Medical Bay's doors opened as the head nurse waltzed in with an armful of padds. Bones hung his head in defeat as two of his favorite women double teamed him.

"I hate you, Hannity." He moaned.

"Hannity?" Trip looked to the doors. When he saw her, he turned to her. She walked up to their little group. "How…"

"Hey, Jim, I think Bones is having a heart attack." She said.

Jim looked at his friend. "No, he's just mad." He turned to face her. "Wouldn't you know if he was dying?"

Hannity smiled. "Welcome to Medical. I'm Dr. Hannity Grayson."

"We've see you before." Archer said as he tried to wrack his brain for the information. "Cygnus IV! You were there with another Vulcan."

"Very good memory."

"I don't get it. How does a person get an invitation to a Vulcan consulate without being Vulcan?"

"I'm/she's half-Vulcan." Hannity and Trip said it at the same time that forced everyone with Trip to look at him.

"How would you know that if you have never seen her before?" T'Pol asked.

Hannity looked at him with those blue eyes. "I met her in the Academy. I was a second year and she was a first year. She was finishing her medical degree." He looked to his crew. "We've been together for the last six years."

"Damn it! No wonder you turned me down." Jim groaned. "And why did Boned and I ever meet him?"

He was pierced with a droll stare. "And have him go through the Spanish Inquisition? I think not."

Jim looked offended. "We're not the Spanish Inquisition."

"Please! When a cadet came to the house when you and Bones were there, you literally scared him with your twenty questions. He never came back. Remember the lieutenant I had as a patient my third year, your first? I had him in my office for five minutes and the two of you came in to terrorize him. Jim, you were banded from my office."

Bones looked at Jim. "We did scare that cadet."

"And the lieutenant. But we were only protecting your virtue."

Hannity barked out a laugh. "I lost that my third year."

"What?"

Bones was ticking it off in his head. "You would have been twenty-four. That time frame…" He nodded in acceptance.

"What?" Jim reiterated, looking back and forth between his friends as he tried to figure out their silent communication.

"Kid, you're a genius. You figure it out."

Trip moved to stand beside Hannity. His shoulder brushed against hers, sending a slight flush up his cheek. She looked up at him, blue eyes meeting blue, both sparking in recognition. "How much did you tell?"

"Bones knows just about everything. I left out names and things of unimportance."

"Why do you act so…."T'Pol couldn't figure out the word to finish her sentence.

"Human?" Archer threw out on a whim.

"Exactly. Why do you act human when you are clearly Vulcan?"

"We are also human, T'Pol." Spock interjected.

T'Pol looked confused. "We?"

Yes. Dr. Grayson and I are twins, which is very rare on Vulcan. Whereas I followed the act of Kolinahr to purge my emotions, Hannity forsook her Vulcan heritage for twelve years."

"Thanks, Spock, for giving my whole back story." Hannity dolled out.

"I see."

"No, you don't." Jim said. He had become great at discerning Vulcan emotions.

"Enough of trying to second guess each other. What's the reason you called us to visit?" Archer asked.

Bones, Jim, and Spock looked at Hannity. She sighed slightly, turning towards her office and once again brushing her shoulder against Trip's. "Yo, Christine! Bring it to me!" The head nurse came from her office and handed her a padd. "You can stay if you want."

"Okay." She said it a little too brightly.

Hannity rolled her eyes as she handed Trip the padd. "Here."

He looked from the device to the woman. "What about it?"

She shook it again. "Just read it."

Trip looked down at the padd and read through it. A minute later he looked up. He was in shock, if anything could be said by his eyes. His mouth worked for a few moments before words spewed out. "You're pregnant."