Ok been a while…only because I had some current boyfriend issues and now they are gone, along with him yay. So here's to the next chapter and being single!

McCoy looked down at the now rather tight pants and frowned. Jim had opened the door and waved him out.

God you are going to kill me one day of embarrassment or even exhaustion…

Leonard reluctantly went out the door and scowled. He checked in every direction for signs of life…none could be seen from this angle. He took off as fast as possible and held a PADD right in front of him to keep his completely obvious erection as hidden as he could manage. Low and behold his wing of the ship emerged. His quarters were within in reach if he could just…

"Hey come here!" a familiar voice shouted.

Shit…

McCoy's back stiffened as he heard his name being called. He slowly turned around to meet the eyes of Scotty.

"Hey wait I've got something to take care of at the moment so…" McCoy started.

"But there's a wee problem on 'te bridge sir." Scotty looked down at the floor in worry.

"How bad is it?" McCoy sensed the urgent undertone in his voice.

"Well…the planet we're currently orb'tin 'as gotten some odd readin' like Vulcan." Scotty admitted.

McCoy's eyes lit up slightly.

"You mean the same readings when it was destroyed? Because that would mean that Nero…" McCoy's tone wavered.

"I'll be there as soon as I can."

Leonard slammed his door shut as pulled off his workpants and fought the ring off. He hissed as it slid off…not very smoothly either. He put some balm around the base of his shaft and a generous amount of ice from the replicator. His body retracted slightly from the harsh temperature, but it was necessary.

Now that everything was back in place he had to find Jim and tell him the news…and maybe punch him while he was at it.

"Hurry hurry!" He told himself. He pulled on a new pair of pants and blue shirt to match and took off for the elevator. He punched the button to his station and watched the door close.

"Hmm…" He waited a couple minutes before getting out.

"So Jim wasn't lying…" He took off up the stairs which took at least ten minutes. By the time he made it to the helm he was gasping. He saw an engineer and pulled the back of his shirt and looked him in the eye.

"Get that elevator fixed…Do you want me to get Spock to tell you that ensign?" McCoy grumbled.

"No sir." The ensign acknowledged and took off to the direction of the elevators.

Leonard made his way to the captain's chair. Without looking he pressed two fingers to Jim's neck and stroked him gently. The chair swiveled around and to his horror it wasn't Jim. He saw the dark hair, dark eyes and long ears that pointed at the tips. No wonder it felt like Jim had a fever beneath his fingers…

"That was an unanticipated gesture Doctor." The Vulcan stated. He jerked his hand away almost instantaneously.

"Good god man!" McCoy blurted as he shook his hand trying to shake off the feeling of heat that came from Spock.

"Now the more unwelcome task at hand" Spock pointed to the viewing screen, "This is the aftermath of what has happened on this planet and the readings I am receiving are somewhat impartial to that of Vulcan." McCoy scratched his hand for a moment.

"So you're telling me that something happened to this planet, but it's not exactly like what happened on Vulcan?" Spock gestured again to the screen.

"Polarize the view screen and magnify to eighty-seven percent." Leonard watched the computer zoom down on the planet's surface.

"Th…there's signs of life on the planet commander." Sulu stated.

"Not ze human kind." Chekov warned. McCoy looked at the scarred surface of the planet. It looked like the planet was covered in hair or something… He squinted.

"I will be needed in order to survey the planet to achieve communication with these beings." Spock said.

"You assistance is required Doctor, I wouldn't know anyone else in Starfleet that is as endowed in the medical profession as you." Spock complimented.

"Yeah I'll come, but where is Jim?" McCoy wondered.

"Aye sir he's here alre'dy." Scotty's voice chimed.

"Did you hear?!" Jim said excitedly. Leonard huffed at Jim's excitement…it reminded him of Joanna for some reason.

"Yeah now are we beaming down now?" McCoy snapped.

"Yes be patient doctor." Spock said as he buckled on a belt with a phaser in the holster. Leonard jumped as he felt something tighten around his waist.

"Do not forget that you are the highest ranking medical officer aboard the Enterprise and granted, you must be issued a phaser in this mission Doctor." Spock said while snapping the belt around McCoy's waist.

"Umm yeah…" McCoy suddenly felt a little self-conscience about forgetting his own gear. He grabbed his medical bad and tricorder and stood on an available platform. Spock stood in a rather protective stance directly in from of the Captain. Three redshirts that would probably not make it through to see the next day surrounded the bad of the transporter pad.

"Alright Scotty energize!" Jim bellowed. McCoy felt the twinge of being beamed down to a planet. It felt like forever since he did something exciting, excluding Jim.

"Doctor look." The ensign known as Olsen pointed over the horizon. McCoy squinted as the blast of hot sandy air stung his cheeks. He saw something on the planet…

"What is that?" McCoy saw the form that was a good kilometer away rise and start to run.

"Its…coming toward us" Olson stated.

"Maybe it wants to talk." McCoy joked.

"Folks I think we need to get back on the…" Jim stammered. Everyone stopped and saw the beast grow and watch its features become more apparent. It had huge claws and represented a bear's form, but the head of a dog.

"Jim pushed past Olsen and jerked Leonard's shirt.

"We need to get back on the ship!"

"Tell me something I don't know!" McCoy yelled. All of them were running now. An earsplitting bark rose over the red sky.

"I…I can't see!" Jim shouted while trying to find his communicator in the sand.

"No you're coming with me now!" Leonard pulled Jim up and tried to keep up with everyone.

"But it's the only way to get back on the ship!" Jim's blue eyes darkened slightly. Spock, who looked like he was out for a morning stroll rather than running for his life, stated something. No one could hear him now with the roaring wind that blew red sand this way and that. Jim squinted even though Spock was right next to him. He held up another communicator.

"You should have been issued one of these vital tools Doctor." He stated over the tormenting winds.

"Yeah well I just forgot." McCoy grumbled and suddenly remembered why.

"Jim! It's your fault I forgot it!" McCoy shouted.

"Oh whatever do you mean?" Jim shouted back, pretending he was innocent.

"Officers this is no time to be quarreling." Spock addressed. Jim's run had started to falter and he drew back and stood on one knee and panted.

"I…I can't…" He stammered.

"Oh yes you can!" McCoy jerked him up and put an arm over his shoulder and jogged with him. They watched everyone else disappear in the breeze of never ending red sand.

"Just go you can beam me from anywhere, even in warp speed!" Jim hissed. McCoy pulled Jim near a large boulder that protruded from the planet's surface.

"Stay here I'll go find Spock." McCoy said. He placed a kiss on Jim's head as he got on top of the massive rock. The huge beast caught up with them in sheer minutes.

"Shit!' McCoy saw the furry creature close up. It had omniscient gold eyes and a mouth that dripped with dark purple saliva. It's scraggly fur was matted down, if McCoy could guess right he'd say that once upon a time this thing could have been a dog…

"Oh my god!' McCoy ducked as its furry paw slashed the edge of the rock above him. He winced as the sharp edges of fragmented rock cut his arm. He stood tall and screamed.

"SPOCK!!!" He hollered out for his comrade. It was so stupid of him to forget his communicator.

The alien raised its mane of a head and roared at him. The acrid smelling breath blew his shirt up and the purple saliva burned holes in his shirt.

"Oh Jesus…" He had far worse problems now. He felt a couple of the drops burn his skin. He violently scrubbed at them with his shirt.

"Jim get the hell out of here!" McCoy ordered.

"I'm the captain and I say…" Jim's words were suddenly cut off.

"I am not losing you Jim!" McCoy snapped.

"Captain we must go now." Spock reassuring voice brought a smile to McCoy's face.

Spock simply lifted Jim and carried him off.

What about me? McCoy wondered. He waved his phaser out and shot the alien in the face. It screamed and shook its massive head and charged. McCoy jumped off the rock and took off. While running he read the setting on his phaser…it was set to kill.

"Damn I just pissed you off even more haven't I?" McCoy picked up the pace until he heard Uhura's voice.

"Uhura what the hell are you doing out here?!" McCoy shouted. The Rodarians are aggressive like lions and hunt in packs you should be careful." McCoy looked around for any more of the aliens…just one for now.

"Wait where are you? You're not even aware of my current situation are you?" McCoy asked.

"What?" Uhura stated.

"Where are you?!" McCoy shouted.

"Where's the captain he doesn't have his communicator?"

"Wait Uhura could you shout a little louder for me I need to find…"

McCoy froze as he saw a second bear-lion animal.

"McCoy?!" Uhura shouted.

The communicator was in its mouth.

How is that nasty saliva not disintegrating it? He thought, Polycarbonate metal alloy was used to make that gun.

"Uhura be as quiet as possible for me right now, it's in the mouth of…" McCoy dodged a blow from the one behind him. The other quickly pinned him beneath its nails that were a good three feet long and were wide as his legs. He scrambled beneath them and drew his phaser to blast at its claws. It was wretched out of his hand by the mouth of the Rodarian.

"Aarrhhh!" McCoy screamed now as he felt the flesh of his arm deteriorate along with his now torn open shirt. He pulled at one of the large claws and found it had become pointless unless he were a Vulcan…

"Spock! Uhura patch me in to Spock!" He shouted at the communicator in the second Rodarian's mouth.

"Got it Doctor!" Uhura's reassuring voice responded.

McCoy wrapped the remainder of his shirt around his arm to keep from being burned again, but that left the rest of his body vulnerable. It was worth the risk, if he lost this arm he couldn't patch up the rest of himself without it.

"Doctor what are your coordinates; you are no longer in the area where Jim was located I cannot have you beamed aboard." Spock finally responded.

"No shit I had to run and now I'm injured and fucking trapped!" McCoy cursed. He started kicking at the Rodarian's nails. One the fifth try a fracture went up its claw. He kicked again…hard. It snapped and he dove out from under it. He ran as fast as his aching body could go now. He gained a few feet ahead but the gap closed when a now third beast stood in front of him.

"I love you Jim…" He whispered. All these odds against him what was a human to do?

He'd fight his last breath!

"For Jim!" He shouted and threw a punch at the Rodarian's nose. He reared up and apparently he only made it angry. It growled showing all of its jagged teeth that mocked him. He ran again…

I mean what other option do I have now?!

He saw an approaching shadow right on his trail. He huffed in and strained to keep up his staggering pace.

"Doctor!" Spock's voice sounded like the brink of heaven now. He stopped and fell into the loose red sand that pooled past his ankles.

"I hate sand anyway…" He mumbled as he just gave out. He could only remember how to breathe at this point. A thin arm looped around his shoulder trying to avoid contact with his damaged skin and jerked him up.

"Now's not the time to let your body weaken." Spock pulled him close.

"Now's not the time to make fun of me Spock." McCoy laughed bitterly.

"I don't think you understand the schematics of my dia-"The Rodarians were closing in now. Spock just lifted McCoy over his shoulder and ran with him. McCoy had no idea how strong Spock was…

How long could we go on like this? McCoy closed his eyes in defeat as he felt his vision falter from the poison bite coarse through his system.

"Spock I…" the Vulcan felt his comrade go limp in his arms.

"Stay awake, if you do not I cannot help you once we get to the ship!" Spock commanded. He shook McCoy while he continued to run to the large boulder.

"If my calculations are accurate it is exactly…five kilometers East and twenty-seven feet away."

"S…Spock we're not going to make it." Leonard cried.

"Enough." Spock hissed. As if things couldn't get worse McCoy's vision blurred in an out, but that Rodarian behind them wasn't getting any smaller.

"Spock…h…how far…" Leonard's voice cracked.

"One kilometer and six point five meters." Spock responded.

Leonard felt himself rise farther than necessary. No…he had been thrown…by Spock. Two of the aliens had gone, but this last one was determined. Even a Vulcan had his limits. Spock stood in front of Leonard.

Apparently…Spock still had some left then…

McCoy stood up and instantly fell on his knees and shook his head.

"Doctor McCoy you must keep your heart rate down to minimize the effects of the poison." Spock warned.

He staggered to his feet and fell again. Spock lashed out and struck his hand against the alien's nose.

Well I guess I kind of knew where to start.

Spock grabbed his phaser and jammed it into its eye. He dodged the poisoned saliva that slid down its jaw. Amazingly to their horror the alien was still fighting. It reached out with its teeth. Spock miscalculated the opening and it snapped its jaws shut on his leg.

"Aaahhh!" Spock's shrill scream broke Leonard's focus. He'd never heard Spock scream before and it kicked him into overdrive. He ran at the beast and pulled the phaser's trigger and blasted it through the other side of its head. Brains…or what resembled them had spewed out the other end. Spock shuddered as the clamed teeth around his thigh failed to loosen.

"Doctor…you assista…help m…" Spock stammered. Dark green blood was gushing out of the Rodarian's mouth.

"There's too much…" Leonard cried as he started kicking and prying at the mouth that held Spock in place. The Vulcan pulled weakly against it without any attempts…it seemed fated.

"No!" Leonard shouted and he snapped one of the teeth and pulled at the other ones. He winced as it burned his hand, but he had to save him.

"Come on don't give up on me Spock!" McCoy shouted as he pried the jaws open. The alien's head fell down and kicked up sand in his face. More dark green pooled around Spock's legs.

How much blood could a Vulcan lose?

He winced as he fumbled with the zipper of Spock's soaked pants. He pulled them off and saw the destruction.

"Oh!" He uttered a small gasp. The flesh of his leg had been tore open and the jagged edges were seared from the poison, it was about an inch wide all the way down.

"Spock I need you to stay with me as long as you can. Please?" McCoy tried to keep the urgency from his voice. He ripped the pants and made a tourniquet and tightened it right above his thigh.

"That'll keep the pulmonary arteries from pushing the poison any farther." He lifted Spock and carried him in his arms through the windy climate. Spock still had his communicator. He drew it out and screamed at it.

"Doctor McCoy to Enterprise I've got about five minutes left in me with an incapacitated Vulcan in my arms beam me up when I get to the coordinates that are about ten meters away from me." He stumbled as he fought for control to make it. He remembered that there was still two more of those things. His vision blurred and he heaved Spock onto the coordinates and shouted.

"Beam him up!"

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