A/N - One of my lovely followers has messaged me wanting a story so this is for you HeartOfFyrwinde. I hope you like it.

N is for No Time

Carol laid her hands on Jim's shoulders, giving him a gentle shake she made him look into her bright blue eyes.

"Jim, I'll be fine. You're Captain of the Enterprise, you can't miss this meeting. Honestly, the baby isn't due for another 4 weeks you can't hide up here just in case. "

Jim looked at Carol, he knew she was right. But this was his baby and since the day they had found out she was expecting he had been having nightmare that he would be off ship and miss the birth of his baby.

"But we can't be sure Carol, what if..."

"Jim" The tone of Carols voice told Kirk that she was serious "Go, even if I went into labour these things takes hours, days sometimes. No way will your crew let you miss the birth, they'll get you back here. Ok?"

Kirk nodded, bending down he gave Carol a kiss and rubbed his hand over her belly. "I wonder what it is?" He mused

Carol smiled "Well, I'm hoping for human"

"Very funny. See you later" and with that Kirk turned and walked out of his quarters and towards the transporter room.

Kirk was doing his best to stay alert and interested, but my god these negotiations were boring. The speakers voice had such a dull tone to it he swore that this guy could make a small fortune if he recorded sleep aid speeches. Attempting to stifle a yawn Kirk rubbed his hands through his hair

"Captain Kirk...?"

Shit, had someone spoke to him?

"Yes, sorry" He sat up straighter, at least he needed to pretend he was paying attention.

"Captain, are the terms agreeable?' The speaker indicated to the information on the screen behind him. Kirk couldn't help but draw comparisons to his Academy lessons. Boring dull speaker, information on a screen behind them, Kirk trying to stay awake. Luckily with his genius brain he still excelled at his academy classes and it also enabled him to take in the information on the screen quickly and analyse it without missing a beat.

"For the most part yes, but until the contracts of entry into the Federation are signed in full I'm afraid we cannot share any of our technology with you just yet."

The speaker sat down on his chair on the opposing side of the circle of tables. His purple skin shone under the over head light, he was essentially a human with the exception of the skin colour. This world's population had a variety of skin colours, but unlike Earths native skin colours these aliens skin colours were a variety of bright and varied colours. Some were red, some were pink, others orange and more.

"Captain Kirk, I understand those terms but we are not asking for weaponry or starship secrets. We are asking for medical equipment...advancement. "

Kirk sighed, this meeting was dragging on. To his left sat Lieutenant Uhura, she had a PADD out and was taking notes. Their eyes met briefly and through that brief connection Kirk could tell she felt the same as him. This was going nowhere. They had been over and over this particular issue, but the rules of the Federation were very strict.

"Prime Minister, I understand your feeling on this but the federations position on this is very clear. The contracts will be signed within within a few months. Then we can look at the sharing of technology but..."

The Prime Minister stood up, his body radiated exasperation. "Captain, our people are dying from conditions your federation could easily cure I'm sure. I've seen the reports of you helping the outbreak of Conovian Fever on Mexus II, your federation saved tens of thousands of lives. Why can't you help us?"

The Prime Ministers voice no longer had its dull monotone sound to it, he was getting angry.

"Prime Minister.." Kirk stood from the table, lightly touching Uhura on the shoulder to indicate that she should get up to. "I'm sorry that we cannot help further at this time. Please review the rest of the terms and see to it that your government fully understands all the facets of federation membership. Lieutenant Uhura and I will return to the Enterprise, please contact my ship when you are ready to continue." Kirk nodded to the other aliens sat around the table and turned to leave.

"No Captain, you won't leave. " Kirk turned to face the Prime Minister

"Excuse me?" Uhura rested a hand lightly on Kirks forearm. Warning him to keep calm

"You will stay until you agree to send Starfleet Medical here to help. To give us assistance and find a cure for all that ails us" The Prime Minister was forceful in his voice. He picked up his own PADD and tapped a few instructions into it. "I have erected a shield around this complex, your ship cannot beam you out. Agree to our terms and I shall release you"

Kirk sighed, why does even the most simple of missions seem to go wrong. Now here he was, forcefully separated from his beloved Carol and his baby. He prayed to himself that she was right and the baby was a long way off being born.

"Breathe Carol, nice and deep and slow. That's it..." McCoy watched the monitors above the bio bed. The contractions were coming fast every 3 minutes and lasting up to a minute at a time. This baby was coming early and quick.

He indicated to Nurse Chappell to prepare the delivery tray

"Where is Jim?" Carol cried as the contraction abated.

McCoy sighed as he ran his tricorder over his patients stomach "He's still planet side. Spock is trying to get in contact with him. Don't worry he'll be here"

"I wish he'd hurry uuuuuppppppp" Carol moaned as another contraction took her. She was determined to do this with minimal assistance, but she didn't know if she could manage for much longer.

"He'll be here" McCoy tried to reassure her.

Kirk and Uhura were seated back at the table, the Prime Minister had summoned guards into the room and Kirk couldn't see any way out. Being a diplomatic mission they hadn't come armed, unfortunately the guards were. Just then Uhuras PADD beeped, a message scrolled across the screen.

"Shit" Kirk heard Uhura hiss under her breath before she passed the PADD to her Captain to read.

Seeing Captain Kirks face visibly pale the Prime Minister went to grab the PADD from him "What is it, what are you planning"

"Nothing" Kirk responded "But as you can see my ship are trying to get hold of me. Please I need to leave. My wife has gone into labour early, I have to be there. "

"No" the PADD was dropped back to the table with a clatter

"Don't you understand, my baby is coming. I need to be there. You have to let me go to her" Kirk pleaded, hoping that the Prime Minister would understand.

"Sign the agreement to provide medical technology and you can go to her Captain"

Kirk pinched the bridge of his nose, he had a headache forming behind his eyes "You know I can't do that"

"Then Captain, you shall stay here until you change your mind" the Prime Minster nodded to the people around the table and they all stood to leave. Only the guards remained.

Uhura turned in her chair to face Kirk, he had bent over and rested his elbows on his knees, head in his hands. She placed a hand on his back and rubbed it in small comforting circles. "Captain, it'll be ok. Spock will find a way to fix this"

"Mr Scott, I need a way to beam through that shield and I need it know"

'Aye commander" Scotty nodded "I'm working on it as fast as I can"

"Acknowledged, keep at it" Spock disconnected his connection to engineering and stood from the centre chair stepping down towards Chekov. "Ensign, please go to engineering and assist Mr Spock"

"Yes Sir" the Ensign acknowledged and strode off the bridge.

Spock took his seat back in the Captains chair and opened a channel "Doctor McCoy, what is the status of Doctor Marcus?"

"It wont be long now Spock. Any news on Jim?" Spock noted the urgency in McCoys voice

"Not yet, but Mr Scott and Ensign Chekov are working on it. Keep me informed. "

Kirk stalked around the room, the eyes of the guards followed him. He felt like a caged animal, he needed to be with Carol. This was his baby being born, he had to be there. He felt like his chest was being crushed with the helplessness he felt, he hated feeling this way. Captain of a Starship but totally powerless.

Turning to the guard nearest him he decided he couldn't continue to stand and do nothing. With a growl of anger he rushed the guard, landing a punch across the orange aliens jaw and made a grab for the weapon in his hand. He didn't get very far though before he felt the burn in his back of phaser fire and the world went black.

"Captain, are you ok?"

Kirk cracked his eyes open and found Uhura staring down at him, his head was nestled in her lap and one of her hands rested gently on the top of his head.

"God damnit" Kirk hissed "What the hell" He pushed himself up off his officers lap, wincing at the pain in his back and the ever increasing pounding of his headache.

"Maybe don't try that again" Uhura whispered, well aware that the eyes of all the guards were watching them. The one Kirk had punched had a mark brewing on the side of his jaw, he looked thoroughly pissed off. "Let me look at your back" Kirk sat and leant over his lap as Uhura lifted the hem of his uniform to inspect the phaser burn. Although the weapon had only been on a stun setting it had still left a burn mark across the white of the Captains back.

"I need to get out of here" Kirks voice cracked under the strain. Uhura knew he did his best to hide his emotions, someone who had as much tragedy in his life as Kirk had learned how to hide their emotions well. So seeing her Captain visibly distressed made her eyes tear up.

"I know Jim" Lowering the shirt she scooted around until she was facing Kirk and laid her hand on his cheek 'don't worry, we will get you there"

"Ensign, Mr Scott report"

Spock stood next to a console on the bridge, Chekov and Scotty stood on his left. "We think we have found a way to beam the Captain and Lieutenant out." Chekov manipulated the controls and a schematic flashed up on the screen "If we can concentrate a controlled burst of phaser fire on this point " Chekov indicated a point on the schematic " It should disrupt the shields resonance for a couple of seconds which if we're quick wil be just long enough to beam them back"

Spock studied the information in front of him "Ensign, that point is less than 2 meters in diameter, that will be difficult to strike accurately and if we are off the feedback from the shield will overload the phaser banks"

The two men in front of him just nodded.

"Do it" Spock ordered.

Carol felt like this baby was going to burst out of her stomach, the contractions were agony and she didn't think she could manage any more. She had agreed to McCoy administering some pain relief and was waiting impatiently whilst he readied the hypo spray.

As McCoy approached Carols side another contraction peaked, she cried out and before McCoy could react Carol had reached up and grabbed a fistful of his tunic pulling him down towards her

"You tell your Captain that he is banned from leaving this damn ship ever again" She hissed "Never, he is to sit in that chair on the bridge and not leave, do you hear me"

McCoy couldn't help the smile that spread across his face " Carol, darlin, I've been trying to get Jim to agree to that for years"

Carol released her hold on McCoys tunic and he pulled himself straight and pressed the hypo into her neck.

Where the hell are you Jim, you are going to miss the birth of your first baby

"Commander Spock, we are ready" Scotty called from the station behind Spock

'Understood. Lieutenant.." Spoke turned to the officer at the communications console "Please try to transmit a message to Lieutenant Uhuras PADD again letting them know to be prepared"

"Aye Sir"

"Ensign Chekov, prepare to fire phasers"

Uhura turned the PADD to Kirk to show him the message before quickly deleting it before the guards could see it.

Just then the door opened and the Prime Minister walked in with his aides around him.

"Captain Kirk, I hear you had a run in with one of my security officers. That was foolish" Sitting down in his seat across the table from where Kirk had been sat during negotiations he waved his hand to indicate to Kirk and Uhura that they should also be seated.

Kirk remained where he was, one had rested on Uhuras back to be sure they were close together.

"Prime Minister, I understand your request I really do" Kirk started "But if you thought holding 2 Starfleet officers hostage was going to be any way to convince the federation to help you, let alone speed up entry into it you are severely mistaken."

"Captain, I know how valuable you are to both Starfleet and the Federation. We have seen the news report even here, and I'm sure they will do anything to get their hero back"

Kirk felt the familiar pulse of the transporter before he saw the room dematerialising

"You aren't wrong" He called out to the Prime Minister.

Kirk leapt off the transporter pad, ignoring the pain in his back and raced out the doors running at full speed to the medical bay.

Skidding through the doors the nurse looked up in surprise before running and shoving Kirk towards the door to the private medical sweet "Hurry Captain !"

Carol looked up as the door slid open and the sight that greeted her was amazing. There stood James Kirk, in his gold tunic. Face red from his race to medical, eyes glistening.

"Carol" He called as he ran to her side and kissed her lightly on the forehead

"You're just in time" McCoy called from the bottom of the bed, "The baby is about to make its entrance"

THE END

A/N - Hope everyone enjoyed that. Not my usual style of story but I hope you liked it.