Into the Wild Black Yonder
Chapter Twenty-nine - The Best First Christmas Party Ever - Part three
On the Enterprise
Late December, 2258
Kirk
He had forgotten something very important. It didn't register until the party was well underway. Crap. And there was no way to fix it now.
***
The next morning, after he had finished his breakfast, he went looking for the technician in charge of programming the synthesizers. He knew from Chekov that many things were possible. He talked to that man, explaining what he wanted. A large grin spread over the other man's face. "How had that been forgotten? Yes, he would get right on it. How much did the captain think would be needed?"
"At least a large armful. Enough to spread out all over the ship. Put a little bit everywhere. If you need more help, let me know."
They parted, both grinning widely.
Spock and Nyota
They had finished their suus mahna session in the small gym and were exiting when Nyota spotted something anomalous in the doorway. She grinned. Where on earth had that come from? She stopped still, her hand on Spock's arm, pointing up. He looked, raised one slanted eyebrow high, turned his head to her, shrugging slightly. Grinning widely, she followed through with the customary action, giving the three crewmen passing in the hall quite a shock.
Chekov
As planned, he met his committee in the shuttle bay to clean up. They had several large wheeled bins that had been provided by ship's services and were going around gathering up the garlands when one of his committee members noticed something. She pointed it out to another, who giggled back at her. Two heads bent together, planning. One of them turned and called out, "Ensign Chekov, can you come over here a moment?"
Pavel went straight over to find out what the problem was. He was very surprised at what happened next. He blushed a bright red. "Vhat vas dat for?" She pointed overhead, just as the other young woman moved in on him. Before he could really recover, there was a line stretched out. It was a very dazed young ensign who exited the shuttle bay. With a very, very wide smile on his face.
Bones
He was picking up the leftovers from the tables they had set up in the shuttle bay when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and found himself with an armful of lovely young woman. Soft, lush lips on his, warm tongue nudging against his lips, insinuating itself into his mouth. Holy tomato!
When he drew back, stunned, she pointed overhead and grinned before turning and leaving the shuttle bay. He just stood there stunned, with a silly grin on his face.
Sulu
He was puttering around in the botanical section, watering here, clipping there, when someone patted his behind. He jumped up and whirled around and found himself encircled by warm arms, a soft body plastered against his. He looked down, startled, and found his mouth claimed by two lovely, lovely lips. He sank in, totally blissed out. When he opened his eyes and croaked out "To what do I owe this unexpected pleasure?", she just pointed overhead and smiled at him. He looked up. Where had that come from?
Scotty
He sat down at his desk with a sigh. He had been on his feet for hours. It was so good to sit down and relax. He was totally shocked when two warm arms stole over his shoulders and two warm lips nuzzled into his ear. He jerked his head around found those lips on his. Were those the warp engines going off? Dazed he looked up to see her pointing at something hanging over his desk. How had that gotten there?
She waltzed off across the engineering bay, swinging a very delightful bottom in his face. He hadn't even recovered when he felt another pair of arms coming over his shoulders. Whoever had put that stuff there had his undying gratitude. He certainly didn't intend to remove it.
Kirk
He entered the turbolift, headed for the bridge. There was a young ensign there already. He was about to turn to face the entrance when the decoration she had pinned to her hair registered. The turbolift door swooshed shut. The ensign smiled at him. He did what came naturally. He entered the bridge with a big smile on his face.
***
It was a very pleasant day on the Enterprise. The crew was exceedingly friendly. There wasn't a single crew member who failed to enjoy the captain's little after-thought. Some enjoyed it over and over again. A few hardy souls commandeered a portion and carried it around with them or took it to their quarters. A few really bold ones took it to someone else's quarters. Everyone went to bed happy that night. Some very happy.
