Bones stepped out of the turbolift and on to the bridge. He looked around, taking in the quiet scene that greeted him. Spock was sitting at the science station doing god knows what. The science station hadn't really been used before Spock showed up, but the Vulcan seemed to have taken to it in a way nobody else ever had.
Jim had been surprisingly nice to Spock ever since they'd taken off, he'd been very enthusiastic to show Spock around the Enterprise and honestly seemed to genuinely enjoy having Spock on the bridge with him.
Spock, for his part, seemed perfectly content to remain as distant as possible, only speaking to Bones or Jim when he needed to.
Bones walked over to the Captain's chair, where Jim was sitting, pouring over a PADD that undoubtably showed the status of the rest of his crew.
In the past week Jim had taken to looking at the Vulcan database just to check on his crew whenever he had a spare moment, despite the fact that nothing ever changed.
Bones plucked the PADD out of Jim's hand, causing him to look up in shock, "Bones!" Jim cried, noticing him for the first time, "What can I do for you?"
"We need to stop for supplies soon,"
"What‽ Why?"
"We need to replace our codeine supply,"
"And we couldn't have done that on Perrina?"
"I didn't notice our supply was about to expire until an hour ago plus, buying medicine off pirates is not the best plan,"
"There's a planet half a day away that should have what you need," Spock chimed in, obviously having been listening in on their conversation.
"What's it called?" Jim asked,
"Rosine IV,"
Bones swore causing Spock to raise an eyebrow at him, "We can't stop there," he said, "I will be arrested if I go down to that planet,"
"Why?" Spock questioned but Jim just shook his head at him,
"Don't ask," he said as he stood up and patted Bones on the shoulder, "It's OK Bones," he said, "me and Spock'll go down and get what we need, you can stay and watch the ship,"
"Do you even know what it is we need?"
"Yes," Jim scoffed,
"You require a new batch of codeine," Spock said as he stood up and walked over to the navigation panel.
Jim pointed at Spock, "See Bones, we've got this. Spock set course for Rosine IV."
It was early evening by the they arrived at Rosine IV. The three of them all gathered in the transporter room with Bones standing at the controls and Jim and Spock on the transporter pad.
"We shouldn't be longer than an hour," Jim said, "We'll call you when we're back at the beam up point." He turned to Spock, "You ready?"
"Affirmative,"
"Energise."
The two of them disappeared in a gold light before they materialised on the surface of the planet.
Spock instantly pulled out a tricorder and started scanning the surface, "We should be able to get some codeine if we walk this way," he announced before setting off, still holding his tricorder out in front of him.
Jim stared after him for a second before shaking his head and running to catch up with him.
"So, how do you like the Enterprise?" Jim asked, as he fell into step with Spock,
"It is a most impressive ship,"
Jim smiled, "It is isn't? It's like the seventh member of my crew,"
"That's illogical," Spock said,
Jim just shrugged, "You'd think that too if you'd had as many adventures with it as I have. I can't tell you how many times that ship has saved me,"
"I doubt it."
Jim smirked to himself, "So how much further?" he asked, trying to look over Spock's shoulder at the tricorder he was holding,
"Not much further, it's just over that hill,"
Jim nodded, "So, ermmm…"
"Kirk," Spock interrupted, "Please don't feel the need to make small talk, I am perfectly comfortable walking in silence,"
"Gocha."
The two of them walked in semi-awkward silence over the hill and into a small town,
"There is a pharmacist just up a head," Spock said, breaking the silence,
"Good, I take it you know what the thing Bones wants looks like?"
"Indeed," Spock said, before stopping suddenly,
"Spock?"
"Are we stealing the codeine or paying for it?"
"Paying for it," Jim replied, pulling some coins out of his pocket,
Spock nodded to himself then walked into the shop.
Jim followed him but he soon left Spock to find what they needed and wandered over to the counter,
"Hey," he smiled at the pretty Betazoid behind the till,
The Betazoid looked him up and down and shook her head with a smile, "Cute," she said, "but it's not going to happen,"
"Can't blame a guy for trying," he said just as Spock reappeared, "hey, found it?"
"Affirmative," Spock said as he placed the codeine on the counter.
Jim gave the Betazoid the money and Spock put the codeine in his pocket.
"Look Spock," Jim said, as they started to walk back, "About what you said the other week on Perrina: I am sorry. You were right, I didn't want to know what was going to happen to you because then I'd have to care. Bones even tried to warn me-"
"James T. Kirk!" came a shout from behind them.
Jim and Spock spun around to see three men standing behind them.
"Do I know you?" Jim asked.
The man in the middle smiled dangerously at him, "My name is Toby Keeler," he said, "You killed my sister so now I'm going to kill you!"
Before Jim could process what was happening, Toby lunged at him, knocking him to the ground and the other two men each drew a knife.
Toby pinned Jim down and swiftly punched him in the face, causing Jim to gasp in pain and his nose to start bleeding. Toby swung his arm back to punch Jim again when suddenly he was ripped off of Jim and thrown into a nearby tree so hard that he was instantly knocked out.
Jim sat up in shock, momentarily forgetting about his nose, just in time to see Spock lunge at one of the other men.
Spock punched the man in the throat, disorientating him, then quickly kicked him in the kneecap knocking the man over.
The man tried to get back up but before he got the chance Spock kicked him in the back knocking him down again. Spock then pinned the man's arm down with his foot and pried his knife out of his hand. He quickly turned and threw the knife at the tree Toby was slumped against. The knife it lodged itself into the bark several feet above Toby's head. Spock then turned back to the man on the floor who was squirming desperately, trying to get free of Spock's foot. Spock let out a slight sigh then stamped on the man's head knocking him out.
Spock then turned to the final man, who until this point had just stood frozen, watching Spock in action.
The man screamed as soon as Spock looked at him, "No!" he shouted as he dropped his knife and ran off.
Jim shakily got to his feet and gaped at Spock,
"How…? What…?" He tried but he couldn't seem to form a coherent sentence.
Spock march over to him and took hold of his arm, "We need to get back to the beam up point," he said as he started to drag Jim along after him.
Once they were at the beam up point Spock fished Jim's communicator out of his pocket and flipped it open,
"Spock to Enterprise," he said,
"McCoy here,"
"Two to beam up."
The two of them dissolved in a gold light then reappeared on the Enterprise.
Spock finally let go of his tight grip on Jim's arm the moment they reappeared. He then jumped off the transporter pad, handed Bones the codeine and stormed out of the room, leaving behind a confused Bones and a still shocked Jim.
