Chapter 3
"Mr.Spock, I still do not see how there were two perfectly healthy people and the other three-hundred dead?" Kirk said as they walked along the hallway on their way to the briefing room.
"Perhaps the girls discovered the forest after all the others had passed away."
"But then wouldn't they have buried all the dead, instead of leaving them out to rot?" he asked.
"They may have left the group before they died and therefore they would not be aware that they had died," Spock replied as they approached the door of the briefing room.
"Perhaps," Kirk pondered. The door slid open revealing the briefing room. At the table sat Dr.McCoy, Scotty, Checkov, another engineer, and Marie. "This is an official meeting, Miss Marie. I don't think your presence is necessary," Kirk said looking at the uninvited guest.
"We already told her that, but she would not leave. She said she would be quiet and not interrupt us," McCoy explained, also looking at their guest.
"Well she can't harm too much, as long as you stay quiet."
"Oh, believe me, captain, I will not say a word," Marie answered giving him her biggest grin.
"OK then, lets get started," Kirk said taking his seat.
"Captain, I don't know what happened, but I was talking to that lass. Suddenly I heard a loud crash out in the hall. I looked around but nobody else had heard it. So I was just starting to get back to work when I heard another crash. I left to check it out and when I found nothing I turned but the doors were locked and when I finally did get back in the damage was already done," Mr. Scott said.
"Lieutenant, tell me what you saw."
"All I know is that I saw her friend," he said pointing towards Marie, "come in, then Mr. Scott left."
"Doctor, do you remember that magnetic reading that you got from the two guests?" Kirk asked.
"Great," Marie mumbled quiet enough so no one heard. "If he gets any closer I will have to silence him," she whispered to herself. She crossed her fingers but at the rate he was going he would figure it out in seconds. She turned her ring and felt a magnetic power building up.
Suddenly Spock's tricorder beeped. There was a very strong and dangerous power reading.
"If what you both say is true then..." Kirk started.
Spock glanced down at his tricorder just in time to see the power turn in to a weapon and fire. "Captain!" he shouted.
Everyone turned to look at Spock who had stood up quickly and knocked his chair over.
It was too late. Marie had shot the captain, powered down, and left. She acted so fast by the time they figured it out the damage was done
Checkov noticed the captain on the floor. "The cap'n," he said rather loudly.
McCoy ran over to the unconscious captain. "He's dead," he announced after rechecking his medical equipment. "Get him down to sickbay," McCoy said not to anyone particular.
Spock walked over and picked up the Kirk. "I suggest we continue this some other time," Spock commented leaving the room accompanied by Dr.McCoy.
"I don't know what killed him, all I know is that he was shot," McCoy said turning to face Spock. "Something shot him and sent a radiation through his body killing him," McCoy said, picking up Kirk's wrist to show Spock the deep burn.
"Doctor, could it be possible to just be simulating death?"
"Yes, it could be but the burn is real."
All of a sudden Kirk moaned "Bones," he said in a rather hoarse whisper.
McCoy almost fell back as the life signs suddenly came back and Kirk opened his eyes suddenly.
"Doctor, give him a hypo and then go find the file on those girls."
"Are you keeping an eye on those officers, Marie?" Amanda said glancing at the computer screen.
"Yes, and Kirk seems to be just recovering. Spock just had the doctor go find our files. Boy, are they going to be surprised. Oh dear, Amanda, he's trying to give us away again!" Amanda rushed over to see Kirk starting to discuss them again with Mr.Spock.
Before Marie could stop her Amanda shouted out an order, "Computer seal the sickbay doors that contain Spock and Kirk and put a gas in there that will knock Kirk out." All of a sudden doors appeared between the doctor's office and the rows of biobeds in the other room, which contained Spock and Kirk. A blue gas appeared in the room, and Kirk was stopped once again.
After the gas faded and the doors reopened, McCoy rushed in and found Spock standing beside Kirk's biobed. "The gas seemed to be only effective on humans," Spock said as McCoy finished checking Kirk and was a bit relieved to see he was still breathing this time. "Doctor, I believe we should have Nurse Chapel stay in here while we finish our meeting."
"You want me to just leave Kirk in the condition he is in?" McCoy asked looking surprised.
"Doctor, we have to save the rest of the crew, and he isn't going to wake up for a while anyway." "OK Spock, then let's go."
"That was close, almost too close, Marie. We have to start our escape now, but we can't leave Kirk here, at least not alive."
"You think we should kill him, Amanda?" Marie asked.
"It's the safest way Marie, and you know it."
"I know, I know, but I wish there was another way to deal with him. It would be such a waste to kill him."
"Perhaps you are right, but that does not mean we will not have to kill him. Now, let's see what our federation friends are up to. Shall we Marie?" Amanda asked sitting down next to Marie.
"Mr.Checkov, any luck at leaving orbit?"
"Negative, we're stuck tight, sir."
"Mr. Scott, have you had any luck in overriding whatever is holding us here."
"No luck so far, sir."
"McCoy to bridge," rang out over the intercom.
"Spock here."
"Spock, the doors to sickbay locked again but this time there was no one inside except for Jim and he was not doing any better than the last time he got locked in. He is even worse!"
"I'm on my way, Spock out. Lieutenant, tell Mr. Scott to try to open the sickbay doors, and hurry. The captain's life may be in danger."
"Mr.Spock, I still do not see how there were two perfectly healthy people and the other three-hundred dead?" Kirk said as they walked along the hallway on their way to the briefing room.
"Perhaps the girls discovered the forest after all the others had passed away."
"But then wouldn't they have buried all the dead, instead of leaving them out to rot?" he asked.
"They may have left the group before they died and therefore they would not be aware that they had died," Spock replied as they approached the door of the briefing room.
"Perhaps," Kirk pondered. The door slid open revealing the briefing room. At the table sat Dr.McCoy, Scotty, Checkov, another engineer, and Marie. "This is an official meeting, Miss Marie. I don't think your presence is necessary," Kirk said looking at the uninvited guest.
"We already told her that, but she would not leave. She said she would be quiet and not interrupt us," McCoy explained, also looking at their guest.
"Well she can't harm too much, as long as you stay quiet."
"Oh, believe me, captain, I will not say a word," Marie answered giving him her biggest grin.
"OK then, lets get started," Kirk said taking his seat.
"Captain, I don't know what happened, but I was talking to that lass. Suddenly I heard a loud crash out in the hall. I looked around but nobody else had heard it. So I was just starting to get back to work when I heard another crash. I left to check it out and when I found nothing I turned but the doors were locked and when I finally did get back in the damage was already done," Mr. Scott said.
"Lieutenant, tell me what you saw."
"All I know is that I saw her friend," he said pointing towards Marie, "come in, then Mr. Scott left."
"Doctor, do you remember that magnetic reading that you got from the two guests?" Kirk asked.
"Great," Marie mumbled quiet enough so no one heard. "If he gets any closer I will have to silence him," she whispered to herself. She crossed her fingers but at the rate he was going he would figure it out in seconds. She turned her ring and felt a magnetic power building up.
Suddenly Spock's tricorder beeped. There was a very strong and dangerous power reading.
"If what you both say is true then..." Kirk started.
Spock glanced down at his tricorder just in time to see the power turn in to a weapon and fire. "Captain!" he shouted.
Everyone turned to look at Spock who had stood up quickly and knocked his chair over.
It was too late. Marie had shot the captain, powered down, and left. She acted so fast by the time they figured it out the damage was done
Checkov noticed the captain on the floor. "The cap'n," he said rather loudly.
McCoy ran over to the unconscious captain. "He's dead," he announced after rechecking his medical equipment. "Get him down to sickbay," McCoy said not to anyone particular.
Spock walked over and picked up the Kirk. "I suggest we continue this some other time," Spock commented leaving the room accompanied by Dr.McCoy.
"I don't know what killed him, all I know is that he was shot," McCoy said turning to face Spock. "Something shot him and sent a radiation through his body killing him," McCoy said, picking up Kirk's wrist to show Spock the deep burn.
"Doctor, could it be possible to just be simulating death?"
"Yes, it could be but the burn is real."
All of a sudden Kirk moaned "Bones," he said in a rather hoarse whisper.
McCoy almost fell back as the life signs suddenly came back and Kirk opened his eyes suddenly.
"Doctor, give him a hypo and then go find the file on those girls."
"Are you keeping an eye on those officers, Marie?" Amanda said glancing at the computer screen.
"Yes, and Kirk seems to be just recovering. Spock just had the doctor go find our files. Boy, are they going to be surprised. Oh dear, Amanda, he's trying to give us away again!" Amanda rushed over to see Kirk starting to discuss them again with Mr.Spock.
Before Marie could stop her Amanda shouted out an order, "Computer seal the sickbay doors that contain Spock and Kirk and put a gas in there that will knock Kirk out." All of a sudden doors appeared between the doctor's office and the rows of biobeds in the other room, which contained Spock and Kirk. A blue gas appeared in the room, and Kirk was stopped once again.
After the gas faded and the doors reopened, McCoy rushed in and found Spock standing beside Kirk's biobed. "The gas seemed to be only effective on humans," Spock said as McCoy finished checking Kirk and was a bit relieved to see he was still breathing this time. "Doctor, I believe we should have Nurse Chapel stay in here while we finish our meeting."
"You want me to just leave Kirk in the condition he is in?" McCoy asked looking surprised.
"Doctor, we have to save the rest of the crew, and he isn't going to wake up for a while anyway." "OK Spock, then let's go."
"That was close, almost too close, Marie. We have to start our escape now, but we can't leave Kirk here, at least not alive."
"You think we should kill him, Amanda?" Marie asked.
"It's the safest way Marie, and you know it."
"I know, I know, but I wish there was another way to deal with him. It would be such a waste to kill him."
"Perhaps you are right, but that does not mean we will not have to kill him. Now, let's see what our federation friends are up to. Shall we Marie?" Amanda asked sitting down next to Marie.
"Mr.Checkov, any luck at leaving orbit?"
"Negative, we're stuck tight, sir."
"Mr. Scott, have you had any luck in overriding whatever is holding us here."
"No luck so far, sir."
"McCoy to bridge," rang out over the intercom.
"Spock here."
"Spock, the doors to sickbay locked again but this time there was no one inside except for Jim and he was not doing any better than the last time he got locked in. He is even worse!"
"I'm on my way, Spock out. Lieutenant, tell Mr. Scott to try to open the sickbay doors, and hurry. The captain's life may be in danger."