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This chapter is dedicated to my best friend who helped me discover how many different things you can do to create a scene in a high school hallway. I give her a 12 rubber band salute! (TWANG)
Chapter 4: Death by RUBBER BAND!
The Klingon commander's face reappeared on the screen. He looked quite pleased with himself. Kirk didn't wait.
With a look of pure rage, he turned on Lieutenant Stanton and bellowed,
"You have failed this entire crew you filthy piece of trash!"
The bridge grew absolutely silent with shock. McCoy's jaw dropped to the floor along with Uhuras earpiece. (Again)
He roughly pulled the lieutenant, who was the most shocked of them all, out of her seat and threw her on to the floor. "If you had been manning your post correctly this would not have happened. You shame the entire human race with your existence!"
McCoy moved over to him then, convinced the captain had finally snapped. Rubber bands spilling from his hands he was about to ask the captain what the hell was he doing when Kirk turned and cut him off.
"Never fear Doctor, I know your loyalties are for me, but there are others on this ship (turning and glaring at bridge crew) who would gladly sacrifice the rest of us to see me die. (Turning back to McCoy) you know very well Doctor how we deal with these matters when there is nothing else to do!"
Kirk slowly gave the Doctor a penetrating look, but it was un necessary, McCoy had gotten the picture. Kirk turned back to Stanton.
"Do you have any excuse for you actions?"
"Um Uh I … I … Don't know uh." For the fist time in her life, Liza started to regret joining Starfleet. She wondered if there was something she missed in basic training. Like perhaps the prerogative of a Captain to inflict punishment on the bridge for laughing at a Klingon.
"Yes, cried Kirk, It is as I thought so, my enemies have dared to put a spy and a traitor on my very bridge!" Kirk glanced at the Klingon. He had stepped closer to the view screen and was hanging on every word Kirk said. A look of enjoyment was creeping onto his face. Good. So far.
"This crewman is a traitor," Kirk continued in a calm and much cooler tone of voice, "We all know what is done with traitors on my ship."
The rest of the crew, including Liza, was beginning to catch on.
Uhura smiled coldly and nodded. Spock stood to attention in front of his station. Sulu scrambled away from Stanton and hid behind doctor McCoy.
"Lieutenant Stanton, I sentence you to Death by Rubber Band."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed Liza. She came on her knees and grabbed the Captains sleeve pleadingly. "No sir!, she sobbed, not that, shove me out the airlock in disgrace, but not Rubber Band sir. Even you would not be that cruel!"
"I'm afraid I have no choice."
"Nooo! She screamed again and tried to run to the turbolift. Spock easily caught her and dragged her back to the Captain. Kirk solemnly held out his hand. McCoy placed a large Rubber band into it and quickly backed away.
Kirk slowly brought his hand up and aimed at the trembling Lieutenant.
He fired.
The silent force of the new weapon hurled the young officer against the Vulcan. The deadly blow caused her body to convulse, and her eye to twitch. She gave one last cry of struggle before she succumbed to the forced racking her body and slid to the ground and out of view.
"If you would doctor," ordered Kirk, breaking the silence. "He stepped aside to let McCoy examine the body of the treacherous navigator.
"She's dead Jim."
Kirk turned to the Klingon commander. "I apologize for ignoring you commander, he said in a pleasant and business like manner, but I had some problems to take care of."
"Perfectly all right, Captain, Were I in your unfortunate position, I would have done the same."(Which is why you are so absolutely disgusting, thought Kirk) "Unfortunately, continued the Klingon, you are now in a situation which demands your immediate surrender to me."
"I agree commander, you will have my complete surrender."
The Klingon frowned, disappointed. Obviously he had wanted to blow the Enterprise to atoms in combat.
Unless, continued Kirk, you wish to give me the chance to defend my honor."
Explain, said the Klingon warily.
"This lieutenant here did not have the knowledge to disable the Enterprises double shielding, which would have left us in a better condition to issue to you the punishment you deserve for your infringement into federation space."
The Klingon growled menacingly
"However," he continued quickly, "since I no longer have that option, I ask your leave to finish my life with the honor of a warrior."
The Klingon said nothing, which Kirk took as an order to continue on the fine line he was walking.
Kirk turned to his crew.
"Who was this traitors immediate supervisor?" he demanded. "If no one answers me it will be hard on all of you! The punishment of the kun-ut- kalifee will be administers to each of you in turn if I am not giving the scoundrel's name.
(Kirk was looking at Uhura when he said it, but Spock got the message) The Vulcan slowly got to his feet.
"It was I, said Spock, looking down at the body of the dead navigator. "Lieutenant Stanton was an apt pupil and in line to make second command if my plan had worked. (Liza was glad she was off the screen for this because she felt herself begin to twitch with laughter and 'dead' people, even in the Klingon Empire don't do that.)
"It is unfortunate that you did what you did. Continued Spock, I will now be forced to kill you outright in the challenge of the rubber band."
Kirk shook with fury. "That is, of course, if I do not kill you first."
Spock only turned away.
"I know Klingons do not believe the Federation holds honor dear, but my ship is lost to you commander, The defeated Captain of the enterprise said, Allow me to defend my honor in the challenge, then the ship is yours."
The Klingon sat thinking for a moment. This human was not at all what he had expected. Yet, he was a warrior, and since he was a warrior he could not let the man die a cowards death after he had asked for the chance to die with honor. Even more importantly was the entertainment value that would come of this. His crew had been out on patrol for to long and had no diversion. Seeing the Captain of the enterprise die and then looting is ship would give them the kind of recreation time they needed. He turned back to the pitiful human commander, the traitors Vulcan, and the dead body of the officer on the floor.
"You have been known to all as a fierce warrior, James T Kirk. You should die a warrior's death. I will board your ship in thirty of your earth minutes with a boarding party. If there are any tricks, your ship will be blown to the jaws of the black fleet, and not even what mercy I may decide to have for your crew will save them.
Ii you succeed in killing your first officer," he continued, " I will take his place. Either way, it is a good day for you to die.
The screen went blank.
The bridge was silent for a moment.
Everyone, including the resurrected Lieutenant Stanton, was staring with awe and disbelief at the Captain. Five minutes ago they were all about to be blown to high heaven. Now……………?
Kirk was the first one to speak.
"I can't believe that stupid Klingon bought it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
And for a precious minute laughter filled the bridge of the USS Enterprise.
Just for a minute though.
Now they had work to do.
This chapter is dedicated to my best friend who helped me discover how many different things you can do to create a scene in a high school hallway. I give her a 12 rubber band salute! (TWANG)
Chapter 4: Death by RUBBER BAND!
The Klingon commander's face reappeared on the screen. He looked quite pleased with himself. Kirk didn't wait.
With a look of pure rage, he turned on Lieutenant Stanton and bellowed,
"You have failed this entire crew you filthy piece of trash!"
The bridge grew absolutely silent with shock. McCoy's jaw dropped to the floor along with Uhuras earpiece. (Again)
He roughly pulled the lieutenant, who was the most shocked of them all, out of her seat and threw her on to the floor. "If you had been manning your post correctly this would not have happened. You shame the entire human race with your existence!"
McCoy moved over to him then, convinced the captain had finally snapped. Rubber bands spilling from his hands he was about to ask the captain what the hell was he doing when Kirk turned and cut him off.
"Never fear Doctor, I know your loyalties are for me, but there are others on this ship (turning and glaring at bridge crew) who would gladly sacrifice the rest of us to see me die. (Turning back to McCoy) you know very well Doctor how we deal with these matters when there is nothing else to do!"
Kirk slowly gave the Doctor a penetrating look, but it was un necessary, McCoy had gotten the picture. Kirk turned back to Stanton.
"Do you have any excuse for you actions?"
"Um Uh I … I … Don't know uh." For the fist time in her life, Liza started to regret joining Starfleet. She wondered if there was something she missed in basic training. Like perhaps the prerogative of a Captain to inflict punishment on the bridge for laughing at a Klingon.
"Yes, cried Kirk, It is as I thought so, my enemies have dared to put a spy and a traitor on my very bridge!" Kirk glanced at the Klingon. He had stepped closer to the view screen and was hanging on every word Kirk said. A look of enjoyment was creeping onto his face. Good. So far.
"This crewman is a traitor," Kirk continued in a calm and much cooler tone of voice, "We all know what is done with traitors on my ship."
The rest of the crew, including Liza, was beginning to catch on.
Uhura smiled coldly and nodded. Spock stood to attention in front of his station. Sulu scrambled away from Stanton and hid behind doctor McCoy.
"Lieutenant Stanton, I sentence you to Death by Rubber Band."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed Liza. She came on her knees and grabbed the Captains sleeve pleadingly. "No sir!, she sobbed, not that, shove me out the airlock in disgrace, but not Rubber Band sir. Even you would not be that cruel!"
"I'm afraid I have no choice."
"Nooo! She screamed again and tried to run to the turbolift. Spock easily caught her and dragged her back to the Captain. Kirk solemnly held out his hand. McCoy placed a large Rubber band into it and quickly backed away.
Kirk slowly brought his hand up and aimed at the trembling Lieutenant.
He fired.
The silent force of the new weapon hurled the young officer against the Vulcan. The deadly blow caused her body to convulse, and her eye to twitch. She gave one last cry of struggle before she succumbed to the forced racking her body and slid to the ground and out of view.
"If you would doctor," ordered Kirk, breaking the silence. "He stepped aside to let McCoy examine the body of the treacherous navigator.
"She's dead Jim."
Kirk turned to the Klingon commander. "I apologize for ignoring you commander, he said in a pleasant and business like manner, but I had some problems to take care of."
"Perfectly all right, Captain, Were I in your unfortunate position, I would have done the same."(Which is why you are so absolutely disgusting, thought Kirk) "Unfortunately, continued the Klingon, you are now in a situation which demands your immediate surrender to me."
"I agree commander, you will have my complete surrender."
The Klingon frowned, disappointed. Obviously he had wanted to blow the Enterprise to atoms in combat.
Unless, continued Kirk, you wish to give me the chance to defend my honor."
Explain, said the Klingon warily.
"This lieutenant here did not have the knowledge to disable the Enterprises double shielding, which would have left us in a better condition to issue to you the punishment you deserve for your infringement into federation space."
The Klingon growled menacingly
"However," he continued quickly, "since I no longer have that option, I ask your leave to finish my life with the honor of a warrior."
The Klingon said nothing, which Kirk took as an order to continue on the fine line he was walking.
Kirk turned to his crew.
"Who was this traitors immediate supervisor?" he demanded. "If no one answers me it will be hard on all of you! The punishment of the kun-ut- kalifee will be administers to each of you in turn if I am not giving the scoundrel's name.
(Kirk was looking at Uhura when he said it, but Spock got the message) The Vulcan slowly got to his feet.
"It was I, said Spock, looking down at the body of the dead navigator. "Lieutenant Stanton was an apt pupil and in line to make second command if my plan had worked. (Liza was glad she was off the screen for this because she felt herself begin to twitch with laughter and 'dead' people, even in the Klingon Empire don't do that.)
"It is unfortunate that you did what you did. Continued Spock, I will now be forced to kill you outright in the challenge of the rubber band."
Kirk shook with fury. "That is, of course, if I do not kill you first."
Spock only turned away.
"I know Klingons do not believe the Federation holds honor dear, but my ship is lost to you commander, The defeated Captain of the enterprise said, Allow me to defend my honor in the challenge, then the ship is yours."
The Klingon sat thinking for a moment. This human was not at all what he had expected. Yet, he was a warrior, and since he was a warrior he could not let the man die a cowards death after he had asked for the chance to die with honor. Even more importantly was the entertainment value that would come of this. His crew had been out on patrol for to long and had no diversion. Seeing the Captain of the enterprise die and then looting is ship would give them the kind of recreation time they needed. He turned back to the pitiful human commander, the traitors Vulcan, and the dead body of the officer on the floor.
"You have been known to all as a fierce warrior, James T Kirk. You should die a warrior's death. I will board your ship in thirty of your earth minutes with a boarding party. If there are any tricks, your ship will be blown to the jaws of the black fleet, and not even what mercy I may decide to have for your crew will save them.
Ii you succeed in killing your first officer," he continued, " I will take his place. Either way, it is a good day for you to die.
The screen went blank.
The bridge was silent for a moment.
Everyone, including the resurrected Lieutenant Stanton, was staring with awe and disbelief at the Captain. Five minutes ago they were all about to be blown to high heaven. Now……………?
Kirk was the first one to speak.
"I can't believe that stupid Klingon bought it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
And for a precious minute laughter filled the bridge of the USS Enterprise.
Just for a minute though.
Now they had work to do.