Little Wild Child
Chapter Three And The Games Begin
McCoy was standing in sickbay when he heard a loud growl. He turned and saw the child had managed to get out of the restraints, after waking up, and a trail of ripped pieces behind it. The child looked at him, it was in a very low crouch, ready to pounce him.
"CHAPEL!" McCoy shouted. But before he could do anything else, the child had jumped on his chest, and was scrambling to get to his face, but he had managed to get a good hold on it, and held it tightly.
"You little heathen! Stop that!" McCoy said, in a commanding tone. The child then stopped almost instantaneously. It looked at him, oddly, and made eye contact. Bones looked back, Chapel had walked in when he had called it a heathen. She watched, and saw the mutual respect the two had just established.
The child managed to jump off him, but, the floor was hard, and cold, and the child managed to hurt its foot. More pain then what it was accustomed to. It made a god awful howl, and McCoy looked at it, and knelt down next to it to see what it did.
"Aww, it's alright, you're OK." McCoy told the child. The child stopped howling, and looked at him, it didn't cry, it wasn't like that. McCoy scooped the child up in his arms, and carried it off.
"Chapel, I'll need your help, we need to get this kid a bath. Just get it cleaned up. Its hair is a tangled mess, reminds me of Mogli from the Jungle Book." McCoy said as he walked to another room. Chapel followed him. "Yes, sir." Was all she had to say.
Bones walked out of the room, drenched in bathwater 15 minutes later. Chapel came out, she was carrying the child, who was now an angel, compared to the tangled hair, dirty skin, and mud covered body from before. Now she had wet, untangled hair, and her skin was a few shades lighter. Her natural skin color was a light tan, and her hair was black.
Kirk, and Spock walked in just then. Kirk almost laughed after he had looked at McCoy, and then the child, noticing he was soaked, and the child was wrapped in a towel being carried around by Chapel. Spock just raised a brow and then made his way to McCoy, whom was throwing a towel on his head, with Kirk.
"Tried to give the little wild boy a bath, huh Bones?" Kirk said, he was smiling, a bit devilishly. McCoy looked at him with a deadly glare "Yes, and 'the little wild boy' is a girl, by the way." McCoy said, a bit irritated. Kirk just slapped his back "Just hose her down next time." He said, as he then walked towards Chapel, who was still holding the child, and going through toddler sized clothes with the child, sort of letting the little heathen pick out what it wanted.
"Hello, miss Chapel, and you too, heathen." Kirk said, as he walked over. "Hello Captain." Chapel said, as she held out a little dress to the child. The child stuck its tongue out at the dress. Chapel then had a frustrated look.
"Everything I show this child, she turns it down." Chapel said, she only had little girls clothes laid out. "Well, did you go through the boys' clothing, yet, Miss Chapel?" Kirk asked. Chapel looked at the clothes for a second, then back to Kirk.
"You know, that might work, hopefully." Chapel said as she began to put the girls' clothes back. She then pulled out a little boy's Enterprise uniform. The girl then reached at the gold shirt, and was grunting to get to it. Spock studied the child, Kirk smiled.
"Well, she likes gold." Kirk said, he seemed a bit smug, and satisfied with it. Chapel sighed, in relief, and then set the child down on the biobed and pulled the shirt on it, then the black short pants, and then a pair of shoes. The toddler-sized gold shirt had a little rattle on it's logo, rather than the little command star, or other officer ensignas. The child shook it's head, shaking it like a dog does when it's wet, and got water on everyone around.
McCoy walked over, he had just come back in from slipping to his quarters and changing into some dry clothes. "Well, you got the heathen clothed, eh?" He asked as he walked over, he was in a better mood now. "Yes, doctor, she likes the male's uniform better than the female one." Chapel told him.
McCoy stood infront of the child, whom was sitting on the biobed, looking at the uniform it wore. McCoy put his hand on his chest. His head turned to Kirk "I'm gonna try somethin', Jim." He said to him, and then turned his head to the child, his hand still on his chest. He got her attention and said "Bones. I'm Bones." He then put a hand on Kirk's chest, just below his neck. "That's Jim. Jim." He said. The child watched with interest.
McCoy moved his hand to Spock's shoulder. "That's Spock. Spock." He then moved his hand to Chapel's shoulder and said "That's Chapel. Miss Chapel." The child looked all-them over and then put a hand on it's own chest and said, "Gudrun" it seemed to have a hard time pronouncing it. But, it made it clear. Spock then just had to say what he knew "Gudrun, it's a name of Norwegian, Swedish and German descent. It means the secret life of god, the secret lore of the gods, and or wisdom."
"Well, I think it fits." Kirk said as he picked the child up. "No, no! I down!" The child said to Kirk. Kirk smiled and put her down. But as soon as he did, she ran out of sickbay faster than anything he'd seen before. McCoy, and Kirk ran to the exit of sickbay, and looked side to side, not seeing the child, then looked at each other, worried about where she had gone. Spock and Chapel were now standing in the doorway as well.
Soon they all heard a little child's voice from behind say "Grawl!" They all turned to see the child trying to look scary. Kirk laughed a bit with Chapel and McCoy, Spock just bent down to the child, now eye level with it and he said "Fascinating child." The child looked at him and mocked him "Fas-kin-kating Kild." McCoy laughed, as Spock stood straight. Kirk and Chapel laughed lightly as well.
"That was cute! A three year old trying to imitate Spock." McCoy said. McCoy had looked up at Kirk, Chapel, and Spock when he said that, and they were looking back at him. Then they all looked back at where the child had been, but she was gone again. They looked at each other and then looked around Sickbay for about a minute.
Kirk and McCoy saw two little feet sticking out from under a bio bed, and then looked at each other. "Where did she go?" Kirk said, smiling at McCoy, doing one of those voices you use when you talk to a kid. "I don't know, Jim!" McCoy said, in the same sort of voice. Kirk and McCoy went on with that for a bit more, listening to her giggle, then they both, at the same time looked under there, but she wasn't there.
They looked at each other, and then jumped a bit at the small "Boo" they heard from behind. They both turned, and looked at the small child, she giggled at them. Kirk and McCoy smiled at her.
"This little rascal's good, Bones" Kirk said, a bit impressed at the child's ability to trick them. "I know." Bones said, and then looked at the child, getting in that little play voice you only use with a toddler. "Come 'ere you little heathen, you!" McCoy said as he scooped the child up, and swung her upside down by her ankles real quick, and then pulled her back up in his arms. He then tickled her stomach, and she laughed, pushing his hand away.
Kirk looked at McCoy, and asked "You mind if I take her to the bridge, Bones?" McCoy replied "Sure, why not? She'd love it up there." Kirk then took the child and said "I'll have her back in a while." And then exited with Spock, and carried the child like a suitcase. She laughed, and then managed to climb up his arm, and sat on his shoulder, much like a monkey.
The three got into the TL and Kirk then said "Bridge" as the child looked at his hair, while crouching on his shoulder.
Chapter Three And The Games Begin
McCoy was standing in sickbay when he heard a loud growl. He turned and saw the child had managed to get out of the restraints, after waking up, and a trail of ripped pieces behind it. The child looked at him, it was in a very low crouch, ready to pounce him.
"CHAPEL!" McCoy shouted. But before he could do anything else, the child had jumped on his chest, and was scrambling to get to his face, but he had managed to get a good hold on it, and held it tightly.
"You little heathen! Stop that!" McCoy said, in a commanding tone. The child then stopped almost instantaneously. It looked at him, oddly, and made eye contact. Bones looked back, Chapel had walked in when he had called it a heathen. She watched, and saw the mutual respect the two had just established.
The child managed to jump off him, but, the floor was hard, and cold, and the child managed to hurt its foot. More pain then what it was accustomed to. It made a god awful howl, and McCoy looked at it, and knelt down next to it to see what it did.
"Aww, it's alright, you're OK." McCoy told the child. The child stopped howling, and looked at him, it didn't cry, it wasn't like that. McCoy scooped the child up in his arms, and carried it off.
"Chapel, I'll need your help, we need to get this kid a bath. Just get it cleaned up. Its hair is a tangled mess, reminds me of Mogli from the Jungle Book." McCoy said as he walked to another room. Chapel followed him. "Yes, sir." Was all she had to say.
Bones walked out of the room, drenched in bathwater 15 minutes later. Chapel came out, she was carrying the child, who was now an angel, compared to the tangled hair, dirty skin, and mud covered body from before. Now she had wet, untangled hair, and her skin was a few shades lighter. Her natural skin color was a light tan, and her hair was black.
Kirk, and Spock walked in just then. Kirk almost laughed after he had looked at McCoy, and then the child, noticing he was soaked, and the child was wrapped in a towel being carried around by Chapel. Spock just raised a brow and then made his way to McCoy, whom was throwing a towel on his head, with Kirk.
"Tried to give the little wild boy a bath, huh Bones?" Kirk said, he was smiling, a bit devilishly. McCoy looked at him with a deadly glare "Yes, and 'the little wild boy' is a girl, by the way." McCoy said, a bit irritated. Kirk just slapped his back "Just hose her down next time." He said, as he then walked towards Chapel, who was still holding the child, and going through toddler sized clothes with the child, sort of letting the little heathen pick out what it wanted.
"Hello, miss Chapel, and you too, heathen." Kirk said, as he walked over. "Hello Captain." Chapel said, as she held out a little dress to the child. The child stuck its tongue out at the dress. Chapel then had a frustrated look.
"Everything I show this child, she turns it down." Chapel said, she only had little girls clothes laid out. "Well, did you go through the boys' clothing, yet, Miss Chapel?" Kirk asked. Chapel looked at the clothes for a second, then back to Kirk.
"You know, that might work, hopefully." Chapel said as she began to put the girls' clothes back. She then pulled out a little boy's Enterprise uniform. The girl then reached at the gold shirt, and was grunting to get to it. Spock studied the child, Kirk smiled.
"Well, she likes gold." Kirk said, he seemed a bit smug, and satisfied with it. Chapel sighed, in relief, and then set the child down on the biobed and pulled the shirt on it, then the black short pants, and then a pair of shoes. The toddler-sized gold shirt had a little rattle on it's logo, rather than the little command star, or other officer ensignas. The child shook it's head, shaking it like a dog does when it's wet, and got water on everyone around.
McCoy walked over, he had just come back in from slipping to his quarters and changing into some dry clothes. "Well, you got the heathen clothed, eh?" He asked as he walked over, he was in a better mood now. "Yes, doctor, she likes the male's uniform better than the female one." Chapel told him.
McCoy stood infront of the child, whom was sitting on the biobed, looking at the uniform it wore. McCoy put his hand on his chest. His head turned to Kirk "I'm gonna try somethin', Jim." He said to him, and then turned his head to the child, his hand still on his chest. He got her attention and said "Bones. I'm Bones." He then put a hand on Kirk's chest, just below his neck. "That's Jim. Jim." He said. The child watched with interest.
McCoy moved his hand to Spock's shoulder. "That's Spock. Spock." He then moved his hand to Chapel's shoulder and said "That's Chapel. Miss Chapel." The child looked all-them over and then put a hand on it's own chest and said, "Gudrun" it seemed to have a hard time pronouncing it. But, it made it clear. Spock then just had to say what he knew "Gudrun, it's a name of Norwegian, Swedish and German descent. It means the secret life of god, the secret lore of the gods, and or wisdom."
"Well, I think it fits." Kirk said as he picked the child up. "No, no! I down!" The child said to Kirk. Kirk smiled and put her down. But as soon as he did, she ran out of sickbay faster than anything he'd seen before. McCoy, and Kirk ran to the exit of sickbay, and looked side to side, not seeing the child, then looked at each other, worried about where she had gone. Spock and Chapel were now standing in the doorway as well.
Soon they all heard a little child's voice from behind say "Grawl!" They all turned to see the child trying to look scary. Kirk laughed a bit with Chapel and McCoy, Spock just bent down to the child, now eye level with it and he said "Fascinating child." The child looked at him and mocked him "Fas-kin-kating Kild." McCoy laughed, as Spock stood straight. Kirk and Chapel laughed lightly as well.
"That was cute! A three year old trying to imitate Spock." McCoy said. McCoy had looked up at Kirk, Chapel, and Spock when he said that, and they were looking back at him. Then they all looked back at where the child had been, but she was gone again. They looked at each other and then looked around Sickbay for about a minute.
Kirk and McCoy saw two little feet sticking out from under a bio bed, and then looked at each other. "Where did she go?" Kirk said, smiling at McCoy, doing one of those voices you use when you talk to a kid. "I don't know, Jim!" McCoy said, in the same sort of voice. Kirk and McCoy went on with that for a bit more, listening to her giggle, then they both, at the same time looked under there, but she wasn't there.
They looked at each other, and then jumped a bit at the small "Boo" they heard from behind. They both turned, and looked at the small child, she giggled at them. Kirk and McCoy smiled at her.
"This little rascal's good, Bones" Kirk said, a bit impressed at the child's ability to trick them. "I know." Bones said, and then looked at the child, getting in that little play voice you only use with a toddler. "Come 'ere you little heathen, you!" McCoy said as he scooped the child up, and swung her upside down by her ankles real quick, and then pulled her back up in his arms. He then tickled her stomach, and she laughed, pushing his hand away.
Kirk looked at McCoy, and asked "You mind if I take her to the bridge, Bones?" McCoy replied "Sure, why not? She'd love it up there." Kirk then took the child and said "I'll have her back in a while." And then exited with Spock, and carried the child like a suitcase. She laughed, and then managed to climb up his arm, and sat on his shoulder, much like a monkey.
The three got into the TL and Kirk then said "Bridge" as the child looked at his hair, while crouching on his shoulder.