CHAPTER V
AN AFTERNOON IN SICKBAY
Immediately after Kirk received Chekov's message he, Decker, Ensign McKnight, and Ksia beamed over to the Enterprise. Once there, they were told to go to sickbay. Once they arrived there, they saw a wounded Klingon lying on one of the hospital beds.
"Sorry", said McCoy. "I don't know jack about Klingon physiology".
"I'm not asking you to treat this Klingon", said Xon, "for he is not a Klingon".
"What is it then?" yelled Ksia. "An overgrown Tellarite?"
"No", said Nurse Chapel. "Take a closer look while I give this young man an arm". Chapel then motioned Decker forward while everyone took a closer look at the Klingon and was amazed.
"An android!" exclaimed McCoy.
"Yes", said Kirk. "But they're not yet conceived- just imaginations in some scientists' minds".
"Why don't you let the doctor set up the scanning equipment so we can look at the android?" asked Xon.
"Alright then", said McCoy. He then set up the scanner while everyone discussed to themselves about the android. Once McCoy was done, he scanned it and the results came up on the new computer screens set up onto every scanner in the Federation Sickbays.
"What the hell is this?" exclaimed McCoy.
"This wasn't developed by the Empire, that's for sure", said Ksia.
"Or the Federation", said Kirk. "The technology is too advanced."
"It looks Tholian", said Xon. "A friend at K-10 told me about the Klingons' possible involvement in this mess."
"That wouldn't be a big surprise", said Ksia. "The Tholians have been harassing the Empire for who knows how long."
"I see what you're saying", said Kirk. "How about we lead a ship, say the Enterprise, into the Tholian web while Ksia's ship becomes cloaked, goes around the web, and penetrates the Tholian's base?"
"If I may say something", said Decker with his new arm on, "Who will do this task? Will it be an ensign? An officer? A Klingon?"
"I will go", said Kirk.
"What?" exclaimed McCoy.
"You know this is supposed to be Decker's ship", said McCoy. "You all know I used my Admiralty to take it away from him, and that's why I'm here. I am not supposed to be in command of this ship again- my destiny is in the Tholian base."
"That is an outright lie and you damn know it", said McCoy.
"What are you going to do?" asked Kirk. "Order me not to go?"
"I might as well might", said McCoy.
"Guys", said Ksia. "Why don't you guys stop arguing and, what's that one Earther expression, sleep on it?"
"Yeah", said McCoy. "Sleep on it. Then you'll see how stupid your decision was. Kirk then left Sickbay and left to his quarters. He would sleep on it, but it would be the only life-or-death sleep he would ever have.
Admiral Nogura was watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail, an old Terran film, on Trivision in his office. The movie was really amusing, which was something he needed, due to the destruction of the Exeter and the Excalibur re-fits, which made him really angry. Just as King Arthur threw the Holy Hand Grenade at the killer rabbit, Lori Ciana (his personal assistant) walked in.
"Hello", said Lori.
"Ditto", said Nogura as he pointed to the 3V screen. "Very humorous movie. Want to watch it with me?"
"No thanks", said Lori. "I hate coming into the middle of movies."
"Same here", said Nogura. "Computer, pause". The movie then paused and Nogura walked closer to Lori. "So, what do you think about the Klingon situation?"
"I think that what they did was horrible", said Lori. "But I think that the Federation should find a nice, diplomatic solution to this mess".
"Spoken like a true ambassador", teased Nogura. "Unfortunately, I already gave the order to blockade Kronos."
"You did WHAT?!?!" yelled Lori.
"It was the only course of action", said Nogura. "We already lost two fine ships with two fine crews, and I don't want to lose any more".
"But that's exactly what's going to happen!" yelled Lori. "The Klingons will not tolerate that, and they will strike back with as large a force as we faced the other day, And for another thing, KIRK IS STILL DOWN THERE!"
"Sacrifices must be made in a time of war", said Nogura.
"This is what this is all about", said Lori. "You are trying to get rid of Kirk. You've been messing with Jake Thomson too much. That old man will croak any day, and you used that to make sure that we were going to solve this crisis and that Kirk was going to be the one to command the ship that would die bravely for this cause, didn't you?"
"Leave and let me watch the movie dammit!" growled Nogura. Lori then lifted at a Selaynian water jar that was displayed in his office and threw it at him. She then stormed away while Nogura cleaned the remains and rubbed his cuts.
"Damn woman", thought Nogura. "Now I have to go to sickbay. Oh well". He then got up and walked towards sickbay. He would have his war, and this time, Kirk would not get into his way.
AN AFTERNOON IN SICKBAY
Immediately after Kirk received Chekov's message he, Decker, Ensign McKnight, and Ksia beamed over to the Enterprise. Once there, they were told to go to sickbay. Once they arrived there, they saw a wounded Klingon lying on one of the hospital beds.
"Sorry", said McCoy. "I don't know jack about Klingon physiology".
"I'm not asking you to treat this Klingon", said Xon, "for he is not a Klingon".
"What is it then?" yelled Ksia. "An overgrown Tellarite?"
"No", said Nurse Chapel. "Take a closer look while I give this young man an arm". Chapel then motioned Decker forward while everyone took a closer look at the Klingon and was amazed.
"An android!" exclaimed McCoy.
"Yes", said Kirk. "But they're not yet conceived- just imaginations in some scientists' minds".
"Why don't you let the doctor set up the scanning equipment so we can look at the android?" asked Xon.
"Alright then", said McCoy. He then set up the scanner while everyone discussed to themselves about the android. Once McCoy was done, he scanned it and the results came up on the new computer screens set up onto every scanner in the Federation Sickbays.
"What the hell is this?" exclaimed McCoy.
"This wasn't developed by the Empire, that's for sure", said Ksia.
"Or the Federation", said Kirk. "The technology is too advanced."
"It looks Tholian", said Xon. "A friend at K-10 told me about the Klingons' possible involvement in this mess."
"That wouldn't be a big surprise", said Ksia. "The Tholians have been harassing the Empire for who knows how long."
"I see what you're saying", said Kirk. "How about we lead a ship, say the Enterprise, into the Tholian web while Ksia's ship becomes cloaked, goes around the web, and penetrates the Tholian's base?"
"If I may say something", said Decker with his new arm on, "Who will do this task? Will it be an ensign? An officer? A Klingon?"
"I will go", said Kirk.
"What?" exclaimed McCoy.
"You know this is supposed to be Decker's ship", said McCoy. "You all know I used my Admiralty to take it away from him, and that's why I'm here. I am not supposed to be in command of this ship again- my destiny is in the Tholian base."
"That is an outright lie and you damn know it", said McCoy.
"What are you going to do?" asked Kirk. "Order me not to go?"
"I might as well might", said McCoy.
"Guys", said Ksia. "Why don't you guys stop arguing and, what's that one Earther expression, sleep on it?"
"Yeah", said McCoy. "Sleep on it. Then you'll see how stupid your decision was. Kirk then left Sickbay and left to his quarters. He would sleep on it, but it would be the only life-or-death sleep he would ever have.
Admiral Nogura was watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail, an old Terran film, on Trivision in his office. The movie was really amusing, which was something he needed, due to the destruction of the Exeter and the Excalibur re-fits, which made him really angry. Just as King Arthur threw the Holy Hand Grenade at the killer rabbit, Lori Ciana (his personal assistant) walked in.
"Hello", said Lori.
"Ditto", said Nogura as he pointed to the 3V screen. "Very humorous movie. Want to watch it with me?"
"No thanks", said Lori. "I hate coming into the middle of movies."
"Same here", said Nogura. "Computer, pause". The movie then paused and Nogura walked closer to Lori. "So, what do you think about the Klingon situation?"
"I think that what they did was horrible", said Lori. "But I think that the Federation should find a nice, diplomatic solution to this mess".
"Spoken like a true ambassador", teased Nogura. "Unfortunately, I already gave the order to blockade Kronos."
"You did WHAT?!?!" yelled Lori.
"It was the only course of action", said Nogura. "We already lost two fine ships with two fine crews, and I don't want to lose any more".
"But that's exactly what's going to happen!" yelled Lori. "The Klingons will not tolerate that, and they will strike back with as large a force as we faced the other day, And for another thing, KIRK IS STILL DOWN THERE!"
"Sacrifices must be made in a time of war", said Nogura.
"This is what this is all about", said Lori. "You are trying to get rid of Kirk. You've been messing with Jake Thomson too much. That old man will croak any day, and you used that to make sure that we were going to solve this crisis and that Kirk was going to be the one to command the ship that would die bravely for this cause, didn't you?"
"Leave and let me watch the movie dammit!" growled Nogura. Lori then lifted at a Selaynian water jar that was displayed in his office and threw it at him. She then stormed away while Nogura cleaned the remains and rubbed his cuts.
"Damn woman", thought Nogura. "Now I have to go to sickbay. Oh well". He then got up and walked towards sickbay. He would have his war, and this time, Kirk would not get into his way.