Title: Things that Never Happened I: Blue
Author: Nemo the Everbeing
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Chapter 6: 'Tis Not too Late to Seek a Newer World
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
Len's world comes into focus.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
The ceiling above is gray and smooth.
Beep. Beep.
He's lying on a real bed, a clean bed.
Beep.
The world smells like antiseptic, something Len hasn't smelled in so many years.
Above him, Sarek's ascetic face leans in. "The reclaiming of your world will take much longer. Rest, Doctor."
McCoy lets his head fall to the side and stares at Spock. His Spock, who spoke to him at the end. "He lives," Sarek says. "The healers say that his mind is more damaged than his body."
Len knows that. He can't speak well because his tongue feels like lead, but he says, "He's not an isolated case."
Sarek's hand is heavy on his shoulder. "I know," he says. "It seems your entire world is mad."
"Entire universe is mad, maybe, but that's fine. It's why we have doctors: to patch the world up after the cataclysm."
Sarek nods, and they both look at Spock. Len waits for him to wake up.
THE END