First and foremost, the biggest and most sincere apology for taking this long to update. I just got so distracted with very thing going on. I am trying to get back to normal. Here is Chrckov's chapter. I wanted it to be light and nice. I hope you all enjoy!

To say that Jim was just a captain to Checkov was a severe understatement. Checkov viewed him as a mentor, someone he wanted to be when he grew up. He was only 17 of course.

When he was first put on the Enterprise, he had no idea what to expect. He was the youngest one there, and not everyone was appreciative of that fact. Being a young foreign prodigy can get lonely sometimes. But when Checkov joined the crew of the Enterprise, he found something that he wasn't expecting- a family.

He looked up to all the people on board the ship, but mainly to Kirk. Kirk was a big brother to him, someone who would talk with him when he needed to talk and joke with him when he was getting too stressed out about life. He gave him advice and told him not to worry about what other people on the ship were saying about him.

So when he died, it hit him hard.

At first he didn't want to believe it. How could the captain be dead? He was the captain for goodness sakes. He had seen him come back from things that normal people don't come back from. In Checkov's mind, he was invisible. So there must be some mistake.

But there wasn't one. He was really dead.

Until he wasn't. To say that Checkov was thrilled to find out that he was alive is another understatement. He was ecstatic. Once he found out, he really didn't want to leave Kirk's side. He would stop by the hospital every day to talk to McCoy and find out how he was doing. That was until of course, McCoy kicked him out. So when he got the call that Kirk was awake, he came running.

"I'm here! I'm here!" Checkov yelled as he ran into Kirk's room. "Is the captain awake?"

"Geeze, kid you're gonna wake up everyone on this floor." McCoy said. But there was something different about the way he said it, Checkov noticed. When he had last been to the hospital, McCoy seemed drained, but now he had a new energy around him.

"Sorry, sir. I'm just excited."

"We all are. He just fell back asleep. I can get him up in ten minutes for another dose of his medicine if you can wait that long." McCoy said.

"I can wait! I can wait!"

Checkov waited, but not patiently. McCoy can't be mad at the kid though, he knows how excited he was to finally see Jim again. When the time finally comes for Jim to wake up, McCoy is glad, because he's honestly not sure how much more of Checkov's anxious waiting he can take without getting anxious himself.

When he wakes Jim up, Checkov is already there.

"Captain!" Checkov says with joy.

"Hey Checkov!" Jim says sleepily. "Nice to see you."

"It is good to see you are okay Captain!" He said. "Me and the rest of the crew were worried."

"No need to be, you know I'm invisible."

Checkov laughs, and McCoy can't help but grin as well. Seeing Jim act as the 'big brother' makes him so incredibly happy inside, not that he would ever admit it.

"So captain, I had a question for you about modifications to the Enterprise."

"Fire away."

McCoy drifts off as the two of them talk about the Enterprise's inner workings. He never really understood the technical aspect of it, it was never his job. But it still gave him joy to see Jim in his natural element. McCoy gives Jim his dose as the two continue talking about gadgets and gizmos. McCoy stopped and looked when the talkig stopped.

Both Jim and Checkov stood staring at the other until Jim spoke. "Pavel... that's genius."

"Thank you captain." Checkov responded with his head down and cheeks flush.

"No I mean this is incredible," Jim let out a laugh, "your idea could improve the energy levels of the ship and get it running smoother. I mean yeah there might be something kinks but... you're a genius."

"I was waiting to run the idea PST you before I brought it up to any on else, captain." He said.

"Go publish that and get it in place." Jim ran his hand through his hair. McCoy could see the paleness in his face and made the quick deduction that his animated chat with Checkov left him more tired than he wanted the young man to know. McCoy seeing this, decided it was I'm to give him a break.

"Well gentlemen, as much as I would love to stay here and listen to more of your mumbo jumbo, Jim needs to nap."

"But we were having fun!" Jim stubbornly protests.

"I would listen to the doctor, caption. He knows what he's doing." Checkov states.

"Really?" Jim asks. "Most of the time I think he's guessing." He adds with a smile.

"That I am..." McCoy mumbles.

"Before I go, I wanted to tell you something." Checkov says to Kirk.

"What is it?" He asks.

"I wanted to you to know, something. Back in Russia, it was mainly my mom and me. My father worked all the time. I had a lonely life, but ever since the Enterprise, everything changed. You treat me like a little brother and I see you as my big bother. I just wanted you to know how much you meant to me."

Jim stared at Checkov for a minute, surprised at the confession. "I... I'm honored. Thank you Checkov . I'll try to live up to that title."

"You already have, captian." And with that, he leaves.

Nice, sweet, and simple short little chapter. Don't worry, Checkov will be back. Not sure he yet, but he will. Don't forget to follow, fave, and review!