Pavel was having trouble staying awake at his station. His deputy was ill so he worked her swift as well as his. He needed to find someone to work the omega shift as the person was still in the sick bay.
As he was on his break he walk to the lieutenant who had been sent on broad to help with the lack of navigators. She was a woman in her late twenties, Pavel had asked her to work half of beta swift but she had not replied to the message. He found her sitting in the mess hall, in front of a few male lieutenants, her dress was riding up as she was talking.
He walk up to her "Lieutenant, I asked you to vork half of beta and you didn't reply so I hawe come dovn to ask you again. Can you vork the last half of beta shift please."
The lieutenant rolled her eyes "You don't give me orders, you are just a stupid little Ensign. Now shoo you are way to young for me" She made a hand motion to get him to go away.
Pavel took a deep breath and continued to speck to the female lieutenant. "I am chief nawigator of the enterprise, yes I am an ensign but I do out rank you. Nov vill you go to the bridge and get to vork." A light red flush appeared on his face in anger. He hated yelling at people.
Again she just rolled her eyes but this time she stood up and talked to the men she had been flirting with "Sorry boys but this little one needs to been reminded about what his place is on this ship."
She walk out with him. She turned Pavel and slap him hard she them grasped a fist full of his hair. "Now listen here you little bitch, no one orders me around especially not a tiny little boy who thinks they are smart when in fact they are just a little boy you can't even talk properly. How on earth did you get on this ship, you bend over for the captain I bet. Now run along before I mess up your ugly face even more." She turned and walk back into the mess hall.
Pavel ran back to his room trying not to cry. He let out his frustrating out on his bed kicking it until he was pulled back by Hikaru.
"Pasha calm down, what gotten in to yo-. Oh my God, who did this to you. Tell me now. And don't tell me it is nothing"
Pavel shook his head he could not lie to his best friend, one of the only few people on the ship who takes him seriously. "The nev lieutenant, she's refusing to listen to me, she here to help with nawigation but for the past fev days, but me and Darvin have split the three main shifts but she sick and I vhen to ask the nev lieutenant but she said no I order her and she took me outside and she slapped me saying I need to learn my place she also said I'm sleeping vith the Keptin."
Pavel wiped his eyes, "I need to get back to vork" He left Hikaru in his own room and walked onto the bridge. The only good thing about the encounter with the lieutenant was he was more awake now.
He ignored the looks the bridge crew were giving him, the left side of his face was stinging and now was starting to swell. The heard the turbo lift heading up to the bridge floor and out come a very angry captain and the lieutenant who look like a child who was court with her hand in the cookie jar.
"Chekov, back to your dorm now. I will talk to you at in a moment." He turned to the lieutenant and point to the now empty chair and continued to yell at her.
"You are here to do you job and any job your commanding officer orders you to do. Your commanding officer is Chekov so you listen to him. On this ship we do not assault or make hiddious accusions about each other. Helmsman direct us to the nearest starfleet based. The only reason you are still on my ship right at this moment is because I'm not making anyone over work themselves. Now do your job, I will be sending a message to your captain."
Jim turned and walked off the bridge Pavel behind him. Once in the turbo lift Jim turn to the young ensign. "I know it is hard for you but if anyone is bullying you I want you to tell me and don't overwork yourself or Dr McCoy will murder me in my sleep. Now if I was you in would leave the bruse on your face, rumour on the ship flies as fast as warp speed. Scotty has already commed me to see if the rumours are true, so tomorrow when people see your face all hell we break loose. Now if you'll excuse me I need to contact with another captain and star fleet "
The lift stop and Pavel quickly walked to his room. Hikaru was sitting waiting for him, he got up and gave Pasha a hug.