Things onboard the Enterprise were getting crazy. Nearly half of the crew had been infected with the disease that had spread among the ship. Riley was still singing over the intercom, driving everyone insane. To make matters worse, the ship was still falling toward the planet.
"And now, crew, I will render Kathleen one more time"! Riley said
"Not again", Kirk said shaking his head.
Everyone on the bridge waited for Scotty to try and fix the ship's engineering to keep them from crashing on the planet. It was pretty much all they could do as Riley kept singing off-key.
"Engineering to bridge", Scotty said over the intercom. "Try your helm. You'll have enough power to keep her stabilized."
Spock looked at the device in his hand to see how much time they had left.
"16 minutes left, captain", he said. "We've stabilized, but still spiraling down."
"Emergency signal, captain", Uhura said looking at the controls. "Both decks four and five. Fights and disorders."
"Get me sickbay", Kirk said knowing this was getting out of hand.
Uhura nodded and pressed buttons.
"I have no intercom for sickbay", she said. "He keeps switching channels on me."
"See what you can do to help Dr. McCoy", Kirk ordered. "Better check Scotty first. Move him faster. He's got to get through that bulkhead."
Spock nodded and left to send his messages. As he walked through the decks, he could see just how crazy the crew was going. He saw one of the engineers laughing hysterically as he painted the walls.
"Crewman, report to the lab!" Spock ordered.
As he continued down the hall, he saw the crewman had pained "love mankind" on the wall. What that meant, he honestly did not know.
"I'll take you home again Janice", he heard someone sing in the hall.
Spock turned around the corner to see another crewman singing to a woman who was looking annoyed.
"What's going on here?"
"Mr. Spock, I'm trying to get to the Bridge and this crewman won't let me by", the woman answered.
"Crewman, stand aside", Spock ordered.
"Oh, yes sir", he said stepping back.
Spock had no time for this. He ignored the girl's cry for help as he continued to sickbay.
T'Lora laid on a table in sickbay as McCoy and Chapel examined her and Sulu. She was fighting the tranquilizer Chapel gave her. She was trying to wake up. Her Vulcan side was trying to gain control over her illogical human side. She had to get control of her body back.
As T'Lora tried to wake up, she could hear voices around her.
"Nurse, where is Dr. McCoy?"
Spock was there. T'Lora used all of her effort to open her eyes as she watched Spock talk to Chapel who was clearly showing more signs of the disease that was spreading.
"He's gone to the lab", Chapel answered.
T'Lora could see Chapel beginning to act inappropriately. She smoothed down her uniform slowly in a seductive way.
"Spock", she said touching his hand.
T'Lora tried to get up and talk. Chapel was spreading the disease to Spock. As much as she tried, she was still under the influence of the tranquilizer.
The men from Vulcan treat their women strangely", Chapel rambled. "At least, people say that, but you're part human too. I know you don't, you couldn't, hurt me, would you?"
Spock looked at her confused, not understanding why she was behaving so illogically. He took his hand away from her and backed away.
"I'm in love with you, Mr. Spock", Chapel said.
T'Lora silently gasped as what had just been said.
