A/N -- Here is the first deleted scene, it takes place just after McCoy has been shot up with cordrazine on the bridge, the beginning few lines are taken from the fic...enjoy!

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...Spock is the first to translate Scotty's speech. "Look Captain, the hypo, it was set for cordrazine, and it is now empty."

"Bridge, medical team! --"

McCoy jumps up and does an excellent Home Alone scream. Both Kirk and Spock jump back and stare at him. "Uhh..."

"AUGH! KILLERS! ASSASSINS!" McCoy screams.

Kirk and Spock try to grab him, but he shows off his new ballet moves and throws them off. "ARABESQUE! POINT! TWIRL AND SPOT!" He leaps into the turbo lift (throwing out the just arriving doctor) and escapes.

The turbo lift starts and hums downwards, even though McCoy has not yet stated a destination. The good doctor stands calmly with his hands behind his back, humming. Until the Muzak starts, that is.

'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy' as translated by the New-Age Klingon band KillSlayKill fills the lift. (Music supplied by Chekov, of course, because "The Klingons were a Wussian inwention, Sir!")

McCoy hums to the tune and taps his toes. Then he bounces on his toes a little and 'la de da de da's some. Finally he can't stand it any longer, and leaps in the air. "ARABESQUE! LA De Da De DA! ARABESQUE! GRANDE PLIE! Leap! Right, twirl! Leap! "

Redshirt #435, (Ensign Roberts to his friends) is on deck 12, waiting for the turbo lift so he can go to dinner. The lift flies by, rudely, without even pausing as a courtesy. From within, Redshirt #435 hears several thumps, and shouts of "DEMI PLIE! Yes, left, FASTER!" before it zooms by. Ensign Roberts clears his throat and heads to the other lift, making a mental note not to use that one until after the cleaning crews have been through, and wondering which type of green alien babe had beamed on board the Bridge this time.

As The Sugar Plum Fairy finally draws to a close (with much banging of drums and crashing of swords), the lift gets to the very last deck, at the very tippy bottom of the Enterprise. The doors slide open and McCoy stops, panting... Then grins and picks the second-farthest destination he can think of. "Transporter room."

The last thing to be seen of the good doctor is the unhinged twinkle in his eyes as the doors close and the Muzak begins.

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A/N – My Dad put it to me the other day that Spock calls the Ruins "10,000 centuries old." 10,000 centuries, which equals one million years...What, did he think it would sound cooler if he counted by centuries? Did he want to appear more knowledgeable? And is that really the logical thing to do?

But anyway, my Mum read this and asked me, "Is there really banging of drums and crashing of swords at the end of The Sugar Plum Fairy?" and I said "No, Mum, that's just because it's the Klingon version of the Sugar Plum Fairy."... -g- although like she said in her defense, there are battles in The Nutcracker. On my computer, I have the Klingon band's name in Klingon script, but it didn't convert to the document... --pouts--

Yes, I said I have Klingon script on my computer...but I blame my Dad for that one .. ;)