Bluetiger42: sorry this chapter took so long to post. A year actually. It wasn't because of the flamers; I just didn't feel like typing. XD dumb reason, I know, but I just can't stand typing after a while. But, I'm done with this chapter, so here you go. Hope you all enjoy it:
After his violent outburst to his two close friends, Captain Kirk walked briskly back to the bridge. The crew, noticing the murderous look in his eyes, asked after his health after hearing about the accident during the mission, but Kirk ignored them, completely lost in his own thoughts. Thoughts that seemed to go in circles.
"Damn Doctor and his "orders". He can't tell me what to do I'm the Captain! And I'm sick of that Vulcan and his perfect logic…still, they probably were just trying to look out for me, we have been through a lot together on this ship…Still, they shouldn't be messing around in my business, but…"
Kirk groaned, clamped his hands over his head and thrust his back into the wall, hoping his thoughts would just jump out of his head. Why was he suddenly attacking his friends like this? "Am I losing control?"
"Captain, you're back so soon! How are you feeling?" Lieutenant Uhura asked once Kirk reached the bridge. He ignored her.
"Shouldn't you be resting in sickbay after last night, sir?" Mr. Sulu asked from the navigation station.
"Oh, I'm sorry, are you the Captain of this ship, Mr. Sulu?"
"No, sir, I was just concerned about-"
"And who may I ask, is the captain of this ship, Mr. Sulu?"
"You are-"
"That's right, Mr. Sulu, I am the Captain of this ship which means that my business and my health are my concern alone, and I will not tolerate my crew prying into my personal business or giving me orders on my ship!"
"But we-"
"Is that understood?"
"Captain-"
"I SAID IS THAT UNDERSTOOD MR. SULU?!"
The bridge crew stared wide- eyed at the Captain, fear pounding in their hearts at their Captain's new attitude.
"Understood, sir" Mr. Sulu replied, his face growing paler by the second.
"Is that understood by all of you?" Kirk asked, turning to the rest of the crew.
"Yes, sir." They all replied weakly.
As Kirk settled himself down in the Captain's chair, Scotty, head engineer of the enterprise, slipped out of the bridge and into the corridor.
"Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy to the engine room." Scotty said through the ship's communicator. Scotty, a friend of Kirk's was most startled by the Captain's attitude. Something was up, hopefully something Dr. McCoy could fix. In the mean time Mr. Spock would have to keep an eye on the Captain to make sure his rage doesn't endanger the safety of its ship and crew.
When Scotty reached the engine room, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy were already there.
"You requested our presence, Mr. Scott?" Spock asked.
"Aye, Mr. Spock. And you wont be pleased with what I've got to tell ya."
He told Spock and McCoy both what had just happened on the bridge, and they told Scotty what had happened in sickbay.
"Well what do you propose we do? We can't go on like this with the Captain acting like drunken bull."
"Yes Mr. Scott, I am aware of the circumstances surrounding the Captain's illness."
"Well what do you propose we do Mr. Spock? Vampires have always been a myth to us, I don't have any medicine to treat him."
"Nor do I Doctor. The only thing I can think to do at the moment is to keep him in sickbay for a while, but even that won't help him contain his new temper. After that, the only logical step to take would be to find a cure."
"And how do you propose we do that? Force some garlic down his throat? Or how about we drive a stake through his heart, Mr. Spock? That should do the trick!" McCoy said in a huff.
"Really Doctor, I don't see how garlic is going to help the Captain. What I am proposing is that while someone interrogates the one who did this to Jim, we, that is Doctor McCoy and I, take a few biological samples, and attempt to isolate the agent causing the Captain to change. And from there we may be able to create a cure."
"Do you really think it'll work, Mr. Spock?" Scotty asked with doubt.
"Right now it is the only plan we have. Mr. Scott you will take over the ship while the Captain is in Sickbay, Dr. McCoy, you and I will attempt to keep the Captain in Sickbay."
"That will be near impossible without a fight I'm sure. And just when I've had enough of you and your perfect Vulcan, green blooded logic!" McCoy teased.
"As long as you don't slow me down, Doctor, everything should proceed smoothly." Mr. Spock replied, not understanding the joke behind the Doctor's words. Mr. Spock turned and walked away, leaving Scotty and McCoy chuckling behind his back.