Chapter Four: Meeting the Rest of the Crew
I was with Bones and he was showing me what each of the medical devices do. Since their technology was more complex than ours, I wanted to see what their technology was like.
"Your technology is so weird," I told Bones.
"Is it?" He asked me.
"Yeah."
"Are you getting bored?" He asked me.
"No. It's just weird," I told him.
"I know," Bones said. I jumped off the bed and he put the stuff away.
"Maybe I can bury a box full of things from 2013 and then you guys just dig it up and keep it," I told Bones. Bones chuckled at me and I smiled.
"Really? Can you send some medical tools?"
"Yes sir!" I saluted.
"You know. You're not as bad as I thought you'd be."
"Thank you? I think. Can we walk around?" I asked him.
"Yeah. Come on," Bones said.
We walked around the ship and it looked beautiful. We went back to the bridge and I saw Jim talking to Spock. I saw a boy that looked younger than the rest and I walked over to him.
"Hi," I said. He looked up at me and he smiled.
"Hello," He said in a thick Russian accent.
"Are you from Russia?" I asked.
"Yes mam."
"I'm Lydia. Lydia Oswald," I said offering a handshake.
"I'm Pavel Chekov," He said shaking my hand.
"How old are you?" I asked him.
"I'm eighteen," He told me.
"Eighteen?" I asked in shock.
"Ves. Are you zin shock?" He asked.
"Yeah. What's your position?" I asked him.
"Navigation. Vright now, I am looking for ze planet, ve're looking vor," He told me in his thick Russian accent.
"Are we close to it?" I asked him.
"Da. Ve should be arriving zin about ten point zero minutes," He told me.
"Wow. That's impressive."
"It iz?" He asked me.
"Yeah."
Chekov gave me a blushing smile and I smiled back.
"Lydia, I see you already met Chekov. He's the youngest out of all of us here," Jim said. I broke eye contact with Chekov and I looked at Jim.
"Yeah. He's a nice guy," I smiled.
"Chekov, how many more minutes do we have left until we reach our planet?" Jim asked.
"Now, in zabout nine minutes sir," Chekov told Jim.
"Excellent! Come on, Lydia. You should meet Uhura," Jim said pulling me away from Chekov. I gave Chekov a little wave and we went to a woman nearby. She had flawless dark skin and her black hair was in a high ponytail.
"Uhura. Meet Lydia Oswald. Lydia, meet Uhura. She's like our translator," Jim explained.
"It's nice to meet you," I smiled.
"It's nice to meet you too," We shook hands and Bones walked over.
"Hey, Lydia. I need to do a check up on you. Just to see if you're healthy enough to go on a planet with us," Bones said.
"Okay," I ran over to Bones and we went to the medical bay again.
I sat down on the bed thing and he started to do the check up. I was still confused on the gadgets and I kept looking around.
"Okay kid. You seem fine to go on a planet. But if something goes wrong, headaches, bloody noses, or a simple cough, we have to bring you back," Bones said.
"Is it because everyone's afraid I'll die?" I asked.
"Yes. But you're a tough one so you'll live," Bones said.
"Yay," I said.
"You're one cheerful person."
"Thank you."
We went back to the bridge and I saw that we were going into the planet. I stared in amazement and saw that there were so much colors.
"Mr. Sulu. Land us in the water. The people on this planet cannot know we are here," Jim said. I looked at him confused and I looked back at the colors. We went inside the water and I couldn't see the colors anymore.
"Why can't we see the planet?" I asked.
"The planet is far behind on everything Ms. Oswald. The planet has tribes and they have not discovered electricity yet," Spock told me.
"Please don't call me Ms. Oswald," I said.
"Apologies Ms. Lydia."
"Lydia. It's just Lydia," I told Spock. He nodded and walked away.
"Does he ever show emotion?" I asked Jim.
"Rarely. But no worries. If he shows emotions, I'll take a picture for you," Jim said. I smiled and I looked at the water. I walked to the front and saw a giant fish pass by. I jumped in surprise and I bumped into someone. I looked up and saw Chekov.
"Sorry, Chekov. I just have never seen a fish that big before," I said.
"It iz alright, Lydia," Chekov smiled.
I saw another one and I jumped back in surprise. I held onto Chekov and he chuckled.
"It'z okay. I've got you," Chekov said.
Bones' P.O.V
I watch as Lydia held onto Chekov as they looked at the water. I saw them talking and I saw Jim staring at them as well. I walked over to him and I crossed my arms.
"They look cute together," I said.
"He's four years older than her," Jim said.
"She's two hundred years older than all of us, Jim," I reminded him.
"Fair point."
"Jim, relax, let her enjoy her adventure here," I said.
"I will. Just as long as she and Chekov don't hook up," Jim said.
"Jim, she's fourteen," I reminded him.
"You know what I mean."
Lydia walked over to us and she looked sleepy.
"Jim, can I go take a nap somewhere? I'm a bit tired," She told Jim.
"Yeah. I'll show you to your room," Jim said.
"Kay," She said sleepy.
They walked away and I looked at Chekov. He watch them leave and I smirked. I walked passed him and leaned over.
"Someone caught your eye?" I asked him. He looked up at me and blushed.