Chapter Twelve: Shocking Discovery
I walked back to the bridge to see Jim already back.
"Any activity from the Klingons?" I heard Jim ask.
"Not yet. But if we're stuck here much longer, they will find us," I heard Sulu say.
"Lieutenant Uhura, did you let Starfleet know we have Harrison in custody?" Jim asked.
"Yes, sir. No response yet," Uhura said.
"Engineering to bridge," I heard Chekov's voice say. I smiled at the sound of his voice and Jim sat on his seat.
"Hello. Keptain, can you hear me?" Chekov asked.
"Mr. Chekov, give me some good news," Jim said.
"Ve found the leak, sir, but the damage is substantial. Ve're vorking on it," Chekov said.
"Any idea what caused it?" Jim asked.
"No, sir. But I accept full responsibility."
"Something tells me it wasn't your fault. Stay on it."
"Shuttle is standing by, captain," Sulu said.
"Bones, thanks for helping out. Dr. Marcus asked for the steadiest hands on the ship."
"You know, when I dreamt about being stuck on a deserted planet with a gorgeous woman, there was no torpedo," Bones said grumpily. I giggled a bit and kept on listening.
"Dr. McCoy, may I remind you, you are not there to flirt."
"So, how can these legendary hands help you, Dr. Marcus?" Bones asked Carol.
"Bones!" Jim warned.
"To understand how powerful these weapons are, we need to open the warhead. To do that, we need to access the fuel compartment. Unfortunately for us, the warheads on these weapons are alive," I heard Carol say.
"Sweetheart, I once performed an emergency C-section on a pregnant Gorn. Octuplets. And let me tell you, those little bastards bite. I think I can work some magic on your missile," Bones said.
"Is he serious about the babies?" I asked Jim.
"I don't know. I wasn't there," Jim said. I smiled and Sulu looked at us with a smirk on hisface.
"Dr. McCoy, there's a bundle of fiber optic cables against the inner casing. You'll need to cut the twenty-third wire down. Whatever you do, do not touch anything else. Do you understand?" Carol asked.
"Right. The thought never crossed my mind," Bones muttered.
"Dr. McCoy, wait for my word. I'm rerouting the detonation processor," Carol said.
"Are you ready?" She asked him.
"And raring," Bones said.
"Good luck," Carol said.
The next thing I hear was Bones yell in surprise and in pain.
"Bones!" I said in shock.
"Sir, the torpedo just armed itself."
"The warhead's gonna detonate in thirty seconds, sir!"
"What the hell happened? I can't get my arm out!" Bones shouted.
"Target their signal. Beam them back right now," Jim commanded. My heart started to race more. I didn't want to lose Bones as well.
"The transporter cannot differentiate between Dr. McCoy and the torpedo. We cannot beam back one without the other," Spock told us.
"Dr. Marcus, can you disarm it?" Jim asked.
"I'm trying. I'm trying."
"Jim, get her the hell out of here!" Bones said.
"No! If you beam me back, he dies! Just let me do it," Carol said. Now, Jim was up on his seat and my heart beat faster.
"Ten. Nine. Eight," Bones counted down.
"Standing by to transport Dr. Marcus on your command, sir," Sulu said. I stared at him with wide eyes and I can hear Bones counting down.
"Four. Three."
I heard something and I saw that they fell onto the ground. I sighed in relief and leaned onto Jim. He gave me a side hug and I felt my heart still beat fast.
"Deactivation successful, captain," Spock said.
"Bones, you all right?" I asked as Jim pressed the button.
"Bones!" Jim said when we didn't hear anything.
"Jim? Lydia. You're gonna wanna see this," Bones said.
They flew back to the Enterprise with the open torpedo. Jim, Spock, and I walked there together and Bones was waiting for us outside.
"Before you go in, Lydia, is there anything else you wanna tell us?" Bones asked me. Jim and Spock looked at me confused and I shrugged.
"Okay fine. I like Chekov," I said crossing my arms. Jim looked at me surprise and Bones rolled his eyes.
"I already knew that, kid. I meant on how you got here," Bones said.
"Like I said. I woke up here and have no clue on where I was. Check my eyes. The pupils grow bigger and check my heart. When a person lies, their heart speeds up," I said.
"Just check her so we can go in," Jim said.
"You two can go in. She can't yet," Bones said. I crossed my arms at him and all three went inside. Bones came back with two things and he looked at me.
"Now, how did you come here?" Bones said.
"I woke up in the hospital and had no idea on where I was," I told Bones. He checked my eyes and heart before backing up to look at me.
"This doesn't make any sense," He told me.
"Why?"
"Go see for yourself."
I walked in and I saw Jim and Spock look at me. I stared at them confused and looked at the torpedo.
"I'm a bit short," I said since I couldn't see the top.
"Here," Bones got me a mini stool and I climbed up.
There, inside the torpedo, was an older looking me, soundly asleep.