I know. I don't write long chapters, ever it seems. Please don't shoot me!
Spock walked swiftly over to our station, dark eyes scanning the readings on the bright screen.
"Captain," he called out, "we need to have a meeting. This planet's survival depends upon our action, or lack thereof."
Captain Kirk agreed with a nod, calling a few key bridge personnel to the lift with him. The replacements filled their empty chairs, And I continued to monitor the planet while Spock went to meet with the Captain.
I scanned the planet for any native sentient beings, and found only one village. The village itself was too close to the volcano to survive even a small eruption, much less the one the planet was faced with.
The comm at the station buzzed, and the Captain's voice asked if we had any new information regarding the planet and its inhabitants. I relaid what I had discovered about the natives. Thanking me, Captain Kirk terminated the link.
I sat, seeing if I could get any more readings, And wondering what the Captain's decision would be. How were we going to handle such a sensitive situation? Any observation of our technology on the native's part would be in direct violation of the Prime Directive of Star Fleet.
Minutes later, the meeting had adjourned, and the crew returned to their posts, the reliefs leaving. Mr. Spock returned to his chair, looking at the screen display for any new information.
"Open a ship-wide channel." The Captain said, sitting in his chair.
When the channel had been opened, he sighed, And began, "Attention, we have arrived at our destination planet of Nibiru. On this planet, there is a volcano on the brink of explosion. Should this volcano erupt, life on the planet would cease to exist." The Captain paused before beginning again,"There will be a landing party consisting of myself and Dr. McCoy. We will observe the natives and find a way to lure them to a safe area without direct interference. Mr. Spock and Mr. Sulu will head up another party, with the assistance of Miss Turner, that will deposit a device into the volcano, preventing its eruption. The gas clouds coming from the volcano will hide their shuttle. As for the Enterprise, we're about to go for a little swim. Kirk out."
The captain nodded to Spock and I, and Mr. Sulu rose from his station to follow us as we entered the turbolift. The lift was rather crowded, and I felt uncomfortable fo more than one reason. I was standing in the rear of the lift, with Commander Spock directly beside me, and the Captain in front of me.
The close quarters didn't last for long, and we exited the turbolift. The Commander and I went along with Mr. Sulu to be outfitted for our swim gear and landing uniforms. When we had each changed, we headed for our shuttle. The Captain and Dr. McCoy were waiting for us, and when we had all been strapped in, we took off out of the hangar.
During our trip in the turbulent, we must have submerged, as we were already underwater when the hangar doors opened. When we surfaced, Mr. Sulu hovered by the edge of a cliff on the ocean to drop off Dr. McCoy and Captain Kirk.
When they had left the ship, we rose up above the clouds to travel without detection. When we had reached the volcano, we lowered to hide in the gas clouds that shrouded the volcano's tip. Spock unfastened himself, And I followed suit.
We came into the rear of the shuttle, and Spock stripped off his landing uniform, leaving his swimwear on. He reached for the extreme conditioned exosuit, and I knew what to do. He pulled it on over him, And I began tightening And fastening all of the knobs that needed adjustment.
He knelt down, and opened the briefcase that contained the anti-thermal device, making some final adjustments before standing up.
I put on his helmet, And began fastening the knobs to tightly seal it to the rest of the coppery, metallic suit. My hands worked steadily, but my heart was racing inside my chest. This was extremely dangerous, and his chances of dying had to be ridiculously high. I forced my emotions down, and finished adjusting his suit.
"Sure you don't want me to go?" I said jokingly, not able to stand the silence any longer.
"That would be highly illogical," Spock began, obviously missing my humor, "as I am already suited up, and-"
"I was kidding, Spock." I said, tapping the glass of his helmet's viewscreen. I internally slapped myself for not addressing him more formally. This was getting bad.
He attached the tether cable to his suit, And I left to sit with Mr. Sulu in the cockpit. Mr. Sulu was in An intense conversation with the Captain, and to my surprise Spock joined in as well. Sulu told me to drop Spock, and after a second's hesitation where I said my farewell, I pulled the lever to drop Spock down into the volcano.
I gasped as the shuttle jolted suddenly, And my hands flew across the controls that monitored both Spock And the shuttle.
"We're going to lose our thrusters!" Sulu said, grunting to keep the shuttle under control. "This shuttle wasn't meant to take this kind of heat!"
Suddenly, I heard a loud snap, And the monitor for Spock began to flicker And was generally glitching. My heart stopped as I realized what had happened.
Ignoring all protocol, I practically screamed into the comm, "Spock! Are you alright?"
"I am.." he said, the comm link staticy, "surprisingly, alive."
"We can't stay here." Sulu said, flipping switches left And right, " we have to leave. I can't even guarantee we'll make it back to the ship."
"But there has to be some way! We can't just leave him!" I said, the tone of my voice betraying my raging emotions, "there's another exosuit, I can put it on, go down, and get him."
Sulu looked regretful. "We have to leave now, im sorry." He said, "Spock, we're headed back to the Enterprise. We'll have to come back."
I could hear Spock's acknowledgement in Sulu's comm, And we shakily left the volcano. "Ready to swim?" Sulu asked.
Again, i apologize if this isn't exactly like the movie. I have only seen it once, and the book that i have isn't exactly like the movie is.
if you review, you are an honorary star fleet officer, i'll make sure of it once i own star trek...