Fido had proved more than useful during the scanning process. Chekov was inclined to re-evaluate Spock's first opinion of the alien not being smart. When he had brought the stick over, it was not because he wanted to play a game, he was helping. Chekov had scanned the stick and the creature had instantly got bored of it and fetched something else. It had amazed him at first and as a bonus speeded up the scanning process no end. In fact, he was pretty much finished. Maybe now he'd be able to spend some time relaxing with his friends. He clicked the scanner off and slung it over his shoulder before heading back to Sulu and the rest of the team.
"How's it going?" he asked looking up from the rock he was currently working on.
"We're done."
Fido yapped at his side.
"Made quite a friend there!" Sulu said.
"He was more than useful." Chekov replied patting the fuzzy creature on the head. Fido made a strange noise not unlike a cat purring and seemed to smile. Sulu looked as though he was about to say something, however, his communicator buzzed distracting him. He opened it with a flick.
"Sulu here."
"How's the scanning going?" It was the captain.
"Slowly sir, although it looks like this section is nearly complete. We'll be ready for moving in about an hour." Sulu said.
"Good. How long until nightfall?"
"We have a good four hours."
"Very well, Kirk out." Sulu flicked his communicator closed and tucked it back into his belt.
"Might as well get this last bit finished," Sulu said indicating a pile of unscanned rocks next to him. Chekov nodded and pulled his scanner back out of its holster. He picked up a rock and began the tedious work once more.
With the two of them working together, along with Fido, the work was done faster than they thought. Kirk was more than pleased with the progress and had them relocated immediately. The new section of Ceti Alpha VI was much lusher than the one they had just come from. The leaves on the tall trees were huge and thick, providing ample shade from the warm sun. The bushes seemed greener than green, the flowers bright and glimmering in the shine. The dense foliage reminded Chekov of the Amazonian jungles; a place he had found interesting from Earths history while he was at the academy. "What a beautiful place." Chekov said as he ran a finger along one of the gigantic leaves.
"And all we have to do is scan each individual species," Sulu said with a sigh.
"It's not so bad, we have a few hours left before it gets too cold." Chekov said as he made sure all the crates had arrived safely. "Fido will help!" The little creature already had a large branch sprouting various leaves in his mouth. He began scanning the branch while Sulu let out a sigh, "The sooner we get started the sooner we'll finish."
"Very well." The sound of Sulu's scanner reached Chekov and he smiled, they'd be done and back on the ship in no time!