Author's Note: I encourage everyone to go check out these songs if you don't know them. The bottom note will have the songs with the artists. Lyrics are in itialics and normal speech is in normal text. This wonderful idea came from RedHatMeg. Dziękujemy RedHatMeg, kochałem ten pomysł.

Chapter Twelve: L

Lyrics

Jim whistled a familiar tune as he walked onto the bridge. Uhura gave him a funny look, raising her eyebrow just like Spock, as she mouthed the lyrics to him in a questioning manner. Jim laughed and sat in the captain's chair, winking at Uhura on his way down. She just rolled her eyes and turned back to her station. Suddenly, she got an intership communication on her PADD, making the screen light up.

Hey, want to play a prank on Spock?

-Capt. JTK

Ever so slightly, the Lieutenant turned in her chair to use her peripheral vision to glance at her captain. Their following conversation was interesting to say the least:

What do you mean 'prank'?

-Lt. Uhura, Nyota

You're a linguist; prank: a mischievous trick or practical joke.

-Capt. JTK

What kind of prank?
-Lt. Uhura, Nyota

You'll see. Captain's lounge, 2100. You, Chekov, Sulu, McCoy, Scotty, Chapel, Keenser and anyone else we consider to be part of the senior staff. Obviously not Spock.

P.S. Spock is glaring at me for not paying attention to the bridge, so no more questions.

-Capt. JTK

At 0530, the Captain swaggered onto the bridge, coming up behind Chekov and putting his hands on the young ensign's shoulders.

"Keptin, on ze bridge," Chekov said, spinning around to face his commanding officer.

"How are you zis morning, Keptin?" Chekov asked with an innocent smile on his face.

"Wave away my yesterday," Jim sang, his iffy singing voice causing some to hide their laughter.

"Cause I'm leaving it behind me. Hello sunshine, come what may, I feel something new inside me. I hear the birds singing, now my alarm's ringing. Get up, get up." Jim patted the young helmsmen on the head and spun towards his chair. Spock watched as Kirk slumped down, put a foot on his knee and bit out of an apple.

Spock stood up gracefully, clasping his hands behind his back and tilting his head to the side slightly. "May I inquire, Captain, as to why you spoke in rhyme?"

Uhura beamed as she stood up and walked towards Kirk. Sulu turned away, making an attempt to hide the grin quickly spreading across his face.

"Birds flying high, you know how he feels. Sun in the sky, you know how he feels. Breeze driftin' on by, you know how he feels. It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for him. And he's feeling, good. He's," she paused, dragging out the silence for effect.

"Feeling good," she finished on an elongated note, her melodious voice ringing off the high ceiling of the bridge.

Spock looked incredulously at Uhura as she finished, slowly saying, "Lieutenant, maybe you can answer my question."

Nyota shrugged and waltzed back to her chair, swinging her hips slightly as she went. This is so much more fun than I thought it would be, she thought to herself.

Spock tensed as Chekov stood up and walked towards Spock with an unhappy look on his face.

"Lighten up, it's gonna brighten up," he sang, surprising everyone as his accent barely broke through.

"I want to play, you're in the way of our sunshine. Lighten up, it's gonna brighten up. Just let it go, and I will throw you a lifeline." As the Russian walked back to his seat, Spock grew increasingly confused at the actions of his fellow crewmembers.

"Ensign, I can assure you, I am not in need of a 'lifeline.'" the confused first officer said.

Jim was surprisingly calm as the Vulcan turned to him and began speaking in a low voice.

"Captain, if there is a problem with the crew, I wish to know what it is."

"What's that, Spock?" McCoy's voice came from the speaker in the arm of the command chair.

"Doctor, I believe there is a problem with the bridge crew," Spock said calmly. He was growing increasingly agitated, though the only sign was his jaw and posture tensing.

"Don't worry, be happy. In every life we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double. Don't worry, be happy, don't worry, be happy now." McCoy's baritone crackled slightly over the comm. unit.

In the background, Spock could hear Nurse Chapel and Engineer Scott laughing in the background.

"Mr. Scott, shouldn't you be down in engineering?"

"Dress me up in me oilskin and jumper, no more on the docks I'll be seen. Just tell me old shipmates I'm taking a trip, mates, and I'll see them someday in Fiddler's Green." Between the brogue and the laughing, no one could really understand what the Scotsman was saying. None the less, the sight of Spock's hands clenching and his eyebrow twitching were worth it.

"If you will excuse me captain, I wish for permission to leave the bridge; I cannot work efficiently in this environment."

Jim nodded and the entire crew stood.

"There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall and the bells in the steeple too. And up in the nursery an absurd little bird is popping out to say, 'Cuckoo.'" Uhura began.

"Cuckoo," the rest of the bridge echoed.

"Regretfully they tell us but firmly they compel us to say goodbye to you," Nyota continued, pointing towards Spock at the end of the line. Soon, the entire bridge had joined in.

"So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night. I hate to go and leave this pretty sight. So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu."

Spock did his best to keep his composure as the doors closed on the crew's laughter.

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Later that day, Lieutenant Commander Samuel Giotto was walking down the hall when he heard laughing from one of the surveillance rooms.

"What is going on in here?" He asked, looking from officer to officer.

"Well, sir," Lieutenant Junior Grade Rory Mattick began. "You see, the Captain decided to play a prank on Commander Spock, and, well. . . See for yourself, sir."

Sam leaned over the ensign at the console's shoulder and watched as the entire bridge burst into an off key version of So Long, Farewell.

"Make a copy of that, Ensign," Giotto said as he straightened; a serious expression on his face. When he was handed the PADD, he turned to look at the rest of the officers in the room.

"What are you all still doing here? Get back to work." A blur of red passed him as lieutenants and ensigns practically climbed over each other to get back to their stations.

Right before shift ended, Mattick passed by the Chief's office. From inside, he heard Giotto laughing and the sound of a bunch of people singing. Smiling, Mattick pat his copy of the fiasco to reassure himself it was still there. The guys on the Bradbury wouldn't believe it without solid evidence.

In order of being spoken:

Mandisa (feat. TobyMac) - Goodmorning

Michael Buble - Feeling Good

Morcheeba - Lighten Up

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy

Artist Unknown - Fiddler's Green (Scottish Folk Song)

Artist Unknown - So Long, Farewell (From the movie The Sound Of Music)