97.) Camel*
When Kirk had said it would be a bonding experience that didn't involve alcohol, Uhura had her doubts. If there wasn't going to be alcohol present, then Kirk surely had something adrenaline inducing planned.
She was completely wrong, but Uhura couldn't really bring herself to care.
They may have been broken up into groups, but the Enterprise crew had stormed the zoo. She was with Kirk and the rest of the bridge crew, riding a camel.
Watching her captain tease a fiercely scowling McCoy, she had to hide a smile. Their field trip to the zoo wasn't the only surprise Kirk had in store for his crew. The only reason that she knew was because he had needed her help.
They were due to head out in a week, and were unlikely to see Earth again in the next five years for anything but the most classified of reports. What the crew didn't know was that they would be spending that week with their families at the various amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and museums in California, all of which had been closed to the public for the week.
Watching Kirk fall off his camel, Uhura found herself looking forward to being proven wrong again even as she joined in the laughter. Camel riding was not what she had expected, but she couldn't deny that it was a bonding experience unlike any other.
Written: 4-18-2012
Word Count: 232