Thanks for the suggestions and the reviews! I'm trying to fix the spacing but my computer seems to hate me because every time I try the font goes all wonky! Weird... Anyway here's chapter 2 unfortunately it's kinda dull, at least i think it is, but this is just the beginning! Just hang in there and trust me because it'll get good shortly. Oh, any and all spelling errors are mine, I'm sorry don't kill me! If anyone has any suggestions or questions for this story feel free to comment constructive criticism is always welcome.
That's the Cure?
Jim woke up in an all too warm quarters of his first officer and could not remember why he was there.../did I get drunk last night and go to Spock's?.../ as he rose and walked to the bathroom he shared with the Vulcan he couldn't help but wonder why he felt so much stronger than the day before but also so much heavier. /I wonder if I had an allergic reaction and this is the side effect?/ As he stepped into the bathroom he went straight to the sink turning on the water to rinse his face in some cold water to try and clear his head. /I feel like there's cotton in my ears. What did we do yesterday? Bones, Spock and I beamed down to the squid fairies planet caused an inter-galactic incident beamed back and...we switched bodies!... wait that doesn't make sense! That must have been a dream.../ Jim looked up finally and into the mirror. He almost screamed at his reflection! / SHIT! It wasn't a dream!/
The sudden onslaught of panic and fear had Spock jerking awake. He quickly used the link to find out what was wrong with Jim who seemed to be having a panic attack.
≈Jim! Jim! Are you alright?!≈
…Unfortunately for the Vulcan this only made Jim panic more. /Oh God now I'm hearing voices! I've got to be dreaming!/ Spock quickly started getting dressed to get to his Captain unfortunately for him Doctor McCoy's quarters were further away so he tried to wake the Doctor to see if he could help Jim too.
≈Doctor McCoy? Doctor? Are you conscious?≈ Thankfully Bones was already awake and getting Kirk's body dressed for the day he was kind of excited to play Captain, at least until he heard the panic in Spock's voice
≈What's wrong darlin?≈ /Did the Doctor just refer to me as darling?/ /oh shit did I just call him darlin?!/ Spock wisely chose to ignore the comment and continued
≈Doctor Jim appears to be having some form of panic attack I'm on my way but you are closer. Is he alright?≈
≈Oh shit! I'll go check on him; hurray up I don't know what'll happen if your body has a panic attack Spock.≈
≈Nor do I doctor.≈
McCoy rushed over to Spock's quarters to find the body of Spock lying in the fetal position in the corner silently shaking. /this can't be good/
"Jim! You ok?!" McCoy started to gently shake him which in hind sight was not a good idea. Jim looked up and his eyes seemed to bug out of his head as he saw his own body looking back at him. /this can't be real! It just can't be real. It's just a dream.../
Spock thankfully chose that minute to burst in thru the door. He found McCoy trying to talk to Jim and Jim still shaking in the corner. It unnerved Spock to not only see such pained emotion on his own face but to also feel such pained emotion coming from his best friend. He ran to Jim and immediately went for his own PSI points. He quickly entered Jim's mind to find him panicking that he had gone crazy. Spock began to send soothing emotions to Jim which McCoy also felt.
≈Jim. Relax. Do you recall the events of yesterday evening?≈
Jim had managed to calm down a little in his mind but was still incapable of speech so he nodded and the Vulcan continued.
≈Remember there was a mix up in the transporter beam you, Doctor McCoy and myself somehow managed to switch bodies.≈ he paused here to make sure Jim didn't get started up again ≈We made an agreement to attempt to live as our bodies persona you are me, Dr. McCoy is you and I am him. We mind melded so we can communicate. Do you remember now Jim?≈
Jim seemed to be back to normal so Spock removed himself from the mind meld.
"You ok Jim?" Asked McCoy "You scared us both half to death! What set ya off? You were fine last night."
"I'm sorry guys. I woke up this morning and I couldn't remember what happened at first…Didn't know why I was in Spock's room then I remembered the planet and thought the rest had to be a dream cause it seemed so crazy! When I looked in the mirror...I...I panicked and then...ya. I'm sorry"
"It is alright Jim you had every reason to panic you just need to be more cautious. My Vulcan physique does not handle panic the same as a human body. If you were to pass out you could have seriously damaged yourself."
They were silent for a moment taking in the realness of their situation
"I suggest we get ready to start our body's days." Suggested Spock. He was already dressed and ready and it seemed so was the Doctor aka his Captain. Jim took the hint as he looked at his body and Bones'
"This is gonna be a long day huh guys?" They all nodded in agreement.
Their first shift was going pretty normally. The Enterprise was to be star mapping for the next 10 days. They each hoped that in said time they could manage to switch back.
Down in sickbay Spock was reorganizing medical supplies in a more logical fashion and unknowingly receiving several strange looks from Nurse Chapel. She had requested reorganizing months ago but Bones had refused stating that he "liked his shit where it was!" Thankfully it was a slow day for Spock. A few simple burns from Engineering, a case of the common cold and some idiot who thought he needed a band-aid for a paper cut.
McCoy was having a blast for all of maybe ten minutes while playing Captain. Upon arrival he loved simply asking each of his bridge crew what was going on. Then he signed a few PADDs from some young ensigns and then he just sat there...and sat there...and sat there! He was bored out of his mind! How did Jim do this every day!?
Jim on the other hand was having fun managing Spock's science station, he hadn't had to concentrate that hard in a long time. As captain he mostly went off instinct and split second decision but now he had to concentrate on the formulas in front of him and was constantly working them out as they each grew and changed with each bit of new information that was filtered thru. No wonder Spock loved his job!
On the third day of their switch, with relatively nothing going on Spock summoned himself and the Captain to Science Lab 3 for what he believed was a break threw to their 'condition'.
"It appears gentlemen that we each have a new protein in our bodies; I have discovered that extreme amounts of Serotonin, Adrenalin, Testosterone and Phenylethylamine cause the protein to dissipate. If we can get a large enough dose of the combination of chemicals into our systems all at the exact same time we should be able to switch back." Spock told them before they even had the chance to sit down. McCoy was blushing madly in the Captain's body, Kirk on the other hand just looked confused, of course with Spock's face he looked nauseous.
"Are you saying we have to…ya know…together?! So we have to…like…" McCoy made a weird hand gesture hoping Spock would understand so he wouldn't have to say it. "…are you sure?"
"Yes Doctor I 'am positive. Although the likelihood of it actually working is 27.2563%; if we fail to switch back at least the protein will be eradicated."
"Wait a minute! Are you saying that we have to…" again with the hand gestures "…and it might not even work?!"
Before Spock could reply Jim cut in, "Ok what are you two talking about and what does this mean?" Jim repeated McCoy's hand gesturing causing the other two to blush slightly.
"Jim do you know what Serotonin, Adrenalin, Testosterone and Phenylethylamine do in the body? Like do you know what happens when all four react simultaneously?" McCoy asked hoping Jim would figure it out on his own.
"Um well they are hormones and endorphins so, I don't know, we have to work-out? Exhaust ourselves?" McCoy snorted sarcasm dripping from the role of his eyes.
"Ya you could say that but that's not it; we have to…well…we have to…ya see Jim…" Spock was getting annoyed at McCoy's beat around the bush tactics so he interrupted the stumbling,
"It is required that we partake in sexual intercourse thus achieving orgasm simultaneously." There Spock said it…flat out, that wasn't so hard. He would later deny it but McCoy's body was suddenly redder than a strawberry.
"Spock!"
"We have to do what?!"
"We must -…" Jim stopped Spock from repeating the embarrassing sentence by holding up his hands in surrender.
"No. No, Spock I heard what you said…I just can't believe it! I mean seriously that's the cure?"
"Possibly Captain."
"Right; the small percentage of it actually working, but still getting rid of the protein. Great…um do we really…wanna do this? I mean no other options here?" Now Jim was blushing, which on Spock was a beautiful green tenting to the ears and cheeks. He had no problem having sex with either of these men, actually he realized he kind of wanted it, but when they are in their own bodies. Of course they didn't know that! And he sure as hell didn't want to ruin the two greatest friendships he's ever had…
"Actually Jim we could always work on the Disney movie idea. Maybe there is something we are supposed to tell each other? Or something we are supposed to learn first? I don't know…maybe we should try the 'illogical' plans before we do anything…drastic…" McCoy wasn't sure if he brought the idea up because he was afraid to ruin his friendship with these two by jumping in the sack for no reason or if he wanted to get his feelings off his chest first so they could, hopefully, jump in the sack willfully, not by necessity.
"I am actually not opposed to this idea Captain. Maybe we should try this first. It will not hinder our condition in anyway." Now Spock knew the main reason he agreed with the Doctor was because he was afraid of losing his only friends. He would rather stay friends forever than risk their future relationship on a whim.
"Alright how about we head to my quarters or uh Spock's quarters and have a little pow-wow? Truth or Dare kind of night." Jim laughed to try and shake the tension that was building in the air; it didn't work. They silently headed off to Spock's quarters each dreading what they would have to reveal and the unthinkable outcome.
They were seated in a triangle on Spock's floor, glancing at each other praying someone else would start this awkward but necessary conversation.
/should I just tell them everything? Life story and all or what?/
/what all do I need to say? Surely they don't need to know about my crappy childhood, not that they don't already…/
/logically I should start from my birth and tell my life's tale up until this point/
Since the humans seemed reluctant to take the plunge Spock dove in head first;
"As you know I was born as the first, and thus far only, Human-Vulcan hybrid…" /So life story it is then/ thought Jim. " As such my childhood, like much of life, was incredibly difficult at the best of times. For some unexplained reason my half blood makes me one of the strongest telepaths on my planet. My father of course attempted to raise me as purely Vulcan, believing that my Human DNA was simply something that could be overcome, my training was more…intense…than that of the other Vulcan children. Because of my strength I can sense more than most with a single touch. There was a time when no one was allowed to touch me due to fear of me reaching too far into their minds. My mother attempted to nurture my Human half and Vulcan half thus greatly angering my father. He did not wish me to appear weak to other Vulcan's as emotional or untrained so he shattered the bond I shared with my mother. I-"
"Hold on a sec Spock, what do you mean your father 'shattered' the bond you had with your mother? How did that work?" asked McCoy, the thought of his father purposefully separating Spock from his mom made Bones want to hit the man.
"All Vulcan children, including myself, are born with two bonds, one to each parent. They are similar to the bonds we now share. The parental bonds allow parents to always be near their children even if they are not there physically. It allows them to feel their child's emotions and can even aid parents in locating their children. As the child ages the bonds weaken and merely exist as a family bond. At the age of 7 each child is bonded to a future mate. I was bonded to a girl named T'Pring."
"Sorry to interrupt again Spock but are you saying you're married?!"
"In a sense I was 'engaged' as Humans would say. At the appointed time T'Pring and I would have been officially bonded and forced to mate." Spock seemed to almost shudder at this "T'Pring died in the battle of Vulcan thus destroying the bond."
"Wow I'm sorry Spock. I-"
"It is of little importance Jim, T'Pring hated me for my half blood and for joining Starfleet. It was considered a step down from what I could have done on Vulcan." He paused for a moment and almost seemed to smile at his 'rebelliousness'. "As I was saying, my father destroyed the bond my mother and I shared so she would be incapable of 'weakening' my defenses, as my father put it. In rebellion to my father I destroyed the bond he shared with me…he was not pleased." McCoy and Jim laughed a little at this, Spock the rebel? Who'd a thought? "I managed to run away on several occasions. My mother said it was the Human in me trying to break free and my father claimed that my rebellion was even more reason to intensify my training. My education was difficult. Fellow students made it a game to attempt to get an emotional response out of me. I was constantly bullied and teased for my half blood. I was rather proud of myself because I had not given in to their discrimination, but my father and several professors punished me because pride is an emotion, thus I was weak for not being capable of suppressing my pride…Doctor I feel I should inform you that you have always been right about me."
McCoy seemed shocked, /what the hell could I have been right about? So far my view of Spock has just done a complete 360! I always figured he grew up a spoiled rich kid! He's more like Jim than they realize./ All McCoy could do was give a puzzled expression.
"You see when I say that Vulcan's do not feel a certain emotion you always seem to reply with something along the lines of "emotionless my ass"" Jim and McCoy both burst out laughing. A little more quietly Spock continued, "You see in reality Vulcan's feel so strongly that we become a danger to ourselves and those around us…Jim is the second person to ever get a strong emotional response from me…ever…"
They all knew what Spock was talking about, when Jim insulted him about being incapable of loving his mother. Jim suddenly felt like a real heal.
"Ironically…both instances revolved around my mother…when I was 10 another student insulted my mother claiming that she was a Terran whore and that our Human blood made us less than the sands that covered Vulcan's surface…I allowed the anger I felt to overtake me and I severely injured the other child similarly to how I attacked you Jim…I truly am sorry…I never wanted to hurt you…" The last was almost said in a whimper, McCoy thought Spock looked like he was about to cry, Jim sure was.
"Oh my god Spock…I never wanted to hurt you! I was only doing what y- um I mean-."
"I know Jim, you were following my own orders, I just didn't know it yet." Spock seemed to almost smile knowing Jim still thought the world was going to blow up.
"What!? How? You told me there would be like impending doom or something!" Jim said wiping away his tears, shocked that the older Spock had tricked him. Spock didn't even blink
"I lied." McCoy was confused but also speechless. Jim's jaw almost hit the floor
"I thought Vulcan's couldn't lie?!" Jim squeaked from the embarrassment of realizing he fell for older Spock's plan.
"We are half human." Now McCoy was really confused /who's we?/
"Um what did I miss?" asked McCoy.
"We will get there Doctor but first I will finish my story. So as you now realized life on Vulcan for me was…difficult. The bullying continued throughout my schooling, but I never responded again. I spent my time alone and I was indifferent to those around me. I knew I did not belong there, thus my decision to join Starfleet. I was invited to join the Vulcan Science Academy and I almost accepted. When the High Council informed me, they stated that they were greatly surprised I had come this far in life because of my 'disadvantages'. I asked what disadvantages they were speaking of and they informed me that they believed that my human DNA would have prevented me from getting as far as I had and that they expected that it would also prevent me from getting much farther. I declined their offer, they took it as my human rebellion and the next day I left for Starfleet. As you already know I became a professor there and you both basically know the rest since we have been together since. What you do not know Doctor is that the only reason Jim- or any of us for that matter- is most likely even alive is due to an alternate time lines older version of myself." Spock said the last part quite proudly, thinking maybe that only he could come up with such a deviously smart plan.
"What in the hell are you talking about?!"
"My future self used the red matter to save the universe but failed to save Nero's people. In an act of revenge and punishment my future self was marooned in the past on the same ice planet I marooned Jim in the present. My future self was forced to idly watch this new timeline unfold as Vulcan was destroyed. My older self found Jim and recognized him from his own timeline. I know he shared with Jim the emotional turmoil I was in and small bits of the relationship he shared with his own James Kirk." Spock paused for a second and he started to smirk "Jim did not understand why my future self could not simply inform me what was going on…he lied and told Jim there would be a tear in time or some other nonsense that Jim assumed was true. So my future self instructed Jim on what to do and taught Scotty how to transport passengers at warp speed. After the whole incident was over I ran into myself and he explained. When I expressed my intent to return with him to the new Vulcan Colony h-"
"You were gonna do what!?"
"You wanted to leave us?" Spock pretended not to hear either of them and continued where he left off
"He told me to do us both a favor and do what I wanted instead of what was logical. What I want is to remain here with both of you on the Enterprise." Spock looked down sheepishly, Jim and Bones were smiling. Bones had a few questions, but they could wait till another date in time.
"Well if you're done Spock I guess I'll take over." McCoy paused to see if anyone had another comment and when he was met with silence he continued "I grew up on a small farm in south Georgia my great-grandfather, grandfather and father were all country doctors so you can guess what I always wanted to be when I grew up… exactly, a race car-driver.
"Doctor that a-."
"Spock that was a joke, now as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted…" Spock raised one of McCoy's eyebrows.
"My childhood wasn't nearly as traumatic as y'alls; I had a pretty normal life as a farm boy going to school and all that. I learned all the basic doctor patient care from my father when I would help him with his patients. College is basically where my life started and what led me to you two. Half way thru my freshmen year of med school I met Jocelyn, best and worst mistake of my life. I always figured that we moved way too fast because one moment we were dating then the next we were getting married. As it turned out we didn't know how to live together very well, every little quirk that we thought was cute before was now the most annoying thing in the world. Joce was always complaining that I loved work more than her and that I was never around. Ironically it was she who told me to become better than a simple country doctor and that's when I got into surgery; I'm good at it too, but Joce didn't care. She saw my new career turn as me avoiding her." McCoy sighed, Joce wasn't one of his favorite memories, "Anyway I tried taking off more time to be with her, but we were always at each other's throats, ha, I remember the day I realized we would end up getting divorced…I brought up the possibility of starting a family…she told me that she never wanted kids. Part of me was shocked, how could she not want kids and why had we never talked about it before? The other side of me wasn't really surprised because I had come to realize that Joce only cared about herself, there was no way she could handle 'sharing' the attention if there was a kid around. We were silent for a minute or two then she calmly told me she was going to a friend's for the night. I knew in that moment that it was over…you could almost feel our relationship shatter at that moment…and it was, she didn't come back and a few days later she called saying she wanted a divorce, I honestly don't know if I was relived or disappointed." McCoy stayed silent for a few minutes. "A few days after the divorce I knew I needed to get out of Georgia so a friend of mine gave me the 'brilliant' idea of joining Starfleet and here I am!" Bones said with a sarcastic sigh.
"Oh come on Bones tell Spock the story of how we met! Its pretty funny Spock." McCoy got an evil look in his eye as he started the tale
"Alright, so as you know Spock I hate flying, especially in those small tin cans you call hover crafts but I had to get on one to get to Starfleet Academy. I thought that if I hid in the bathroom, at least until we were in the air that I might not get air sick cause I wouldn't have to look out the window or anything and that I could handle the flight. Well my plan worked for about 2 minutes. One of the attendants found me hiding and dragged me over to sit next to this idiot blonde with a black eye, a couple other cuts and bruises and one monster hangover."
"Hey I'll tell my story on my own thank you!"
"Sure ya will Jim, anyway, I sat down next to Jim and the first thing I said was, "I might throw up on you" as I chugged down the last of my whiskey flask. Surprisingly Jim was unfazed and introduced himself, we got to talking, end up rooming together at the Academy and have been friends ever since. And since it was in the report after the Nero incident you know what happened with me sneaking Jim onto the Enterprise and everything afterwards."
"Doctor, under the assumption that you still would like children why did you join Starfleet? It is not very conducive toward said goal." Spock was honestly curious. Bones was surprised by the question
"Well Spock at the time that I joined I just wanted to get out of the states. I needed to start a new life as far away from home as possible. You can't get much farther than outer space. I still want at least one baby but I also want a spouse to have said child with. And in case you haven't noticed I'm still single."
"I am finding it difficult to understand why your wife left you. Is it not the 'dream' of almost all sentient beings to have a family? It is also very illogical for her to be angry with you for working more when she suggested it. Although you seem very fortunate to be able to achieve divorce." Spock made divorce sound like some higher form of existence, "Vulcan's mate for life, the only way to end the bond is for one or the other to die and even then most Vulcan couples die together."
"Wait a sec you didn't mate for life with Nyota. Doe-."
"I did not 'mate' with Lieutenant Uhurha at all." Spock said sharply. Jim shut his trap; he knew that tone, if Spock didn't want to get into details, that was fine with him.
"But to answer your inquiry yes Spock most beings want children, Joce was just one of those anomalies that didn't and I'm incredibly thankful for that as well. If I had stayed with her I never would have met either of you and we wouldn't be sitting here right now having this conversation. Hell you two might not even be friends if I hadn't snuck Jim onto the ship." McCoy said smugly.
"I have another question Doctor but I will save it for later, Jim if you would like to begin your story?"
Jim groaned "Well I guess I hav-."
RED ALERT! RED ALERT! CAPTAIN TO BRIDGE! RED ALERT! RED ALERT!
All three men jumped up and ran out the door towards the turbo-lifts. Any thoughts of how to reverse their condition were pushed to the back of their minds as their Command instincts kicked in. as soon as the turbo-lift doors opened Spock called for a report, Kirk forgetting he was in Spock's body.
"Ve are not sure Kommander! All de instruvents are dead sir but ve are somehow stable in space. Nothing is vurking right now sir." Still thinking he is the Captain Spock hits the comm. Button, "Bridge to Engineering. What is going on Mr. Scott?!" No one seemed to notice, or maybe they just didn't care at the moment that Mr. Spock was acting as Captain while Doctor McCoy was viewing the Science Station readouts and the Captain seemed to be waiting for someone else to give him instructions!
"Scott here! Am not sure Commander Spock; everything seems to be working just fine down 'ere. It's like somethin' has a hold on the Enterprise. I can 'nae explain it sir!"
Kirk turned Spock's head around to ask Spock if he had any suggestions then remembered how weird this situation must look since he was Spock and 'Bones' was reading science readouts! Thinking quickly he used the meld instead of speaking aloud
~Spock! Get away from the science station you are Doctor McCoy! Bones say something! You are Captain!~
~Captain I am merely trying to form a hypothesis as to what may be causing our problems. I suggest we trade places; we appear to be trapped in some form of transporter beam coming from a planet 253.68 kilometers to our right~ Spock calmly explained as he walked away from the science station as if nothing had happened.
~Doctor, if you will take the Captain's chair you can ask Jim for the report I just relayed to you.~ McCoy nodded and walked to 'his' seat without a word.
"Spock, what can you tell me?" Jim seemed to hold back a cough knowing the real Spock would never need to clear his throat from nervousness.
"Apparently Captain we are being held in a transporter beam. The signal is coming from the planet below us." Jim hoped he got the information correct.
"Any thoughts on how to break free?" McCoy catches on quick thought Kirk.
"Negative Captain. The only plausible option presently is to attempt to hail the planet below and negotiate our release." ~How was that Spock? Did I get your stoic voice down?~ Jim asked teasingly
~You did Jim, until you smiled~ Spock seemed to frown again and McCoy had to bite the inside of Jim's check so he wouldn't laugh out loud.
"Uhura?" Thankfully for her she knew what the Captain was asking of her
"I am trying all frequencies sir. Nothing yet. It may take some time."
"Alright then…so now we wait…"
~Cancel red alert Bones and tell Sulu and Chekov to go help Scotty since they are not needed now. ~
The Captain seemed to jump but he re-adjusted in his seat and gave the command
"Sulu cancel red alert. You and Chekov go get something to eat then see if you can help Scotty find a way to break us free if Lt. Uhura is incapable of contacting the planet."
~Damn it Bones! Now Uhura is going to think that I said she's incompetent! She was just starting to lighten up!~
~Ooops~ "Uhura…do you need any help?" Jim had to forcibly stop himself from face palming in Spock's body. For a second Uhura was upset that Jim didn't trust her enough to do her job but she noticed the tone in his voice was a simple offer, no teasing or insults or flirting, just honest curiosity. She turned around smiling
"I'm good Captain. The planet appears to be attempting to reply but nothing that I can translate as of yet."
~Wow…she's never that nice to me~
~That's because you're a smug smartass around her Jim~ Suddenly the comm. Beeped again
"Sickbay to Bridge. Is Doctor McCoy with you?"
"Captain to Sickbay. McCoy's here. What happened?"
"Emergency in Sickbay sir. Mr. Scott just arrived with severe third and fourth degree burns. Apparently he tried to disconnect one of the engines. It shocked him so violently it threw him back into the wall. He still has not regained consciousness."
"I'll be down there in a minute Nurse Chapel!" yelled Spock from the turbo-lift. ~Spock! You don't know how to treat burns like that! Scotty will need a brain scan as well! He could go into a coma!~
~Thankfully for Mr. Scott Doctor you are in my head to instruct me threw the procedure. I suggest you retire to your quarters so you will have no interruptions. Give Jim the Con. It is his ship after all…~
"I'm going to go check on Scotty, Spock you have the Con. Uhura contact me when you can translate the messages from the planet…" McCoy paused, he knew Uhura and Scotty had a 'thing' going on and by the look in her eyes she wished she could be by his side. McCoy put Jim's hand on her shoulder and whispered to her "…If Scotty wakes up do you want me to tell him anything from you?" Uhura jumped, how did he know!? Uhura sniffled a little but smiled brightly at the man she thought was her Captain
"Thank you Captain, but if you could just keeps us updated?"
"Will do lieutenant." McCoy was going to go to Jim's quarters so he could communicate in peace with Spock but he decided against it and instead went to sit outside Sickbay just in case. Six hours in and McCoy was exhausted from impatiently pacing back in forth outside Sickbay while simultaneously instructing Spock on what to do and how. Thankfully none of the nurses picked up on the 'Doctor's' slower than usual pace. While Spock worked on healing the burns he instructed the nurses to start the brain scan. Scotty was fine, just knocked out cold. Good thing too because he would have been in a hell of a lot of pain had he regained consciousness.
About an hour and a half into the procedure Uhura commed the Captain informing him that she had successfully made contact with the planet that was holding them in space. Apparently the planet's inhabitances were scanning the ship determining whether or not the Enterprise's intentions were violent. With the help of Uhura Spock managed to prove to them that they are peaceful explorers and were simply mapping out this area of uncharted space. The planet was so apologetic that they sent them copies of all the star charts they had for their quadrant as a sign of peace and understanding. The Enterprise was now free and back to charting space.
Spock finally walked out of Sickbay and looked like he was about to fall asleep leaning against the wall next to McCoy.
"Your body tire's quite easily Doctor." Spock said thru a half yawn he wasn't even trying to hide "May we retire now?" /Wow Spock sounds exhausted/
"Sure thing Sp- Bones. Let me just comm. Uhura. Lieutenant Uhura?"
"Yes Captain?"
"Just informing you that Mr. Scott will be fine. He'll need to recover for a few days but as soon as Alpha shift starts you can go see him…so in what 2.5 minutes? Tell Mr. Spock that I' am helping Doctor McCoy to his quarters, he's exhausted. Kirk out."
McCoy practically dragged his own body to his quarters as Spock seemed to have lost the ability to move properly. Once they got to McCoy's quarters and Spock had flopped onto the bed McCoy asked him if he was ok, this seemed a little too tired for Spock.
"Spock are you alright? You're acting like you haven't slept in weeks! Or just ran a marathon."
"I am simply tired Doctor. The fact that your body tires more easily than mine is not helping my situation, but I am also drained from communicating with you telepathically for over 5.58 hours while simultaneously maintaining the bond between both you and Jim...I had to block our conversation from Jim so he would not be distracted, it was most tiresome." Spock seemed to be falling asleep while talking.
"Is there anything Jim and I can do to make this easier for you?" McCoy didn't realize how much they were taking out of Spock until now.
Spock seemed to be wide awake for a second "No Doctor. The only way to 'ease' our situation would be to make the bond permanent but you and the Captain would not approve of this."
McCoy was about to ask what it was he thinks they would not approve of but when he looked at Spock he was fast asleep on McCoy's bed. McCoy smiled a little to himself /not exactly how I always imagined this but I'll take what I can get./ McCoy suddenly realized how tired he was, for a second he contemplated going to Jim's quarters but it seemed too far away at the moment. He slid off Jim's boots and laid down next to, well himself, and quickly passed out as well.