okay so here's Chapter 6! Tibble-itus! I hope you enjoy. I was in a mood so I wrote this at 2am and it wasn't betad because I wasn't thinking at 2am so hopefully it's not terrible. But as promised you have a cliffhanger, well sort of, I think it is more of a steep hill than a major cliffhanger.

Tribble-itus!

"Doctor I do not understand why we are sneaking down to your own Sickbay at 0230 for something that can obviously wait till a more agreeable hour." Spock did not grumble as he made his way through the halls with Bones and Jim.

"We ain't sneakin Spock we are discreetly heading towards Sickbay because, one I want to make sure we are still in perfect health and two I want to take these blood samples so first thing in the morning we can get to work on how we are going to switch back, again." McCoy whisper-yelled as they made their way through the halls of the Enterprise. As the doors to Sickbay swished open, Dr. M'Benga didn't even bat an eye at the trio and went right back to his paper work as they entered Dr. McCoy's office.

Bones pulled out his tri-corder and started scanning over Spock in Jim's body mumbling under his breath. He stared at the readout and couldn't believe what they said. Bones smacked the tri-corder just for good measure. The readouts changed and became slightly more normal.

"Damn thing must be broken!" He moved the tri-corder over Jim (his own body) to see if it would give off the same results. "What the hell is wrong with this thing?!" Bones screeched as he ran the tri-corder over himself, in Spock's body, as well.

"Is there a problem Doctor?" Spock asked slightly nervous. McCoy continued to smack the tri-corder and change the settings but the results that came up still baffled the Doctor. Bones was mumbling something to himself before finally replying a few minutes later

"I have no idea Spock! According to this hunk of junk we either all have Tribble-itus or we are all pregnant! Either way both of those options are completely impossible! To have Tribble-itus we have to not only be Tribbles but pregnant with at least 12 baby Tribbles each! I don't even have to explain the "logic" in the fact that men can't get pregnant!" Bones continued his ranting; completely missing his Captains face go deathly white. Jim was also too busy laughing at the idea of being pregnant to notice Spock's reaction to the news. Spock decided he needed to go meditate, NOW!

"Gentlemen, if you will excuse me, I must meditate. I will see you at Alpha shift." Before McCoy or Jim could respond Spock was out the door and half way to his quarters leaving both men starring in confusion.

Spock almost ran to his quarters, all Vulcan wisdom of running being 'illogical' was abandoned. Completely ignoring that he was in the Captain's body he bolted into his own quarters, desperate for the solitude of his meditation. He blocked out the bombardment of his bond mates calling to him through their link, asking if he was alright.

/Breath, breath, breath/ Spock chanted to himself as he began searching his mind and sorting through his thoughts and feelings of the past few days. Two hours later Spock had sorted through his emotions and was searching for the bond he had sensed earlier that day. What Spock found left him completely speechless; he found the bond alright, but it was MUCH stronger than he first suspected. Before him he could not only see but feel the golden threads of the bond that connected him to the two men he loved most. The bond was almost chain-like in strength but there was warmth that radiated off of it like the sun. Spock couldn't stop himself from smiling, in a week their bond was stronger than any he had ever seen, or felt. As he was about to leave his mind Spock noticed a small shimmering coming from bond he shared with Jim and Leonard. Curious he began to examine it; immediately recognizing it for what it was, he was thrown out of his mind by the sound of someone entering the room. Gasping he opened his eyes to see his own eyes staring back at him with concern.

"Leonard, I believe I know what is wrong with your tri-corder."

"Gentlemen, if you will excuse me, I must meditate. I will see you at Alpha shift." Spock said as he all but ran out the door. Jim and Bones stared at each other wondering what was wrong with their Vulcan.

~Spock are you okay?~ said Jim through the bond

~Spock! Where you going?~ cried Bones.

"Maybe we should follow him?" Jim said rather nervously. He didn't know what to think, why was Spock ignoring their calls? Did we say something to offend him? Jim finally settled on the thought that hopefully Spock was just tired.

"Naw, that'd probably only make it worse. He does NEED to meditate. Let's give him a few hours and then I'll go check on him later." Bones was lost in thought for a second before he got a maniacal grin on Spock's face, "You on the other hand Jimbo need to read these books," Bones said as he placed a mountain of textbooks into Jim's arms that piled up to his chin, "You're a doctor now, god help us, and you need to know what the hell you're doing! Here's your homework, you're a genius, you memorize all this by morning and you'll be good to go!" Bones finished smugly.

All Jim could do was gape, /seriously? All of this in less than 8 hours? When am I supposed to sleep?/ Jim thought to himself as he walked out of Sickbay and towards Bones personal quarters, books pilled to his chin. /It's gonna be a long night…/ Jim got himself comfortable in the good Doctors quarters and began to read the first book titled; "The Guide to Inter-Racial and Inter-Galactic-Species Terminology of Illnesses & Diseases Part 1 of 72", /Oh my god I'm going to go nuts!/ Jim thought angrily as he started reading, mumbling something about sadistic Doctors and hypos.

Bones on the other hand stayed in Sickbay a while and tried to figure out what spooked Spock so much. / I was saying how the tri-corder must be broken, Jim started laughing at the idea of being pregnant and then Spock bolted out of the room like his ass was on fire! Maybe he's afraid that Jim doesn't want kids? Why would that scare him though? It's not like we have to think about anything like that just yet./ Bones continued to ponder Spock's reasons for bolting and tried to call out to him through the bond several more times.

Bones suddenly realized that almost 3 hours had gone by! / Shit! Well I better try and get at least a little shut eye./ Bones grumbled to no one in particular as he made his way to Spock's quarters. Upon entering he was surprised to find the man he'd been thinking about all night, Spock, right there on the floor in front of him. /Should I wake him from his meditation? Why is he here anyway he's supposed to be in Jim's room! /

Just as Bones took another step toward his new lover, Spock's (Jim's) eyes shot open with a gasp. Bones stared at him with concern when the Vulcan said;

"Leonard, I believe I know what is wrong with your tri-corder." This had Bones even more worried. What could possibly be wrong with them that has Spock acting so…human? Bones decided to just get to the point because he knew Spock hated to beat around the bush, or so he thought.

"Alright, what's wrong with my tri-corder?" Bones asked hesitantly.

"Nothing." Spock deadpanned.

"Spock, that doesn't make any sense. How-" Bones was cut off as Spock interrupted him, very un-Vulcan like, Bones thought for a brief moment.

"It makes perfect sense Leonard, the only problem is that the tri-corder does not know how to differentiate its result when a Vulcan bond is involved." The only thing Bones heard apparently was Vulcan bond.

"You mean the three of us are officially bonded now? How did that work? Does that mean we are married now?!" Bones asked slightly awe struck. Bones knew Vulcan bonds were incredibly special and highly prized among Vulcan's, not only that, they were basically permanent!

"Leonard, you are missing the point, but to answer your question the bond proves that we are all three meant to be together. It could only have gotten so strong in such a small amount of time if our minds were incredibly compatible and our love pure." Spock said, smiling slightly.

"Wow…" Bones was completely gobsmacked. "Can Jim and I feel the bond as well? What do we look for? Do we have to meditate like you? How is this even possible?" Bones went on and on with questions that he wasn't really looking for answer for, he was just so shocked he couldn't think of the right questions to ask!

"Leonard." Spock said slightly amused and somewhat annoyed, /he still has not realized that his tri-corder results were in fact correct…/ Spock got an idea, "Leonard? Would you like me to show you our bond?"

Bones had immediately shut his trap at the slightly annoyed tone Spock used when saying his name, but was so amazed by the thought of being able to see their bond all he could do was nod.

Spock reached his hands up to McCoy's (his own) psi points, pausing to make sure Bones was ok with his 'voo-doo'. The second his hands connected to the psi points he was immediately sucked in, the pull was so welcoming it seemed to be expectant. Suddenly Bones and Spock were swimming through each other's minds.

~Leonard follow me~ Spock said calmly as he lead them through the maze that was their minds and into the core where their bond resided. Bones could feel the warmth and affection wash over him before he actually saw the glowing gold bond in front of him. It was a twirling mass of golden thread weaving together to create an unbreakable bridge between his, Spock's and Jim's mind.

~It's, it's amazing Spock! I don't even know what to say. It's like-" McCoy paused he examined the bond a little more closely and noticed that tiny trendles of the golden threads were forming off of all three connections, "Spock? What's this?" McCoy pointed to the smaller lines of the bond that he had been staring at. Spock actually did smile this time.

"This Leonard is what I've been trying to explain since you first walked into my quarters." At Bones oblivious stare Spock continued, "Your tri-corders results were correct Leonard."

"What?! How the hell do we have Tribble-itus!?" Since Spock was in Jim's body he indulged in the act of rolling his eyes at the Doctor /humans are oblivious/ Spock thought to himself, "The OTHER reading Leonard." Spock said. Bones seemed to think for a second. Spock knew the exact moment Leonard had connected the dots because his eyes bugged out of his head and in a great rush they were thrown out of each other's minds. Staring at one another's faces instead of their minds Bones took a millisecond before his (Spock's) face broke out into a huge grin.

"You mean we really are…?" Bones asked happily. Bones couldn't help himself as he threw himself into Spock's arms and hugged him. Spock smiled a little half smile at Leonard's awe struck attitude as he returned the embrace.

"Technically my body is, but right now that means it is your body Leonard. The tri-corder said it was all three of us because it cannot differentiate when a Vulcan bond is involved." Spock explained.

"How is this even possible? Is this one of those secret things that Vulcan's have?" Bones asked out of pure curiosity, finally releasing Spock from the bear hug, both men still smiling at each other as Spock explained further.

"Yes. Vulcan biology is able to adapt based on the bond's each Vulcan creates. In same sex relationships on Vulcan, the stronger mate's body will change to allow the possibility of bearing children. As a hybrid it was believed that I would never be able to adapt in such a way." Spock said rather solemnly. Bones noticed the mood change.

"Guess you can't help but prove those idiots wrong every chance you get, huh Spock?" Bones chuckled, "You will always be an anomaly to them." Spock appreciated the gesture but did not comment further. He was suddenly wondering how Jim would react to the news and could care less what the Vulcan's of his past thought of him now. He was happy and that was all that mattered now. They stayed in silence for a while as Spock and Bones both moved around to get ready for bed and to get some sleep before their shift.

"Leonard?" Spock asked as he laid next to his companion, "Do you believe Jim will be ok with this sudden…change?" Bones knew Spock was afraid of Jim rejecting him, Bones was nervous about Jim's reaction as well, Jim tended to over react in situations like this.

"I'm sure he'll be just as ecstatic as I am Spock, just be patient with him. He didn't exactly have the greatest role models as a child and I know he is afraid that he'll end up like Winona and leave the second things get awkward." Bones snuggled into Spock's side as they lay their together on the bed, "Just get some sleep, we'll tell Jim first thing in the morning."

Well? What'd ya think? I don't know how much more obvious I can get without actually saying in words whats going on here. So how do you think Jim should react? How do you think Bones and Spock should break the news? I would love to know your thoughts! Please Review! I post faster when you do!