Enterprise's Two Dads
by Starsinger
Joanna McCoy and Demora Sulu meet, and the crew of the Enterprise meet Sulu's daughter. Need something a little more light-hearted after "Race for Sickbay". Set during "A Long Road", so Pike isn't alive. Don't own them.
Uhura looked across the Academy's campus to see Kirk wheeling his way across the lawn. She shook her head, he'd worn himself out again, otherwise he'd be walking. Soon, she realized that a little girl sat in his lap as he talked to her. She got closer, wondering when Joanna had returned when she realized that this wasn't Jo. She stopped and smiled, "Well, who is this? Are you being kidnapped as a babysitter again, Jim?"
The little girl, who looked to be about Jo's age, grinned up at Uhura, "Nyota, this is Demora Sulu. Hikaru and his ex have some things to discuss, and asked me to look after her. We're on our way to see Bones, who has Jo, today. Joce is in town. Would you like to join us?"
Demora nodded at Uhura, "Alright, it'll be good to see Jo again." She walked with Jim as Demora started talking. She was just as outgoing as her father and happy to make friends. They collected people on their way to Starfleet Medical. Chekov, having met Demora before when he and Sulu were roommates in their Academy years, the little girl held out her arms and gave Uncle Pasha a hug.
Scotty joined them and was surprised, "Is nae Sulu…" he trailed off.
Jim nodded, "He got married young, it was what was expected. His ex was the one who suggested that he didn't like women like that. They've remained friends, and Demora lives here in San Francisco, don't you, Sweetheart?"
"Yes, Uncle Jim," she answered. Spock was the last to join them having been looking for Uhura.
They arrived at McCoy's office where McCoy looked up from playing with Jo to find the welcome distraction. Jo looked at Demora curiously before getting up and walking over to her, "Hi, my name is Jo. What's yours?"
"Demora," the other little girl replied.
"Wanna play?" Demora grinned at Jo's question and scampered off Jim's lap and over to a corner where they played a game that they seemed to be making up as they went along.
McCoy looked up at the rest with a raised eyebrow, "Sulu's little girl," Jim replied. He watched as Jo displayed social skills that he often lacked. "I'm here for that check-up," Jim said. "I seem to be everybody's favorite babysitter."
McCoy grabbed his equipment and attached a sensor to Kirk's head while running a tricorder over the rest of Jim's body. "Still going to Physical Therapy?" he asked. He knew the answer to that. He received weekly reports on Jim's progress. Jim nodded. "Well, at least you're learning to listen to your body now," McCoy commented. "You're progressing steadily, Jim, and I believe you'll be more than ready to set out when the Enterprise is ready."
Kirk sighed in relief, "That's good to know."
McCoy smiled at his younger friend, "Hey, we want you on that ship as much as you want to be there. We've still got three months to go. I think you'll be ready well before the Enterprise is." He looked up to find Sulu standing in the doorway smiling at the girls.
"Daddy!" Demora squealed and ran over to Hikaru.
Sulu laughed, "You'd think she hadn't seen me a couple of hours ago!" He scooped her up. Jo walked over to her own father who picked her up. McCoy was taller than Sulu, but that didn't stop the girls from grinning at each other.
"Okay," Jim announced. "I need to take a picture of this. Get together you two. Enterprise's two dads!" Jim picked up his PADD and snapped a couple of shots. He sent the pictures to Sulu, McCoy and their exes. Later, he received thank yous from both women. When the Enterprise set out on her five year mission, many pictures of families left behind decorated both the lounge and the rec room. This one was printed out large and prominently displayed so everyone walking into the lounge as Sulu's and McCoy's smiles lit up the room.