Duel
by Starsinger
Bones has seen Kirk fight hand-to-hand, and seen just how fast he can move unencumbered. So, he challenges Spock and Kirk to a face off, just to see what Kirk can do in a fair fight, without pesky furniture in the way. Don't own any of them.
Jim looked at McCoy with a raised eyebrow. Jim swore McCoy had scary eyebrows, but McCoy swore that he had nothing on Jim. "Bones, why am I doing this?"
It had been three years since both epic fights on the bridge over the Narada, and a year since they started their five year mission, and now Bones decided to see what would happen if Kirk and Spock faced off against each other without body armor or furniture in the way. Spock also looked at McCoy questioningly. "Okay, gentlemen, I've seen you both fight each other, and other people, but Kirk, I've seen you move so fast it would make a Vulcan's head spin. I'd just like to see what an exercise between the two of you would look like." Uhura looked at McCoy like he was crazy. Scotty, Sulu and Chekov grinned at each other thinking this would be fun. Keenser scooted around the edges taking bets on who would win.
Jim shook his head. He watched as Spock circled around him, and closed his eyes. Sometimes, during similar exercises at the Academy, he'd do just this, shutting out the rest of the room except his opponent. It helped him focus, and had come in handy on moonless nights on Tarsus IV, survival and all. He heard Spock throw the first punch and blocked it easily with his arm, and waited. A swift move from the other side towards his legs had him dodging out of the way. Peripherally he was aware of the murmuring, but it never broke his concentration. Finally, he opened his eyes and stared Spock down.
The first blow he landed to Spock's right arm came so quickly that Spock barely had time to react. Spock hadn't realized just how battle honed Jim's senses really were. Jim had scored three hits before Spock was able to take stock of what was really going on. They both remained silent as the world narrowed and focused on each other. Spock moved in, his skill and speed hopefully a match for Jim's own.
McCoy watched as the match continued. Both opponents were fairly equally matched. Kirk had swiftness while Spock had strength. They both would end up with bruises the next day. Neither gave ground as the match continued. Finally, Spock attempted a quick round house kick that had Kirk up in the air landing a foot in the other man's shoulder causing him to tumble to the ground. Spock never got a chance to apply his superior strength. Jim grinned down at Spock, "Well, that's the first fight I've ever beaten you in."
"I get the feeling you weren't even trying the first two times," Spock responded.
"I didn't want to hurt you, my friend."