A Pranky Show and Tell

by Starsinger

Inspired by BananaLollypop's "I Need You" and Sonar's suggestion, Joanna takes someone to show and tell, and the other ends up being subjected to pranks. Guest, honestly, no, the last chapter's not OOC. Frankly, Jim has always been curious, and Star Trek has a history of honoring many different traditions. This is very much something Kirk would do, go and observe. As for being weak, it's a drabble, a snapshot of life, not a story really. Don't own them.

"Honey, are you sure about this?" Jocelyn asked Jo, looking at her guest for the day.

"Yes, Mommy, I'm very sure about this," she replied. The teacher had said to bring the most unusual item or bring the most unusual person you know to school for show and tell tomorrow. The Enterprise was on a layover on Earth, and Jo had pounced. This person was just as unable to resist the now seven year old as anyone else on the ship.

"Miss Joanna McCoy, would you like to bring your guest up to meet everyone?" her teacher finally called on her.

Joanna looked up at her guest and smiled before putting her hand in his and leading him up. He gazed calmly at his audience as Jo introduced him, "This is my friend, Commander Spock. He is First Officer on the USS Enterprise. This means, if something bad happens to Uncle Jim, he becomes Captain." The teacher hid a smile at the girl's familiarity with the famous (or infamous) captain. "He's a Vulcan. Actually, he's half-Vulcan. His mother, Amanda Grayson, was human, and his father, Uncle Sarek, is Vulcan. She died on Vulcan when it was destroyed. He is also the Chief Science Officer on the Enterprise. He helps the study of science going while they're exploring the galaxy."

Spock nodded at Jo as the teacher asked if the kids had any questions, "What color is your blood?" was the first, rather predictable question.

"Green," he answered.

The questions came fast and furious. "Do you have a girlfriend?" "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Have you got any weird wounds?" "Why are your ears pointed?" "Are you stronger than humans?"

The questions were predictable, until one little girl, who was taking notes, asked, "What made you decide not to enter the Vulcan Science Academy?" Spock was taken aback by the question and answered her question truthfully. "Has a non-Vulcan ever been accepted to the VSA?"

"Yes, Captain Kirk was accepted while he was recovering from injuries suffered while defending Earth from Admiral Marcus' rampage," he answered.

The class eventually left for lunch and Spock approached the teacher, "Ma'am, the girl who asked me those questions about the VSA."

"Yes, Audrey, she's probably the type to enter Starfleet when she gets old enough," the teacher responded.

"If I forward you information about the Academy, will you forward it to her parents?" Spock inquired.

The teacher smiled, "You bet I will!"

Meanwhile…

Jim entered the Bridge, coffee cup in his hand, and Rand was ready with PADDs for him to sign. Jim sighed as he sat down in his chair. Someone had thoughtfully installed a coffee cup holder in the chair. Jim sat down and suddenly he heard:

Why are there so many

Songs about Rainbows

And what's on the other side?

Confused, Jim looked around to see who was singing the Rainbow Connection song with an excellent imitation of Kermit the Frog. He finally found Chekov sitting there singing very earnestly, and quite well. "Mr. Chekov?" he asked.

"Yes, Keptin?" Chekov asked innocently.

"Please stop singing," Kirk asked.

"Yes Keptin," Chekov responded.

The song ended, but the songs didn't. He went down to Engineering for a consultation, and Scotty broke into a song and dance:

One, singular sensation

Every little step she takes.

One, thrilling combination

Every move that she makes

"Scotty? Seriously! A Chorus Line?" Jim asked. Scotty looked innocently at him before launching into his description.

It was when Uhura broke into Greensleeves, and Sulu broke into My Heart Will Go On that Jim suspected that something was going on. There were two suspects left, and one was on Earth with the other's daughter. "Okay, Bones, what did I do this time?" he asked.

"Well, tell you the truth, it was my latest ploy to get you down here for your physical," Bones said with a huge grin. Jim sighed, knowing he was now trapped and sat down on the nearest biobed. "See, that wasn't so hard, was it?"

Jim rolled his eyes, "How did you get to be a doctor with such an awful bedside manner?"

"My bedside manner is just fine, you just need to be a lot more responsive to your CMO's dictates!"