Author's Note:

Hello everyone and welcome to another chapter. It features another poor ensign getting to grips with the Enterprise and its unique aspects. Thank you for your continued support of this story and I hope you like the chapter.

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Plan 21

Ensign June was never going to forget what had happened.

She was a new engineer on the Enterprise and she had heard many of the stories of the ship and managed to avoid many of the pitfalls that had claimed previous crewman. She had also seen and read the 'Unofficial Rules of the Enterprise' so she felt pretty confident that she was safe, unfortunately she discovered something that wasn't in the rules or had happened before.

It started when she was in Engineering working on part of the system responsible for lighting around the ship. She was finishing up when someone spoke to her.

"Excuse me Miss?"

She turned and faced Pavel Chekov. She recognised his face as pretty much the whole Command Crew of the Enterprise were known throughout Starfleet but she'd never actually met him before. Many of the women she'd spoken to had said that he was cute like a hyperactive puppy but she actually thought he looked quite handsome, "Yes, what is it?"

"Do you know vhere Mr Scott ees, I'm supposed to report to him."

She smiled and shrugged, "I'm afraid not, I haven't seen him for a couple of hours."

He looked momentarily crestfallen then smiled back, "Zat's okay I'll find him ewentually but sank you anyvay Miss…?"

"June."

"June." He smiled brighter then scampered off waving goodbye as he went.

June found herself gazing after him longer than she would have done before turning back to finish her task. Yes she could see why people thought he was cute like a puppy but she felt that he was quite a fine looking man.

She was sitting with her friend Miriam Jonstone in the Mess Hall later talking about their work that day when Pavel came up in the conversation.

It was Miriam who mentioned him first, "It was kind of adorable when Chekov started asking Mr Scott about the Warp Core, especially since he calls it the 'Varp Core'. I don't think anyone on this ship is going to be able to see him as anything but cute."

"I met him today; I think he's actually quite handsome."

Jonstone looked at her friend in surprise, "Do you know that he's the youngest on the ship and in Starfleet."

"Of course I do, I mean who doesn't but he's eighteen. It's not like he's a young child."

Miriam leaned in conspiratorially, "I think you've got a crush on him."

June also leaned in, "I think twenty is too old for schoolgirl crushes but I was planning on asking him out."

"You'd be the first and if he says yes there will be more than a few people who'll be very jealous. What were you thinking of doing?"

"Something simple and friendly; like playing some sports in the gym together or some board games in one of the rec rooms, just to see what we have in common."

The two women continued their plotting not noticing Scotty get up from the next table and head out of the hall to speak to the Captain. It looked like Jim and Leonard would have to initiate Plan 21.

A few days later June was asked to speak to the Captain in the Medbay.

She'd been quite flirtatious with Pavel recently and the other ensign had been humorously oblivious so she'd decided to ask him out later that day once this meeting with the Captain was finished.

She entered the Medbay and Nurse Samuels gestured to Doctor McCoy's office, June thanked her and headed towards it not realising that the nurse was suppressing a smirk. The ensign knocked and she heard McCoy's voice.

"Come in."

Entering smartly she saw that both the Captain and Doctor were seated at the desk, she stood at ease, "You wanted to speak with me sir?"

Jim stood up, "Yes Miss June, there is a matter that I wish to discuss with you."

The man began pacing and June began to feel uneasy, especially when McCoy started to toy with a hypospray. She pushed her unease aside and spoke, "What matter do you wish to discuss sir?"

Jim continued his pacing, "It has come to my attention that you have been attempting to be more…intimate with one of my Command Crew. As you know Starfleet does not ban exclusive relationships between officers but they do stress that such relationships can cause problems for the continued running of a starship. As such I believe that in the interest of my crew I should keep an eye on such things involving Command Staff, furthermore I have a personal responsibility for Ensign Chekov and I will not tolerate anyone affecting him negatively in any way, not even a member of my crew. Do I make myself clear Ensign?"

In the brief silence that followed McCoy finished prepping the hypo he was toying with somehow making it sound like an old Earth revolver being loaded.

June quickly answered, "Understood sir."

Jim prolonged the silence before answering, "Good. You are dismissed Ensign."

She hastily nodded and fled the office.

When she had left Jim looked back at his friend, "How did you make the hypo sound like that?"

McCoy just grinned, "Scotty made it for this purpose especially, so long as I send him a recording of what just happened."

Jim sat down grinning as well, "Next time we should have Spock standing in the background looking intimidating."

"We should, though after the scare we gave her there might not be a next time."

"You might be right Bones but at least we know that Plan 21 is a definite winner."

"Indeed it is Jim, indeed it is."

After June related what happened to her friends word spread and potential girlfriends for Pavel dropped dramatically. Admiral Archer received a recording of what happened and sent a simple message back to Jim and McCoy…

'Nice work boys.'

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