Night 59: Main Hallway, 1-West
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Kirk ran into the main hallway and found nothing there except more pink light coating everything. His gut feeling said that if something was happening, it should've happened already, but he was a loss to explain what was going on. The system (if he could call it that, vague as it was to describe the whole Landel's torture/ ( Read more... )
Kirk ran into the main hallway and found nothing there except more pink light coating everything. His gut feeling said that if something was happening, it should've happened already, but he was a loss to explain what was going on. The system (if he could call it that, vague as it was to describe the whole Landel's torture/ ( Read more... )
And just like that, Spock strolled through the carnage like he'd decided to take an evening stroll. McCoy halted. That just figured. The moment Spock got them both good and worried, he showed his face, as if he was just fashionably late.
"Wait a minute, you finally get us all together," not all, Uhura still wasn't here, which only drove his point home. They had to get her. Why not all go together? "Now you want us to separate? You want to wade through that alone?"
He pointed towards the chaos down the hall. Spock at least had more of a fighting chance in hand to hand with these animals. He looked to the Vulcan for support. "Spock."
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McCoy raised a valid point. He met the doctor's gaze for a split second before looking back at Jim.
"I must agree, Captain," Spock added. "Seven creatures attacked me before I reached you. You will be greatly outnumbered if you go alone."
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Kirk silently hoped this detour would take no longer than that. "Nothing's attacked us-" He waved his hand to indicate himself and Bones. "-and we've been in this hallway for awhile. I'm guessing these puppies have been sent to play fetch with whoever's had their abilities restored for the night. Honestly... I'll probably be a lot safer than you two."
There was a lot more he could've said about the nature of nighttime in Landel's and how weirdly time passed and the efficiency of splitting up, but one thing Kirk had gotten used to when it came to command was that explaining his orders wasn't a strict requirement. Especially not while they could get chewed up by any number of monsters while discussing it.
"It's not up for debate, gentlemen." He looked at Spock now. It was in Bones' nature to argue with him, and it wasn't as if Kirk completely disagreed with his point, but he thought - he hoped - that his second-in-command would understand. "We don't know how much time we have."
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"And you aren't injured anywhere?" No scratches, no infections? Spock barely met his gaze, but McCoy caught the brief look. He didn't exactly grin, that would ruin the effect, but he couldn't help but be secretly pleased that Spock actually had his back. The pleasure faded considerably when Jim pulled his captain's voice. McCoy had a whole slew of arguments up his sleeve, but he didn't have nearly the same clout as Spock did. "And if they do actually succeed in rounding the others up, who do y'suppose they're coming after next?"
Jim's decision might be final, but surely Spock could convince him oherwise.
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Jim's theory regarding why he and McCoy had yet to fall under attack made sense within the context of what Spock himself had seen and experienced. After all, Goku had displayed signs of regaining some his own natural abilities as well. Not only that, but it made sense for the military to target those they considered the greatest threat to their authority -- in other words, individuals who experienced a change in physical strength and abilities due to a security breach. Assuming that was correct, then Spock would become a potential liability.
"The captain's logic is sound," he conceded after a brief pause. Then, turning to look at McCoy, Spock continued. "If we traveled together, I would likely draw more danger to both him and Lieutenant Uhura. We should go investigate the force field."
Now wasn't the time for debate. Spock was confident McCoy would understand that, even if he didn't necessarily agree with them.
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Either way, they all should've been gone ten seconds ago. Kirk grinned at Bones' comment, already backing away in the direction of the female block. "That's why I'm trusting you two to put up a fight. Don't let me down."
If either of the science officers had anything to say to that, they'd have to direct at their captain's back, because he was already headed off, disappearing into the crush of monster corpses and rearmed prisoners.
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