Dragon's Keeper Part 9/?
Title: Dragon's Keeper #9
Author: remorsful_rain
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Unbeta'd. You've been warned.
Word Count: ~770
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.
Summary: Leonard knew when the mission went wrong. He didn’t know how or why, he just knew Jim was in trouble and it wasn’t good.
Leonard knew when the mission went wrong. He didn’t know how or why, he just knew Jim was in trouble and it wasn’t good.
He sprang up from his perch on the captain’s chair and into the air, swooping and diving twittering all the while. There were waves of angerfearhatepainhate crashing through his mind, leaving little room for rational thinking. Instincts Leonard didn’t even know he had were kicking in. His One was gone, his One was in trouble, his One was in pain. His One, he didn’t know what it meant but it was screaming in his head.
Spock reached for him but he dove out of range. Jim, he had to know if Jim was alright. Uhura batted him out of the way and he let out a pitiful wail as he scittered across the communications station. Leonard lept over too Chekov and Sulu, his urgent whistles and calls did nothing, no one was understanding him, and not for the first time he cursed his transformation. Diving back to Spock he clung to his shirt and reared up so they were eye to eye. He hoped that something would get across and he would bring Jim back.
“What’s wrong with him?” Uhura snapped making a grab for him as he sprang back into the air and wove acrobatics over her head.
“His highly irrational behavior may be the result of many things. Perhaps his animal instincts have finally come to light.”
Leonard glared at him and got ready to tear him a new one about misinterpreting communication as animal instincts, but pain flared across his senses. They were hurting his One! He couldn’t stop the pain-filled wail that escaped his throat.
With a surge of hate and anger he zoomed into the turbo lift. One way or another he was going to be with Jim.
Feet thundered behind him, but he one destination in mind. With a hiss he landed on a startled ensign’s shoulder and peered down at the screen. It told him nothing, not that he could understand all the transporter read-outs in the first place. Leonard tried his best to stay clear of the room as much as possible.
Spock strode in quickly followed by Sulu.
“Beam the Captain aboard.”
“Aye sir.”
Leonard didn’t know if it was his behavior or if the first officer had data, but he didn’t care. Jim was coming back, so maybe the distracting emotions buzzing around his brain would finally go away.
**
Leonard couldn’t have been more wrong. If anything the buzz intensified when Jim’s semi-concious body appeared on the deck. There were too many people around and they seem to make his worryfearconcern and resulting headache worse.
The med team rushed in and he was lost in the confusion. They lifted Jim onto a gurney and then were rushing him to med bay where more nurses and M’benga were waiting for them. His years of training were coming to bear, noting the many lacerations and contusions on the captain’s body, there were probably internal injuries too. Different courses of treatment filtered through his brain, but stuck in a body with talons and wings what could he do?
He hovered restlessly over the gurney, twittering wildly. Leonard had the urge to do something, but he didn’t know just what. There were a dozen things that needed to be done, but no one paid heed to him when he warbled his orders.
Jim was transferred to a bio-bed, and Bones landed on the railing at the end, still trying his best to get his ideas across. All the team heard was loud, wild shrieks and hisses.
“Dr. McCoy there is nothing you can do here. Please you need to leave so we can do our job.”
Leonard froze. She was right even if he didn’t want to admit it, stuck like this he couldn’t do anything for Jim. He watched as the med team quickly prepared their patient for surgery. He was the best surgeon on board, what if something happened in the OR and he couldn’t fix it? He might as well have signed Jim’s own death certificate. All because of him.
Nodding slowly, Leonard took off heading for the door and the worried crowd beyond. Uhura tried to catch him as he flew past, but dodged out of the way. He didn’t want to be there, standing waiting to see if Jim lived or died. He just couldn’t do that, not when he wasn’t the one putting the captain back together.
He needed to get away now. Fast. He had to, he couldn’t stand it.
Bones let out a wail and disappeared.
Sorry for the wait guys but here it is, and as I said this is unbeta'd so if anyone spots any typos let me know. I ended up going to a used book store for my birthday and ended up with the entire Dragon Riders of Pern series so I got distracted by that fandom. By the way I'm working on a longer true ST/DRoP crossover. If you want to check it out I have a master post and character sheet on my journal.
The next chap of Dragon's Keeper is written and I have an idea for the one after that. Unfortunatly that's where my ideas end. If anyone wants to brainstorm ideas with me, I wouldbe extremly grateful. ;)
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