It's thunderstorming outside. Yay thunderstorms. :]
Song: Serenade (piano)
Artist: Fruit’s Basket soundtrack
The four stood there awkwardly, unsure and unwilling to part. Finally, Kirk stepped forward, holding a hand out to McCoy. “It’s been real, Bones.”
McCoy cleared his throat awkwardly, swallowing and grasping his best friend’s hand. “Yeah, Jim.” The younger man flashed his trademark grin - but it was so much sadder this time - before pulling Leonard in for a hug. McCoy grunted in surprise and awkwardly returned it with an arm. “’s not like I’m never going to see you again, Jim,” he said gruffly. “You’ll drop by, won’tcha?”
“’course I will, Bones.” Kirk smiled and pulled back. “But still.”
“Jim.”
“Yeah?”
“I’m uh. I’m glad you stayed in contact.” McCoy thought back to the wide-lined letters, adorned with sloppy handwriting. He could practically see ten year old Jim sitting there, his tongue between his lips as he focused an entire world on a letter for a friend another continent over.
Kirk beamed and punched his shoulder gently before moving on to Chapel. “Chrissy,” he said playfully. She swatted at him.
“Don’t make this a repeat of our first encounter,” she warned him, and he laughed. Chapel bit her lip. “Seriously though, Jim.” She took his hand and squeezed it. “Be careful out there. I don’t want to see you on the news unless you have a trophy held over your head.”
“I’ll be in touch, don’t worry.” Kirk patted her hand, and blinked in surprise when the nurse stood on her tiptoes and planted a kiss on his cheek. “Well damn, it takes me leaving you to get what I want?” Jim waggled his eyebrows suggestively. “Maybe I should threaten to do so more often.” He laughed as she flushed and moved to punch him.
Spock had stood there quietly, shuffling his feet. He arched an eyebrow when a calloused finger prodded his arm. “Can I help you, Leonard?”
“You really don’t expect to just slide your way outta goodbye.”
“I did not intend to, no.”
The two stood in an awkward silence for a couple minutes. McCoy finally cleared his throat again and stuck his hand out. The tip of Spock’s ears turned green, and he arched a sculpted eyebrow. McCoy’s face slowly turned beet red as he remembered Vulcan custom, and snapped his hand back. “Didn’t mean it like that,” he grumbled.
“I assumed not. Humans are prone to faux pas.”
McCoy rolled his eyes. “You’re not so bad,” he admitted after a moment. “Just…remember to take care of your Pokemon. And don’t be a stranger,” he added hastily, wanting to leave on a better note. “Drop by sometime. Or give a call from Vulcan University or wherever you’re goin’.”
Spock’s eyebrow raised again. “I shall remember the offer…Doctor.”
A mournful bleating caught the two’s attention. Spock turned visibly green and McCoy smiled sadly at the sight of I-Chaya and Magnolia, who were rubbing noses and nuzzling the other. “Young love’s gotta end sometime,” McCoy said quietly. He was all too familiar with goodbye.
“Mister Spock,” Chapel said quietly, sparing him further embarrassment (and saving him from a rather melancholy train of thought he’d rather not entertain). The Vulcan turned to her.
“Christine.” He jolted in surprise as she leaned in and pressed her lips against his cheek.
“Good luck in your studies. Please be sure to drop by?”
“Of course.” Spock blinked a few times, but Chapel would remember the few seconds where he looked completely and utterly astonished. “I will,” he promised again, glancing back at the sheep Pokemon. McCoy had leaned down and started petting Magnolia’s wool, the Flaafy clinging to his leg. “I-Chaya,” he said, raising his voice only slightly. The Mareep butted his head against the Flaafy’s one last time before trotting over to his Trainer.
“Goodbye, I-Chaya,” Chapel said, kneeling and scratching behind his head. The electric sheep gave a soft bleat and nuzzled her hand.
“Hey, Spock.”
“Yes, Jim?”
“You mind if I accompany you to Blackthorne? Olivine’s the closer port.”
“That would be agreeable.”
“Cool, then you’re stuck with me for a little while yet.” Kirk raised a hand in farewell, and the two Trainers turned and began the long walk ahead.
Chapel chewed on her lip, and McCoy watched them go with a heavy heart. After they’d disappeared from view, he put an arm around his friend’s shoulders. “Come on, Chris. It’s time for us to go too.”
Song: Kodak Moment
Artist: Nickasaur!
“Who’s that, Bones?”
McCoy nearly jumped out of his skin, shoving his PokeGear in his pocket. Kirk draped himself across the back of the Pokemon Center’s couch. “Come on, I saw. Who was the cute little girl? A sister I don’t know about?”
“That’s…not exactly possible, Jim.”
Kirk smacked his forehead. “Oh fuck, I’m sorry Bones.”
“Don’t apologize. You’re naturally a nimrod.” He was used to how his heart twisted when he thought of his father.
“Hey!” Kirk protested. “Come on, Bones, spill the beans. Who is it?”
McCoy sighed and pulled his PokeGear out of his pocket, clicking a button to make the display screen light up. “It’s my daughter.”
Jim’s eyes bulged. “You have a daughter? I didn’t know you were married!”
“It…didn’t last long,” McCoy admitted quietly. “We got married after Jocelyn had Jo. Joanna,” he explained. “We split up a year later.”
“Damn,” Kirk said quietly. “I’m sorry. Do you see her often?”
“Only once since the divorce.”
Kirk squeezed his shoulder, and McCoy was grateful for the silence.
Song: Polkamon
Artist: Weird Al (I shit you not this came up on shuffle. The shuffle gods love to fuck with me).
Spock did not want to know why his friend was dancing ridiculously. Chapel had her hand over her mouth, trying to look incredulous but failing as giggles burst from between her lips.
“It’s time to Polka!” Kirk was singing
“For Ponyta and Pidgey too
Come on put on your lederhosen-” here he did a weird move with his legs, kicking them both to the side ridiculously. Chapel nearly doubled over.
“And try not to step on little Pikachu
You better grab yourself a partner
Like Tentacruel or Bulbasaur-Bulbasaur! Come on, Bones!”
“I am armed,” McCoy warned, “and I will defend myself.” Jim paid him no mind, continuing to belt out whatever illogical song at the top of his lungs.
“Hold on a minute-
There’s still at least a hundred and twenty-seven more!”
“What prompted this?” Spock finally asked Christine when he caught up to his three friends.
“We were talking about our childhoods, and Jim said he made this song up to help him remember information for a test. So I asked him if he still remembered it, and…well…”
Spock shook his head and wondered if it would be over soon.
Song: Peril
Artist: Martin O’Donnell (Halo 2 Soundtrack)
The trek up Mt. Silver was rather pleasant at first. The local flora was lush and vivid, and all the wild pokemon they passed appeared to be healthy. It had grown more chill as they continued their ascent, but that was to be expected.
What Spock did not expect, however, was when the group ventured into the mountain, to come back out at an altitude where the wind was breath-roblingly cold and snow found its way into every crease in his clothing.
McCoy was doing relatively well for his sprained ankle, so they persisted up the mountainside, until Spock finally fell to his knees, unable to feel most of his body. “Spock?” Chapel asked. “Spock!”
The other two young men turned around. McCoy slid down to him, avoiding ice patches and cursing. “Jim!” he shouted over the wind. “Go look for a cavern for us to rest inside! Hurry it up!” He looked to Chapel, who had already released Leon. The Vulpix jumped onto Spock’s shoulders, wrapping his tails gently around the Vulcan’s neck. “We need to get him in a shelter, quick. Body heat’s what’s best for him now.” McCoy slipped an arm under Spock’s shoulders, Christine taking his other side. “Come on, Spock,” he grunted. “We’re almost at a stoppin’ point.”
Kirk found them twenty minutes later, and led them up to a small crevice. “We can squeeze through here!” he shouted above the shrieking noise the wind made as it passed over the small gap. “It should be big enough to fit all of us!”
With some difficulty, they made it in, the small cavern just big enough for the four to huddle around the small fire Jim’s Houndoom had created. The hellhound in question sat on Spock’s lap, Leon still wrapped around his shoulders. “You all right?” Kirk asked after an hour or so of silence, nudging Spock’s shoulder with his own. Spock nodded mutely, and the other three looked at each other, wondering how they were going to make it to the top.
Annnnd, hrrrm what else.
Have a shipping meme because I love useless junk like this. None of these are in any particular order
Top Five Shippings Overall
1. Shadow/Maria (Sonic)
2. Spock/McCoy (Star Trek)
3. Jade/Dist (Tales of the Abyss)
4. York/Zach (Deadly Premonition)
5. Auron/Rikku (Final Fantasy X)
Top Five Love Triangles/Threesomes
1. ScienceT3 - Spock/Chapel/McCoy (Star Trek) - threesome
2. Rory/Amy/Eleven (Doctor Who) - threesome
3. Zach/York/Emily (Deadly Premonition) - love triangle
4. Garrus/Lyall/Liara (Mass Effect, Lyallverse) - love triangle
5. Shinon/Gatrie/Gatrie's girl of the week (Fire Emblem 9 and 10) - love triangle
Also, three bonsuses:
Nine or Ten/Rose/Jack (Doctor Who) - threesome
Seamus/Lassiter/Juliet (Luck of the Irish/Psych) - love triangle
Kit/Nita/Ronan (Young Wizard series) - love triangle
Top Five Canon Pairings
1. Doctor/Rose (Doctor Who)
2. Nathan/Kelly (Misfits)
3. Kirk/Gillian (Star Trek IV: Voyage Home)
4. Mike/Fi (Burn Notice)
5. Sonic/Amy (Sonic)
Bonuses:
Eclair/Lumiere (Kiddy Grade)
Asch/Natalia (Tales of the Abyss)
Dairine/Roshaun (Young Wizard series)
Alec/Magnus (Mortal Instruments series)
Link/Midna (Legend of Zelda)
Top Five Crossover Shippings
1. Seamus/Lassiter (Luck the Irish/Psych)
2. Yuna/Cloud (Final Fantasy X/Final Fantasy VII)
3. Sam Tyler/The Master (Life on Mars/Doctor Who)
4. Time Count/Sylar (Persona 2/Heroes)
5. I don't have a last one but let me say if I could get a plot, I'd write the fuck out of a Mass Effect/Star Trek crossover. I'd write the fuck out of it.
Top Five "wtf, that makes no sense...but I LOVE it!!" pairings
1. Soren/Stefan & Tibarn/Nephenee (Fire Emblem 9, 10)
2. Jade/Natalia (Tales of the Abyss)
3. Zaeed/Chakwas & Tali/Legion (Mass Effect)
4. Scotty/Chekov (Star Trek)
5. Piers/Jenna (Golden Sun)
Top Five "I Just Don't Feel What Everybody Else is Feelin'"
1. Kirk/Spock (Star Trek. Unpopular opinion is unpopular).
2. Shadow/Rouge (Sonic. CAN'T THEY JUST BE FRIENDS. DO THEY REALLY HAVE TO FUCK).
3. Shawn/Juliet (Psych. No. Just. No. I am very, very angry at the show that this is now canon.)
4. Ike/Soren (Fire Emblem)
5. Peony/Jade & Luke/Asch (Tales of the Abyss)