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[star_to_steer]

WHO: Captain Kirk and whoever wants to bother him.
WHERE: The holodeck.
WHAT: Angst.

Technically, this technology was from his future, which raised certain risks for using it. But, Kirk told himself, he wasn't going to take it apart or study it. He just wanted it to give her back for a while.

The bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise shimmered into

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[his_sarah_jane]

Exploring, it had been decided, was a good distraction. It was a good way of forgetting yesterday's events and forgetting... well, just about every heartache she possibly possessed.

Without knocking, Sarah Jane walked in to the holodeck. Her eyes widened at the scene around her. Somehow, without realising it, she had stumbled into a scene from Star Trek.

"Oh!"

[star_to_steer]

Kirk straightened up in a hurry. Starship Captains were not supposed to slump, at least not in front of other people. Couldn't show weakness, fear, regret, not when others were looking to you for an example. Part of the uniform.

"Oh! ...uh, hello there, Miss, I don't think we've met."

[his_sarah_jane]

"I don't think we have either."

She hadn't seen him while walking in. Sarah Jane put a quick smile on her face and nodded.

"I'm sorry to intrude."

[star_to_steer]

"You're not, you're... definitely not." He stood up and pulled down his tunic. "I'm Captain James T. Kirk of the Federation starship Enterprise." He spread his arms and indicated the bridge. "Welcome aboard."

[not_tiny]

Sulu had gone out looking for something to do. He'd found a door labeled "Holodeck" and curiously stepped through it.

To find himself on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise, circa 2265. For a moment he could only stare in amazement and he took a few halting steps forward. There was his spot at the helm, Chekov's next to him at navigation... Uhura's post at communications. Spock's science panel. Then he noticed Captain Kirk, sitting in the captain's chair. Right where he belonged. The uniform, the hair, the look... it was as if someone had put Sulu down in the past.

"Captain... what is this?"

[star_to_steer]

"A bit of technology from the Federation's future, apparently," he said. "Not a good idea to even dabble with it, I know, but... I couldn't resist, and hopefully there'll be no harm done." Kirk smiled. "Amazing, isn't it Mr. Sulu? An absolutely... perfect illusion. I daresay we could take this thing to Antares right now if we wanted."

[not_tiny]

Sulu nodded, still in a bit of a daze. He walked over to his old position at helm and slid into the seat. He remembered this like it was yesterday.

"We probably could, at that."

He tentatively nudged the helm control forward, bringing the "ship" to one quarter impulse. He felt the slight thrum of the engines through the deck plating and starfield on the viewscreen began to shift ever so slightly. He laughed out loud, swiveling to grin at Kirk.

"This is amazing. And it certainly isn't from my own time."

[star_to_steer]

Kirk threw up his hands. "Well, now you've gone and done it, Mr. Sulu. Now, when I return home the entire course of history is going to be changed because you told me the Federation won't have hologram technology in the next few decades. With our luck, the human race will be wiped out. I hope you're happy." He laughed. He hadn't felt this good since arriving here.