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I don't know how long I was out, but when I did wake up, I was in a strange room. I first opened my eyes, and couldn't stand the light. When my eyes adjusted, I saw I was in the sickbay of the Enterprise. I tried to sit up, but the pain in my leg kept me from doing so. I whimpered, and the doctor, along with Kayla and Sarah walked in.
"How are you feeling, Ivy?" the doctor asked.
"I'm fine. How did I get here?"
"You were beamed up."
"It's about time you woke up, lazy." Kayla said, teasing.
"No nagging when I first wake up." I said, giggling.
"Seriously, how are you?" Sarah said.
"Well, I think I'm OK. My leg hurts, though." I looked around. "Where's Barrel, and my dad?"
"They're still in Halloween Town."
"Oh. Well, at least we're here." I said.
The door opened. Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock walked in.
"Hello, Captain." I said, cheerfully.
"Hello, Ivy." He replied. "How are you feeling?"
"Better, thank you."
Sarah whispered, "You lost a lot of blood. Mr. Spock had to give you blood so you would live. I would have, but you're Vulcan. He was the only one who could do it."
Kayla was looking at Captain Kirk, dreamily, so I said, "Kayla, please no drooling."
"Whatever." She said, laughing.
"What does that mean?" Kirk asked.
"Inside joke." I said, laughing really hard.
Mr. Spock said, "I'm glad you're feeling well, Ivy."
"Thank you, Mr. Spock. For everything."
"It was the only logical thing to do."
Kayla cleared her throat. "Ivy, we haven't been able to practice without you. Do you feel well enough to practice a little bit?"
"Sure. But what about our instruments?"
"We've got that taken care of." Kayla turned to the doctor. "Can she get out of bed?"
"As long as she doesn't overdo it."
"Sweet action." Kayla said.
So, Sarah and Kayla helped me out of the bed, and Sarah handed me my band shirt. It was blue, like Spock's. I saw Sarah and Kayla had their band shirts on, too. I stood gingerly on my leg, and found it didn't hurt too badly.
"Let's go show these peeps how it's done." I said.
"Yes!" Kayla jumped up and down. "There's our girl."
We walked to the recreation room, where there was a drum set, and two guitars. We hurried over to them, and started to warm up. Kayla and I tuned our guitars, and Sarah goofed off on the drums.
"Ready, guys?" Kayla asked.
"You're the boss." Sarah and I answered.
"OK, then. We'll do the intro song for us that Sarah wrote."
So we started to play, and then Sarah and I started to sing.
Yo, people, we're gonna jam for you
But first we gotta intro we're gonna do
Ya gotta meet our captain, Kirk's the name
Jammin' with the Enterprise, that's her game
Then Kayla sang with Sarah.
Next, you'll see the first officer of this band
Spock's her name, and she does a dance
She does a cheer, but she also plays,
Which is what she'll be doin' for the rest of her days
Kayla and I sang,
Behind us, you'll notice our communication chick
Her name is Sulu, and don't make her tick
She may play the drums, but she'll write a song
That'll make you want to sing along
The three of us started singing.
We're the Enterprise crew, sit and listen
Our lifetime mission to prove we can play
That's what we'll do, til the end of the day
OK, so the song's corny, but we thought it would be OK for people. It turns out it was, because we didn't even notice the crew from the real Enterprise had come in to the rec room. They started applauding, and we took a small bow.
"Want to sing another song, Ivy?" Kayla asked. "Do you feel up to it?"
"Let's go for it." I said.
I looked out at our audience, and noticed Captain Kirk, Spock, and Sulu had sort of a shocked look on their face. I guess they didn't know our nicknames yet.
"What do you want to play?" Sarah said.
"What about 'This is Halloween'?" I asked.
"Sure."
So we played that song. By the end, I was feeling pretty tired, so I had to stop. Kayla and Sarah led me to the cabin where they were staying in. They sat me in a chair, and a there was a kock on the door. Sarah opened it, and Mr. Spock walked in.
"May I speak with Ivy, please?"
"Sure." Kayla and Sarah said, in unison. They walked out.
"What did you need, Mr. Spock?"
"I was wondering why you called yourself by my name."
"Well, it's a nickname."
"I see."
"What did you think of the performance?"
"It was very good." He smiled.
"Is that a smile?" I asked, holding back giggles.
Spock's stern expression returned.
"I have a question, Ivy. Since you are a Vulcan, but have expressed feeling, maybe you can tell me what I'm feeling."
"I'll try."
"My hands feel sweaty, and my stomach feels odd."
"Sounds like you're in love, Mr. Spock."
He looked at me.
"Love? Odd emotion, love."
"It does beat logic, though." I sighed, a very sad sigh.
"What's the matter?" Spock asked.
"I just miss my family in Halloween Town. I miss Barrel, everyone."
"I see."
Why must he always say that? He got up to leave.
"I must leave. The captain wanted to see me."
"Mr. Spock?" I asked, stopping him. "Thanks for my life."
He walked over to me, and stood there.
"It does not require thanks."
I put my arms around Spock and gave him the biggest hug I could. He stood there, awkwardly. After a few seconds, he put his arms around me and hugged me back. We stood there for a few more seconds, then as I started to pull away, Spock did the strangest thing. His human half must have felt something and taken over, because the next thing I knew, he was kissing me.
The door opened, but I don't think he noticed. He pulled away from me, turned, and saw Captain Kirk standing there, shocked. Spock straightened, and the captain opened his mouth to speak.
"Mr. Spock, can you come to the sickbay?"
"Of course, captain." Spock turned to me. "Good bye, Ivy."
"See you later, Spock. You too, Captain."
"Bye," Kirk said. "By the way, you girls sounded really good."
"Thank you, captain."
Then they left. I sat back down on the bed, and soon after, Kayla and Sarah walked in.
"So," Kayla said. "What's the deal with Spock? He left here looking embarrassed."
"Nothing. Just curious about our nicknames." I said. "I miss Halloween Town."
"So do I," Sarah said. "But we probably won't see it ever again."
Meanwhile, in the sickbay, Kirk was trying to get Spock to talk. Dr. McCoy was there, and was watching Kirk.
"So, Spock," the Captain said. "I see you've learned to love."
"Is that so?" McCoy asked, suddenly interested. "What makes you think that?"
"Well," Kirk started.
"Captain." Spock interrupted. "I do not think this is necessary."
Kirk smiled. Spock was embarrassed. Maybe there's hope for you, after all, Captain Kirk thought.
"I do, Mr. Spock. He was kissing Ivy."
"Spock, I knew there was more human to you. Do you love her?"
Spock sighed. This was a battle he wasn't prepared for.
"Yes, gentlemen. I think I do."
The captain and doctor were shocked. Then the intercom beeped.
"Captain?" Mr. Sulu asked. "We have a Klingon vessel following us, sir."
"I'll be there soon, Mr. Sulu." The captain switched off the intercom.
As he started to leave the sickbay, he said, "We are having a very exciting week, gentlemen."
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