Gone to See a Man About a Dog
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madimpossibledreamerI remember none of Enterprise even though I’m pretty sure I saw episodes when I was a kid, but also, Admiral Archer’s dog deserves to reappear rather than remain an ongoing question in the void, so.
Main Points:
Star Trek (the 2009!movie verse) Cambion AU (New Genesis)
Summary: Kirk and Spock head to intercept Khan and receive some unexpected news.
Word Count: 1016
Rating: Teen
Spock does not for a second leave Kirk’s side. Jim tries not to take that personally; it’s not a lack of trust, and while his science officer could be useful elsewhere, it is actually a relief to have a Vulcan’s strength backing him up. It’s probably the closest he’ll let himself come (for decades at least, anyway) to actually admitting out loud he’s worried.
The only thing that comes close to tearing him away is that Uhura isn’t heading off with them, and Kirk would absolutely understand that, but they both know that Khan is going to blame this all on one person and it definitely won’t be Uhura. Besides, she definitely seems like she’s enjoying being in charge of the Jackson, a lot. Not like she’s out for his job, or anything, but she’s definitely using this as an opportunity to familiarize herself with command just in case she does have to take the wheel at some point. Gaila’s even serving as the science officer, and apparently someone’s keeping an eye on his kid, which is something.
“You think you could take Khan in a fight?” Kirk asks. It’s rare for Spock to be uncertain, but the less than a second’s hesitation suggests that he is.
“It is difficult to extrapolate from the available data. As they were first designed as supersoldiers, it is reasonable to assume quantitative measurements were taken of Augment abilities, just as it is reasonable to assume that most of those records were lost or destroyed in the ensuing wars.” Spock hesitates for a second before adding, “...He did unleash the Genesis device.”
“I’d say it couldn’t happen to a more fitting planet, but...there were people down there. At least we have countermeasures of our own, and I happen to know at least one of the guys that designed it knows his stuff. It won’t outright stop it, probably, but at least we can minimize the damage.” He knows he’ll have to talk about Tarsus IV later. Sure, Spock maybe has a right to know, but it’s more—sure, it took a while to get through his head, but he didn’t deserve what happened, no matter how much of an ass he was when he was a kid, and he deserves to have nice things.
Spock doesn’t outright smile, but he nods and Kirk guesses he’s pleased, anyway. “Why thank you, Captain.”
The comm on the wall lets out the familiar whistle, and Kirk runs over, Spock immediately pivoting to cover his back in case this is some kind of trap. Fortunately, unless this is the enemy, Kirk’s crew will all remember that anything said aloud could be overheard, and therefore code should be used. “Kirk here.”
“I have no explanation, sir. Absolutely none.” Scotty sounds...more confused than anything. Which is not what he’d been expecting, at all.
Kirk exchanges a quick glance with Spock. “Explanation for what?”
“Well, I suppose we proved that transwarp beaming is a possibility already; I just didn’t expect…” If he isn’t stopped, Scotty will absolutely continue to ramble, and while that usually wouldn’t be an issue, they are kind of on a time limit here.
“Scotty.” Fortunately they all know how to buckle down when necessary.
“Khan has warped onto the Enterprise, only he’s not alone. He entered pursued by beagle. These weren’t even the coordinates! Never mind the fact that I have no idea how to account for the time discrepancy—” Now that he knows what he’s listening for, that’s definitely relief in his Chief Engineer’s tone, and some pretty good news just overall, never mind what it means for his career. Which is all well and good, but only if the dog (and the rest of them, honestly) manage to stay that way.
“Hopefully Porthos isn’t going to keep going after Khan. I don’t think he’d hesitate to dispose of any lifeform getting in his way, even if that lifeform happens to be an adorable dog.” Which, Khan might hear, and maybe take into account as, like, a dog-hostage, but his earlier attempt to use Kirk’s son as a hostage hadn’t worked out too well for him either, and from what little Kirk remembers the dog had been at least as intelligent as a three or four-year old kid. “Any idea as to where he’s headed?”
A different voice—Popescu, if he isn’t misremembering—joins in. “Engineering, last I saw. No sign of the dog.”
Makes sense. He’s probably going to try more sabotage—blowing up the ship, maybe, if he doesn’t otherwise get his way. Or just gassing them all. They’ll have to catch up quick, too. Thanks to Admiral Marcus thinking he’s fully in control of the situation and none of this will backfire, Khan actually knows where all the systems are and knows exactly what he’s doing without having to memorize a manual. He’ll be a lot faster when it comes to setting off his schemes.
“Try to flood Engineering with gas. Kirk out.” It’d probably be too easy, but it’s worth a try anyway.
They’re running the second he stops talking. Spock glances over. “You are aware that has a low chance of succeeding, particularly if he, as I suspect, arrives first?”
“Yeah, but while he’s busy shutting that off, he’s not doing other stuff,” Kirk admits.
“And what is your actual plan, Captain?” Spock’s mainly asking in case he can help, obviously, but it’s still too risky to actually detail it out loud now.
He shakes his head, ducking into a side corridor and pulling Spock along as they haul ass away from the Augments coming out of a nearby room, armed and ready to try to stop them from interfering. “Too risky to say it out loud, but trust me, Spock, I’ve got one. Khan might be really smart, and he might have picked up a lot, but he doesn’t know the Enterprise the way I do.” Hopefully that’s enough of a hint; Spock’s also really smart, and unlike Khan he’s probably actually read all the relevant reports. It’s also all Kirk’s comfortable giving him, yet.
Main Points:
Star Trek (the 2009!movie verse) Cambion AU (New Genesis)
Summary: Kirk and Spock head to intercept Khan and receive some unexpected news.
Word Count: 1016
Rating: Teen
Spock does not for a second leave Kirk’s side. Jim tries not to take that personally; it’s not a lack of trust, and while his science officer could be useful elsewhere, it is actually a relief to have a Vulcan’s strength backing him up. It’s probably the closest he’ll let himself come (for decades at least, anyway) to actually admitting out loud he’s worried.
The only thing that comes close to tearing him away is that Uhura isn’t heading off with them, and Kirk would absolutely understand that, but they both know that Khan is going to blame this all on one person and it definitely won’t be Uhura. Besides, she definitely seems like she’s enjoying being in charge of the Jackson, a lot. Not like she’s out for his job, or anything, but she’s definitely using this as an opportunity to familiarize herself with command just in case she does have to take the wheel at some point. Gaila’s even serving as the science officer, and apparently someone’s keeping an eye on his kid, which is something.
“You think you could take Khan in a fight?” Kirk asks. It’s rare for Spock to be uncertain, but the less than a second’s hesitation suggests that he is.
“It is difficult to extrapolate from the available data. As they were first designed as supersoldiers, it is reasonable to assume quantitative measurements were taken of Augment abilities, just as it is reasonable to assume that most of those records were lost or destroyed in the ensuing wars.” Spock hesitates for a second before adding, “...He did unleash the Genesis device.”
“I’d say it couldn’t happen to a more fitting planet, but...there were people down there. At least we have countermeasures of our own, and I happen to know at least one of the guys that designed it knows his stuff. It won’t outright stop it, probably, but at least we can minimize the damage.” He knows he’ll have to talk about Tarsus IV later. Sure, Spock maybe has a right to know, but it’s more—sure, it took a while to get through his head, but he didn’t deserve what happened, no matter how much of an ass he was when he was a kid, and he deserves to have nice things.
Spock doesn’t outright smile, but he nods and Kirk guesses he’s pleased, anyway. “Why thank you, Captain.”
The comm on the wall lets out the familiar whistle, and Kirk runs over, Spock immediately pivoting to cover his back in case this is some kind of trap. Fortunately, unless this is the enemy, Kirk’s crew will all remember that anything said aloud could be overheard, and therefore code should be used. “Kirk here.”
“I have no explanation, sir. Absolutely none.” Scotty sounds...more confused than anything. Which is not what he’d been expecting, at all.
Kirk exchanges a quick glance with Spock. “Explanation for what?”
“Well, I suppose we proved that transwarp beaming is a possibility already; I just didn’t expect…” If he isn’t stopped, Scotty will absolutely continue to ramble, and while that usually wouldn’t be an issue, they are kind of on a time limit here.
“Scotty.” Fortunately they all know how to buckle down when necessary.
“Khan has warped onto the Enterprise, only he’s not alone. He entered pursued by beagle. These weren’t even the coordinates! Never mind the fact that I have no idea how to account for the time discrepancy—” Now that he knows what he’s listening for, that’s definitely relief in his Chief Engineer’s tone, and some pretty good news just overall, never mind what it means for his career. Which is all well and good, but only if the dog (and the rest of them, honestly) manage to stay that way.
“Hopefully Porthos isn’t going to keep going after Khan. I don’t think he’d hesitate to dispose of any lifeform getting in his way, even if that lifeform happens to be an adorable dog.” Which, Khan might hear, and maybe take into account as, like, a dog-hostage, but his earlier attempt to use Kirk’s son as a hostage hadn’t worked out too well for him either, and from what little Kirk remembers the dog had been at least as intelligent as a three or four-year old kid. “Any idea as to where he’s headed?”
A different voice—Popescu, if he isn’t misremembering—joins in. “Engineering, last I saw. No sign of the dog.”
Makes sense. He’s probably going to try more sabotage—blowing up the ship, maybe, if he doesn’t otherwise get his way. Or just gassing them all. They’ll have to catch up quick, too. Thanks to Admiral Marcus thinking he’s fully in control of the situation and none of this will backfire, Khan actually knows where all the systems are and knows exactly what he’s doing without having to memorize a manual. He’ll be a lot faster when it comes to setting off his schemes.
“Try to flood Engineering with gas. Kirk out.” It’d probably be too easy, but it’s worth a try anyway.
They’re running the second he stops talking. Spock glances over. “You are aware that has a low chance of succeeding, particularly if he, as I suspect, arrives first?”
“Yeah, but while he’s busy shutting that off, he’s not doing other stuff,” Kirk admits.
“And what is your actual plan, Captain?” Spock’s mainly asking in case he can help, obviously, but it’s still too risky to actually detail it out loud now.
He shakes his head, ducking into a side corridor and pulling Spock along as they haul ass away from the Augments coming out of a nearby room, armed and ready to try to stop them from interfering. “Too risky to say it out loud, but trust me, Spock, I’ve got one. Khan might be really smart, and he might have picked up a lot, but he doesn’t know the Enterprise the way I do.” Hopefully that’s enough of a hint; Spock’s also really smart, and unlike Khan he’s probably actually read all the relevant reports. It’s also all Kirk’s comfortable giving him, yet.
