Into Your Shotglass

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Location- Med bay

Jim and Carolynn walk into the Med bay to find Khan seated on one of the beds. His hands cuffed.

Jim walks up yo him and stands right in front of him. "Tell me everything you know about that ship." He says.

"Dreadnought class. Two times the size, three times the speed. Advanced weaponry. Modified for a minimal crew. Unlike most Federation vessels, it's built solely for combat." Khan says in his British accent.

"I will do everything I can to make you answer for what you did." Jim says sternly and pauses. "But right now I need your help." He finishes.

"In exchange for what?" Khan asks.

"You said you'd do anything for your crew. l can guarantee their safety." Jim says without blinking.

"Captain. You can't even guarantee the safety of your own crew." Khan mocks.

Jim glares at the man. He gaze shifts to Bones.

"Bones, what are you doing with that tribble?" Jim asks. This makes Carolynn looks at the doctor.

"The tribble's dead. I'm injecting Khan's platelets into the deceased tissue of a necrotic host. Khan's cells regenerate like nothing I've ever seen, and I want to know why." Bones says not looking up from his work.

Jim gets closer to Khan, "You coming with me or not?" Jim asks.

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Location- Corridors

"You want to do what?" Scotty's hushed voice is heard over comms.

"We're coming over there. Sulu is manoeuvring the Enterprise into position as we speak." Jim says as Carolynn leads a lead of security officers to accompany Khan to one of the trash exhaust.

"To this ship? How?" Scotty asks.

"There's a cargo door, hangar seven, access port 101A. You need to find the manual override to open that airlock." Khan says as the party walks through the corridors.

"Are you crazy? Whoever you are!" Scotty exclaims.

"Just listen to him, Scotty. It's gonna be all right." Jim says. Carolynn frowns at all of this. But, hides her emotions of the sake of her man.

"It is not gonna be all right. You want me to open an airlock into space, whereupon I will freeze, die and explode." Scotty says panting. It's seems he's running.

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The party reaches the trash exhaust. Jim and Khan get changed. Jim is about to slip his helmet in when he sees the look on Carolynn's eyes. He wraps an arm around her waist and  gives her a sweet kiss.

"You better come back in one piece, James Kirk." Carolynn says helping him put his helmet on.

"I will." Jim says hesitantly. Both him and Khan enter the trash exhaust. Jim flashes a thumb to Carolynn. She shuts the exhaust.

Carolynn sprints back to the bridge.

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Location- Enterprise Bridge

"Sulu, status?" Carolynn as she takes her position at her station.

Before Sulu could reply, Spock unmutes the bridge's comms. "Captain, the ships are aligned."

"Copy that." Jim says.

"Scotty!" Jim calls.

"I'm in the hangar. Give me a minute." Scotty's voice is followed by panting noises. "I'm running. Stand by."  His voice is heard followed by a grunt.

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