The Vulcan Changeling Project

Spock's Shirt

Lieutenant Riley swallowed as he, Scotty and Muriah approached the heavily guarded doors of the bridge. "This isn't going to work," Lieutenant Riley hissed.

Muriah kicked him and snarled back, "Shut up."

One of the Centurions leaned forward as Muriah approached and then saluted. "Centurion, I have captured the mutant woman and her accomplice."

The Centurion nodded at Muriah and said, "Very good. You are to be congratulated I will now take the prisoners to Commander Raeth."

"What?" Muriah snarled. "You would deprive me of my glory?"

The Centurion snorted and then spat on the ground, "Very well, take them to the Commander yourself."

Muriah smiled sweetly. "Thank you, Centurion. But before I go would you not like to catch a glimpse of the mutant woman?"

The Centurion looked both ways, licked his lips and then leaned forward.

"Surprise," Lieutenant Riley said as he threw back the hood of the gown he was wearing and fired a phaser.

Muriah turned towards Scotty. "Now," she commanded as a group of Centurions ran toward them. Scotty turned on the tri-recorder he was holding and threw it towards the Romulans.

"Hit the dirt," Scotty yelled at Lieutenant Riley and Muriah.

They all lay on the ground as the Centurions began to scramble up towards them. "Just as I thought I told you it..." Lieutenant Riley's words were drowned out by a huge explosion, which seemed to rock the whole ship.

After a few moments Scotty coughed as he helped Muriah and Lieutenant Riley up he then turned to Riley and said, "You were saying Lad?"

Lieutenant Uhura's eyes burned with hatred as she glared at the Romulans around her. A lump caught in her throat at the sight of Kirk, as blood streamed from the side of his head and shoulder; however his eyes were just as alive with hatred as Uhura's. When Kirk caught sight of Uhura's glance, he grinned and then winked at her. Uhura smiled and thought how incorrigible Kirk was, then suddenly a loud explosion rocked the ship as the bridge doors shattered into tiny metal fragments. Uhura screamed as phaser fire bounced off the walls and then all was quiet. When the smoke cleared Scotty was already by Kirk's side helping him to stand.

Kirk leaned heavily against Scotty, yet still continued to survey the bridge. "We have to get some more of our people up here to hold the bridge. Spock..." Kirk never got the chance to finish his sentence when he was knocked to the ground by Muriah. Quickly she reached for her phaser to blast the Romulan who had tried to kill Kirk.

"Nooooooooo," someone screamed.

Muriah didn't feel a thing as a blast from a silver nosed gun tore into her back.

Without hesitation Spock reached down and picked up Muriah's weapon. The Romulan Centurion who had shot Muriah laughed, as he reached for his own weapon. "Vulcan, give it up for I know you won't shoot. There is a stun mechanism on the weapon. Would you like me to show you where it is? You could stun me and then throw me into the brig. That would be logical would it not?"

Spock nodded his head in agreement. "Yes, it would be logical. However, have you forgotten that I am half human? And humans," Spock said as he raised the weapon, "are often treacherous."

The Centurion laughed, "Talk is cheap, Vulcan."

"I quite agree," Spock said as he arched an eyebrow and fired the weapon three times.

For a moment no one moved and then Kirk recovered first as he said, "Well, done, Spock. Spock?"

Spock wasn't listening as he knelt down beside Muriah. Gently, he laid two fingers on her neck and then looked up at Kirk. "Jim, she's still alive, but barely."

Kirk nodded. "We've got to get her to sick-bay, but first let's get some more of our crew up here on the bridge. Uhura, put me on ship-wide. Uhura?"

Uhura knelt by Muriah holding her hand as she pressed her hands on the wound to keep her from bleeding out. "Uhura, let Spock take over I need you to put me on ship-wide now," Kirk said firmly. When Uhura didn't answer him Kirk snapped, "Lieutenant Uhura, I just gave you an order, now get to your post."

Spock, gently, removed Uhura's blood stained hands from Muriah's back and said softly,"Uhura, it's alright I will take care of her."

Uhura nodded at Spock gratefully, wiped her blood stained hands on the shirt she was wearing-Spock's shirt, and then gracefully went to her post.

Kirk leaned back in his chair and said as firmly as he could muster, "This is Captain Kirk speaking, we have control of the bridge, so I recommend that all Romulans surrender immediately."