What 'sup, Bones?

Chapter 5

"You cannot kill a ghost." Kirk said standing by the side of the injured Klingon captain.

"What do you mean?" Koloth asked.

"Ghosts cannot die." Kirk said.

"I am aware of that, but. . ." Koloth felt around the injury into his chest. "That is . . . so vague."

Kirk lowered down to Koloth's level with a smirk.

"Haven't you noticed I am unhurt?" Kirk asked.

Koloth noticed his dagger was on the ground beside Kirk's shoe as the molten flames around him were growing and the ground was trembling beneath him. The once blue sky was cloaked in a dark, heavy fog. Dead trees tumbled down into the darkness. Kirk was the only one of the two who were standing still unaffected. The black shirt had visible holes in it. But when Koloth stared into those crystal blue eyes he saw there was no life in them. In fact Koloth saw through Kirk into the firing inferno going on around him. Kirk's smirk had turned into a smile. A terrifying smile. Koloth had been unaware humans could smile that wide.

"You . . ." Koloth was stunned.

Kirk saluted.

"Toodles." Kirk said, then he vanished into thin air.

The ground beneath Koloth gave out.

"KIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKK!"

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"You see, we didn't really get his organic body out," Scotty said. "We got Mr Spock's pattern and physical body out. But nae Mr Kirk."

"A good example of a living ghost." Sulu remarked.

"But . . . But. . . I treated him." McCoy was close to Spock. "The kid was too real."

"What about his physical state?" Nurse Chapel asked.

"I believe he might nae be the same as he was when he first appeared with Mr Spock," Scotty said. "That is why I asked for you and the doctor tae come. He might nae be well."

"Beam him in." Sulu said.

In a golden haze appeared a wet, shivering, and blanketless male figure with wet hair and bright blue eyes rubbing the sides of his shoulders looking around. He had a tattoo in the shape of the Enterprise on his thigh. His soft, bright blue eyes landed on McCoy and Spock. He noticed, with dizzy and at best blurry vision, somehow, that their fingers were intertwined together. Spock had on a dark shirt instead of a blue shirt with one hand behind his back. Now why was his first officer out of uniform?

A smile grew on the young man's face.

"What 'sup, Spones?" Kirk said. "G--g--got any b-b--blankets around t--t-t-o spare?"

Kirk collapsed to the floor landing on the edge of the transporter pad unconscious.

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"Technically, you have been dating for two years," Kirk said. "Besides,you have been bickering like a old married couple!"

"We are not old." Spock said.

"And we don't bicker like a married couple, damn it!" McCoy said.

"No can do, I am doing the ceremony and you are going to thank me for it." Kirk said.

Kirk walked away.

"We are eleven hours from the nearest star base!" McCoy said. "You are not goin' to wed us!"