It Must Just Be Your Southern Charm

Chapter 9

Pavel's POV

    Spock walks back on the bridge. He looks at Dr. McCoy and then looks to us.

    "We are sending a four man team down onto the drill to disable it," he tells us.

    "Wait," Dr. McCoy says. "Pike only left with two other men. Who else is going with him?"

    "Engineer Olson..." Spock begins. "And Miss McCoy."

    "MY DAUGHTER?!?!" he screams. "YOU'RE SENDING MY DAUGHTER DOWN THERE?!?!"

    I feel my breath catch. They're sending her down there... She could die... Before anyone can do anything, though, we get the signal that the team has been launched. I look back to see Dr. McCoy's eyes are wide and both his hands covering his mouth.

    "Away team is entering zhe atmosphere, sir," I say trying to prevent my voice from breaking. I'm so scared for her. "20,000 meters."

    We listen to their breaths and watch them on the screen falling through the atmosphere. Dr. McCoy is completely pale. He looks like he may get sick.

    "Approaching zhe platform at 5,800 meters," I say.

    "Kirk to Enterprise," we hear. "Distance to target 5,000 meters."

    "4,600 meters from zhe platform."

    "4,500 meters to target," Mr. Sulu says over the coms.

    "4,000 meters."

    "3,000 meters."

    "2,000 meters," Hannah and Sulu say at the same time. "Pulling chute."

    Sulu pulls his shoot closely followed by Kirk and Hannah. Olson however does not.

    "2,000 meters!"

    "Come on! Pull your shoot Olson!"

    "Not yet! Not yet! 1,500 meters!"

    "Olson, open your chute!"

    "Olson. Pull your chute!"

    "1,000 meters!"

    He finally pulls his shoot, but it's too late. We hear his shoot pulled, and he screams. I hear McCoy gasp.

    "O-Olson is gone, sir," I state.

    We hear the rest of the team have rough landings. We hear grunts and groans. I hear Hannah give a few scared breaths followed by a sigh of relief.

    "Kirk and Ha- McCoy have landed, sir," I report.

    Spock nods at me.

    "We're ok," she says in a breathy nervous voice. "We're ok."

    I hear Dr. McCoy sigh as well. His hand is resting on his chest like he might have a heart attack.

    "Boys!" Hannah yells. "We got company!"

    We soon hear what sounds like fight. I hear yelling, punches and the clashing of swords. I hear the slice of a sword and hear Hannah cry out in pain. My breath catches, and it feels like my heart stops.

    "Hannah!" McCoy yells. "Are you ok?!"

    We hear a punch landed and a grunt.

    "Yeah," we hear her say. "I'm good."

    We hear the fights come to an end. We hear blasters being fired, and the drill goes offline.

    "The jamming signal's gone. Transport abilities reestablished," Lieutenant Uhura reports.