Star Trek Reader Inserts

Chekov

Character: Pavel Chekov.
Relationship: Boyfriend and girlfriend.
Prompt: Based right after Spock lost his mother, Chekov feels as if he had failed and is very upset but the whole thing. You comfort him. I altered what happened slightly for the story.
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You did your best, Chekov.

Your nerves were on edge. You say currently in the transporter room, ready to beam up Spock and the other Vulcans from the council chambers.

Your hands began to sweat as awaited to lock onto them, the planet crumbling and collapsing around them. The rest was a slight flash, you heard a recognisable voice yelling "I can do that!-"

As you went to turn to see what was happening, you were startled at the swift motion of your boyfriend swinging you out of the chair and sitting in it himself as he began to press a load of buttons to stabilise the transporter so the planets destruction did not affect the ability to beam them aboard, as long a they stayed very still.

At this point the only thing you could really hear was your heart pumping, adrenaline starting to kick in and ambush your body. You stood and watched in suspense awaiting the sign to beam them aboard.

You heard the faint voice of Spock, telling Chekov that he was read to be beamed aboard. "Please stay very still, standing by to beam you back," Chekov said surprisingly calmly. "Energise." You heard the Vulcan say, and Chekov's fingers began to fly over the screen, tapping and energising the transporter, beginning to beam them aboard. Everything seemed like it was going to be fine, that was until the screen started to flash red and you heard the Russian begin to shout "I'm losing her- I'm losing her!-" He said with  panic in his voice as he did everything he could to get her locked back in, fingers flying and pressing everything.

The bright yellow lights began to flash on the transporter as they began to materialise on the transporter. "Ah- I've lost her..," you heard him whisper, slumping into his chair. You looked back up at the transporter, everyone but one missing. As Spock materialised, his arm outstretched in the direction his mother should have been, eyes full of emotion. You lightly gasped, heart in your mouth.

You looked back down at your boyfriend, a now crushed looking Chekov sat slumped in the chair, looking down at the floor with teary eyes, unable to look any of the survivors- and especially Spock in the eye.

As they all began to report to medbay, it was only you and him left in the room. You silently walked over and put your hand on his shoulder, "Pavel.., it's wasn't your fault." You whispered softly, trying to gain his attention and to comfort him. Under your hand you felt a sob rack his body, you knelt down and made him face you, his face now tear stained. "It wasn't your fault!- you did you best, Chekov." You said, soothing you hands over his. Your heart ached for him, he looked completely broken. Your once bubbly, funny,  joking boyfriend now sat broken, in a chair, kicking himself for something that was not his fault.

Suddenly, he threw his arms around you and pulled you into him, embracing you in a much needed hug after the events of today. You let out a breath you did not realise you had held in, and you hugged him tightly, allowing him to cry into your shoulder. You did your best to soothe him, stroking your fingers through his soft curls.

After who knows how long, minutes, hours, he finally calmed down and you pulled away just enough to look him in the eye. Weepy, red eyes met yours, filled with pain and guilt. "Now you listen to me Pavel Chekov. You could not have prevented this, nor could you have done any better. You did your best, it was not your fault. If any, it is that nasty piece of work Nero's fault. Pavel- babe- please.., do not blame yourself.." You said softly, holding his head in your hands and you made sure to look him in the eye as you said every word, to make sure he knew you meant it. He wordlessly nodded and looked down slightly.

You gave him a small smile, "you did better then I ever could, and I know it's going to hurt for a little while, and it'll still upset you but- you have to realise that you saved a lot of important Vulcans today.., Vulcans who will carry their legacy and their culture to a new planet and restart their race. All because of you.." He looked up at you, small smile on his face. "Y/n, you always know the right thing to say.. I love you so much.." He almost whispered. You froze slightly, that was the first he had ever said them words to you. He chuckled at your reaction but your shocked expression turned into full smile, "I love you too, Pavel."

He pulled you in for a short but passionate loss before hugging you tightly. You both pulled apart and stood up, smiling softly at each other. "Now let's go do what we do best, and bring this Nero down." You said, beaming slightly at him. He nodded and squeezed your hand softly, "just be careful.." he whispered.

"You too," you nodded. You pulled him in for one last peck on the cheek before he went to report to the bridge. You smiled softly to yourself and made your way to engineering to see if Scotty needed any help with anything.

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A/n- HEY GUYS! Okay so I kinda came up with this on the spot- I hope you like it!! If you have any requests please let me know!! I only have one week left of vacation before I'm back to sixthform and I'm stressed already! It's gonna be hectic but don't worry I won't forget this book, it just might take me longer to upload :) Got a Kirk on the way shortly!