"RUSCH, DEAN WESLEY SMITH KRISTINE KATHRYN - TREATYS LAW 4TH IN THE DAY OF HONOR SERIES STARTREK B" - читать интересную книгу автора (Rusch Kristine Kathryn)beam me aboard."
"Aye, Captain," Spock said. Kirk snapped his communicator closed at almost the same moment Bogle did. The two captains turned and faced each other, all thought of the rivalry and the drinks gone. Now they were both efficient working Starfleet captains with the same problem. "How long until you can get under way?" Kirk asked. He knew that the Farragut had taken a beating during a run-in with a subspace anomaly. They had to repair their warp drives as well as bring weapons and shield systems back online. "The starbase crew told us we had to dock here for at least twenty hours," Bogle said. "But knowing my engineer, Projeff, we can get out of here in fifteen." Kirk grinned. Projeff was one of the few engineers who could give Scotty a run for his money. "I'll keep you informed as to what we find." "Good luck," Bogle said, his eyes intent on Kirk. "Thanks," Kirk said, knowing that Bogle was saying much more. They ran their ships in very different manners, but the respect between the two captains was there. Kirk extended his hand, and Bogle shook it. "That drink will have to wait." Bogle smiled. "I don't mind you owing it to me. Just make sure you stay alive to pay it off." "Oh, I'll pay you back," Kirk said, laughing. "And then some." He flipped open his Enterprise was headed at warp five for Signi Beta on the edge of the Klingon Empire. "Dinna give me any trouble, Doctor," Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott said, clutching his right arm as he sat on the edge of the medical cot. Dr. McCoy was standing beside him, holding a tricorder and frowning. "I woulda been here sooner, but I had a project to finish." "Do you realize how filthy this wound is, Scotty?" McCoy snapped. "If you'd waited much longer, it would have become infected. I could have treated it, but it would have taken a lot longer." "Ah, time. That's the ticket, isn't it, Doctor?" Scotty said. "We're headin' into Klingon space and I've got parts and pieces all over her innards. I gotta get back to Engineering and put things to right before we reach that planet." "You'll let me finish," McCoy said. "And you'll tell me how you got this mess while on shore leave at a starbase." "Well, now, I didn't exactly get the cut on the Starbase." "Wound," McCoy said. "This is too big to be called a cut." Scotty shrugged but didn't look at his arm. The sleeve of his uniform was torn, and beneath it the skin had been flayed to the bone. "So you're telling me it happened right here?" McCoy asked. "No, not really," Scotty said. "You aren't telling me anything. Are you afraid I'd go to the captain?" "We weren't doin' anything wrong," Scotty said with all the dignity he could muster. "'We?"" McCoy asked. "Aye, Doc," Scotty said. "Projeff 'n' I." |
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