A Vulcan's comeuppance - Ruby/Jade

[KingCrowley]

Spock took a deep quick breath before then sitting at his own station and he almost shot back up again immediately, the contact on his very sore bottom was not pleasant at the moment. Still, the Vulcan knew he was needed at his station and he had to continue performing admirably as he usually did, never mind the constant throb in his poor punished posterior. "No current activity, Captain." he informed after checking the scanners but he still kept his guard up, though still trying not to draw much attention to himself.

"Lieutenant Uhura." Spock said softly, looking up and into her own dark eyes. "Is there something I can assist you with? Perhaps a query?" he asked, not realizing she was curious about his own well being.

[Gothicruby]

Uhura felt her brow quirk slightly in recognition of Spock's ever-present sense of professionalism; but considering the return of the Captain in what appeared to be a productive mood and Spock's own offset demeanour she decided that for the moment it was best to run with that discretion so as to not draw any unneeded attention. Calmly, the lieutenant laid her ear-pieced at her station before drawing in just that little bit closer "Actually, yes," she softly started, as if the matter were in relation to work "I was just wondering about your...demeanour today, Mister Spock, you haven't seemed quite yourself" her brow sank slightly with concern "Is everything alright?"

[KingCrowley]

Spock would have explained what the Vulcan was feeling in light of why he was acting the way that he had that day. Would being the key word there since honestly the science officer had no idea why he was acting like that. Maybe he was trying to assert the dominance he felt should be shown, but the real reason was unclear. "In honesty Lieutenant, I do not know." he answered, using that professional tone but even still his eyes were soft while he spoke to the woman.

[Gothicruby]

Uhura mirrored the gentle manner in which Spock gazed at her, empathising with the fact that whatever it was must have been a genuine struggle for the usually stoic man. She glanced back over her shoulder a while, confirming the lack of attention paid to them before reaching out to gently touch the top of his hand "I'm sure it'll work itself out," she quietly offered.

[KingCrowley]

Spock nodded his head, remaining stoic even if he did have some unexplained feelings for the woman. They were somewhat close but nothing that could really be determined by anyone at that point. "Thank you." he answered and then turned away to continue his work at his station, his gaze going back to the scanners. "Captain, I'm detecting enemy ships." he said loud enough to be heard over the rest of the crew. There was some urgency in his tone.

Suddenly, before Spock could rise to his feet, there was a sharp attack on the Enterprise and it took a good beating, Spock had to quickly grab the Captain's hand to stop him slamming into the window when the Enterprise began spinning out of control. Then the Vulcan held him securely to his own body, his hand clasped firmly on a handle on the wall. "Captain, are you alright?" he asked, the Enterprise still spinning wildly.

[Gothicruby]

"Fine...Just fine, thanks Spock" Jim responded through gritted teeth, straining to fight against the Enterprise's sharp jostling along with vertigo that was often accompanied by an ambushed ship. Once the bridge finally ceased rattling, the captain pulled himself from the wall and approaching the monitor in purposeful alarm "Chekov, shields up now--Spock, what hit us? Can you bring it up?"

[KingCrowley]

Spock released the Captain and then immediately went to the scanners to identify what it was that had hit them, "I believe it was a Klingon torpedo, Captain." he informed, "This is Commander Spock to Doctor McCoy. Please ensure those who are in need of medical attention are strapped to the operating tables. We cannot be unprepared for another attack as such." he explained and then walked to Jim's side. "Orders, Captain?"

[Gothicruby]

"Locate the ship that fired it before they have another chance to attack and if you can't get through, then open fire." Jim ordered as he strode back over towards the Captain's chair--promptly switching to viewing screen mode "We're not here to partake in dog-fights but we'll damn well finish one if they ask."

"Captain," Uhura urgently spoke "I'm receiving a transmission on our open frequency, in Klingon I think, I'm preparing to patch through" with a few strokes on the keyboard, the lieutenant was able to patch the hail through to the viewing screen.

[KingCrowley]

Spock glanced to the screen when the Klingon Captain made an appearance and his eyes widened hearing the English leaving his lips. "Are we currently translating?" he asked and then was even more confused when they mentioned they were not. "Pardon me, but why is it you can speak English?"

"Because I was earth born." The Klingon answered, "I am a specimen taken from earth, and turned Klingon, for more superiority."

"But there are many, many more advanced species than human. Surely if you were to merge with Vulcan for instance, you would have an ultimate race." Spock's pride was showing through again.

"Humans are easy to manipulate. And they are excellent philanthropists." The Klingon answered. "Humans posses something we need, and we plan to populate more of our new advanced race."

"We will not allow you to invade Earth." Spock said firmly.

[Gothicruby]

Jim couldn't help casting a reprimanding glance Spock's way at his no doubt unintentional advertisement for Vulcan as a merge-ready candidate "Not the time for show-boating Spock," he quietly murmured before turning to face the monitor, poker face at the ready "This is Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the U.S.S Enterprise; As my first officer has declared, we will not bow to your demands nor will we allow you to carry out this fool-hardy movement; Prepare to submit your vessel into Star-Fleet custody or we will be forced to open fire."