Celandine's Chronicle (celandineb) wrote in cels_fic_haven, @ 2010-05-21 15:08:00 |
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Entry tags: | star trek drabbles mccoy/pike |
Star Trek double drabble: Condition Grounded But Determined to Try [McCoy/Pike, general]
Title: Condition Grounded But Determined to Try
Author: celandineb
Fandom: ST XI
Pairing: McCoy/Pike
Rating: general
Length: 200 words
Summary: Chris has news for Leonard that's not exactly welcome.
Note: For weepingnaiad, who wanted Pike/McCoy, politics. The title is from Pink Floyd's "Learning to Fly."
"You're what?"
"I'm going to be captain of the new Enterprise when she's officially commissioned," Chris said. Although he'd known about it for weeks, he'd put off telling his lover the news, aware that it would upset Leonard badly.
"I thought you were happy here on Earth, heading the command track at Starfleet Academy," said Leonard.
"There have been aspects to this assignment that I've enjoyed," Chris acknowledged, stroking Leonard's leg. ""But I miss space. I miss commanding a ship, and I'm damned good at it. It was politics that grounded me, not my own wish."
He waited for a few minutes, but Leonard said nothing.
"By the time she's ready, you'll be through with Starfleet training yourself," said Chris. "You don't have the experience to be named as chief medical officer – that position is already allotted to Dr. Puri – but I can assign you to be second under him, if you're willing."
Leonard met his eyes. "It still scares me shitless to think about space travel, but as Jim Kirk once reminded me, Starfleet does operate in space, and I'd rather be there with you than anyone else. So yes. I'll accept assignment to the Enterprise, whenever she's yours."