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I think a great sign of your quality as a fanfic writer is when people start screaming at the character(s) in your comments.

#this #fanfiction #writing

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In Our Favor

Part 191

McCoy

With afternoon classes canceled for the academy’s guest visitors, McCoy nearly forgot about his appointment with Dr. Cuthbert. He hurried away from the medical crew he had been listening to with Christine and Eugene and made his way to the counseling building.

The sessions with the psychologist were a tiring part of his week; digging into his feelings and expressing his fears left him drained. And he wasn’t quite sure yet if the sessions were helping with his fear of flying. Maybe he was a slight bit steadier in the simulator the day after, but it was going to be a slow process.

He hoped, as he followed Dr. Cuthbert to his office, that the day’s session wouldn’t get too heavy. He wanted to enjoy the rest of the time they had with Mr. Pike, without forcing himself to be present.

“How are you today Leonard?” the doctor began as they sat down.

“Ok,” McCoy said honestly. “The visitors have been interesting. It’s been good to hear from people who’ve been out there.” He glanced up at the ceiling, indicating far up above them.

“Did you have any ties to Starfleet before coming here?” Dr. Cuthbert asked.

“No,” McCoy shook his head. “Not until I began at my previous school. Our headmaster was formerly in Starfleet. And my husband and some of our friends had wanted to join for ages.”

“Headmaster…,” Dr. Cuthbert said thoughtfully. “Christopher Pike is that?”

“Yes sir,” McCoy said. “He’s here today. Do you know him?”

“Know him? No, I know of him, but I’ve never met him. We were a few classes apart I believe.”

McCoy nodded in acknowledgment, and they sat for a moment in silence before Dr. Cuthbert began to ask about McCoy’s experience in the simulator after their last session.

He left the counseling building with a sigh. Dr. Cuthbert had not gone on as deep a dive as their last sessions and McCoy was grateful for that. This time the doctor had suggested some strategies and exercises McCoy could utilize when his fear began to rear its head. He hoped deep within himself they would help.

McCoy pulled his comm from his pocket, but he had no messages. Scotty had met him after his previous appointments, but he knew his husband was probably off happily talking engineering. He turned to head for the dining hall. Perhaps he’d find Scotty there.

“I did not turn my back on Starfleet,” Pike said firmly to Cmdr. Madison. “I was given an opportunity to help give the next generation of officers a start and I took it.”

Madison made a noise of disagreement but did not reply.

“How many well prepared young men and women have I sent here?” Pike asked. “How many have become well respected and knowledgeable officers?”

“Hmph,” Madison grunted. “Some perhaps would say you could have turned them into well respected officers onboard a ship. And you had your pick of any ship in the Fleet nearly.”

Pike sighed.

“I’m where I belong Harold, as are you, and I am happy with what I chose.”

“I suppose it was nice to see you then,” Madison said. “Perhaps you could remember to teach your next students some respect for superior officers.”

“Perhaps,” Pike replied icily. “A joy to see you as always.”

Madison nodded his head and walked away.

Jim looked at Pike with wide eyes. “What happened between you two?”

“That’s none of your business Jim,” Pike said firmly. “You just remember to behave yourself. All of you,” he said looking around the table at each of his former students and their new friends.

“How was your appointment?” Scotty asked McCoy quietly as they walked back to their dorm later in the evening. They had spent more time after dinner with Pike and talking with some of the other visitors.

They had said their goodbyes to the headmaster and left him in Jim’s company. Jim had been at Pike’s side since they had gotten up from dinner. The future captain obviously wanted a bit of time with Pike, so one or two at a time the rest of the friends had said their goodbyes and left.

“It was alright,” McCoy told Scotty. “We talked about some things to help me cope when it gets bad.”

“That’s good,” Scotty said, giving McCoy’s hand a squeeze. “Maybe I could think of some ways to help you cope too.”

McCoy grinned at the playful note in his husband's voice.

“Oh? Like what?” McCoy asked.

“Maybe I’ll tell you about them once we’re home,” Scotty chuckled.

Part 192

Scotty

After some relaxation – well, if one could call it that – Scotty and Leonard were resting in bed together, bodies pressed tightly against each other, foreheads touching.

"So? Do ye feel better now, mo ghràdh? Is this a good coping strategy?" Scotty asked, a cheeky smile forming on his lips. His husband chuckled, then gave him a nod.

"It sure is," Leonard whispered before a theatrical sigh left his mouth. "Unfortunately I don't think that we can use this strategy in public."

"Oh, I'm quite certain that just thinking of it will help ye. Just... close yer eyes and imagine this," replied Scotty, a playful undertone filling his voice. He grabbed Leonard's hand and placed it on his bare chest. The smile on the prince's face widened.

"I'll make sure to try that tomorrow."

Their mouths found each other once more and Scotty let himself sink into the kiss. He wanted to do everything in his power to help his love get better and if it was something so pleasant, he couldn't ask for more.

On the next morning, they all met for breakfast. Everyone was still chatting about the previous day, about who they had met and what they had talked about.

It had been a great opportunity to learn from people who were experienced officers. Scotty had talked to a pair of engineers who were still serving on important ships, but had been allowed to travel to Earth for this special day. They had told him and some of the others about the newest technologies they were testing in active service. Scotty loved to hear about those things. It had to be awesome to actually work aboard a ship and not just talk about it in theory.

"So? What do you guys think of Mr. Pike?" Sulu turned his head to look at Cora, Eugene and Aporal curiously. The three of them had been with them for most of the time.

"He's really nice. I'm sure he would've made a great captain," Cora said with a smile. Since Pike had taken the command route like her, she had talked a lot to him.

"True. He seems like a good man. I bet he was a great headmaster," Eugene agreed and everyone nodded.

Scotty smiled softly as he remembered everything the man had done for them when Leonard and him had been kidnapped. Pike had tried everything in his power to save the boys. Just like when Robbie had been abducted. Christopher Pike really was a great person.

"What do you think, Aporal?" Jim asked the Andorian who only shrugged his shoulders.

"He appears to be a man with strong beliefs. Stands up for himself. I guess our swordsman here was right. I like him."

A grin crossed Sulu's face. He had known it right from the start.

"I'd just really like to know what happened between him and Madison. I asked him again after dinner, but Chris just wouldn't tell me," Jim mused, looking very disappointed about that fact.

"We all have our secrets, Captain."

"Yeah, Aporal, we do. When will you tell us about yours?" Jim turned his head to look at Aporal and Scotty felt his stomach twist at hearing the question.

For a second the Scotsman expected Aporal to be harsh, but the Andorian only smiled as he got up from where he was sitting.

"Me?"

Jim huffed.

"Oh, come on, you're the biggest mystery ever. Acting like you're the toughest guy in the whole Federation when actually you hide something beneath that hard shell of yours."

"Jim," Scotty said in a warning tone, but Aporal didn't seem too impressed.

"How about you try and find out? Try to find that soft core you believe to be hidden inside of me."

With a last wave of his hand, Aporal walked off, leaving everyone behind to stare after him.

Determination filled Jim's eyes as he kept them fixed on the leaving boy.

"Oh, I will. Challenge accepted."

#star trek #montgomery scott #leonard mccoy #scones #au #in our favor

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I think it's wild that people will read a book no problem without even thinking about the word count of each chapter but then go on ao3 and avoid a fic because it only has 1,000 words a chapter.

It's kind of insane what people's fic lengths sometimes need to be to get readers these days.

Like just think about it, 50,000 words is a novel. A full published novel. If there were 10,000 words for each chapter you would only get 5 chapters. Yet on ao3 sometimes people with only 10,000 words a chapter will get barely any views because people are out there writing 20,000 words a chapter.

I think we really need to give credit to these people who are spitting out full novels for each chapter written. We also need to give credit to those who spit out 1,000 or less for each chapter. Some people have different writing styles. Some people feel like some chapters need to be shorter than others.

What I'm saying is sometimes the best pieces of fic writing can be under 1,000 words. Invest. Enjoy. Comment and Kudos.

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Round 2: Twentieth story for @badthingshappenbingo ~

Title: Third Wheel

Fandom: Star Trek (AOS)

Character(s): Robert "Robbie" Scott, Female OC, Leah McCoy (mentioned)

Relationship(s): Robert "Robbie" Scott/Leah McCoy (mentioned)

Rating: M

Words: 902

Prompt: Organ Theft

Warnings: Kidnapping, Non-con Drug Use, Swearing, Ambiguous/Open Ending

(You can also find this story on AO3)

~ Third Wheel ~

When Robert "Robbie" Scott had met his girlfriend's new colleague, he hadn't been too sure what to think of her at first.

It wasn't like Samantha Lorson wasn't friendly. On the contrary, she was a really nice lass who took great care of all her patients. But something had felt kinda off about her. Robbie just hadn't been able to find out what it was.

When Samantha and Leah started to become better friends, the Scotsman had eventually shaken off the strange feeling and over time he had actually started to like the blonde nurse too.

Samantha sometimes joined them for lunch or they all went out together at the weekend. Robbie often worried that the woman would start to feel like the third wheel, hanging out with a couple, but she never said anything.

And so, in the end, everything appeared to turn out fine. Or at least Robbie had thought so.

He couldn't have been more wrong.

"Oi! Let me go!" The Scotsman's voice echoed back from the walls of the more or less empty room.

There was not much furniture – except for the operating table he was lying on of course.

Robbie tried his best to pull at his restraints once more, but it was impossible for him to move his arms or legs.

"Let me out of here!"

He didn't remember too much of the night before. He just knew that he had been out at the club with Leah and Samantha.

"Let me go!" No matter how loud Robbie screamed, no one seemed to hear him.

He was just about to try it again when suddenly a door at the end of the room opened. A switch was flipped and quickly bright light filled the room, blinding Robbie whose eyes had been adjusted to the darkness, for a moment.

"Would you please stop screaming, Rob? It's kinda useless. No one will hear you anyway."

Robbie's blood froze in his veins when he heard the familiar nickname and once his eyes got used to the light, he stared at the person, who had entered the room, with a shocked expression on his face.

"Samantha?"

The blonde nurse gave him a smile, closing the door behind her and stepping over to the operating table.

"Hey Rob. How you feeling? I see the effect of the knockout drops has worn off."

The Scotsman couldn't stop his mouth from opening in disbelief. He frowned in confusion, shaking his head.

"Wh-what? I... I don't understand. I–"

"Oh, Rob," Samantha sighed, placing one hand on the man's cheek, "you really are naïve, aren't you?"

She let her eyes wander up and down Robbie's bare body, the smile turning bigger. He was wearing nothing but his underwear. A blush crept onto the Scotsman's face.

"What kind of crazy shit is this!" Robbie demanded to know, glaring at the woman looking down at him.

Samantha just chuckled.

"Don't worry, Rob. I'm not really into guys." She turned her head and looked at a smaller table that was set up next to the operating table. "However, I'm interested in the beautiful things inside of them."

Robbie followed her gaze and almost instantly his heart stopped beating for a second.

There were... all kinds of medical tools. He pulled at his restraints again. It was useless.

"You know, Rob, right from the start I knew that I wanted you out of my way. Seeing you so close with pretty Leah... It was just so disgusting." Samantha made a face as she talked about everything. Slowly, she stepped over to the table with the tools and put on some gloves. "But I could see just how much she loves you. So, I had second thoughts."

Robbie felt his mouth go dry as he watched Samantha pick up a scalpel. It was shining in the unnatural light of the lamps.

"Of course, I still looked you up in the hospital's computer system to find out everything I need about you and your health status."

The Scotsman slowly shook his head as he listened to the nurse. This couldn't be happening! It had to be a nightmare!

"You see, selling organs is a really lucrative business. Been doing it for several years now and I need a lot of money to keep up my life's standard."

Robbie's breathing fastened and his heart started to race.

"N-nae. Y-ye cannae be serious," he muttered, horrified by the thought of what Samantha was implying. But the woman only sighed, turning back to face him.

"It's a real pity. In the end, I kinda started to like you, Rob. Unfortunately, the group I work for has a new customer." She grabbed a syringe from the table and tested if it worked. "And you are the perfect donor."

"P-please, Samantha. D-don't do this. Ye cannae do this! Wh-what about Leah? Ye cannae do this to her! Without me–"

"Shhh," Samantha whispered, placing one finger on Robbie's lips to shut him up. A crazy smile formed on her lips when she grabbed his arm and injected whatever was inside the syringe into his bloodstream. "Don't worry about Leah, Rob. I'll take good care of her once you're gone. Just go to sleep now. Tomorrow your heart will belong to someone else."

And no matter how hard he tried to fight it, eventually Robbie lost his consciousness, not knowing if he ever was to wake up again.

#bad things happen bingo #prompt: organ theft #fandom: star trek aos #fanfiction #robbie scott #female oc #leah mccoy #robbeah #whump #kidnapping #non-con drug use #swearing #open ending

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In Our Favor

Part 189

McCoy

“Leonard?”

McCoy turned quickly at the sound of Pike's voice calling him quietly.

“Yes sir?” He hesitated a moment, then fell into step beside the older man.

“I’ve done my reading and I still have some contacts here in the Fleet as you know,” Pike began.

McCoy began to frown slightly. He wasn’t sure where their former headmaster was going.

“And of course I recognized the name of your friend.” Pike gestured subtly at Aporal. “Have you taken my advice about Kinnear and kept your head down?”

McCoy’s shoulders dropped. “For myself sir, yes. However his nephew had a grudge against myself and Scotty from the start. He went too far in self defense against Scotty and Aporal defended him. From that Aporal became one of Francis’ targets as well, and that led to all the rest.”

“I see,” said Pike.

“Everything has been much calmer since Francis left,” McCoy finished. “You remember Lt. Cmdr. Sullivan? Kinnear’s aide? Cora is his sister.” He gestured toward where Cora was walking with Eugene and Christine.

“And how is your sister?” Pike asked, as they picked up their pace to join the back of the group again.

“Good,” McCoy said quickly. “All recovered.”

“I haven’t had the time lately to have a nice chat with your father,” Pike said. “I’ll have to make time.”

“I’m sure he’d like that sir,” McCoy smiled. Moving up next to Scotty, McCoy slipped his hand into his husband’s.

“And how are you getting on Montgomery?” Pike asked as they kept heading for the lunch waiting in the dining hall. “Courses up to your liking?”

“Aye sir,” Scotty replied.

“He asked about Kinnear,” McCoy said in a whisper to Scotty as they ate. Jim was sitting next to Pike and talking away at him.

“What about?” Scotty asked back, turning wide eyes to McCoy.

“Making sure I was following his advice to behave.” McCoy grinned as he looked at Scotty. “He read the article or heard about it from someone here.”

“Do you think the admiral will really leave us alone now?” Scotty asked in a worried voice.

McCoy nodded his head at Aporal. “He took down Kinnear’s nephew; I’d like to think he’d think twice about going after us again.”

“I hope so,” Scotty said, looking back down at his food.

“Montgomery Scotty taught a class!”

Jaylah’s loud exclamation had both McCoy and Scotty looking over at her. Jaylah was looking at Pike and smiling proudly.

“You did?” Pike looked down the table at Scotty.

“I- I- I-” Scotty began to turn red.

“He did a wonderful job,” Cora spoke up. “I learned so much that day!”

“How did that happen?” Pike asked curiously.

Part 190

Scotty

The blush on Scotty's cheeks only increased at that question. He shrugged his shoulders.

"Oh, ye know, I'm... a good student," Scotty muttered. He heard Aporal chuckle next to him.

"Yeah, right. Because that's the reason for it," said the Andorian quietly, a smirk on his face. Scotty sent him a glare before he looked back at Pike who had raised an eyebrow at him.

"Well, maybe I talked a wee bit too loud about our instructor's teaching methods. And... he dared me to do better than him."

A soft smile pulled at the headmaster's lips as he nodded his head.

"I see. Talking about teachers behind their backs again, huh?"

Scotty felt even more heat filling his cheeks and he lowered his eyes. He knew that Pike was obviously talking about Archer. Jim and Scotty had often made fun of the stern faced teacher back at school and maybe their headmaster had heard it more often than they expected. But in the end, Archer had changed his way of thinking about scholarship holders and everything had changed for the better.

"How's Archer anyway?" Jim asked with a grin, obviously trying to change the subject. Scotty sent him a grateful look.

"Oh, Jonathan is fine. He asked me to tell you his best regards," Pike replied with a smile. "All of you."

Scotty nodded. Despite his history with Archer, he actually believed those words to be true.

The younger students had the afternoon off because of the visitors. There was a big ceremony and they were allowed to ask everyone questions.

Scotty met lots of engineers and talked to them about their experiences. The visit of the USS Hammersley had been special already, but this event was even better. So many people who had worked for Starfleet for several years. It was just awesome!

When everyone met again for dinner in the evening, Scotty could tell by the look on Jim's face that the blond didn't want for Pike to leave. He stayed close to the man at all times.

"Is he okay?" Leonard asked quietly when he sat down next to Scotty, nodding towards Jim. He was a wee bit later than the others due to his appointment with the psychologist.

Scotty sighed.

"I'm not sure. Guess he's sad that the day's already over."

They were chatting away about the day when suddenly a familiar voice filled their ears.

"Well, if it isn't the famous Christopher Pike?"

Everyone turned their heads to see Cmdr. Madison coming over to them. Scotty tried his best not to wince at the voice. He didn't have too many good memories with it.

"Harold Madison. Still here I see?" Pike looked at the man.

"I made the right decision, staying in the fleet. Even though some students might disagree." Madison glanced at Scotty and the Scotsman lowered his head. Pike looked at him too and seemed to understand.

"Well, you never were really adventurous. It was kinda obvious that you'd end up being an instructor after serving."

"I stayed loyal to Starfleet."

A strange tension lingered in the air. Apparently the two men had a history together.

"And I help raise the teenagers who will come here. Do not call me disloyal, Harold."

Madison huffed.

"You were one of the best, Christopher. And you turned your back on us. Just like that."

#star trek #montgomery scott #leonard mccoy #scones #au #in our favor

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So, there's this Scones AU that's been on my mind for a very long time. I kinda wanna start writing it, but there's so much on my plate that I need to finish. And now I don't know what to do 😭

#star trek #montgomery scott #leonard mccoy #scones #au #writing #poll

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Hey, you?! Yeah, you reading this!

• Your writing IS priceless

• You DON’T need to compete with anyone

• You SHOULDN’T force yourself to write

• It’s ALRIGHT to feel excluded or hurt (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, your emotions are very valid)

• It’s OKAY to want reblogs and comments

• It’s FINE to bring up ratio (as much as you want, authors deserve support)

• It’s ALSO normal to crave certain, fellow authors to notice your writing, because I know that we ALL do it

Being an author in fandoms is one of the hardest things to be! Know that I see you, I understand you, and I ❤️ you!

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ART TRADE WITH @hummingbird-of-light!!! their ocs Aporal and 10 having a facetime chit chat where Aporal is showing off his newest Starfleet merch

#awww #look at them #they are so cute! #thank youuuu #not my art #aporal #10

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In Our Favor

Part 187

McCoy

“I’m sorry,” McCoy said as he and Christine left the dining hall. “I did forget what time we said.”

“Don’t worry about it,” Christine said. “As long as I get a good grade on this paper, we’ll call it square.” She grinned. “I know how you two can’t stand to be apart from each other.”

“Hey!” McCoy laughed. “What are you and Roger doing?”

“Well,” Christine began, holding out her hand to catch the rain. “I don’t think we’re having a picnic anymore.” She shook her hand back down to her side. “So I’m not sure. We’ll think of something. At least we get to see each other.”

“And I know you’re glad for that,” McCoy smiled.

“It’s so dumb to think of all the time we wasted trying to hide, when my parents knew anyways,” Christine bemoaned. “If they had been clearer or me less stupid.” She shook her head ruefully.

“Hey! Don’t think like that,” McCoy said quickly. “Besides, if you and your parents had understood each other, what would me and Scotty have done?” He grinned. Christine swatted at his arm playfully and McCoy laughed.

“Yeah, yeah, alright,” Christine said. “No pity party for me.”

“I know what you mean though Chris,” McCoy said in a more serious voice. “I wish you guys hadn’t felt like you needed to keep secret, but I am grateful for your help.”

“I know. And I’m glad I got to. You two were made for each other.”

“What are you and Roger going to do? When we finish.” McCoy used his free hand to gesture around at the campus.

A soft sigh left Christine.

“Probably a space station somewhere. Maybe somewhere planetside. The benefit of studying medicine; I can go most anywhere Roger’s research will take us.”

“That’s not bad,” McCoy nodded. “Especially planetside.”

Christine gave him a sidelong glance.

“How are you coming with flying?”

McCoy let out a sigh. “Some days are better than others,” he shrugged. “I know the controls backwards and forwards now, but when we’re in the simulator, when it moves…” He trailed off and shiver went down his back.

“You’ll get there Leo,” Christine said comfortingly.

“Guess you better stay out of trouble then Jim,” Sulu laughed as Jim told them about Pike’s class having a reunion visit.

“Who is Christopher?” Aporal asked.

“He was the headmaster at our academy,” Jaylah replied.

“I’d say you’d like him,” Sulu said, “but I think you’re a person who likes to decide that on your own.”

“That’s true,” Aporal agreed.

“Well, I’ll say I hope you like him,” said Uhura.

“We shall see,” Aporal said and went back to eating.

“How many students has he sent here over the years?” Christine wondered.

Jim laughed. “He could probably crew a starship with his students.”

“So he’ll have more people to see than just us,” McCoy said, lifting an eyebrow at Jim.

“Maybe, Bones, maybe. But we have something his other students don’t have!”

“Aye lad? And what’s that?” asked Scotty.

“Me!” Jim exclaimed.

The other groaned and like Aporal went back to eating.

Part 188

Scotty

After lunch, Scotty and Leonard headed back to their room. The rain had quickly gotten worse and therefore they couldn't spent the afternoon outside. It was kinda a good thing. They still had a bit of homework to finish.

It didn't take them too long, but it was stressful, and once they were done with their work, the boys lay down in bed, ready for some relaxation.

Leonard reached for their book which was resting on his nightstand, however Scotty quickly stopped him by grabbing the prince's arm with his hand. Leonard gave him a surprised look and the Scotsman slowly shook his head before he rested it on his husband's chest.

"Let's... just enjoy the silence for some time, can we?"

"Sure." Scotty could hear the frown in Leonard's voice without even looking at him. A hand started to gently run through his hair. "You okay, leannan?"

The Scotsman nodded against Leonard's chest.

"Aye, it's just... those last few days have been loud and exhausting. I... kinda miss the lake back at boarding school. It was so quiet and peaceful there."

Whenever he had needed time for himself, time to escape from reality and relax, Scotty had always gone to the lake. It had always been a nice, soothing place and it had become even better when Leonard had stepped into his life.

Here, at the academy, they didn't have a private place like that except for their room. It was kinda sad.

"I see. Well, we can stay quiet for as long as you want. Just... let everything sink in."

The hand kept on caressing his head and Scotty leaned into the touch, closing his eyes. This was good. He really needed it.

They stayed that way for a very long time, gathering strength for the upcoming week, and when they eventually headed to dinner, Scotty felt much more energetic again.

On Wednesday the big day finally arrived. Jim was beaming with joy as they watched the landing shuttles, carrying the people who had graduated thirty years ago.

There were lots of elderly men and women, though many people probably weren't able to come due to private reasons or due to work. After all, lots of ships were out there, fulfilling their missions.

Scotty kept his eyes fixed on the groups of people, scanning the various species, but Jaylah was the first of them to find the headmaster in the crowd.

"There!" she exclaimed and pointed at a small group of men leaving a shuttle just then.

Jim's grin widened even more as he started to move, running through the crowd.

"Chris! Hey Chris! Over here!" The blond boy waved his hand and once he reached the headmaster, he threw his arms around him.

Scotty couldn't help the amused but soft smile forming on his face as he watched that sight. If Francine was like a mother to Jim, Christopher Pike was like a father.

Slowly, the rest of friends followed Jim and when they came to a halt, Pike looked at all of them. He chuckled.

"Hello everyone. I see the whole gang is still together, huh?"

"Of course! I'll make sure that all of us will be placed aboard the same ship one day!" said Jim, proudly raising his chin. Pike slowly shook his head, the soft smile not leaving his lips for even one second.

"Nothing has changed."

He let his eyes wander and found three young people standing behind his former students.

Aporal, Eugene and Cora. They had been curious enough to join their friends after Jim hadn't stopped talking about the famous Headmaster Pike.

"But I see that your crew has grown."

The older man gave the three of them a gentle nod.

"Hello there. I'm Christopher Pike. I was responsible for these young men and women for the last few years."

"Yeah, we know. Heard a lot about you, sir," Aporal said, sending Jim a meaningful glance. The human boy just grinned.

"This is Aporal. He's a real grump, but he's okay. And those two are Cora and Eugene."

"Hello, sir."

"It's nice to meet you."

Greetings were quickly exchanged before they all headed inside to have lunch.

#star trek #montgomery scott #leonard mccoy #scones #au #in our favor

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In Our Favor

Part 185

McCoy

McCoy rolled over sleepily and blinked his eyes open. Scotty was still asleep, his mouth hanging just slightly open. McCoy gave a soft chuckle before snuggling into his husband’s side. Scotty shifted and an arm went over McCoy’s back. He closed his eyes again and just relaxed into the warmth surrounding him. If everything could always be that good…

The night before had been fun. Cora had been delighted and Eugene grateful and McCoy had gotten much happiness from bringing joy to their friends.

He had felt happiness from Scotty as well, and McCoy’s mouth pulled up in a grin as he listened to the Scotsman’s easy breathing. Scotty may have called him incorrigible and insatiable amongst other names, but he had gone willingly to the bed as well.

McCoy let out a content sigh.

Scotty was slow to wake up. McCoy had dozed again lightly as he lay next to Scotty, but came awake again as he noticed Scotty’s breathing change. He opened his eyes and just watched. Slowly Scotty’s eyes opened and focused on him. He mumbled out a greeting in Gaelic and McCoy returned it with a kiss.

“Have ye been up long Len?” Scotty asked after a yawn.

“A bit,” McCoy said. “I’ve just been lying here.” He grinned. “It’s warm.”

Scotty shook his head fondly.

“We could just stay here all day,” McCoy said.

“Hmm,” Scotty murmured as he closed his arms tighter around McCoy. “What about food?”

McCoy shrugged. “Security could drop something off at the door. Might as well do something useful.”

“Oh love,” Scotty said. “They’re useful.”

McCoy sighed. “I know. But there isn’t a threat here.”

Scotty ran his fingers through McCoy’s hair, but didn’t say anything.

“So what d’ya think? Stay here?” McCoy asked, giving Scotty his best playfully seductive smile.

Scotty laughed, and met McCoy’s mouth with his.

“I promised Keenser I’d give him a hand with a project this afternoon.”

“He’ll understand if you feel a bit ‘under the weather,’” McCoy winked. He moved in closer and pressed kisses down Scotty’s neck.

“And I thought—” Scotty tried to keep back a soft moan as McCoy’s kisses moved onto his chest. “—I thought you were helping Chris with her Fed history paper.”

“History is boring,” McCoy said, looking up and meeting Scotty’s eyes. “You’re much more exciting.” He moved back to Scotty’s mouth before the Scotsman could reply.

“I am hungry mo ghràdh,” Scotty said.

McCoy lay stretched out next to him, satisfied and still cocooned in warmth.

“Ye got yer loving, now can we get breakfast?” Scotty laughed as McCoy turned to look at him with big eyes.

“Oh don’t act like it was a chore,” McCoy smirked. “I was there, you enjoyed it too.”

“Didn’t say I didn’t,” Scotty smiled. “But if ye expect anymore then I’ve got to be fed.” He sat up and pushed the covers off of McCoy.

“Hey!” McCoy protested.

“Come on Len!” Scotty patted McCoy’s thigh. “Up we get.”

“You’re mean,” McCoy tried to pout, grabbing for the covers.

“Maybe, but more I’m a sensible man who needs breakfast,” Scotty replied. “Now come on. I’ll keep ye warm until we’re in the shower.”

“Ugh,” McCoy said as they stepped out of the dorm. It was raining.

“We’ll move quick,” Scotty said.

“And it’s cold,” McCoy frowned. “Fine, let’s get there quick. Maybe it will stop before we come back. Could have just stayed in our warm bed…”

“I’ve walked with ye in the rain! Don’t act like ye hate it,” Scotty laughed. “Wait. Ye did catch a cold last time… That why ye’re being a grump?”

“I’m not a grump!”

Scotty just laughed and grabbed McCoy’s hand, pulling him out into the rain and towards the dining hall.

Part 186

Scotty

The dining hall was very empty when the boys arrived. Most of the cadets had already had their breakfast earlier in the morning.

Still, Scotty and Leonard found a few of their friends that were still chatting with each other at their table.

"Morning, sleepy heads," Christine greeted them with a grin on her face.

"You really think they slept the whole time?" Jim asked, wiggling his eyebrows knowingly and the others groaned.

"Jim!" Christine slapped the blond's arm, while Keenser and Spock only shook their heads.

"Why are you guys still here?" Leonard asked, ignoring Jim's comment. He looked from one friend to the other.

"Those three wanted to wait for you and I chose to keep them company," Jim explained, pointing at the rest of the group.

"Really? Why did ye wait?" Scotty frowned. Had something happened?

"Leonard promised to help me with my federation history paper before lunch cause I have a date with Roger later on," Christine said, giving Leonard a critical look. "Did you forget about it?"

"Wha- no! I didn't! I... I didn't forget." Leonard scratched the back of his head awkwardly and Scotty raised an eyebrow at him.

"Well, maybe I forgot about the time we agreed on?" the prince admitted at seeing his husband's stern face.

"Yeah, that's what I thought," Christine nodded. However, she didn't look too serious.

"And ye?" Scotty turned to look at Keenser and Spock.

"Keenser told me about his project. It sounds really interesting and I would like to accompany you when you work on it. Unfortunately I have an important call to make in the afternoon and therefore I wanted to ask if you could move your meeting forward?" Spock said and Scotty could see how much he hoped for a positive answer.

"Sure thing. I mean... Leonard is busy anyway," Scotty replied, sending his husband a smirk.

"Well, then it's all settled. You do your work and then we'll meet again here for lunch. After all, I have a big announcement to make." Jim clapped into his hands and got to his feet. There was a mysterious sparkle in his eyes.

"Oh? And what would that be?" Leonard asked, not sounding very impressed.

"You'll see, Bones, you'll see. Be on time!"

Without another word Jim disappeared. Everyone gave Spock a questioning look, but the Vulcan shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he didn't know either what Jim was talking about.

They would have to wait until lunch.

They had made great progress on Keenser's project when they returned to the dining hall for lunch.

Most of their friends were already gathered and soon enough Leonard and Christine joined them too.

Jim had a grin on his face as he looked at all of his friends. The news had to be really good.

"So? What's that announcement ye were talking about earlier on?" Scotty asked curiously.

Jim's grin widened as he took a deep breath.

"Next week, there'll be a reunion of the course that graduated 30 years ago!"

Confused glances were exchanged. Everyone seemed to frown.

"So?" Chekov eventually broke the awkward silence and Jim rolled his eyes. He appeared to be quite shocked that no one knew what his revelation meant.

"That's Christopher's course! Chris is going to visit us!"

#star trek #montgomery scott #leonard mccoy #scones #au #in our favor

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For my art trade with @simmeons: His sea monster Scotty and McCoy 💚💙

#star trek #fanart #art trade #leonard mccoy #sea monster scotty #scones #made with ibispaintx

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I'm trying to prove a point to my brain: Reblog if you think fanfiction does not need sex to be good.

There is a trend I’ve noticed that smut fics tend to be much more popular than anything else and honestly I just want to have something to look at to remind myself and that writing doesn’t have to have sex to be worth putting out into the community.

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Anyone out there who wants to do some OC art trade/art trade in general?

#art trade #drawing requests

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Look! I started creating a Robbeah playlist ❤️💜

#robbie scott #leah mccoy #robbeah #playlist #Spotify

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In Our Favor

Part 183

McCoy

McCoy dropped his things onto his desk. He and Eugene had studied for a while longer after Cora had come in, but after a few hours, things were beginning to blend together and they decided to stop.

Scotty wasn’t in the room. McCoy flopped onto the bed before pulling out his comm to let his husband know he was done studying. He wondered what Scotty had found out from Aporal and if he was still with the Andorian.

Either way, he’d find out soon as his comm chirped with a reply.

Scotty returned to the room a short while later.

“What did you find out?” McCoy asked as Scotty sat down next to where he was stretched out.

Scotty made a loud huff as he rolled his eyes.

“Lad’s deducing everyone’s secrets and weak spots,” Scotty said.

“What?” McCoy pushed himself up on one elbow. “So what secret did the guy last night have that Aporal used against him?”

“Multiple girlfriends who don’t know about each other.”

“Seriously?” McCoy laughed.

“Aye. Aporal threatened that the others might find out about the girl he was with last night.”

McCoy shook his head with another chuckle. “What would we do without him?” He reached over for Scotty. “Hey,” he said softly. “Aporal’s been through a lot. If that’s what keeps him feeling safe, then…” McCoy shrugged.

“I ken,” Scotty said.

“I made dinner reservations,” McCoy said, pulling Scotty back down on the bed next to him. “With Eugene and Cora.”

“Oh,” Scotty said with mild surprise. “That’ll be nice.”

McCoy nodded and snuggled in against his husband.

“Did ye still want to take that walk down to the beach?” Scotty asked.

They met Cora and Eugene outside the dorms. McCoy and Scotty had grabbed a quick lunch and had taken their walk down the beach, spending most of the afternoon enjoying the waves rolling in. McCoy had been tempted by the water and stuck in a hand, but had decided better of it.

“Aye Cora, don’t ye look bonnie!” Scotty exclaimed.

“Thanks,” she said with a blush. “Eugene said to dress nice, so…” She turned quickly side to side to show off her dress. “Where are we going? He won’t say.” She hit the back of her hand lightly against Eugene’s chest.

“Hey!” Eugene said, pretending to flinch. He laughed. The four began to walk, following McCoy’s lead.

McCoy looked around casually, trying to notice if anyone was following them. He knew someone probably was.

“Walking over is ok with you Cora?” McCoy asked, turning to look at her, and past her he could admit to himself.

“Oh yeah,” she said. “That’s fine. It’s lovely out tonight. Still a hint of warm, but that crisp autumn chill.” She smiled and reached for Eugene’s hand.

“Glad you think it’s warm,” McCoy chuckled. “It’s feeling too cold to me.”

“If ye want me to hold ye just say so Len,” Scotty teased.

“Hey! I’m from a—”

“—a warm planet,” Scotty finished the words with him. “I know love.” Cora and Eugene laughed as McCoy just rolled his eyes.

“You’re lucky I love you,” McCoy threatened playfully.

“Ye’d be lost without me. Literally,” Scotty said. “It’s this way.”

“Oh for crying out—!” McCoy shook his head again. “Fine, you lead. I’m going to be a doctor, not a navigator,” he mumbled.

Part 184

Scotty

Cora was amazed when the group reached the end of their walk. With wide eyes she stared at the restaurant that was right in front of them.

"I can't believe this. Since when did you guys plan this?" She looked from one boy to the other. "It's just impossible to get a table at Delancy's! You have to book it months in advance!"

A smile played around Leonard's lips and he shrugged his shoulders.

"What can I say? Sometimes being a prince has its advantages."

Cora's gaze lingered on Leonard for a moment, then wandered to Eugene. Her cheeks flushed.

"You should have told me we were going here! Then I would have dressed much more smartly! The Delancy's..." Cora just shook her head in disbelief.

"That's nonsense! You look wonderful! Elegant, stunning, graceful..." If Eugene had wanted to, he could certainly have gone on like that forever, but Cora quickly pulled him close and pressed a kiss to his lips.

When she broke away from her boyfriend again, there was a huge, overjoyed grin on her face.

"This is just unbelievable!"

Scotty gave Leonard an affectionate look. It was simply wonderful to see how much joy he was bringing their friends with this action.

Leonard smiled at him before looking towards the door.

"Well then... Let's go inside before our table is given to someone else after all."

Even when they were sitting at their table in the restaurant, Cora still looked around in disbelief. She just couldn't seem to believe it.

"Have you two been here before?" she asked, looking at Scotty and Leonard, who were sitting opposite her and Eugene.

Scotty nodded.

"Aye. That was some time ago, though. It was one of the first weeks at the Academy," he confirmed and Leonard added that the food was really great. There must have been a reason why the waiting list was so long.

"It must be great to be so well known and to be able to walk past the queue at any time," Cora mused with a dreamy look on her face, but as soon as she realized that she had spoken her thought aloud, she quickly blushed. "O-of course, it's also a burden."

It was obvious that she was thinking about what had just happened with Leah.

Leonard gave her a gentle, understanding smile and waved his hand dismissively.

"It's all right. I know what you mean, Cora. And you're right, too. Sometimes it's really nice to be royal. Especially when you can give friends a treat."

Scotty pressed his knee against his husband's. Even though Leonard often only saw the negative side of being a prince, he appreciated it at the right moments.

"Oh yes, you're certainly giving us a treat," Eugene said with a smile. The gratitude was clear to see on his face.

As soon as they got their drinks, they toasted to a great evening and all worry was quickly forgotten.

"The lass looked so happy. Ye did a good thing, mo ghràdh," Scotty said and pressed a kiss to Leonard's cheek once they reached their dorm room.

His husband gave him a smile and nodded.

"I guess you're right. Cora and Eugene both appeared to love it. And it really was a nice evening. But... I suppose it will only get better?" The prince wiggled his eyebrows and threw a glance at the bed.

Scotty couldn't keep a smirk from his face.

"Really? That's yer first thought once we get into this room? Ye really are incorrigible, Len."

"Hey! The walk back here was very chilly! I need you to warm me up!" Leonard protested and Scotty sighed theatrically.

"Well, then... get out of those clothes and under the covers."

#star trek #montgomery scott #leonard mccoy #scones #au #in our favor

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In Our Favor

Part 181

McCoy

“I’m going to catch up on some studying,” McCoy said as Jim looked at him. He knew Jim couldn’t argue with that. It had been one of his arguments for going out the night before; they’d have the rest of the weekend for homework.

“Eugene said last night he’d help me,” McCoy finished.

“Where are the lovebirds this morning?” Jim asked, looking around the dining hall.

“Probably trying to avoid you and your interrogations,” Sulu chimed in.

“What are you going to do?” McCoy asked as he and Scotty left the dining hall. He heard a small sigh from his husband.

“I want to talk with Aporal and find out what he said last night.”

McCoy could hear how upset Scotty still was. He knew Scotty was quite concerned that Aporal had said something he shouldn’t have. But it was too late to take it back now.

“Eugene is meeting me at his dorm,” McCoy said. “We studied there last time. If you need me, just let me know.” McCoy stopped and grabbed Scotty’s arm. “Whatever you find out from Aporal, try not to let it get to you. He intervened so you would get left alone and I’m happy nothing bad happened.”

“I am too, love,” Scotty replied. “I just hope the lad didn’t do something that he will regret.”

“It’ll be fine,” McCoy soothed. He pulled Scotty closer and kissed him reassuringly. “I’ve got to go up and get my stuff. I’ll let you know when we finish, ok? Maybe when I’m done we can go take a walk out to the beach again. We haven’t done that in a long time.”

Scotty nodded slowly. “We could. It’ll be colder than last time…”

“That’s why I have you,” McCoy laughed, before stealing another kiss. “I’ll see you in a few hours.” With that McCoy headed into the dorm and Scotty walked off, presumably to find Aporal.

Eugene was sipping from a large mug when McCoy joined him in the rec room.

“You reserve this when you got in last night?” he asked.

Eugene nodded, and a soft groan left his lips. McCoy’s mouth pulled into a smirk.

“I thought you learned about drinking too much last time we went out.” He laughed as Eugene gestured rudely at him with a smile. He set his books and PADD on the table and pulled out a chair.

“How’s Cora?” he asked as he sat.

Eugene managed a small laugh. “Worse than me. She was still hiding under a pillow when I got up.”

McCoy’s eyebrow arched. “She’s here?”

Eugene flushed as he looked back at McCoy. “Still was when I came down.”

“Did you ever meet her brother?” McCoy thought back to Lt. Sullivan pulling him aside to ask about the boy who had asked out his baby sister.

Eugene nodded. “Declan? Yeah, he’s a nice guy. We all had lunch a couple weeks ago. Off campus so we could just all be normal people.”

McCoy thought for a moment as they got their books open.

“How about dinner tonight? You two and me and Scotty?” he asked.

Eugene looked back up at him. “Yeah. That could be nice. Have to see what Cora thinks. Or rather, how she’s feeling.”

Both boys looked up in surprise after about an hour of studying when the door opened. Cora walked in. She was cleaned up with fresh clothes, but McCoy could still see the traces of hangover.

“Hi Leonard,” she greeted him as she moved over next to Eugene. He turned up his face as she leaned down for a kiss.

“Morning,” McCoy replied.

“How you feeling?” Eugene asked gently.

“I’ve been better,” Cora said, with a sarcastic laugh.

“Want to go out tonight?” Eugene asked.

“Ugh! No!” Cora made a face.

“For dinner,” Eugene laughed. “Leonard wants to go with us and Scotty.”

“Oh!” Cora said with understanding. “That sounds fun.” She nodded and looked at McCoy. “Did you have somewhere in mind?”

McCoy glanced at Eugene and smiled.

“I know a nice place,” was all McCoy answered.

Part 182

Scotty

"Hey Aporal, can we talk?" Scotty called after his friend. The Scotsman had left the dining hall right after him, wanting to catch him alone.

Aporal turned around and raised a questioning eyebrow.

"Uhm, sure. As long as you don't plan on asking any more questions about Jaylah and me dancing," he retorted and Scotty had to admit that that was definitely something he'd like to get more details on, but he shook his head.

"Nae, it's something else. Let's talk in yer room?" he suggested.

Aporal threw a glance over Scotty's shoulder.

"If he's okay with it," he said, shrugging his shoulders and Scotty turned around to see someone chatting with another cadet close by. Yet another member of security, huh? The Scotsman tried not to sigh. They appeared to be everywhere. Though if remembered correctly, it was one of the members who had been at the club the night before.

"It's fine. Now let's get to yer room."

"So? What's so important, Scottish boy?" Aporal asked once they where seated. The Andorian had chosen his bed while Scotty was sitting at a chair.

"I want to talk about what happened at the bar last night," Scotty started and Aporal eyed him questioningly.

"Oh? What's there to talk about? You already thanked me. It's all good," he replied, but Scotty shook his head.

"It's not! What in the name of God did ye tell that lad? He looked so shocked! Did ye threaten him?"

A smirk formed on Aporal's lips and he chuckled.

"Wouldn't you like to know, huh?"

"Aye! Of course I want to know! I mean... I'm glad that ye helped me, but ye cannae just threaten people. Do ye want any more trouble than necessary?"

"Relax, Scottish boy. I didn't threaten to hurt that guy in any way. Well... not in the way you think."

Scotty's face flushed red from anger. He was starting to get furious.

"Now what's that supposed to mean? Why do ye always talk in riddles?" His voice was getting louder than Scotty had meant it to and Aporal raised a finger to his lips.

"Hey, hey, shhh. Keep the volume down, will you? I don't want any of those guards to storm my room just because they think that I'm hurting you."

Scotty snorted.

"Tch... fine. Just... tell me what ye said to him," he hissed and Aporal's smirk returned to his lips.

"Oh, I just told him that he shouldn't talk too loudly about someone hitting on his girlfriend or else his other two girlfriends might find out."

Scotty's mouth dropped open slowly and his eyes widened.

"W-what?" he eventually got out a word, flabbergasted by that revelation.

Aporal grinned at him, nodding his head.

"Oh yeah, that guy has at least three girlfriends and he's betraying all of them at the same time," he casually said and Scotty frowned.

"B-but... how would ye know that?" The Scotsman still couldn't believe it.

"He's in one of my classes. And trust me when I say that it's good to know your enemy's weaknesses," Aporal explained and at the look Scotty was giving him, he added, "and also your friend's."

"Ye... mean to tell me that ye know private stuff about every single person ye have classes with?" Scotty asked.

"Oh, not everyone. The ones who aren't a threat aren't that important," Aporal shrugged.

"Aporal, that's..."

"Impressive, I know. Thanks."

"Nae! That's crazy!" Scotty exclaimed, even though he couldn't help but be actually kinda impressed by it.

"Like I said, Scottish boy, it's a dangerous world out there. Better be safe than sorry."

Scotty sighed. Aporal really was one of kind.

#star trek #montgomery scott #leonard mccoy #scones #au #in our favor

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Round 2: Nineteenth story for @badthingshappenbingo ~

Title: Working Nine to Five

Fandom: Star Trek (AOS)

Character(s): Robert "Robbie" Scott, Leah McCoy, Chris Scott, Original Alien Character

Relationship(s): Robert "Robbie" Scott/Leah McCoy, Robert "Robbie" Scott & Chris Scott

Rating: T

Words: 914

Prompt: Definitely Just a Cold

Warnings: Infection, Bacteria, Blood

(You can also find this story on AO3)

~ Working Nine to Five ~

Once again, Robert "Robbie" Scott's body was shaken by a violent coughing fit and he stared wearily into the mirror. Dark circles had formed under his eyes and his face was pale.

The Scotsman felt miserable. He had been sniffling and coughing all night. He had barely managed to catch a wee bit of sleep, but he still knew he had to get to work. Too many things needed to be done. The entire computer system of a private spaceship in the shipyard had to be repaired. And he didn't have much time left for the job. Maybe another day or two – at most!

For this very reason, Robbie simply filled his hands with some cool water and splashed it into his face. As the liquid touched his skin, the Scotsman could literally feel that his forehead was as warm as a hotplate. But the water had the desired effect and, as he noticed when he looked in the mirror again, made him look much more awake.

He ignored how blurred his vision was. He was sure that only a little water had gotten into his eyes. For sure.

It was just a simple cold.

~

Every movement hurt his muscles as Robbie moved slowly through the ship under repair, going from console to console. He was sweating like crazy and his vision wasn't getting any better.

Many of the staff had advised him to go home or rest, but he didn't have time for that. He was needed on the spot.

"Mr. Scott!" The loud voice of his supervisor rang through the halls of the shipyard and Robbie flinched involuntarily, looking up from the console he was working on.

"A-aye, ma'am?"

The stern-looking Tellarite came to a halt in front of him and scrutinized the Scotsman from head to toe. She wrinkled her pig-like nose.

"God, you look horrible! You'd better go to bed earlier if you have to work the next day!"

Robbie sighed inwardly. He really missed his human boss, who was currently on vacation and was being replaced by Miss Gragur.

"Aye, ma'am."

What else could he say back? The Tellarite wouldn't believe him anyway.

"How far along are you and the team with the work?" Gragur eyed the console critically and Robbie would have liked to give her a detailed status report, but just as he tried to speak, he had to cough again. The attack was much worse than the previous ones and it took him a moment to catch his breath.

"My goodness, Scott, pull yourself together! You –" His boss stopped mid-sentence as she caught sight of something on Robbie's sleeve and face.

A few swear words in her native language later, she had her communicator in her hand.

"We need an emergency doctor at these coordinates! Now!"

Robbie blinked in confusion. The veil in front of his eyes had thickened even more. What was Gragur talking about? An emergency doctor? He had just coughed. He wasn't injured.

Slowly, the Scotsman let his bleary eyes wander to his arm and he realized what had caused the alien lady to react so exaggeratedly.

His entire sleeve, into which he had coughed, was covered in blood. Robbie wanted to say something, but it was already too late. His entire body's circulation failed and sent him into the realm of dreams.

~

He woke up to the steady noise of beeping. Robbie's eyes slowly fluttered open and he was very surprised to see that he was lying in a hospital room. He let his eyes wander, only to find two familar figures sitting next to him.

A soft smile formed on his lips as he recognized them as his girlfriend and son. They were chatting quietly, not looking at the Scotsman at first, but Chris quickly noticed his father's head moving.

"Oh my – look! He's waking up!" the young man exclaimed and Leah followed his gaze.

"Oh Robbie..." The nurse gave him a gentle look and took her boyfriend's hand in hers. He could see that she had cried.

"What... what happened?" Robbie frowned, trying his best to remember just how he had ended up in the hospital.

"You were admitted a few hours ago. You were coughing up blood and were in a very poor general condition. When the doctors examined you, they diagnosed an infection with a rare type of bacteria. By the time you got here," Leah swallowed hard, "it was almost too late, but we did everything we could to fight the bacteria."

And they had obviously succeeded.

"But... how could I get infected with something like that? I... I was just at home or at work."

Robbie tried to remember the last few days.

"It was transmitted by a small alien creature we found on your leg. It resembles the ticks of the 21st century."

A... tick?

Robbie's eyes widened as something occurred to him.

"The plant."

He had recently bought a plant at a market. Leah had said that his apartment looked so colorless and he had thought that he could brighten everything up a bit. The creature must have been hiding in the plant.

"What? What are ye talking about, Dad?" Chris looked at Robbie, confused. So the technician explained everything to Leah and him.

The plant was soon recovered and the man selling them was quickly found. Two things were certain: there would never be another case like this. And next time, Robbie would worry more about his own health than about the work.

#bad things happen bingo #prompt: definitely just a cold #fandom: star trek aos #fanfiction #robbie scott #leah mccoy #chris scott #alien oc #whump #blood #bacteria #infection