The Beginning of the End

[cupidandpsycho]

Title: The Beginning of the End
Fandom: Star Trek XI
Pairing/Cast: Bones/Kirk, implied Bones/Pike
Rating: PG for a curse word
Summary: He'd always thought that Pike, of all people, would be on his side. On their side.
A/N: For chronometric 's weekly challenge, Beginnings.
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine. I'm only in this for fun. Thanks to Gene Roddenberry, JJ Abrams and Paramount for creating this wonderful universe and these characters.

No.

That was the first thing to go through Jim's mind when the order came down from Starfleet Command. He stared down at the words on his PADD and quietly steeled himself for the fight he was about to start.

Just... hell no.

"Sulu, you have the conn," he said as he rose from his chair. If anyone noticed the look in his eyes, the grim set to his mouth, they kept their observations to themselves as he strode off the bridge and into his ready-room. He stood stiffly in front of the vid-screen on the wall, re-reading the order, as he waited for the computer to call up the frequency he needed.

"I take it you got the order, Jim?" Admiral Christopher Pike asked as his face came into focus. Even though it was 0330 back in San Francisco, Pike looked wide-awake, as if he'd been waiting for Jim's call.

"Tell me you aren't letting them do this, Chris."

Pike gives him a hard look. "Why would I stop it, Jim? Even if I wanted to, which I don't, I'd look a little foolish seeing as I'm the one that put in the recommendation for transfer."

Jim is taken aback. He'd always thought that Pike, of all people, would be on his side. On their side.

"Bones will never forgive you for this. You know that, right?"

"I'll learn to live with it. What I couldn't live with is letting you break his heart."

"I would never—"

"You will!" Pike slams a hand down on the desk in front of him and the sound resonates through space and time. Jim can almost feel the vibrations move through his body. "One day, you'll get so damaged trying to save everyone but yourself and Leo won't be able to put you back together, Jim. What do you think that will do to him?"

Jim opened his mouth once, twice, and then shut it again. Pike was right and Jim hated him for it.

"I can delay the transfer for a month if you want but—"

"No," Jim said, scrubbing a hand through his hair, refusing to acknowledge the tears he felt burning his eyes. "Two weeks is fine. Kirk, out."

Bones stormed into the room fifteen minutes later, his own PADD clutched in his hands, furious.

"Tell me you aren't letting them do this, Jim."

Jim wouldn't meet his eyes when he said, "There's nothing I can do, Bones."

******

Comments

[ivorysilk]

Oh! OH! Tell me there's a sequel, because this Just. Cannot. Be. Also, McCoy will find out. He will find out, and he will change this. THey just can't transfer Bones around willy-nilly! He won't let them. Will he?

*wails*

[cupidandpsycho.livejournal.com]

Hee! Awesome reaction. Love it and thank you! But, um, this was just meant for the chronometric prompt so, unless I decide to add it into something else, no sequel. Sorry! *pets you*

Disclaimer: Seeing as how I'm a total Bones/Kirk shipper, I imagine this would end up a happy ending of some sort if I did make it part of a bigger story. :)

[weepingnaiad.livejournal.com]

Oh. Ouch. Really well done, but I can't imagine that Bones will be happy when he learns that Pike & Jim were deciding for him.

Lovely and achy.

[cupidandpsycho.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you know Bones isn't going to take it well. *cuddles him*

Thank you for the great comment. :-)

[samueljames]

So much going on here and although Bones would be devestated if something happened to Jim he still would not want to be separated from him. Powerful ficlet.

[cupidandpsycho.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah. Bones needs Jim like breathing. Still, though...

Thanks for reading and commenting. *g*

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

"I'll learn to live with it. What I couldn't live with is letting you break his heart."

Intense ficlet! Not my idea how they would handle the problem but it definitely IS a problem for Bones and makes for interesting unsolvable tragic :) Thanks!

[cupidandpsycho.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure Chris even knows what he's doing here. Just reacting to the backstory in my head, I guess. ;-)

Thank you!

[panderia.livejournal.com]

Heartbreaking and intense. You've done a great job conveying the emotions in so short a fic.

[cupidandpsycho.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[aboutademongirl.livejournal.com]

No. No. Pike can't do this to them. You can't do this to them! Does he have any idea what he's messing with? Spock'll be able to tell him all about the statistics: Kirk's chances for survival significantly decrease without Leonard McCoy as CMO.

Please tell me you're at least considering a sequel? A mini-sequel? A drabuel? A sequabble?

[cupidandpsycho.livejournal.com]

Eeee! I'm totally stoked people are still finding their way to this. *g*

LOL yeah Jim's likely to die because Bones isn't around but Chris isn't thinking about that. He's just thinking about Bones's poor broken heart when he can't save Jim.

Something else may be forthcoming tied to this. The inspiration just needs to hit me. Thank you so much for commenting and taking the time to read it.