1,000 Light Years

by

A Vulcan's Kiss

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Prompt 1: Finding Infinity

Ever since Kirk saw Buzz Lightyear in that archaic Toy Story movie as a kid he'd been on a quest to find infinity, and now years later, he thinks he's finally found it.

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James Tiberius Kirk is not a fool by any means, and thus he knows that "finding infinity" is essentially, impossible. After all, infinity isn't an object or a material thing; if anything it could be considered a theory. But he's isn't Spock, so he doesn't ponder on the theory part too much.

Yet, ever since he was a 8 year old kid and Todd, one of the neighborhood boys on his street, invited him to his house to watch an archaic film called "Toy Story" he couldn't help but wonder; could infinity be found? He remembered looking at the screen as the character, Buzz Lightyear, flew around and shouted his catch phrase: "To infinity and beyond!" His 8 year old mind reasoned that whatever infinity was it had to be out in space, because after all, Buzz is a spaceman. Spacemen went into space, that was just common sense. He'd determined then, as the credits were rolling, that if anyone were to find infinity it'd be him. And so he'd just have to go into space to find it.

By the time he'd graduated from Starfleet Academy he'd long since reasoned that "finding infinity" was a childish and fruitless effort. But even with that logic of reasoning, he still hadn't lost his desire to search for it and one day, catch it.

Some years later he became Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise, and two years into his mission he still didn't believe that he had found it. It wasn't until his third year as Captain when he decided to look, really look, did he stumble upon it. It had been under his nose the whole time. Infinity wasn't a thing, but rather the highest level achievable in any relationship. One of infinite gratitude, friendship, love and everything that he could think of.

And so, one late evening as he lay on the bed in his rooms gazing fondly at his two best friends, Chief Medical Officer; Leonard McCoy and First Officer and Chief Science Officer; Spock, who he'd invited into his rooms to talk, he realized this. And because he was the first to finally unravel the mystery of infinity, which was undoubtedly one of the most important discoveries of man, he decided to announce it.

Interrupting their heated quarrel about the efficiency of one something or other that he honestly couldn't have cared less about. Unless, he'd admit, it was women. Women were always efficient though, so he doubted they were fighting about them. But back to the point;

"I've found it." He said with a triumphant shout, sitting upright in his bed with a ear-splitting grin adorning his features. Barely contained joy rolling of his body in waves.

It was here, with his two best friends, who had long since stopped their little spat to gaze questioningly at their captain, that infinity was found.

"Found what, Jim?" McCoy asked softly.

He'd known Jim long enough to be able to tell when he friend was really excited about something. And most of those times it was better to act calm and levelheaded, because one just never knew what was running along on the treadmill of James Kirk's mind or potential consequences it could have. And he'd rather be here; relaxing with the two people he cared most for, even if one was a pointy-eared hobgoblin and only partially human, then mending a broken bone because Kirk worked himself up into such a state that he hurt himself.

Said person looked back and forth between his two comrades before he replied with a dreamy sigh,

"Infinity."

And with that single word he fell back down onto his mattress with a crash, so enthralled was he with his new-found realization that he tuned out the voices of the two men below him, who decided to not question their Captain and his eccentric ways. And instead were now debating over whether or not infinity was something to be found, and went to sleep with one last thought rolling over in his head.

Infinity was his greatest friends. And finally, after a life long search, they were found; and subsequently infinity itself.

And if Captain James Tiberius Kirk could tell you one thing it'd be this; he'd never have to go searching again.

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Sneakpeak:

Next Chapter: Prompt 2 - "Teach Me" ft. McCoy, Chekov and Spock

Doctor McCoy honestly didn't think of himself as the type of man to treat a patient badly, no matter how infuriating they were. Neither did he think himself the type to willingly ask Spock to teach him something. And he hadn't thought that if he were to ask to be taught anything, that it'd be meditating.

But today, he found himself doing all those things.

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~A Vulcan's Kiss