He doesn't realize he's in very real danger of dropping her. Once he's set his mind to something, there's very little that will deter him. And thanks go Spock's projection, he believes he has the reserves to follow through.
"Jim, stop." She put as much force as she could muster into her voice, turning it into an order, something she rarely did. If he continued much further, she would nerve pinch him and carry his weight. Hastily, she removed her hand and gripped his arm, urging him to listen to her. "Allow me to walk."
The order definitely gets his attention. His gaze turns from scanning the area out in front of him to her face just as she severs contact. The results are almost disastrous. The energy there one second is gone the next and he stumbles over his own feet as he's running. He goes down hard on one knee but somehow manages to keep the momentum from propelling him completely to the ground. The arm under Spock's knees slides away and her feet have nowhere to go but under her.
His chest hurts like a son of a bitch as he struggles to breathe. The rest of his body hasn't caught up.
Next time such a situation happens, Spock vows to make sure she is left behind, at least so the captain can get to safety. With both of them injured, the last meters will be difficult. But the Vulcan way is not one of ease and she has dealt with worse, before; thanks to Jim's carrying of her, she can make it past the border.
When her feet hit ground, she stumbles for a moment, shifting away from Jim, but quickly rights herself. The bleeding in her side has stopped, and if she focuses for a moment, the pain is easy to ignore. "Allow me to assist you, Captain," she says, slipping an arm under his now, so she can help him straighten.
Next time such a situation happens, she can count on him to be just as doggedly stubborn and put up just as fierce a fight.
He rises with her help, careful not to put too much weight on the knee too soon, but doesn't completely straighten. A stitch in his side catches him unaware and he gasps. With his free hand, he jams a fist into the spot and begins to fall forward. It's the awkward first step in the rest of their journey. He limps forward heavily, both supporting Spock and being supported simultaneously.
"What did you do?" he grinds out, his breathing still labored.
"Nothing I will attempt again," she assures him, not actually answering the question. At the rate they are going, she estimates they will manage to clear the area of interference within three minutes, an amount of time Spock knows she can survive.
One day, she will lecture him about risking his life in situations such as this. After examining her own reactions, of course, because none of her behavior has been logical so far. She continues forward, picking up her pace as much as she dares, and the communicator in her hand crackles to life.
"Sulu to Captain Kirk-" comes from it, Sulu's voice much clearer, until it breaks into static again. But that amount of clarity shows they are reaching the edge of the disruption field.
Her answer isn't really an answer at all, evasive at best. Right now though he can't bring himself to care. The conversation will come up again. When they're safe and no longer struggling with only their last reserves to draw upon.
So close.
They're so close.
Just as they reach their mark, Jim's injured knee collapses underneath him.
Spock slumps under his weight, as she attempts to prevent him from falling to the ground. It sends her staggering though, as she fumbles with the communicator. She manages to get through to Sulu, who beams them abroad instantly.
They materialize as an undignified, tangled mess in Transporter Room One. Damn, he's come out of bar fights feeling better than he does right now. "Oh that was fun," he mutters, heavy on the sarcasm. "Let's do it again. Spock?"
"Negative, Captain. I do not intend to participate in a situation like that again, though I suspect this there will be such incidents in the future." Spock is careful to moderate both her breathing and her voice as she untangles herself from Jim, but can't refrain from wincing as it pulls at the injury in her side.
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Date: 2016-12-14 10:12 pm (UTC)He doesn't realize he's in very real danger of dropping her. Once he's set his mind to something, there's very little that will deter him. And thanks go Spock's projection, he believes he has the reserves to follow through.
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Date: 2016-12-15 06:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-12-15 10:13 pm (UTC)His chest hurts like a son of a bitch as he struggles to breathe. The rest of his body hasn't caught up.
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Date: 2016-12-19 11:51 pm (UTC)When her feet hit ground, she stumbles for a moment, shifting away from Jim, but quickly rights herself. The bleeding in her side has stopped, and if she focuses for a moment, the pain is easy to ignore. "Allow me to assist you, Captain," she says, slipping an arm under his now, so she can help him straighten.
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Date: 2016-12-22 06:35 am (UTC)He rises with her help, careful not to put too much weight on the knee too soon, but doesn't completely straighten. A stitch in his side catches him unaware and he gasps. With his free hand, he jams a fist into the spot and begins to fall forward. It's the awkward first step in the rest of their journey. He limps forward heavily, both supporting Spock and being supported simultaneously.
"What did you do?" he grinds out, his breathing still labored.
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Date: 2016-12-23 12:54 am (UTC)One day, she will lecture him about risking his life in situations such as this. After examining her own reactions, of course, because none of her behavior has been logical so far. She continues forward, picking up her pace as much as she dares, and the communicator in her hand crackles to life.
"Sulu to Captain Kirk-" comes from it, Sulu's voice much clearer, until it breaks into static again. But that amount of clarity shows they are reaching the edge of the disruption field.
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Date: 2016-12-23 08:45 am (UTC)So close.
They're so close.
Just as they reach their mark, Jim's injured knee collapses underneath him.
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