+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Welcome to Hypatia's Story Archive | | http://hypatia.slashcity.org/slash/ | | Copyright Notice and Disclaimer | | http://hypatia.slashcity.org/slash/notice.html | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ Author: Hypatia Title: Babble On Babel Series: TOS Codes: poem, K&S, Sarek Rating: G Summary: Shortening this tale further would not be fair-- Just scroll on down and read what's there. Thanks to: Farfalla, who gave some pointers on punctuation and pointed out that inciseful is not a word. Any errors or peculiarities remaining, in punctuation or otherwise, are, of course, mine. Babble On Babel In the cold depths of space where the fierce Klingons lurk Flies a great metal ship with a captain named Kirk Justice and freedom he'll stoutly defend With the help of his crew and his dear Vulcan friend This friend is a scientist. His name is Spock. His wit is incisive, his heart like a rock. He does not crack a smile and sheds nary a tear And shows not affection but for ones he holds dear In general, Spock kept his life rather neat He had never foreseen that his dear ones should meet As a Vulcan in Starfleet, Spock's taken his licks, But one day he was put in a peculiar fix It turned out Spock's dad was a VIP sort-- A political envoy and gadfly, in short. In due course he showed up on Spock's ship for a mission The collision was as messy as nuclear fission Well, first Kirk didn't know that the jerk was Spock's dad With his foot in his mouth Kirk quickly wished that he had His attempts to impress him fell resoundingly flat It seemed the old man'd an apis in cravat. Oh, Sarek was not happy to see Spock in the 'Fleet It was not the right place for his planet's elite Nor could he condone the at-times violent means By which they held back outer-space Saracenes. But, woe! There was but more trouble to come Murder and Orions and hard decisions for sons Accustomed to following a strict Vulcan way No matter what doctors and mothers might say Spock's father was ill, but his captain was worse A ship of the enemy shadowed their course Logic demanded that he take command He held onto duty as the last solid strand. Kirk knew that Sarek was in a bad way His heart was failing; he might pass away Kirk needed Sarek to live through the ride, And he required blood only Spock could provide Kirk resolved to be strong, for if he had a say, Spock wouldn't commit patricide that day Per his reputation, Kirk cooked up a plan And typically, got Bones' support with elan Patched up by the doctor, Kirk went to the bridge Spock seemed somewhat skeptical, oh, just a smidge But between Bones' assurance and Kirk's brilliant grin Those two stole the Vulcan right out of him Spock rushed back to sickbay, prepared to give blood Meanwhile the captain was trapped where he stood The Orion and the Enterprise valiantly battled To his credit Kirk, weakened, was not even rattled. He dispatched the Orion, and went back to his cot In sickbay, where two Vulcans, more healthy than not Had at last starting talking, filius et pater Until grumpy Bones put an end to the chatter. Kirk and Spock have traveled to all sorts of places And made newfound friends with numerous races The Feds they've defended 'gainst Klingons and more As for compy's they've KO'd, no-one's keeping score. But the greatest accomplishment, second to none Was, for Kirk, reconciling stern Sarek and his son The grand goal of friendship between Vulcan and Man Is one he affords any resource he can Spock's parents now say Captain Kirk's a fine fellow And observers report pere et fils are more mellow Kirk's strides through the hallways are happy and light As the grand Enterprise warps away in the night.