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Posted July 9, 2019, 3:06 a.m. by Crewman George Lee Sherridan (Engineer) (David Fergusson)

[edit - some tidying up and post trimming]

Not long after the Merrimack stood down from battle stations NE Bigs was over in one of the maintenance hatches when there was the sound of something goopy falling out of it. “..What the?!?” Bigs cried. “..Alright who dropped this goop down the upper hatch! Do you got any idea what that’s going to do to my uniform!” He cried coming out.

As he rubbed his hands on it suddenly the uniform changed from the red color tones and jumper suit to a string of small apples and peaches vine woven around the Ensign’s body! “..What the heck is going on here!!” He cried again.

The female doctor, Miriam Cross, was by now in the engineering dept looking around and it did not take her long to find the crewman. Her first instinct was to put a hand over her mouth to stifle a scream for what she saw was never in any medical book.

Guy Fleegman had been on security duty in Engineering. When he saw the vegetable infestation emanate, he ran straight for the door, passing Miriam on his way, shouting, “It’s alive! It’s alive! They have no faces. They have no eyes. I’m a dead man anyway.”

The doctor was quick to get out of his way ‘’ Some unity and partnership ‘’ she muttered then focused again on Bigs ‘’Can you take your clothes off?’‘ Cross asked hoping he could.

”..What! My ‘clothes’ are now apples and peaches hooked together by vines..” NE Bigs said.

Jasper placed containment fields around the oddities. As he was thinking about Guy as he left in terror. “Drama King!” He said softly as he focused on the duties as he started some scans. “What’s going on here?” Jasper commented as he looked at the scans.

Cross made her way to Jasper ‘’ What does the scan show?’‘ she asked peering over his shoulder.

Scans showed the NE’s clothes were now ready to pick ripe peaches and apples like those found on Earth.

George Lee Sherridan was on duty over behind a power supply wall panel with flashing green lights. When he heard the commotion coming from the maintenance hatch, he came around front, and then saw Guy running and Jasper setting up containment fields. He walked over to see if help was needed just as Cross arrived and asked NE Bigs to remove his clothes.

“This is a day that I never thought I’d see,” George said. “I’ve seen many things, most of ‘em bad, but this one is special!”

‘’Well the fruit look ripe ,so why don’t you try ever so slowly’‘ she said in a neutral tone wondering if the skin would come off as well.

“Well, Doctor I guess he is ready to be picked? According to scan there ripe and ready?” Jasper said with a straight and serious face. Just by looks alone hhe could tell he was ripe.

“Those there look like ripe awful red apples,” added George.

Cross cursed a certain Vulcan for telling her about star fleet ,just when she had decided to become a dancer ‘’Goody well ensign just start picking ,,em sorry but we do not have a basket at our disposable’‘ she winked at Jasper even though he was all serious as usual ‘’After that just take your clothes off ,we would be happy to dispose of them’‘.

By now Cross was hopping from one foot to the other ,much resembling someone whose place was in a mental asylum’‘Can’t you pick them off faster ,we haven’t got all day you know ‘’ she uttered glancing at the time ‘’Jasper put down one of the force field so I may enter and help ‘’ she grabbed a pair of multi-pair clippers to cut the entwined vines.

‘’At least a certain Captain had Tribbles fall on him,they made good pets though bred like rabbits!’‘ she then imagined Glen and Kord stroking them and couldn’t stop laughing.

”..Are you sure thats safe?” The NE asked about picking his ‘clothes’ off.

Cross started on the wrapped vines ‘’Well if he is still alive with in his birthday suit we’ll know’‘ she replied.

“Well, goo’ness gracious, there’s nahwt an apple that there ay didn’t pik off myself that there wasn’t safe, ay say!” added George.

She did her best to keep a straight face ‘’Anyone for apple crumble pie?’‘ the doctor asked in a humorous tone,though still attentive not to cut off more then the vines.

Jasper thought the comment amusing but kept a straight face just the same as he continued his scans to see if it was indeed safe for such activity or was it truly dangerous? As he looked over the recent readings. “You know this type of scanning is technically out of my area of expertise? But I am doing my bet in the situation i am given. But I am an Engineer, and not a doctor or a specialist?” Jasper said casually.

Both the crewman and Cross were working their way at super speed,once the fruit and much of the vines were off the doctor started tearing at his clothes until he had none on.

‘’Jasper I’m a doctor and have never had any lessons on how to pick fruit off a man’‘ she replied ‘’Now could someone bring something ,anything for him to wrap around his body?’‘ Cross asked.

Oh the shame of it all!.

And if that was not enough it started raining fish while Cross jaw fell open ‘’Someone has a magic wand and decided to have some fun at our expense …it seems’‘.

The doctor looked over at Jasper ‘’Can’t you do something like contain it within the force field ,erect half a dozen if necessary’‘ she practically bellowed ,not that she knew much about force fields and engineering.

‘’Jasper’‘ Cross said as an after thought ‘’Do please inform Bridge what is happening down here ‘’ the doctor had no idea that the Captain and Kord were not present for the time being but someone still had to be in charge.

“Yes Doctor!” As Jasper responded to her request. As Jasper activated the corresponding forcefields as the areas started to fill with fish as he beamed the areas affected with filling fish to the replicators for recycling. to keep the levels low in the container in the affected zones. As he tapped a few keys on the console to inform the bridge of the situation. =/\= Engineering to bridge. We have a serious situation down here and I know it might sound strange or odd. But we’re having freshly picked fruit off of a uniform and its now raining fish here presently. Please advise? =/\= Jasper said as he continued to collect data and sent it to the science section for a more in-depth analysis. Jasper knew this sounded crazy and he was waiting for an order to follow up his inquiry with a visit to the counselor. As he left the channel open as he did what he could from keeping other from falling into the same fates as the other officers.

As the group watched suddenly the flopping tuna fish struggling to breathe in the air without water turned into fried tuna fish in butter served in a slowly spreading pool of smoked almond romesco sauce!!

Cross watched the fish turn to tuna ‘’Hungry as you might be ‘’ she said wondering whether she was hallucination ‘’No one dare touch them or worst eat them ,not even a lick’‘ the CMO tried her best to mean she meant business and no but’s or if’s.

Where is the darn counsellor when you need one!.

“Oh, doc come on! That’s not fair!! It really smells amazing? I wonder if Squire Trelane is involved in this entertainment? ” Jasper asked with a bit of wonder and now starving at all the fish buffet. all you can eat…He thought to himself. As he continued his observations.

“Ahh yes! We done heard all about that there rogue planet ov Gothos at the Academy,” said George. “Ayn’ that there Squire Trelane.”

Tinga’s antennae twitched in a manner that indicate amusement.

=^=Thank you. I just had to be certain.=^= she said, =^=The CSO is analyzing the situation now.=^=

-George, Eng


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