{"id":6513,"date":"2022-12-28T18:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T23:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=6513"},"modified":"2022-12-28T18:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T23:32:49","slug":"act-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/act-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Act II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCaptain\u2019s Log: Stardate 4062.8. If I might allow personal feelings to get into this, I don\u2019t know what the hell Starfleet was thinking of when allowing those three to become Ensigns! The entire crew is on edge thanks to their antics, myself included!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt took DAYS to reorganize everything in my cabinet!\u201d snarled McCoy. \u201cDAYS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd Scotty\u2019s running himself ragged trying to fix their messes!\u201d supplied Uhura. \u201cThey\u2019re a menace to Starfleet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI must concur with Lieutenant Uhura,\u201d said Spock. \u201cThose three men are not the prime examples of humanity\u2019s intelligence or technical skill. I have yet to come up with any answers, logical or otherwise, why Starfleet would allow them aboard a starship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re looking for ILLOGICAL answers, Spock?\u201d asked McCoy. \u201cThat\u2019s it! It\u2019s the end of times!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere are those three men?\u201d quizzed Kirk. \u201cI want to see them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the moment, they are sweeping the corridors,\u201d said Spock. \u201cI pray they do not fail that task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Spock said, Moe, Larry, and Curly were busy sweeping the halls of the <em>Enterprise<\/em>. Larry looked to make sure no one was looking, then swept the dust into an open wall panel. Unfortunately for him, Moe saw him. \u201cHey! You know better than that!\u201d snarled Moe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUh, do I?\u201d asked Larry nervously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d Moe then slapped Larry\u2019s scalp. \u201cGet outta here!\u201d While that went on, Curly saw an attractive-looking brunette woman in a gold command uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh!\u201d he said. The woman looked to Curly and arched an eyebrow. Curly chuckled to himself and mimed slicking hair back. He then approached the woman. \u201cWhere have you been all my life, Toots?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver on the other side of the Federation,\u201d replied the woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, good thing you came over on this side! Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!\u201d He then took her hand and danced with her. Moe saw this and growled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWise guy! Dancing on the job!\u201d He headed to Curly and tapped his shoulder. \u201cMay I cut in?\u201d he asked sweetly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSoitenly!\u201d replied Curly. He then danced with Moe. \u201cSay, you ain\u2019t a bad dancer!\u201d Moe forgot about hitting Curly, giving the lady enough time to get away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou dance like you got your legs on backwards!\u201d Moe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, I bet you tell that to all the boys!\u201d giggled Curly. Moe then realized what was going on and smacked Curly\u2019s cheeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGet out, you!\u201d he said. \u201cDidn\u2019t you see the stuff on her sleeves?! That was a Lieutenant!\u201d Curly realized his mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI flirted with someone higher on the totem pole?!\u201d he gulped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey, you think she\u2019s gonna tell Starfleet?!\u201d gulped Larry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, she would!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd you guys didn\u2019t stop me in time!\u201d gulped Curly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy golly, you\u2019re right!\u201d realized Moe. \u201cShe\u2019ll have our commissions for this! Come on, we gotta get to the shuttle bay!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman WAS going to the communications room to make a call. She gave the guards her clearance and reason for calling. The guards let her pass and she met the man running the room. \u201cHey, Kayley!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey, Brandon!\u201d replied the woman. \u201cI gotta make a call to my folks at Starfleet Headquarters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSure thing! You want me to set up the line?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can do it myself but thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll right, see you later!\u201d Brandon left and Kaylee looked to make sure no one was listening. She then put a tape in and pressed the necessary buttons. An alien voice then came out of the speaker. Kaylee then spoke in the same language! It was most unfortunate that a guard overheard that and recognized it as Klingonese! He pulled out his phaser, then Kaylee fired a disruptor at the poor man, making his heart burst and killing him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaylee\u2019s actions triggered an alarm. Kirk, McCoy, and a security team ran to the communications room and found the body. McCoy waved his tricorder over the body and got the readings. \u201c\u2026He\u2019s dead, Jim,\u201d he reported. \u201cKlingon Disruptor.\u201d Kirk activated the intercom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll hands, this is the Captain. Red alert. We have a Klingon spy aboard the ship. Repeat, we have a Klingon spy. Red alert.\u201d The Red alert sirens then flashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA Klingon spy?\u201d Larry asked his partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn the ship?\u201d asked Curly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe gotta find that spy and fast!\u201d said Moe. They dashed down the hall and bumped into Kaylee! \u201cLieutenant!\u201d yelped Moe. He and his friends then tried to dust her down. \u201cWe\u2019re sorry, Ma\u2019am! Very sorry!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWrong rank, you idiots!\u201d snarled Kaylee as she leveled her disruptor at the three men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey! That looks like a Klingon weapon!\u201d observed Curly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy, so it does,\u201d said Kaylee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen that means-!\u201d yelped Larry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s right!\u201d replied Kaylee. Kirk and his team then rounded the corner. Kaylee grabbed Curly by the neck and put her Disruptor to his head. \u201cPhasers down, boys!\u201d she said. \u201cMuch as I would love to spatter this moron\u2019s brains all over the walls, my revenge needs as many people alive as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRevenge?\u201d asked Kirk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn you, Kirk! For embarrassing my brother on Organia!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Kor? You\u2019re Kor\u2019s sister?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIndeed, Kirk! I am Ka\u2019Liegh!\u201d Everyone\u2019s eyes widened in terror. They all knew exactly who this Klingon was and what she could do!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cCaptain\u2019s Log: Stardate 4062.8. If I might allow personal feelings to get into this, I don\u2019t know what the hell Starfleet was thinking of when allowing those three to become Ensigns! The entire crew is on edge thanks to their antics, myself included!\u201d \u201cIt took DAYS to reorganize everything in my cabinet!\u201d snarled McCoy. \u201cDAYS!\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[905],"tags":[910,555,906,553,908,552,911,907,171,185,909],"class_list":["post-6513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-taste-of-stupidity","tag-chekov","tag-curly","tag-kirk","tag-larry","tag-mccoy","tag-moe","tag-scotty","tag-spock","tag-star-trek","tag-three-stooges","tag-uhura"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6514,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6513\/revisions\/6514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}