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wook77 ([personal profile] wook77) wrote2010-08-26 09:52 pm
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Flash Fic

Title: Warning: A Desert is Hot
Author: [livejournal.com profile] wook77
Fandom: Star Trek AOS
Pairing: Kirk/McCoy
Warnings: AU
Rating: PG
Wordcount: ~700
Summary: Every freaking mission with Jim turns into a shoot-out.
A/N: unbeta'd flashfic written for [livejournal.com profile] jim_and_bones's Daily Doctor and Captain photos for two different days. Also, is a continuation of Warn Children of the Risk of Death by Electrocution or Dammit, Man, I'm a Doctor and a Secret Agent. Also also, I'm really shitty at picking titles so, um, oops?



Jim steps out of the airport, puts his hands on his hips and then says, with a disgusting amount of self-satisfaction, "This is beautiful weather."

"It's a hundred and five. In the shade," Bones snaps out in retort.

"So? Better'n snow, right? You always bitch about the snow so I thought you'd want the heat."

"The hell makes you think that I want to step into an oven instead?" Bones grimaces, grabs his messenger bag and then heads towards the cab station.

"Bitch bitch bitch," Jim says and follows, hailing a cab and slipping into the backseat. "You getting in or what?"

"Asshole," Bones mutters, sliding in behind Jim.

Jim instructs the cabbie to head to their hotel. They slip into silence as the cabbie rambles on about Phoenix and the various sights and activities. Jim makes agreeable noises but Bones only wants to know why the hell, with the air conditioning running, it's still over a hundred in the metal box of doom. It's even more of an oven than stepping out of the airport had been.

"Pay the man, Bones," Jim says as he gets out of the cab and goes into the hotel. Bones mutters more under his breath and then slaps a fifty into the hands of the cabbie. "Keep the change."

"Thanks, man!" The cabbie drives off with a cheerful wave.

By the time Bones gets inside, Jim's waggling the keycard at him. "You ready to see the sights?"

"They're probably the same as all the rest: hotel rooms, rental cars and insane assholes trying to kill a bunch of people."

"Yep! The big three though I'm a bit disappointed that you forgot about take-out."

"Oh yeah. Shitty restaurants." Bones slaps his hand onto the elevator button. "What floor?"

"Third."

"My favorite."

"Dinner after we stash our bags?"

"Sure thing. Working dinner?"

"Works for me."

~*~*~

"Yet another fucking shootout. Why is it that every time I get stuck with the misfortune of heading out with you that I always have to shoot my gun, get suspended for weeks pending investigation and – for fuck's sake! Stop shooting at me while I'm trying to bitch out my partner!" Bones yells the last, shooting towards the surprisingly nice building where their targets are currently hiding.

"Jesus, Bones. Can't you yell at me later? Dodging bullets here," Jim says as he gestures towards the side of the building in an obvious "cover me" move.

"Oh fine, go be the hero, you asshole. I'm a doctor, not a superhero!" Bones lays down cover fire as Jim darts towards the building and then slips in the side entrance. "Hey, assholes! Why not just give up now?"

There's gunfire inside and then it abruptly stops. Bones's breath seizes for a moment until Jim yells out, "Wanna get your lazy ass in here to help cuff these guys? Maybe call the locals and explain the situation?"

"Infantile, moronic asshole." Bones breathes a few times and then heads in, dialing his cell and talking to their local liason about the situation. As he speaks, he reaches behind him, yanks the cuffs off his belt loop and shoves them against Jim's chest.

"Nice job, Bones!" Jim slaps Bones's shoulder. "We make a helluva a team."

"I'm a doctor, Jim. A fucking doctor. That means that I'm supposed to heal people, not shoot at them. We were here to investigate psychotropic drug smuggling, not shoot up a warehouse. When the hell are we going to have a mission that doesn't go directly to shit and have people shooting at us?"

"Um, next one?" At Bones's skeptical look, he adds, "I promise."

"You better make sure it happens. You just think how Joanna'll react if one of us dies the next time you go in with your guns blazing."

"You don't pull any punches, do you?"

"Nope." Bones looks at Jim and then grins. "Nice gun harness, by the way."

"You like it?"

"Yeah, it's sort of hot."

"You should get one."

"I'd rather you just walk around in yours."

"Sure?"

"Shirtless next time."

"I can do that." Jim accompanies his promise with a slap to Bones's ass.

As always, I'd love to hear what you thought.

[identity profile] secretsolitaire.livejournal.com 2010-08-27 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
Bwahaha! This is so very them. Especially:

"Bitch bitch bitch," Jim says and follows, hailing a cab and slipping into the backseat. "You getting in or what?"

"Asshole," Bones mutters, sliding in behind Jim.


*squishes them together*

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Hee! I love writing banter so I'm just glad that you find it funny. Makes it all pay off so well.

You are such a lovely person. *squishes you*

Thank you for being such a positive person in fandom. I really don't think you get the thanks that you deserve. You always find an awesome thing to say to everyone. People like you are what I love most about fandom and what I would love to be able to do all the time (rather than setting up my own roadblocks) so, um, random heaps of love on an awesome person!

[identity profile] secretsolitaire.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, goodness, this was a lovely comment to get on a Monday morning. Thank you! ♥♥

[identity profile] katmarajade.livejournal.com 2010-08-28 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
I love this! Their banter is perfect here! I love Bones' griping and Jim's ridiculous enthusiasm. And "Jesus, Bones. Can't you yell at me later? Dodging bullets here," was such a perfect Kirk line that I could actually hear Chris Pine saying it in my head.

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you thank you thank you! I love this AU!verse of them so I keep thinking about them whenever I'm writing something else.

I love that it rang that clear to you. <3

[identity profile] dramapunk.livejournal.com 2010-09-08 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
Dude the banter was perfect. Love it.

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Banter is my favorite thing in the world so I'm just so glad that you liked mine. I appreciate your kind words!

[identity profile] adafrog.livejournal.com 2010-09-08 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Great fun, thanks.

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
You're quite welcome! I appreciate that you took the time to both read and to let me know what you thought!

[identity profile] shameless-klutz.livejournal.com 2010-09-08 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yet another fucking shootout. Why is it that every time I get stuck with the misfortune of heading out with you that I always have to shoot my gun, get suspended for weeks pending investigation and – for fuck's sake! Stop shooting at me while I'm trying to bitch out my partner!" Bones yells the last, shooting towards the surprisingly nice building where their targets are currently hiding.

"Jesus, Bones. Can't you yell at me later? Dodging bullets here," Jim says as he gestures towards the side of the building in an obvious "cover me" move.


hahaha!! I love this!! So perfect. Oh boys!! :D

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! I admit to lolling at myself on that exchange so I'm glad that I made you laugh, too. Too many times, I'm the only one laughing >.>

<.<

I have an odd sense of humor, what can I say?

[identity profile] shameless-klutz.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay to odd senses of humor! I have a case of that as well!! :D

[identity profile] openedbook.livejournal.com 2010-09-08 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Woot! I was ad when the series ended, but this was a fantastic treat!

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
I'm very glad that you enjoyed! I love that series so they keep popping into my head. It doesn't help that [livejournal.com profile] jim_and_bones keep posting Chris and Karl holding guns. It really isn't fair to the rest of the incarnations in my head :D

[personal profile] besamislabios 2010-09-08 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha! That was so them... ♥♥!!

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! I'm so glad that you enjoyed! ♥♥ back atcha!

[identity profile] kilala10.livejournal.com 2010-09-08 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
– for fuck's sake! Stop shooting at me while I'm trying to bitch out my partner!"

lulz~

Very cute XD

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
<3 Thanks so much! I''m very glad that you enjoyed!

[identity profile] joirerson.livejournal.com 2010-09-08 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
*giggles at you* This was lovely!

[identity profile] wook77.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad that you enjoyed! Thanks for letting me know what you thought.

Also, I love your icon. I literally snorted out loud the first, second AND third times I've looked at it.
ext_24303: (this was not my plan)

[identity profile] normalhumanbein.livejournal.com 2010-09-13 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I love this verse so much. I could just listen to them bitch at one another forever.