Impossible
Jim has left the cell room some time ago it wait for Bones and Pike to return. He slouched against the walls, his eyes darting back and forth, nodding to the few people that passed. Finally, he saw the ragged form of his friend appear with a hobbling admiral at his side.
”What’s the result?” Jim asked, propping himself straight.
”I’ll tell you once we’re inside.” Bones pushed opened the door and sighed.
Jim and Pike followed the doctor in and stood in a line in front of George who looked expectant.
”I see you’ve finished,” The man commented, “What does your little test claim?”
Bones sighed again, “You are father and son.”
There was a clear sense of shocked silence on their side of the glass, but on George’s side, he was smiling and jubilant.
”See! Didn’t I say I was your father?” George chuckled, “You mortals are so untrustworthy.”
Jim stared at the man who was, apparently, his father. It aluded him to how this was possible. His father died in a space battle, hadn’t he? So why was he standing here before them now?
”You sure the test is right, Bones?” Jim asked.
”A hundred percent.”
”Well what a surprise,” Pike spoke up with a fond smile, “Looks like you aren’t a phony bastard after all, George.”
George grinned, all to similar to Jim’s, ”Of course not, Chris. I would never lie to you.”
As the two old friends went on, chatting about life and what George had missed, Bones and Jim pulled to the side. Running his hand over his face, Jim sighed.
”This is unbelievable.”
”No kidding.” Bones agreed.
”My father is back from the dead. Impossible.”
”Well,” Bones sighed, “You’re Mother is arriving tomorrow. Maybe she could clear things up.”
”Maybe.” Jim rubbed his eyebrows as a though popped into his head, “Aren’t you weirded out by this?”
Bones huffed, ”Hell yeah. It’s not every day a man comes back from the dead. Especially one that’s your father.”
Jim looked back at George with a scrutinizing gaze. He searched his father’s face for something that would explain his return, but all Jim found was electric blue eyes and a warm smile. Still, there was something off about George.
”What if he isn’t human?”