Round 2: Twelfth story for @badthingshappenbingo ~
Title: My Dearest Robbie
Fandom: Star Trek (AOS)
Character(s): Robert "Robbie" Scott, Chris Scott, Original Alien Character(s)
Relationship(s): Robert "Robbie" Scott & Chris Scott
Rating: T
Words: 1,186
Prompt: I Have Your Loved One
Warnings: Mild Violence, Kidnapping, Blackmailing
(You can also find this story on AO3)
~ My Dearest Robbie ~
When Robert "Robbie" Scott once again read the message he had recieved a day ago, he still didn't know what to do. His mind was empty as he stared at the letters presenting themselves to him on his comm.
And even though he read the words over and over, he couldn't get a hold on the actual meaning behind them.
'We have your son. Do what we ask of you and he won't come to any harm.'
Robbie had no idea who these people were. Hell, he didn't even know why they had chosen him to be their puppet!
All he knew was that if he actually did what they wanted, he'd be one of the Federation's most wanted criminals. He'd betray every ideal the Federation stood for.
But looking at the picture of his injured and unconcious son Chris - a wee lad, only eighteen years old - the Scotsman knew that he didn't have much of a choice.
If he wanted him to survive, he'd have to do as these persons told him. He'd have to hack into Starfleet's systems from the inside and cause a huge malfunction that would allow for anyone to steal data.
It was hard. But not impossible for someone like Robbie. Like his girlfriend Leah always said, he was a mastermind. He could do basically anything.
And those persons blackmailing him seemed to know about that fact too. They knew what he was capable of. They knew who he was. And, most importantly, they knew that he'd do anything to protect his son.
There was no way out of this dilemma.
Robbie buried his face in his hands, hopeless and desperate. The criminals had been pretty clear about what would happen if he tried to contact Starfleet or the police and his heart ached at the thought of it.
He couldn't endanger his son. He had to save him.
And in order to do that, Robbie had to break the law and risk the end of the civilization they all knew. For if the wrong people got their hands on secured information, then the whole universe would turn upside down.
Robbie startled when his comm suddenly rang. He didn't know the number, yet still he answered the call.
"H-hello?" He couldn't keep his voice from trembling, fearing to hear the kidnappers of Chris talking. But it wasn't them. It was his son himself.
("D-Dad?")
"Chris! Chris, are ye alright? What did they do to ye?"
("P-please, ye h-have to do what they want. They s-said that they'll kill me if ye don't, dad. P-please, I don't wanna die!")
It broke Robbie's heart to hear his son's fearful voice. It was quite obvious that he was crying.
"I'll get ye out of there, laddie. Ye'll be okay. Just-"
("Hello, Mr. Scott.)
Robbie froze when he heard a different voice speaking. It was a deep baritone. The voice sounded smooth and cold.
"Who are ye? Why are ye doing this? What-"
("You're asking too many questions, Mr. Scott. And you're wasting time. Precious time you should use to get your work done and save your son.")
Robbie tried his best to analyze the voice and the words. A strange accent. Maybe even a translator was being used to translate the words into Federation standard. Okay. That was important. He needed to gather helpful information on the kidnappers.
"L-listen, what ye ask of me is crazy! I cannae just walk into the shipyard and hack into the system. I-I-I'd have to get into headquarters which isn't easy for a simple engineer who only designs and builds ships." He needed to get this man to see that what he and the rest of his people wanted wasn't possible.
("Then you better work on a solution for that problem. I would hate to harm such a bright young mind like your son is.")
In the background, Robbie could hear Chris muttering desperate pleads.
"D-don't hurt him!" Robbie yelled, actually surprised by how strong his voice sounded, so he quickly added a trembling, "Please."
("You have three days, Mr. Scott. Hack the system or your son will pay for your failure.")
The call was ended, leaving behind a sobbing Robbie in his room.
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He buried his head in his hands. One day had passed and he still hadn't found a solution.
Robbie knew that it was impossible. He knew that he'd never get into Starfleet's headquarters. And even if he did, security would surely find and shoot him.
But he had to try it. Who was he if he didn't even attempt to save his son?
Determination mixed with fear as he got to his feet, grabbed his jacket and headed to the front door.
The Scotsman's eyes widened in disbelief at the sight that presented itself to him as soon as he stepped into the hallway.
Golden swirls of light. A human figure appearing inside his house. Robbie froze, fearing for the worst. But it was no intruder beaming himself into his house. No. It was...
"Chris!"
Robbie quickly ran over to the young man and wrapped his arms around him, pulling him close to his chest.
"D-Dad?" Chris whispered in confusion, holding on tightly to the figure of his father. Both Scotts apparently couldn't believe it.
As soon as Robbie let go of Chris, he cupped the boy's face in his hands and stared at him with wide eyes.
"H-how did ye get here?"
Chris only shook his head.
"I-I-I... there... there was this strange alien woman. She a-and her people boarded the shuttle I was held captive on. She s-said that ye are a friend of hers."
The relief he had felt just seconds ago, instantly vanished when Robbie heard his son's explanation. His heart skipped a beat.
No... it couldn't be.
"She g-gave me this for ye."
With trembling hands Chris pulled a wee piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to his father.
Robbie's heart was racing as he opened it slowly and read the lines written down on it.
'My dearest Robbie,
it has come to my ears that a small group of criminals decided to kidnap your adorable son. Don't ask how I know it. Let's just say that I have an eye on you. Even though I promised that you would never hear from me again, I couldn't just let these people blackmail my lifesaver. And, you see, it's actually a win-win-situation. I got to save my lifesaver's child and, in addition, caught new goods. I always wanted to try Romulan.
Stay safe, sweetheart! And give your beautiful girlfriend my best regards.'
Robbie swallowed hardly. It really was her. It really was...
"Nomira," he whispered.
"She instantly brought me here. She saved me, dad."
Once more Robbie pulled his sobbing son into his arms and ran one hand through his thick hair.
And even though he hated her, even though he was disgusted by Nomira and what she was doing in her restaurant, in that moment the Scotsman couldn't help but be grateful to her. For she had saved his loved one. His one and only son.
A/N: This is obviously a sequel to "Getting To Know Each Other" and "All That She Wants".
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platonic soulmate prompts
these came from my heart and a past friendship of mine. enjoy and feel free to use :)
“you’re my sister, my love, and my best friend. thank you for existing.”
holding hands <33
hugs !!!!
long distance friendships </3
but if they’re long distance they can send each other packages n stuff
“you mean the world to me. did i ever tell you that?”
if one of the characters doesn’t have a father figure, what if their friend walked them down the aisle
“STOP LAUGHING I DONT KNOW WHAT TO GET YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.” “whatever you get me, i’m sure i’ll love it.”
“i love you.” “don’t make me cry.”
the moment they have their first real conversation and they’re both so much like “THEYRE JUST LIKE MEEEE” and they know right away this is going to be a forever friendship
“this is so weird to say, but i’m so glad i met you.” “that’s not weird to say at all.”
“you’re so freaking cool.”
“i feel like we haven’t talked in a minute. how are you?”
“i love you. i don’t think i can say that enough.” “i’m pretty fond of you, too.”
“i feel like, id give my heart to you if you were about to die.” “…….. id pour water on you if you were on fire too, i guess.”
“you’re a nerd.” “you’re a dummy. now what?”
giving each other life advice
^ “i know it may not help now, but honestly, what’s meant to happen will happen. what’s meant for you will find you.” “i guess that’s why you found me.”
“if you don’t go i’m not going.”
“you know that guy i was talking to?” “which one?” “STOP.”
them saying things at the same time and then being like TWINNNN
“i get to tell everyone my best friend is a [profession]… sounds like a win to me.”
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25 rejected edeleth fluff ideas
here are some edeleth stories i thought a lot about but did not write. if anybody wants to actually write one of these, be my guest (and also pleeeeease send me a link, i'm desperate for content about Them Girls™)
byleth takes edelgard on a fishing trip and she has an absolutely abysmal time
edelgard makes a valiant attempt to corral byleth's atrocious fashion sense ahead of a formal event
byleth teaches edelgard swear words
edelgard tries some of those weird herbs rhea used to give students to relax; byleth is more than happy to babysit
byleth does edelgard's taxes. she's wearing her goofy professor glasses. it does something weird for edelgard
edelgard takes byleth on a date to the opera and byleth cries the whole time
byleth reads a work of fiction for the first time ever. it's a horror story. she did not like it. edelgard reads her something nicer.
edelgard gets byleth to pose for a portrait and shows it to her
byleth has to give a speech at a big event and is a nervous wreck. edelgard has been waiting all her life for this coaching opportunity
edelgard tries to teach byleth how to draw (she is very bad at it)
byleth cannot for the life of her figure out which fork is used for what purpose at this fancy dinner. edelgard covers for her
edelgard goes all out to celebrate byleth's birthday on the day byleth thought was (read: randomly chose as) her birthday, not her actual birthday; byleth doesn't have the heart to tell her
byleth brings edelgard various souvenirs from her travels around the country. edelgard tries not to be so soft over it, even though they're… not all hits
edelgard attempts to make dinner and botches it beyond salvation. they get takeout.
byleth will not shut up about this cute house she saw when she was out on a mission and how nice it would be for them to "have something like it one day." edelgard arranges to buy the place
edelgard sees byleth in a dress uniform and cannot stop swooning
byleth is being relentlessly pursued by a suitor who won't take a hint and edelgard challenges the idiot to a duel
edelgard decides she will learn to swim. it goes poorly, to say the least, but she manages in the end. as it turns out, getting to see byleth in a swimsuit is a good motivator
byleth gets caught kissing edelgard by hubert. the resulting conversation is unpleasant for everyone. ferdinand, meanwhile, is overjoyed
edelgard is having a terrible, horrible, no-good very bad day. she chews byleth out over nothing and immediately feels awful about it. byleth forces her to take the rest of the day off to chill
byleth is going away for a month-long mission. both girls are inconsolable. they write each other letters literally every day.
edelgard really puts somebody on blast in a council meeting. byleth gets stars in her eyes
byleth concocts a very, very elaborate story about some kind of summit in faerghus; she and edelgard leave enbarr for two weeks to attend. surprise: there's no summit, it's a spa retreat
edelgard arranges a "normal date" where they go out in town in disguise and do very boring things like run errands, look at furniture, buy socks, etc.
doropetra-edeleth double date
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ooooh aaah my first anonymous hate mail!
now i know i said i'd post this sort of stuff publicly to shame the sender, but i'm faaaaiiirly sure this is a kid. so! i'm not gonna post it, or engage, and have in fact already deleted it, because i really really suspect it's a kid.
i'll address one part: about me not tagging my work.
like many other things in the ask, that's an outright lie. i actually do my best to tag comprehensively and liberally, and if you're hatescrolling my blog you already know my tag for the shipaganza in particular is this: 🎀💖
i have put this tag (again, it's 🎀💖) on every post related to the shipaganza. even the explicitly non-romantic, platonic ones (like bandee's and kirby's) and the what the heck is that? ones (like marx's) so that people can liberally avoid it for any number of reasons. i'm just doing this event for fun, and want it to be fun for people viewing the work as well!
i also make it clear regularly that earnest folks can ask me to tag anything in particular and i will do so. however, i cannot control what tags are used on a post once it leaves my blog, so i recommend that you use this handy feature
to make sure you never have to see any of my content ever again, no matter who else might reblog it onto your feed!
if that's not enough and you're still finding mentions of me on your timeline (such as when other people @ me), you can also apparently use "filtered post content" and just put my username in there. now i haven't tried that in particular, but it seems comprehensive as it searches the entire post for instances of a phrase. here are the instructions on how to do that.
anyway! i hope these steps successfully help you to never see my content or mentions of me ever again!
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