Title: A Limb That Has But a Disease
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Kirk/McCoy
Word Count: 4,370
Warnings: Mirrorverse, assassination attempts, hinted at torture
Summary: "Captain," Nurse Chapel says coolly. "You're needed in sickbay; it's Doctor McCoy."

A/N: For the Mirrorverse Remix Challenge at issenterprise. I was assigned the amazing and talented affectingly, and this story is a remix of her The Not-So-Common Cold. My immense gratitude to abigail89 for betaing, whipping this puppy into shape so it makes sense. :)

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( Kirk's getting dressed when the comm in his quarters beeps, the flashing text indicating a call from sickbay. )