Yeoman Nora looked between Kirk and Spock as the crew took in what had just happened. Vulcan had been destroyed and their Captain was aboard an enemy ship and Spock wanted to turn back to regroup with Starfleet.

"Permission to speak?" Nora asked finding a quick moment in Kirk and Spock's argument.

Spock stopped and turned to look at her, "Yes, Yeoman?"

Nora looked to Kirk before she spoke the thoughts running through her mind, "I believe Kirk is correct and we need to go after Nero. He'll destroy whatever he is after by the time Starfleet makes a decision about what to do. I know it's not logical but it's right."

Spock closed his eyes and shook his head, "We are going to follow Starfleet protocol."

In that same moment, Kirk lunged forward in his rage and Spock immediately had security grab him. Nora, not thinking straight, jumped forward to pull one of the guys off of Kirk. She wasn't thinking straight but her loyalty lied with Pike and Kirk's plan would let them get him back so she defended his actions.

She watched in horror as Spock used the ancient Vulcan nerve pinch on Kirk and then turn to look her in the eye, "Cadet Kirk will be marooned on the nearest planet because of his actions. Would you like to stay aboard the ship or join him?"

Nora stared Spock dead in the eye before she spoke, "I will go with him."

"So be it. Guards, give them the basic supplies they will need and I will beam them down to the planet's surface," Spock ordered as he turned away to sit down in the Captain's chair.

Nora looked to her friend Uhura for any sign of support as she was marched off the bridge but Uhura would not cross the man she loved and Nora couldn't blame her for it.

Security placed Kirk's unconscious body on the transporter pad and handed Nora two backpacks filled with the basic needs they would encounter. "Good luck," the officer said as he gave the order to beam them off board.

Nora felt the molecules in her body scatter as she was momentarily surrounded by light before her vision normalized once more and she could feel the cold air whipping in her face and the feeling of soft snow at her hands. She looked at Kirk, who was just waking up and passed him his bag, "We need to find some form of shelter," she stated.

"Why did Spock maroon you with me?" Kirk asked as they opened their bag hoping to find jackets inside.

"Because my loyalty lies with Commander Pike and you were the only one whose plan involved saving him," she retorted, annoyed now by their scenario and freezing.

Kirk nodded as they pulled on their coats and began trudging through the snow.

The pair continued walking across the snow covered planet until they realized there may not be any cover anywhere.

"Couldn't we have been marooned on a planet with sunshine and an ocean?" Nora whined, feeling defeated by the situation. She was trained for combat but she had never undergone survival training.

Kirk was about to say something to her but when he turned his head to look her way, he saw some kind of beast rushing toward them. "Run!" he yelled.

Nora looked back and inhaled her scream before taking off with Kirk. They sprinted across the snow, paying no attention to their surroundings until they heard a loud crash like ice shattering. They slowed down just enough to see an even larger beast erupt from the ice to take the creature that was pursuing them. "Keep going!" Kirk yelled again before the beast had even started chasing them.

Kirk was right though and before they knew it, Kirk and Nora were rolling down into a crevice because they'd reached an edge and had no time to stop themselves.

As they stumbled to their feet, Kirk looked ahead and say a cave. He reached out and grasped Nora's hand, yanking her with him. They entered the cave but didn't slow down at all as the beast barrelled in after them.

Nora finally let out the scream she'd inhaled what felt like miles ago but then the beast stopped when a man appeared waving a torch at the monster.

They could only see the back of the man but he had saved them. They watched as he turned and what they saw was an elderly vulcan in front of them.

The vulcan stopped as he saw the pair and spoke, his voice both deep and calming, "Jim T. Kirk, how did you find me?" he asked.

Kirk furrowed his brow as he replied, "Who are you and how do you know my name?"

Nora stood by and watched the initial interaction, not knowing what to think. The vulcan responded, "I have been and always shall be your friend. I am Spock," he said.

Nora felt her own knees weaken as Kirk said, "Bullshit," to this revelation. Nora sunk down to the snowy floor of the cave which drew Spock's attention to her. He walked forward and crouched down to her. He looked into her blue eyes and stared at her familiar brown curls tied neatly into a bun and his face warmed at the sight of her.

"Nora," he said, his tone so soft, "You look as beautiful as the day I first met you. Tell me, have we already been married in this timeline?"

Nora looked back at 'Spock' wide-eyed from everything he was saying. She was so surprised by his words, she couldn't work up a response.

Kirk joined them on the ground, "Is there somewhere in here we can get a fire going and you can explain what you're saying because it's not at all the world we live in?"

Spock nodded as he stood and reached for Nora's hand to help her back to her feet. She took it but quickly let go as they walked further into the cave.