REBELLION
Chapter 1
James Tiberius Kirk was not happy with his parents. George held him to standards that only left him with something inside that made him want to run. Winona left the planet to do research leaving he and Sam to fend for themselves.
When George was home, there was law and order in the house, but his missions kept him away most of the time leaving both of them to the limits of their imagination. Sam was his older brother, but he had no imagination for the more aggressive activities only Jim liked to engage in.
Dad had left for the gamma quadrant last week, and was scheduled to remain on this outgoing mission for 6 months. All he did to monitor them was check their alpha studies once a week, and send holograms about his missions, and demanding updates a couple times a week. This left most of the week for Jim to "use" some of dad's toys.
Riverside Iowa wasn't exactly Jim's idea of a great place to live, and it left him in need of high adventure. Four years ago, he had pushed his dad's corvette to the limit with the police hot on his heels. Hitting the brakes and spinning the wheel at the last second (a second too late) made the need for jumping from the vehicle before it went over dead man's cliff essential.
George had insurance on it anyway, and these days, auto replacement was a snap with matter generators and smart materials, so he got away with a slap on the wrist, and a grounding. The grounding was something only for show to the police and Jim knew it was something that had already passed.
Technology had made the need for air travel optional, as the latest tech included transporter pods in every house in America. Now there was no need to fly unless the sensation of flying was desired. Jim had always kind of favored it to the transporter because he could use his air bike to soar at speeds which left him in need of an oxygen mask.
Today was different though. Today he wanted to take Aria to the Star Fleet Academy in San Francisco. He figured taking her there would impress her, and also increase his chances at a second date. Watching the big ships come in, and the shuttle traffic was something he never got tired of, and it fueled his imagination from being stuck on planet Earth, to traveling to the stars and beyond.
He knew it would take 1000 credits to use the vehicle transporter for Aria, He, and the bike. He also knew it might be a stretch on this day, to talk her into it. They had grown up together as neighbors, and Hall Park was a great local playground to head to using their hover boards as children, but things were changing, and they both began to see things a little differently lately.
As he approached her door, the anxiety was building in his heart, but he was headstrong and the need to knock was stronger than the want to run and hide.