Chapter 1
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James T Kirk was mad. He did not like failing his crew, and the fact that he and Spock were in confinement enforced by some very not nice Romulans seemed very much like a failure to the young captain, no matter what his ever logical first officer may say to the contrary. Jim had appeared to have become fascinated with the idea of attempting to carve an escape hole with his feet, or so one would think by his pacing. Spock observed him quietly, though finally breaking the tense silence with the first comment in about half an hour. Half an hour, five minutes, and point 3 seconds. "Captain, your constant motion is most illogical. There is nothing for you to accomplish by depleting your energy in such a manner."
"I don't care, Spock! We're stuck in here, and who knows what happened to the rest of the landing party!" Jim made the mistake of drawing breath, so halting his tirade.
"I believe Karnak, the head Romulan is knowledgeable to the fate of the landing party. Also Tevrak, his second in command, Rathval…"
"I know that! I just… I should be able to do something!" The delightful conversation was cut short, as the aforementioned Karnak interrupted via viewscreen, for some reason apparently untrusting of the compliance and non resistance of his starfleet prisoners.
"Why Captain, there is something you can do. Not for the rest of the landing party, they are already dead." Kirk's hands clenched in rage. "We do, however, have a… proposal for you. We have an ancient custom, among our people, that when given prisoners of high prestige, on the dawn of the Medenvak festival, that they be given a choice. They may die by public execution, and be served as part of the Medenvak feast, or, they may fight four of our own men, in the public arena. The details of the fight are to be left to us Romulans, and while that does give us an advantage, it must be untrained young men that would fight you. Now captain, do you accept?"
"Well, it doesn't seem I have much of a choice, now does it?" Kirk spat out. He certainly couldn't decline, certainly not with Spock's life on the line.
"Is that a yes or no, captain?"
"It's a yes, you slimy piece of..." Kirk was cut off, as the connection was abruptly terminated.
"Captain, I see no logical reason for you to say such things about Karnak. Also, I do not believe him to be a slimy anything. Would you care to elaborate?"
"Sorry Spock, I just… He killed my men. And this fight can't be as simple as he makes it sound. There's no way he thinks we can't take on four men."
"He did say, captain, that the specifics of the fight were of Romulan decision. That does give him the advantage." Kirk nodded grudgingly, conceding the point.
"I don't know. Whatever they're planning… do you think it could have to do with the DNA samples the took of us? What could samples be useful for?"
"I do not know, captain, but it seems to be possible. I suggest you rest. It is unknown what this fight shall entail, and it seems logical to be rested for it." Kirk bit his lip, and gave a curt nod, before settling down on the ground, trying to get as comfortable as possible.
"I'm sorry, Spock."
"Captain, I see no reason for you to to apologize. You did as you thought was right, and it turned out unfavorably. However, given the circumstances, I do not see how our current condition is cause for your guilt."
"I'm the captain. I'm supposed to protect my people, not make worthless decisions that get them killed." Jim pulled himself against the wall, into a sitting position, knees drawn up against his chest. Spock, for his part, seemed to consider the captain's words, and formulate a suitable response against them.
"Captain. It is illogical to base whether a decision is good or bad based off of it's particular outcome. It is far more reasonable to make such a choice on the grounds of how you make it. When I had my first command, I made strictly logical decisions, or so I thought. The results were far from desirable. Perhaps some of the decisions were incorrect and illogical due to my lack of comprehension of emotions, but others were quite logical, ones that, if a similar occasion were to occur, that I would repeat. Is it your opinion, captain, that my decisions were illogical based on their outcome?" Kirk sat in silence for a few seconds. The problem with Spock's argument, was that Kirk would not hold to his own guilt without condemning Spock was well. That pointy eared Vulcan could be so infuriating sometimes.
"No." Jim hated how sulky his voice came out.
"Then, logically, you have no grounds to condemn your own decisions." If Jim didn't know better, he'd think his first officer sounded downright smug.