A/N: We again find ourselves in an alternate universe. In a completely different setting, Spock and Nyota have not met. He had attended the Academy before her and is presently on New Vulcan assisting his people.
But as must be expected, everyone had heard of Lieutenant Commander Spock. Nyota was no exception. Now they meet, in space on a star ship. Will they be 'star crossed' lovers? Perhaps someone wants to stop any direction that could lead them to such a pairing. Is the culprit Vulcan? Terran? Romulan? You have to read to find out.
The Ambassador's Son
Chapter One
History Lesson
The welcoming ceremony was formal. Captain Nyota Uhura headed the reception line as they waited for the Vulcan dignitaries to materialize in Transporter Room One.
The captain was resplendent in her dress uniform. For years now she had not been a prisoner of the leg baring red cadet uniform. She was clothed in dress trousers and her formal golden tunic. To even an untrained eye, even an alien eye, there would have to be acknowledgment that she was an outstanding beauty. She had long ago discarded her signature ponytail for a severe bun nestled at the nape of her neck. Her youthful appearance spoke the truth. She was the youngest captain in Star Fleet; she was but twenty-six years old when she had received command of her own star ship, The United Federation's Star Ship 'Unity.'
It had been generally acknowledged that she had sky rocketed herself through the academics at Star Fleet Academy, performed admirably aboard the USS Enterprise on its second mission under Captain James T Kirk, minus his fabled first officer. She had been captain of her own ship for less than a year. But dispite that short period of time, Nyota was held in high esteem by her crew and had on innumerable occasions proved herself more than worthy of her position.
She had heard much about the Vulcan delegates who would beam aboard. The Unity's commission was to transport these officials safely to scheduled peace talks with the Romulans. That race of people had common ancestry with the Vulcans, but many years ago had established their own star empire. It appeared this separation had come about because of religious differences, or that is how it had been perceived by non-Vulcans.
The head of the group was Acting Ambassador Spock; he represented his father, Sarek, who was presently ill. It spoke well of the talents of this substitute to be able to take up the reigns of his fabled father at this all important juncture.
From the information transmitted to Captain Uhura, this was a very sensitive mission; one that would attempt an alliance with these relatives with one objective, the reuniting of the two branches of this species.
When Nyota had arrived at Star Fleet, Spock was already a legend. He had turned down the Vulcan Science Academy, attended Star Fleet, graduated with honors, held several PhDs, was an outstanding scholar, instructor, scientist, programmer, and xenolinguist. At his graduation, he spoke eighty percent of the Federation's languages. Nyota used his statistic as a touch stone and so upon her graduation, she spoke eighty-three percent of the Federation's languages.
Spock had been aboard the Enterprise when his people experienced genocide. Then it was that Spock and his captain, with the support of the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise, subsequently rescued the then captain, Pike, and saved Terra from the same destruction that had been visited upon Vulcan.
Spock's heroics had brought about the destruction of the plasma drill housed in that monster ship that had come from the future, and was then prepared to sacrifice his own life to save his ship and his mother's planet. Based on all the published facts, the status of heroes did not truly describe the magnitude of the remarkably brave efforts carried out during that one day.
He had never resigned from Star Fleet, but continued on extended leave, his rank and commission in tact. After the Vulcan holocaust he had desired to aid his people and returned to assist them and his father on New Vulcan. Since the Vulcans maintained a very private world, any help the other Federation members gave the fledgling settlements were not broadcast, but were very much appreciated by the Vulcan survivors. So exactly how far along they were in their work of rebuilding was unknown to the outside worlds.
Their High Council had accepted volunteers to aid with the establishment of the colony and it was common knowledge that much miscegenation had taken place. Initially, it was thought it would be for the good; that the survival of the Vulcan race was the prime objective-repopulation at all cost.
But now, this once sheltered and secretive race was under the microscope, being examined and tested from a new realm-the off-spring of these human/Vulcan couples. These children were beautiful, gifted, brilliant, creative prodigies and had inherited strong touch telepathic abilities from their Vulcan parent. This phenomenon proved to be an unexpected major kink in the High Council's expectations. These hybrid children mirrored the abilities of the only other one of their kind, the adult, Spock, the Acting Ambassador, the son of Sarek. Early in his life his procreation abilities were questioned. Their constant study of him, had led them to the conclusion that he was sterile. This conclusion was given credence because this was a common defect among any type of hybrid.
All of this information had now motivated the Council to seek a way to further avoid what they now felt was a dilution of their 'superior' genetic makeup. This had caused them to initiate messages of compromise and reconciliation to the Romulan Star Empire with the expressed wish for their aid in populating their new home.
So now, the fear was all pervasive that these human/Vulcan hybrids would be unable to aid in the population of their new home, and this was a damning fault indeed. For a purpose driven society, the question was, What purpose could they serve? Many of the parents of these children had even voiced the wish to relocate to Terra, where there was no stigma attached to their children's birthright. The parents of these extraordinary children would seek out the best for them. Thus given the option of the prejudicial judgments rendered by the High Council, or the freedom that Terra would allow, certainly the latter seemed to be in the best interest of these children.
It appeared that the Council was also considering if it would be necessary for the Vulcan parent involved, in what the council now viewed as a debacle, to renounce their Vulcan citizenship. If that was decided, the further decrease in the population of New Vulcan would indeed be substantial. Another option, though not looked upon favorably, was to dissolve these bonds and send these now undesirable mates back to Terra with their offspring and provide these with some sort of subsidy, Of course, this would leave the unbounded males unprotected from the onslaughts of Pon Farr. Needless to say, these option was not looked upon in a favorable light by most, but it was still an option. It appeared that what they faced was the opposite of a win-win situation.
The Council's eventual vote would be based on the reasoning that while they did not know for a certainty that these children would fail in the area of procreation, their much earlier diagnosis of Spock, son of Sarek and his human wife, Amanda Grayson, gave credence to such an assumption.
However, there was a marked difference between these offspring and Spock. Their conceptions had been natural. The pregnant mother, whether Vulcan or Terran, had received, from Vulcan and Terran doctors, all the newest procedures to make the pregnancy viable.
On the other hand, Spock's conception and his gestation had been tainted with exploration, untested treatments, and the lack of good will from those of the Vulcan medical community. They had not wanted Amanda Grayson, a human to conceive, carry full term and deliver an offspring. What she would produce would taint their race. It was the scientists' and doctors' involved, expressing a non-veiled form of xenophobia. None the less, Spock was born, and to the untrained eye, he was pure Vulcan. From his mother he inherited his non-Vulcan eyes, and emotions which he kept tightly reigned, for he considered himself, as son of Sarek, a Vulcan and he carried himself as such.
Spock's grandmother, T'Pau, who served as Senior Minister of the High Council, revealed that it was not known if he had ever experienced Pon Farr. If he had, 'his time' had taken place off-world, away from the solitude of the caves and the aid of the comforters. He would have had to come through the fires only by the strictest form of meditation possible for a Vulcan. It would have been a great deed for this hybrid to be able to accomplish; he would have had to reach s'thaupi, the beyond state. Even a full blooded Vulcan found his mental state most difficult to achieve.. This finding should have recommended the full acceptance of Spock, but it did not.
Upon his return to his people, Spock's work and dedication was so profound that his contribution to population growth was not in any way mentioned or enforced. His talents were best employed in the service with his father. His judgment appeared flawless, experience,-widespread and valuable and energies unrelenting. All applied in the interest of the colony and the outworking of resettlement and diplomatic contacts. The talents of Spock, son of Sarek, had gained the admiration of the High Council and the general populace. He was definitely a credit to his race-the Vulcan race of course.
This acceptance after the many years of prejudice was not lost on Spock. It was something he had desired his whole life. But, it had taken the greatest of tragedies to make this so, and Spock constantly contrasted his years on earth, with the two years he had now spent on New Vulcan and the difference was great indeed. It had taken an inordinate amount of effort to secure this degree of acceptance on New Vulcan, while on Terra, his acceptance was virtually immediate. This revelation spoke against the degree of isolation that Vulcans imposed on themselves.