Walking Out of The Shadows

Chapter 1

Introduction: Sydney Pike age 24(Played by Lauren Cohen) daughter of Christopher Pike is a graduate of the Interplanetary Law Enforcement Academy of New Mexico. After being injured and losing someone close to her, she returned to Earth, and after a year recovery decided to join Starfleet as a Security Officer. Based on Experience, she was starting as a 3rd year cadet and being a professor for a year teaching hand to hand combat. Eventually Kirk and Sydney. Covers 2009 movie and past Into Darkness (May be broken into two parts)

Sydney put her long brownish blond hair in a ponytail, and looked at herself in the mirror. She pulled her uniform sleeves down to cover the remaining scars and sighed as she walked downstairs. "Don't wait up," she instructed as she grabbed her keys.

The man looked up from his chair. "Don't forget that you do have a shuttle to catch tomorrow," he said with a slight grin.

Sydney shook her head and walked over in front of him. "No sir, I would never forget," she answered. "You're enjoying this to much, Dad."

Chris Pike stood up and kissed his daughter on top of her head. "I'm just glad to see that you aren't hiding in your room anymore. And, I'm going to love seeing you kick everyone else's scores, it's a dad's right to brag you know," he said.

Sydney shook her head. "You've got to much faith in me."

Chris looked at his daughter. "One, you have always been one to do the impossible and two, you are a Pike, I expect nothing less then greatness in you. Though I think Gold is more your color, then red," he teased.

"I like red," Sydney answered as she kissed his cheek.

"You meeting Uhura at the bar?" Chris asked.

"Yes, you know I'm not 14 years old anymore sneaking out," Sydney answered. "Last night of freedom," she told him.

"Have fun, but not to much!" Chris warned as he shook his head.

"I did say don't wait up," she said with a wink as she went out the door. The truth was the last thing Sydney was looking for was any kind of romance, or one night stand. At this point, she wasn't sure if she would ever give her heart or body to anyone else. Some things you didn't try to explain to your parents, especially your father. She sighed, as she walked the short distance to the bar and took a breath as she stood outside and looked at the door. She could hear that it was crowded, why she had agreed to go out with the others was beyond her. But, hiding in her room being a recluse wasn't going to work at the Academy, it hadn't worked 6 years prior when she had joined the Law Enforcement Academy. But now she was more inclined to hide then she was before. Sydney jumped not hearing the woman come up from behind her and clasped her on the shoulders. "Damn it Ny, scare a person why don't you?"

The young black woman laughed. "You know there was a time that you would have heard me from a mile away. You OK? You aren't thinking of going back home and hiding are you?"

Sydney rolled her eyes. "No, ok maybe I was. Just not sure if I should go in there, hell I'm not even sure if I'm ready to go to Fleet tomorrow."

"Syd, you're going to do great. You've already been battled tested and he wouldn't want you to hide for the rest of your life," Uhura told her.

Sydney sighed. The two of them were unlikely friends, but had gotten to know each other when Nyota was visiting a friend in the hospital when she was in a year ago. Nyota had decided Sydney needed a friend, and not just her father coming to visit her. Sydney was grateful for that, and glad they would be returning to fleet together. "Fine, let's go," she said.

Nyota grinned. "If you need a break, let me know, I'll go outside with you," she told her friend as she opened the door. "Hey," Uhura said as she greeted friends.

"I can get the drinks, you can visit with everyone," Sydney said as she started taking the drink orders.

"You sure?" Uhura asked her friend.

"Yeah, I'm sure," Sydney answered as she walked up to the bar. "Hi. I'd like a Klavnian fire tea. uhh... three Budweiser classics, two Cardassian sunrises, shot of Jack straight up and…"

"Try the Slusho, it's good," the bartender suggested.

"The Slusho mix, thank you," Sydney answered.

A young man turned and looked at her. "That's a lot of drinks for one woman," the man said.

Sydney looked at the man and then turned back to the bartender. "And a rum and coke," she ordered.

"Give me a shot and put her Rum and Coke on my tab, it's on me," the man said.
"No, my drink is on me, thanks but no thanks," Sydney answered as she turned her head back to the bartender and rolled her eyes.

"Do you at least want to know my name before you completely reject me?" the man asked.

"No, I'm perfectly fine without it," Sydney answered.

The man moved over and sat next to her. "You are fine without it. It's Jim, Jim Kirk. If you don't tell me your name, I'm going to have to make one up," he told her.

Uhura looked over from the table. "You ok Syd?"

"Nothing I can't handle," she answered.

"Syd? That your first or last name, personally you don't look like a Syd," Kirk told her.

Sydney sighed. "It's Sydney, only my friends get to call me Syd," she told him. "You are not a friend," she informed him.

"So you're a cadet, what are you studying?" Kirk asked.

Sydney sighed and looked at him. "You know what, I didn't come here to be hit on by a townie who wouldn't know there way out of a brown paper bag. So why don't you do both of us a favor and bug off?"

"Oh come on, I just asked a simple question," Jim told her.

Uhura came up with a bigger man. "Syd you need help with the drinks?"

"This townie bothering you?" the bigger man asked.

"Most definitely but I can handle it," the woman answered.

"You could handle me, if that's an invitation," Kirk answered with a smile.

The man looked at him. "Hey! You better mind your manners," he told the other man.

"Oh, relax cupcake, it was a joke," Kirk said as he put an arm on the officer.

"Hey, farm boy, maybe you can't count, but there are four of us and one of you," the officer told him.

Sydney looked at Uhura and rolled her eyes. "What are we chopped liver?" she asked.

"Boys will be boys," Uhura answered in a low voice.

"Well, some more guys and then it'll be an even fight," Kirk told him as he proceeded to punch him the other men joining in.

"Stop it! Stop it, all of you! Enough! Guys, he's had enough!" Uhura yelled.

One of the guys pulled Kirk up by the collar pushing him right into Sydney, his hands on her breast. Syd arched an eyebrow as Kirk grinned. "Let's finish this now, why don't we?" she asked as she grabbed one of his hands, pulling it behind his back, causing him to fall to his knees. "By the way, I was part of the Interplanetary Law Division, I'll be in the Security division," she told him as he was on his knees.

"Quite a grip," Kirk gulped.

Sydney heard a whistle, instantly recognizing it and dropping Kirk on his face.

"All of you out now!" Captain Pike ordered.

"Yes sir," all of them said.

Pike arched an eyebrow at his daughter as she passed him. "Stop," he ordered.

"I didn't think you meant me," she said as she gave Uhura a look as she went out the door.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Mr. Kirk just was offering to buy me a drink, Sir, and there was a misunderstanding, and it got a bit out of hand. I thought it was best that I intervened before Mr. Kirk got any more beat up then he already had been," Sydney explained.

"Hey I was doing just fine, thank you very much," Kirk answered.

"Did you say Kirk?" Chris asked.

"Yes sir," Sydney answered.

Chris nodded. "Go home," he instructed as he looked at the young man. "The two of us are going to have a talk."

Sydney had seen that look before and was glad that she wasn't on the receiving end of it this time.