In a way, Jaymie was jealous that Spock was there when Pike died. That he was able to be the comfort Pike had, the
comfort he should have received from her. Whenever Jaymie fell down, Pike was always the one who picked her up and
dusted her off. She owed him everything, especially after making her First Officer after the Nibiru fiasco. He was the
father that she never had, and she didn't get to say goodbye to him.
That's why she made it her personal mission to find that son of a bitch John Harrison and make him wish he was never
born.
The fire in her stomach burned even brighter when Marcus reinstated her. Once again, it was good to be the captain.
During the day, she could be her normal I'm-Jaymie-Kirk-and-I'm-hot-shit self, hitting on boys and harassing Spock and
Uhura. At night, though, that is when she lost it. Since Pike died she couldn't sleep alone, plagued with terrifying
nightmares, so Bones would sit in the armchair in the corner of her room, snoring loudly. Throughout all of this,
Starfleet, The Koyubashi Maru, Nero, the many boys who would not leave her alone, and now John Harrison, Bones had
been her one constant, never leaving her side. He was like an overprotective, bossy, older brother, but sometimes...
well, she blamed it on hormones. She refused to believe she thought of Bones in that way. He was her guard dog, her
best friend.
On the morning of her departure, Jaymie was woken up by a nudge to her feet. "Jaymie, wake up. Big day today." Bones
said loudly. Jaymie huffed loudly and threw a pillow over her head. Before she could fall back asleep, Bones nudged
her again, this time a bit harder. She made a louder noise and snuggled deeper into her bed. She heard Bones sigh
loudly and walk away. Jaymie smirked to herself, thinking that she had won when she heard the shower go on. She was
finally about to fall back asleep and Bones lifted her out of bed, covers and all, carried her to the bathroom, and
threw her into the shower, spouting freezing cold water onto her face. Once she got over the shock and jumped up and
chased Bones out of the bathroom, cussing and smacking him.
Three hours later, Jaymie and Bones entered the shuttle, strapping in next to Spock, Uhura, and Sulu. Before the
shuttle could lift off, however, Jaymie was approached by a blue shirt, a remarkably pretty blond woman.
"Captain Kirk," she began in a British accent, "I'm Carol Wallace, I've been transferred to the Enterprise." she
explained her specialty, but Jaymie didn't pay much attention. She was too busy watching the way Sulu gazed at the
woman. As much as Jaymie thought Uhura was competition enough on the Enterprise in the looks department, having Carol
around would get Sulu off her back. She smirked when Spock protested, not surprised in the least.
"..And yet the more the merrier. Welcome to the Enterprise, Dr. Wallace, I believe there's room next to Mr. Sulu." She
could practically feel the daggers Sulu shot her, but she knew that he would thank her later.
Finally, Jaymie was back on the Enterprise, and the first thing she heard on her beautiful ship was... Scotty
screaming. Of course.
"Mr. Scott, what seems to be the problem?" she asked, smirking at the flustered way Scotty was running around.
"Those damned torpedoes, Captain!" I will not have them on my ship! Jay, we have no idea what's in the bloody things,
doesn't that seem a wee bit strange to you?" he said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Scotty, I know. But we need these torpedoes, do you understand? Now please sign for them!" Jay was beginning to get
irritated. All she wanted was to get in the chair and get this show on the road.
"No, I won't!" Redness began to creep into Scotty's face, and Jay could feels the agression coming off of him.
"Sign them, Mr. Scott, and that's an order!" She was surprised herself that she said that, an emotion that Scotty's
face mirrored perfectly.
"An order, huh? In that case I'll have to resign, Captain."
"Scotty-" she began.
"Do you accept my resignation or not?" Scotty yelled, shocking Jay into rage.
"I do!" she shouted, her anger getting the better of her. Her heart nearly broke when she saw the surprise in Scotty's
eyes. "I do. You are relieved of your duties, Mr. Scott."
Scotty opened his mouth, closed it, then looked to the ground. After a moment, he stepped closer and lowered his
voice, "For the love of God, Jay, don't keep those torpedoes on this ship." With that, he turned and left.
"Shit." Jaymie Kirk said aloud, wondering what the hell to do next.