Summary: Pike's daughter as the ships counselor on the Enterprise's maiden voyage. Will she be able to keep her mind intact enough to do her duty aboard the ship and off, or will it all be too much for her to bear? Especially with feeling for a certain Vulcan crew member that have to remain hidden. [Spoilers and some plot changes]
Character Notes:
Name: Ileana "Ana" Pike
Race: Betazoid/human
Age: 25 years old
Hair: Long straight dark red hair that is kept back in a low ponytail.
Eyes: Light blue eyes
Outfit: Blue female Starfleet uniform.
Occupation: Enterprise's ship counselor.
Notes: Know Jim, Bones, Uhura, and Sulu. Has combat training in swords, phasers, and hand to hand combat. Has had a crush on Commander Spock since the beginning of her last year at Starfleet Academy, but doesn't act on her feelings because he is with her friend Uhura unofficially. Knows almost as many languages as Uhura. Her mother died during the escape from the Kelvin. Can be very hot tempered about topics that she does not want to discuss. Her and Spock do not agree on many things.
Chapter One:
Ileana sat with Uhura up a few spots from where Jim and Bones were sitting. Sulu was sitting on the other end of the row from Uhura and her with a Russian teenager named Pavel Checkov. They were holding a trial for Jim cheating in a test that Spock had created. The thought of the Commander from Vulcan made her both happy, angry, and sad at the same time. Happy to be around someone that confused people as much as she did and that she had feelings for said confusing person. Angry, for she couldn't act upon those feelings and that everyone thought her being cold for being even a half Betazoid, no one knowing the reason for her seeming coldness towards the opposite gender. Sad because she knew that she could end up losing er closest friend Uhura since she knew they were seeing each other.
She sighed and watched the trial with mild interest. She watched with interest as someone came up and delivered a message to one of the Admirals.
"We've received a distress call from Vulcan," he said causing slight concern to show on Spock's face.
Ileana watched him wondering what had happened to make the stoic commander show even a breif glimpse at emotion.
"With our primary fleet engaged in the Lorentian system," he continued, "I hereby order all cadet to report to hanger 1 immediately. Dismissed."
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Ileana looked at Uhura after they received their assignments. Ileana was on the Enterprise with her father and Spock while Uhura was on the Faragut. Ileana turned to her friend with her hands behind her back in military fashion.
"She you at Vulcan," Ileana said as she walked away to her where her assigned shuttle awaited.
"Pike," a commander said, "You will be taking a private shuttle with your father and his first officer."
"Mam if I may ask why am I not going with the other cadets," Ileana asked.
"Talk to your father about it Pike," the woman said, "Your shuttle leaves in 5 minutes."
Ileana ran to her designated shuttle and sat as far away from Spock as she could which was across from him on the small shuttle. Her father was sitting next to Spock reading a data pad and typing things away.
"You have got to be kidding me," Ileana spat in annoyance.
"Do you have a problem with my choice for my first officer Ileana," her father asked.
"None that are relevant to this mission sir," Ileana said as she sat so that she wouldn't have to look at her father or Spock.
"A word in the back of the shuttle Cadet Pike," her father said.
Ileana just got up and followed her father to the back of the shuttle where they could talk without having the shuttle crew or Spock hear them.
"You know I always encourage you to speak freely with me Ileana," Pike /as her father will now be known as/ said, "So speak about whatever it is that you hold against Commander Spock."
"You wouldn't understand," she said trying to mask the sadness in her voice.
"Try me," Pike said, "If the two of you will be serving together on my ship I want you to get along with each other."
"How long did it take you to get over mom," Ileana asked.
"What does this have to do with Commander Spock," Pike asked.
"It explains why everyone thinks I am cold for a Betazoid," Ileana asked before going back to a chair in the front of the shuttle where they wouldn't see her tears that she was trying to hold back.
She heard her father sit down with Spock again. She felt sadness and regret from her father, while she felt mild interest and confusion from Spock. She felt someone sit down next to her as she stared at the wall in front of her.
"Go away," she said not trying to hide the sadness in her voice, "I don't want to talk to anyone father."
"He sent me hear to talk to you," Spock said next to her making her jump, "I am also curious as to why you harbor ill will towards me when I have done nothing wrong to you."
"Ask my father what I said to him," Ileana said somewhat angrily, "or take a look at my personnel file, particularly the part about my family history and you would understand why. Ask my father if he has gotten over something and then maybe one of you would realize what is wrong."
Ileana got up again and went to change into her Starfleet uniform. Normally she hated blue but since she was the ship's counselor it was required. She came out to see her father and Spock talking as she sat down again in the seat she was in before.
"Ileana look out the window on this side," Pike said beckoning herself over.
She came over and looked out the window at the ship that she was to be stationed on. She looked at the other ships to see one that was the same make as the Kelvin. Her eyes widened as she screamed at the sudden flash of memory and went down onto her knees clutching her head.
"Mama," she screamed as it replayed as if she was there.
"Illy," Pike said holding her shoulders, "It happened 20 years ago. Come back to the present!"
Her mind refused to cooperate as she continued to scream about her mother. Pike looked at Spock and nodded at him.
"Do it," Pike said, "We'll have the doctor give her something to help her wake up when we get on board. it's the only way to calm her down."
Spock nodded as he gripped a spot on her neck with his hand. She fell unconscious in her father's arms. Pike took out his comlink.
"Medical team meet us in the shuttle bay," Pike said, "bring something to help Lieutenant Pike wake up."
"We'll be waiting," a male voice said through the speaker.
Pike and Spock moved Ileana into a sitting position against the window.
"What caused her to have that outburst if you don't mind sir," Spock asked.
"My family and I were stationed onboard the Kelvin during my dissertation," Pike replied, "Ileana was 5 at the time of the attack. Unlike Kirk she can remember all of it. Her mother died on our way to the shuttle. She was crushed by a support beam."
"Lieutenant Pike is cleared for this mission with an unstable mental state," Spock asked.
"Only with the help of an injection that has been prescribed to her by her doctor since the attack," Pike said, "That's probably why she wanted you to ask me about that. I never got over the loss of her mother. Now I know what she was talking about."
Spock stared at Ileana's peaceful sleeping form.
"Even if she looks peaceful now," Pike said, "that memory is probably still replaying in her mind repeatedly. Keep an eye on her Commander, at the first sign that she is not able to do her duty I will order her to remain in her cabin."
Spock nodded as they landed on the space station. The medical team boarded the shuttle and immediately injected Ileana with a bluish liquid. She opened her eyes tiredly before going alert and looking around.
"Lieutenant Pike," Pike asked, "are you able for duty?"
"Yes sir," she replied shakily as she stood up, "What are my orders?"
"You and Commander Spock will get our crew on board and then you will report to sickbay," he ordered, "and receive your injection."
"Eye, Eye Captain," she replied with an emotionless face but Spock saw the sadness lurking in her eyes.
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Ileana was sitting in sickbay getting her injection when Bones brought in Jim.
"What did you do to him Leo," she asked as she went over to them.
Bones gave Jim a sedative as the chief medical officer came over.
"You are cleared for Bridge duty now Lieutenant," he said.
Ileana nodded before making her way to the bridge. She came onto the bridge as Checkov made a ship wide announcement. Pike and Spock stared at her through out the message. Her eyes widened as she looked at her father at the mentioning of a lightening storm.
"Permission to speak freely Captain," she asked as she walked towards him.
"Permission granted Lieutenant," Pike replied.
"That's not just a lightening storm," she said quietly as she was standing close to him, "Its whatever happened 20 years ago and you know it."
"We will see when we get there," Pike said.
"Do you not remember what it did to the Kelvin," Ileana demanded loudly as Jim, Bones, and Uhura ran onto the bridge.
"Its not a rescue mission," Jim said after arguing, "Its an attack."
"On what facts," Spock asked.
"That same anomaly happened on the day of his birth and my fifth birthday," Ileana said, "Father listen to him, he wouldn't lie about this, not to anyone."
"It happened right before a Romulan ship attacked the USS Kelvin," Jim said looking at Spock, and then at the Captain, "You know that sir I read you dissertation."
"That ship was never seen from again after that day," Ileana replied.
"47 Klingon war birds were destroyed by a Romulan ship," Jim said, "One massive ship."
"And you know this how," Pike asked.
"Sir I intercepted and translated the message myself," Uhura answered, "Kirk's report is accurate."
"Sir we're walking into a trap," Jim said.
Pike looked at Spock as he spoke up. Pike looked at his daughter.
"None of them are lying and what Commander Spock says is true," Ileana said.
Ileana stood behind her father and gripped the railing as they came out of warp.
"Defensive Maneuvering," Pike said, "Mr. Sulu take us below them."
Sulu did as he was commanded as he took them through the debris as a massive Romulan ship came into view.
"Father," Ileana gasped as her and Kirk stared at it.
Spock looked at them and then at her.
Nero came on the view screen and basically ordered her father to go over to their ship.
"Lieutenant Pike," Pike ordered, "I am ordering you to remain in your quarters until further notice. Anyone with any combat experience and Commander Spock come with me."
Ileana followed them into the turbo lift.
"I am going with the away team Captain," Ileana said, "They will need me."
"Kirk make sure she comes back alive," Pike said hesitantly, "Commander Spock you are now in command, Kirk you are first officer. If I don't hail the ship in 15 minutes come for me."
"You can't be thinking of going through with this," Ileana said as she put her hair up in a bun.
"Either way," Pike said, "The one for the many."
"You are all I have left dad," Ileana said as three of them went to suit up.
"Go and suit up or you remain here," Pike ordered.
Ileana ran and got a black suit from within the lockers and got into it. She walked out and back towards the shuttle. Spock grabbed her arm as he walked towards her as she left the locker room, the others already waiting for her on the shuttle.
"Come back safely," Spock said low enough to where only she could hear if they were listening for her, "The crew's efficiency depends on whether or not their counselor is here."
Ileana pulled her arm away and made sure that she had her two swords resting within her leg pouches.
"Don't worry," Ileana said, "You won't have to tell Uhura that I won't be back."
"That's not what I meant," Spock said, "Its about what was said on the shuttle to here."
"Then you know why I have to do this," Ileana said angrily, "and know that if it gets done with Vulcan there is a very high chance it will go after Earth. Use your logic and discover why I am doing this."
She began to walk away from him.
"Then are you fighting for your past or the Federation's future," Spock asked, "Because there is no logic behind this!"
"Both," Ileana said as she walked into the shuttle.
Ileana sat in between Jim and Sulu.
"So what kind of combat training do you both have," Jim asked.
"Sword, phasers, and hand to hand," Ileana replied.
"Fencing,"" Sulu said with a smile.
