Hello! Beginnings of a story here, few chapters after this already written but thought if I posted this now I'd be more motivated to finish. This is just an idea I had and put a lot of thought into. Hope you enjoy it! Also I started writing this before Sherlock Series 3 come out (I know it was ages ago) so it kind of contradicts what happens then so just ignore its existence. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Kirk and Spock couldn't believe it. Starfleet had woken Khan up again! They didn't understand why they'd done it, hadn't they learnt from last time? Why was it that they thought they could control him? Both Spock and Kirk knew that Khan could be stopped, but controlled? It was near on impossible! At least not with any talent that they possessed. And why was it that they had been told to have a voice call with the new Admiral? Surely they didn't want them to take care of him? And why a voice call? Who does meetings like that anymore?

"Gentlemen," Admiral Jimmy Airort quipped, "Thank you for calling."

"You did not give us a lot of choice, sir," replied Spock, he'd been in a mood all morning, Kirk observed, but he didn't know why.

"Yes, well," Airort seemed to sense that the men before him had no interest in who he was, just who the person was who Admiral before him, "Anyway," Airort quickly moved on, "I suppose you've heard that Khan has been woken up?"

"How could we not?" Kirk laughed out in disbelief, seriously who was this guy? Kirk wondered.

"Well, I am getting the impression that you're becoming impatient, so I'll get right to it," Airort paused for a second, but it felt like a lifetime to Kirk. This is it, Kirk thought He's going to make us watch over him and make him work and do all the stupid shit that Marcus did.

"I want you to look into his mind," Airort said calmly. Kirk and Spock blinked, once, twice. Well, thought Kirk, that was unexpected.

"Err, what?" Spock replied, that's not like him, Kirk observed, he was going to have to ask what was wrong with him later.

"I want to know why he did what he did," Airort specified, "and I thought the two of you would want to know too," Okay, Kirk thought, still not really getting it.

"And, how exactly, would you like us to do that?" Kirk asked.

"I thought Spock here could do a mind-meld with him," Airort answered.

"I cannot. I have tried to read his past but could not see it." Spock argued, "He is too strong for me to force my way in, he would have to let me," not that Kirk thought Spock would do that unless it was in the heat of combat, he was too proper for that, even if he did hate the guy.

"Then ask him," Airort replied as if it was the simplest thing to do in the world.

"What do you mean, 'Then ask him', he'd never agree?!" Kirk responded in disbelief, how did he even get this job? Kirk wondered.

"Look," Airort sighed, "I just want you to try, if you fail, you fail. But just try,"

"And what happens to Khan after?" Kirk quarried.

"That depends on what you find."

"NO!" Khan shrieked, he did not take the idea well.

"Come on Khan, what have you got to hide?" Kirk asked.

"Why do you want to know of my past anyway?!" Khan asked back.

"I want to understand why you did it!" shouted Spock. Kirk raised his eyebrows at that. Spock had just lost his temper, he never loses his temper.

"I am not letting you into my mind and that's that. You'll just have to force your way in," said Khan with anger and irritation on his face. But really, has he had any other expression on his face since we've met him? Kirk thought.

"You know full well that I cannot force my way into your mind so far that I know everything," Spock argued.

"Didn't you get a good enough look last time you were in?" Khan spat back.

"That was by force and only showed how you were in that moment," Spock spat back to Khan. Seriously, it was practically a spitting contest Kirk thought with frustration.

"You have no interest in why I did it. The only thing you care about is that I did do it," Khan spat (seriously, what was it with the spitting).

"No he doesn't care really," Kirk said calmly, "but I do,"

"Then why aren't you asking me, Captain?" Khan snarled (Kirk preferred the spitting).

"Because I'm not Vulcan, so I can't mind meld," he sighed, trying to look casual, "I'm only human,"

Khan stopped. But not in contemplation, in rage.

"You are making it sound like humans are worthless!" Khan raged.

"I believe that is what you think," Kirk said calmly back.

"I have never said that!" Khan was now becoming quite agitated.

"What happened to 'I am better'?" Kirk quarried with amusement in his voice, but not in his head.

"I am better!" Khan shouted, "But I am human in case that had escaped your attention," Well, it had actually.

"Oh," That was all Kirk could come up with to say. Khan looked almost...hurt by this. Kirk wouldn't have thought he wanted to be associated with humans, why would he be upset that he wasn't considered one.

"I'll show you if you promise me that my crew will be safe," Khan said with hesitation at great length. There really wasn't anything he wouldn't do for his crew is there? thought Kirk.

"I will do my absolute best to ensure that your crew will be safe. But I am not above Starfleet, even though I act like it," Kirk said. He wasn't going to promise him anything that he couldn't do.

"Mr Spock?" Khan addressed Spock. Spock hesitated, but then said;

"Your crew has done nothing wrong as of yet, so I will not let them be hurt without just reason,"

Khan looked between them, and then sighed.

"It will have to do I suppose," sighed Khan. "But I want you to project this straight to Captain Kirk. I don't want you lying about what you will see,"

"Vulcans cannot lie." stated Spock.

"No, but humans can," Khan snapped. "One of our best qualities, don't you think?" Ouch, that'll hit a nerve, thought Kirk.

"I cannot project images I'm afraid," Spock said, trying to ignore Khan's last comment.

"Well lucky for you, I can," Khan replied with a smug look on his face. Kirk could punch that face. "I can project my memories into both your heads while Mr Spock does his mind meld to ensure that I am not lying," Wow, this is very cooperative. He must really love his crew, Kirk thought.

"Right then, let's get to it," Kirk said, and then the chaos began.

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