Chapter 1. John Harrison
AN: This is my first fanfiction so go easy on me ok? Please review, I would love to hear from you guys out there!
"Admiral Pike, this is Admiral Iris Kirk reporting, sir."
The man turned to face the elder Kirk that stood at his desk.
"Ahh Iris, are you wondering what is happening to Jim?"
An embarrassed smile came from Iris and she nodded meekly.
"He's grown up now but I still can't help it…he's still my little brother."
Admiral Pike smiled understandingly at her and transferred the report of the journey to her. She quickly scanned the documents of the captain's log of James 'Jim' T Kirk and a frown appeared as she read the report that Spock had submitted. That little brother of mine… The senior admiral saw that her expression turning sour and chuckled.
"Don't worry, he's been demoted to First Officer but still under my care."
Iris' head shot up and saw the sly grin on his face. Cunning old man, she thought as she thanked him. Her smile disappeared when she thought of what she had to do next. More maintenances at the Io Facility.
The maintenance room was filled with doctor and scientists in white coats. It always made Iris uneasy seeing the equipment that looked too much like a death trap. I supposed it is a trap in a twisted way, she mused quietly. Admiral Marcus came in as the testing began. First the doctors asked her to do a variety of actions before scanning her and checking her vital signs. Then they asked her to lay down and the real inspection and maintenance began. When all that was done, her uniform was presented back to her and it was all she could do to prevent herself from running as fast as she can away from the room.
She was stopped by Admiral Marcus on her way out, a cold glance and an almost imperceptible nod made her fill with dread. It meant that she had another assignment to complete. After exiting the hidden facility near Jupiter she was sent straight to the office of the admiral.
"We have lost track of a rogue officer. You will find him and you will detain him. All his details has been sent to your PADD, that is all."
As she turned to leave, the beeping sound of a message came from his communicator before hers began to beep as well. She hurriedly exited the room before glancing at the gadget.
Admiral Iris Kirk, you are needed for an emergency meeting in the Starfleet HQ on regards to the destruction of the Kelvin Memorial Archive.
Admiral Marcus began to brief them on the deserter, Commander John Harrison, who had ordered this attack. Jim seemed to have noticed something wrong and Iris was immediately worried, her brother might have been rash at times but he wasn't stupid, on the contrary he was very observant and smart. The admiral seemed to have noticed the same. As Jim began to voice his thoughts, Iris noticed the distant humming sound of an aircraft coming closer. She tensed as it came closer and closer until its headlights and scanners shone through the glass and she pushed Jim down as the aircraft began to fire.
"Clear the room!"
Glass shattered and screams filled the air. Iris got up and ran through the shattered window without stopping. Landing on the head of the fighter she reached up and smashed the wind shield with a hidden knife in her uniform. The aircraft swerved and dipped as the fugitive tried to shake off the female admiral. The fighter was now firing blindly giving a chance for Jim to fire at the aircraft unaware that his sister was on board.
Finding the perfect time to jump Iris landed in the cockpit. The pilot seemed surprised before attacking. Iris and John fought over the controls of the aircraft, neither of them aware of the hose in the turbo rotor. The impact against the fighter caused a blast of flame in the back as it began to loose altitude. Iris saw her brother standing before a shattered window looking at her in horror but she had no time to react as the gold bands began to surround the two of them.
Jim stared at the spot where his sister and John Harrison had teleported from. The aircraft's engine exploded and the skeleton fell from its mid-air flight. All he could remember was the two pairs of eyes he had seen, the soft grey eyes of his sister and the ruthless icy blue of the rogue.
After being forcefully teleported, Iris found herself still clinging onto the collar to John Harrison's coat while black spots danced before her eyes before blacking out. When she finally came to, she was inside a cave and the coat she clung to was wrapped around her like a blanket. The stench of sulphur filled the air as she woke, she sat up quickly and glanced around. She was in a cave she could tell from the echoing rumbles of lightening. Qo'noS, all the things in the universe had not prepared her for the return to this place, the place where the nightmares were from.
"So you are part of the project Ryke?"
Iris stiffened before whirling around to the source of the voice and pinned them to the wall.
"How do you know that?"
"I myself have spent enough time in the Io Facility to know what goes about in it."
Suddenly their positions changed as Iris found herself pinned against the wall of the cave instead. Without thinking her leg shot up but was blocked by the perpetrator, it was enough distraction to let him loosen his grip for a second and she took the opportunity to slip from him. She realised that the coat that belonged to him and sheepishly handed it back to him.
"Sorry, bad habit I guess. Thanks for the coat though." She sighed before continuing.
"Yeah I'm project Ryke. You've got me at a disadvantage here, I don't think I've ever seen you there before, Mr Harrison."
"So you are their most powerful weapon against me." The man neither confirmed nor denied it but instead changed the subject which made Iris assume that she was right.
"What do you mean? You're just a normal human."
The commander stayed silent and Iris studied her hands. She understood from a glance at his eyes that he was just another pawn of Admiral Marcus and that snapped under the pressure. She couldn't judge him, she herself had thought about killing the admiral once and for all many times. Raising her head, she nearly jumped when she noticed how close he was and she silently scolded herself for being unaware of her surroundings. She was aware of the hypnotic blue eyes staring at her and the finely sculpted lips twisting into a small smile. His physique suggested frequent exercising and the powerful stance was of some used to commanding. A warrior and a leader,her mind read.
Suddenly, the sound of multiple engines rumbled from only a few hundred metres away. Both Iris and Harrison stiffened before running towards the place where the aircrafts seemed to have landed. When she reached a cliff that overlooked where the aircrafts landed she realised it was it was Jim and his crew. When she was about to jump down she was stopped by Harrison who tossed her a disrupter like his own. She turned on the disrupter and fired at the Klingon who was strangling Lieutenant Uhura.
