Chapter 2:

Ileana held put on her helmet with the others and reached for the bar when it was secured. They were pulled back.

"Remember what I said," Spock said into her comlink as they stared at the doors

"Good Luck," Pike said as he opened the doors.

They released themselves from their bars and went flying down towards the planet. Ileana breathed hard as she went down in between Jim and Sulu.

"Lieutenant Pike," Bones' voice said through her comlink, " You are going to have another attack if you don't calm down."

"I'm planet jumping from a shuttle," Ileana said, "Of course I'm having trouble relaxing!"

Ileana pressed the button to turn off her comlink as they plummeted towards the drill. Her, Jim, and Sulu deployed their parachutes at the same time. Olson continued to fall farther on them.

"Deploy your chute," Ileana and Jim yelled.

They watched as Olson pulled his chute too late and fell into the drill.

"Ok we're screwed," Ileana said as they all landed with a bit of trouble on the drill, Sulu having the most.

Ileana pulled out her two swords as two Romulans came out of the top of the drill. Ileana pulled out her swords. Another Romulan came out as Sulu got up. They attack the Romulans that came at them.

"Ileana turn on your comlink," Jim yelled.

"Tell that pointy eared bastard that I'm busy," Ileana yelled as Sulu and Jim defeated their Romulan shortly before she defeated hers.

It fell off the drill as Sulu looked at them.

"So how are we going to stop the drill now," Sulu asked, "Olson had the charges."

Ileana and Jim picked up two of the Romulan guns and handed one to Sulu.

"Like this," they said pointing the guns at the base of the drill.

They shot at the drill turning it off.

"The Commander orders you to turn on your comlink," Sulu said.

"What," she shouted after turning it on.

"Get ready for transport," Spock said, "When you get back you will be confined to your quarters."

The drill shook as it was retracted causing Ileana and Sulu to fall off. Jim jumped after them. They hung onto each other as something went flying past them.

"Someone up there transport us now," Ileana yelled.

A few minutes later she was flung away from Sulu and Jim in the transporter room. She screamed in pain as she landed on her back.

"Medical team to transporter room," Jim said as they ran over to Ileana as she clutched her arm.

They pushed Ileana up into a sitting position against the console as Spock came in. He attached a phase to his belt.

"Get her back to her quarters," Spock ordered, "As soon as the Medical team is done looking at her she is confined to quarters."

Ileana pushed herself up using the console for support.

"Don't pretend you care," Ileana spat at him, "It won't work to win my trust."

Bones and a female medical officer member came in and began to look at her arm as Spock stood on the transporter pad. Bones touched her hurting arm and earned a punch in the jaw from Ileana's uninjured arm.

"Damn it Bones that hurts," Ileana said as the woman gave her some morphine in her shoulder.

"Where are you going," Ileana demanded at the commander.

"Down to the planet surface," Spock said, "I expect her back in her quarters as soon as you are done with her Dr McCoy."

Checkov transported him down to the surface. Ileana walked over to a console as they scanned her shoulder. She rerouted the ship's scanners to track him.

"What are you doing," Sulu asked.

"Tracking our commander using the ship's scanners," Ileana said as she tracked his movements.

"You have shattered your shoulder blade from the landing," Bones said, "You'll have to have surgery to reconstruct it."

"I'll meet you in sick bay in 20 minutes," Ileana said, "Be quick about it I have a job to do."

A few minutes later they heard him over the intercom.

"Energize Mr. Checkov," Spock said.

They turned as they energized the Vulcans onto the ship. Ileana watched as Spock finished shouting mother and Checkov slouched down.

Ileana ran to the nearest view window and watched as Vulcan was destroyed. She clutched her head as she knelt down. She could feel the loss of all of the people that had just died. She screamed as everyone came out of the transporter. Bones ran up to her and sedated her. Jim and Bones caught her as the doctor looked at his friend.

"Help me get her to Sick Bay," Bones said, "We need to get that surgery done before she loses the use of that arm permanently."

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Ileana woke up on a bed in sick bay and stared at Bones.

"How long was I out," Ileana demanded.

"Long enough to do the surgery and get your medicine injection," Bones said as he stood up, "Come on. Captain Spock wanted me to escort you to your quarters where you are to remain until you are cleared for active duty again by him and I."

"And what do you think," Ileana asked.

"You don't need leave from active duty," Bones said, "I already sent him my evaluation of you to him. Until he says you must remain in your quarters on medical leave."

Ileana got up and took her items from her suit and began to change back into her uniform behind a curtain.

"So how long will it take for the pointy ear bastard to decide that I am ready for active duty," Ileana asked as the doors to sickbay opened and she slipped her legs into her uniform and began to pull it up.

"As long as I decide that you need," Spock said from the other side of the curtain.

Ileana peeked her head out before finishing getting into her uniform.

"The doctor says that I can head back to active duty," Ileana said as she clicked her Starfleet badge onto her uniform.

"You might want to rethink that after you hear what he has to say Ana," Bones said.

Ileana looked back and forth between them.

"Where's my father," Ileana demanded.

"He was captured by Nero," Spock said emotionlessly.

Ileana stood there in shock. She left sickbay and walked towards her quarters, shutting and locking her door behind her.

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Uhura walked into the lift as Spock did.

"What do you have to report," Spock asked.

"Lieutenant Pike is refusing to open the door for anyone even Jim or I," Uhura said looking at him but that is not why am I here. Why did you end it when we got to the Enterprise?"

"It would be unprofessional to continue a relationship between us," Spock said.

"Ileana has not ordered anything to eat for the last few days," Uhura said, "I'm going to go and check on her right now."

"No," Spock said, "I will. It is only logical for me to insure that all of the bridge crew are efficient."

"Is she the reason why you ended it," Uhura asked, "be honest with me Spock."

"It isn't," Spock replied as the lift got to Ileana's floor, "Now report back to the bridge and do your duty Uhura."

Uhura stood there for a few minutes watching him go before heading back up to the bridge.

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Spock stood outside the door and pressed the button again to tell Ileana that he wanted in for the 7th time.

"Computer, locate Lieutenant Pike," Spock said.

"Lieutenant Pike is within her quarters," the computer said.

He pressed his badge to connect to hers.

"Lieutenant Pike let me in," Spock spoke.

"No," came her quick reply before she turned off her comlink.

Spock began pressing random buttons on the console next to the door before it opened. He looked around the main area of Ileana's quarters.

"Breaking an entering doesn't become you," Ileana said.

"Many of the crew and I are worried about you," Spock said as the door closed behind him.

He followed where her voice came from to see her watching the security feed of everything that happened when the Kelvin was attacked. Her eyes had lines going down it where the make up started to run. She was wearing a black and red silk robe with matching pajamas.

"Do you know what the hardest part of this is for Jim and I," Ileana asked.

Spock nodded at her as he watched the feed of her mom getting killed with her.

"That ship not only took away one of our parents," Ileana said, "But also a majority of the people that we grew to care about in the last 3-5 years. Now they're also going to take away my father as well."

"Is this what you have been doing for the past 2 days," Spock asked.

"And if it was," Ileana answered.

"As you know I lost my mother on Vulcan," Spock said, "but I didn't let the loss of her affect my work."

"No you just buried it in the back of your mind," Ileana spat as she got up and looked at him angrily.

"And you let your emotions take control of your very being," Spock said heatedly as he stepped towards her.

"I respectfully demand that you leave my chambers now," Ileana replied angrily.

"And what if I refuse," Spock replied as they stepped towards each other until they were only a few inches apart.

"Or else I will let you feel exactly what I felt that day," Ileana spat.

"May I see it," he asked holding his hand next to her face.

Ileana closed her eyes and nodded. Spock put his hand on her head and looked into her mind for the memory.

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5 year old Ileana ran with her mother and father through the Kelvin to a shuttle.

"What happening," Ileana asked as her mother pulled her along.

"Christopher what is happening," her mother asked.

"The Kelvin came under attack by a Romulan ship," Pike said as he ran with them, "The captain is evacuating the ship."

Ileana heard her mother scream as she pushed Ileana out of the way. Ileana got up crying as she clung to her side where it was scratched open. She turned around to where her mother was. He body broken underneath a support beam. Ileana walked forward and grabbed her mother's hand.

"Il-Ileana," her mother said looking at her.

"Momma," Ileana said as she knelt down only to be picked up by her father.

"She's gone Ileana," Pike said, "She wouldn't want you to die here."

Ileana held her arms out and struggled as Pike pulled her away from her mother.

"MAMA," Ileana screamed the whole time, "NO MAMA COME BACK!!!"

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Spock released his hand from Ileana's head to see her sweating. They sat down on separate couches as they looked at the ground.

"My people have a ritual that we all must go through at the age of 26," Ileana said, "It takes our worst memory or nightmare and turns it into reality. If we survive we are praised for our strength."

"And if you lose," Spock asked.

"Our mind is destroyed," Ileana replied looking at him with her head cocked to the side, "It is a passing of age of sorts. It doesn't matter that I am only half Betazoid, but like you I must make both of my worlds happy."

Spock watched as calm realization came over her face.

"I guess that's why father was always so protective of me," Ileana said staring off into space.

"Ileana," Spock said trying to get her to look at him, "Look at me."

Ileana looked at him with wide eyes.

"You may have made the worst decision in your life Commander," Ileana said, "While you were looking into my mind, I was able to look into yours."

"You remind me of my mother," Spock said trying to change the subject, "always opinionated. I think I miss that on the bridge. I believe you are ready for active duty again."

Ileana and Spock stood up once again close to each other. They stared at each other.

"So much emotion under your surface," Ileana said, "Its not good for anyone to bottle up that much."

Spock took a step towards her and lifted her chin up giving her a light kiss.

"I'm here when you are ready to open up," Ileana said as he walked out of her rooms.