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Back from Alcon, and I really enjoyed myself, can't wait for next year!

Believe in You

Chapter Two

Jim smiled as he walked about the Starbase. He was on his own, the rest of the crew had already gone back to the ship, he himself would be back on the bridge just before they were to depart. It would be another five hours before the Enterprise would be departing and heading out on their next mission. So he had a little time to kill, he headed towards the Base Commanders office and pressed the buzzer to let the Captain know he was there. The doors slide open and he walked inside.

"Captain Kirk," the older man said with a smile as he looked to the young captain.

"Captain Luka," he greeted the man back as he went over to the desk, "Well we're almost ready to depart, and thank you for having us," he said, smiling to him.

"It was nice, though I think Grady's is going to miss you, you cleaned the place out four times, they had to dig into their stores for you and your crew," he laughed, shaking his head.

Jim smiled and chuckled as well, "yeah, it was nice to be able to stretch our legs a little, after a while walking around the Enterprise gets a little monotonous, don't get me wrong I love the girl, but you need a change of scenery every now and then," he told him.

Luka grinned, "I get what you mean, I was the same when I was on a starship, now I'm here and while the scenery doesn't change the people do and often as well. It's nice," he nodded slowly.

"Well, we will be departing in around five hours," he told him, "Anything I need to know before I beam back aboard the ship?" he asked, he liked to be helpful, the more people on his side the better it was, when some tried to say he wasn't a good Captain. There had been a couple of those over the years, and the more friends he had the better when it came to his defence.

"No, there isn't anything, though thank you for asking," he smiled to him, "And we'll send the notification of your scheduled departure to your ship."

"Thank you," he nodded, "Right, I'm going to pick something up that I ordered and then head back to my ship," he told the other captain.

"Okay, I'll see you around Kirk," he nodded as he went back to his work, making the departure orders for the Enterprise, ready to send them.

Jim smiled and turned, knowing that there was nothing else that he could talk about with the other captain. He walked through the hallways towards the shopping district of the large Starbase, he had ordered something from one of the shops. He was now able to collect it without Spock being there to see it. It had been something he had been thinking about getting for him for the last couple of months. He smiled to the people he met, a few of them stopping him to talk about the Nerada.

Jim hated to talk about it, because while everyone was so happy that Earth had been saved, the same couldn't be said for Vulcan, and the Vulcan's that once lived there. Only two hundred thousand had lived through it. Jim was thankful that there were so many ships already on Vulcan otherwise only a fraction would have survived. Not only that, but more from around the galaxy had decided to relocated to New Vulcan, wanting to help there people.

It wasn't only the Vulcan's that had suffered a loss, they had lost most of Jim's graduating class, out of the five hundred cadets that had been send out, less than 70 had returned, and it was only those that were on the Enterprise that did so. Jim reached the shop, finally, shaking his head a little to get rid of the morose thoughts within it. He smiled to the shopkeeper as he walked over to the till.

"Hello, I ordered something, number 42245, name Kirk," he said to her.

She grinned and nodded her head, "oh yes," she said enthusiastically, "I'll go and grab it for you," she finished as she dashed into the back of the shop. It didn't take her long to come back out and to put the small package on the table and push it towards him.

Jim smiled to her and then looked to it. He opened it up and nodded, "This is perfect, thank you," he said as he closed it back up, he handed over his credit chip and paid the rest of the balance.

"Thank you for your purchase, if you wish to buy anything more don't hesitate to contact us," she said with a little bow as she was about to put the box in a small bag.

"Don't worry about a bag, need to hide it and the best place is a pocket," he grinned to her, thankful that he had worn the trousers with the pockets that day.

She smiled to him and nodded, "All right," she smiled.

Jim took the small box and put it in his pocket, making sure that it wouldn't fall out, "Thanks," he told the woman once more as he then left the shop. He walked slowly towards the transporter room.

There were still time for him to look around, he didn't have to be on duty for another three hours, and that was only so he could depart from the Starbase. He sighed a little, Spock had wanted to join him, and Jim had almost said yes, but in the end he had been able to convince him to remain aboard. He wanted to be able to keep this little present secret for a little while longer. It had taken him ages to track down a pair, since there weren't many of them left now.

"Captain Kirk," came an eager voice from behind him.

Jim turned and smiled as he saw a young Ensign rush over to him, "Yes Ensign?" he asked, keeping a pleasant and welcoming air around him.

"I was just wondering…" he paused for a moment looking a little embarrassed, "I just want to say thank you for what you did, my parents and baby sister were on earth that day, normally they live on Lorenta III, but they were there for a holiday. So thank you for what you did, you saved them, and more I know, but I wanted to say thanks," he babbled a little. He had been to intimidated to approach the Captain when he was with the Vulcan and the others of his crew.

Jim smiled to him, "Welcome, always," he nodded. He winced inside once again. So many had come up to him, and even to the others of the crew thanking them for what they had done that day, to Jim, it was their duty to do it. But he knew that many protested the line they had used, it was their job.

He smiled once more at the Captain, "thank you," he saluted him and then rushed off.

Jim watched him go and smiled a little, the Ensign was about the same age as him, and he was acting as though he was as young as Chekov. He gave a shake of his head and started to walk once more towards the transporter room. At this rate he might just make it back before they had to leave. He gave a sigh as he walked down the hallways, going a different route. He didn't want to encounter anyone else.

"Sir," came a voice from one of the off shoots of the main corridor he was walking along.

Jim turned and smiled to the man, "What can I do for you?" he asked as he noted that he was in civilian clothing.

The man smiled to him, and Jim couldn't help but shudder a little, there was something about that smile that creeped him out. The man moved towards him, the smile remaining on his face, "I was hoping that I would get the chance to talk with you for a few moment," he said, his voice was smooth, but there was something about it that screamed danger to Jim.

"I don't have much time, I need to get back to my ship," Jim said diplomatically.

The man smirk a little, "You're not scheduled for departure for a while yet, so you have time."

"I have duties," he told him once more, about to walk away, even though a part of him wanted to run.

The man moved fast as he grabbed Jim's arm and tried to wrestle him to the floor. Jim twisted and threw a punch, winding the man momentarily. Jim got back to his feet and began to run, only to be grabbed from behind once more. Jim bit out a curse as he felt the tell tale sting of a hypo in his neck. The outer edges of his vision went fuzzy and he felt to the floor, unconscious. The man picked him up and walked away, leaving nothing to tell of what had happened moments before.

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