Far away on Kronos, John Harrison stood, surveying the landscape of the barren world. He knew that they would come after him after what he'd done, and he would be ready. No one would keep him from what was his.
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When Jay gave Chekhov the red shirt, she thought he was going to explode. "Kep-Keptin, I will not let you down!" he exclaimed, giving her a salute. She chuckled and patted him on the back. "Chek, I have the utmost confidence in you."

Which, of course, she didn't. Chekhov was a whiz kid, but he was no Scotty. Hell, nobody was. Jay nervously walked through the bridge, looking over everything to make sure it was ready for departure. As she walked by Uhura, Spock got up from his seat next to her and fell into step beside Jay. "Captain, it appears that you are distressed. May I inquire as to what the matter is?"

"Nothing, Spock," Jay said, but after a minute changed her mind, "Actually, no. Scotty just quit. I've got Chekhov to take his place, but he both know he's not gonna be as good as Scotty was. I just want this to be over, Spock. I want to find this bastard and bring him down, then I want to go home, park my ass at the nearest bar, and find me a nice man." Without even realizing it, she looked over at Bones, who was checking Sulu's blood pressure for one reason or another. She grinned a little at that, glad to see him going about his business.

This did not go unnoticed by Spock, who saw everything. "Captain, your eyes dilate when you look over at Dr. McCoy. I can tell that you harbor feelings for him. Is this the 'nice man' you are referring too?"

Jay turned bright red and narrowed her eyes. "Spock, I swear, if you breathe a word of that to anybody I will kill you. Understood?" She swore she could see the ghost of a smile on the Vulcan's face, but he nodded. "Affirmative, Captain."

She grinned and slapped him on the back. "Good to hear. Let's get this show on the road!" She finally took her place on the chair, crossed her legs, and for the first time in awhile she felt at home.

Once the ship got into Warp, she opened up her transmitter to it was broadcasted to the entire crew. "Attention, Enterprise, this is your captain speaking. Our mission is simple, we are to go to Kronos and find the fugitive, John Harrison, who is responsible for the death of countless good people.." before continuing, she thought about what Scotty said. Could she actually use these torpedoes? Not without starting a war with the Klingons. There was a long pause before she spoke again. "I will personally lead a team onto Kronos where we will try to apprehend Harrison. If he doesn't play nice we'll hit him with seventy-two torpedoes that will be locked onto his location. Let's get this son of a bitch, alright? Kirk out."

The ship quickly reached Kronos at warp speed, and Jay immediately jumped out of her chair. "Lietenant Uhura, how's your Klingon?"

Uhura nodded, "It's a little rusty, but I'll manage." Jay passed her and walked over to Spock. "I'll need you there of course, pick some red shirts to accompany us. We'll leave in twenty minutes, alright? Now, Mr. Sulu," she said, turning her attention to him, "you're going to have the chair while we're gone, and it's up to you to send out the transmission to Harrison, threatening him with the torpedoes. Do you understand?"

Sulu shifted nervously in his seat. "Captain, are you sure that I'm the right choice for this?"

Jay laughed, punching him lightly in the arm. "Sulu, you're one of the best men I know. You'll be fine, alright? Take the chair, I'm heading to the medical bay. Spock, Uhura, I'll see you at the shuttle bay in thirty minutes." She left the bridge and stepped onto the lift, adjusting the hem of her shirt. Something could go wrong on Kronos, she had to talk to Bones just in case.

She entered the medical bay and immediately Bones ran over to her. "Jay!? Are you out of your damn mind?! There is no way you're going down there, I absolutely forbid it, do you understand me?"

She laughed, rolling her eyes. "Bones, you're my best friend, not my older brother. I need to do this, okay? The bastard killed Pike. What do you expect me to do?"

"Not go down onto Kronos! Dammit girl, there are people here who care about you and need you! What do you think would happen if you were hurt, or even worse? The ship would be chaotic!" The way Bones was reprimanding her was gradually making her angrier and angrier. If only he understood...

"Why do you think I'm doing this!?" she yelled, grabbing the attention of nearly everyone in the room. "I know there are people who care about me, and I need to keep them safe. I need to keep you safe!" She didn't realize what she said until the words came out of her mouth. The look on Bones's face immediately softened, and something in his eyes shifted. "Jay..." he began to say, but he was too late. She sprinted out of the medical bay as fast as she could.