So sorry it's been so long between updates. I gave up posting on FF for Lent and then the tornadoes struck my home state – less than 30 miles South and then 20 miles East. Where we live it was as if God had put his thumb on us to keep us safe.

Fear and constant paranoia that met Jim as he tumbled through the darkness churned his stomach. It had been so long since he had felt such hopelessness but fierce determination forced him to keep his spine erect and his eyes open. He had no idea what he was doing, what he was facing or how he would save Spock, but that was trivial compared to the drive within him. A mere human with no psychic powers locked inside a body of a man trapped by a virus – a single cell that had rapidly multiplied inside the body of its host. Anyone else would see this as a death trap, a no-win situation, but to Jim he was simply doing whatever he had to save his Commander.

Taking a deep breath, Jim thought for a moment. "What would Spock do?" He raised his eyebrow. "He would tell me how illogical the entire situation was and exactly how to reverse the effects of the virus." He huffed at himself. "Not to mention how stupid I acted by jumping into his empty mind without as much as a compass." He gritted his teeth in anger and stopped his foot.

Jerking back, Jim realized that he had stomped his foot. He was now standing on something and no longer falling. "But of course, a logical mind would accommodate its new timeshare holder." He grinned to himself. He began walking in the semi-darkness without direction, just simply following his heart. "I'm coming Spock! Spock!" The Captain shouted over and over again, stopping only to say a quick prayer and catch his breath.

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Dark brown eyes stared hard into the youthful face across from him. "You cheated! I don't know how you did it, but you did not win fair!" Pouting and fuming in his anger, which was mostly directed at himself, Hikaru glared at Pavel. He had spent many an off-duty hour going over the video game level by level to find anything that would give him an advantage.

Laughing at Hikaru's childish response to being beat, yet again, at the infamous video game Pavel patted his shoulder. "You are a sore looser, Hikaru." The blonde smiled. Hikaru was so cute when he pouted, his bottom lip so adorable stuck out so far.

Taking a deep breath, Hikaru attempted to regain a more adult-like attitude. "Alright, you won. What are you going to make me do?" He cringed at the thought of having to wear a skort uniform or be the personal made to the slobbish genius.

Pavel's eyes widened in shock, he had not forgotten about the wager, he had just lost his nerve. "I-I-I… uh." He swallowed hard. "I vill zink of zomezing." He made a hasty exit leaving a confusing and wary pilot behind.

The Lieutenant needed to find someone how could help in such matters before he dared to take a chance. The blonde was not as confident as he thought.

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It was an odd sensation to hear someone else speaking inside your head. Spock had been resting trying to keep his composure when he began to hear a faint voice. Slowly the voice grew as if the person was coming closer though it may have been only because Spock had began to concentrate on the call. It was Jim, his Captain was attempting to help free the Vulcan.

Spock was surprised that Jim had made his way inside his mind. Jim had no psychic abilities and he could think of no other crew member that could have assist in his rescue mission. For his Captain to have done this, to force himself into the Vulcan's mind, the bond between them would have had to rival a bond between mates. There had been instances when a non-Vulcan mate had been able breach the bond and aid their spouse. But even at that, the bond between two who were not both Vulcan was weak. The non-Vulcan had to be assisted by Vulcan healers. And Vulcan Healers did not reside on the Enterprise.

So that meant whatever was shared between to the two men had to be even strong than what Sarek and Amanda had shared. Which of course begged the question had the feelings Spock had for Jim allowed him entry? Did this mean that they had sparked a bond unknowingly between them so that the human could have been granted access inside his head? Had Spock somehow not only pledge his life to his Captain, but to the man Jim as well?

Shaking himself from his illogical thoughts, Spock just focused on finding a way to answer Jim's call. His Captain's voice was a beacon in the cold, dark night.

A/N: Thanks for reading!

I had to write this twice, the first one was eaten by my computer… So, its short but I'm just trying to get my toes wet again.

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