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The Next Day…Mess Hall…
Olivia ate her food quickly as Nia stared at her. They were both in official uniform now.
"Why are you eating so fast?" she asked softly.
"I have to get to the sickbay in ten minutes," she answered.
"I see," Nia said and continued eating her food slowly.
She was waiting for Chekhov anyway. Spock entered the mess hall intent on a quick breakfast and then to his assignments on the bridge. He was a little taken back to see the two girls up so early. Nia turned to Olivia.
"I'm going to go wake up Chekhov, is that okay?" she asked and Olivia smiled.
She still asked for permission.
"Yes go and wake him up," she said and Nia left happily.
Spock walked up to Olivia and sat down across from her. She smiled brightly.
"Good morning," she said jovially.
"Good morning Olivia," he returned and nodded to her.
"Did you sleep well?" she asked trying to start a light conversation.
"I slept…alright," he said sipping on a hot beverage that Olivia couldn't make out.
"Alright?" she asked.
"I dreamed and it was not pleasant," he said quietly.
"I'm sorry to hear that," she said softly.
"You have nothing to be sorry for. You did not cause the dreams," he said but he fibbed in a way.
He meant she did not physically cause the dreams but they were about her. All of them.
"Well I have to get to the sickbay. If you keep having those bad dreams, come down there and maybe I can help," she said.
Spock looked up at her.
"Perhaps I will," he said nodding.
"Excellent," she said smiling warmly.
"Okay then great. I guess I'll see you later," she smiled and headed out.
Spock watched her leave and then stared at the door for a while. This was going to be harder then he thought.
In the Sickbay…
Bones had just finished giving her the full run through and she was excited to say the least.
"Well it looks like you still know your stuff," he said grinning.
"I really can't thank you enough for putting me as your second in command," she said gratefully.
"Don't mention it. How's Blue doing?" he asked and Olivia raised an eyebrow.
"Blue?" she asked and he chuckled.
"A nickname she responds to now," he smiled and Olivia liked it.
"Cute. She is waking Chekhov up and then probably heading down to engineering. She'll live down there now with Scotty," she said and Bones nodded chuckling.
"He likes her. I wouldn't be surprised if he puts her as his second in command soon," he said and they both headed towards the bridge.
On the Bridge…
Kirk groaned in obvious frustration. He ran his hand through his dirty blonde mess of hair and sighed loudly. Bones and Olivia entered the bridge chuckling some. Her hair was pulled back in a professional bun and she was in official uniform. Pike smiled warmly.
"It's good to see you back in official uniform doctor," he said and Olivia grinned.
"It is good to be back in official uniform Admiral," she returned.
Kirk was happy to see new faces on the bridge.
"Hey, Blue is quite the mechanic! She fixed the screen vision and the intercom today," he said and Olivia was proud.
"Scotty adores her already. He wants her for his second in command," he said and Olivia glanced at Bones who gave her an 'I told you so' look.
"She'll be so happy," she said smiling at the Captain.
"Well so are we. It's hard to find talent like hers," he complimented and Olivia was glad Nia was fitting in so well with the crew.
"How was the tour of the sickbay?" he asked.
"It was an experience. I've already familiarized myself with the medical charts of the bridge crew," she said and Kirk smirked.
"Well, Bones must love you," he chuckled.
Olivia nodded as well as Bones.
"He's voiced it on several different occasions down there," she grinned and Bones scratched his head laughing sheepishly.
Kirk laughed.
"Good. Never can get enough medical staff on this ship," he joked and Olivia smiled slightly.
Soon everyone returned to their stations. Olivia excused herself from the sickbay and headed to her quarters to retrieve something. All was quiet on the bridge until Sulu spoke.
"Captain there is an unidentifiable vessel headed our way and fast," he said remaining calm.
"Mr. Spock?" Kirk said and Spock quickly tapped buttons on his control board.
"There are 13 life forms on board Captain," he said quickly.
Uhura turned in her seat.
"Captain we're being hailed," she said and Kirk nodded for her to bring up the screen.
Before she could Sulu's voice rang out.
"They're firing!" he yelled and Kirk was shocked.
"Put up our shields!" he yelled and the ship rocked heavily.
Olivia was just heading back to the sickbay when she went flying into the wall as the ship rocked violently. Her body lurched against the wall hard and she fell to the floor along with cadets walking throughout that level. She lifted her head and managed to get up using the wall as leverage. Something caught her eyes and they widened. She ran for the intercom.
"Fire back Mr. Sulu! Scotty can you hear me?!" he yelled through the intercom.
"I hear ya Captain! What the bloody hell is goin on up there?!" he asked annoyed.
"How bad is the damage?" Kirk asked.
"We can't take another direct hit like that, that's for sure!"
Kirk cursed himself. Then Olivia's voice rang out throughout the bridge.
"James, they're on the ship! They're Nausicaans!" she cried out and the bridge went silent with fear for a moment.
"Computer, locate Doctor Monroe now!" he ordered and the computer showed she was on level five.
He took off with Spock in tow.
"Seal the bridge until we get back and try not to get hit directly by those guys! Let on any crew members!" he ordered Sulu who nodded.
Olivia stared at the humanoids wrecking the ship. They were ripping up the walls and fires had started do to the internal and external damage. She recognized them as Nausicaans which explained why they were so hideously ugly. They were a typically violent race. She saw one attack a cadet and she took off. She was quick. She incapacitated the Nausicaan's elbow and hit another in the face causing him to lurch backwards. The other one attacked her and sent her flying against the opposite wall. They were strong, she noted, as the wind was taken out of her. But she used to fight against Klingons. She chopped that one in the neck making him quickly drop to the ground.
She saw the other two getting back up and figured it was time to run. She couldn't hold them all off by herself and the smoke was getting to her. She took off around the corner when a blast hit her and sent her flying backwards onto the floor hard. She let out a loud scream of pain and grabbed her shoulder tightly. There were more of them. Whatever they shot her with, it burned like hell. She opened her eyes to see their weapons pointed at her. Her eyes were half closed. She felt herself being picked up and slammed against the wall roughly. They pulled out what looked like to her a tricorder of sorts and scanned her face.
"It is her," one said in the native tongue to the other three that now joined him.
"I could have guessed. They said she would be a brutal one," another said rubbing his bruised neck some.
Olivia tried to stay awake. She could understand what they were saying. She spoke a little of all languages. She knew she was bleeding and the pain was excruciating. She was happy to be feeling something, anything at all. Finally they turned to her.
"You do not remember us. We are from the vessel that destroyed your shuttle three years ago. We attempted to take your life away but we failed. I wish to explain why we did what we did but there is no time. I am sorry that you must die, but for you to live would change everything," he said bluntly.
Olivia's eyes snapped open upon hearing this. Her heart pounded in her chest. She tried to struggle but cried out as the pain in her shoulder intensified. Her breathing came out in short gasps now. Either she was hyperventilating or the blast that hit her struck her lung. She figured both. The Nausicaan backed up and pulled his weapon up to her chest.
"Again, forgive me," he said when Nia rounded the corner.
She had just found her way out of engineering and had the computer locate Olivia. Engineering was closer to level 5 then the bridge.
"No!" she screamed.
The Nausicaan turned his weapon on Nia but Olivia shoved it off course. It blasted a chunk of the wall away and Olivia wondered what type of weapon could do that. Not one that she knew of and she thought she knew all of them. Nia ran back around the corner for safety. She saw Spock and Kirk running her way.
"She's behind this corner! There are four of them! They're going to kill her!" she cried and Kirk noticed the huge chunk of wall missing to his shock.
"Nausicaans don't have this kind of weaponry. I thought they preferred sharp objects," Kirk muttered to himself, phaser out and not set to stun.
"Nia go to the bridge and wait for us there," he said and Nia wanted to protest but bit her tongue and ran off.
The ship still rocked here and there. The unidentifiable vessel was still attacking the ship but Sulu was making sure that no direct hits were taken. For some reason the Enterprise was having trouble penetrating the unidentifiable vessel's exterior. Nausicaans didn't have this type of technology and that was worrying everyone.
Olivia covered her eyes with her blood stained hands the best she could. She could feel the blood trickling down her back and knew it was on the wall as well. She didn't even want to look at the wound. Her breathing was slowing rapidly.
"Goodbye Olivia Monroe," said the main Nausicaan.
"Hey!" Kirk yelled as he turned with Spock around the corner and fired.
One hit a Nausicaan right in the head killing him instantly. Two whirled around and started running. The one pointing the weapon at Olivia stared at her for a moment.
"Live another day," he said and took off.
Olivia still had her hands covering her eyes. She wanted to be dreaming. Her legs gave out and she slowly slumped against the wall until she was sitting on the ground. Spock and Kirk ran over to her.
"See how bad it is! I'm going after the Nausicaans!" Kirk yelled and took off after them.
Spock gently let his hands pull hers away from her face. They were blood stained. She had been crying. He observed the wound. He wasn't a doctor but he knew a bad injury when he saw one. Whatever she was hit with, struck her shoulder from approximately six feet away. The blast nicked her lung. He knew this because her breathing was strained and short. Either that or she was hyperventilating to the extreme.
Olivia swallowed hard.
"S-Spock," she gasped out.
"I do not think it wise for you to be speaking at the moment," he said, his eyes not moving from her wound.
She lifted her good arm, which still hurt, and raised his chin so that he was looking at her.
"I can't b-breathe. I n-need to breathe," she got out.
Spock visibly tensed.
"Tell me what I must do," he said quickly and Olivia coughed up a lot of blood.
"D-Do you have a sharp object on you?" she managed to ask.
Spock checked his pockets and Olivia looked to the emergency ax. She pulled on his sleeve.
"Break the glass and take a big piece," she offered and though Spock was hesitant at first he followed her instructions.
He broke the glass and took a big piece over to her.
"I do not like where this is going Olivia," he voiced and she let out a strained chuckle.
He was nervous, she could tell.
"It's not going to get any prettier," she mumbled and lifted her shirt with her good arm.
She pointed to an area between her ribs.
"My lungs aren't w-working for me like they s-should be. S-So I n-need you to make another airway for me to breathe p-properly until McCoy gets h-here, okay?" she asked and coughed up more blood.
Spock felt sick.
"Explain how I do that exactly," he asked trying not to look at her face but at her side.
"I n-need you to make a c-cut in my s-side between these t-two ribs deep enough s-so that I can breathe but s-shallow enough so that you don't p-puncture anything useful I may need like, I don't k-know, a kidney or s-something," she tried.
It was getting harder to breathe and blood was filling her lungs quickly. Her head leaned against the wall. She was feeling groggy. Spock's hand was visibly shaking. He was always so calm in these situations but the fact that it was her wasn't making it any easier.
He took in a deep breath and cut between the two ribs like she told him too. He cut deep enough so that she could breathe but shallow enough so that he didn't puncture anything. Olivia coughed up a lot of blood and took in a deep breath she desperately needed. Her breathing regulated slowly but it was better then before.
"G-Good job; you have s-steady hands," she smiled slightly.
Spock put the piece of glass down and put his hand on her shoulder. He put a lot of pressure causing her to gasp loudly.
"T-That hurts," she said tiredly.
Spock kept pressure on her shoulder effectively stopping the blood. He let his other hand touch her cheek softly.
"You must stay awake," he said quietly and Olivia's eyes fought to stay open.
"Nausicaans don't have technology like that," she mumbled and Spock nodded.
"I do not know what to make of it at the present time," he admitted.
"They said they caused the shuttle crash in a failed attempt to kill me three years ago," she blurted out.
Spock's head snapped up and his eyes widened.
"What?" he asked completely dumbfounded.
Olivia coughed but no more blood came up.
"They said I had to die or I would change everything," she muttered and Spock tried to process it all.
"The same vessel?" he asked and she nodded.
"Meld with me," he asked after a few moments and she nodded.
He placed his fingers on her temple and pressed lightly.
Mind Meld...On the Enterprise…
Olivia walked to the shuttle carrier with Spock and Captain Pike in toe.
"Remember now we just need samples of the plant. Get it and get out of there. We have you covered with security should anything happen," Pike said sternly.
Spock spoke up then.
"The planet, according to my calculations, is not inhabited. You should not have any difficulties but should you encounter any activity—" she cut him off.
She held up her communicator.
"—I just call you guys on the communicator and analyze if I should run or fight. I got it the first seventeen times you two said it. I'm a medical officer not an invalid. I can take care of myself just fine," she replied coolly.
Pike grinned and even Spock seemed amused.
"We're just worried about you're safety. It's not everyday my best medical officer goes with the away group and is not accompanied by me or Spock here," he said and Olivia gave him a false lip.
"Aw that was so touching Captain but…I'm still going and I'm going alone so deal with it," she smirked.
Pike chuckled.
"There's no stopping you," he shook his head and gave the two some time alone.
"Olivia—" Spock started but she stopped him.
"—I'll be fine Spock. It's a routine exploration mission. And if anything goes wrong I know that you'll be there in a flash. Give me some credit. I'm stronger then I look," she smiled and he finally nodded.
"I want you to be safe," he whispered in her ear.
She smiled warmly.
"I am safe, with you," she looked up at him.
He gave her a small, light kiss then. It was the kind of kiss that meant 'see you in a few.' He didn't know that would be the last kiss he'd give her. She pulled away and kissed his nose, a habit since childhood.
"See you soon," she said as she got on the shuttle.
Spock watched the shuttle take off and resumed his position on the bridge.
Some Hours Later…
Olivia stepped back on the shuttle. She had been hearing noises in the area of the unclassified planet they were on but nothing that was panicking her yet. Not that she had a chance to panic since Pike or Spock would talk to her every five minutes on the communicator. She really wanted to turn that thing off but they would give her hell when she got back.
"I have the plant samples and am on the way back," she said into the communicator as the small crew of a pilot and three helpers sat down and the shuttle took off.
One of the helpers thought she saw something on the planet as they took off but shrugged it off.
"We're monitoring your frequencies. All is well. Looking forward to having you guys back on the ship. Shore leave after this, guys," Pike said and the small crew cheered.
Olivia chuckled. She loved shore leave. She leaned back when the pilot cleared his throat.
"Doctor we're being hailed," he said confused.
"Who's hailing a shuttle? If it's Pike again I'm going to kill him! Bring up the screen," she said prepared to give the Captain a mouthful.
The pilot went to bring up the screen but just then the shuttle was hit…hard. People went flying including Olivia. She could hear Pike's voice over the communicator.
"What the hell was that?! Spock, identify that vessel!" she heard.
She looked up to see a huge tear in the shuttle. She took off to the chambers. The pilot was dead and the others were too close to the tear to get them without getting caught herself. She threw herself into the emergency oxygen chamber and shut the door. She still heard Pike.
"Can anyone hear me?! Someone report! How much damage did the shuttle take?! Oh my god it's falling out of orbit! Beam them out of there!" she heard Pike yelling.
Olivia closed her eyes. She knew they weren't going to make it in time. She could feel herself falling out of orbit. She knew she was going to crash. She held onto the bars of the chamber tightly. She thought of Spock. He must be so worried…so scared. She was going to die. She opened her eyes. The shuttle was on fire from falling so fast out of orbit. She hoped he would be happy again. She hoped he knew this wasn't his fault. She saw the ground coming fast at an alarming rate. She closed her eyes.
"Spock…" she whispered and grabbed her chained pearl before she felt the shuttle hit the ground.
Her whole body lurched and hit into the glass but she wasn't sure if she shattered it. She wasn't sure of much.
Her eyes opened slowly. She couldn't feel anything at all. She was numb all over. She didn't know how much time had passed. She could hear voices though. They were kind of fogged out but she heard them. She was no where near the shuttle. She was on dirt and grass she knew because she saw trees. She was lying on the floor of a planet.
"Olivia?!" a voice screamed.
That was her name, she registered. Someone was looking for her. She stared up at the sky. She couldn't even tilt her head. She tried to speak but nothing came out.
"Olivia?!" another voice yelled for her.
She became frustrated that she couldn't do anything. She could not respond to the voices. She felt a strong hand on her arm but didn't feel it until she realized she was being dragged away into the woods. The voices became distant. She knew she was crying but didn't feel the tears. What was wrong with her? She knew she should be in pain but she wasn't. She blacked out.
End Memory.
Spock yanked his hand away as emotions hit his body like a truck. He tried to breathe but it came out in shaky gasps. Olivia let her eyes close. Spock was by her side immediately and shaking her awake.
"Olivia? You need to stay awake. Olivia?! Wake up!" he said louder this time.
Olivia's eyes opened slightly. She shivered suddenly and that was never good. He pulled her off the wall carefully and made it so that she was sitting against him, her head leaning on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her waist gently and held her close giving her some heat.
"You are not going to die," he whispered in her ear.
She relaxed into him. She was perfectly content to just stay there.
"You're much more comfortable then the wall," she mused and Spock held her tighter.
"Please do not die," he said letting his chin rest on her good shoulder.
He closed his eyes tightly. She smiled softly.
"I would not do that to you again," she mumbled.
The fire had died down and the ship stopped rocking.
"I believe it is over," Spock told her calmly letting his free hand run through her hair.
"For now," she whispered and he couldn't help but think she was right.
Kirk came running down the corridor. McCoy followed him with some other medical officials.
"How is she?!" Bones yelled dropping down by them.
"I'm okay Bones. Spock would make an excellent doctor. Steady hands," she mused again.
Bones chuckled.
"Well at least you still have your sense of humor," he shook his head.
"That I do," she grinned sheepishly.
"Let's get her down to the sickbay. I want her on some morphine shots for the pain but not too many. I think she's already out of it," he chuckled again.
They helped her onto the small stretcher but she grabbed Spock's hand before they left.
"You'll come with me?" she asked a little out of it.
"I will be there shortly," he said quietly and they took her away.
Spock turned his attention to the captain who looked a little worse for wear.
"Walk with me," Kirk said and Spock followed.
They headed towards the bridge. Kirk stopped walking and collected his thoughts.
"They came here for something and they left without it. They just made it back to their vessel and left at a warp speed that I've never seen before. What the hell was the point of attacking?! Who are those guys?!" he asked more himself then Spock.
Lucky for him Spock knew and filled him in rather quickly.
"Oh crap," Kirk replied when Spock finished.
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