Chapter 7:
Author's note: Sorry that it took me months to update, I just didn't know how to type the ideas that were going through my head at the time. I still don't know how to put the ideas into the story but I'm sure I'll figure it all out one day down the road, anyways here's the next chapter enjoy.
"So you're telling us that Admiral Marcus handed our Captain over to Kodos the executioner? Why would he do that? I mean sure the Admiral has always hated Jim but why would he do something like that?" Bones was angry with Admiral Marcus for handing Jim over to the ex Governor of Tarsus, but he was also angry with Kodos for having Jim.
"I do not know Doctor but I suspect it has something to do with Kodos and Admiral Marcus... we need to be careful if we want to find out the reason behind Admiral Marcus's reasons for doing the things that he's done." Spock said to everyone in the transporter room, all of them were staring at Spock.
"My god man! The Admiral allowed our Captain to surrender to him and we're just finding out that an executioner has him! Who knows what he's doing to Jim." Bones was glaring at Spock from where he was standing.
"Doctor I believe that you are angry." Spock raised an eyebrow while he watched as the doctor placed a frustrated hand underneath his chin. He always found humans to be quite fascinating, especially when it came to the things they did constantly on a daily basis.
"Of course I'm angry you damn green blooded hobgoblin! My best friend is missing and I just found out that he was handed over to a crazy person that killed 4,000 people!" Bones glared at Spock who kept his eyebrow raised.
"Glaring at me Doctor will not help us find the Captain. We need a plan that is logical." Spock looked at Drake who was helping Carol over to a seat by the station that was stationed in the transporter room. Drake nodded at Carol before he turned around to look at Spock who was also staring at him with a raised eyebrow still.
"Dammit man I'm a doctor! I don't use logic! Not like you or like the infant of a Captain!" Bones was glaring even more at Spock which also had a ton of heat in it. He sighed deeply when he saw Spock's eyebrow raising slightly which made him even more angrier than he was before.
"I'm well aware of the facts doctor and I can see now that you could be emotionally compromised..." Spock knew the doctor was emotionally compromised by the fact that his best friend was in the hands of a lunatic. "Commander do you know the coordinates of Kodos and his men?" He turned his attention to the Commander of the Vengeance.
"I think so Sir... but wouldn't it be better to try and get the Admiral to surrender before going after you're Captain?" Drake asked as he looked at the people that he didn't know that were in the transporter room. He noticed that Spock was raising an eyebrow as well as considering his words.
"Your logic is sound Commander. Doctor I need you to take these two down to sickbay to check them over." Spock had turned his attention to Bones who was watching the conversation that was going on between Drake and himself. "I'll always need you to give us the coordinates to the Vengeance as well." He nodded his head before he putting his hands behind his back.
Drake walked over to the transporter station that was in the room and he typed in the coordinates to Admiral Marcus's ship. Spock raised an eyebrow once Drake was finished typing the coordinates in for them, that's when Chekov came running into the room in a hurry. Everyone in the room looked surprised when they saw Chekov standing there out of breathe from all of the running he just did.
"What can we help you with Ensign?" Spock asked as his eyebrow raised above his hairline. He didn't know what to make of what the Ensign had to tell them so he remained quiet until Chekov spoke about the reason behind his running down to the transporter room.
"Jon who else knows about this? About Jim missing and about Khan's identity as well as Admiral Marcus's involvement?" Chris asked hoping that the media hasn't found out yet about everything that's been happening as of lately. He knew that the media would find out somehow but he was hoping it wouldn't be until after they found Jim and captured the people behind everything that happened in the last few days.
"As of right now it's just the crew of the Enterprise, you, me Richard and of course Kodos, his men and Admiral Marcus." Jon figured that Chris would be worrying about Jim especially since he knew his friend thought of Jim Kirk as his son. "I spoke to Spock and he said they'll get Jim back, you know their the best crew in the fleet. If anyone can get him back than my money is on them."
"How much do you know about Jim and his childhood?" Chris asked Jon curiously which he was hoping that the Admiral didn't know much or anything about Jim's childhood.
"I know that Winona didn't wasn't there for Jim, I also know that Jim's stepfather was abusive it explains his behavior towards people in charge." Jon shrugs as he looked across the desk from his friend. He knew his friend knows more about Jim and his childhood than he's ever let on so he knew he'd have to pry to get a understanding of Jim Kirk. "Chris when Jim enrolled into Starfleet me and Richard noticed as well as Doctor McCoy that there was stuff missing from the kids medical file. Why is that? And why is there a gap between age 12 to 14?"
"Jon you have to understand, why I didn't tell you or anybody else in Starfleet. Jim was on Tarsus IV, I'm the one who found him down on the planet. I promised him a long time ago that I would never tell anyone about him being there but since Kodos has Jim than you must either know he was down on that planet or you have questions about why the son of the Kelvin hero was there... so ask away Jon." He sighs knowing his friend was about to ask him about why Jim was down there in the first place.
"Why was Jim on Tarsus to begin with? What was the reason she sent him down there anyways? I know she was always on missions." Jon sighs as he shakes his head at the thought of his proteges own son was even on Tarsus to begin with.
"He was sent there to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins who lived on the planet at the time. Jim drove his dads antique car off of a cliff. When the officer took him home the officer told Frank what Jim did with the car, it made his stepfather angry. I just know that Jim's stepfather beat the living shit out of him. The good thing is the same officer that took Jim home that he heard the crashing of furniture and the sounds of crying that he arrested Frank and called for backup as well as paramedics." Chris had a frown on his face as he told Jon everything about the reason why Jim ended up on Tarsus, well part of it he knew.
"And just like that? The kid ends up on Tarsus? Why didn't Winona return home to take care of the kid? Where the hell was Sam Kirk?" Jon was furious with the stepfather that Jim had to live with for 13 years of his life. He couldn't imagine what Jim went through not only with Frank but also when he was on Tarsus as well.
"Winona couldn't stand to look at Jim, he reminded her too much of what she lost on the day of his birth. I'm angry with her for not being there for either of her boys, but I'm mostly angry with the fact that she wasn't there for Jim. Why do you think she was always on missions? Sam left the same day that Jim took the antique car." Chris gave Jon a very weak smile at the thought of Jim taking the antique car.
"She couldn't stand the sight of her youngest? She should have been cherishing what George left her with instead of abandoning them. I can see why Jim was reckless when he joined Starfleet and why he had to take Spock's test three times. Winona doesn't deserve to be called a mother, maybe both Sam and Jim are better off without her." Jon shook his head at the thought of Winona being a mother to her sons.
"We need to get him back Jon, he's had a chip on his shoulder the second he was born. I don't want to see Jim hurt anymore." Chris sighed softly as he thought of how much Jim had been hurt in the past by the people he thought he could count on the most.
Jim started to feel the effects of the drug that Kodos men gave him, he closed his eyes tightly as he fought against the pain that the drug was causing. He knew that the man responsible for his capture years ago when he was a teenager would be back anytime now to ask him questions that he didn't know that would come up. He gritted his teeth when the pain got too intense but he bit back the screams of pain that he knew that Kodos wanted to hear from a broken man.
Kodos walked into the room not even 2 hours later to check on the prisoner and to see if his men have broken Jim yet. "How is he doing?" He asked as he took one look at the prisoner that was strapped to the chair that his men had him strapped to. "Have we made any progress with him yet?"
"No sir, he's being difficult. Do you want us to make the dosage of the drug higher?" One of his men asked as they looked up at Kodos that walked into the room a few minutes ago. Kodos walked over to where Jim was strapped down to the chair that was in the middle of the room.
"No, we don't want him to overdose. There are other methods of breaking a man." Kodos smirked down at Jim who had his fist clenched tightly together. Jim was feeling the effects of the drug but he wasn't about to let Kodos and his men see the pain that he was in. "Get Charlie in here, I want him broken by the time the Enterprise finds our location." He nods his head at the men in the room before stepping to the side so one of his men could locate Charlie who was good at torturing people when Kodos really wanted something done.
Jim bit back the moan that he sensed was about to escape as the pain reached a higher level. He knew struggling against the restraints wouldn't get him anywhere so he stayed put. It only took Charlie 10 minutes to walk into the room with a bag of equipment that he would need to use against Jim. "Is the drug you used on him working any?" He asked as he set his bag down and walked over to where Jim was. He stopped once he reached the chair that their prisoner was strapped down to, he looked up at Kodos.
"I know it's working like it's suppose to, but him being stubborn and all. We just didn't want to give him too much in case he overdosed on it." Kodos sighed softly as he shook his head at how stubborn Jim really was. "Do you think you can break him enough for his crew to see how their Captain can be broken?" He was hoping Charlie would say yes.
"I believe I can break him. It might take days to do but I'll make it happen." Charlie looked down at Jim who was panting heavily from the pain. He also noticed that the prisoner who had sweat running down his face. He walked over to where he placed his bag before carrying it over to where Jim was, he set the bag down on a moving table that was next to the chair. "Let's begin shall we?" He smirks down at the prisoner before he looked back up at Kodos and nodded his head to show that he was ready to get the show on the road.
