Claire finished zipping up her boot and glanced over as Nyota rolled over in her bed and groaned painfully. Claire smirked as she protested, "Whatever your daughter gave you is evil. I've never been that drunk even after I downed a whole case of Saurian Brandy."

Claire looked at her sympathetically, "Well, you should know that the Saurian Brandy we get is synthehol. Klingon bloodwine is straight alcohol and ten times more potent than anything humans have ever cooked up."

Nyota moaned as she buried her head in the pillows. Claire went to a small cabinet on the wall and opened it. She took out a small vial, "Here, Ny. This is a little cocktail I came up with a few years back. It'll take away most of the hangover effects. It's not fast acting and it tastes even worse than the Bloodwine; but you'll be better off in the long run. Drink it all at once."

Nyota looked over at it and reached out. Claire put it in her hand and sat down carefully. She helped Nyota sit up and steadied her. Nyota closed her eyes and tilted back her head as she poured the liquid down her throat. She finished it and started coughing furiously. She croaked out, "That is vile! What is it?!"

She took the vial as she answered, "It's vodka with a mixture of the chemical toxins of a Vulcan Sand Shark. The toxin is diluted by the vodka in order to act as a blood filter."

Nyota glared up at the blonde, "I'm not friends with you right now."

She smiled playfully, "Well, in that case, I lied. It's just Bloody Mary mix." Claire ran from the room laughing as Nyota hurled a pillow at her.

******

Claire walked onto the bridge and headed to Tactical. She pulled up the system logs and reported, "Starfleet has sent us the final repair reports. Engineering reports the Warp Core has been replaced and is fully operational."

Spock nodded, "Thank you, Lieutenant. Inform Command that we are ready to disembark."

Kirk stated pleased as he walked from the lift, "That's good to know."

Claire announced officially, 'Captain on the bridge!"

He smirks, "Carry on."

Uhura announced, "Captain, Command has informed us to report to Starbase 537; they have arranged a convoy to relocate a Vulcan mining crew to New Vulcan. They want to be underway at 2330 hours."

Kirk nodded seriously, "Understood. Inform them we will get underway immediately."

Sulu turned to Kirk, "Course is laid in, sir."

He nods, "Engage."

******

Back in Claire and Nyota's quarters, a figure appears in the darkness. The figure walks forward and reaches for the bottle of Bloodwine. The person holds it for a moment and looks worried.

******

Claire tells her officers, "I will be receiving a list of names of the Vulcans that we will be supervising."

One asks puzzled, "If I may ask, sir, why would we need to supervise Vulcans? They cooperate pretty well."

Claire notices Spock glance at her and she states sternly, "This is a delicate situation. Some Vulcans may be irate over the loss of the planet. There probably will not be problems but I do not want to…" She trails off and looks distracted.

One officer asks her, "Lieutenant?"

She looks at him and composes herself. "I want to be prepared." She concluded, "You have all received a briefing report. Familiarize yourself with it. Dismissed." She stays there and looks ahead for a moment.

She jumps and tenses as she feels a hand on her shoulder. Kirk is standing there looking concerned, "Lieutenant Bennett, are you okay? You weren't answering me."

She smiled stiffly, "I'm sorry, Captain. I was just distracted."

He lowers his voice, "I haven't told Command this, but I am aware that you had a Klingon husband who was killed by Nero. Are you still upset about that?"

She sighs, "I can honestly say, I am not concerned about that. I just have a sense that something is off."

He seems worried, "Is that have something to do with what happened on the planet? When that creature; you know?" He mimes a stabbing gesture.

She smiles, "No. I'm fine, really."

Kirk doesn't seem convinced but nods. "Carry on, Lt. Bennett."

Claire turns around and stops as a voice whispers in her head, "Bennett. Are you here?"

She calls back, "Where are you? We agreed to stay out of each others business!"

The voice replies with sincerity, "I know about Bi'Lok. I wanted to make sure you're alight."

She states loudly, "I'm fine." She looks around embarrassed as the crew turn to look at her puzzled. She states calmly, "If you'll excuse me, something has come to my attention." She glances to Kirk, "Permission to leave briefly Captain?"

He nods with concern, "Granted." She heads to the lift.

****

Claire hurries off the lift and heads to her quarters. She presses the button and enters swiftly. She closes the door as she calls out in a low voice, "Where are you?!"

A voice speaks up behind her with a hint of menace, "Hello, Claire."

She rolls her eyes, "After 400 years, you still are a walking cliché." She turns around and looks at the man with a bored expression, "Haven't you had time to think up new material? I mean, it was scary when I was seventeen, but I grew up."

Sylar walks forward out of the shadows and replies normally, "Well, can't blame a guy for trying." He looks over Claire's uniform and tries not to laugh, "I thought you gave up cheerleading."

She glares at him and points sternly, "Don't start! What do you want?!"

He looks tense, "I had a dream about your husband. I went to Kronos to find you, but you weren't there. I asked around for your name and found you had come back to Earth. I learned you were assigned to Enterprise and came to find you."

She looks grateful, "Well, thank you for being concerned. Bi'Lok was killed by Nero three years ago. I left to find the ship that killed my husband."

He seems hurt, "Why not find me? I could have found the ship and destroyed it for you."

She looks at him, "It was something I had to do on my own. You understand that, don't you?"

He sighs, "Yes. I don't want to leave you on your own. I want to help you."

She smiles knowingly, "You have been. Someone has been covering my appearances throughout history. I can still be invisible." She glances at his ears and laughs, "You've changed your ears? You look like Spock!"

Sylar smirks, "What can I say? Good looks run in the family."

She walks up and hugs him. she tells him happily, "It is good to see you." She leans on him for a minute and turns when she hears the door open.

Nyota starts talking happily, "Hey, Claire, I was wondering if…" She stops when she sees Claire with Sylar.

Claire pulls away from him and pales when she realizes the appearance, "Nyota, this is not what it looks like."

She glares hurt at Claire, "How could you do this to me, Claire?"

Sylar offers, "Let me explain the situation." Claire groans at how Vulcan he sounded. Nyota gives a venomous glare before turning and walking out in anger.