Star Trek
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This chapter is set in the 2013 film and contains spoilers for that film so if you haven't seen it/don't want spoilers I would recommend seeing it before continuing reading. But if you don't mind spoilers then go for it and carry on reading!
I Will Fight for the Stars
Chapter 9 – The End of the Beginning

"You can't just beam down to a planet that's in trouble and expect me to not be angry!" Jim yelled, he was berating Ellarosa for being so stupid as to go down there, luckily he'd decided to spare her the humiliation of doing it in front of the whole crew and she was sitting on her bed in her cabin, looking at him grumpily like a teenager being told off by their parent.

"I can't believe you're annoyed at me for saving their lives!" she yelled right back.

"Dr. Marcus was doing it just as well!"

"Dr. Marcus was taking too long! If I hadn't intervened they would both be dead."

"You don't get to decide that what you did was right! Okay so you might have saved their lives but you should have checked with me first!"

"I had thirty seconds! Literally thirty seconds! And you expect me to run to the bridge where you would have evidently told me that I couldn't go, and then defy you and run all the way back to the teleportation room to be beamed down as the torpedo blew up?!" she shouted, standing up and squaring up to him.

"Yes. Yes that is exactly what I expected you to do!"

"Unbelievable! You know that you are a complete…" she turned away from him with a slight laugh of disbelief.

"Hey! I'm your captain you have no right to say anything like that!"

"What are you gonna do? Maroon your own sister for defying you and doing what was right?!" she shouted, turning back to face him and raising an eyebrow in triumph at his lack of being able to retort. He took a step towards her and pointed a finger, still looking incredibly angry.

"I wouldn't do that. But you are grounded."

"Grounded? How old am I, twelve?"

"You're not to leave this room." He said turning and going to leave.

"What?! Jim!" she shouted before picking up a cushion and hurling it at the door as he closed it. She then turned towards her bed and threw herself face down screaming into her sheets like a stroppy teenager.

"Don't be so immature!" she heard him shout through the door.

"Then don't treat me like a child!" she shouted right back, she awaited his retort but when he didn't reply she looked up, pouting, her hair across her face. She hated this, the fact that her brother was better than her at everything and that meant he could boss her around. She turned over onto her back and lay across her bed, gazing up at the ceiling.

She heard her door open and picked up another cushion, not looking she hurled it at the newcomer, expecting it to be her brother.

"I'm sorry, would you like me to come back later?" Bones smiled.

She tipped her head back to see him and smiled weakly, he was stood just inside her doorway holding her cushion and looking a little startled.

"I'm sorry Bones," she said, rolling over and lying on her front, resting her chin on her hands. "I got grounded; I can't come out to play…"

He grinned and threw the cushions back at her, "Damn it Ella! Why are you always getting into trouble?"

She laughed and sat up, hugging a cushion to her chest. "Apparently my brother wasn't too happy that I didn't tell him I was planning to risk my life to save two others."

"I have to say," Bones said, sitting down on the edge of her bed, "I kind of agree with him. Or at least I see his point of view!" he quickly corrected himself at the look on her face, "His little sister wades into a place and claims to do things that technically she's never been trained to do and he's just expected to be okay with that? Hell, even I wasn't okay with that!"

"You're never okay with anything I do."

"No… And neither was Kahn." Bones said slowly and Ella looked up, curiously with a hint of anger in her eyes, all jokes gone.

"Kahn?"

"Yes, he was very angry when he heard what you'd done. Ella, I know it's strange, but I think that he does love you. Properly loves you and he knew that he was a killer and a criminal and you wouldn't love him back, which is why he did what he did."

"That gives him no more right to do what he did."

"No, no it does not. But it does mean that we might be able to use that fact to our advantage."

Ella paused and pursed her lips, "I don't wanna be anywhere near him if that's what you're implying."

"No… To be honest I don't really want you anywhere near him. Definitely not within touching distance." He smiled and she returned his smile.

"You're mad you are…" She grinned and he nodded.

"I've been reliably informed."

She sat up on her knees and smiled as she leaned in close to kiss him. Moments before their lips were to meet, the ship gave a lurch and they were thrown apart.

"What's going on?" Ella asked, alarmed as she looked up at him.

"I dunno… Come on!" he grabbed her hand and dragged her out of the room, she ran along behind him and they reached the bridge. Jim was sat in the chair and Admiral Marcus was on the screen. They entered just as Dr. Marcus was beamed off the ship and aboard the Vengeance.

"What the hell is going on?" Ella hissed to Bones as they ran onto the bridge.

"I have no idea…" he replied, standing next to her as they went to stand beside Jim.

"If it's any consolation…" Marcus said, "I was never going to spare your crew."

Ella looked from Jim to Bones, she felt Bones take her hand and give it a gentle squeeze. The screen went dead and she turned to Jim.

"What are you gonna do?" she asked quietly.

"You're meant to be grounded."

"You're really gonna do this now?"

He looked at her and smiled, "You missed it, Scotty is a life-saver. Sulu keep the shields up," he began to run towards the door. Ella let go of Bones' hand and ran a little further up in his pursuit.

"Where are you going?"

"Aboard the Vengeance! We have to take it from within." Ella stopped, shocked and looked around, her eyes connected with Spock's and he paused before rushing after Jim.

"Oh, my God…" Ella said as it dawned on her, "He's going to join forces with Kahn."

"Ella," Bones walked up to her quickly, "He's not stupid, he won't let you get hurt in this process." She didn't look at him; she kept her eyes cast down.

"We were just attacked, they'll need you in medical Bones." She spoke quietly.

"Ella, come with me."

"No. I'm gonna stay here; they'll need my help with defences and re-routing the power. You go to medical, I'll see you soon I promise." She said, turning to look at him with a small smile. He put a hand on her shoulder and squeezed it gently. "Go, Bones…" she said, she hugged him quickly before rushing to her seat and helping Sulu with getting the shields up as much as possible whilst Bones ran off back to the med bay.

Spock returned and sat in the captain's chair, Ella didn't pay much attention for the next twenty minutes or so as she was focussing solely on keeping their shields up and restoring as much of their power as possible. She ran up to Uhura's desk to confirm some orders as they were hailed by the Vengeance. She expected to see Jim telling them that everything was okay. She did see Jim, held captive by Kahn. She stood at the top of the bridge and watched as Kahn hit Jim hard across the head.

"Jim!" she shouted involuntarily and ran forward, there was no way that she could help him from here but she was still scared for her brother's safety. Spock caught a hold of her arms and held her back; he gently pushed her behind him and held her there. Spock made the deal quickly, Kahn's torpedoes for Jim, Scotty and Carol.

Once the exchange was complete she ran to the med bay to check on her brother. She saw him and ran to him, throwing her arms around his neck. "Thank God you're okay! You're such an idiot you know that?" she laughed and he hugged her back, laughing slightly himself.

"Pretty sure I've heard that one before."

"I'm sure that people prefer pain in the ass." She smiled as she pulled away. Bones was by her side in an instant and they heard about the torpedoes being detonated. Bones assured them that he still had all the men and women that were inside the torpedoes and they grinned at one another, perhaps they could win this fight after all. The feeling of glee was quickly dampened as Kahn's voice was heard ship-wide.

"Since you've been so kind as to steal the most precious thing from me, why don't I steal something precious to you?" he said his voice smooth with anger. Ella's heart sank as she experienced the all-too-familiar feeling of being teleported. She turned to Bones and clung to his shirt, he put his hands on her shoulders, she'd started to glow.

"Bones! Don't let me go! Please! I can't go back to him he won't let me go!" she pleaded, clinging to him. But Kahn was clever; it was locked onto her specifically.

"Ella…" Bones breathed, his face filled with alarm, Jim watched with wide eyes. Kahn was stealing Ella back.

"Don't let me go!" she screamed, but it was too late, she was beaming through space and onto a falling ship. As she beamed aboard she was ready to run but she was a second too late, Kahn had a strong grip on her wrist, she struggled against him but she couldn't help herself. He stared coldly into her eyes and she saw it, the twisted love that Bones had described. The idea that he loved her but was forced to control her love in return. Unfortunately, having these thoughts and this pity she felt for him made it easier for him to possess her as he put a hand to her forehead. She shook her head weakly and screwed up her face in an attempt to resist, but she couldn't. The fuzzy feeling penetrated her entire being, stronger and more fuelled than before and she felt a deep love for Kahn once more. He smiled an evil smile before pulling her over to the controls and sitting her behind them. He then pulled out a syringe and injected it into her arm.

"This is my blood." He said plainly, "It will protect you and ensure your survival in what is to come. Follow my every order do you understand?"

"Yes…" she said weakly.

"Stay here. I'll come and be beside you in a minute."

She did as she was told and remained sitting underneath the control board; she held her legs and buried her face in her knees. She could feel them spiralling down and she knew there was going to be an impact, she knew that without Kahn's protection she would die. Moments later she felt Kahn beside her, his arms around her and she clung to him, burying her face in his chest and screwing up her face. They remained like this until the ship finally came to a crashing stop and then he grabbed her hand and guided her down to the lowest point they could get to in the wreckage.

"We have to jump." He said simply, keeping a tight grip of her hand.

"Jump?!" she shouted, terrified. He looked at her and attempted a reassuring smile.

"Just follow me!" he grinned and in that moment she had the impulse to jump. They did so in unison and slid down the edge of the ship and down to the streets below. They walked through the crowd of people keeping a normal pace so as to not attract attention to themselves despite their injuries. Well, more Ella's injuries. She had a deep cut across the left side of her forehead, another deep cut across her right cheekbone and a split lip, not to mention numerous bruises across her face. She was glancing around and something caught her eye and made her stop. The golden rings of someone teleporting. A slight feeling of hope rose in her chest as she recognised Spock, but she didn't understand why she felt hopeful.

"Spock…" she whispered and Kahn grabbed her hand and began to run. She followed him, able to keep up easily thanks to a mixture of his blood and her training. But Spock was close behind them; she could feel him gaining on them.

"Jump!" Kahn instructed her once again and she obeyed at once, leaping and landing on a moving vehicle. She crouched down and kept out of the way as Kahn and Spock fought across the vehicle, when it came to moving Kahn held out his hand and she ran to him, grabbing on and leaping as he did. Spock followed and as they brawled she decided this was enough, she couldn't bear to see Kahn, the man she loved get injured.

"Stop it!" she screamed, throwing herself in between them. The wind that rushed around them made her hair fly around her face madly, she held her arms outstretched between them. "Stop this! It's crazy! You're crazy both of you stop!"

"Ellarosa! Get out of the way!" Kahn shouted above the wind but she didn't move.

"Lieutenant Kirk," Spock said loudly, still managing to sound amazingly smart-ass about the howling wind, "Because of him, Captain Kirk is…" Ella turned to look at him, Captain Kirk, Jim, her brother. A strange feeling spiked in her head.

"What is it?" she yelled.

"He's dead…" Spock spoke quietly but she heard him perfectly clearly.

"Dead?" she spoke just as quietly as he had and when he nodded in agreement, the fuzzy feeling subsided once more. Real love took over from the fake, manufactured love that Kahn had poisoned her mind with.

She turned slowly to Kahn, "Because of you, my brother is dead. My only family." After a moment's hesitation she lurched at him, screaming and kicking, spitting and clawing, doing anything she could to cause him harm.

"Ellarosa!" he yelled and grabbed her head with both hands, "You love me!" he shouted it; it was a command, an instruction. But her intense feelings of love and grief for her brother were overpowering his spell.

"No!" she screamed right back and the force of the destruction of his spell knocked them both back and away from each other, she landed heavily on her back and on the metal it hurt like hell. Now incredibly angry, Kahn sprung up and strode over to her. He stamped down hard on her leg, breaking it as he had done to Carol. She screamed in pain but he crouched on top of her and began striking her hard across the face. Adding to the bruises and giving her fresh cuts.

"You dare disobey me!" he yelled as he picked her up and slammed her down against the metal. He did this twice, knocking her out cold. He then turned just as Uhura teleported down; she sent stun after stun at him and yelled into her com.

"Enterprise!" she called as Spock began his assault on Kahn, "Enterprise beam up Ella!" she watched as Ella's body glowed gold before disappearing where she knew it would appear safely on the Enterprise, only then did she allow her attention to return to Spock and Kahn. The only chance to save Jim Kirk's life.

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Bones ran to the teleportation room once he heard that someone had been beamed aboard, he expected it to be Kahn and was surprised to find Ella. It was a sick surprise though, once again he was forced to scoop her up into his arms and rush her to the medical bay to tend to her wounds. Now he had a choice, Kahn was going to be back momentarily, did he tend to Jim or to Ella. He knew that if they were both conscious then they would order him to help the other and while Jim was technically dead Ella looked pretty terrible. He knew that any of the other nurses or Doctors could tend to Ella or to Jim. It was just his choice. He called over one of the doctors and asked him if he knew what to do once they had Kahn's blood. As the Doctor confirmed that he knew what to do Bones instructed him to do just that and he chose to take care of Ella.

He started by sorting out her leg, he re-set it and put it in a cast. The break was a little bit nastier than Dr. Marcus' had been and would take a little longer to heal. She would need to walk with crutches for a little while whereas their technology meant that Dr. Marcus wouldn't need to. He then cleaned all her wounds and stitched up the particularly deep ones. Once she was cleaned up and on the road to recovery he strapped her in to prevent her falling and getting hurt and then checked all her vitals. She was going to be okay. Only once she was finished did he allow himself to stop being her Doctor for a moment and allowed himself to be the man who loved her.

He gently pushed hair from her face and looked down at her, "Ella," he whispered, "You get yourself into trouble more times than I swear it's possible. But how the hell did you survive this?"

"It was love." An unexpected voice said from the other side of her bed, it was Spock.

"Love?" Bones asked a little confused.

"Yes, once she learned of the captains death the spell broke." He said and then added, "The captain is revived and stable."

"So her love for Jim broke that messed up love spell?"

"Yes. I also believe her love for you played a large part in it." Spock said and Bones nodded slowly. It reminded him.

"Spock, what did she say to you? That day, the day that Kahn attacked the federation and kidnapped her?"

"She simply asked me not to tell the captain, I fail to see why she was worried though." He said and Bones forced himself not to smile.

"Is there something you wish to say to me Dr. McCoy?" Spock asked. And Bones laughed.

"No… It just sounds a lot like her… She's always worried about Jim. He gets into trouble and fights more than she does."

"That does not surprise me."

"She doesn't want to worry him, that's all." Bones smiled fondly down at her.

"We're gonna be okay, aren't we Spock?" Bones said, more as a comfort to himself than as a question but of course Spock didn't understand that.

"I very much believe so Dr. McCoy." He said with a slight smile and he left.

Bones smiled down at Ella, "We're gonna be okay… It's over."

A/N: Okay! There might be one more chapter just like I did at the end of when I re-capped the first film just for the feelings and stuff! But this is me officially finishing the back story! From now on it's going to be focussing mainly on my own story!
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