The Vulcan Learning Center was a air conditioned and very comfortable. It didn't make the children sweat a beat at all to the pounding outside. David could see a illusion that water was in the distance clear from the window when he knew it wasn't the case. He could see run down parts of ShiKahr. Some parts of ShiKahr that had been well kept and organized, like people still lived there. He saw few dust fliers going from here to there. He saw one half of ShiKahr had little to no activity. He turned his attention away to see a holophotograph that showed a highly active ShiKahr enscribed with the text "2063, ShiKahr." that looked small at first glance from his perspective. He swiped the screen. 2163, ShiKahr was getting larger. He swiped again. ShiKahr was even larger, bustling with life, small dots carrying from here to there in the background. A busting city that had yet. The city hadn't expanded once more, not even a budge. Stagnated, perpetually, as though the population needed for more buildings had fallen.

"Look at that half breed crying," came the loud, high pitched female voice. "you are no Vulcan," the words were hard and sharp to the heart. You don't have a place in this universe."

"These line of insults should not be worth your time," Saavik said, fighting back, verbally, trying to control her emotions.

"What is worth your time being here?" T'Paul asked. "You're a disgrace. You're half Romulan. Romulans have no standing in helping our civilization get back on its feet." The harder Saavik tried to keep the tears from falling, the faster they kept, it was simply not natural for a hybrid like her to conceal her emotions.

"Look," T'Paul's brother, T'Ashalik, said, their attention turned toward the male child. "it's her golden retriever. Coming to save her."

"Brother, don't!" Saavik shouted.

David lunged forward planting the curly haired Vulcan to the floor and delivered a series of punches to the face. T'Ashalik sent a strong blow to the human's face. David gave the curly haired Vulcan a punch to the right eye knocking T'Ashalik down. Saavik came over to the brother as her tears had finally came to a stop. T'Ashalik had a bloody green nose as his colleagues surrounded him. He covered his nose while demanding "Your brother is being emotional, handle him!" T'Paul made a very sensitive comment regarding her Romulan half, making her grasp even harder on her brother's shoulder.

T'Paul went on to insult her being raised by a human. Saavik's grip loosened on David's shoulders from going after T'Paul. Not like she intentionally let go as he was making 'killer eyes' back at the taller Vulcan. T'Paul fought back leaving scars on the young boy's face. A Kelpien came over naturally over shadowing the children at six foot eight while their hooves making sounds against the floor, alongside a shorter Vulcan. David was torn off the older boy to face the blue eyed being with black pupils. The long, spider like brown fingers placed on his shoulders.

"Mister Kirk," Saru said. "violence in these halls is unacceptable."

David stared back at science instructor Saru.

"Kirk here," Leonard answered, as a swarm of bats were flying over his head. He was pressed down to the floor covering his head. There was a sea of screeching darkness flying over the man's head.

"Doctor Kirk, you are required to pick up your children immediately," came the principal's voice. "One of your children harmed two Vulcanian children sending them to the infimary."

"Damn it, David," Leonard cursed to himself holding the communicator away from his mouth. He was so much like his father. The kid was in every way as a protective older brother. Sometimes it was a gift and a curse. He pressed the phone close to his head. "I will be on my way, Mister Khut."

"Mister Kirk and Miss Saavik will be awaiting you," the principal's voice was calm and collected.

"Wait, what did she do?" Leonard asked.

"She let him attack," came the simple reply.

"Course she did," Leonard said. "See ya there," He closed the communicator looking up to see the bats were gone.

It had only taken the siblings four hours to get into trouble. They were sitting side by side with their hands on their laps. David's uniform was stained in green blood while he seemed to be perfectly healed as though he hadn't been attacked in the slightest. David was looking down toward his lap with his head lowered mimicking his sister. The children could hear shouting from down the hall that echoed back and it sounded distinctively accusatory. The angry atmosphere lingered as the figure of the man came down the hall with clenched fists followed by Saru. A pair of brown eyes stared down in anger at the children once reaching them. The man folded his arms.

"Do ya have anythin' to say for ya'selves?" Leonard asked.

"They wanted it," Saavik said, lifting her head up toward the man.

"They wanted ya to cry not to hurt them," Leonard said. "Now I have talked to their parents and I am very sure they will not do it any time soon," Saavik tilted her head raising an eyebrow at the man's reply. David shook his head. Leonard always liked to pretend that someone listened after an argument when they didn't. Especially when Kirk wasn't there to smooth the argument out rather diplomatically. "I told ya to ignore them."

"What was said could not be ignored," Saavik said.

"Sweetie, I brought ya here to learn and make friends not enemies," Leonard said. "up."

"Doctor Kirk," Saru began, as the children stood up. "my apologies that your children's first day here ended this way."

"Uh huh," Leonard said, turning away from the bench. "I feel the same," he looked toward the Kelpien. "Say, why is a Kelpien on Vulcan?"

"It is my form of repayment for someone who was so much of a little sister to me," Saru said, following the man down the hall. "Michael Burnham."

"Oh," Leonard said. "she was a nice woman. . . It's a shame that she had to go so youn'."

"Indeed," Saru said, the children tailing behind them. "I was there when she died. Cave in. Juvo Bueo II."

"Hey, that planet is unstable," Leonard said. "that planet is no place to explore."

"We were making sure an archeology crew were able to make their dig," Saru said. "Romulans used to live there, apparently, before migrating their way to Romulus. It was just a ordinary mission."

"I grieve with thee," Leonard said.

"Thank you," Saru said. "if I could done anything different, it would have been me escorting them in."

"Don't let guilt get to ya," Leonard said. "it'll make ya a mess."

"I try," Saru said. "one day at a time."

"I think ya doin' good," Leonard said, earning a head turn from Saru. "better than me."