After they had finally revealed their secret desires and feelings for one another, things changed for the better. Khan no longer kept to himself, brushing Erica aside and forcing her to continue her training by herself. Instead he began actively working with her once more, helping her to perfect her combat skills, although she was absolutely excelling at them. Khan was indeed impressed with her, and it made him love her all the more. For a human, she was strong both in mind and body and she always found a way to amaze him. Moreover she did not allow their love affair to blind her, keeping her mind on things other than what they both were getting themselves prepared for. Unlike so many females who were delicate, Erica showed she was nothing like that. Instead of complaining that she was in pain, or being melodramatic about him being too harsh with her, she worked through all of that without any complaint. She was a fighter, and the day that she used those skills on an opponent...there was no telling what she would be capable of. Khan had taken her when she was already a fierce fighter, but helped her to become a true force to be reckoned with. She was not even reaching her full potential when he met her, now she was exceeding what he thought she would.

Erica felt that not only was her physique and her fighting abilities better than ever, but her focus and confidence were both vastly improved. Thanks to Khan's rule that she had to train without any form of distraction, like music, she was much more focused on what she was doing, what Khan would do when they trained together. She almost felt as if her senses were much more heightened, helping her to anticipate and react better when it came to being in a fight. What also helped was that new little mind trick Khan gave her with that nickname he gave her. Raven. He wanted her to fight, to kill her enemies, bring them the misfortune she could provide. It really sank in for her and she took this to heart.

Finally an evening came when Khan decided that it was time that Erica should learn the details of his plan for their revenge. For a long time now he had kept her in the dark about it, even what her involvement was and the reasoning for her need for such rigorous training. She had wanted to know it all for so long, now he was ready to tell her. Taking her by the hand, he led her towards the sofa to discuss the plans with her.

"Come now, Erica. It's time for us to discuss the plan I have made for us."

Erica turned toward him, absolutely stunned but excited to finally hear what he wanted to do for their revenge. "Alright."

Sitting down next to him, her emerald eyes kept eye contact with his own, eager to hear all of the details of the plan. For months now she had been preparing for what would likely be a large fight, and it would all come down to finally getting revenge on Admiral Marcus, the man who had wronged them both in such a cruel manner. A total of seventy-three beings, all of Khan's crew and her father, were now gone because of this horrible man. She certainly looked forward to whatever it was that Khan had in store for them.

"Erica, first of all I must say that your skills in combat have excelled far beyond what I ever thought they would be. You have done exceptionally well and I know that it will only serve us both well when we carry out our revenge."

She smiled a little. "Sounds like there will be quite a fight the way you've been training me."

His smirk seemed to darken a bit. "Indeed there will. Now tell me, my dear, surely you will be able to answer my next question having been a former Starfleet officer and the daughter of a Starfleet captain. In the event of an attack on the federation, what is the protocol?"

Erica thought that question over for a few moments before answering. "It mandates that senior command gathers captains and first officers at Starfleet Headquarters in a specific conference room."

"Very good," he replied.

"But why do you ask me that?" she asked.

Khan's pale-green eyes seemed to grow darker as he looked back at her. "I think you can figure out why I asked that."

Erica wanted to say no, but suddenly she realized why he had asked her. He was obviously testing her intelligence. As she considered all of this, the pieces began falling into place as she created an idea in her mind as to what they would be doing. This was going to be more than just a fight.

"You...you plan to carry out an attack, one large enough to get the attention of Starfleet and gather the officers at Headquarters. And it is at that point that I assume you intend for us to strike, as Marcus would be among those in attendance."

His smirk evolved into a very dark grin. "Excellent."

"But what sort of attack?"

"The attack will be my work. I have a plan in place to bomb the Starfleet data archive here in London, reducing that entire building to nothing but rubble."

Erica swallowed a bit. Never had she ever been part of such a plan, nor had she really thought about the victims of what they would be carrying out. Now hearing about him desiring to blow up the archive, that made almost no sense to her.

"Wait, why the archive?"

"There's more to it than just an archive," he explained. "There is a top secret part of Starfleet located within that building, what is known as Section 31. It is a section which is working on defense technology, the same kind which you and I were working on together in San Francisco. Marcus had me working there for a time, but then had me transferred likely to keep a closer eye on me and to also have you working closely with me. Our designs and plans were submitted to this section of Starfleet, so you were working in this division without knowing it."

Erica thought back to the night when she had overheard the argument between Marcus and her father, the one which led to his death. He had somehow found out the truth behind the kinds of weapons and starships which she and Khan had been instructed to create. Maybe he had found out about this Section 31 as well. So many secrets had been kept, now they had been exposed, light finally being shown on them and showing Erica everything for what it truly was. And she didn't like it.

"Okay...so after the bombing, what then? Where do I factor in?" she asked.

Khan's fingers slowly curled around her hand, holding it in a firm grip. "You will not be in London when the archive is attacked."

Erica's brow slightly furrowed, unsure as to what he was saying.

"You are going to travel ahead to San Francisco the day before I plan to have the attack occur, you will be waiting in a hotel room which I have already arranged for you to have. After the attack is over, I will come for you. From there, we will head over to Starfleet Headquarters to begin our true attack."

She felt a bit nervous about that thought. Being alone for about twenty-four hours not knowing if Khan would get through the bombing safely or not (but still knowing in her heart that he would), that sounded like torture.

"When the Starfleet officers meet for their conference in wake of the attack, that is when I will need your help. You will enter the building and make your way up to that room. I will be commandeering a ship from which I will begin the attack on the officers present. As for you, I need you to use everything I taught you to take out any of the officers who manage to escape my attacks, and I will need you to make sure that any security officers they call, which they will indeed call for, do not shoot me down."

"You want me to be in a firefight, slaying captains, officers and personnel, while you're shooting at them. What guarantee do you have that you won't shoot me?" she asked, and it was a valid concern.

Khan's grip tightened slightly. "I assure you, I will know where you are and I won't shoot you. Wherever you are in the room, I will work to shoot officers in a different area. But I promise you, Erica, I will not harm you in this fight."

Erica wanted to believe that. Khan had always made sure that she was safe, she would have to take his word for it. After all, he was her lover and he was very protective of her now since they had grown so close to one another and slept together.

"And what if something goes wrong? Or how do we escape?"

"I have a portable trans-warp beaming device. It will transport us far away from the scene, somewhere they cannot follow us. Well, they can try but if they dare to, it would be very dangerous for them," he replied. "Kronos."

Erica's eyes widened almost beyond their capacity. "Kronos? As in the Klingon planet? Khan are you insane?" she nearly snapped.

Khan held up his free hand to stop her. "Relax, my dear. There is an uninhabited area where I intend for us to hide. I have considered every possible option for us, but if any Klingon were to encounter us, there is no way they would get away. Not when you and I are a force to be reckoned with. You know that I would never allow anything to happen to you, no one will ever lay a hand on you."

The more he spoke of this plan, the more uneasy she felt. Erica finally had to stand, slipping her hand out from his own and walking over to the window which displayed the beautiful London cityscape. This was more than she thought their plan for revenge would be. So many things could go wrong.

"You're not having second thoughts are you?" Khan demanded.

Erica allowed a long exhale to escape her lips. "No. It's just so much to take in. I think I would have preferred knowing more sooner."

Moments later she felt Khan's large, strong hands gently taking hold of her shoulders. His hot breath hit the skin of her neck before she felt his lips brush along the area where her neck met her shoulder. A small shiver ran down her spine when he did this. Khan's hands glided over her as his arms encircled her in his strong embrace, like a python tightening around its prey, only Khan was not intending to harm her. Her back met his chest, taking away any space between them.

"This is what you have been training for, my love," he murmured, his lips at her ear. "We will not fail, and you will show how strong of a fighter you have become. You will be my raven, striking down every single one of our enemies in that room. You cannot think of them as your former superiors, friends, and colleagues. It's just you and me now. The Erica Ravencroft who belonged to Starfleet no longer exists, only the strong fighter you are now does. The one who belongs at my side."

Erica's eyelids closed as he spoke, his voice so hypnotic. What he told her was true, the life she once had no longer existed, Marcus had taken that from her. Khan was her present and future. She could never leave him, not after everything that had happened.

"And speaking of fighting, I have something for you," he said before removing his arms and turning toward a rectangular box which he opened.

Inside were two knives, very ornate and identical. Erica gasped when she saw how beautiful they were.

"I know that your preferred weapon is a dagger. You showed skill in dual wielding knives as I understand. These are for you to use when we attack."

Erica took one of them out. Everything about these knives was perfect, the weight, the grip, the length of the steel blade, they were the perfect weapons. Indeed dual knives were her favorite weapon, they allowed her to be more stealthy, she could be far more aggressive, and she could show just how much of a fighter she was.

"These are truly weapons of a warrior, they are absolutely beautiful. Thank you, Khan. I will use them well," she said smiling back at him.

Within that smile, Khan could see that he had chased away her nerves and doubts. Erica was much more confident and willing to take on their plan of revenge. He smiled back at her as he placed a hand on her cheek.

"I know you will, Erica. Soon we will have our revenge," he said before leaning in and kissing her.

That kiss sealed their fates, their future now in the hands of destiny. Hopefully it would be on their sides on the night they intended to strike.

Hey everyone! Hope this update was an enjoyable one! Of course the next update will be filled with more action when Erica and Khan move to seek their revenge, but will Erica be able to remain calm and be the relentless fighter she has now been trained to be? Stay tuned. Thank you to everyone who commented, I really love getting feedback from all of you! And thank you to everyone who favorited and followed this story, I really appreciate it!