Chp 10
"Tell me that this is gonna work", said Bones. "I have neither the information nor the confidence to do so, doctor", said Spock. "Ok, captain, stand by", Scotty said through the comm. "Boy, you're a real comfort", said Bones. "Spock, pull the trigger", said Kirk. "Yes, captain", said Spock and he began typing the sequence. "Launching activation on three", Spock began to count down, "Two…, one". The screen showed where Kirk and Khan were. Bones got up and went to one of the monitoring screen. "Sir, Kirk is heading towards a collision at 0.432", said a lieutenant.
"Captain, there is a debris directly ahead", said Spock. "Copy that", said Kirk as he evade the debris. "Whoa, Jim you're way off course!", Bones exclaimed. "I know, I know! I can see that", said Kirk. "Using your display compass, captain, you must correct precisely 37.242 degrees", said Sulu. "Got it! I'm working my way back", said Kirk, "Scotty, you're gonna be ready with that door, right?!". But there was no response from Scotty, which made Jane worried. "Mr. Scott, where are you?", asked Kirk. "Captain, he can't seem to hear you. I'm working on getting his signal back. Stand by", said Uhura as she tried to get Scotty back on the communicator. Jane began pacing.
"Dammit", Kirk cursed. "Captain, what is it?", asked Spock. "My helmet was hit. Uhura, tell me you have Mr. Scott back", said Kirk. "Not yet, I'm still working on a signal. He's communicator is working, but I don't know why he isn't responding", said Uhura. "Iminate collusion detected", said Sulu. "Khan, use evasive action. There is a debris directly ahead", said Spock. "I see it", said Khan. Jane watched the screen and panicked when they lost Khan's signal. "Mr. Sulu, did we lose Khan?", asked Spock. "I don't know, commander. I'm having trouble tracking him with all those debris", said Sulu.
"Is Khan hit?", asked Kirk. "We're trying to find him now", said Spock. Jane was already biting her nails. 'Please be safe', Jane prayed in her heart. "Captain, you need to adjust your target destination to 183 by 473 degrees (I have no idea about the adjustment T.T)", said Sulu. Then, Kirk said, "Spock, my display has just turned a fine blind". "Captain, without your display compass, hitting your target destination is mathematically impossible", said Spock. Kirk sighed and said, "Spock, if I get back, we really need to talk about your bedside manner".
"Commander, he's not gonna make it", said Sulu. Jane was about to pass out when a blinking signal came up the screen; Khan was back on track. Jane breathed a sigh of relief and sobbed a little. "My display is still functioning", said Khan, "I see you, Kirk. You're 200 meters ahead of me. Come to your left to two degrees and follow me". "Scotty, we're getting close and we need a warm welcome. Do you copy?", said Kirk, "Do you copy, Scotty?!". "If you can hear us, Mr. Scott, open the door in 10…", Spock began to countdown. "Scotty!", Kirk yelled. "Nine…", Spock counted, "Eight…. Seven…". "Mr. Scott, where are you?", asked Kirk. "Six…. Five…. Four…", Spock continued and another officer nearby was also counting down the distance. 'Come on, Scotty, open the damn door', Jane thought to herself.
"Scotty, where are you?", asked Kirk, "Do you copy?". "Three…. Two…", Spock continued. "Scotty, open the door!", Kirk yelled. "Mr. Scott, open the door", said Spock, "Now!". Jane saw as the signal of the airlock of the other ship opened and Kirk and Khan was safely inside. Jane breathed another sigh of relief and lean over to Bones. "They're safe, I knew they would", said Bones. "Commander, I have that transmission as requested", said Uhura. "On screen, please", said Spock. "Stand by", said Uhura and another Vulcan appeared on screen and he greeted Spock, "Mr. Spock". "Mr. Spock", Spock greeted back. "There's two of them?", Jane whispered. "One is the present, which is our Spock and that one is from the future", said Bones.
"I will be brief", said Spock, "In your travels, did you ever encountered a man named Khan?". "As you know, I have made a vow to never give you information that could potentially alter your destiny. Your path is yours to walk and yours alone", said the older Spock, "That being said, Khan Noonien Singh is the most dangerous adversary that Enterprise has ever face. He's brilliant, ruthless and he will not hesitate to kill every single one of you". Jane was horrified when she heard how the older Spock described Khan. "Did you defeat him?", asked Spock. "At great cost, yes", said older Spock. "How?", asked Spock.