A/N: Alright, here's another update. Thanks for reading. =)
"Spock to Kirk," Spock tapped the com on his chest.
"Kirk here, find anything new?"
"Indeed we have," said Spock, still examining the data on the table in front of him.
"and?" Kirk asked, annoyed. He seemed a bit on edge, he wasn't used to now knowing exactly what was going on with his ship.
"It appears as if the little girl brought herself here, she was not sent here, like she had told us," explained Spock.
"So, she lied?" said Kirk, amazed.
"Apparently," said Spock, he was still in disbelief. Amanda was so little, and fragile, how could she even be capable of such a task as time travel?
"Right, well, it looks like we need to have a few words with the little dear," said Kirk, "Where is she now?"
"She is with Dr. McCoy, in Sickbay." said Spock.
"Right, I'll meet you there. Kirk Out,"
The com ended, and Spock immediately turned and headed for the shuttle bay doors, his mind swimming with questions for Amanda. He wasn't even aware that Uhura had followed until he reached the turbo lift and she said the deck number before he could.
He turned to look at her, and unconsciously reached out and stroked her cheek.
He was confused. An emotion that he rarely ever felt, it was a strange thing. Why would the little girl lie? What was so terrible about the truth that she couldn't share it? He didn't fully understand lying, Vulcans never lied. It was illogical and unnecessary. Humans often did though, but usually the lie was even more complicated than the truth.
They both reached Sick bay in a matter of minutes.
When they entered the room, and looked at the little girl, who was perched on a chair, watching intently as Dr. McCoy was working on a patient with a slight burn on his forearm.
Amanda .looked up at them, and smiled warmly. But when she saw the grave expressions on their faces, her smile quickly vanished
"Is something wrong?" she asked, her expression worried.
"Well, yes, as a matter of fact," said Spock, bending down to her level.
"We were examining the shuttle that you came here in, and we found something strange, we were wondering if you had something you needed to tell us," said Uhura, also getting on the same level as the little girl.
"I.. uhh.." Amanda started, then Kirk entered the room.
He also was wearing a stern expression, as he walked over to the group. He said nothing, but just watched the little girl, who's face had gone a deep scarlet that could be seen easily through her copper skin.
"Well?" Spock prompted Amanda, raising an eyebrow.
"I didn't exactly tell the truth," she started.
"What is true about your story?" asked Spock.
"I am your daughter, and my name is Amanda. I live on the Enterprise, and my mother-" she motioned to Uhura "died during my birth."
Spock nodded, acknowledging her answer.
"Was the Enterprise really in danger? Was it being destroyed?" Kirk asked, finally speaking.
Amanda looked up at him, with a sorry expression.
"No, it wasn't. Just some technical glitches caused by the anomaly,"
"The anomaly we're in now? There's another enterprise out there, right now in this anomaly?" Kirk asked, his voice eager. His stance slightly relaxed, knowing that his ship wasn't going to be destroyed.
"Well, yes and no," she explained. "Yes, there is another one out there in the same anomaly, just not in the same time period."
"Then, how did you get yourself here?" Uhura asked.
"Lots of research, and past ship logs. It took awhile, but it wasn't much for me to do, because most of the information was already there. I knew that we'd be passing through this anomaly soon, and that the Enterprise had passed through it previously," she nodded to Kirk. "I had to be careful, time travel has to be exact."
"Well, it worked, obviously. So, the disturbance was fluxes in space time. That explains why sensors couldn't get a clear reading," said Kirk, finishing her explanation.
Amanda nodded.
"What I'm curious about is the ship, did you build it yourself?" asked Uhura, remembering the little dark tunnel, and the makeshift bedroom it lead to.
Amanda giggled, "oh no, I'm not that talented. Credit for that goes to Mr. Scott." she explained. "he built it for long away missions, ones that would require some period of rest. It's quite brilliant really, because the sleeping room is so protected and hidden. It's used often aboard the future enterprise."
"And what exactly was your directive by coming here?" Spock asked, leaning toward the little girl.
"You," she said solemnly. "and you." she looked up at Uhura.
"Why?" asked Spock with a questioning look.
"I love you both so much, I just wanted-" she couldn't finish.
Amanda face turned an even darker shade of red, and she opened her mouth to explain, when the ship jolted violently, and shook for a few seconds.
Amanda's expression changed from sad, to shocked.
"Uh-oh," she said, a worried expression now consuming her angelic face.
"What's happening? What are the jolts about?" Kirk asked, the tone of his voice demonstrating that the unexplained jolting was another cause of his frustration.
"The jolts are a result of something arriving through space time," Amanda explained, "That's probably you, looking for me, and you're probably going to be… a little angry." she turned to look at Spock.
There was a small, still silence, that was quickly broken at the sound of Kirk's com.
"Chekov to Kirk, are you there Captain?"
Kirk shook his head slightly, trying to digest what he was just told.
"Yes Ensign, what is it?"
"Well, uh- we're being hailed by.. Us!" Chekov's voice confessed in blatant disbelief.
"Alright, answer them, and we're on out way. Kirk Out," the com ended, and Kirk motioned to the door.
All four left Sickbay, Amanda being carried by Uhura, who was trying to ease the little girl's obvious anxiety about her father coming to get her.
When they got to the bridge, they looked up at the view screen and saw a very tired, and very relieved future Kirk.
"Oh thank god, Amanda, are you alright?" his eyes darted to the little girl.
"I'm fine," Amanda said, tightening her hold on Uhura.
"Jesus kid! You gave us a heart attack! We just turned our backs for a second to navigate away from this anomaly, then, you're gone!" Kirk vented, seeming a bit more relieved that the little girl was safe.
"I was just trying to-" Amanda started, but the on-screen Kirk cut her off.
"You'd better have a damn good explanation! Time travel, stealing a shuttle, supplies, running away! Oh wow, you know that you're in a heap of trouble? Your dad was going crazy, he hasn't slept, eaten, or even broke away from his workstation since you've been gone,"
"he hasn't?" Amanda asked.
"No, do you even know how much that man loves you? It's insane. He carries a picture of you around with him, and when you're away, he's not… happy, or whatever is happy for him. It makes him nervous when you're away for too long," Kirk said, out of breath by the end of his spew.
"I had a good reason," said Amanda, snuggling even more into Uhura.
Kirk looked at Uhura, as if she just noticed she was there, then his eyes were full of understanding, and sadness.
"Oh, I understand," Kirk said, his voice soft. "It's so wonderful to see you again Uhura."
Uhura smiled a soft smile, and nodded to the screen.
His gaze lingered on her for a little while, but then he turned his attention back to Amanda.
"Listen, we want to beam aboard, and come get you," he explained. "We need to know exactly how much you told them."
Amanda nodded, understanding.
"Right, well, prepare to beam aboard two," Kirk nodded to his counterpart.
"Understood," Kirk nodded.
The on-screen Kirk gazed at Uhura again, with the same sadness and solemn as before, then he abruptly ended the call.
"Kirk Out." and the screen went black.
Spock reached out, and placed a hand on Uhura's shoulder.
"You alright?" he asked, concerned about the way the other Kirk acted towards her.
"I'm fine," said Uhura, but her voice broke a little on the second word.