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Chapter 11: Everything's Fine—Sure

"Captain, what is the urgency?" Spock asked.

Kirk whirled around, "Finally! What took you so long?" His eyes scanned them and then grinned. "Actually, on the other hand, I don't want to know!" He came over, a good-natured smile on his face. Spock raised an eyebrow.

"Captain, why am I needed?" Spock asked again.

Kirk clapped him on the shoulder, making Spock wince slightly. "Two reasons. One, misery likes company so I didn't want to be the only one sleeping alone on your wedding night, and two, Lt. Miller spotted an anomaly in energy displacement coming off the Enterprise. We can't figure out where it's coming from, and Scotty is positive there is nothing wrong with the ship."

Spock blinked as he took in this information and then commented, "I am sure that you are not the only one sleeping alone of this ship. However, if you do not wish to be alone, I am sure Dr. McCoy would not be averse to assisting you in that area."

Nyota stared in disbelief as Spock cracked a suggestive joke at Kirk's dispense. Kirk's jaw dropped open and he stood there in shock. Nyota pursed her lips to contain her laughter. She could feel that Spock was not aware of what he had said.

"Captain, why are you so shocked? It is not unknown that you and Dr. McCoy shared a dorm at the Academy." Spock stated calmly.

Kirk blinked and jerked back to reality. He turned to Nyota, disbelief written all over his features, "What's wrong with him?" He asked in a stage whisper.

Nyota bit her lip and managed to reply, "He got hold of the cake!" She glanced at Spock who was listening. He let go of her hand, making her miss his warm fingers. He clasped his hands behind his back and stood straighter.

"I assure you, I am not inebriated." He stated, and Nyota might have believed him if she hadn't been able to feel that he was millimeters away from grabbing her, pulling her to his chest and kissing her passionately and to hell with the rest of the Enterprise. He was definitely not in complete control.

Nyota twitched her head ever so slightly to the side, motioning with her eyes to Kirk that Spock was partially, if not very, drunk. Kirk suppressed a grin.

"Very well then Mr. Spock. I'll take you at your word. Now, if you will please examine this energy burst so we can discover what is going on." Kirk waved to the science station. Spock nodded and walked over to it, unclasping his hands. It seemed an innocent action but Nyota knew that with his hands clasped together he didn't have very much balance right then. She sent him a wave of reassurance then turned to Kirk.

"So, Captain, any ideas?" she asked, going over to sit at her consol. The night crew was on shift right now, but there was an extra chair available. The other communications officer sent her a smile then returned to his work.

Kirk walked over to her, "Well, it can be one of two things. Either we have a energy leak and Scotty's wrong, or something has latched onto our ship."

Nyota gave him a doubtful look, "What are the odds of that?"

"Very high actually," Spock intervened, "Captain it appears your hypothesis is correct. There is something attached to our ship. Where it is dangerous I do not know." Spock stood ramrod straight by his station, to the entire world appearing in complete control.

"Ah, I doubt it's dangerous Spock." Kirk grinned and went to sit in his chair. He slumped down.

"Well, if that's all then I guess I'll have one of the engineers check it out. You two can go back to sleep now." Jim waved them off.

Spock raised an eyebrow, "I assure you, sleep is the last thing on my mind Captain." Spock replied. Nyota winced in dismay at the suggestive comment.

"Spock!" She hissed in Vulcan. Spock glanced at her confused.

"What is it beloved?" He replied also in Vulcan.

"Uh, whatever your saying please don't continue here!" Kirk interrupted. Nyota bit her lip and flushed red hot. Oh, Spock! She stood up and moved to exit the bridge.

Suddenly the whole ship shook, the lights went off and she was sent flying. She barreled into the wall, hitting her head painfully. She cried out in pain and shock, her vision going blurry.

The room shook again as if it was about to be torn to shreds. A chair barreled into her, whacking her. She screamed as her arm was jerked sideways and her shoulder turned to fire. She grasped it desperately trying not to cry, her body was on fire and the pain just kept coming, sending her mind in a blaze of terror.

Somewhere she heard Spock call her name out in despair and she waved a feeble hand, "Spock. Spock." She whispered and her vision went dark.

Spock froze in horror and shock, holding onto the science station with all his might. Nyota had fallen and she was injured. "NYOTA!" He called out desperately, scanning the darkness for her form. He did not scream for her though, that promise he had made so long ago stayed with him through in his distorted reality. His breath caught as he spotted her body strewn against the wall, her hair around her body and blood pooling around her. His sight went blurry, he could no longer hear anything but the sound of his own heart pounding in his ears and his breath came in gasps.

"No!" he jumped forward, fueled by despair, and half lost due to the chocolate. He fumbled as he hit the captain's chair and fell forward, flailing.

"Nyota! Nyota!" he cried out verbally and mentally, grabbing onto her presence in his mind which was dwindling. He felt a tiny mental push in reply and he grasped at it, trying to send her love and comfort and somehow ease the pain that was radiating through her and through him. He fumbled towards her, falling to his knees in his confused state and crawled towards her in the dark. His arms found her limp form and he pulled her close, his heart in his throat and his mind clouded in terror. No! No! Her warmth was fading rapidly and there was nothing he could do to stop it. Nothing at all.


I know, cliffhanger! sorry for all of you who hoped it was a prank.....i feel bad about doing this..

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