AN: I just reread my last chapter and I realized, for me that was kind of dark. So yea, rating has moved up to T for mild beating. Not large scale stuff like, I'm gonna cut you open with a knife, but smaller stuff (that I know is not small since it actually happens) like slapping. I feel kind of bad, like I'm being mean to my character. Well, in this chapter I don't know what will happen. I guess we'll find that out together, huh?

"Let me go you-" Jackie kicked and struggled. She had woken up an hour before being led down a passageway by the apes as she called them.

"Now, now, Jackie, language," chuckled a voice behind her.

She snarled towards the voice but shut up. She didn't want to upset the owner of that voice in any way.

"She's here," one of the big men said, "Where's our money?"

A shot rang out followed shortly by a cry and one of the men holding Jackie collapsed.

"What are you playing at?" shouted the remaining ape.

"Patience," the voice cooed, "If your friend had known that he wouldn't be on the floor right now. He's not dead by the way, though he may want to look into a doctor," he commented looking at the unconscious man.

"Turn her around!" the man suddenly snapped, "I need to be sure. No more mistakes."

Jackie turned around to face the man for the first time. Most of him was consumed by shadows but what she could make out of him repulsed her. Nothing was really wrong with his physical appearance, it was his eyes. They were filled to the brim with pleasure. Not normal pleasure in seeing a person either but pleasures like a hunter eyeing his prize.

He grinned madly, "Miss me?"

A briefcase was flung at the remaining man who took it and ran, dropping Jackie on the floor. The thought of running never crossed her mind, as she knew to expect a sharp pain on her wrist that would render her unconscious if she did. Nervously, she rubbed the spot where she had been stung so many times.

"I trust your life has been pleasant since our last meeting?" his silky voice rapped around her.

"Enough," she murmured.

His face hardened as he said, "When you address me you will call me sir. Is that clear? Can you say 'Yes, sir?'"

"There's no need to call me sir," she snapped. It was a dangerous remark and she knew it but was still surprised when the man leapt down and slapped her full force.

She cried out and clutched her reddening cheek.

"What was that?"

She clenched her teeth and looked away. She would never stoop down so low as to call him sir.

He growled at her and grabbed her arms. Dragging her along a new hallway, he stared at her making Jackie's heart beat faster. This guy creeped her out way to much to be possible.

He shoved her into a room and sighed, "I will let you out when you learn to behave." He closed the door gently as a mother would when trying not to wake a sleeping child.

Just as quietly, Jackie crept into the corner of the room and wept.

"Jim," she whispered, "Where are you?"

* * *

To say the Enterprise was in slight disarray was a gross understatement. The crew was in complete panic. When half of the crew had returned to find half of the crew knocked out on the floor, their captain in the sick bay, and his little sister missing, thrilled wasn't exactly their first reaction.

Now investigations were being put on hold about the planet as Starship Command was alerted about their current condition.

Jim was sitting in Sick Bay for the umpteenth time getting patched up all the while rambling about what had happened.

"Did you have to try to stop me?" he was exclaiming, "I could've made it!"

"Jim," Bones spoke slowly as if this was the hundredth time he was explaining himself, "You had several cracked ribs and a fracture in one leg. You're lucky you didn't make it worse by running. Now hold still!" He hyposprayed him as if his life depended on it.

Jim cursed and went on ranting, "We were right there! And that's when they decide to take off!"

Yes, we know Jim!" the doctor emphasized this by injecting another hypo. Jim grumbled as he was forced to lay back.

He knew he was complaining to cover up the feeling like he was going to throw up, but it was a good cover up. He complained so much no one took much notice of it anymore, anyway.

"Captain," Spock entered the bridge, "There is an investigation going on in your sister's room. This was found under her pillow."

Jim took the PADD in Spock's outstretched hand. He held it up to the light to read it.

Jim!

I may never need to use this but, then again, maybe I will. Judging from the noise outside my room, I'm gonna need it soon. Listen, I can't tell you everything I need in this letter but I can tell you enough. One thing I'm sure of, if they're bringing me to who I think they're bringing me, I'm going to Elphus IVX (AN: I totally made that up). I can't tell you who they're bringing me to, but trust me, even if I could I wouldn't, for your own safety. You may think I'm just saying this just to be stubborn and difficult but this is gonna be difficult and dangerous enough without knowing who your up against. Look, I will be fine whatever you think so take your time! Don't rush into things and do something stupid. I live you and take care. Oh crap they're opening the door!

Jackie

Jim's mouth fell open and his face turned white.

"She knew!" he whispered, "That little brat knew and didn't tell me!" He was pissed off! She said she would tell him! She lied! To him! Her brother!

"Captain," Spock said, "She did the logical thing in her place."

"How the hell is this logical Spock!" he yelled.

Spock knew enough to stop talking their. He remembered when his mother died; logic did not matter as much to him. And Jim being a human, it wouldn't matter at all.

Jim waved him and Bones off and laid back down to think about his situation.

I'll find her, he decided, I'm gonna find her so I can kill her!