So Like Spock
Chapter Fourteen
Sonan palmed the door and pulled Nyota into their rooms. Kneeling before her he whispered,
"Nyota, I desire you."
He pressed his cheek against her stomach as she ran her fingers through his hair and then joined him on the floor. It was here that he took her and breathed into her ear,
"I will never tire of you."
They spent their time on Risa discovering first themselves, then the sights of the planet. On their arrival back to their ship they easily fell into a routine. One thing that could be observed is that the two of them rarely attended social functions. They seemed to enjoy each other's company better than association with others. So, when they worked the same shift they could be seen returning to the privacy of their cabin within minutes of their dismissal.
They served together on board their ship until after a very intense joining Sonan placed both his hands on her abdomen and kissed it, and then her on the lips,
"Nyota you have already started preparing a body for our son."
They stayed on board their ship until her body was unable to perform the tasks assigned, so they applied for a planetside transfer.
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They received a joint assignment on Mars, she as a remote area translator and he joined with a crew of biologist who were seeking further evidence of the planet's origins. They lived within a community of scientist. It was there that their son Soltan was born. Shortly after the birth of their first daughter, Nyota became pregnant with another daughter. They were born fifteen months apart. When their children were born, Nyota had immediately started training them in xenolinguistics. In this area, they all excelled. Sonan, the scientist, tutored them in the study of galaxy-wide biology. So, physically and mentally, to state their offspring were exceptional, would just touch the fact of the matter lightly.
During their time on Mars, Sonan experienced two Pon Farrs. They had made close friends with several of the other families in their community. Fortunately, both times, the only explanation given to these non-Vulcan friends was they had business to attend to on New Vulcan. So it was within the caves at Vulcan's new home that Sonan and Nyota weathered the experiences. The scientist in Sonan allowed him to determine that since Vulcan females and Terran females fertility cycles were different, it was quite possible that Nyota would not become pregnant during 'his time'. But she did bear him, three offspring.
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On Mars, theirs was a life of contentment. There were other youngsters on the planet and despite the contentment there, and even job opportunities, their son expressed the desire to attend Star Fleet Academy.
Who was better able to assist him in this endeavor than his mother? When he went for his first interview after submitting his enrollment application, Nyota accompanied him to San Francisco. While there she took him to several places that she had enjoyed visiting when she herself was a cadet. Soltan's scores, as some officials revealed, were, 'off the charts'. When he had his second interview his father joined him and he was introduced to the staff at The Vulcan Embassy.
It would not take a lot of imagination to visualize Soltan's pleasing appearance. He was quite tall with a typical Wakufunzi body, pointed ears and eyebrows that to unacquainted observers, seemed to express continual surprise. He was exceptionally handsome like his father and with a hint of tan skin from his mother. What Nyota always found most refreshing about her son, was his modesty and patience. In addition, he was never ashamed of his human heritage and did not view it as a 'handicap' nor would he ever be convinced to do so.
The females had already told their brother that once he was at The Academy they would come to visit him. Soltan smiled his patient smile and said,
"We shall see."
He knew that his sisters, who were exceptionally beautiful, would turn male heads when they would come to Terra, whether it was at The Academy or a city street. This being the case, his protective nature would cause him to be cautious in regard to their welfare. He was pleased that they had grown up in the sheltered community on Mars and realized that even he would have to make quite a few adjustments when he moved to Terra, and in dealing with his sisters, he would be very careful of males that would be introduced to them.
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It was decided that before he finally went to The Academy the family would again visit their family in Nairobi, USA. Usually, they visited the family during the Terran winter holidays. It was always a time for the huge family to get together. Years ago Soltan had started corresponding with a cousin who lived in the USA. He had recently learned that his cousin, Abubakar Uhura, who answered to the shortened form of his name, Abu, had also been accepted into Star Fleet Academy. So Soltan would not be alone in this new and strange environment; he would have his cousin/friend with him.
When they reached Nairobi several members of the family also disembarked from a large Transport so the reunion started quite a distance from the compound.
Benjamin and M'mumba still were quite active. The Uhura DNA seemed to insist on longevity. Nyota grandmother and father were still living. One thing that was always a certainty were babies that had been born during the previous year would be introduced and then brought into the family through a ceremony. Sonan always felt at home when he visited USA for it was in Nairobi that he had met Nyota. He never was viewed as an outsider because the Uhura family, Wakafunzi clan were in fact permeated with many non-Terran members. He especially enjoyed the company of Nyota's brother Jabari, who addressed him as ndugu (brother/kinsman). His wife Rhen, was Romulan, (that is another story.*) and they now had four children, two boys and two girls all single births.
Sonan had indicated that he wanted to visit the Counsel and his cousin Sytok. He was determined that he would take his entire family for that visit. He understood that Sytok was going to finish his rotation at the Counsel and would be returning to New Vulcan shortly. Sonan was certain that his departure had to do with Pon Farr. So, he would not return to the Counsel for over two years, if he returned at all.**
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Part of the celebratory activity were singing, dancing, warrior games, eating and the counsel of the elders. Nyota's chest swelled with pride when Soltan, in tribal dress engaged in mock combat with several other. He had inherited height from both his mother and father's family, but his body was not the lithe taunt bow string appearance of his father, but the muscular mass from Nyota's clan. Nyota had insisted that her son's hairstyle mirrored both heritages, the front exhibited the cut bangs while the back displayed one long braid, like the males in the Wakifunzi clan, but she knew that his appearance would have to change once he was enrolled at The Academy. With her son's permission, she would cut the braid before he left home.
Nyota's mother was a proud grandmother and had ordered native dress for all of them for the family portrait that would have to be taken with a camera that could pan the vast family.
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On the third day, Sonan borrowed Benjamin's flitter and piloted it into Nairobi, to The Counsel to visit Sytok. While there, Nyota and the children were taken on a tour of the facility while Sytok and Sonan spoke on many things,
Sytok's first comment was,
"I think I could be blind and still 'see' that you are quite satisfied with your life. It pleases me to know that I was just a little bit instrumental in your present state."
"For your hand in the matter, I am grateful. You will be departing soon?"
"Yes, the imperative is before me."
"I thought that to be the case."
"By the time that my bondmate's gestation is complete and I spend the required time with my family, many things will have changed here. Different procedures and circumstances. I have requested reassignment to another governmental agency on New Vulcan.
I will not be subtle in my continued interest in you and your family, so I will insist that you and your family visit me on New Vulcan when you are able."
Sonan nodded in acceptance. Sytok stated,
"Your son is an imposing male."
Sonan explained,
"Soltan is eighteen Terren years, and he is fully integrated into both of his heritages. He is fully versed in The Vulcan Way and has been accepted at Star Fleet Academy's fall class. His mother is extremely proud of him."
"That would be normal, after all, she is Terran."
"Indeed."
"Your daughters are extremely aesthetically pleasing."
"As is their mother."
"I sense that they are extremely intelligent and creative."
"As is their mother."
"They would make any Vulcan male a desirable mate."
"The choice will be their own when they finished their education.
"We do not have the liberty to practice the ways of the ancients."
Sytok, nodded his head in agreement.
*See Star Trek Fan Writer's Descartes Error Chapter 46, for some of Jabari's experiences. I had in error credited NotesFromAClassroom with his creation. So sorry STFW!
**According to some stories, a Vulcan/Vulcan pregnancy is fourteen months, traditionally the male stays with his family for at least one year after the birth of a child.
A/N
Dear Readers:
As I write this I hear my brother's voice, 'Do the math." So let us do that and I hope I got it right:
Va'Pak happened twenty-four years prior to the events on Terra at the time of the 'reunion'.
Sonan met Nyota when she was twenty-three and he courted Nyota for about six months.
Married six months when she became pregnant with their son, Soltan.
Went through fourteen months pregnancy with their son, who is now twenty-one and about to graduate Star Fleet Academy.
Their daughters were born approximately fifteen months apart and they are seventeen and nineteen years of age.
I believe this timeline allows for the twenty-four years since Va'Pak.
If the numbers still do not tally...let us read the story without numbers... :-)