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Chapter 14 – Completion & New Malevolence
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When Skye returned to her lab, she felt so much better, fully rested and not grouchy or hungry anymore. Looking around in the lab, she located the things she wanted to try, put them o the work-table, pulled out her laser and began the delicate work of connecting wires.
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"That lass is beyond my comprehension." Montgomery Scott shook his head and took another bite from his beloved sandwich.
"How so Mr. Scott?" Spock asked the Scotsman.
They were sitting in the mess hall, enjoying lunch and discussing various subjects. McCoy and Kirk were currently discussing something that had to do with a girl, Sulu and Chekov discussed defense techniques and Scotty found it interesting to listen to all conversations at once.
"She has some new ideas that could make the Enterprise outshine every ship we got. She suggested raising the temperature another ten degrees Celsius in the core, to make the dilithium respond faster. I tried it out in a simulation, and all data tells me that the ship can go in warp 8.9 without shaking as an aspen leaf."
"Then I assume that you would want her onboard the Enterprise, before someone else assigns her to another ship?" Spock actually hoped Scotty had been smart to ask for her to join Enterprise.
"I have talked to Barnett and as long as she's performing this good, she's gonna be my second." Scotty seemed pleased and took happily a bite from his sandwich.
Spock found that bit of information pleasing, as he had confidence in Skye that she would make it, and that they could be together on the same ship, once she graduated.
"I say that she will be an asset to Enterprise, as I have reviewed her earlier work, and if she completes her assignments, then she will graduate around New Year?"
"Aye, then she will come with us when we leave orbit in January."
"Remember, my miracle man and second in command that the Academy wished for us to attend the graduation dance at New Year." Kirk jumped into the discussion. "So make sure you have your finest clothes at the ready."
"I hate that damn uniform; it feels like I'm going to be choked to death." McCoy grumbled.
"It might, but it makes the ladies swoon and admire us even more." Kirk grinned.
"Just how many Cadets have you conquered while being here?" McCoy dreaded the answer.
"Have no clue, but they all can say that they have been with the hero: James T. Kirk!" He laughed and winked at a female cadet passing by.
"It's a wonder you haven't gotten any STD's yet." McCoy shook his head.
"I'm keeping the family jewels safe, thank you very much."
"Forgive me, Captain, but what are 'family jewels'? I do not see you wearing any precious stones."
Everyone laughed, Kirk looked shocked and Spock sat there confused.
After a full minute, Scotty came to the Vulcan's rescue.
"It's an expression Mr. Vulcan. It's a nickname for a man's balls."
"His reproductive organs." McCoy supplied and snorted while looking at Jim gleefully.
"Ah, I see." Spock shifted a bit, as Vulcan's did not discuss sex in public places as humans did.
"Come on Spock, don't be shy now, I was hoping your lady friend would have…"
"Do not finish that sentence, Captain. Or you will have yet another encounter with me 'emotionally compromised' and my father is not here to stop me."
Spock rose from the table and strode out from the mess hall with a fury in his steps.
"You never know when to shut up, Jim." McCoy smacked the back of Kirk's head hard.
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McCoy found Spock in the park later in the evening, sitting under a great oak tree, meditating.
"Jim is an ass."
"I have noticed."
Sighing, McCoy sat down in the grass and looked out over the park.
"He knows which buttons to press to make you show some emotions. It is unfortunately one of his games. But he also knows that Cadet Archer is yours and I think that he is jealous of you."
"Jealous? Just because I have found my mate?" Spock opened his eyes and looked at the doctor.
"Yeah, I think Jim is like he is because he can't take his time to start feeling something. He has been hurt too many times. So he hurts instead of becoming the wounded one. It's his defense against the world."
"In other words; he wishes to have a mate, as I have now?"
"I think so, yes. But he will never confess that." McCoy shook his head and looked at Spock. "So, how's it going for Cadet Archer?"
"She is currently trying to create a cloaking device from scratch. She has until the 29th to finish it, or to come as near completion as possible."
"Two days until the finish-line then. I have reviewed her medical record, and if she makes the final examination, she'll have a place onboard Enterprise."
"That will be pleasant. Has Jim said anything about our relationship?"
"As long as you two are discreet in the beginning, you can 'come out' in the open after a few months in space. It will make the whole thing less suspicious, or questions will be asked, and maybe she will be transferred to another ship, as she is expendable, but you are not."
"I understand. Thank you doctor."
The two men sat in silence, respecting each other's presence and not speaking until the sun set. Then they left together, heading back to the Academy and all the duties they had.
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Skye was currently banging her head in the work-table, trying to figure out how to connect all wire combinations without frying everything up. She had created a projector matrix small enough to have in a standard utility belt, and she had made the smallest tetryon compositor she could make, without losing too much power, hoping it would manage to keep a person cloaked for at least several hours before it needed to be recharged.
Staring at the components in front of her, she picked up the outer shell she had made and slowly began to insert the power-core. Once in place, she carefully let the connections between the projector and the core meet, and a small spark jumped, but it didn't explode like her first tries did.
So far so good, but now came the hardest part, to place the tetryon compositor in place, smallest possible glitch and she would have a much burnt hand in a few moments.
Slowly, she aligned the connections and wincing as she did, prepared for the worst. When the final connection snapped in place, Skye just stared at her almost completed cloaking device.
It could actually work.
Putting on the cover, the indicator told her that the small device was fully loaded and ready to be tested.
Attaching it to her left side on her utility belt, Skye crossed her fingers and pressed the button.
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Spock had been in his office until late. It was now approximately 2300hours and he was in the entrance hall to the apartment complex where his quarters were located. As he entered the elevator, he thought he felt a presence, but as the small cubicle was empty, except his own presence, he felt no need to investigate.
Stepping out from the lift, he headed to his quarters, entering his access code and when he heard the door close behind him, he thought he heard a gasp, but disregarded the noise as a sound caused by the door closing, even though he could not recall it sounding like that ever.
Unbuttoning his jacket, he hung it over a chair and proceeded to remove his black under-shirt. Bending down to remove his shoes and socks, he then stretched, raising his arms above his head, beginning to do a series of moves in a martial art form called Suus Mahna, practicing his flexibility and coordination.
Never missing a move, Spock felt his surroundings and moved according to them, making his way through the movements.
Suddenly he lashed out, seemingly gripping thin air, but held a firm grip around what to him felt like an arm.
"Show yourself." He said resolutely.
The air seemed to shimmer and his t'hy'la became visible.
"How could you see me?" Was the first Skye asked him, and he let her go instantly. She reached down her left hand and pulled up a small square device of some kind, beginning to push some buttons.
"I did not see you, t'hy'la, I sensed that I was not the only presence in this room, as I did my katas, and acted upon that." He was worried that he may have bruised her, but he was also interested in the device she held in her hands.
"Then it worked!" She cried out and hugged him, making him sway a bit, but he kept his balance.
Spock concluded that the device must be her cloaking device, and if they could make it work with their ships, then the Klingon birds of prey would get a run for their money.
"I am proud of you, t'hy'la." He smiled at her and kissed her deeply.
Melting into his kiss, Skye felt how tears of joy fell down from her eyes. Finally was it over, she could relax and sleep.
Spock felt how she relaxed in his arms, and sensed how drowsy she became.
"Come, you need to sleep, and tomorrow, you will show your device and graduate from the Academy in January."
"I made it." Skye smiled and let Spock lead her to the bed, where he undressed her and tucked her in, before he too went to bed.
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The following days were a blur for Skye. She had to show her cloaking device for Admiral Barnett, Mr. Scott and a whole bunch of people. Suffice to say that she got the highest grade in engineering in over a decade, and maybe for years to come.
It was a happy Skye who closed her eyes, laying on her mate-to-be's bed with him there beside her, an evening three days later after her discovery. She knew she had to finish her remaining courses, but they seemed like a breeze after what she had gone through over the past two months.
The only thing she worried about was on which ship she would service on. Which starship would be her first assignment? Which engineering room would she fix when it broke down? And would she see Spock after graduation?
"Cease your thinking, t'hy'la, you need your rest, as you still have your other classes to pass." Spock kissed her forehead and pulled her closer.
"I know k'diwa…" She closed her eyes and took a deep breath and filled her lungs with Spock's spicy scent, a pleased sigh came from her and she let her mind shut down for the night.
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Several light years away from Earth, around a dead moon, a dark starship lay in orbit.
It was small compared to the Federations starships, but it had speed and power, good to have if one wanted something one couldn't have.
In its captain's chair, a big humanoid sat, waiting for a message to decode.
"Well?" A dark, rough voice asked when the com-link had been established.
"I have seen it, sir. A small, portable cloaking device for a person to wear. Works like a charm." The voice was speaking fast, slightly pitched as if in a hurry to relay the message.
"When can I get my hands on it?" His interest peaked, as he figured out all possibilities to do with it.
"The creator is graduating in January, and then I'll have the name of the ship she will be serving on. The prototype is heavily guarded; I do not have high enough authorization to enter the room it's being held in."
"She? A lowly female is smart enough to create one from scratch?" He laughed evilly and had some other possibilities in mind.
"Yes, she is very capable in mechanics." The voice got more pitched as he understood what the larger man might have in mind with the poor girl.
"I believe that when I see it. Same frequency on the 1st of January, your time."
Ending the transmission, the man sank deeper in his chair, wondering how the female would look like when he broke her will and made her into his toy. His personal engineering toy.
He liked that. Very much.
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To be continued…
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Soooo. That was the last chapter. *grins*
See you guys, thank you for reading! *waves*
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Just kidding. Can't leave you hanging like that, can I?
The sequel will be starting soon. I just have to get a good name for title. When I get that figured out, then the first chapter will be up.
I am still open to suggestions ;)
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