Amanda remained silent throughout the shuttle drive to the caves. Her grandson was awake now but completely silent, not unusual for a Vulcan but she knew the baby could sense the tense atmosphere.
Wordlessly she changed him into the onesie Sarek had picked out, it really was adorable on him and if she had just found a little hat he would be the spitting image of a Christmas elf, but Amanda didn't have time to think about that.
She briefly wondered if they should name him something other than 'my grandson' but quickly banished the thought.
Amanda didn't even speak as she was ushered into the caves still clutching her grandson like a life line. She ignored the disapproving stares she received from the elders and took her place beside her husband.
Amanda wasn't sure why they were hiding in the caves. Yes the caves were one of the safest places on the planet but shouldn't they be evacuating? Shouldn't they be warning the rest of the planet? Was tradition really that important if the planet was in danger? She thought not.
The planet shook around them and all Amanda could think to do was pray that they would make it out of there alive. What felt like days later, but was really maybe only a couple of hours, Spock appeared.
"Spock!" Amanda almost cheered.
"The planet is being broken apart! We need to leave now!" Spock demanded as he rushed everyone out of the caves as they began to collapse around them.
Amanda would have been in tears if she had, had the time to truly take in the disaster around her. The planet she had spent the last half of her life on was crumbling around her. Vaguely she could hear the sound of other Vulcans in distress but she couldn't think about it.
They came to an abrupt halt as the cliff started to crumble in front of them. Amanda took a step closer to her son. There was so much she wanted to say to him! He didn't even know that the child in her arms was his! Did he know that T'Pring had died? She needed to tell him how proud she was of him. How she loved him and knew that he would do a good job raising his son. These were all things he needed to hear!
"Enterprise! Beam us up!" She heard her son shout. She clutched the baby in her arms as he began to squirm. She didn't blame him, the sound of their world falling apart was deafening. The sight of it all was heartbreaking. The rumble of the ground beneath them was terrifying in itself…
Amanda's eyes went wide. She felt the crack before she heard it. She felt the beaming beginning to take her apart but knew it wouldn't be fast enough. She looked down at the baby in her arms, he was staring right back up at her with wide knowing, terrified eyes that let her know that he had heard the sound too.
She didn't have time to think about it, it all happened too fast. Spock's name was on her lips before she had even completely turned to face him.
"Spock!" He turned to her and in that instant Amanda thrust the baby into his arms as she felt the ground give way beneath her and she fell.
Amanda eyes slipped closed as she saw the transporter beam take her family to safety. The last thing she would remember was her son's horrified eyes as he reached for her as she fell to her death. But her grandson was safe in his father's arms and her family was safe aboard the Enterprise.