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Now, I'm not doing a flashback right now so we can proceed-but the next couple chapters may be flashbacks!

The Future of Non Existance

Chapter 20

Sulu looked at the Captain. "Their weapons have powered down, sir!" he reported.

"Enterprise! Can you hear me?" Scotty's voice came through.

"Scotty!" Kirk said.

Amelia took a breath never being so relieved to hear a Scottish accent before.

"Guess what I found behind Jupiter," Scotty answered.

"You're on that ship!" Jim exclaimed.

"I snuck on, and seeing as I've just committed an act of treason against a Starfleet Admiral, I'd really like to get off this bloody ship. Now beam me out!" Scotty ordered.

"You're a miracle worker, but we're a little low on power right now. Just stand by, stand by," Kirk ordered.

"What do you mean, "low on power? What happened to the Enterprise?" Scotty asked. "Call you back," Scotty said.

"Scotty!" Kirk called. He turned the chair and looked at his first officer. "Spock. Our ship, how is she?" he asked.

"Our options are limited, Captain," Spock answered. "We cannot fire and we cannot flee," he reported.

Amelia looked at them taking a breath.

"There is one option, Uhura, when you get Scotty back, patch him through," Jim ordered as he stood up.

"Yes, sir," the woman responded.

"Mr. Spock, you have the comm," the Captain ordered.

Amelia looked at him. "You aren't thinking what I think you're thinking," she told the younger version of her father.

" Captain, I strongly object," Spock said as he and Amelia walked out with the Captain.

"To what? I haven't said anything yet," Jim told him.

"Since we cannot take the ship from the outside, the only way we can take it is from within. And as a large boarding party would be detected, it is optimal for you to take as few members of the crew as possible. You will meet resistance,requiring personnel with advanced combat abilities and innate knowledge of that ship. This indicates that you plan to align with Khan, the very man we were sent here to destroy," Spock told him.

Amelia looked at Spock then at Kirk. "See he knows you well. Don't be that stupid."

"Hey, sometime in the future, I'm going to be creating you, easy on who you call stupid," Kirk told her. " I'm not aligning with him, I'm using him. The enemy of my enemy is my friend," he told the two.

Spock and Amelia both raised an eyebrow. "An Arabic proverb attributed to a prince who was betrayed and decapitated by his own subjects," Spock told him.

"Considering that a version of Khan is responsible for this thing in my head, maybe not the best quote to use," Amelia told him.

"Still, it's a hell of a quote," Kirk told them.

"I will go with you, Captain," Spock offered.

Amelia looked at him. "Hello? Did I mention that Khan Noonien Singh was not to be trusted? I'm pretty sure I did."

Kirk looked at her. "Do we really have any other choice?" he asked her before turning back to Spock. "No, I need you on the bridge," Kirk told him.

"I cannot allow you to do this. It is my function aboard this ship to advise you on making the wisest decisions possible,something I firmly believe you are incapable of doing of this moment," Spock told him.

"You're right! What I'm about to do, it doesn't make any sense, it's not logical, it is a gut feeling. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do. The Enterprise and her crew need someone in that chair that knows what he's doing. And it's not me, it's you, Spock," Kirk told him.

Amelia took a breath. "This is a no win scenario…Jim. I know you don't believe in them, I know that you cheated at the Kobayshi Maru, don't even deny it. Your future self told me how to beat it when I went to the Academy but since I never went the Command field, I never took it. But this is a no win scenario….and I'd rather die at the hands of Khan then see you get burnt again. And believe me you are going to be burnt," she told him as she looked into his eyes. "Damn it…." she said as she grabbed him into a hug. "Be safe….dad," she whispered as she turned and walked away. "Commander Spock, you've never won an argument with a Kirk, don't try now. You are needed on the bridge," she said as she held the turbo lift.

Spock started to say something then joined her. "Why did you stop me from reasoning with him when you clearly do not agree with his actions?"

Amelia rubbed her temple as she looked at him. "We could have stood there until Marcus found Scotty, killed him, then decided to call my bluff and we still would not have convinced him. He needs to know that we are taking care of his ship, that you are taking care of his ship, Spock."

Spock stopped the turbo lift. "Did you defeat Khan?"

Amelia sighed and turned and looked at him. "The Enterprise defeated Khan…but at great personal sacrifice," she told him. "The other Spock and myself, we paid the highest price. Both of us lived with what Khan did, are still living with what Khan did," she said. "Maybe that's why we ultimately found comfort and love with each other because we both are haunted by this…and no one not even the other Kirk could understand. I will do anything, Spock, to stop Khan, and you may have to just go along with it. I know this man," Amelia shook her head. "I had nightmares for years about that voice, about how just the lightest touch of his fingers on my chin almost crushed it. I would look at my children after they were born and realized I probably would not have given up Star Fleet and had them if it had not been for Khan. What can I say I found the silver lining?" she said as she started the turbo lift. "The crew needs you Commander."

"Us, Ambassador. If we are to defeat Khan, the Enterprise will need your expertise," Spock told her.