Chapter 50

A/N: Second part of the last chapter. I've sketched out the last chapters and there is another 13 to go before the end of this saga, not including any sequels I come up with, it should be finished around Christmas/ New years, fingers crossed. Please enjoy and feel to point out any errors that I may have missed. Over one hundred thousand words, yikes!

Jim left Spock, Sarek, T'Pau and Amanda and headed into the centre of San Francisco to meet with Aurelan and Peter to help make arrangements with Winona's funeral and to help them find somewhere to live in the city as Aurelan no longer wants to raise Peter in Iowa whilst Spock dealt with the transfer of George to Star-fleet Security.

Spock beamed back up to the ship when his parents and grandmother went back to the Vulcan embassy to get his father prepared for his new role on New Vulcan, Vulcan decorum be damned he kissed his mother goodbye as she had never received the affection that she deserved the first time around, fortunately for his nerves neither of the full blooded Vulcan's made any comments about his behaviour. He walked straight to the brig wishing to get George off of Jim's ship (Spock had finally given up on trying to tell Jim that the ship in fact belonged to star-fleet so now he just told Scotty when he tried to claim the ship belonged to him and not Jim, after all it was a bond-mates duty to side with their mate) as soon as possible. Spock makes sure to have a full security team to take George down to the planet and he is met by Giotto and cupcake at George's cell.

George was pacing his cell and snarling at everyone who walked past, he only stopped when Spock walked up to him. The force field was lowered and the security team's weapons were raised, George spat in Spock's face, Spock calmly wiped away the spit off of his face inwardly wishing to rip George apart, Spock is careful to keep his rage away from his bond so that Jim will not feel it and become concerned (Jim does not need to feel it).

"This isn't over, I'll get that slut you are fucking, I'll make him suffer. That bitch deserves everything he is going to get and I will be there to make sure it really hurts. You should tell him that he will need to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life, you should warn him because I'm going to come for him, don't you worry. I'll get that bitch if it's the last thing I will ever do."

Spock's control shatters (if there is one thing that will piss of a Vulcan and make them forget all about logic it is threatening their bond-mate and threatening a T'hy'la pair is an incredibly stupid idea as they have in the past killed just because some one looked at them in the wrong way) and he grabs George by the throat and lifts him into the air in a move that is eerily like the move his father performed on George not long before they reached Kronos. Spock leans in close to George's ear to make sure that George hears what he is about to say.

"If you ever come after Jim, if you ever hurt him, I will kill you, I will hunt you down and your pain will be a hundred thousand times worse than what you can ever imagine."

Spock releases George who falls to the floor gasping for his breath.

"Did you see that? He just choked me, I want him arrested."

Giotto and cupcake laugh at him and look at each other.

"Did you see anything? Because I sure as hell didn't."

"Nope I didn't see anything either, must be going blind, we should get our eyes tested next time we are in sickbay."

Giotto laughs again and just drags George to his feet before cuffing his hands behind his back and frog marching him out of the brig with cupcake at his side and followed closely by the rest of the security team and Spock. Spock beams back down to Earth with the group and personally hands George over to Star-fleet security and signs all the necessary paperwork before he is free to enjoy (not that Vulcan's feel enjoyment) the rest of his shoreleave (nor do they do shoreleave).

At the same time on the other side of the city Jim has met up with the McCoy's and Jessica and is now going house hunting with Aurelan and Peter, they want some where close to star-fleet as Peter has decided that he wants to join up to the service just like his uncle Jim. Jim decides to get a place close to them where ever they choose to live for when the ship has shoreleave or if they are in between missions.

They have little luck for the first couple of hours until they find the perfect house for Aurelan and Peter, it's a three bedroom house (one for Aurelan, one for Peter and one for guests like Aurelan's parents or Jessica) built in the style of the twenty first century, with two reception room and a large kitchen and a two air car garage, it is quite expensive (actually it is very expensive but Jim is willing that either Spock or Sarek could get quite a chunk of money knocked off) but fortunately George's share of the money from Winona's will goes to Aurelan and Peter and so they can afford it and on top of that it is within less than a mile of star-fleet academy. They also find a bigger version of the house (a five bedroom house) just down the road (even closer to the academy and much more expensive) which would serve Jim and Spock's needs especially when their family expands, Jim wants a big family not that he has told Spock yet.

Once they have decided on the houses they want, Jim lets Spock know so that he can get started on the negotiations for the purchases of the houses and he and Aurelan can get started on buying new things for the houses and turn them into homes. Then McCoy takes the three kids to the zoo so that Jim and Aurelan can finish planning and making final arrangements for Winona's funeral (they had started working on the details after Jim had watched Winona's last will with Spock).

The Next Day

Jim is sat on a window seat in the Vulcan embassy watching through the windows as he waits for the funerals cars (actual proper cars, ones with wheels, ones that drive on the road, but instead of using petrol they use hydrogen fusion just like his father's old car he drove off the cliff) to arrive and pick up the large group waiting next to him to go to Winona's funeral. Jessica walks silently up to Jim, she has been quite understandably quiet for the last few days and she holds out her hands for Jim to give her a hug, Jim complies and he feels the tremors coursing through the little girls body that she is trying to hide, at this moment in time she is giving most of the Vulcan children in the embassy a run for their money on emotional control, if you looked from a distance you wouldn't even know she was upset.

"It's okay to cry."

She just nods but doesn't cry. Jim hugs her close again. Jim looks around at the room in which he is sat in, the room is filled with his family and friends, there is Jessica of course and him, then there is Spock, Sarek, Amanda, T'Pau, Aurelan and Peter, Pike, Syrek, McCoy, Joanna and the bridge crew all dressed up in their Sunday finest, Spock is in a tuxedo and he looks so damn hot in it that Jim is struggling to contain his arousal and keep his hands off of him.

Eventually the cars arrive at the gates and they exit the building, unfortunately the paparazzi have also arrived and start to hassle Jim, but a few words from the Vulcan security guards send them scurrying away. The journey to the chapel is done in silence, nearly all in contemplation for what is going to happen next.

The service is a short humanitarianism service, with some stories about Winona when she was young and when she met George, they gloss over the events after the Kelvin incident in deference to Jim, who is crying through out the entire service with Jessica wrapped in his arms (who is also sobbing) whilst he himself is wrapped in Spock's arms. Spock tries to keep Jim calm during the service but he knows how much is mate needs this. They also recall some of Winona's favourite poems (Jim is surprised by some of the poems as they are also his favourites).

After the short service (it lasts about half an hour) they are taken to a hotel where a buffet has been set up for the wake (they would have had it at the embassy but there were to many meat eaters joining for the dinner and it would not be right to take meat products into a building that caters only to the Vulcan diet which is purely vegetarian.

Spock makes Jim stay at his seat and fetches a plate of acceptable food for Jim to consume, Jim is emotionally exhausted and wolfs down all the food, he still has to go to George's pre trial for him to enter his plea. Spock is looking after Jessica, Joanna and Peter while Jim, McCoy and Aurelan go together, Spock asked not to be present although he knows that Jim needs the support (he doesn't want to lose control again and he certainly doesn't want to do it in front of Jim, he still remembers the look of fear on Jim's face) and besides he needs to develop a relationship with Jessica as he will be her co-guardian and this was a good way for them to get to know each other.

Jim, McCoy and Aurelan leave half way through the wake to go to the trial. Jim kisses Spock and Jessica goodbye and Spock tells Jim that he will have an embassy car wait for him outside the courthouse, Jim smiles at him and leaves, McCoy makes sure to stay close to Jim as he is worried about the stress on Jim's pregnancy and on his mind.

They arrive at the courthouse with barely five minutes to spare before George's plea is entered, they are lead to seats in the witness box so they can watch the proceedings. George is lead into the court and placed into the defendants box behind a security grade forcefield, he doesn't even look over at Aurelan or Jim. Aurelan watches him trying to find the man she married hidden behind all the hate and anger he is broadcasting but she cannot find him (Aurelan has quite a high empathy score).

McCoy is also watching him closely and he can see quite clearly that George has no feelings of remorse over what he has done, and it pisses him off. McCoy watches Jim and he can see that this was a bad idea, Jim should never have come here, he is about to suggest to Jim that he leave when the judge arrives and orders everyone to be seated. The judge is an elderly female who reminds McCoy of a long dead famous judge who had her own tv show in the early twenty first century, he thinks her name was Judge Julie or maybe it was Judge Judy? Not that it actually matters but she just reminded him of her. This judge seemed to have that no nonsense attitude as well.

"Will the defendant rise."

George stands up.

"Please state your name for the record."

"George Samuel Kirk."

"I see you have turned down requesting a lawyer."

George nods.

"Yes ma'am."

The judge appears to look down her nose at him. George keeps his head low, appearing to show his regrets although he does not feel any.

"Very well. How do you plead to the count of murder in the first degree?"

"Guilty ma'am"

"How do you plead to the thirteen counts of kidnapping?"

"Guilty ma'am."

"How do you plead to the one count of attempted murder?"

"Again I plead guilty ma'am."

"Very well, this court will retire to consider the sentence if you have anything to say now will be the time."

"I... I know what I did was wrong and I am sorry for it, I have stopped my mother from ever being able to get justice as I deprived Frank of a fair trial. I was so angry for him taking away my mother that I became blinded by my desire for revenge. My family will now suffer, my son will suffer all because I lost my temper. I have no excuses for what I did and so will not offer you any, I only ask that you think on the consequences longer than I did. I cannot change the past but I can learn from it and I can regret it."

The judge gets up out of her seat.

"I will retire to consider your crimes and your words and will return in one hour."

George is lead from the room but not before he turns and smirks at his brother. McCoy has to be held in his seat by Aurelan to keep from going after George.

"There is no way that bastard regrets what he did."

"I agree doctor, I don't know who that is any more, what happened to the man I loved?"

McCoy looks at Aurelan, he can tell how upset she really is even though she is putting on a brave face and so he puts his arms around her, they are told by a security guard that they can stay in the room until the sentencing (which is relieving to Jim because his feet hurt, maybe Spock will give him another foot rub later). The hour passes in relative silence although McCoy tries to start a conversation every now and then but his two companions are not into talking. The time seems to drag on longer than an hour and eventually George is brought back in followed shortly by the judge. Again the judge just gets straight to the heart of the matter.

"As you have pleaded guilty to all charges I have no choice but to send you to the lunar penal colony for a period of no less than fifty years before you are eligible for parole."

George's face falls slightly but he soon perks up for no reason that anyone else in the courtroom can discern. Again George is lead from the room but this time he is put straight onto a transport to the moon. Jim breathes a sigh of relief, this chapter of his life is now over and he can finally move on, he looks over at Aurelan whose life is in tatters just a few weeks ago she was a part of a happy family now she has become a single mother; her husband is in jail and will be for a very long time and her in-laws are dead. Jim feels such a wave of sympathy for her, he hopes that she will be able to move on and find someone else; it's just such a shame that McCoy is in a relationship.

TBC

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