Finally everything was as it was suppose to be. James T. Kirk was captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Spock was commander next to his Captain. Lydia was the Lieutenant Liaison on the bridge for engineering. Bigger yet Jim and Lydia had been in a relationship that was the envy of many. After all Jim left his womanizer life for her and hadn't looked back once. They knew true love. Now a new mission would change everything once more for them. And a new enemy was coming from the darkness to make sure that Jim, Spock and the whole of the Enterprise crew paid for Starfleet's mistake.

When Kirk had first decided to go down to the Planet Nibiru the last thing he thought would happen was that he would be running from the pissed up natives while trying to save them. They couldn't explain this, that they were trying to save them, to that natives of course so now he and Bones were running through a red leaved jungle trying not to get kill. Then a big creature rears up in front of him, and Kirk's first response was to shoot it with a phaser. I mean whose wouldn't be.

"Damn it man, that was our ride!" Bones shouted at Jim taking off his facemask. The natives couldn't see them from where they were at that moment. "You stunned our ride."

"Oh great," Jim said looking around him. At least he hadn't kill the creature. The natives were still after them though. "Run."

"What the hell did you take?" Bones asked as they ran.

"I've no idea, but they were bowing to it. Kirk to Shuttle one. Locals are out of the kill zone. You are clear. Repeat. Spock, get in there, neutralize the volcano and let's get out of here."

"We have to do this now," said Sulu as he and Lydia got everything ready for Spock's excursion in the shuttle. "I told the Captain the shuttle wasn't built for this kind of heat."

"Well does Jim look like the kind of man to listen when others are in danger?"

"Well I have seen you two together and I'm pretty sure…"

"Don't even go there Sulu," she said with a look. Seeing him smile back at her they went back to work. It was a thing on the Enterprise.

Everyone knew that the Captain and the Chief Engineer had a relationship, one that had been going on for a while, but as they both were trying to keep it as private as possible, the crew had decided to make sure to mention it as much as possible. It was a fun day in the Enterprise when someone could actually get the Captain to blush. It was much better if you could get the Chief Engineer to throw something at you as she yell.

"Captain, did the indigenous lifeforms see you?" asked Spock, who was being strapped into a space suit by Uhura.

"No, Mister Spock, they did not."

"The Prime Directive clearly states there can be no interference with the internal developments of alien civilizations." Lydia and Sulu smiled at each other. Only Spock would be thinking about the prime directive now. They were racing against the clock and Spock was giving a lecture.

"I know what it says, which is why I'm running through the jungle wearing a disguise. Now drop off your super ice cube and let's go. "

"Hey I help with that cube you know," Lydia said to Kirk. "Show some respect."

"Yes I know which is why I am pretty sure it will work. Kirk out."

"You're good," Uhura said looking over Spock.

"This ash is killing our coils. The shuttle won't hold on for much longer. We have to do this now," Lydia turned to Spock giving him the last ok so he would go down to the planet's volcano.

"You're sure you don't want me to go instead?"

"That would be highly illogical as I am already outfitted"

"Spock, I was kidding," she said kissing his helmet. "You got this."

"Guys! We have to go. Now!"

"I'll see you in ninety seconds," Uhura said to Spock as she closed the bulkhead door to the cockpit.

"Do it. Do it."

Hearing Sulu yelling at her Uhura pulled the lever sending Spock down to the volcano. The same volcano that was about to erupt. This was why they were here. Because a primitive society was about to be wiped out by this volcano. So Spock decided to save them by making the volcano inactive.

"Prerequisite change, two seven three."

"We can't hold this position. Spock, I've got to pull you back up," Sulu said to the radio.

"Negative. This is our only chance to save this species. If this volcano erupts, the planet dies."

"Pull him back up! Now!" Lydia said looking at the reading.

The shuttle had just been hit by magma. It was going to burn before they could do anything.

"Uhura pull him up now," Lydia said. She wasn't joking any more. They needed to get out of this volcano, now. Turning she watch as Uhura pulled the lever, but the cable was burn enough to make it break. Seeing the cable, Lydia turned back to the monitors.

"Spock are you alright?" she asked the Vulcan.

"I am, surprisingly, alive. Stand by."

"We have to get him back. I'll suit up. I'm gonna go down," Uhura said turning to the spacesuits.

"We have to abandon the shuttle," Sulu said starting to turn everything off.

"We can't just leave him, Sulu."

"We don't have a choice," Lydia said taking Uhura by the shoulders. "Look at me Uhura, I'm sorry, but we are no good to him if we die here. We have to go to be able to help him."

Looking at her best friend Uhura knew Lydia was telling her the truth.

"Spock, we're going back to the Enterprise. We'll get you out of there."

"Captain," Sulu said into the comm. "I'm ditching the shuttle. You've got to make it to the Enterprise on your own."

"Wonderful."

"Jim go towards the beach, hurry," Lydia told Jim before moving towards Sulu and Uhura. Lydia was the only one who called Jim by his name instead of Captain or Kirk. Well her and Bones.

"Uhura, you ready to swim?"

"I'm ready. Lydia?"

"Ready."

They jumped leaving the shuttle to crash since it wasn't working any more. They swam all the way to the Enterprise. The Captain had decided to hide the Starship on the bottom of the ocean. Lydia was going to have to talk to the Captain about proper way to take care of ones ship.

"Do you have any idea how ridiculous it is to hide a starship on the bottom of the ocean? We've been doon here since last night. The salt water's going to ruin the…"

"Scotty, where's Spock?" Jim asked as he came into the ship.

"Still in the volcano, sir."

Jim walked into the bridge with Bones and Scotty behind him.

"Captain on the bridge!" Chekov said making everyone turn for a second towards him.

"Lieutenant," he said to Uhura. "Do we have an open channel to Mister Spock?"

"The heat's frying his comms, but we still have contact."

"Spock?"

"I have activated the device, Captain. When the countdown is complete, the reaction should render the volcano inert."

"Yeah, and that's going to render him inert." Bones was right if that went off and Spock was inside the volcano then he would die.

"Do we have use of the transporters?"

"No Jim," Lydia said. Everyone else called Kirk either Kirk or Captain. Only Lydia called him Jim, it was something that was just them. And Bones, every once in a while. "Not with these magnetic fields. Too much interference."

"I need to beam Spock back to the ship," Jim said moving to where she sat watching the monitors. "Give me one way to do it."

"A direct line of sight? Maybe? If we got closer?"

"Hold on, wee lassie. You're talking about an active volcano. Sir, if that thing erupts, I cannae guarantee we can withstand the heat."

"I don't know if we can maintain that kind of altitude."

"Our shuttle was concealed by the ash cloud," Spock said over the comms. "But the Enterprise is too large. If utilized in a rescue effort, it would be revealed to the indigenous species."

"Spock, nobody knows rules better than you, but there has got to be an exception."

"None. Such action violates the Prime Directive."

"Shut up, Spock. We're trying to save you, damn it," said Bones.

"Doctor, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

"Spock, we're talking about your life!"

"The rule cannot be broken," but before he can finish the signal breaks. Looking at Uhura Lydia could see how heartbroken and scared her friend was.

"Spock! Try to get him back online."

"Ninety seconds to detonations."

"If Spock were here and I were there, what would he do?" He asked Lydia looking at her and no one else. He needed to hear it from her.

As much as Lydia hated to say it but it was the truth, "he'd let you die."

So Captain Kirk did what he would always do. He would never leave anyone behind. The Enterprise roused from the ocean and flew over the volcano. They beamed Spock to the Enterprise and left the planet behind, never knowing how they would change the destiny of the planet forever.

"Spock! You all right?" Kirk ran into the transporter room to see if his first officer was all right.

"Captain, you let them see our ship."

"Oh, he's fine."

"Bridge to Captain Kirk."

"Yes, Lieutenant."

"Is Commander Spock on board, sir?"

"Safely and soundly."

"Please notify him that his device has successfully detonated."

"You hear that? Congratulations, Spock. You just saved the world."

"You violated the Prime Directive."

"Oh, come on, Spock. They saw us. Big deal."

Lydia wasn't entirely sure what was going to happen to the planet but she was sure Uhura was going to make Spock's life very difficult. So to make sure she didn't get any of that sent straight at her she left and went to her room. She needed a shower and some down time.

The old-style turntable leapt into life and woke them up after a few hours of sleep. Lydia and Jim had moved in together when they came back from their first mission. Well technically, she still had her apartment she just never used it. They like having a space that was theirs, not hers or his, but theirs. She used her apartment more like an office so it was completely covered in plans and blueprints. Or at least that was the excuse she used with Jim, and one he accepted with a smile and a kiss. They complemented each other pretty well. They had blended so seamlessly and you could see it in their apartment.

"Morning," Jim said turning to her with a smile. For that he earned a shoved away from her.

"I want to go back to sleep," she said turning into her pillow and away from Jim. She heard him laughed as he put his arms around her. He should have known.

"Well you can stay in bed as long as you want. I, on the other hand, am being called in," he said holding up his communicator. "Go back to sleep I will be back as soon as possible." With a kiss to her shoulder, he got out of the bed and went to get ready.

It took her about another hour before she could get herself into a more human form. She needed a good cup of coffee and a hot shower but she was starting to feel like a human being again. Lydia looked to her desk with a smile. When they had decided to move in together, she had to admit she was worried about her space. Her projects did take some space and she was kind of a mess. Even if she did know where everything was at any given moment. Yet Jim had made sure she had a place for herself and everything she could need at their apartment. She did have offices at Starfleet, and back at her apartment, and she could go in any time she wanted but she loved working from home.

She sat in front of her computer, with a big cup of coffee, to answer some messages she had gotten. Ever since she had started on the Enterprise, her number one priority was the ship itself and she had to work with Scotty for all the damage that the ship had sustained in this last flight. Still, she had other projects that she needed to work on. People all over the galaxy still asked her to consult on other things as well. She was even working on something for the Federation that would be like nothing ever seen before.

She had been at it for some hours when the door to the apartment burst open and she saw Jim come into the room. His face was like murder and Lydia was actually scared for whatever had pissed him off like this.

"Jim? Jim what is going on?" She stood up and went after him.

Jim had gone into their room and then the closet and Lydia could hear him throwing things around in there. She only hoped that he didn't make too much of a mess because then he wouldn't know where anything was to put it back.

When he came out, he had changed and looked at her.

"He did it."