O-o-h, here come the DRAMAAAAAAAAAAAA! This chapter is about to deliver a veeeery important message, and did I mention THIS? It's ti-I-ime for Sinestro to teach our favorite hobgoblin that, in the grand scope of things, his logic is useless!

Have fun, Big Yellow!

Chapter Siem!

An Unspecified Amount Of Time Ago

It was a nice day in the S'chn T'gai family home. Amanda Grayson, a human on Vulcan, was singing her favorite tune. "I'll swim and sail on savage seas, with ne'er a fear of drowning, and gladly ride the waves of life, if you would marry me..."

"Mother?" asked a young Spock. "What's that song called?"

Amanda noticed tiny hands tugging at her dress, and turned to pick her son up. "Oh, it's called "The Dancing & The Dreaming". Back in the 21st Century, the movie director Leyenar Oh sang it to propose to the love of her life, Grand Admiral Thrawn."

Little Spock understood, the Leyenar-Thrawn story was famous on Earth, almost as epic as the Klingons' Kahless-Lukara story. But as one that had grown on Vulcan, he didn't know the exact details. "I wanna hear about them! Tell me, Mother..."

Amanda smiled, put her son down, sat next to him and began singing.

AMANDA:

Long ago, an ancient story,

Brilliant and cunning Thrawn,

And a nerdy girl named Leyenar,

Were in love...

LITTLE SPOCK:

True love?

AMANDA:

True love!

But one day he got in trouble,

And got lost in outer space,

And she couldn't,

Save her one true love,

Now she waits for him,

In the stars beyond.

"Why?" asked little Spock.

"Because the fourth wall was between them." Amanda explained. "And Leyenar was unable to break it, so she decided to do the next right thing. And that was to ensure Thrawn's safety. She even campaigned for the Star Wars staff to bring him to Earth!"

Little Spock frowned. "That's illogical, Mother. How can she possibly love somebody who's not real?"

Amanda laughed. "Oh, my darling, you might think like that right now, but someday, you'll get to understand her."

AMANDA:

Longing, hoping for her one true love,

Still she waits for him,

In the stars beyond.

LITTLE SPOCK:

Forever?

AMANDA:

Forever...

Now

And although time had passed, Spock still failed to understand Leyenar, and deemed anything weird "illogical", such as people being in love with starships. Such things were abominations in his eye. Right now, all he cared about was what happened on Ysmault, and he would pay that back in the worst possible way. Khan would be humiliated no end, and eventually walk out in shame knowing that he was inferior to Spock in every way. For this whole operation, he had managed to get Sulu and a few ensigns to aid him and right now, they were in a small farm somewhere in California, where pigs were being raised.

SPOCK:

I believe in getting even,

That's what I believe,

But I just don't forgive and forget!

I don't take no attitude,

When I know I've been screwed,

Khan Noonien Singh's got a lot to regret!

"Gosh, look at all those pigs!" said an ensign.

SPOCK:

Sweet revenge require planning,

I've done all I can,

Now it's your chance to prove you're a stud,

It's a simple little gig, you help me kill a pig,

And then I've got some plans for the blood!

ENSIGNS CHANTING:

Kill the pig, pig, pig, pig,

Kill him, kill him, kill him and make him bleed,

Get the blood, blood, blood, blood,

Kill the pig, make him bleed,

Take the blood, that's all we need!

Out for blood,

Oh yeah, kill the pig, make him bleed,

Get the blood, that's all we need,

Out for blood,

Now, now, now, now, now, now!

SULU:

What do I, what do I, what do I care?

Too damn long, I've let you push me to the wall,

If you want what I can offer now,

You're gonna have to crawl.

We'll do it my way, when I play,

You've got your plan perfected,

But what about the unexpected?

You never know what you're gonna find,

When you look into the dark and dirty,

Corners of your mind,

You like what you see?

Ha, not me,

The way you're hurting now,

It's easy to tell,

You're going straight to hell,

Straight to hell!

"Think of Mr. Chekov!" Spock whispered in the terrified Asian's ear.

ENSIGNS CHANTING:

Kill the pig, Sulu,

Kill the pig now!

Kill the pig, Sulu,

Kill the pig now!

SPOCK:

There's a storm inside my brain,

A raging hurricane,

But I bet you could handle the flood,

You know me, there's hell to pay,

If I don't get my way,

And I'm not out for kicks,

I'm out for blood!

ENSIGNS CHANTING:

Blood, blood, blood, blood, blood,

SULU:

Oh, you want it now, you want it so bad,

So damn bad, you'll go stabbing in the dark,

But the smell of blood'll drive you crazy,

Hungry like a shark,

You want a real scare, a nightmare,

You can't stop your whining,

You'll get what you've been wishing,

You think you might be dreaming,

But wait until you wake up screaming!

ENSIGNS:

You've got to strike when the iron's hot,

Now you've finally got him begging,

Sulu, give him all you've got,

He wants to play it rough,

Ha, so get tough,

You've got to let him think he's having his way,

And then you make him pay,

Make him pay!

Sulu jumped into the pig trough and plunged his knife into one of the pigs. It struggled for a moment until it let out one final squeal and finally died. Spock and the ensigns got a bucket and collected the pig's blood.

LATER...

It was night when Khan and Jaylah returned to Starfleet Headquarters. Everybody were waiting for them in an empty assembly hall. "Uh...Ahem." Kirk cleared his throat. "So, we made a decision. After a lot of thinking, we've decided to hold this meeting to show the...um...the most meaningful and valued member of this team the respect he deserves."

"Whose idea was this?" asked Jaylah.

"It was Spock's." replied Kirk. "He said, when he apologized on Ysmault, he meant it. And he now feels sorry, so he set up this whole thing. So, Khan, will you please accept the gift we've prepared?" said the captain as he ushered the Augment to the center of their little circle. The Dawnbreaker couldn't help but feel suspicious, there was no way that Vulcan could have just changed his attitude.

"Vulcans do not lie." Spock told him. "This time, I guarantee it. Miss Aya, will you..."

"Yes, commander!" said Aya as she came in with an Indian maharajah's crown. Just as the robot placed it on the Red Lantern's head, Jaylah noticed Hikaru Sulu hiding in the rafters just above the ceiling, and he was holding a rope that connected to a bucket perched just above where Khan was standing.

"Mr. Sulu—now!" Spock signaled him, and the lieutenant pulled the rope, causing the bucket to fall down.

"KHAN NOONIEN, LOOK OUT!"

But Jaylah had been a tad too late. A waterfall of red liquid fell onto Khan's head. It made loud splashing sounds as it stained his clothes. "This is for making me apologize!" Spock declared.

"And for killing my boyfriend!" Sulu added as he came down from his hiding place in the ceiling.

The person that was surprised most by this whole deal was Kirk. "What the hell, Spock? What is the meaning of this? You told me that you were actually, really, sorry! I thought Vulcans don't lie..."

No, it was not supposed to be like this. He had done the right thing, they were supposed to laugh at Khan, not criticize Spock! But he wasn't the only one facing problems, Sulu had problems of his own—right now, Uhura was saying "Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up. Don't you have a husband and a child? Besides, I thought you and Pavel were best friends!"

"Nyota, please! I can explain..." Sulu pleaded desperately.

Sinestro watched the whole thing from a corner, and told Sulu "Back on Korugar, we used to take adultery very seriously." That made Hal blush, for that had reminded him of all the times he had to walk a fine line between Sinestro and Ferris.

Spock could do nothing as he and his partner-in-crime had all the blame thrown at them. He couldn't believe this was happening. But the most furious out of them all, was Khan. The Dawnbreaker gave Spock that same death-glare he'd made on Ysmault, and Saint Walker was struggling to calm him down. "For the love of Pete, Spock, this is just straight-up mean!" Guy cried.

"What the hell have you done?" Carol screamed.

"Are you out of your Vulcan mind?" McCoy said.

"Da fact that he's got beef with us dinnae mean you can just dump blood on him like that!" Scotty yelled.

"Spock, right now, you made the biggest error in your lifetime yet." Kirk sternly told him.

Hearing those words from none other than his t'hy'la hurt more than anyone could imagine, but Spock had to explain. "He deserved it! He made me beg for an inanimate object's forgiveness and—"

"For crying out loud, Spocky, he loved that ship!" Jaylah shouted, and the hall fell silent. "He loved that ship to death and you took it away! And now, you go ahead and pull a prank on him, when he's still grieving for his loved one! You think this is logical?! You...you green-blooded hobgoblin, your sincerity and compassion is that of a tank full of killer sharks! All Khan Noonien wanted was to be together with his ship and his crew, and you just had to waltz in and take that from him! You only care about what you deem logical, when you should be thinking about other people's feelings! That's what's keeping you and James T. from becoming life mates, ever!"

"Silence!" Spock snapped.

"Justice!" Jaylah retaliated.

Spock was offended at Jaylah's words, he made a mental note to expel her from Starfleet Academy once the war with the Dominion was over. On the other hand, seeing Jaylah speak up for him calmed Khan down. The entire room was silent, taking in the woman's words while Kirk looked stunned, since it looked like she had just revealed his deep-secret feelings for the Vulcan. There was stunned silence all over the room as Jaylah walked over to Khan, took the crown off his head and threw it on the floor. She then said "C'mon, let's get you cleaned up." and took him away.

Spock looked around and saw everyone looking at him, accusing him, like he hadn't done the right thing.

This is all wrong. Spock will...

"The Red Death...no, the Dawnbreaker. He told me everything. Gosh, I can't believe Starfleet let an uncaring ice cube like you into their ranks, you should really learn to love." said Sinestro.

"This is your fault, you did this!" roared the Vulcan, and threw a punch at the Yellow Lantern only for his fist to get caught in the middle.

"So we are doing this? Fine then, I wanted to." Sinestro said calmly, and blasted him into the bleachers.

The man clearly wanted more, because he charged again.

Spock tried punching Sinestro, but the Korugarian's warrior's instincts he had developed as a supervillain allowed him to dodge easily.

"Too slow, man. Pick it up."

"Shut up!" Spock yelled and charged again, but Sinestro just used a construct to pick him up and throw him into a wall.

"I fought Hal Jordan so many times. You are nothing."

"You think...that you are a hero? If so, then why did you fight your own lover? I always knew you were bad for Mr. Jordan. You don't deserve him, you should stay away from him! You are pathetic, you are the wicked one!"

Thaal froze.

The memories of fighting Hal, of his mistakes. They had come back with a vengeance.

"And the wicked shall not go unpunished!"

The words hurt him. Is he a hero? He would say no.

He doesn't feel like one.

But what he said about him and Hal...

"You're not saying anything..." Spock said. "So, do you accept your defeat?"

ZAP!

Thaal sent Spock flying with a powerful energy beam.

"You. Know. Nothing. About. ME!" he practically roared as everyone watched on in shock and horror.

"Oh, no." murmured Hal. "This is bad."

Thaal was beyond pissed.

He felt his control slipping away as he unleashed the full power of Parallax on the poor Vulcan.

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO I AM!"

Spock tried to defend himself, but it was useless.

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH!"

In an instant, Spock became a bloody mess, his green blood mixing with the pig's blood he had used for the prank. Yellow constructs rained fire on him, lighting him up from all directions.

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I HAVE DONE!"

"Nnngh..." Spock groaned as he tried to move.

"I am no hero. I know that. I did terrible things. But guess what, so did you! But unlike you, I am not trying to cover my mistakes, my errors. I caused my own problems! I drove my friends away! And yeah, it's my fault!" Thaal declared. "But I am getting better, I am trying to be a good friend, I am trying to be a better person! And if there is one thing I will never doubt, it is my love for Jordan. I love him to death, and it's not fake! I love him truly and you won't doubt that from me! Unlike you, I know what love is. It is the most powerful emotion in the whole entire universe. It is not something for you to destroy in the name of your logic. Love plays a huge role in making hard decisions, for example, it helped me give up villainy. That is love, Spock. AND I LOVE JORDAN!"

With that, the fear warlord landed a final blow on his opponent.

"Spock!" cried Kirk, and rushed over to his loved one's side as the dust settled.

"You'll never know the things that love can drive a man to. The ecstasies, the miseries, the broken rules, the desperate chances, the glorious failures, the glorious victories. All of these things you'll never know, simply because the word love isn't written into your book." Thaal told Spock as he landed next to the two. The assembly hall was now a mess and the ceiling had been blown off, showcasing the starry night sky.

"N...no." Spock groaned out, and reached out a hand to touch his captain's face. "Jim...taluhk nash-veh k'dular." he said, then went limp.

"Ring. Translate." ordered Kirk. He was suspecting his crush had just said something important, and he wanted to know that.

I cherish thee, the ring translated Spock's Vuhlkansu for Kirk.

Upon hearing this, the captain felt relieved that the man he loved returned his feelings, but was also angry that the very same man had been beaten to supposed death. He glared at Sinestro and said "He was right. We should never have trusted you."

"Sin, you..." said Hal, eyes blown wide.

"I'm so sorry, Hal." said Sinestro. "I just..."

"No, I'm fine." Hal told him. "I...I just gotta have a little alone time, OK?" He then left the assembly hall, and after a good 10 minutes, Sinestro left as well.

Meanwhile, Jaylah had just finished washing her bloodied hands and getting some clean clothes for Khan, a uniform-like black shirt with red highlights and matching black pants. She decided to check on said Red Lantern, to see if he had finished cleaning—she had snuck him into her dorm room so he could use the shower. What she didn't expect to see, was a sight no one had seen before. Khan's entire body was covered in red tattoos, and carved into his back was an almost artistically crafted image of what Jaylah presumed was the USS Vengeance, the Red Lantern insignia overlapping the saucer section. But she didn't have time to marvel over that, she carefully handed him his clothes while trying her best to avert her eyes.

Once the Dawnbreaker had finished getting dressed, he asked "What did you find so interesting about me?"

She took one of his hands, and traced one of the lines on his back hand with her finger. "These." she told him. "Where'd you get these?"

"I put them there, myself." he replied. "Used the sacred blood as ink. They're meant to serve as reminders of what purpose I serve now. You see, the person who wielded this ring before me had all his memories as well as the Red Lantern Corps mandate stored in it, and it says that Red Lanterns are made to be instruments of justice. Even now, even after I cracked the ring open, those records still remain."

"And what you seek is justice for your ship, I presume?" asked Jaylah.

"Precisely." said Khan.

"I once had that same experience, myself. You see, waaaay before all this magic ring stuff, there was this guy named Krall. He had me and my family prisoner, and my father sacrificed himself only so I could be free. I was but a little girl at that point of time, and the only thing that had kept me going all these years was my burning thirst for revenge. But thanks to the Enterprisers, I could finally avenge my family. I see you want to avenge your ship, as well." Jaylah softly spoke.

"I most certainly do!" Khan said. "Can you imagine the grief when you create something and someone just destroys it? I now know that even in the 23rd Century, some things are still frowned upon and I learned that the hard way. Even in this brave new world, there is no place for people like me and...and it hurts. It hurts so much." He then buried his face into Jaylah's chest and began crying.

"Oh, no, don't cry, don't cry..." Jaylah said as she tried her best to comfort him.

Back outside, Sulu wasn't having the smoothest ride. Word had gotten out, and Kirk had said that the Enterprise was keeping him as her helmsman for the war, but right now, all the crewmembers had turned their backs on him. He just hoped Ben and Demora wouldn't know, but then, he would get punished harder for lying to them. What could he do? He loved his husband and daughter, for sure, but he loved Pavel too. He felt like Anna Karenina—would the whole thing end in him killing himself, like Anna did? If that happened, then at least he'd see his Pavel again. He also had no idea what to feel about Spock. Sure, what Sinestro did wasn't exactly a good job, but Spock had dragged an unwilling Sulu into the whole man trap thing, using his position and the fact that Pavel Chekov was among the people Khan killed as leverage and that was a fact that he wouldn't deny. And, truth be told, Spock had been equally surprised that Sulu had been cheating on Ben with Chekov, after all those years of thinking they were just friends.

Speaking of Spock, how was he doing right now? That was the exact question Kirk asked Bones.

"Oh, he's alright. In a coma, but not dead! Saint Walker's seeing to him right now." McCoy had said.

"Seriously, he's the first person I saw to survive the full force of an emotional entity bearing down on him. It's a miracle that he's still alive." John added.

Within sickbay, the Blue Lantern was trying his best to heal Spock. Aya was there with him, since the green energy that coursed through her was more than enough to make a blue ring function properly.

Suddenly, the both of them saw a brilliant flash of white light. It hovered over Spock's biobed for quite some time before finding its resting place on his finger.

S'chn T'gai Spock of Vulcan, destiny awaits.

But once it came on, it said Host unsuitable. and immediately came back off and flew away. The only plus side of the whole ordeal was, Spock was now healed. Aya immediately sent a message to the rest of the Enterprise crew.

Just outside San Francisco, a woman with black hair was lying unconscious. Her mother's last wish had catapulted her out of her home universe and into this one. But right now, she was dying. She needed help.

And help came, in the form of a little white ring.

Diana of Earth, destiny awaits.

Alright, so here's the moral of this chapter:DON'T MESS WITH KHAN, or suffer the consequences 'cause they always find you, one way or another. (diabolical laughter)

That aside, WONDER WOMAN IS HEEEEEERE! I'm planning to have her meet everyone in Chapter 11.