Spock is back. Now is the time to finally see what this duo can do together when they are on the same side. And Lydia loves every moment of it.

They were all still trying to figure out a strategy when Chekov decided to speak up.

"Keptin Kirk? Excuse me, plees, could I...?"

As all eyes turned to him, it was almost like he deflated a little waiting for permission to speak.

"Yes, Chekov- you don't need to ask permission to speak," he said with a wave of his hands.

"Based on the Narada's course from Vulcan, I've projected that Nero will travel past Saturn. If we could drop out of warp behind one of Saturn's moons, say, Titan, the magnetic distortion from the planet's rings will make us invisible to Nero's sensors. We could follow him to Earth by staying in his blind spot."

"What blind spot?" asked Bones. He had finished looking over Lydia and then he looked over Jim.

"Its exhaust wake. If we adjust our shield frequencies, they shouldn't detect us."

"Wait a minute- anyone understand this kid? How old are you?"

"I am seventeen, Sir," Chekov said almost with pride.

"Seventeen?"

"Bones the things I could do when I was seventeen could scare you. Don't underestimate him," Lydia turned to McCoy.

"Yeah well you weren't calculating…whatever the hell he said."

"Doctor... Mr. Chekov is correct."

Everyone turned toward Spock who had just entered. Lydia gave Jim a look. Could it be that he was back to himself enough that he could help?

"I have reviewed his telemetry. If Mr. Sulu can maneuver us into position, I can beam aboard Nero's ship."

"I won't let you to do that, Mr. Spock," Jim said. He was truly worried about Spock.

"Romulans and Vulcans share a common ancestry. Our cultural similarities will make it easier for me to access their ship's computer to locate the device." Then taking a deep breathe he continued. "Also, my mother was human. Which makes Earth the only home I have left."

That's what Jim needed to hear. This was the Vulcan he wanted covering his back. Right now Spock didn't know this and maybe couldn't understand him, but by making himself seem more emotional he had gain a lot of respect from everyone in the crew.

"Then I'm coming with you," Jim said looking at Spock with respect.

"I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it."

"See, we're getting to know each other."

For a moment, it was as if Lydia could see the future, and what she saw made her smile. A friendship that would last through time had just been born.

They had made it, with minutes to spared, but they had made it. She was in the transport room with Scotty making sure everything went according to plan. She had just had a fight with Jim about whether or not she was going to the Narada with them and still could not seem to shake the feeling that something was wrong.

"I am going with you," she said as they all walked to different places to get everything ready.

"No you are not," Jim had said without looking up.

"Yes I am."

"No you are not."

"Give me one good reason why I should stay."

"Because I am your captain and I am ordering you to." At that moment Uhura and Spock had walked by and their faces showed their disbelieve at what Jim had just said. Did he really think that was going to work?

"You've got to do better than that James T. Kirk. That man, that ship, is the reason I don't have a father so unless you can give me a honest good reason why I should stay behind you are going to have to ask Bones to knock me out with something. Otherwise I will find my own way there."

He looked at her and Lydia couldn't breathe. It was like Jim was trying to explain the universe to her with just one look and she was falling down the hole.

"I will beg you on my knees if I have to just please don't go," he took her hands in his and rested his forehead on hers. "I could live in a world where you are mad at me and never want to see me again. I couldn't live in a world where not seeing you was the only option. That man took one of the most important person in the world from me. I am begging you don't let him take anyone else from me please."

"What about me? What if he takes another person from me?"

"I will come back Lydia, because I have you to come back to."

"And you are saying what that if I went I wouldn't have…"

"I am saying that I would die if I lost you. I am saying that I don't want to live in a world you are not in any more. I am saying I love you, please don't take that love from me. Up until now, everyone I have loved has left. Please don't do this to me again."

Taking a moment to realized what he had just said she took a deep breathe.

"I love you too," she said getting a smile from Jim. "So you better come back."

"I will. Besides you have to stay, who is going to take care of the Enterprise while I'm gone. It's my pride and joy you know," he said smiling at her.

Now she and Scotty were sitting at the controls of the transporter room. She needed to make sure everything was ready so Jim could go and come without a problem.

"Transporter Room," said Sulu from the bridge. "We're in stable geosynchronous orbit behind the Narada."

"No sign they've detected us," confirmed Chekov.

"Perfect Mr. Sulu be ready for any other directions," she said as she watched Jim and Spock get ready.

"Whatever happens Mr. Sulu," Jim said into the comm. "If you feel you have a tactical advantage fire on that ship. Even if we're still aboard. It's an order."

"Yessir. Good luck."

"We'll be monitoring your frequency..." Uhura was telling Spock who decided at that moment to kiss her.

"Thank you, Nyota," said Spock with a face almost as if he couldn't breathe.

Unlike Kirk who was in total shocked and turned to Lydia.

"Did you know," he asked her.

"Didn't you?" she asked him back with a smile.

Giving her a smile back, he walked closer to Lydia. "You know we did confess our love for each other maybe we should try something like that," he said pointing to were Spock still held Uhura.

"How about this," she said with a smile. "Come back to me and I will give you all the kisses you want."

It worked; Jim couldn't stop smiling as he stood on the transporter.

Finally Uhura left Spock and Jim turned to him.

"Her first name is..."

"I have no comment on the matter."

"Okey dokey," Scotty said. "If there's any common sense to their ship design, I'll be puttin' ya in a cargo bay, shouldn't be a soul in sight."

As Lydia looked up, she wished Spock Prime was here next to her, or at least someone who understood what a moment this was. Kirk and Spock standing on the transporter pad, side by side and facing the same direction for the first time. Yes, she wished someone who knew what an iconic moment this was was standing with her.

"Energize."

Jim had to wonder in the grand scheme of life how many times one could be both right and wrong when transporting. Because yes they had made it to the cargo bay, but no it wasn't there empty there were souls in sight. Six to be precise.

Their saving grace had been that the Romulans were as shock to see them as Kirk and Spock. The fight started. The guy Jim was fighting was definitely giving him some problems, but finally he was down so he turned to help Spock only to find the rest unconscious.

Self-consciously he said, "mine had a gun," before walking off.

"I am trained in the Vulcan martial art of Suus Mahna." Spock said as he moved to try to meld him mind with one of the Romulans. "I am unable to meld with these Romulans there are subtle differences in their physiology I did not anticipate."

"Punch him in the face – make him talk – Suss Mahna his intended ass."

"Suss Mahna is only for self-defense, he's no longer a threat."

"Then pretend it's a threat – I'm your captain that's an order."

With a look at Kirk, that is exactly what Spock does.

"What is your computer access code?" he asked with the comlink translator.

The guard spits green blood at Spock and he decides to use some of that repress anger he has been holding on to.

"TELL! (PUNCH) ME! (PUNCH) THE! (PUNCH) CODE!" Very subtle.

As Uhura and Lydia returned to the bridge everyone's stations go dark.

"They activated the drill."

"Communications and transporter inoperative."

"They're on their own."

For a second Lydia can't breathe but she keeps it together, because someone has to.

The Romulan had finally decided to see thing Spock's ways and had given them the code they needed to get into the computer.

"What you refer to as the "Red Matter Device" is in the main hangar - and I've located Captain Pike."

"Is he alive?"

"Unknown."

"Let's move."

Three tasks that's all they have three task, find the red matter, find the Pike, and get of the ship. They could do it. So they moved down the hall always covering each other.

First task, find the red matter.

They had found the ship that contained the red matter.

"Spock, you'll be piloting the ship alone."

"Which may be problematic, as I am unfamiliar with this ship's design."

"Welcome back, Ambassador Spock."

"Wow. That's weird."

"Computer: what is your manufacturing origin?"

"Stardate 2397, commissioned by the Vulcan Science Academy."

"It appears you've been keeping rather important information from me."

"Just trust me. Can ya do that?"

"It appears as if I already have."

"Good. I'll get Pike."

First task done.

Second task, find Pike.

Kirk found Pike in the torture room.

"... Kirk?"

"Came back, Sir. Just like you ordered."

Kirk lift him from the table.

Pike shoot a guy behind Kirk.

They left the room.

Second Task Done.

Third Task, Get of the Ship

Running around the ship.

Firing at everyone in their path.

"Mr. Scott get us out of here."

"Transport in 5,4,3,2,1."

"Nice timing, Scotty."

"Never beamed two targets from two places onto the same pad before! That was pretty good!"

Task three, Done.