Anakin and Obi-wan followed the captain into his ship, and saying that they were impressed would have been an understatement. Obi-wan had already seen the interior of the Star Destroyers that are going to be used by the Republic in the upcoming war. The difference between the two crafts were clearly obvious and what their primary functions were too.

From one turbolift to the next Pike lead them to the main bridge. His minding going from the ongoing crisis to the hearing at the academy; he knows that Kirk will be grounded until the academic board´s decision. That wasn't going to sit well with the kid.

"Commander Spock will brief you on the situation once he arrives." Pike stated looking around the bridge. "I have to go and sign for some last minute installation," his eyes flickered towards the young and curious male. "Please don't touch anything," he finished and left through the lift that would take directly to engineering.

It wasn't long till' Spock walked calmly yet hurriedly into the bridge, he raised an eyebrow when he spotted the two still unknown men standing before the window. Observing their faces, Spock could tell that out of everything that had happened to them and all that they had witness in this galaxy, what was going on now… this was none thing new to them.

Anakin was discreetly looking around; he could barely hide his excitement and wonder. The design was clean, though he had noticed in their way in that it was also comfortable… this ship was obviously built for long voyages and deep space traveled. It was built to make the crew feel at ease and relax if need be.

"Commander," Obi-wan greeted solemnly feeling the Vulcan's emotions through the force.

"Knight Kenobi, I was not expecting you and young Skywalker to be here." He stated plainly… too focus on the information that was scrolling through his datapad.

"Captain Pike asked for assistance," Anakin answered subtly looking over the equipment.

A notification sprang up on the Commander's pad, detailing the Captain's reason for the duo to be on this mission and what was expected of Spock. He inwardly sighed and looked up, Kenobi was observing him patiently.

"My home world is experiencing seismic activity; our job is to help where we are needed. The Enterprise especially as a beacon of hope as the Federation's new Flagship." The Commander explained and unexpectedly hurried out of the bridge, a small detail on his datapad grabbing his attention.

Obi-wan and Anakin shared a look, 'I have a bad feeling about this Master.'

'I feel it too my not so subtle Padawan,' Obi-wan replied not turning to look at the younger man.

Anakin smiled sheepishly, though inwardly cringed… down the corridor he could feel the worry and stress of the normal stoic half Vulcan. The Force was vibrating with his emotions, if he hadn't felt it… the mask the Vulcan wore would have fooled him.

Nonetheless, he couldn't help his curiosity and marvel with this magnificent ship. It was elegant and obviously built for speed. He would do anything to be able to get a look at the blueprints and to peek into the engine room. However, he could sense that now wasn't the time for his curiosity and engineering mind to takeover.

Obi-wan was also curious about the ship and yet he couldn't take his eyes off the stars in front of him. It was strange, they looked so much like the stars at him, yet he couldn't identify one single constellation.

One by one, members of the crew started to trickle in and each watched the stranger with interest. They had never seen them before and they weren't dressed in anyway as Starfleet officers.

Anakin wondered closer to his master and sent him a confirming message. The Captain was on the ship and the Commander was down in the lower decks, surprisingly the Force was telling him that another important presence was on board, yet was staying far away from the bridge.

Pike walked swiftly into the bridge and made quick work towards his chair, calling all the eyes to him. Yet, he noticed that everybody's eyes kept flickering towards the Jedi, but now wasn't the time to explain… a planet was in trouble.

Spock walked into the bridge, "Captain, engineering reports, 'ready for launch'."

Pike nodded and meet eyes with the Jedi, they were prepared to help wherever they are needed. "The maiden voyage of our newest flagship deserves more pomp and circumstance than we can afford today, but her christening will have to be our reward for a safe return." He says looking down and turning on the comm, "all decks, this is Captain Pike. Prepare for immediate departure… Helm, thrusters."

The young man turned from the Captain and started working on his consult. "Moorings retracted, Captain, dock control reports ready… thrusters fired, separating from space dock."

The ships around them followed the flagship's separation and the Captains decided to follow the enterprises lead. She was their flagship and nevertheless this was her maiden voyage. She deserves their respect. The ships each moved into position and readied the warp drives to make the dive into warp space.

Anakin and Obi-wan watched what was happening, the ship was moving at a smooth pace and everything was neatly coordinated. For a person like Obi-wan, it was truly beautiful… in the last few weeks there hasn't been much for him to admire.

"The fleet's cleared space dock, Captain, all ships are ready for warp." The pilot informed.

"Set course for Vulcan," Pike commanded.

The pilot nodded, "course laid in."

The Captain smirked, "maximum warp… punch it!"

The pilot automatically follows the order, Anakin notes that he is very confident in dealing with this newly made ship. He has the air of being a good pilot. Yet as he pulls the lever and the rest of the fleet disappears into what they believe is warp, the Enterprise stays in the orbit.

Everybody turned and looked at the pilot expectantly, the pilot who was also confused and concerned sat searching the controls to find what was wrong.

"Lieutenant, where's Helmsman McKenna?" Pike finally asked.

The pilot stopped his searching and turned to look at the Captain straight in the eyes with confidence. "Uh, he has lungworms, sir? He'll be fine, but couldn't report to his post, I'm Hikaru Sulu."

"And you are a pilot, right?" Pike asked though now obviously messing with him now. The Jedi were doing their best to hide their amusement, Spock noted that they could obviously feel that the Captain wasn't at all mad.

"Very much so, sir… I'm not sure what's…" he answered turning back to the controls. "Wrong here…."

"Is the parking brake on?" Pike joked, Obi-wan now having to hide his mouth with his hand. Anakin wasn't fairing any better.

Even Sulu could now tell that the Captain was finding this situation at least slightly amusing. "No, I'll figure it out, just…"

"Have you disengaged the External Inertial Dampener?" Spock asked, he obviously wasn't in a joking mode and wanted to get to his home planet as quickly as possible.

Sulu looked and winced, the Commander was right and with a somber mode he disengaged the Dampener. Anakin had to hid his laughter behind a cough, which earned him a glared from the now irritated and humiliated pilot.

"Ready for warp, sir," Sulu said hiding his frown.

Pike smiled and with ease explained as though he was talking to a first year academy student. "The External Inertial Dampener, that's the parking brake."

Sulu was now flushed in the face and didn't dare to meet anybody's eyes. "Yes sir…."

Pike chuckled, "let's punch it!"

The ship now alone snapped into warp and left the Starfleet's home system.

Well a lot of you have been asking and here is the next chapter... sorry I took so long, but I did warn you all that their would be a long time between updates. That being said here you go and thank you all who have been reviewing, favoriting and following.

Please review... reviews are what keep me going!