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Chapter 13 – "holding a breath"

U.S.S. Division

Only Izzy, G and Sam remained in the meeting room. The others had orders to fulfil, she also send the crew members away so she could talk to them freely about Gabe. She knows that they want to keep their agent as secure as they can and that means to keep information's about him as close to the chest as possible. It would be what she would do. "So what do we do about Gabe?" she finally wants to know.

"We don't know, we don't have a place to start for his search." G says in a depressed tone.

Now Izzy was shocked. "How I thought every agent has an implant that sends his location with a week time difference to SCC headquarters?" she asks them. Both look at her perplex, how does she know that. Only the members of the SCC know that. Their question was all over their faces as she answers. "Oh, please … like I told Spock I am Captain of the Division now. I make it my duty to know as much as possible. Besides I learned some things throughout my life and the different jobs I had." Interns often were overlocked and you can learn many things this way, if you want to. A flow in the system if you ask Izzy, but that doesn't mean that she didn't make use of it.

They nod, not that they like it that their secrets were known. They don't want that knowledge in the wrong hands, but they also know that they can trust Izzy. "We think that his chip somehow was deactivated." G declares.

Sam adds after a moment. "That is why he is currently listed as MIA in the database of SCC."

That is not good. Not only is Gabe a good agent, a good friend of the family, he probably has valuable intel and they need his position to find him and get this information, so something has to be done. Izzy always thinks outside the box, that is why she takes the tablet at hand and starts to type through shadownet to start a search for the origin of the communiqué, because it has to come from somewhere, even in the expands of the web. There are always traces left behind to be found.

G and Sam only watch her as she types, they know that she has an idea and they don't want interrupt her while she works, they know she doesn't like that. The problem was that Izzy wasn't so used to the system and it took her sometime. Before she could find what she was looking for, the communication terminal of the meeting room activates. She accepts the call and says. "Yes."

It was Birkhoff on the other end, who said with a clear smile on his face, which she hears in his voice "You need more training with my baby … Captain."

"I know." she declares defeated.

He laughs and says. "By the way the information you are looking for points to Algeron IV."

"How?" Izzy asks.

"I know my system and I am faster, why didn't you ask for help?" he tells her.

"You already have things to do. So I figured I could do it on my own." She tells him somehow embarrassed. She should have known that he would learn about her absurd attempt to find something with the help of shadownet. "Thanks."

"No problem." he declares, after a moment he adds. "It was fairly easy I found a code implanted into the message, which I didn't see before. I wasn't looking for it. I think that the agent is a hacker called Trickster. I know some of his work and that made it easier for me to follow the bread crumbs."

That is interesting. Izzy didn't know that Gabe knows how to hack, but you can have a lifetime with one person and still learn new things from him every day. The hacker name made her laugh only Gabe would conceal his hacker identity with his real name. He would call it hiding in plain side. "Ok, thanks." with that the connection ended. She turns back and says to others in the room. "I would start at Algeron IV."

Before they can react in any way, the communication pad activates again. "Yes." she says a little annoyed, because for now it looks she doesn't get some work done.

"Izzy you should come to the bridge. I think your boys started their counter plans." Michael says and ends the call with it. Without thinking Izzy gets up and makes her way to the bridge. On her way there she hopes that her boys don't do anything stupid. Izzy reaches the bridge in the moment the Impala jumps to warp and the bigger ship, which she guessed was Nero's followed him. From that moment on she can only watch. What followed were some of the most thrilling moments of her life, because she feared her heart would stop at every second as she watches the happenings on the screen.


U.S.S. Impala

The bridge of the Impala is impregnated with silence. All were on high alert and concentrate on the task at hand. They know that one tiny mistake can mean a difference and they don't want to make mistakes. Everyone waits with baiting breath till they hear the alert Sam set for their arrival.

As soon as the alert rang, Dean orders. "Attention, here we go." Dean turns to his brother and says. "Bring us in position" then he turns to Ash. "Fire on the drill as soon as you have it in sight."

Both say at the same time. "Eye Sir." In that moment they leave warp and enter the Earth orbit. There in front of them they see the ship of Nero. Without giving him a change to take them into sight Sam sets the path and a moment later Ash fires. A salve of lasers was enough to separate the drill from the ship.

As soon as that happened, Dean orders Sam. "Get us to the coordinates to meet with the Enterprise."

Sam didn't wait long and activated the course as soon as the order left Deans mouth. It was good timing on Sam's part, because Nero's ship already was on attack course. Dean knew that he will not give up, that is why he leaves the bridge with. "Sam, you are acting Captain, remember your orders. I will be on the enemy's ship."

With that Sam leaves the seat of the pilot and takes the seat of the Captain. "Eye, Sir." was his brother's answer and with that Dean was on his way to the beaming pad. Another officer on the bridge takes over the piloting seat form Sam. All heard the Captain leave with his last order, but only one of them to questions it. Ash asks himself what Dean has order his brother to do.

Before Ash can ask what is going on; they reach their destination and Ash scans the area for the Enterprise. A moment later he found them. "Sir, the Enterprise is raising from the rings of Saturn as we speak."

"Good." Sam says, activates the ship communication system to connect him to his brother on the beaming pad. "Dean get ready."

Perfect timing, because as those words left Sams mouth, Dean enters the pad of the Impala, before he orders Bobby to beam him to the enemy's ship, he asks. "Do you have the coordinates?"

"I am working on it; I already in contact with engineer Scott." Bobby answers.

"Ok." with that Dean takes position with his phaser in hand to have it ready should they meet company on arrival. Dean doesn't believe it not being prepared.


U.S.S. Enterprise

In that moment Jim enters his own beaming pad on the Enterprise and asks his new Chief engineer. "How are we Scotty?"

With a big smile he looks at Jim and says. "Unbelievable, but the ship is in position and a lined with the Impala. I already send the coordinates to where we should beam to chief engineer Singer. We only wait on the go to beam."

That is good to know. Jim steps to the terminal beside Scotty and activates the communication on his ship and says. "Whatever happens Mr. Zulu if you think you have the tactical advantage you fire on the enemy ship, even if we are still on board!" After a moment he adds, to make clear to his current acting Captain that he means it. "That's an order." He hopes that they will be already on the Enterprise before that happens, but you never know.

The unsecure answer was. "Yes sir." Jim can hear that Zulu doesn't like this order, but still would follow it.

That is good to hear for Jim. It is good that his crew is following his lead, after only being in charge for a short moment, almost only a blink of an eye. "Otherwise we will contact the Enterprise, when we are ready to be beamed back."

"Good Luck." Zulu answer to this and Jim knows that they really will need it.

With that said Jim walks to the pad. He almost doesn't believe his eyes, there his current first officer and his communication Lieutenant, Izzy's roommate Uhura were kissing. Jim would never have seen that coming. But some things in the past make so much more sense now and Izzy must have known about this. Otherwise she wouldn't have chosen her to contradict Spock's logic. Oh, his little girlfriend can be such a minx if she wants to be.

As he takes position on the pad he overhears their discussion as Spock tells her. "I will be back." Something Jim can understand, he himself promised his girl the same thing. The only difference is she promised bloody harm should he get himself hurt. So he has to be careful.

"You better be I will monitor you frequency." was her answer.

"Thank you Nyota." with that she leaves the pad to follow her orders.

Finally Jim learns her first name. As he remembers correctly that was one of the first things he discussed with her. He wanted to know her name, but she didn't want to give it to him. It leaded to get to know Dean and Izzy. He has to command on it. "Her first name is Nyota?"

But of course Spock didn't want to give him anything. "I have no comment on that matter."

Before Jim can say anything, Scott declares. "Okay dokey then, if there is any common sense for the design of the enemy's ship I should put you somewhere in the cargo bay. There shouldn't be a soul in side."

With a deep breath, Jim gets ready and orders. "Energize." Only a moment later they leave the Enterprise for their journey. The same thing happens on the Impala, as soon as Bobby heard the order he activated the transporter and watches as his Captain was taken away from the ship and hopes he will come out back on top.


Narada

They arrived at the same time beside each other. As soon as they were fully materialized they learned fast that they weren't in the cargo bay like Scotty assumed. Good, that Dean was prepared; as soon as he saw in what situation they were in he started to fire. Only a moment later Spock and Jim followed his lead. At the same time they retreated to a better position than out in the open encircled by Romulans.

Spock took the lead with Jim covering him and Dean built the close. Their retread leaded them into clearly smaller room with only one Romulan as enemy. As soon as Dean enters he sees that Spock already was connected with him to let their minds meld together and hears Jim say. "I cover for you?" Jim looks at Dean and tells him with his eyes that he will cover the left side of Spock and he shall take the right side.

A nod in acknowledgement of the suggestion is all Dean gave Jim, before he took position and cover. Both were on high alert, which was a good thing, they can't stay in this room forever especially because they came here for a reason. A moment after he was in position a Romulan steps into his flied of vision, without thinking Dean fires and hits his target spot on. On the other side of the room Jim is in a similar situation. Dean looks at Spock and says to Jim. "He needs to get going."

"Yeah, I know, but unfortunately it doesn't work that way." Jim says with a smile. But they didn't have to wait long as Spock looks up, opens his eyes and steps up, so Jim has to ask. "You know where he is … Captain Pike?" he clarified.

Instead of answering directly, he says. "And black hole device."

"Good, let's go." Dean already was up and followed Spock, but he wanted to take the rear again. Jim understands his intentions and walks past his lover. Some floors down, they went through some decks into a big hall, which probably was the cargo bay, Scotty wanted to send them to. They followed the pointy ear bastard without any commands. Yeah, unbelievable but Jim and Dean can be serious if the situation asks for it and this definitely counts, so they fully concentrate on the matter at hand instead of being their normally joking selves.

They all look around to take inventory. Jim and Dean look at each other and ask without words, what they are doing here. The answer followed from Spock as he walked to the most sophisticated ship in the hangar. They follow him as he enters the ship and as soon as they enter Jim has the idea that this is the ship they need. Not only is the red matter here, this ship also looks far more advanced than they expected. No wonder it is from the future after all, Jim tells himself as Spock and Dean look perplex around the ship.

Spock voiced. "I foresee a complication the design of this ship is far more advanced that I anticipated."

Before Jim or even Dean can say anything, a computer voice says. "Voice print and face recognition analysis enabled, welcome back ambassador Spock."

Jim almost wished he had a camera at hand to print their shocked faces to preserve them for posterity. Both Dean and Spock were shocked and Jim tried hard not to let it show on his face that he already knew this would happen. Maybe he should have tried better instead of saying. "Wow that's wired."

Dean knows that tone, that is Jims I-know-something-you-don't-tone and Dean asks himself how that can be. They only arrived moments ago. "What the hell?" he asks Jim, who of course ignored it. Sometimes Dean hates that Jim and him are so much alike, because that is definitely the thing he would do as well.

The Vulcan on the other hand chooses a different way as he asks in a loud voice. "Computer, what is your manufacturing origin?"

"Star date 2387 commissioned by the Vulcan science academy." The computer answered and wow did that shock Spock and Dean even more.

Spock accusingly turns to Jim and says. "It appears you're keeping important information from me."

"It doesn't happen often, but I have to follow up on Spock's statement." Dean declares in a pissed voice. He hates to not have all the information and Jim knows that, but he still withheld information from them, from him.

Yeah, he will pay for that later, Jim knows that, but now is not the time so he asks. "You will be able to fly this thing, right?" Even if he already knows the answer, just like Spock did, but he had to ask.

"Something tells me I already have." was Spock's answer.

That was all he needed to know. "Good Luck." he tells his first officer.

Before Jim can leave with Dean in tow, Spock stops him with his hand on Jims shoulder and says in his Vulcan way. "Jim the statistical like hood that our plan will succeed is less than 4,3 %."

Ok, that is something he has to change in his current first officer, if he will give him the job permanently. If Jim hates one thing then it is if someone tells him his chances, that isn't how the world works for Jim Kirk. A thing he has in common with Dean. That is why both say at the same time. "It will work."

But Spock doesn't want to budge on this, even Vulcans can be stubborn. "In the event that I do not return please tell Lieutenant Uhura …"

"Spock it will work." Jim interrupts him as starts to leave the ship with Dean following him. They hear Spock say 'fascinating' as they leave the ship.

As soon as they were out of earshot of Spock, Dean stopped Jim for a moment. They may not have the time for it, but it has to be now. "Why didn't you tell me about this?" Dean points at the ship as it starts to take off.

Jim nervously scratches his head. "Ahh."

But Dean didn't let it go. "Cut the bullshit and spit it out." Dean orders him.

With a sigh he answers. "You know that he deported me off the ship" pointing in the general direction of Spock and Dean nods in answer. "on the planet I met a Vulcan, an old one, and even if I didn't know him, he knew me. It was …"

But Jim didn't have to finish Dean was smart enough to figure it out. "Are you telling me that you saw another Spock on that planet?" It was a statement as well as a question at the same time.

"Yeah."

"And you believed him?" Dean asks, because Jim Kirk doesn't believe everything he is told. No, he always double checks everything. Only if the source is Izzy, they learned that it isn't necessary, because they can trust her explicitly, especially if they don't want to anger her.

"Of course not, but after the mind meld it made sense." Jim says.

That explains why he believed him, but there was still one thing that doesn't sit right with Dean. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Apologizing Jim looks at Dean and says. "I am sorry, but he told me that should I tell anyone I would risk a problem with the time continuum."

That makes sense. Hopefully they will not have problems with that now and Dean can accept that. "Ok, come on lets go find Izzy's father." Just like that the matter was forgotten. Jim loves that about Dean and Izzy, they only need a good explanation, why he did something, before they forgive him. Before Dean can walk away, Jim takes him by his shirt in brings him in for a passionate kiss. Not to be outdone Dean was as passionate as Jim. But time was a factor at the moment so the kiss was short, but still intense.

It was Jim, who breaks the kiss as he says. "We will finish this after we are done here."

"Agreed." was Dean answer with a big smile.

With that they were on the search for Pike. But instead of going directly together they decided to have a big distance between them, so that that one can cover the other better. On the next deck Jim was attacked by a Romulan, who tried to choke him, the alert started and he runs away. Only to be replaced by another Romulan, who wanted to throw Jim down the ship. Nice going today for Jim, Dean thinks.

Dean couldn't get the first one, but he got the second. He was a fast draw. He fired his phaser and hit him dead on so that Romulan instead fell down. After he helped Jim back-up, because he was holding on only with his hands. "Thanks." Jim says as Dean lifts him up to him on the platform. As soon as both were on solid ground Dean attacks his lips, he is so happy that nothing serious happened to Jim. He doesn't know, what he would do should he lose him.

After they break apart, he jokes. "I had to save you, Izzy literally would kill me." Jim laughs at Dean's statement, because he knows that is his way of getting rid of all the feelings and mushing's. Considering Jim was similar to him this way, he doesn't have a problem with it. Not to forget she really would make good on her promise, they have no problem believing that.

Without another word they get up and kept on searching. Almost in the next room they find Captain Pike finally. Both are happy to see him still alive. They didn't want to lose their mentor or let Izzy live without a father. A little delusional he looks at them and asks in a slurring voice. "What are you doing here?"

To the two of them it was clear that he must have been drugged. But they still answered unison. "Just following orders." They started to free him so that they can let the doctors take care of him soon. Both let their guard down for a moment, so that a Romulan almost would have got them, but even in his drugged infused state Pike was a class on his own, as he takes Jims phaser and fires without missing.

Dean and Jim were perplex and impressed at the same time as they say. "Thanks."

"Yeah, get us out of here."

"With pleasure." Dean says.

At the same time Jim activates his tricorder and orders. "Enterprise now." It took only a moment before the light of the beam catches them and in a blink of an eye the three of them were back on the Enterprise. At the same time Spock arrives there. Scotty has good timing, because the enemy's ship started to explode after Spock hit and stirred the vessel he was flying onto collision course. All four take a deep breath. "Nice timing Scotty." Jim says.

The engineer was happy with his accomplishment, as he tells them. "Hahaha, I never beamed four people from two targets on one pad before."

Being off the Narada and back on his ship means for Pike that he can let go, because all of a sudden he becomes heavy. Jim and Dean have problems to hold him up, but Bones with his team enters in that moment. "Jim, Dean."

They greet him back with. "Bones." as they transfer the Captain to the medical team so that they can take care of him.

"I got him."

That was all they needed to hear, before Dean and Jim look at each other. They know they weren't out of the woods; they still have work to do; the danger is still a given. With determination they leave for the bridge with Spock on their heels. With Jim in the lead they enter the bridge. As soon as the crew sees their Captain back on board again, they smile, because they know that their mission was a success.

Chekov turns to Jim and says. "Captain the enemies ship is losing power, there shields are down."

Jim reacted with "Hail them now."

"Eye." was his short answer as Jim take position in front of the screen with Spock on his right and Dean on his left side. On the contrary to Spock Dean has a slight idea what Jim would do next. Simply because he takes his own actions he would take in such situation as scale. A moment later Nero appears on the screen.

Jim knows that what he says can backfire, but he still has to try it. "This is Captain James T. Kirk of the U.S.S Enterprise, your ship is compromised you are too close to the singularity to survive without assistance, which we are willing to provide."

Now Spock was perplex and signals the Captains to turn around. As soon as their faces were away from the screen he asks Jim. "Captain what are you doing?"

"We show them compassion maybe the only way for peace with the Romulans." Jim starts.

Dean has to smile to himself, because he was right, because Jim does what he would have done. "It's logic, Spook. I thought you like that." he ends for his lover. A smile on Jims face tells him that he is happy that Dean and him are so similar that they sometimes don't need words for their communication.

Spock has to give them that it was the logical solution, but his human side is winning at the moment. That is why he declares. "No not really, not this time."

With that the three of them turn around again and as soon as Nero has their attention he declares. "I would rather suffer the end of Romulus a 1000 times; I would rather die in agony, than accepting assistance from you."

If that is what he wants, who is Jim to deny him what he wishes. So he turns to Zulu and orders. "You got it. Arm phasers, fire everything we've got."

"Yes Sir." he answers with a gleeful expression as he activates the weapons. All members of the crew are on the same side. Nero doesn't deserve a second chance in their opinions. They watch as the weapons of the Enterprise take the Narada apart.

As they explosion hits and Jim was sure that Nero was death he turns to his pilot again and orders. "Zulu let's go home."

"Yes Sir."

But unfortunately they didn't move not really at least. But why, Jim doesn't have an idea. "Why we aren't at warp?" he asks his crew.

"We are Sir." Chekov declares. That is so not good, Dean and Jim thought.

"Kirk to engineering … get us out of her, Scotty." If one person can get them out of here it would the engineer or at least Jim hopes so.

"You bet your ass that I will." was Scotty answers after a moment he adds defeated. "Captain the gravity wall has got us."

"Go to maximum warp." Jim orders.

"I am giving her all that she's got."

"All she's got isn't good enough. What else do you have?" Jim yells as the ship starts to break apart with the first cracks on the wall. That is so not good.

"Okay, okay if we eject the core and detonate it, the blast could push us away, but I can't promise it." Scotty answers.

Jim knows that it was experimental and could go wrong, but it also could go right, so he yells. "Do it, do it, do it." As they watch the crack on the screen get bigger they see the warp core reaching the singularity. They all take a breath and hope for the best. It takes moments, but it works. Just like Scotty said it would, they were blasted in the direction of Earth. All let the breath out they kept in and started to yell happily.

Dean and Jim look for a moment at each other. They don't want the crew to know that they were an item as well, at least not now. So they settle for a manly hug, while they whisper into the others ear at the same time. "I love you." It was the first time they said it to each other and the happiness was written all over their faces. But no-one of the crew saw or heard, because they have their own happiness to concentrate on.


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