Uhura was looking at her screens when something caught her eye, "Captain!" she yelled to grab Kirk's attention.
Kirk walked over, looking over her shoulder to see what she was looking at. "Sir, Krall is a Federation Officer. He is Captain Balthazar Edison."
"That would make him over 200 years old," Kirk stated as Krall's mission suddenly made sense.
"Sulu, we need to land as closely to the main facility as possible," he ordered as he realized that Krall would release his death machine into Yorktown's air supply.
"Chekov and Mr. Scott," Kirk began, "When we land, you two need to do your best to shut down the planet's oxygen supply."
"Sir, there is no way we could override that system," Scotty complained, "That is the very thing people need to breathe."
Wren looked over at Jaylah, "Take Jaylah to help you," she suggested as she got a second idea. "Spock," she said into the comm.
"Wren, is everything alright?" he replied, his voice concerned.
Wren laughed at his over protectiveness so soon in the game but replied, "Lead Krall's ship to the main gas lines. If he crashes, maybe he will die in the explosion."
Wren shut down the comm and caught a grin from Kirk at her planning. Sulu interrupted the plan making and said, "Prepare for landing. We're going down hard."
The crew braced themselves as the ship crash landed into the water which flowed through Yorktown. Once the ship came to a halt, they got off and saw Krall's ship was already in flames.
"Do you think he's dead?" Maria asked as Chekov squeezed her hand before he, Scotty and Jaylah raced into the building.
Wren looked up, "No," she shook her head causing Kirk to look up to.
Krall was already halfway to the air vent. Kirk raced after him leaving Maria and Wren to watch in horror as they realized they could die at any moment.
"Maybe we shouldn't watch," Maria said as the two strained their necks to see two men fighting in the clear ducts way above their heads.
"Maybe not," Wren agreed as they stood there looking at each other. "If it ends, I want you to know that you are my best friend," Wren said, "You've been like a sister to me since our first day at the Academy."
Maria reached forward and embraced her friend, "We are sisters," she said as the girls hugged each other tightly not paying attention anymore to the world possibly ending above them.
It wasn't until they felt the hands of two other people on their shoulders that they let each other go. The girls turned to see Spock and Bones on their sides with a heaving Kirk not too far off.
"You did it!" Wren screamed as she wrapped her arms around Spock's neck.
Maria smiled broadly as she raced away to go find Chekov inside the building. Kirk grinned as Bones said, "So much for sisterhood," he said with a laugh.
Wren peeked over at Bones, still embracing Spock tightly and stuck her tongue out at him.
"We saved the world, what now?" Kirk asked, finally catching his breath.
"A break, Jim, a break," Bones replied as he grabbed the Captain's arm to drag him inside leaving Spock and Wren alone.
"I'm so glad you made it," Wren said as she loosened her grip just slightly on Spock.
"I won't be leaving your side again," he replied.
The crew waited in the ballroom of Yorktown for Bones and the Captain to appear for his birthday celebration. When they saw Kirk walk through the entrance, they all shouted, "Surprise!"
Wren noticed Kirk's cheeks blush slightly as Bones turned to Kirk, handing him a drink and saying, "Told you I'm the sentimental type."
Kirk smiled, drink in hand, and said, "First of all, thank you all for being here and for all the work you've done aboard the Enterprise. I know being in deep space for so long can make us lose focus on what we're doing but you all have done an amazing job and I am proud to Captain this crew. We set out again in a few days on the Enterprise-A and I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be on board with. To absent friends and those we haven't met yet!" he finished his toast with his glass to the sky though his eyes made a quick glance at Wren.
Wren smiled as she felt Spock wrap his arm around her waist. She looked up at him, "We're going to have a baby in deep space."
Before Spock could respond, Kirk walked up and took Spock for a moment.
Kirk looked at Spock, once they'd walked away and said, "I'm sorry about Ambassador Spock. Is that what you wanted to tell me that day in the lift?"
Spock looked at Kirk and thought through all the things they'd been through in the last two weeks and replied, "More or less."
Wren wandered over to Maria and Chekov, "Are you two excited to be going back out?"
Maria grinned, "I live for it. Pavel has other plans though," she finished as she looked down.
Wren furrowed her brow as Chekov replied, "I plan to join back up but I am going to go back to the Academy and get my Master's in engineering."
"You're already so good at that stuff, why?" Wren asked, feeling for Maria as they would be parting ways for a time.
Pavel smiled as he reached down to grasp Maria's hand, "I can always be better."
Wren looked down at Maria, her heart shattering for her friend, "Why don't you stay here with him?"
Maria looked up at Wren, her eyes filled with surprise, "I need to be with you. You're going to have a baby and I want to be there for that."
"I'll be in good hands with Bones, you know that. Stay with him. If there's anything I've learned recently," she began as she looked over to see Spock coming back her way, "it's that people matter most and Pavel is your person now, not me."
Maria stood and hugged Wren tightly, "I will miss you so much!"
Wren didn't say anything as she embraced her friend. Spock was at her side once more, "May I borrow you for a moment?" he asked.
Wren laughed as she let Maria go, "You don't have to ask," she said as she felt the tears of the goodbye sting her eyes. She gladly walked away with Spock.
"What is it?" she asked, as she looked into his eyes.
"Are you sure you want to continue the five year mission now that you're expecting?" his voice was filled with concern as he asked. She knew he was thinking of all the danger they'd encountered and he couldn't picture a baby factoring into any of that.
Wren grasped his face gently in her hands, "Spock, it will work out because we're meant to be up there. There are always possibilities," she quoted him before leaning forward and placing her lips against his.
The End
