Chapter 3- Spock

Grayson came with me to the transporter room for study. During the storm I noticed that there was a power surge and we lost the landing party then got them back. When they materialized Grayson grabbed my arm lightly.

"Spock set phasers on the first Halican city." Jim ordered and I looked at him questioningly.

"Sir?" I questioned.

Jim looked around and then looked to the landing party. Jim then looked down at Grayson.

"Captain are you having any side effects from the beam up?" I questioned.

"Yes. Yes I am I think McCoy should check us all." Jim said looking at the rest of the landing party.

They left the room with Nyota saying nothing to myself or Grayson.

"That was not mommy. They are not the same ones that went down."

I knelt down in front of my son.

"Grayson are you certain?" I questioned.

"Yes Commander. That is not the same landing party." He said sure of his observation.

"Ok cadet. I ask that you keep this information to yourself for the moment." I said with a smile.

"Yes Commander." He responded and I beamed with pride.

He indeed would make a great officer I am excited to see how he handles his first crisis as a cadet. I would put Nyota to the test.

I entered the bridge with Grayson behind me. I stood on the side of her to whisper in her ear.

"I wish to speak with you in private." I whispered.

She stood in response and we walked to the turbo lift. I placed my hand on her belly.

"How are the three of you feeling right now?" I questioned.

"Excuse me?" She questioned her face full of confusion.

"Any morning sickness while you were on the planet?" I questioned keeping an eye on her reaction.

"No. Um why did you say the three of us?" She questioned and my eyebrow rose.

Indeed she was not my wife. I said nothing in reply and I softly grabbed her arm. I gently dragged her to the brig.

"Spock what are you doing?" She screamed.

"You are not my Nyota which means that no one from the landing party is who they seem to be."

Security guards brought the others of the landing party to the brig. Last to be brought was Captain Kirk. He was screaming about where his armed guards where.

"Spock you traitor. You can't do this I'll have you all executed."

"I think not Captain. Your authority here is limited." I responded. "It seems as though some sort of transmutation occurred in transport." I continued.

"Spock what do you want? I'll give you credits you'll be a rich man. Command of your own? Spock!" He yelled from the cell.

I stopped and tilted my head this was fascinating but I needed to find out how to get our crew back. With the four of them in the brig I went to research the situation. Twenty three point five hours have passed since the four in the brig have beamed over. Then I was called to the transporter room.

There before me was my Nyota. I took a deep breath as I looked at the others with her. They were the right ones.

"Good to see you Mr. Spock." Jim said with a smile.

Scott and McCoy walked past me out the doors. Nyota stopped in front of me. She extended her two fingers of her right hand and I extended mine. Our fingers connected in the touch and she smiled.

"I missed you." She breathed softly.

We were in the room alone. I placed a soft hand on her face. Our foreheads connected. My lips connected with hers.

"Spock promise that you'll never grow a beard." She said against my lips.

"A beard?" I questioned.

"The other you he had a beard." She answered.

She shivered as she spoke of the other me. I ran my hands up and down her arms trying to comfort her.

"Nyota did something happen to you?" I questioned and I saw fear in her eyes.

"Spock I just need to get some sleep." She answered nervous.

"Sure I will tell the Captain that you are resting." I said softly as I pulled her into me.

"Spock I don't want to be alone. Please come with me." She pleaded.

Something had happened to her but she was not willing to speak of it yet. I would wait. My thumb ran across her face and I smiled at her kissing her cheek.

"Go to our quarters and wait for me I will go to the bridge and tell Jim that we will be off shift." I said softly.

She nodded in agreement and went to our quarters. I also made arrangements for the children to stay with Kelly and Diane for the evening. I quietly entered our quarters in case she had fallen asleep. She was nowhere to be found until I went into the bathroom. She sat on the shower floor crying. I have seen this state before. She has suffered some kind of trauma. I grabbed a towel and wrapped her in it. I carried her to the bed and laid her down.

I dressed her in her pajamas. I took off my boots and leaned against the headboard. She wrapped her arms around my waist I bent one of my legs up and wrapped my arms around her.

"I'm sorry Spock." She whispered into my chest.

"Nyota you have done nothing to be sorry for." I replied with my hand caressing her back.

"I understand now. I understand what happened with you on the Romulan ship." She said tearfully.

I shifted uncomfortably as she brought up the incident that led to our divorce. I pushed her closer to me.

"Spock it would be too painful to speak of please do a mind meld with me." She said in a whisper.

I kissed the top of her head. I placed my hand in the proper positions. A flood of memories and emotions from the last day flowed into my mind. I saw the way my alternate self treated her. He was rough and cruel. I saw the disgust in her when he touched her. I felt the pain she felt when she gave herself to him to ensure her safety. She felt like she betrayed me. She was gripped by fear of him and felt she had no choice. The alternate versions of the Enterprise crew members were violent myself included. They were part of the Klingon Empire and I acted as such.

I disengaged the mind meld and she looked up at me tearfully.

"I'm sorry Spock. I betrayed you." She cried.

"You did what you had to." I responded and kissed her forehead again.

"But I let him…" she paused. "Spock aren't you upset with me? Angry that I let another man touch me. Be intimate with me. The way I was angry with you." She said with tears pouring from her eyes.

"No Nyota I am not. I understood your anger then."

"But I treated you unfairly." She cried.

"The instinct to survive is strong. It will cause one to do anything to obtain that survival. I saw your thoughts then all you wanted was to get back here to me and our family. You have special cargo to think about and I know you did it to protect them as well." I responded holding her tighter.

She cried into my chest for a few minutes.

"Spock I need to be touched by you. Please. I need you to make love to me." She cried.

I smiled down at her and kissed her softly. My hand grazed her face softly.

"I love you Nyota. Nothing will change that." I said in a whisper against her lips.