Kirk and AU!Spock are together but don't get a chance to really discuss it because the ship it in danger.
I am posting this early because I am busy tomorrow. Thank you to T'Arrah for being a fantastic beta.
Star Trek isn't mine.
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After Jim slips on his newly replicated tunic, he spins on his heels to gaze at Spock who is sitting on the bed putting on his boots. He can't stop the smile that forms on his face as he remembers what he and Spock got up to in that bed not 10 minutes ago and how he wouldn't mind an encore performance.
Spock glances up at him after zipping up his second boot and quirks an eyebrow at his new bond-mate.
"If we had sufficient time I would be .?docid=24256306menable to repeating our sexual encounter, but I do believe Captain Pike told us to meet him in the conference room when we had 'sorted things out'. We do not want to keep him waiting."
Kirk tries not to look too disappointed by this, but his bottom lip seems to have a mind of it's own as he pouts at his Vulcan lover.
"I don't think we have sorted everything out. We shouldn't leave anything unresolved. Ii's not healthy to have things hanging over our head."
Jim suddenly feels a wave of love and adoration flood his mind through his link with Spock. The Vulcan is now standing and gazing at him as if he were the most important man in the world. It takes all of Jim's will power not to melt into a puddle of goo where he stands. He has never felt as loved as he does with Spock... this Spock.
"That is true James, but we will have to find time after we meet with the captain and the Vulcan diplomats. Now let us depart."
Spock takes a hold of Kirk's hand, entwines their fingers and guides the blond towards the door. He lets go once they are in the hall, but the Vulcan's mind continues to caress Jim's so as to not let the man feel as though he is rejecting him. Kirk is about to reassure Spock that he understands the distance when they are in public, (they are on duty and they really shouldn't go around broadcasting it when they haven't truly defined what 'it' is), but Spock's mental presence is just so addictive and so he holds his tongue. The chuckle that echoes through his head informs him that the Vulcan has figured him out.
Just when Jim is about to tell Spock off for being too clever for his own good, the red alert sounds through the corridor and none other than Selik's voice travels through the ship's speakers.
"A medical and security team is needed in Conference Room A immediately. We have a man down. Repeat, we have a man down."
Spock and Kirk glance at each other quickly and then both take off into a sprint towards the conference room without saying another word.
As they turn the last corner, Kirk is suddenly filled with dread as he spies most of the Vulcan diplomatic party standing near the doorway looking distressed. He knows something really bad must have gone down for these Vulcan's to show their emotions so openly.
Jim spares them a single glance before he is racing into the conference room, with Spock close on his tail.
They enter the room to find two members of the security team dragging an unconscious Vulcan (Selik's junior aide, if Jim isn't mistaken) toward the door. Jim has no time for them though, because he spots McCoy and his medical team frantically working an a prone figure that is just out of his line of sight. As he steps closer, he sees command gold and he feels as if he has had the wind knocked out of him.
'No, it can't be. Not Pike.'
Every part of his being wants to rush towards the man that is the only father figure he has ever known (even if this one is technically not the same one that he knows so well) , but he knows he will just be a hindrance to Bones, so instead he steps up to Selik, who is hovering just out of the way of the the medics. The old Vulcan has a worried expression on his face. Jim doesn't need to look to know that Spock is at his side.
"What the hell happened Selik?"
Selik jumps slightly at Jim's harsh tone. Kirk feels a moment of guilt for scaring the obviously upset older Vulcan, but it goes away quickly when he thinks of Chris lying on the ground injured, possibly dying. He needs answers and there is no time for niceties.
"It took myself and Captain Pike quite a bit of time to gather the members of my party and lead them to this room. I explained to them that the captain had a few questions for them and they all appeared accepting of the informal request. All seemed well until we entered this room. Captain Pike waited until we were all inside before turning to initiate the locks. While his back was turned, Skavok, one of my aides, attacked him with a disruptor he had concealed in his robes. I was able to incapacitate him before he could attack again, but the captain was hit."
Kirk head snaps away from the elderly Vulcan suddenly when he hears movement behind him. McCoy and several nurses are lifting, a still unconscious, Pike onto a hover bed and are hurrying him out the door and toward Sickbay. He is about to follow him, but Selik grabs his arm gently to gain back his attention. Jim mentally scolds Spock as a rush of the Vulcan's jealousy floods his mind.
'This is not the fucking time for you to get all territorial against yourself. I love you, but so help me God, I have no time for possessive shit right now. Pike is hurt and we need to find out why.'
He locks eyes with his new bond-mate until Spock abashedly nods and then his determined blue eyes meet with Selik's.
"Jim, before Captain Pike lost consciousness, he informed me that he wished for you to take command of the Enterprise. The rooms recording devices were operational at the time, so I sent it to the Bridge after the medical team arrived. The crew is aware-."
Jim shakes his head to silence Selik and the old Vulcan releases his hand.
"I really could care less about that right now. We can figure that out later. I just want to work out how this happened. Why would Skavok do this? What does a Vulcan have against this ship and Pike?"
Before Selik can open his mouth to respond, Spock puts forth his own query.
"Elder, you stated that Skavok had a disruptor, did you not?"
The older Vulcan nods in answer. Jim switches his gaze to Spock and gazes at him in confusion.
"So what if he had a disruptor?"
Spock looks thoughtful for a moment before answering.
"It is not a weapon utilized by my people. It is considered too barbaric. It is however the weapon of choice for Klingons and... Romulans."
Jim's eyes widen when he realizes what Spock is saying.
"You're saying that Skavok is a Romulan?"
Kirk's gaze shifts again to land on Selik, who is gesturing in agreement.
"It is possible. Romulans, as you know, can bare a striking resemblance to Vulcan's, so it is possible for one infiltrate a Vulcan community with relative ease. Skavok is the newest member of my staff and he told us little of his life before he arrived on Vulcan three months ago from an Andorian colony in the Beta quadrant. We believed he just required time to overcome the Romulan attack that had destroyed the colony, but now it seems he may have been part of that attack. Our government had no reason to doubt him, because his papers were all in order."
Spock shoots his older self a pointed glare.
"As you are well aware Selik, papers can be forged. You should have been more thorough in your checks."
Jim is silent for a couple of seconds to take this all in and then he spins spins around and heads towards the exit. He stops when he hears Spock call to him.
"Where are you going, James?"
Kirk's back straightens and he pulls at the bottom of his shirt before he faces the two Vulcan's in the room.
"To the brig. If we are going to get to the bottom of this, we will need to talk Skavok... or whoever he is. Spock, you're with me and Selik, take the other members of your party back to their quarters and then return to yours. I will comm you if we get any new information."
Spock is now at his side and he is about to resume his journey when he suddenly remembers something.
Selik's eyebrow shoots up when Jim graces him with a small nervous smile.
"Um... I suggest you change your sheets first if you want to take a rest. They're a little... dirty."
Selik is gaping at him (in a very Vulcan like manner of course) as he finally steps out of the room. He can feel Spock's embarrassment and from the corner of his eye, he can see that his lover's cheeks are flushed green. The Vulcan does not address him until they are in the privacy of the Turbo-lift.
"Was that truly necessary, Ashaya?"
Though the situation they find themselves in is dire, Jim can't help but give into temptation and kiss Spock's warm cheek. He shocked to find that the contact actually helps centre him.
"I was being thoughtful. If they roles were reversed, would you want to sleep on a bed where your counterpart and his mate had extremely hot sex on?"
If Kirk didn't know any better he would say that Spock just winced at his question before facing the lift's doors before them.
"Your reasoning is logical and I no longer wish to discuss it."
Jim just scoffs in response.
It is not long before the turbo-lift beeps and the light-hearted moment evaporates. The two commanding officers step out of the lift and into the brig's administration area, where Lieutenant Giotto is waiting for them.
"The prisoner is awake, but he is refusing to speak. I think he is waiting for you, Captain."
Jim nods and gestures for the chief security officer to show them to the holding cell.
The acting captain and first officer step up to the forcefield that is holding the prisoner captive and silently observe him.
The man know as Skavok smirks smugly at them. "Am I to be congratulated? Is the captain of this ship dead?"
All Jim wants to do is disable the forcefield and beat the living crap out of this piece of shit, but he manages to keep his calm... barely. It helps that he has the bond with Spock. His logical mind aides in keeping his temper in check.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but you failed. Pike is still alive and is going to make a full recovery. "
Jim has no idea if that is true or not, but he is not going to give this filth anything to crow about. He decides to dig the knife in, hoping to get the guy mad. He knows from personal experience that people are more likely to spill secrets when angry.
"The people you work for obviously need to take more time teaching their assassins how to shoot. If you are their best then god help them."
Skavok snarls and gets as close to the forcefield as he can without touching it. Jim steps up to meet him in silent challenge. "Insolent Human. You have no idea what the Star Empire is capable of."
Jim Smirks at the enraged prisoner. 'Gotcha!'
"Well, that answers the question of if you are Romulan or not. Thanks for that."
Skavok is startled by the Human's words and steps back, but he recovers quickly and schools his features into an nonchalant expression.
"It is of no consequence that you know who I am or who is behind the attacks. You are too late. I got a message out. They are coming and they will succeed where I have failed."
Now it is Kirk's turn to look startled as he watches the Romulan spy reach into his robes, pulling out a small pill and placing it in his mouth.
"Giotto, open the cell, open it now and call medical!"
It takes what seems like an eternity for the barrier to fall and when it finally does, Kirk falls to his knees and presses two fingers to the fallen aliens neck. There is no pulse. He can hear the faint buzzing of Spock's tricorder as he scans the alien from above. Kirk knows what the Vulcan is going to say before the words even leaves his mouth.
"He is dead, Captain. He must have ingested a poison of some sort."
Jim nods and then turns to Giotto who is standing by the comm unit waiting for his next orders.
"Cancel the medical team, Lieutenant Giotto. We're no longer in dire need of them. Just tell them to get down here when they can."
The man in red follows the order without question. Jim focuses his attention on Spock, knowing that the security officer can handle himself.
"What do you think he meant by 'they are coming'?" Surely we would have picked up a Romulan ship on the scanners before they could get anywhere near us, right Spock?"
For the second time that day the red alert sounds. However, this time it is Uhura's slightly panicked voice that fills the ship.
"Red Alert. All personnel to battle stations. Captain Kirk and Commander Spock to the Bridge."
Spock grabs Kirk's hand and they both run toward the exit.
"It seems that we will discover the answer to your inquiry sooner rather than later, James."
Jim would laugh if it weren't for the fact that he is pretty damn sure he and the ship have just entered a world of trouble that is most likely going to get worse before it gets better.
Kirk and Spock break numerous speed records as they race to the Bridge. Once they arrive Spock leaves Jim's side to relieve the ensign at the science station, while Kirk makes his way to the command chair and sits down. He eyes the view screen, where it shows a Romulan bird of prey positioned before the Enterprise.
"Report."
The order echoes through the deadly silent bridge. Sulu is the one that finally answers. He is gazing at Kirk with his back to the helm.
"5 minutes ago, Ensign Chekov began picking up a 'ghost' on the scanners. When Ensign Abbott initiated a detailed scan of the anomaly, it moved to position itself in front of us and became visible."
The captain returns his gaze to the view screen and stares at the green ship in grudging appreciation.
"It's equipped with some sort of cloaking device."
Sulu nods. "Yeah, and a good one at that."
Kirk spins his chair so that it is facing Nyota, who is sitting ram-rod straight at the communications station awaiting her orders.
"Lieutenant Uhura, hail the ship."
"Aye sir."
Silence reigns again as they wait for the enemy ship to answer. Everyone (except Spock and Uhura) jump nearly a foot into the air when the communications officer addresses Jim.
"I have them, Captain."
Kirk straightens in his chair and prepares himself for the confrontation that is going to take place. He wills himself to not think of Nero.
'This is not the same situation. The enemy is different... He is different. You're not going to lose anyone this time.'
"Put it on visual."
He spares a glance at Spock, who returns his gaze and is sending reassurance thoughts through their link. Jim mentally thanks him before he steels himself and faces the screen which, at first, contains static, but then soon forms the image of a man that Jim thinks could moonlight as Sarek's doppelgänger. Somewhere in the back of his mind he hears Spock agree that the likeness is uncanny, but he is not paying any real attention. He needs to focus on being a captain right now and not on the fact that his deceased father in-law apparently has Romulan twin roaming around the galaxy.
"I am acting Captain James T. Kirk of the U.S.S Enterprise. You have ventured outside of the Neutral Zone, which is considered an act of war against the Federation. If you return now to your side of the Neutral Zone and commit no further acts of aggression against this ship, then we will not have to take this any further."
The Romulan commander smiles unsettlingly at Jim before he responds. "I will not be doing that Captain, because a war is exactly what I am after."
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Poor Pike. I didn't want to hurt him but it was for the good of the story.
All of you wondering if the two Spocks will meet, I can tell you that it will happen, but not for a few chapter.
Also, can anyone tell me what TOS episode this Romulan commander is from?