Alright, the second official chapter is ready! I hope you enjoy it! Khan's thoughts will be in italics, just so you know. Also, I am adding in some things to the movie that weren't there before, so you have been warned!
Sulu's voice cut through the silence. "Proximity alert, Sir. There's a ship at warp heading right for us."
Kirk bowed his head. "Klingons?"
Khan opened his eyes and turned towards Kirk. "At warp?" Khan shakes his head. "No, Kirk. We both know who it is."
As if on cue, Sulu mirrored what Khan had said. "I don't think so. It's not coming at us from Qo'noS."
Kirk and Khan stared at each other.
Come on, Kirk. Grasp your mind around the fact that it's Admiral Marcus.
Kirk's facial expressions changed from disbelief, to one of understanding.
"Lieutenant, move Khan to med-bay. Post six security officers on him." Kirk orders, running towards the bridge.
"Yes, captain." The Lieutenant says. He opens a communicator to the Chief of Security. "We need six security officers to be posted on Khan. They are taking him to med-bay. Make sure they are fully capable of keeping him under control." The Lieutenant adds, looking at Khan with displeasure.
What do you think you're looking at? It's not like I am an alien species. Shockingly enough, I'm human, just like you. I wouldn't bother with hurting your officers. It's not worth my time. If they do not pressure me into hurting them, I shall do nothing but sit quietly.
"We've got six officers coming to you." A voice spoke over the communicator.
"Thank you." The Lieutenant responded, not taking his eyes off Khan.
"Captain on the bridge!" Sulu announced, as Kirk made his way towards the Captain's chair.
An alarm was blaring in the background, warning the crew of the incoming ship.
"Three seconds till incoming ship, Sir." Sulu informed Kirk.
"Shields." Kirk commanded.
"Aye, Captain."
Kirk was hoping with all of his heart that it would be a Klingon ship. He would rather take on one of them, than the head of Starfleet. He'd have no problem with destroying a Klingon warbird. It would be more of an issue to destroy Admiral Marcus.
A massive ship appeared out of warp directly in front of the Enterprise. Kirk stared at it in shock. It had to be at least four times the size of the Enterprise. The ship was completely black and had to hold thousands of people.
Uhura's voice cut across Kirk's trance. "They're hailing us sir."
"On screen." Kirk says. "Broadcast ship-wide for the record." He hoped that the Admiral would let something slip about Khan and why the Admiral had awoken him.
Admiral Marcus's face soon appeared on the screen. "Captain Kirk."
Kirk sighs in fake relief. "Admiral Marcus. I wasn't expecting you. That's a hell of a ship you got there."
All the crew members on the bridge are staring at Admiral Marcus, wondering why he would be in the neutral zone.
"And I wasn't expecting to get word that you had taken Harrison under custody, in violation of your orders."
Kirk contemplated with how he should respond. He glanced over at Spock, who gave him a single nod which he took to mean as 'tell the truth'.
"Well, we, uh-" Kirk struggled to find words. "We had to improvise when our warp core unexpectedly malfunctioned. But you already knew that didn't you, Sir?"
Admiral Marcus tried to look at Kirk as though he didn't understand. "I don't take your meaning."
Kirk raised his eyebrows. "Well, that's why you are here isn't it? To assist with our repairs? Why else would the head of Starfleet personally come to the edge of the neutral zone?"
"Khan is in medical bay, Captain." One of the security officers informed Captain Kirk.
"Thank you." Kirk responded over the communicator.
The officer turned his attention to Khan, who was sitting in an attentive position on a bed. Six officers, including him, had their guns trained on him, just in case he decided to make a rash decision and attack them. However, the way Khan was sitting suggested that he just wanted to sit. They had no problems getting him down to medical bay. In fact, he hadn't said a word.
Khan turned his head towards the officer. Raising his eyebrows ever so slightly, he cleared his throat, trying to get his attention. The officer looked at him immediately, bringing his gun up towards Khan's face.
Khan rolled his eyes. It's not like clearing my throat means I'm going to kill you. Get over yourself. Khan cleared his throat again, and this time, the officer understood what he meant.
The officer turned to his crewmates. "Excuse me, but I need a moment alone with Khan, if you don't mind."
His crewmates looked outraged.
"He's going to kill you!" One of the them tried to argue, waving his gun in front of Khan.
"I'm the senior officer in this group, and I order you to give me a few minutes alone with him. Remember, I have a gun and I have a button that shall set off an alarm if Khan attempts anything. It will be fine. Gentleman, please."
"As you wish." One of the officers said, as they filed out of the room.
As soon as they had left, the officer turned towards Khan.
"What do you need?" He said accusingly, trying to get the upper hand early.
"I was just wondering a simple question." Khan paused for a split-second, not waiting for the officer to speak. "Let me guess, Admiral Marcus has appeared out of warp. That's why I was moved down here, instead of staying in my prisoner cell."
"That's not your business to be involved in." The officer replied sternly, trying to hide the fact that he knew Khan was right.
"I am right Officer. I know I am right. There's no need to hide it from me. I have every reason to be involved in this business. I am on your ship. I have the right to know whether or not we are going to be blown up at any second. I have the right to know why the other five security guards are standing right outside this room."
Khan's hand flew up to the door quickly. The officer, believing this was an act of violence, placed his gun onto Khan's temple and hit his alarm button.
Immediately, the other five security guards ran into the room, confirming Khan's suspicions that they had been listening in on their conversation, not wanting to miss a second. They surrounded Khan once again as the room went deadly silent once more; the only sound being their own heartbeats.
You people just don't trust me, do you? Well, if you value your own lives, you might want to begin putting faith in me. I may be your only chance.
Sulu looked at his screens. "Captain, they're scanning our ship."
Kirk nodded. "Is there something I can help you find, Sir?"
"Where is your prisoner, Kirk?" Admiral Marcus asked with authority.
"Per Starfleet regulation, I'm planning on returning Khan to Earth to stand trial." Kirk stated, putting emphasis on Khan's name.
Admiral Marcus shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Well, shit. You talked to him." He said, rubbing his temples. "That's exactly what I was hoping to spare you from. I took a tactical risk and I woke that bastard up, believing that his superior intelligence could help us protect ourselves from whatever came at us next."
Oh, Marcus, don't kid yourself.
Admiral Marcus leaned forward in his chair. "But I made a mistake. And now the blood of everybody killed is on my hands. So, I'm asking you, give him to me, so that I can end what I started."
Kirk contemplated his options. "And what exactly would you like me to do with the rest of his cir, Sir? Fire them at the Klingons? End 72 lives? Start a war in the process?"
"He put those people in those torpedoes! I simply didn't want to burden you by knowing what's inside."
I put them there because I wanted to save them from you, Marcus. I didn't want them to have the exact same fate as I did.
Carol and Bones were listening to the broadcast with bated breath.
Bones turned towards Carol. "What's inside those torpedoes that Admiral Marcus doesn't want us to know about?"
Carol shook her head. "I don't know. That's why I boarded this ship Dr. McCoy."
Bones sighed. "Well, it can't be anything good, or else the head of Starfleet wouldn't be keeping it from us. The question is, why would he give them to us?"
Carol and Bones looked at each other, their emotions mirrored in their eyes.
"You saw what this man could do all by himself. Could you imagine if we woke up the rest of his crew?" Admiral Marcus continued. "What else did he tell you, that he's a peacekeeper?"
Mocking other people doesn't help your cause, Marcus.
The Admiral tried to get Kirk to understand. "He's playing you son. Don't you see that? Khan and his crew were condemned to death as war criminals. And now it is our duty to carry out that sentence before anyone else dies because of him."
You will be the only casualty.
Kirk looked towards Spock, looking for answers.
"I'm going to ask you again. One last time, son. Lower your shields. Tell me where he is."
"He's in engineering, Sir." Kirk told the Admiral, hoping that the lie wasn't showing on his face.
Why are you lying, Kirk?
"But I'll have him moved to the transporter room right away." Kirk finished.
"I'll take it from here." The Admiral replied, before cutting off the transmission.
Kirk stood up from the Captain's chair quickly. "Do not drop those shields, Mr. Sulu." Kirk ordered.
"Aye, Captain."
Kirk made his way towards the screens near the turbo lift, with Spock right behind him.
"Captain, given your awareness of Khan's true location in the med-bay, may I know the details of your plan?"
Kirk turned towards Spock. "I told Marcus we were bringing a fugitive back to Earth. That's what we're gonna do."
Kirk hailed Chekov, who was down in engineering, frantically trying to fix the warp core.
"Mr. Chekov, can we warp?"
Chekov walked quickly through engineering, surrounded by multiple people working. The steam and the heat were overwhelming, making it harder for Chekov to focus on the task at hand. Chekov opened his communicator. "Sir, if we go to warp, we run the risk of seriously damaging the core."
"Can we do it?" Kirk demanded.
"Technically, yes, but I would not advise it, Captain."
"Noted." Kirk responded, cutting off the transmission. "Mr. Sulu, set course for Earth."
"Yes, sir."
"Punch it."
Sulu put the ship into warp, shooting underneath Admiral Marcus's ship. Kirk gave himself a small smile, happy that the warp core was able to function, even though it wasn't 100%.
Bones made his way towards Khan. "Well, at least we're moving again." He says, holding up his medical scanner to take Khan's vitals.
This ship won't reach Earth before Admiral Marcus takes it over. His ship has capabilities beyond any other ship in Starfleet; weapons, speed, defense capabilities. Captain Kirk did me a favor. He lied to Admiral Marcus about my true location upon this ship. Having a trial is better than being killed, because I'll still be able to be with my crew. I'll do Kirk a favor as well.
"If you think you're safe at warp, you're wrong."
Those are the only words I shall give. They'll be able to figure it out.
The six security officers looked at each other in confusion. Khan looked at Carol, knowing that she was the Admiral's daughter. Carol looked at Khan with a mixture of emotions; fear, understanding, shock, anger and disbelief. She turned on her heel and bolted out of med-bay.
Second chapter finished! I hope that you enjoyed it! Sorry that it takes so long to update. I have to edit the chapters a few times before I get it the way I want it and I toss around so many ideas in my head, that I need time to sort them out!
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