Author's Note: I do not own Star Trek or anything affiliated with Star Trek (blah, blah). This is the chapter where most of the stuff is revealed, so enjoy. Also there is the point of view of Sarah for a bit too.
Chapter 3"Hizhuk," mother said, "You are going to cause a scene."
"Do you think that I want to cause a scene?" I said anger boiling up inside me. I wanted the truth and I was going to get it no matter what. She followed me as we made it to the make shift sick bay. Then I realized something.
"Why were you speaking in Vulcan mother? I thought only father knew how communicate fully in Vulcan" I said questioning her.
"I don't know what you are referring to..." she said trailing off.
"A Romulan tells me that I have a Vulcan mother, which has to be crazy. Then again you have never been completely honest with me. You are always holding back something, like that necklace" I said moving around to check on the patients, still talking to her.
"They are all fairly stable now and I am your new CMO now" McCoy said smiling slightly.
"Good to hear on both accounts, but I am sorry that someone had to die for you to be promoted" I said giving him a sad smile.
"I honestly do not know why you would listen to someone who is a killer over your own mother" she said giving me a disapproving look.
"Why I am I so logical then? It is not normal. Why did you never let me get cut and handle it myself?" I said grabbing a scalpel from one of the tables.
"Do not be so irrational" she said, as McCoy looked on confused by what was going on.
"Then tell me the truth!" I shouted, making her jump.
"You are grieving it is only normal for you to be upset, but you do not have to take this out on me" She said.
"Fine..." I said sliding the blade of the scalpel gently across the tip of my index finger. Setting the scalpel down; I watched in horror as green blood began to trickle out of the wound. I notice that my mother was shocked, but McCoy looked unfazed.
"I reviewed your physicals, its part of my job. I thought that you knew" McCoy said looking genuinely apologetic. I nodded to him, I wasn't mad at him. I did look to my still frozen in shock mother for an explanation.
"I should have told you long ago..." she said moving her hair off of her ears, which she never did. There was the proof that Nero said would be there. She had ears that moved into points...ears of a Vulcan.
"How did you hide this from me, from everyone?" I whispered to her leading her to a corner where no one could hear us.
"You couldn't know that your great grandmother and all of my family were Vulcan. She discovered the necklace that could transport people where they were meant to be when she was already married. The necklace did not bring her to the future as it did to us, but brought her and her husband to Earth. Then another Vulcan family discovered the other necklace. There were 6 in total, and they were all found and it brought every Vulcan family to Earth. So, they all lived in secret and married only Vulcans to keep their blood line pure. I was an exception because my mother raised me in hiding but in the normal world. I was raised among humans, taught to express my emotions so that we would not be discovered. I met your father, and the rest is history. As you know all of my family are gone, but you see if time had not been altered by them venturing to Earth then you would have been born in this time. I know it is confusing..." she whispered laying a hand on my shoulder.
"Why do I have human ears then?" I asked curious as to why I was human in that respect.
"You took after your father in that respect. For some reason you are half but have a bit of both rather than mostly Vulcan. It works in different ways for different people. You may have dark blonde hair, but in that hair you can find almost black hairs..." she demonstrated by finding a dark hair to show me, "You're eyes change in the light, sometimes to gold in the sun like mine do. So, you see...you have the best of both. Just be thankful that you did not inherit my father's eyebrows" she whispered laughing quietly.
"Then I guess that explains what happens when I go into 'Vulcan mode' as Sarah calls it" I said, trying to stay positive but feeling like I should be crying.
"You should just work on the task at hand...the time for grieving is later. By the way where is your necklace?" she asked quietly so that no one would over hear.
"It broke..." I said and she looked excitedly at me.
"Where and when did you break it? Who was around you at the time? Who were you looking at?" she said quickly in a hushed tone.
"It was when I first came on the bridge. I cannot recall who I was looking at" I said trying to remember what I did when I got on the bridge.
"It is very important that you remember," mother said ardently.
"I walked in I looked at Captain Pike, then the necklace broke when I looked at Commander...Captain Spock" I whispered confused as to what that had to do with anything.
"T'hy'la" she said with a smile forming on her face.
"I am unfamiliar with that word. What does it mean?" I asked her.
"I cannot tell you...it is something that you will discover in the future. It will be told to you, so do not ask about it alright" she said the smile getting wider.
"I will not ask anyone" I said still confused as to what she was referring to.
"I will take my leave. I wish to talk to Ambassador Sarek about something" she said as left to find the Vulcans that had been beamed onto the ship.
"Are you okay...I heard that your father died down there" McCoy said walking up to me.
"Thank you Dr. McCoy, but I am sure that I will be fine. I never do cry in public" I said almost ironically.
"Well if you need someone to talk to doctor I am right here...I am your boss after all" he said with a grin that made me smile a bit as well.
"Thank you..." I started to say but I was cut off.
"Dr. Swan and Dr. McCoy report to the bridge" a Russian accented voice said over the intercom.
"We are being summoned," I said as I followed Dr. McCoy to the lift.
Sarah's POV
"Well, here is another fine mess" I said looking around the bridge. No one seemed to know what to do; should they go to Earth and save it or regroup with what was left of the star ships?
"How's it hanging doctors?" I asked when McCoy and Angelica walked out of the lift.
"Not now Sarah. Can you, be serious for once?" she said in an annoyed tone that she rarely used unless she was to the breaking point.
"I am sorry about your dad, Angelica" I said touching her arm.
"Thank you," she said and I could tell that she could cry at any moment. Then Kirk started up about how if the Enterprise didn't stop Nero then Earth would be gone too. Spock arguing that it would be a better chance for us if we regrouped with the fleet...blah, blah. I was more interested in how Angelica was viewing the situation. If anyone else was watching her they would have noticed that slowly her blood was starting to boil at the prospects of leaving Earth to be destroyed like Vulcan was; except this time it was her home that would be destroyed. I walked from my post over to McCoy, who was standing just behind Angelica.
"You might want to step back, because she is about to blow..." I whispered to him and we both took a step back.
"Permission to speak freely, Captain..." Angelica asked Spock.
"Granted..." he said; not a good idea on his part if you ask me.
"Are you out of your mind!?!" she snapped, and several people including me flinched at the sound of the person who was usually calm yelling. When Angelica started yelling there was never a person in the whole universe that couldn't hear it.
"To what are you referring to doctor?" Spock asked raising an eyebrow...big mistake.
"Kirk is right; we have to get to Earth before it too is destroyed. Thousands of people do not have to die because you are emotional compromised" she said standing right in front of him with an unwavering gaze. Kirk soon joined in with the argument, pleased that Angelica agreed with him and it kept going back and forth. I figured that it would never end because Angelica was just as stubborn as the Vulcan appeared to be.
"Place these Cadets under arrest for insubordination" Spock said in a voice that was losing its calm edge. Two security personnel managed to get Kirk, but he continued to struggle. Angelica on the other hand seemed to be smouldering; both her eyes and those of our new captain seemed to be darkened with the rage that was building up between them. Spock did something to Kirk's neck and he fell like a stack of cards.
"Do not even consider it Captain..." Angelica warned before she too was knocked out by some strange neck thing.
"Get them both off of this ship..." Spock said then he turned on his heel walking to the Captain's chair, as security personnel took my friend and Kirk to be sent god knows where.
I looked at McCoy, who looked just as mad at what had just happened as I did. Then I had an idea...
I left the bridge and went to find Angelica's mother. I found her talking to someone, so I interrupted anyway.
"Mrs. Swan, your daughter and Cadet Kirk have just been sent off the ship by Captain Spock. I need your help the Captain is too emotional compromised to handle this. Earth could be destroyed, please help" I said out of breath.
"Well it seems as though your son has let his human side take over" she said to the man that she was talking to before I interrupted.
"I will help you...first we need to find out where she was sent" Angelica's mother said with a smile.
I just hope that where ever they sent them wasn't too cold...