Chapter Seven: Spock's A Snitch
When we landed back on Earth, I saw Pike there and I looked at Jim.
"That was a fun adventure. Bye Jim," I smiled.
"Bye Lydia. I'm glad you had fun. Before I forget, here," Jim said before grabbing something. He pulled out a flower from the planet we were at and I looked up at him.
"Thank you so much," I said before hugging him.
"You're welcome," Jim said hugging back.
I went to Admiral Pike and he smiled at me.
"Hello, Lydia. Did you enjoy your trip in space?" Admiral Pike asked me.
"I did. It was amazing," I said.
"I see Jim had got a flower for you from the planet," Admiral Pike said.
"Yeah. It's really pretty," I said.
"Well, why don't we head back and you can get settled in?"
"I'd like the sound of that."
We went back to the headquarters first and they put the flower in a life saving container that'll let the flower live longer. The flower was bright red and in towards the middle was white with some red tiny spots. I stared at the beauty of it and I smiled.
The next day, I was already up and changed. I had the TV on but I wasn't really paying attention. I heard a knock on my door and I walked over to it. I looked from the peep hole and saw Admiral Pike. I opened the door and smiled at him.
"Hey, Admiral Pike."
"Hello, Lydia. May I talk to you?" He asked.
"Sure. Come in," I said letting him in," What's this about?"
"It's about Jim," Admiral Pike said.
"What about him?" I asked.
"I have a question about him."
"With all do with respect sir, I'm pretty sure you know him better than I do," I said.
"No. It's about the mission," He said.
"Oh."
"Did he reveal the U.S.S Enterprise to the intelligent life on the planet?" He asked. I stayed silent for a bit.
"Yes. Jim did so he can save Spock," I said truthfully. I didn't want to lie to him.
"I see. There was a file complaint," Admiral Pike said sighing.
"From who?" I asked him.
"Spock."
"Spock? As in the half Vulcan, half human. The one who speaks as if he's older than he is?" I asked.
"Yes."
"Snitch," I mumbled.
"Lydia, I need you to come with me to talk to Admiral Marcus about the mission. Maybe you can help save Jim's job," Admiral Pike told me.
"I understand sir," I said.
"Good. Now, why don't you come with me to Starfleet so you can talk to him," Admiral Pike said.
"Alright."
We made it to Starfleet and we started to walk to his office. I sat down on the chair facing him and I looked outside.
"So what's going to happen to Jim?" I asked.
"Admiral Marcus found out and he is taking the Enterprise away from Jim. I will be back as captain on that ship and I am going to request Jim to be my first officer," Admiral Pike said.
"But he did it to save Spock. That's good isn't it?" I asked him.
"It was a right thing to do, Lydia but you have to understand that we can't risk the many lives to save just one," Admiral Pike told me.
"I understand."
I heard a knock on the door and I looked up. Admiral Pike fixed himself up a bit before speaking.
"Come in."
Jim and Spock walked in and I smiled softly at them.
"Hello Lydia," Jim smiled.
"Lydia," Spock acknowledged.
"Lydia, can you step outside a bit? I want to talk to them alone," Admiral Pike said.
"Yeah," I got up from my chair and walked outside. I stood outside waiting till they were done. After a few minutes, Spock walked outside. He looked at me before walking over to me.
"Spock, why did you file the report on Jim?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"It was logical to. We exposed ourselves to the civilization," Spock told me.
"Back in 2013, the History channel made shows about how aliens invaded Earth and alternating our future. But now, looking at all this, I realized how they were somewhat right. Maybe they were like us before technology, Spock," I said.
"But they think we're gods now."
"Fair point, Spock. But next time. Don't be a snitch," I said.
"What is a snitch?"
"When someone rants another person out," I said.
"It is how I was raised, Lydia. You wouldn't understand since you are not from here," Spock said before leaving. I watched him leave in confusion. Am I suppose to be offended?