Chapter Sixteen: Saving Jim
Scotty woke up and he looked at me. He unbuckled us and he looked around.
"Where's Jim?" He asked me.
"He went in," I sobbed. I ran to the door and saw him there on the ground. I got down and looked at him.
"Why? Why would you do this?" I asked him.
"I… needed… to protect you guys," Jim said.
"Jim, please don't leave me. Please don't be next," I begged.
"I'm sorry, Lydia. But you're safe now," Jim said. I started to cry harder and he looked at me.
"It's okay. You're okay now," Jim cried.
Spock came over and I stood up. I backed up to let him talk to Jim and I stared at Jim. I didn't want to listen to their conversation.
"I'm scared, Spock," I heard Jim say. I cried harder and I backed up more. I felt someone place their hand onto my shoulder and I saw Chekov. I hugged him and he hugged back. I looked back at Jim and I walked over.
"Jim. Please don't go," I begged.
He looked at us until he stopped moving. His hand fell down from the glass and my mouth fell open.
"No. No. No!" I screamed in agony.
"Khan!" Spock yelled in anger.
I cried harder and I placed my head to the glass.
"Jim," I sobbed.
"Lydia," I looked over and saw Scotty. I got up and he pulled me back. We left the room so they can get him and I ran straight to the med bay. Bones looked at me and he ran over.
"What's wrong, Lydia? Lydia?" Bones asked looking at me.
"It's Jim," I said.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Bones asked me.
"He's gone, Bones. Jim's gone," I said breaking down crying. I fell onto my knees and I cried harder.
"What do you mean he's gone?" Bones asked me. He helped me back up and I shook my head.
"Jim's dead," I said choking on my tears.
They brought back Jim's covered up body to the med bay and they put him down. Everyone stared in silence and Bones opened it to see it was Jim. I cried silently and Bones walked over to me. He pulled me into a hug and I sobbed into his blue uniform. He stroked my hair a bit and I heard something. I looked at the tribble that Bones put Kahn's blood in, and he was alive. I tapped Bones and he looked at the Tribble.
"Get me a cryo tube, now!" Bones said.
"Bones, what are you doing?" I asked.
"Kahn's blood can bring someone back to life. We need to put Jim in a cryo tube for his body to stay function," Bones said.
"So you're going to freeze him till Spock gets Khan?" I asked.
"Yes."
"Get me out of my cryo tube," I told him.
"What?"
"I volunteer. Just take my tube. You guys have to wake her up anyway," I said.
"Get Lydia's. Keep her in an induced coma. We're gonna put Kirk inside," Bones said. I got out of the way and I got near the door.
"Lydia, see if you can get Spock," Bones said. I nodded and I ran to the bridge.
"Where's Spock?" I asked.
"He's down. Why?" Uhura asked me.
"Khan's blood can save Jim's life. Bones needs Khan alive," I said.
"Can we beam them up to the ship?" Sulu asked.
"Ah, zey keep moving! I can't get a lock on either of zem," Chekov said.
"Can you beam someone down?" Uhura asked.
"Yes," Chekov said.
"Uhura. Go!" Sulu said.
Uhura ran to the transporter room and Chekov gave them the coordinates. I looked at Sulu and I could feel my heart race.
"Where's Jim?" Sulu asked.
"In my cryo tube," I said.
"Your cryo tube?" Sulu asked.
"Yes. Apparently, future me is in there," I said.
"What will happen to her now?" Sulu asked.
"She's going to be put in an induced coma," I told him.
"There iz a future you?" Chekov asked me.
"Apparently."
It's been a while but Spock and Uhura brought back Khan. I ran over to the med bay and say that they tied him up. I walked over to him and slapped him in the face.
"Hold your horses there kid. Let me get his blood and you can beat him up as much as you can," Bones said pulling me back. Scotty held me back as soon as Bones got a couple samples of Khan's blood. I glared at him and we landed safely on the ground. They moved Jim and future me to the hospital and I waited outside of Jim's room.
"How ya doing lassie?" Scotty asked, bringing me a cup of water.
"I'm tired," I said. Spock walked over to us and I looked up at him.
"They want to know if you want to wake up your future self," Spock asked.
"Yeah. Can you tell them that I want to wake her up," I said.
"I will inform them," Spock said. I gave him a small smile and he stared to walk away.