Chapter XV - Should we risk everything again?
"What did you say?" Kirk shouted indignantly. He couldn't believe he had just heard that suggestion. It took all his control not to punch the ambassador.
"I was just passing on the information provided to me by..." but Kirk didn't let him finish.
"It's your son we're talking about! How can you suggest killing Spock?"
"If you recall, Spock died in Enterprise. Continue the process will cause the death of two more people with no guarantee of success. The most logical course of action is to destroy the body that was generated by the Genesis process, which probably will restore both your health as well as Dr. McCoy's."
He sincerely hoped that Spock wasn't listening to this discussion. He was in the next room, drawing the geological layers of Vulcan with colored pencils that Amanda had provided for him. After all that he had to endure throughout his life, knowing that his father was suggesting giving up on him could be devastating, though even in his normal state Spock wouldn't allow anyone to notice it.
"We won't kill Spock! Bones and I risked our lives to bring Spock back, do you think we'll now give it up just because the situation got complicated? For what kind of coward do you take me?"
"Calm yourself, Admiral. There is no reason to raise your voice. It was just the most logical suggestion offered by the doctors responsible for the case, but there is an alternative." he said still with a calm posture, without being shaken by the cries of his son's partner.
"So that's what we'll do. No matter what it is, if we can keep Spock alive that's what we will do."
Sarek paused for a moment, reflecting on how he would explain the other hypothesis in a way that a human could understand. "According to what has been observed, the transfer of the katra is not what is being harmful, but the delay of it. If we could transfer what remains of the katra at once, it is possible that all involved would remain intact. However, the use of an intermediary is too dangerous. From the little time I was in contact with Spock's mind, I realized that it would be impossible to manage the connection with another mind. The only way to complete the transfer would be through a direct connection between you and Spock. However, Spock does not currently have the ability to control the meld, you would have to attract the katra without allowing his mind to surpass yours. It is an almost impossible task, and if you fail, so your body as well as Dr. McCoy's will collapse and nothing could be done for either of you."
Kirk tried to pay attention to the instructions, but everything that has been absorbed was that he could save Spock and Bones. There was a real chance this time, not only the false hopes that he nurtured for more than two months. Sarek was the one giving him a saving hope, then it could only be something real.
"Just tell me what to do."
A part of his mind accused that he should feel guilty about risking Bones' life again, this time without consent. It's true, the most logical would be to ensure two lives, but there was nothing logical in what he was feeling. He would save Spock, he would have Spock back, that was all that mattered.