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Chapter 4
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The words were just about to leave Chekov's mouth when a firm and solid hand gripped him by the shoulders suddenly, silencing him. All eyes turned to see Spock, still with a look of barely veiled rage in his face but his eyes just a tiny bit calmer as he spoke.
" Ensign, I believe it would be better if you did not blurt out your revelations to everyone in this reception hall." Said Spock flatly.
" Let us all go outside." He added.
Chekov nodded and swallowed with some difficulty as his emotions were in chaos. He, Bones, Uhura, Scotty, and Sulu all began to follow Spock out of the reception hall when the Vulcan pause and turned to them.
" All of you will go ahead, I will join you in a moment." He said curtly before he pulled away from the group and walked off into the crowd.
The other Starfleet officers all nodded and headed out into the hallway where they could have some more privacy afforded to them. Spock cut through the crowd like a shark would through water and made a b-line for the Antarian delegates who were all standing together by one of the windows. Using his sharp observation skills Spock quickly ascertained that the Antarian who had assaulted Jim was not among them. Unfortunately. Spock felt a small irrational spike of disappointment at this but quickly quashed it down and focused on his intended objective.
" Ambassador A'tal." He called as he came to a stop a few feet away from the group of delegates.
The Ambassador who Spock had called came forward and stood before the Vulcan. Antarians were humanoid save for the scales that covered their bodies giving them a greenish blue color. A'tal was and elder therefore his scales had bleached to a soft creamy tan and his hair was completely white. He was an old one, but he stood tall and firm and commanded respect from all. He gazed at the blank faced Vulcan and spoke.
" Yes Commander Spock, how may I be of assistance?" He asked, feeling most confused like everyone else in the Hall about the commotion that was surrounding the party from the Enterprise.
" Ambassador there has been a very disturbing development regarding one of the members of your delegation. I must speak with you and you alone, please come with me sir." Said Spock flatly.
Still feeling confused and now concerned because this involved one of the members of his party, A'tal mutely nodded first to Spock and then glanced over his shoulder to the other members of his group and nodded to them silently saying that it was alright and that he was going with the Vulcan. Spock wordlessly turned and strode away back towards the main doors of the reception hall with A'tal following close behind him. The two men walked out into the hallway where the senior crew members of the Enterprise were all huddled around Ensign Chekov. Spock and A'tal made their way over to the group, all eyes were on Chekov as Spock spoke.
" Ensign Chekov, explain the situation, leave no detail out." He ordered.
Chekov had calmed down somewhat now but was still visibly shaken and upset as he obeyed his superior officer.
" Vell, I vas on ze Enterprise, I had jest gottin off ze turbo-lift vhen zis lady ran intu me. She asked me who I vas and zen said her name vas Lieutenant Meerna Bansali. She dragged me off of ze Enterpise and intu ze base. She told me that something horrible had happened to Cepten Kirk last night and that ze proof vas on this reecorder. She told me to get zis to anyone from ze Senior Staff as fast az I could. She said she was going to look for the monster herself. Then I came here and yelled for Meester Spock." Said Chekov softly as he held the device out to Dr. McCoy.
Feeling dread beginning to creep into his gut, Bones took the device from the young man and pressed the button to play the footage, Uhura, Scotty, and Sulu all huddled around the doctor so that they too could see what the device had to show. A few second later they were all gasping and crying out, recoiling violently from their eyes had just beheld.
" Oh fuck no." Hissed Bones as the device slipped out of his shock-numbed fingers and clattered to the floor.
Uhura burst into tears and cried out to God, Sulu looked ready to join her where he stood, and Scotty just stood their paler than a sheet with a dazed look on his face.
Dr. McCoy looked like he was about to collapse while Chekov just stood with silent tears running down his face.
Spock reigned in his own emotions and sprung into action, he quickly stepped over and snatched the device up from the floor and then turned eyes black with cold fury onto A'tal. For a brief moment A'tal felt cold terror seize his entire being, but he quickly battled it down and focused on the Vulcan as he held up the device and spoke.
" Ambassador, last night one of the delegates from your party sexually assaulted Captain Kirk. The evidence is undeniable." Said Spock as he froze the the footage on the sickeningly glee filled face of the Antarian monster just before the heinous acts he had committed on James Kirk.
A'tal's eyes went wide in horrified shock as both Spock's words and the face on the small device's screen hit him without mercy.
" Who is this individual?" Asked Spock slowly, his voice low and dangerous as he all but loomed over the senior Antarian Ambassador.
A'tal looked from the stone-faced Vulcan to the small screen and the back again to Spock. Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew who were standing in the hallway watched as the elder Antarian's face slowly morphed into an expression of rage that nearly matched the rage that filled Spock's coal black eyes. Without any hesitation the Antarian spoke.
" His name is It'vek and I will gladly help you hunt him down." Growled A'tal.
Spock nodded mutely to the senior Delegate who was clearly sickened and furious beyond words at what this It'vek had done.
Spock turned sharply to face the rest of the Enterprise party.
They were all still reeling and upset but Spock knew that now was not the time. They had a Captain to avenge and a rapist to catch.
" Everyone pull yourselves together this instant." Boomed Spock.
This instantly had everyone from Chekov to Bones snapping out of the have of grief and guilt that had settled over them. They remember that they were Starfleet officer, most of them members of the senior staff. They forgot their emotions and focused instead on the Enterprise's first officer.
" We all have work to do and me must alert the base of the situation and-" Spock began to order when a new voice interrupted him.
" The base has already been alerted of the situation by Lt. Bansali. All docks and other exits have been sealed and the computers are running scans to locate all Antarians on board." Said man in his late thirties walked into their midst.
" Commander Wilson." Said Spock recognizing him as the commander of the base.
As the older officers and one Antarian elder all began to devise a plan, Ensign Chekov noticed something of the utmost importance.
" Everyone, where iz Cepten Kirk?" He asked outloud.
Everyone stopped dead at this question and after a pause Spock spoke.
" Jim is not in the reception hall, that much is certain. I could not locate him visually. Did any of you see where he went?" Asked Spock to the other.
Guilty looks and eyes not meeting his were his answer it was enough.
Wordlessly Spock rushed past all of then to one of the panels that stood in the wall, he quickly pressed one of the buttons and spoke directly to the Star bases computer.
" Computer, please give me the current location of Captain James T. Kirk." He ordered.
After a pause the female voice replied.
" Captain Kirk is in observation deck 3."
" Jesus, how the Hell did he go that far?" Asked Bones, who knew that the deck in question was almost all the way across the star base but thankfully close to where the Enterprise was currently docked.
" He is Jim Kirk." Said Spock simply like that was explanation enouth and then grew even more serious.
" Doctor, you and I must get to him as fast as within our capability. From what I can ascertain from the footage, the Captain is most definitely in dire need of medical attention." Said Spock gravely.
If it was possible Dr. McCoy pales even further and then spoke.
" WELL THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE WE WAITIN' FOR LET'S GO!" Yelled Bones before he took off running.
" Commander, please alert a medical team to get to the Captain's location immediately." Said Spock before he too ran off after the doctor.
Wilson watched the two of them till they disappeared around a corner before he turned and quickly made his way to the panel Spock had spoken to moment ago. He raised the Base's medical bay.
" Sick bay this is Commander Wilson, send an emergency medical team to Observation deck 3 this instant, we got a man in trouble." He said urgently.
" Right away sir." Came a man's voice from the other side in acknowledgement before the com was severed.
With a small huff Wilson turned to the what remained of the group in the hallway. A'tal caught his eye and he made his way over to the elder Antarian.
" Ambassador, can you do anything to locate the guy we are after?" He asked.
A'tal looked around at the hopeful eyes pinned on him now and then nodded.
" Yes, we Antarians are master trackers, we can assist your scanners in finding the filth responsible for this." Ground out A'tal with his eyes now blazing in furious promise.
" Then you'd better hurry and find him before any of the Starfleet personnel do, especially my Lt. Bansali. From what I could tell from my last communication with her she is already trying to hunt him down and believe me, I think she wants blood." Said Wilson. A'tal nodded and then hurried away back into the reception hall to tell the other, innocent Antarian delegates of the crimes that one of their own had committed and the situation that was at hand.
" She isn't the only one." Said Sulu, all but growling it. Beside him Uhura, Chekov, and Scotty all had looks that to Wilson meant that they too wanted retribution.
For their Captain. Who they knew in their hearts they had all failed but were going to avenge and bring justice for regardless.