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"I was sure we were onto something there," Kirk said disappointed.

They'd followed the trail of footprints into a clearing in-between some tree's and shrubs to find a circle of bodies all dead and burnt to a crisp. The nature of it seemed to be mass suicide, each person holding the person beside them's hand in unity.

"Maybe if their food source was dying around them, they decided to end their lives, unable to feed themselves."

"We could try some other areas of the planet, Jim. They might not all be like this. We may be able to get some information from them."

"Let's hope so." Kirk scanned the area for his first officer. "Spock?" he called out.

There was no immediate response and Kirk quelled his fear. There was literally nothing here that could harm them. "Spock?" he called again.

"Captain," called out in response. "I apologise, I didn't register you calling me the first time." He stood at the doorway to where he'd been earlier but he was leaning against the doorway a little heavily as though he wasn't quite right.

"Are you okay?" Kirk called out.

"There is something here Captain."

"A life form?"

"Yes," Spock moved forward a little, out of the gloom of the crypt.

"Hell Spock," McCoy said, noting the wound on his left wrist. "I need to beam you aboard and fix this"

"Wait. She is telepathic. I must reassure her first that we are not leaving her. She is the last of her species."

"Okay then, be quick," Kirk said.

They watched as Spock reached out for the creature that McCoy and Kirk still couldn't see, hidden in the darkness.

"I thought he was a touch telepath?" McCoy stated.

"He has some other powers in telepathy. You remember that's he's 'made a suggestion' more than once."

"It is done. Captain, with your permission, she wishes to come aboard with us. She is very much alone and frightened."

"That seems like a reasonable request. Can you tell her to come out and join us, Mr Spock."

"Certainly Captain." Spock was silent for a moment, concentrating on communicating with the alien creature. "She is coming," Spock informed them, clearing the doorway.

Kirk and McCoy watched as into the light stepped a beautiful female creature. She stood exceptionally close to Spock highlight how much smaller she was than all of them. Considering Spock was who she had communicated with, Kirk understood the need for some sort of familiarity. Spock nodded slightly to the Captain that she was ready.

"Scotty, four to beam up."

"Aye Sir," he said

Seconds later they emerged in the transporter room.

"Bones, take care of Spock and our lady friend. I'm going to beam back down with Mr Sulu, make sure we didn't miss anything."

"Jim be careful," McCoy cautioned.

"Captain, if you go into the room where I found the lady, please be cautious of the edge of the door frame. I can attest to it being quite sharp."

"Thank you, Mr Spock.

"Scotty, call Sulu down here."

"Aye Sir."

The wound on Spock's left wrist was relatively deep but he was able to patch the wound up efficiently using the regenerator. It looked good as new but McCoy was surprised by the loss of blood Spock was showing.

Spock was silent as he was treated which slightly unnerved the Doctor until he aught his line of sight and realised he was communicating with the creature that sat on one of the other beds, watching intently.

"Spock?" he said and when he received no answer, he spoke a little louder. Spock blinked and looked to the doctor. "Is she okay?"

"Affirmative."

"You seem to have lost a lot of blood, Spock."

"I... I can't recall exactly the events, Doctor. I believe I may have ventured into the room, unaware of how severe the bleeding was before I tourniquet the wound. It was a lapse in judgement."

McCoy wasn't sure that made perfect sense to a logical Vulcan like Spock and he didn't seem certain of it himself. "Were you aware of her then?"

"Perhaps. Subconsciously."

"Does she have a name, Spock?"

"Yes. Of course. Lilinu."

McCoy looked over to her once he finished up with Spock. Her petite frame meant that she was high off the ground, her legs dangling, making her look almost childlike as she sat there, waiting.

She was quite beautiful and humanoid enough, but like a Vulcan, there were differences that couldn't be ignored. Her feet while small to match her frame but had long toes that curled under her foot as she sat. It reminded McCoy of a bird's claws but there were softer looking than clawed feet. She also had a set of wings that sat tightly against her back. McCoy wondered how large they were. The were feathered and varied from a white through to grey and some at the ends were black as night. Her ears were slightly pointed, not as much as Spock's but little tufts, which were feathered. Besides from her ears and wings, the rest of her body was covered in human like skin, as far as McCoy could tell.

Her clothing was scant, consisting of some brightly coloured feathers in green and red.

"Will she allow me to run the scanner over her?"

Spock was silent as he communicated with Lilinu. "She agrees that you may, however her life signs might seem odd to you as she in an alien being."

"Yes, I'm well aware that alien being's don't share the same readings as humans," McCoy said, pointedly as he gave Spock a certain look.

McCoy switched his machine on and held it out towards Lilinu. He frowned at if a moment, then tapped it. "I can't get any reading's..." he said, more to himself.

Spock leant forward a little as the readings started to come through suddenly. "Maybe a faulty device, Doctor." Spock said.

"Yes, I'll get it checked out later. But for now... well these readings are remarkably similar to that of a Vulcan."

Spock didn't look at the readings himself. "I expect there are many alien creature out there that share similar readings to Vulcan. And probably humans too, Doctor."

"Well, I'm done with you, Mr Spock. And Lilinu seems to be fine. Although I'm sure she could do with a clean up and some food in her."

"Yes, I shall see that she is taken care of, Doctor. Thank you."

TBC

A/N: So, this story is based on a legend I was reading up on for a certain idea which I don't want to go into yet as it'll kinda give the game away, but the being that they find should be named Lilitu and for some reason, I named the file Lilinu and then changed the name in the story to Lilinu as I thought I had wrote it wrong repeatedly throughout the story. That's how stupid I am.

Additional note, I have written this so far and have an idea for an ending. I'm a bit of a Spock fangirl and prefer the hurt/comfort, angsty types of stories so that's where this is heading. :)