Author Note: So it seems that my beta has disappeared, but I'm going to post this. For everyone waiting for an update on An Army of One, it going to be a bit longer because of writer block.

One Hour from the Neutral Zone

Kirk's Personal Quarters, USS Enterprise

Entering his personal quarters, walking over toward his chair, and the owner of the room allowed himself to take release a deep breath as he sat in his chair. He was so focus on relaxing in his chair that he didn't noticed the body sitting on his bed until he heard the rustling of his sheets. After six months as a prisoner, his movements had not been dulled however his knee hit the edge of the desk thus causing a sharp pain to shoot up his leg.

"Computer, lights," A feminine voice called out from the bedroom.

After lights where on, Kirk noticed it was Eviess who was currently sitting on his bed.

"Damn it, woman did you have to scare me like that," Kirk asked as he rubbed his knee, "How did you get in here anyway?"

The female Rihannsu gave him a smile as she laid back on the bed, "I'm a member of Tal'Diann and your mother is an Engineer, beside you really need to change your override code."

She broke off as panic filled Kirk eyes before he reached for the communication panel on his desk, "Kirk to Spock!"

"Spock, here Captain."

Panic filled Kirk voice as he address his first officer, "Mister Spock, I need you to change my override codes, and I mean all of them."

It was quiet on the other end of the channel as silence filled the bridge before Spock voice came back, "Understood, Captain; it is logical process. I will inform you of your new codes in exactly fifteen minutes."

"Thank you, Mister Spock; Kirk Out," he said as he closed the channel.

After closing the channel, it took Jim a few minutes to collect his breath as he leaned into his chair. He was wondering how could everyone had forgotten to change or deactivate his access codes. He had been held for six month and no one changes his codes, they were lucky they caught it before someone at Starfleet Command raised the red flag.

He nearly jumped out of his chair when he felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around his shoulders.

"You know if someone told us that we would be like this at the moment, I would have laughed in their face," Kirk said as he turned his chair around looked at her.

Eviess nodded as she gripped his face in her hands and leaned her forehead against his forehead and began to trace his face.

"I think that is one thing that my people underestimate about you humans," she said as she looked into his eye, "Your people have a power in you that one has ever seen before. They held you for six months and in that time they forced us to mate. They threaten my life and even though our people are not on the best of turns, we mated and you did that so that I could live."

Looking into her eyes, he gave her a small smile; he realized that she was right. The Federation and the Romulan have never been on the best of term since the Earth-Romulan War. The situation with Nero just made it worse, but even though he had been tortured him; he had saved her life after they had threaten her life. He was running his fingers up and down her stomach as he moved her to his lap.

"Were you able to make a uniform to fit you when we meet the Empress," Jim asked.

Eviess nodded, "Your ship's Quartermaster was very helpful in getting me something, and in fact I have entire attire now. So I should be good to go."

Jim nodded his head, "So what can I expect from your Empress?"

"Her Imperial Majesty is really a tough person to get to know unless you are related by blood and even then she does not let her walls down," she said as she looked at him, "Believe me she is a Romulan and she will lie and manipulate you into doing what she wants. Her roles as an Empress are largely just for show, but make no mistake she is an Empress of the Rihannsu and contain both the good and the bad of my people."

"So why is she personal coming across the border," Jim asked as he looked into her eyes.

Eviess felt she needed to lie but with him looking in her eyes it was not possible, "Mostly to check on her little sister."

Jim could almost feel his eyes roll into the back of his head and see his brain as he looked at her in shock. While he had been held captive he knew that their jailers were very happy about the force mating. While they could have resisted, it hadn't been possible because their captors had pumped some kind of drug into the room.

"You're the sister to the Empress," Jim asked in shocked.

She really felt like laughing as she looked at him but that would have ruined her whole Romulan image, so she just nodded her head.

"Why the hell would they let someone of royal descent into the military," he asked her.

"It mainly has to deal with the fact since my race is so long lived like our racial cousins, that I would have no chance at the throne and so I decided to serve the Empire by joining the military," she replied.

That made sense to Jim in a roundabout way, it reminded him of the old royalty on Earth and how second and third born sons would join their respective military as a way of making a name for themselves since they had such as small chance of inheriting the titles.

"Alright, I guess that enough questions for now," Jim said as he lift her to her feet and after standing dragged her to the bedroom, "I need to get some sleep before the meeting, come on."

Eviess gave him a tight smile as she stretched out on the bed with Jim kissing her head and her stomach before he lowered the lighting and after sprawled beside her he moved his hands to rest on their child.

Three Hours Later

Bridge, USS Enterprise

The Enterprise had been on station for the last three hours waiting for the Imperial Squadron; Jim was leaning back into his chair as he looked at the view screen; while also signing off on reports from his departmental heads.

This was the one thing he hated doing was paperwork and combine that with waiting and Jim was very restless as he looked at his Yeoman before handing her the last of the PADDS before turning his chair toward his First Officers.

"Mister Spock, I have to ask, why you allowed all that paper work to pile up?"

"Forgive me Captain, but what you just signed off on were things that an Acting Captain should not," came Spock's replied, "Those were transfer orders and promotions orders for the ship and some minor things from the Quartermaster. The major those I signed off on as they came across my desk."

Jim looked at the man in shock before turning his chair around and looked at Pike, "Wait a sec, you said a Captain even with all that Acting in front of his rank had to do all the paperwork. I was at Starfleet for six hours when we got back."

Chris really want to strangle Spock as he looked at Kirk, "Well, you did damage the ship pretty badly while I was out, not to mention the cracked windows. Come on kid, there was no way I was up for all that paperwork."

Just as Jim was about to open his mouth, an alarm sounded as several Romulan Warbirds decloaked as they crossed into Federation Space.

"Sirs, I have fifteen Romulan Warbirds coming to range."

Dropping the current subject, Jim looked around the bridge, "Okay people, let's not get trigger happy because they are here on a diplomatic mission. Uhura, transmit to the lead ship that they are to come to a full stop while we take up position."

Uhura nodded her head as she open a channel with the Romulan communication officer and transmitted the orders before switching back to the Starfleet channel.

"Sirs, order have been received and the Task Group has reported that they are just waiting for us," Uhura said as she turned around.

Jim nodded before grabbing his cane and standing up while facing Pike, "Admiral, Task Group on standby, awaiting orders."

Rear Admiral Christopher Pike looked at the young man that had changed a lot of the last three and half years and frankly he liked this young man better than the one that had gotten in fight in a bar. Kirk while still the same was also so very different from that impudence kid, while he was still the same impudence young man, he had been a bit more tempered by what he had seen and done.

"Captain Kirk, you are hereby order to move the Enterprise into formation next to the led ship," Pike ordered, "All ships of the Task Group are ordered to take formation on the port side of the awaiting ships, the order is given Captain.

"Aye, aye, sir," Kirk said as he took his seat, "Mister Sulu, take us in nice and slow; Miss Uhura pass the word."

If there had been any ships in space watching as a bystander they would have saw something that most people dreamed about since the Earth-Romulan War. As the mixed group of Starfleet ship moved not in attack formation but in honor escort formation. There were no weapons being fired and no shield raised as the two groups settled into formation before leaving the border behind.

Yet, there were no bystanders to watch this moment but the ones assigned to Starfleet, but this moment was being recorded from the ships and they would be transmitted back to their respective new organizations.

As soon as the ships were settled and moved away from the border, Jim release a deep breath as he leaned into his chair, "Okay, that was like one of the most tensed moments of my life and I feel like I need a drink."

Laughter filled the bridge as everyone felt the anxiety leave the bridge, before the communication area began beep.

"Admiral, Captain, I have the Empress on the channel."

Pike nodded at Jim as they both turned to the screen, "On screen, Lieutenant."

The senior staff of the Enterprise watched the view screen as a female Romulan appeared on screen. Jim had to admit that she was beautiful as he looked at her.

"Your Imperial Majesty, My name is James T. Kirk, and I bid you welcome on behalf of the President of the United Federation of Planet and the Federation," James said standing up, "I would also like to extend a welcome for you and members of your court for a state dinner aboard my ship."

Teelis t'AAnikh allowed her eyes to wonder over the crew on the screen and for a moment she paused as she looked at the Vulcaniod standing behind the male human that was speaking, "We accept your offer of dinner, Captain. Would two hours be enough time for you to gather your staff?"

"That's fine, Ma'am," Jim replied, "Enterprise out."

One the view screen was replaced with the star field, Jim looked around the room before releasing a deep breath, "Uhura, pass the word to the other Captain, that they and their first officers are invited for a dinner and to break out the dress uniforms, which I say should have been burned upon creation."

"Now you know how everyone feels when it time to wear those thing," came Chris reply as he walked to the door, "By the way, your mother will be my escort Jim."