The next seconds seemed to happen quickly; Spock stood up and walked over to Marie. "Tell the Vulcan Command Center to signal a planet wide evacuation. All channels, all frequencies."

"Yes, sir." Marie got to work, she had never seen that look in Spock's eyes before.

"Spock." Jasmine spoke, following behind him.

"Maintain standard orbit." He ordered another cadet, before walking toward the elevator.

"Spock. What do you think you're doing?" Jasmine held her hand on the door so it wouldn't close.

"I need to evacuate the High Vulcan Council. They're tasked with protecting the cultured history. My Parents will be with them." He pressed the button for the doors but Jasmine stepped in before they closed.

"Why do you have to go? Can't we beam them out?" Her eyes were searching his.

"That's impossible, they will be in the Castra Ark. I must get them myself," Spock confirmed.

They were silent for a moment just staring at one another. Jasmine didn't waste another second before grabbing Spock around the neck and pulling him to her. Her lips connected with his, her feelings pouring into them. Spock pulled her gently to him, kissing her deeply.

Slowly Jasmine pulled back, her eyes closed and her breath heavy. "You be careful, and come back safe," She opened her eyes to see him watching her.

Nodding he kissed her forehead, "Order received, Commander." They pulled apart before the doors opened.

"I will meet you in the transport room," Jasmine straightened before walking off. Spock watched her until she was out of sight then went to get his supplies.

Marie finished her transmission to the Vulcan command center. Hopefully they could get off the planet in time, but truth was many would die. Her thoughts were cut off from the com sounding.

"Kirk to Enterprise. Beam us out if here."

"Locking on to your signal."

Marie's hands covered her mouth when she saw Sulu suddenly fell off the platform.

"I can't lock on to you. Don't move, don't move!"

Standing up Marie walked closer to the screen her heart pounding; Jim had just jumped after Sulu.

"Kirk to Enterprise. We're falling without a shoot. Beam us up!"

A tear rolled down Marie's face, oh please.

Jasmine was leaning close to the screen in the transport room. Inside she was panicking, the cadet was trying her best but she just couldn't lock on to them. "I can do that!"

Jasmine quickly looked towards the door as Chekov ran in. The cadet quickly moved out of the way to let Chekov take control.

"Hold on. Hold on!"

Jasmine would be lying if she said she didn't feel like she was about to have a heart attack.

"Compensating gravitational pull. And-Gotcha!"

Jim and Sulu energized in front of them.

"Holy Shit," Jasmine's eyes locked on Jim's.

Giving her a grin he slowly got up, "Easy."

Before Jasmine could say anything to return, Spock strode by her and went onto the transport pad. "Clear the pad, I'm beaming to the surface."

Jim made a face as he and Sulu stepped off the pad. "The surface of what? What, you're going down there?"

Stepping up beside him, Jasmine grabbed Jim's arm. "He has too."

"Are you nuts? Spock you can't do that."

Spock ignored Jim, kneeling down in a crouching position, "Energize."

"Spock!"

Slowly Spock disappeared leaving the room silent that was until Jim opened his mouth. "Doesn't he understand the planet is unstable?"

Jasmine rolled her eyes before snapping back at him. "Of course he does. He went to save his parents." She stood next to Chekov, "Scan his frequencies until he's in the Castra Ark. And I want you to be ready, once they exit lock into their signal."

"Aye Commander," He replied taking a deep breath.

Jasmine tried to look as normal as possible. When she showed concern for Jim it made sense that is her brother, but for Spock she had to pull back any emotions. They had discussed it once before, the knowledge of their relationship would be inappropriate especially while aboard the same starship. In this moment she could only be a concerned fellow officer and nothing more.

"The gravitational pull is becoming stronger, if we do not leave soon we could get sucked into the black hole as well."

"They are out of the Castra Ark," Chekov announced.

"Spock to Enterprise. Get us out now!" Spock's voice echoed over the com.

"Locking on. Don't move, stay right where you are."

Jim glanced at his sister, he could tell she was worried, hell he was worried.

"Transport in 5-4-3-2."

Then it happened, just as they started to energize the ground beneath Spock's mother gave way. "I'm losing her, I'm losing her."

Jasmine's hand gripped onto Jim, she felt as if her heart had dropped out of her chest. She knew how much Spock's mother meant to him, how much he loved her.

"I lost her," Chekov turned to look at Jasmine, sadness and failure clear on his face.

As they finished materializing in front of them, Spock was standing with his arm stretched out, reaching. As much as Jasmine wanted to go to him and comfort him, she knew she had to do the logical thing. "Bridge, the Captain is on board. Let's move." Taking a step forward, she took a breath before speaking to Spock. "Captain, let's get everyone to medical so they can be scanned and looked after."

Spock's eyes barely flickered to her before nodding.

Taking that answer she turned to Jim, "Why don't you escort them, I'll manage the bridge." Before Jim could respond Jasmine was already making her way down the hall. Stay calm, Stay calm.

Quickly she made her way into the elevator and closed the doors. Her fingers pressed the hold button to pause the elevator in place. Leaning against the wall her hand pressed against her chest. Tears began to fall down her cheeks as she slid to the floor. She felt so helpless; she was familiar with the pain of losing a parent. Their mother passed away a few years back and of course the pain of never knowing their father. A cry escaped her lips, but now it was a planet full of innocents and the mother of the man she cared so deeply for. What would this do to him?

Marie was scanning for transmissions when Jasmine walked onto the Bridge. Quickly she stood up and followed her to her station. "Hey everything ok?"

Jasmine sighed lightly, "We're not in danger which is good, but the woman we lost...was Spock's mother."

"Oh my god," Marie was in complete shock. "Is he alright? Have you talked to him?"

Jasmine just shook her head, "I don't know."

"How's Jim?" The question was a surprise to both of them.

"Oh you know Jim, it would take more than falling thousands of meters toward a disintegrating planet to stop him."

Marie laughed a little at Jasmine's remark, "That is so true. What that man will do for attention."

"So you going to tell him you like him yet?" Jasmine asked casually while going through her system.

Marie frowned, "I do not like him."

Pausing what she was doing Jasmine gave a face that said yeah right. "He almost died. You'd think that's good enough for at least your first name."

"I will...someday." Marie replied before walking back to her station.

Shortly after Spock entered with Jim not far behind. Spock walked toward the Captains chair and sat down. Jim stood close to Marie, giving her a small smile and a nod. She felt her face warm up a little before returning the nod.

Spock punched in some codes before speaking, "Acting Captains log. StarDate 2258.42. We have had no word from Captain Pike, therefore classified him as a hostage of the war criminal known as Nero. Nero who has destroyed my home planet, and most of its 6 million inhabitants."

Jasmine flinched at his words before slowly looking over to him. She could see the pain of lives lost in his eyes.

"I estimate no more that 10 thousand have survived. I am now a member of an endangered species." He paused for a few moments before standing and heading toward the elevator. Jasmine placed her ear com down before following him, slipping into the elevator before the doors closed.