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Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha – In The Name Of Love
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fate

chapter 3:
turn

It's pure chaos and at first Uhura doesn't realize what's going on.
There's still the panic-stricken face of her friend in her mind, seconds before she was killed by whatever hell Krall had put together. Then there are suddenly noises, screams, Krall seems to be more agitated than before and quick-witted she tries to use the moment of him talking to one of his subordinates to make an escape.

At least that's the plan, until she feels a searing pain in her back and falls to the ground with a loud scream. Her skin burns and for a second she fears her uniform is on fire, until Krall pulls her up effortlessly and she sees the weapon in his hand that looks too much like one of their own phasers.

"Not so fast, I still have use for you."
He sneers at her and his pitch-black eyes bore through her. It takes a lot of effort to not look away, but that wouldn't be her, she's strong-minded, not intimidated and still an officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise (which is destroyed, broken in front of her eyes, her home).
Nonetheless it's incredibly hard to hold the tears back –
as much as she wants to believe that everything will turn out right, she was born with a healthy portion skepticism and can't help thinking about how the hell they are supposed to get out of here. Sulu and her were already captured in their helpless try to contact the starbase, the next time will not end well for them. Especially with Krall's new-found weapon that seems to be impossible to fight against.

…Spock would know what to do.

'Stupid, so very, very stupid,' she scolds herself and this time a lonely tear escapes her eye, while Krall pulls her further and further regardless of her injury.
He is still alive (pleasepleaseplease), he has to be, he is the Commander after all, unbeatable, a force to reckon with! (but it doesn't mean anything, does it? Even the Captain died, actually died for them)

…but why isn't he here then?
Days passed, crewmembers died and the wrack of the Enterprise has been empty, as far as they were able to find out by listening in on their guards. By now he should have met with the Captain and together they for sure would have come up with a crazy and suicidal plan to free them and save the day –

"What is going on?!"
Krall's sharp voice pulls her out of her reverie and back into pain-filled reality. They are standing in a doorway from which they are able to overlook the camp and the countless amount of motorbikes and… Kirks? As in… more than one (oh god the universe can't deal with multiple hims, they are going to implode in a second for sure!).

It has to be the wound, she muses and takes a controlled, deep breath to calm her racing heart down. Is it infected, does his weapon do more damage than anticipated, is she hallucinating, poisoned?
Because even though her Captain has been able to manage the impossible multiple times in the past (including coming back from the dead), he hasn't managed to clone himself yet. Probably. Hopefully.

But apparently Krall is seeing it as well - and why is she even surprised at this point? It's Kirk for God's sake! -, because a moment later he yells at his guards to "Shoot this nuisance down, I don't have time for this!".
It's her time to shine, with a scream she shoves him away from her and down the small path, which leads to the center of the camp. Her stupid second attempt to escape seems to surprise him, he is unprepared and struggles for a moment to find his balance. With wide eyes she turns around and runs through the back entrance that should lead her to her captured comrades.

Her Captain is here to save them.
She should have never doubted him.

…and Spock?
Is he save as well? Is he even here? Her racing heart jumps at the thought of him and not for the first time she regrets her rash decision. His intention was so, so, so stupid and she is not regretting the slap for even a second, but –
She always wanted to have children. With Spock? Even more so. From time to time he might be too logical and unemotional, but over time she learned to read him. And their children would be ¼ Vulcan, so…
Maybe she should give him a second chance. And herself. Most of all them together.

She is forced out of her thoughts as someone rushes at her, but despite her injury she is able to take him out and grab his weapon rather quickly. He is not as overwhelmingly strong as Krall and Sulu's close combat training has helped her a lot.
As she continues to run forward, she makes a mental note to thank him later on, should they both be still alive at that point.

And then she hears it.
A fight, quite close, somewhere to her right.

Abruptly she turns around, someone is on the ground, another one stands above him, one of her enemies, and raises his weapon for a final strike –
She recognizes the dark hair, the uniform and above it all those unique, pointed ears. In a heartbeat she stands behind the spawn of hell – because what else can he be trying to kill her man? – and kills him in one swift move. He is taller than the previous one, his shoulders broader and he was able to get Spock to his knees?! But he doesn't move a muscle as he lies beside them on the dirty ground, so she moves her panic-filled eyes towards her lover and checks him for any obvious wounds.

"What are you doing here?"
It's a rhetorical question, really, but he answers nonetheless.

"Saving you."
And going by the laugh he immediately educes from her and the non-existent-but-still-there-smile on his pale lips, it's the right decision after all. Turning her feelings around once more and opening up to what-if.

A mini-Vulcan it is, she muses, as she helps him up and grabs his hand confidently.

AN: Thank you all for this incredible support! It's overwhelming!
Here the One-Shot LadyRedStar requested, hope it's not too Uhura-centered! :)

ALSO:
Please let me know if there are scenes you would love to see from the movie!
A character that usually wouldn't have appeared?
An event that turned out way different than it should have?
A conversation never had?

Hook me up with some ideas! :D