Chapter 9:

*T'Aimnu's POV*

I just cannot believe it. Vulcan delivered a distress call. My emotions are racing around my mind.

"Listen to me Cousin T'Aimnu," Cousin Spock says to me, looking dead in my eyes, "you and I will be on the same ship that will take us to Vulcan."

"What's happening with the Home Planet?" I asked, almost shaking like.

"I don't know, but we are not going to let it become like Creature."

No words escape my lips as my head moves up and down.

Hundreds of cadets are racing to their shuttles. Barracks leaders stood on platforms, calling out the members of the ships.
"Blake! U.S.S. Newton!"

"Jaxa! The U.S.S. Endeavor!"

"Counter! U.S.S. Odyssey!"

"T'Nag! The U.S.S. Antares!"
"Fugeman: Regula One! Gerace:"

"Pomoroy! The U.S.S. Oddyssey!"

"U.S.S. Wolcott! McCoy!"

"Uhura! The U.S.S. Farragut!"

"T'Aimnu! U.S.S. Enterprise!"

"U.S.S. Enterprise! Welcome to Starfleet and Godspeed!"
As each member leaves for their assigned ships, I stood there not knowing what to do.

"Something troubling you Cousin T'Aimnu?" Cousin Spock asked, appearing behind me.

"What about Leonard? I told you about him and yet he's not with me," I said to him, showing my concern.

"I understand about Leonard being your soulmate, but Vulcan is important now."

"I know, but-"

"There's no need to be emotional because I am going to help out," he replied with his usual slight smile.
"Okay."

"Commander, a word?" Uhura asked my cousin, looking angrily.

He leaves away from me to another location for a private moment with her.

*Later*

Captain Pike is our captain on the Enterprise. He understood what's going on and promises me to get there as soon as possible. I am wearing the Enterprise uniform that I just place on before entering the Bridge. It's a long sleeved blue uniform dress that went down to my mid thigh with black spandex to cover my legs completely. Knee high black boots on my feet and shins while my long hair is still in it's neat braided bun.
"Captain, engineering reports 'ready for launch'," Cousin Spock announces at his station.
"The maiden voyage of our nest flagship deserves more pomp and circumstance that we can afford today, but her christening will have to be our reward for a safe return." He toggles intercom, "all decks, this is Captain Pike. Prepare for immediate departure. Helm thrusters." He than he turns to me, "Dr. T'Aimnu, go to the Medbay and be prepare for any assistance."

"Yes captain and thank you."

*No One's POV*

*Meanwhile on Vulcan*

Solok and Thorne are at home enjoying this rare time to be together. Eyes stare deep within each other's partners. His strong arms wrap themselves around the small petite beauty in front of him.

"K'hat'n'dlawa," she says it softly with a smile matching it.

"K'hat'n'dlawa," he says it softly with a slight smile.

Slight movements shakes under their feet, catching their attention. The movements grew more. All of the objects in their home begin to shake on their own. Thorne starts to feel panic of what's going on. Solok's grip on her tightens as they run to find Sarek and Amanda.

*Another location*

Nero stares at Vulcan through holographic images when Ayel arrives behind him.
"Captain Nero, drilling has begun."

"Prepare the Red Matter," Nero orders, "tell me when we reach core depth."
Ayel enters into the massive hangar where the cousins' ship lays. He moves and enters in. Moving into the containment hold shows a metallic room containing a large, floating red ball, similar to an energy source. He observes two Romulans extracting some of this Red Matter, getting place into a tube where the mass is into a space pod.
*T'Aimnu's POV*

Tears begin to slowly fall down my face. Along the way towards the Medbay, memories of that horrible day came back to me. This distress call from Vulcan is becoming very similar to what happened to the Creature Home Planet and I strongly hope that Vulcan will not meet the same fate.

Soon I arrived, only to hear something so familiar to the point I am becoming in disbelief. "James? Leonard?" I asked, heading towards that location of the Medbay.

"H-Hi T'Aimnu," James nervously smiles to me.

"What are you two doing here?" I asked.

Words begin to appear out of their mouths to the point I can barely keep up on what they are explaining.

Leonard then sighs, looking at me deep within my eyes, finally realizing that wasn't helping. "We are on the ship because we want to help you and your cousin," he rolls his eyes, "because we care about you." He smiles softly, placing a hand on my shoulder, as if really saying that only he cares for me.

A blush appears on my face when he said that as I smile softly back.
"Your attention, please: at twenty two hundred hours, telemetry detected an anomaly in the Neutral Zone. What appeared to be a lightning storm in space." Chekov appears on the monitors, announcing what's going on. "Soon after, Starfleet received a distress signal from the Vulcan High Council that their planet was experiencing seismic activity. We then lost contact with Vulcan entirely."
"No," I speak in disbelief.

"Our mission is to assess the condition of Vulcan and assist in evacuations, if necessary."
"Set up a triage area immediately," I ordered the medical staff, "Dr. McCoy," I speak to my partner, "James is our patient until the time being."

"Yes Dr. T'Aimnu," the medical staff says, getting to work.

"We should be arriving at Vulcan within two minutes. Thank you for your time."
When the message ends, our patient suddenly sits up looking like his head is spinning. My eyes widen when his hands begin to swell up almost two times its size.
"What's this?!" he's panicking.

"It appears to be an reaction of what Leonard gave you," I stated as I scan through his hands with my handheld diagnoser.

"What did he said earlier?" he asked me.

"That the telemetry detected an anomaly in the Neutral Zone," I repeated the message, "what appeared to be a lightning storm in space.
James then freezes with his eyes big and wide, looking at Leonard. "Bones, we have to stop the ship."

"You're not allergic to Cardassian vole dander, are you?" Leonard asked, not wanting to know.
"What? How the hell would I know? Is Uhura on board?"
"You need an antidote, James, or you're gonna die," I explained, looking serious.
"Jim, she's not kidding, you gotta keep your heart rate down," my partner explains more, trying to convince him.
"Dr. T'Aimnu, meet me in the Bridge immediately," I hear my cousin speak over the monitor.

"I'm on my way," I answered, start running out of the Medbay.
*Meanwhile on Vulcan*

Amanda watches in horror of the massive plasma twister, coming towards her. A hover speeder races in behind with her brother in law, sister in law, and her husband at the controls.

"Amanda! We must get to the shelter!" Sarek screams through the wind.

The horror never left her face as she turns to him.