Chapter 18:

*No One's POV*

Both Kirk and wet Scotty runs through the ship onto to finally turn to a corner and greeted by phasers at them. Suddenly the phasers are at their heads. Two security guards appeared.

One of them look familiar to the young Kirk.
"Come with me," he says. "Moon Beam."
*Enterprise, Bridge*

*T'Aimnu's POV*

Leonard and I are on the bridge while my cousin is still being captain for the Enterprise when suddenly the bridge doors open. James and a wiser man are ushered in by Security Guards. I seriously have no idea of what's going on, even when Cousin Spock approaches them, masking his anger. With an eyebrow raised, he walks right to James.

"Surprise," was the only thing that James could say.

"Who are you?" my cousin asked the wiser gentleman.

"He's with me," James confirms.

My confusion is masked by the calm, almost emotionless just like a normal Vulcan look.
"We're traveling at warp - how did you manage to get aboard this ship?" Cousin Spock asked the two.

Kirk just stares at Cousin Spock with a look of a different experience. "You're the genius, you figure it out."

"The captain of the vessel ordered you to answer the question," I speak up as my cousin's first commodore.
"Well I'm not telling….captain and commodore," Kirk calls us.
I look at my mate who looks at me back confused just like me. What is he doing?

"Does that frustrate you?" he seems to be, what the humans call, joking around which I believe it is called. "My lack of cooperation….does it make you angry?"

"You are speaking illogical statements to us Vulcans," I speak to Kirk.

Not wanting to focus on James for now, my cousin turns to the wiser man. "You are not a member of this ship's crew. Under penalty of court martial, I order you to explain to me how you beamed ab-"

"Don't answer him," James firmly tells the wiser man.
"Answer him," I said, stepping up.

He look deep in thought, possibly thinking of what to say. "I'd rather not take sides."
That's enough for Cousin Spock to nod to the guards while ordering, "Escort them to the Brig."

Before the guards could do so, Kirk speaks up to both Cousin Spock and I almost angrily like, "What is it about you both, Spock T'Aimnu? The planet that you shared was just destroyed - your mother, your aunt murdered - and you're not even upset?"
I bowed my head without letting emotions show as I closed my eyes. Leonard holds me with one of his arms, shielding me away from the situation.

"Your presumption that these experiences interfere with my abilities to command this ship is inaccurate-"

"HA!" James interrupts him as if it's a joke. "And yet you said fear was necessary for command. I mean - did you see that bastard's ship? Did you see what he did?" he's proving a point.
Cousin Spock tenses up. "Yes of course I-"

"So are you afraid or aren't you?!"

"I will not," he's more tensed, "allow you to lecture me about the merits of emotion."

"Stop speaking, stop speaking," I mumbled shaking my head, only having my mate to hear.
"Then why don't you stop me," Kirk challenges him.

Uncle Sarek watches with Leonard tensely.

Cousin Spock blinks before speaking, "step away from me, Mr. Kirk."

I look back to see this.

"What is it like? Not to feel? Anger." James stop now. "Or heartbreak. Or the need to stop at nothing to avenge the death of the woman who gave birth to you?!" Don't speak these kinds of words to us Vulcans.

"Back away," his anger boils within the green blood in his veins.

Kirk gets closer. "You must not feel anything! It must not even compute for you! You must not have loved her at all!"
That's the moment when my cousin hits my human friend, causing him to hit back. I watch in calmly horror of the fight between the two. Instantly blows to each other to the point where Cousin Spock chokes Kirk. He slams him against the wall, choking him possibly to the point where Kirk's airwaves will be broken.
"Spock!" Uncle Sarek calls out, disappointed with his son.

Everything stops. Cousin Spock's face is red as he releases his strong grip. James breaths in much needed air and tumbles down to the ground. My cousin glares back at him while the human male has barely the ability to speak, close to collapsing. But something about the look on his face. Maybe he has successed of exposing Vulcan's emotions.
Cousin Spock turns to the stunned crew who are staring back at him. Just as I excepted Uncle Sarek was the worse one to see.

"James," I speak up, turning to him calmly. "A vulcan's emotions are considered more dangerous and violent than a human's emotions. I believe you would call it out of control," I start to explain to him. "Now as for loving our parents, we do love our parents vulcan or not." He continues to stare at me. "The way we show love for our parents is by respecting and honoring them. Mainly for the traditions that we were taught since our birth. Cousin Spock and I love our parents very much. So with you saying unnecessary words, it triggers the out of control emotions that we work so hard to keep control for everyone's safety."

I kneel down to my cousin and give him a piece of cloth. He uses to wipe away the tears quickly so he can return to normal. His dark eyes look deep within mine before turning to my mate.

"Doctor, I am no longer fit for duty," he says. "I hereby relinquish my command on the grounds that I have been….emotionally compromised. Please note the time and date in the ship's log.
I closed my eyes. Cousin Spock's emotions are no fit for the role of a captain. They open again to see him leave the room. I wanted to go to him, but Uncle Sarek places his hand on my shoulder gently while looking deep within my eyes. Silently telling me to stay before leaving the room as well.

Silence covers the whole crew, still stunned of what just happened.

Finally it has been broken when the wiser gentleman speaks up, "I like this ship, it's exciting."

Leonard turns to James exasperated, "congratulations, Jim. Now we've got no Captain and no real first officer to goddam replace him."
That's when something appear within Kirk. "Yea we do."
Everyone is confused of what he is saying, but Sulu and I know. We both point at James and realize that the former captain Pike made him as the first Officer before he left the ship.
"What?!" Leonard exclaims for everyone.

"Thanks for the support!" Kirk says, moving towards the captain's chair.

While heading there, he passes Uhura who says, "I sure hope you know what you're doing."
"...so do I," he responded. He studies the chair before sitting to speak into the mic, "Attention crew of the Enterprise. This is James Kirk."