90.) Ceremony

Looking down at the gathered cadets, he almost smiled. This was not just any graduation ceremony he was witnessing, it couldn't be when James T. Kirk was one of the graduates. Nor when the graduating class was only a fraction of the size it should be.

Watching Jim relieve Pike as Captain of the Enterprise, still a cadet until the graduation was completed, Ambassador Spock watched from the shadows with pride.

He did not stay to see the rest of the ceremony, he had plans to set in motion if he wished to allow his younger counterpart to experience a friendship unlike any other. His actions may have allowed Nero to cause immense pain, but he was not about to deny the Enterprise her proper crew.


Written: 8-29-2011
Word Count: 126