so sorry to leave a cliff hanger!
still dont own star trek but i almost bought spock at the toy store!
Episode 1-11 The Menagerie pt 1
Kirk, McCoy, Spock and Saya had beamed down to starbase 11. Saya was looking at everything in wide eyed wonder and even had walked up to the sculpture in front of them and touched it before they were greeted by a pretty lady. Saya caught that though the Enterprise had received a message, none had been sent from the starbase. Saya didn't dwell on it though.
They were led to an office that belonged to a man named Mendez. Mendez was a little worked up over the transmission and Kirk was defending Spock in faith that if Spock heard it, it happened. Mandez finally explained to Kirk that Captain Pike was incapable of sending any kind of message.
Mendez led them to a room and started explaining "About your age. Big, handsome man, vital, active. Inspection tour of a cadet vessel. Old Class J starship. One of the baffle plates ruptured. He went in bringing out all those kids that were still alive. Just wanted you gentlemen to be prepared." Spock even informed them he served with Chris Pike for 11 years, 4 months and 5 days.
Saya had little time to think about how exact Spock's memory was before she was introduced to a man that looked as if he was once quite handsome. Saya felt for the man. His face was badly burned and scarred and he seemed stuck in something similar to a wheelchair. The light on the front of his chair flashed and beeped twice and they were told that 2 flashes meant 'no' by Mandez.
Spock asked to remain after Pike again told everyone to leave. Pike allowed it and Saya left with Kirk and McCoy. Kirk again met with Mendez and McCoy took Saya to one of the officer lounges. After some time they returned to Kirk who was watching the man they met continually say no. "He keeps blinking no. No to what?"
"They've tried questioning him. He's almost agitated himself into a coma." McCoy said. When Kirk asked how long he would live McCoy said "As long as any of us. Blast medicine anyway. We've learned to tie into every human organ in the body except one. The brain. The brain is what life is all about. Now, that man can think any thought that we can, and love, hope, dream as much as we can, but he can't reach out, and no one can reach in."
Saya felt worse for the guy. A sudden thought crossed her mind that maybe Spock had found a way to free him but stopped it with the logic that Spock was too rule abiding. Kirk asked if it could have anything to do with Spock and McCoy asked him to explain. "What I mean is either a message was received. It was one of two things. Either someone sent a message diverting us here, or someone on board the ship lied about receiving it. Could that someone be ?"
"Jim, forgetting how well we both know Spock, the simple fact that he's a Vulcan means he's incapable of telling a lie." McCoy answered. Kirk pointed out that he was also half human and McCoy answered "And that half is completely submerged. To be caught acting like us or even thinking like us would completely embarrass him."
Saya couldn't help herself and asked "Are Vulcans really incapable of lying? And if they repress emotion would they not get embarrassed since it's an emotion." Both men looked at her as if she had grown a second head for a moment before McCoy was required to report to transporter control. Saya looked between them both before Kirk motioned for her to follow McCoy.
They soon beemed up with a unhappy McCoy because of the lack of information about the medical emergency and a contemplating Saya. They found no medical emergency. McCoy and Saya came to the bridge and Saya felt the wrongness of the whole thing. Something was off and she just didn't know what it was.
"Maintain radio silence, Lieutenant. This is First Officer Spock. Per Starfleet orders this date, I have been placed in temporary command of the Enterprise. While our destination is secret, our mission is relatively simple. Starbase Command has assigned Captain Kirk medical rest leave until our return. His instructions are that you will obey my orders as you would his. First Officer out." Was the first thing she heard upon entering the bridge with McCoy.
McCoy demanded what was going on and Spock instructed him to follow. Saya tagged along and for once felt as if Spock had forgotten about her. He was quite off… not sick or the strange drunkenness but more like he was playing a huge, high stakes game of chess.
Spock lead them to a room with Captain Pike. McCoy looked at Spock as if he lost his mind before asking "What is this, Spock? Captain, are you alright?" Pike signaled no and McCoy added "I see that you're still signaling."
Spock stopped Bones and played a message from Kirk "Kirk to Doctor McCoy. I'm recording you this message, Bones, so there will be no misunderstanding. I'm sorry to have to make it an order. You're not to disturb Captain Pike with any questions. Simply take good care of him. Follow Spock's instructions to the letter. Kirk out." Pike continued to signal no.
Spock left and Saya was sure he had forgotten about her. "McCoy, may i stay to keep him company?" Saya asked and at McCoy's consent she took a seat. Once Bones left she turned to Pike and said "You are clearly trying to say something. Would you mind if I try to figure it out?"
Pike signaled no and Saya smiled "First I must say, you are amazing, putting yourself at risk to save others. But you don't want something to happen that is happening correct?" Pike signaled yes. "Is it something Kirk is doing?" Pike signaled no and seemed agitated. "Captain Pike, I don't want to harm you or get you worked up so please bear with me and take it slow. I will do my best to figure it out." Pike did nothing and Saya smiled again.
"Ok, if it's not Kirk that means it has to be Spock." Pike immediately signaled yes. Saya contemplated her next question for a moment before asking "Is he doing something to hurt you?" Pike signaled no. "Give me a moment to think please. I'm not giving up, just trying to come up with your answer." Pike signaled yes and before they could do anything more McCoy came in and let her know she needed to go to bed.
"Well Captain Pike, it was nice meeting you and getting to be in your company. If McCoy will allow it I'd like to visit you again tomorrow, if you would like." Saya said with a smile. Pike signaled yes and McCoy raised his eyebrows "Well it seems he actually wants a visitor. Quite unusual."
"Maybe because I don't know what he was like before. I only know the now." Saya shrugged.
The next morning Saya woke and waited for Spock a few minutes before McCoy came by and said " is already on the bridge." Saya said a quiet 'oh' before going to get breakfast with McCoy. "You may visit Pike again if he still wants it." He informed her.
Saya nodded and after breakfast they went to Pikes room. Once McCoy again left Saya said " feels like he is playing a life and death game of chess or strategy. He even failed to go with me to breakfast." Pike looked at her and she realized her mistake. "I'm sorry Sir, I forgot to make it a question you can answer clearly. is strategizing something vital, correct?" Pike signaled yes.
"Humm… So it won't hurt you but is life and death to him." Pike again signaled yes. "If it won't harm you…" Suddenly she looked up "Will it harm him." Pike signaled yes repeatedly and Saya smiled but said "Ok, we have bits to this puzzle. Please remain calm. I don't want you hurt and there is more that you need to be able to say." Pike signaled yes one more time and waited.
"Give me a moment, I'm not super smart like or all the other people of this time." Saya said and Pike did a long flat beep and Saya realized he was probably asking about her statement. "Are you asking me to explain my sentence?" Pike signaled yes and Saya smiled "Well I am a cryogenics case. So I am from about 200 years ago and they unfroze me and I survived so now I'm in this time and trying to cope. It's fun but sometimes i feel quite stupid."
At that moment Spock walked in. Looking from one to the other Saya smiled before he would be able to guess what she was up to. "I figured Captain Pike could use some company that doesn't know what his former glory was. I've been telling him about myself." Spock nodded and told her to leave for the day and she did. Thinking in her room she tried to figure the puzzle out.
'Kirk isn't doing it. is. It won't hurt Captain Pike, but will hurt . is strategizing something vital.' Saya was thinking it over. Suddenly the thought from before about wanting to help Captain Pike surfaced and she said "I wonder" aloud.
The next day Spock again did not meet her for breakfast and Saya was not allowed to visit Pike. Saya tried to spend her day productively and hoped to be able to visit soon. That evening she managed to sneak in to see Pike. "I'm sorry to disturb you Sir but I think i figured it out and want to check. Would you mind a few more questions?" Pike beeped no.
"First, is doing something against the rules?" 'Yes' "Is it against Kirk?" 'Yes' "Will it get him in big trouble?" 'Yes' Saya paused taking the info in before asking the next question. "Will it make you able to have some kind of life better than this?" Pike refused to answer for a few moments and Saya guessed that she was right. Pike finally answered yes and Saya nodded.
"So is putting himself on the line to help you in some way so you don't have to live like this. I should likely tell someone but the thing is he cares a great deal for you and if he is willing to do this then I don't think anyone would be capable of stopping him." Saya paused as Pike again started signaling no. "And it seems you greatly care for him and don't want him to go down this path. I understand. I will see what I can do to help. Both of you! But … I'm kinda a nobody. So I don't think I can really do much."
Saya made it to the bridge as McCoy was saying "I keep wondering who might be after us in a shuttlecraft and I keep coming up with the same answers, but I can't be right, can l, ." Spock ignored Bones and ordered a tractor beam to rescue the shuttlecraft and ordered the computer to execute instructions Abel 7 Baker.
Spock then addressed the crew "This is the First Officer speaking. Security, send an armed team to the Bridge. Transporter Room, stand by to beam Captain Kirk aboard. Effective until then, Lieutenant Hansen is in operational command." Closing the com he then said to Hansen "Doctor, as senior officer present, I present myself to you for arrest."
McCoy was flabbergasted asking "You what?" And Spock explained "The charge is mutiny, Doctor. I never received orders to take command." Saya was totally confused by the change of behavior and could only guess that Spock could somehow still reach his goal.
Security reported in and McCoy said " is, er, under arrest. Is confinement to quarters enough?" Spock told him it was adequate and that he would make no trouble. Saya followed and since everyone was used to her tailing Spock like a puppy managed to get into his room with no trouble.
" ?" She said to get the Vulcans attention. As soon as he looked at her he raised an eyebrow. "Perks of being almost invisible. People tend to forget to notice you. Anyways, I have done some investigating. Captain Pike let me know that this is something good for him but can get you in a lot of trouble." Spock silently stared at her and for once Saya couldn't quite read the expression.
"He wants you not to so you won't get into trouble. However you are because you want to give him more of a life than he has now. I get that. I also can surmise that there is no other possible option to achieve this which is why you are doing as you are." Saya bit her lip and looked down a moment to collect her thoughts.
Spock felt bad for ignoring her the past few days but had chosen to because of his need to achieve his goal and his refusal to get her involved. "I don't know what I can do to help and sadly Captain Pike can't tell me those answered through the game of 20 questions because there is too much I don't know. How can I help you help him? And how can I help him help you?" Saya finished.
"Captain Pike will still make it to where he needs to go. I have seen to that. I however am to be court martialed to determine if I warrant the death penalty." Spock paused calculating the harm to Saya if he requested what he was thinking of. "I would prefer you attend that." He said finally coming to a conclusion.
Saya smiled "Yes Sir. I hope it all turns out for the good. And before you say it, I know hope is illogical but sometimes that's all us humans have left." Spock turned on his monitor and both of them watched Kirk try to disengage the computer control from the helm. "You do think of everything. What is Talos 4?" Saya commented. Spock didn't answer and Saya didn't demand one.
That night Saya had dream after dream of being taken away and did not sleep well. Getting up she got dressed and walked with Spock and his guards to the hearing room. Kirk made sure Spock was aware of his right to counsel of his choice. "Sir, I waive counsel. Further, I waive rights to this hearing and request immediate court-martial."
Kirk denied his request and Spock asked why. "A mutiny requires a trial board of no less than three command officers. Since there are only two of that rank available." Spock pointed out that there were 3 officers of command rank available if they included Captain Pike.
Spock pointed out that Pike was still on the duty list and Mendez said "We didn't have the heart to retire him, Jim. He's got you. Whatever he's up to, he's planned it well." Mendez asked why he wanted to get Pike to Talos 4 and played into Spocks hand. Spock requested the viewer be turned on and a video of the event that led them to Talos 4 the first time started to play.
After some time it was questioned the authenticity of the video and Pike confirmed it was the actual events of 13 years ago. Spock added "Yes, gentlemen. On that screen as it happened, the incredible experience of Captain Christopher Pike on Talos Four. If, after witnessing this, the court wishes to turn this vessel back, I will release this ship to manual control."
Mendez was irate about the bargaining but Kirk wanted to continue to view Spock's evidence. Mendez seemed to forget that Pike was there and said it was a deadlock. As he was about to pull rank Kirk asked Pike if he wanted to continue. Pike said yes. Saya wondered if they crew wasn't filmed how Spock had the evidence. She was also glad that Kirk had realized there was some big point to what Spock was doing.
They were soon interrupted by Uhura telling them that starfleet was sending a message saying they were in violation by receiving messages from Talos 4. Kirk was relieved and Mendez was ordered to take over. Mendez told Spock that he was taking Kirk down with him. Spock jumped to Kirk's defence and Mendez ordered Spock to return the ship to manual control.
Spock refused and Mendez recessed the hearing. once everyone else left Kirk demanded "Do you know what you are doing? Have you lost your mind?"
Spock replied "Captain, Jim, please don't stop me. Don't let him stop me. It's your career and Captain Pike's life. You must see the rest of the transmission." Kirk ordered Spock to be locked up again and this time Saya didn't follow.
"Sir, I have only been with you guys for a short time. However, I have never seen go out of his way to harm anyone. I have seen him go out of his way to prevent harm and even risk himself to help another. Give him a chance. He is just doing what he always does. That which is logically correct and moral." Saya said before returning to her room. She was quite worried about Spock and Kirk. Spock had been correct in his assessment that the ship crew was like family.
*END*