New Vulcan
by Starsinger
Okay, you probably have figured out that the picture I've posted with this story is Enterprise NCC 1701-D. It is the Galaxy Class starship of Star Trek: the Next Generation. The ship that Scotty doodled into his dreams. It was a thing of beauty. Was, you ask? Well, it kind of met its demise toward the end of the movie Star Trek: Generations. Warp core overload, saucer separated from the rest of the ship and crashed into the planet while the rest of the ship blew up. Sigh. It did last seven seasons and most of one movie! lol The crew stop by New Vulcan during their five year mission and Kirk has a talk with Spock Prime about "universe ending paradoxes". Suggested by HappytheExceed. Don't own them.
Oh, it was hot. They'd fled a hot and arid planet that became a black hole only to find another hot and arid planet with an equally thin atmosphere. Jim tugged on the collar of his gold shirt uncomfortably. Fortunately, he'd obeyed McCoy's not so subtle hints about using a triox compound before going down the surface. Spock and Uhura were visiting Sarek. Many crew members were out touring the planet and the settlement. It was nice to visit a planet whose inhabitants weren't hostile, cool, but not hostile.
Saavik opened the door and looked at him coolly, nodding her head. Her eyes held a warmth that bespoke recognition and friendship. She nodded and bade him enter. He followed her through to the living area where she offered him water and her husband, Spock, joined them. "Universe ending paradoxes?" Jim asked. Spock looked at him, "You lied."
"I…exaggerated," he replied.
"You lied," Saavik said shaking her head. "You've done it before."
Kirk looked at her in surprise, "He has?"
"I told you once that you can't spend a century or more with another species without picking up some of their habits. I'm not afraid of admitting I've lied, but then again, I am half-Romulan."
Spock actually chuckled, it was a dry sound, something he was obviously unused to doing, "Alright, I lied, at least twice. Betazoids are probably the only species actually incapable of lying. Being full telepaths makes that hard to hold up. Vulcans, on the other hand, are only touch telepaths. We cannot actually tell when someone tells an untruth unless we touch them. You, Jim, have the ability to tell a lie rather quickly. You even have the best poker face available. Only a Betazoid can read you, and no one actually invites them to that party." Jim chuckled. He could see why he became friends with the man.
"Spock, thank you, every time we meet, I see the man I could come to admire and like," he paused. "When we met you said 'I have been, and always shall be your friend'. That has come to mean more and more as the days and months pass. Thank you, my friend. Live Long and Prosper."
"Peace and Long Life, my friend," Saavik leaned her head on her husband's shoulder and saw an echo of a previous life.