"It ain't pretty, kids," Bones mumbled. Jamie glanced at him; she knew this day would come. Bones continued, "I know what's going on but only because I'm her doctor."

"They need to know. Even if they don't, I'm done hiding from it. I wish Kelso was here so I could tell him too," she said with a sigh. They all looked at her. "This is how it's gonna go. I'm going to tell you what I was referring to, then you each get one question, after that, we don't talk about it anymore." Everyone nodded, "Okay… When I was eleven, I moved to Tarsus IV. I was thirteen when Kodos massacred the place. I am the person Starfleet refers to as J.T., leader of the Tarsus 9." They all looked at her and then they started talking at the same time.

Bones rolled his eyes, "One at a time, infants."

"Why were you on Tarsus?" Was Sulu's question.

"My aunt and uncle lived there. My mom is dead, not like it mattered, she didn't raise me anyway, but I'm not explaining that today. Next?" That one was easy.

Braxim looked at her, "Did you know which list you were on?"

Jamie nodded, "Keep. I was one of twenty kids on that list. I could've just kept quiet but that monster killed my aunt, my uncle, my cousin Tessa and Hoshi. I wasn't going to let him kill all the children too.. Seven of the T9 were on the kill list, hell, of the nineteen of us that Starfleet found, only four of us were on the keep list."

Uhura looked at her, "Why doesn't anyone know you were there?"

"The official answer is, and I'm quoting, 'Starfleet feels that it would be counter-productive for the general public to be aware that Jamie Kirk, also known as Jamie Davis, the daughter of the late Lieutenant Commanders George and Winona Kirk was present for the catastrophe on Tarsus IV. The young Miss Kirk would already have a difficult time re-acclimating to normal life without her parents, the presence of the press would only impede her progress. It is the decision of this board to redact her identity from the records and refer to her henceforth as J.T.' the truth is that they didn't want to look bad. You guys saw the big deal the press made on my birthday about me joining Starfleet. Can you imagine what would've happened if the fleet told them that the 'Kelvin Baby' was in that mess? Starfleet had enough on their plate without explaining that."

Glorak spoke next, "How did you keep yourself and the others alive?"

"I've always had to fend for myself, part of growing up without parents. Everybody thinks it was so damn easy, I'd like to see how they'd function without parents. Hoshi and my Uncle Jeff taught me a bunch of stuff too," She sighed.

Gaila looked at her, "Do you know where the others are?"

Jamie chuckled, "Every single one. Families won't let me talk to most of them but I know where they all are, how they did in school, and all that jazz." Jamie smiled when she thought about the message she got from Kevin during break. At six, he was the youngest kid she saved and was smarter than his aunt gave him credit for. Jamie wasn't allowed to contact him, but he managed to contact her to let her know that he joined the fleet; he was a first year at the Academy, Pike was also his advisor for the same reason the man was hers.

"How does Pike fit into all this?" Gary asked.

Jamie thought about it, "He was on the away team that found us kids. I recognized him from the vids, he did his dissertation on the Kelvin and talked to my mom one of the few times she was planet-side. He's lucky I did, because I almost slit his throat. After they got us on the ship, he kept an eye on us. Technically, he's my last legal guardian, not that I really lived with him. I didn't have a place to go when we got back, only options were a group home or for someone to take me. Since we couldn't find my brother, Pike took me. I stayed at his place for a little while before going to Vulcan for school. I didn't realize he kept track of me until he showed up in that bar in Riverside. He got a kick out of me flirting with you." She looked at Uhura, who rolled her eyes and smiled. Jamie smirked, "Gotta admit, I have good taste. Pavel, you have the last question, kid."

"Are you alright?" he asked in his native tongue. She smiled, he was such a sweetheart and she was seriously considering adopting the teen.

"Yea, Pavel. I'm alright. I have good days and bad days just like everyone else. I'm always wondering if I could've done more or acted sooner, I take comfort in the fact that I did something. You know that whole 'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.' kind of thing." Jamie glanced at Bones; he got all his questions out when she told him months ago. She looked at her friends, "Well, now that we got that outta the way, I'm gonna get some chow." Jamie hopped up and left the room before anyone could say anything else.

She didn't bother looking where she was going and ended up in one of the Jefferies tubes, "I figured this is where you would be."

She looked over at him, "I told them."

He nodded, "I know, McCoy filled me in, you weren't in the galley when they showed up. You've been here for a few hours. He wanted to come look for you himself but he thought you'd need me more. You know, he's not as cantankerous as he likes people to think."

"You should see him with his daughter or my nephews, he actually smiles," Jamie said with a chuckle. Pike sat next to her and took her hand; they sat in silence for a while before he spoke.

"No one ever asked you to do the things you do, but if you didn't step up, more people would be dead. I know you think that you didn't do enough but it what makes you a hero, Jamie. I always wonder what I could've changed or done differently, and I got a lot more years on you."

"You think he'd be proud of me?" She didn't have to explain who she was talking about, "There are some days where I like to think maybe he would be but there are other days, most days, when I think he'd be disappointed that I'm the person who carries his legacy. Most people don't even realize that Sam exists."

Pike looked at her, "I never met the man, so I don't know what he'd think. I do know that your brother is proud of you, and so am I. And I know that your friends are worried about you."

"I should go find them."

He chuckled, "If I had to guess, they're still in crew quarters." Jamie and Pike headed back to her room, the whole group was sitting around when the pair walked in. Before Jamie could say anything, Gaila hugged her.

"Can't breathe Gai." The Orion loosened her grip but didn't let her go, Jamie looked over her shoulder at Bones, he chuckled and shook his head.

"Don't look at me, I'm not helping you."