After Surok informed them that The Gorn were attempting to take the Helios Device so they they could open rips anywhere they wanted; Jamie decided that going after them was the best course of action. Jamie and company were going deeper into the lab to get the device before the Gorn got the chance to take it. She gave Bones the option to stay with Surok but he readied his phaser and looked at her; he was going where she went. Since the lab was so deep, T'Mar and Gaila would lose contact with them at some point but they would help as much as possible.

The captain, the doctor, the scientist and the two security officers made their way further into Helios Base. They found more infected Vulcans as they made their way through the compound. "Captain, I believe you should hear this," Spock was accessing the computer when he came across a recording of Surok. 'I no longer believe Commodore Daniels has the best interests of the Vulcan people at heart. His assistance in the construction of the Helios Device was gratefully received but with it has come an expectation of control over the device's operations that is most troubling. I expressed my doubts to T'Mar but she remains adamant that she will not allow Daniels to compromise our plans. I no longer trust Daniels but my trust in my daughter must not waiver.' They all knew who Daniels was.

The commanding officer of the Frontier Seventeen Starbase, Daniels was a jackass who hated Jamie with a passion and wasn't shy about insulting her to her face. He was a power hungry asshole who stepped on people to get ahead. She really had no clue how he's lasted in Starfleet so long. Jamie said as much once under her breath, Pike nudged her and said, 'Officers like him is the reason I recruited officers like you.' She made a joke that there weren't any officers like her and Pike nodded, 'Exactly my point.'

They continued to the Helios Device only to find their way blocked by mangled metal and a small fire, "Captain, there's no way through that." Jamie nodded at Zahra. They all looked around and Kai found an access hatch. Jamie unlocked it and jumped down the rabbit hole. They made their way through the maintenance shaft, Jamie pushed open the hatch on the other side and was pulled out by her throat.

"JIM!" Bones called.

This thing was huge, green, ugly, scaly and smelly. All Jamie could use to describe it as it screamed in her face was mean, giant lizard. It tossed her to the side like she was nothing. Jamie rolled and tried to get on her feet but it grabbed her again and held her up by her throat, ignoring the others until Bones –yes, her Bones- started shooting at it. Kai and Zahra used the rifles that Surok gave them while Bones and Spock used their phasers. When the Gorn dropped her, she slid to cover to catch her breath then drew her weapon and unloaded on the huge creature. It took all five of them to bring it down.

"That is one ugly S.O.B." Bones growled as he slid over to her. "You alright, Jim?"

She nodded, "I'm sick of being choked but other than that, I'm fine. I'm gonna be black and blue later."

He chuckled as he pulled her to her feet, "How is that different from any other day?" She would laugh, except she was sore.

Spock did a scan of the downed Gorn, "This is the toxin we found in the fallen Vulcans, but it does not appear to be infected. The Gorn must be the host."

Jamie shrugged, "Ya think?" Spock has known her long enough to understand her sarcasm, so he didn't respond.

They continued though the compound, a bit more alert then before. Spock found another audio log; this one belonged to T'Mar. 'I will always be grateful for the assistance Commodore Daniels has shown the Vulcan people, but his priorities have recently become troubling. He remains steadfast in his support of the Helios Device, however, he has shown more interest in the device's side effects rather than it's primary function.' That doesn't sound good and Daniels is the last person in the universe that should have had access to this project.

They stepped into the scanner outside the main lab and entered the room. "Captain, he has the Helios Device."

"Thank you, Spock, for stating the obvious"

A large Gorn looked over at them, pointed and told his soldiers… something. They promptly started shooting at Jamie and company. The captain grabbed Bones and Zahra and pulled them behind a console while Spock and Kai each moved behind a pillar. The two women of the group looked at each other, waited for a break in enemy fire and then popped up and started shooting. This is where all that hanging out with security came in handy, Jamie knew how most of them thought and she could fight beside them without too many surprises. Bones, Spock and Kai held their fire until the girls stopped to recharge. As soon as Jamie and Zahra went back into cover, the guys started shooting. Jamie looked at Bones; he was scary good. Maybe he spent a little too much time on away missions with her if he was fighting like a soldier.

"He's getting away with the device, Captain," Kai warned her; he had a better vantage point then she did. She glanced at her husband.

"Jim, don't even think about it," he told her.

"Too late," she said as she hopped over the console to take out the last Gorn using hand-to-hand. Jamie knocked the creature out and looked around the room. Spock tried to raise Surok on the comm but he couldn't get through. Jamie didn't like this. She comm'ed Gaila, "Can you hear me, Mitchell?"

The Orion answered her, "We copy you, Captain." The relief was probably written all over her face.

"Gaila, they have the device. Can you tell where they're going?" she asked.

Gaila didn't say anything for a second, "They appear to be taking the device to the surface."

Bones looked at her, "We'll never catch up to 'em."

T'Mar voice came over the comm, "If Lieutenant Mitchell and I can restore the power to the turbolift, you should be able to intercept them." Jamie told them to go for it as she and her team made it to the turbolift down the other corridor.

"Scotty, Chekov… Enterprise, do you copy?" Jamie knew it was a long shot but she had to try. T'Mar informed her that with the device out of it's containment field, there was too much interference to communicate with her ship. The lift opened and they made their way back to where they left Surok; of course, the Gorn didn't make it easy.

"Zahra!" Jamie called. The security officer went down with a shot to her shoulder.

"I'm alright, Captain. Just a scratch," the platinum blonde grunted.

Bones looked at both women, "Great! Another one who brushes off her injuries." Jamie chuckled as he scanned Zahra, the security officer looked up at him.

"Well, we're still not out of the woods, doc. Would you prefer that I flail my arms and cry? Sorry, not my style. You're a good doctor, I'll be fine." Zahra told Bones.

"Sounds like something I would say," Jamie muttered under her breath. Of course, that's when T'Mar alerted them over the comm that the Gorn had Surok.

"We'll get him back," Jamie told Spock's friend. The Vulcan woman told her that the device was still top priority; Bones rolled his eyes. Anybody who's known Jamie for more than a few minutes knows that she values life too much to let that go.

They made outside just in time to see some Gorn ships getting ready to fly off. Jamie glanced at Bones and Zahra, "You two, stay here."

She didn't give them a chance to argue as she, Spock and Kai ran off and jumped onto one of the ships platforms. Spock and Kai cleared the jump without a problem but Jamie was shorter than both men and she only caught the edge. Kai provided cover while Spock pulled her up. They all started shooting and took out all the Gorn that flooded the aft of the ship.

"That's not good," Kai said. Jamie followed his line of sight. The other ship had turned it's weapons on them and blasted it's own ship out of the sky with the three Starfleet officers on it.

Jamie nodded, "Oh fuck!"