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"Our next speaker is James T. Kirk, current captain of the starship Enterprise."

I walk up to the podium to begin my speech. "There will always be those who mean to do us harm. To stop them, we risk awakening the same evil within ourselves. Our first instinct is to seek revenge when those we love are taken from us. But that's not who we are. We are here today to rechristen the USS Enterprise, and to honor those who lost their lives nearly one year ago."

"When Christopher Pike first gave me his ship, he had me recite the Captain's Oath- words I didn't appreciate at the time. But now, I see them as a call to remember who we once were- and who we must be again. And those words? Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her 5-year mission? To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before."

After everyone claps, I sit down, scanning the audience for Alana, but I can't see her. Then I remember the admirals told her she'd start when she actually got on the Enterprise. She was at normal school now.

"Yes," I answer. "The shuttles are waiting in the main hangar."

"Captain." Spock walks over to me. "I believe we have the last shuttle."

"Anyone else with us?" I ask.

"Dr. McCoy, Mr. Scott, Dr. Marcus and Lieutenant Uhura are also with us," Spock answers.

"Huh?" Bones stops walking and turns to look at us.

"Spock was just saying you'd be on the shuttle with us," I answer.

Then my communicator beeps. "Hey, Jim. Please inform Grace, Emma and Mandy that I will, in fact, be entering Starfleet Academy and will be serving aboard the Enterprise."

As the admirals were deciding about the 5-year mission, Alana somehow got into the meeting and asked about the mission. The admirals had pretty much decided on me, but they had never thought of her wanting to come along- which she did. I think she said Admiral Archer, the captain of Starfleet's first Enterprise was the first to agree with her. According to Alana, he and Pike had been good friends, and he had owed Pike a favor.

Also, Alana had joined Starfleet Academy. Some of the admirals had objected to her going along, when Admiral Archer suggested she enlist in the Academy, followed by being assigned to the Enterprise. He also pointed out that she was smart enough, and Spock could probably give her daily lessons. The admirals came to the agreement that she could join if she also joined the Academy.

Of course Alana agreed. She had been wanting to join Starfleet Academy forever.

"No way. You're bluffing!" a girl's voice exclaims.

"Alana doesn't lie." I recognize Ashley Sulu's voice.

"She's not lying," I add.

"Captain, I believe we should start heading towards the shuttles." Spock looks over at the hangar. "We still need to pick up Cadet Pike."

"Okay, Spock, let's go." Spock, Bones and I start walking towards the hangar.

"Miss Pike, we should be arriving within a half hour." Spock states.

"Spock, for the millionth time, the name's Alana!" I bet Alana is rolling her eyes at Spock's comment.

"Ohmygod! That was Spock!" another girl's voice squeals. "Hi Spock! I'm Emma!"

"What's next, Dr. McCoy is with you?" The first girl groans. "I'm Grace, by the way."

"Sure am." Bones looks over at me and smiles. "Are they in middle or high school?"

"High school," I reply. "Alana's a freshman since she skipped a grade."

Carol waves shyly, and I wave back, smiling.

"Anyways, we'll be picking you up in the shuttle soon. Kirk out." I shut the communicator and stick it back in my pocket.

"Captain, why did those girls think Cadet Pike was lying?" Spock asks. "Alana is an honest girl."

I shrug. "I don't know, I'm not a girl. Maybe you should get Bones to explain teenage girl behavior. You know, he has a daughter named Joanna."

When the shuttle lands at Alana's school grounds, a bunch of kids run over, and I step out. "Okay, Alana, where are you?"

Two girls' mouths drop open. One girl screams. All three stand in a group, and they look like the popular girls.

"Here! Bye, Ashley." Alana hugs her best friend, Ashley, a pretty Asian girl. "I guess I'll see you in five years?"

"Hello, Captain Kirk." The principal, Mrs. Turner smiles at me. "Alana, you're free to go, and godspeed."

"Thank you, Mrs. Turner," I reply.

"Bye, Alana!" Ashley waves. "Say hi to Hikaru for me!"

"I will!" Alana promises.

"Captain Kirk!" A blonde girl smiles, batting her eyes. "Can I have your autograph? It's for Mandy."

"Me too. I'm Grace." Another girl smiles seductively.

These girls are cute, but they're way too young... they're what, 13? But still really cute.

"We've gotta go, Grace. Bye bye." Alana smiles coldly, grabs my arm and drags me towards the shuttle before I can say anything.

"See you in five years! Don't forget me!" Ashley waves wildly.

"I won't!" Alana promises.

"Bye, Alana Kirk!" The Grace girl smirks.

"Where's your stuff?" I ask, confused about the 'Alana Kirk' comment.

Alana shoots her a death stare and looks over at me. "Everything got beamed up already. Let's go."

"What was that about?" I ask once in the shuttle.

"I hate them. They're brats," Alana answers. "Grace, Emma and Mandy, known to the school as GME, like give me. Because they take whatever they want, when they want. And they tried to take my Enterprise model. The one Dad gave to me. I found them searching through my stuff."

"I meant about the Alana Kirk comment," I replied.

"Oh... Remember that crush I had on you when I first met you?" Alana awkwardly looks away, blushing. "It slipped out back then. And they never forgot it."

I remember that. Pike had told me, and I had to let her down gently. Poor ten-year-old Alana was heartbroken.

"Captain on ze bridge!" Chekov announces as I walk in with Alana.

"It's hard to get out of it once you've had a taste, isn't that right, Mr. Sulu?" I ask, looking at Sulu in the captain's chair.

"I want a turn!" Alana looks over at me with puppy dog eyes. "Please?"

"Maybe in a few years." I look over to her and laugh. "Those don't work on me..."

"Aww," she groans.

"'Captain' does have a nice ring to it. Chair's all yours, sir." Sulu answers, standing up.

"Oh, yeah! Ashley says hi!" Alana looks over at Sulu.

"Mr. Scott." I press a button on the armrest of the captain's chair. "How's our core?"

"Purring like a kitten, Captain. She's ready for a long journey," Scotty answers.

"Excellent. Come on, Bones!" I exclaim, patting him on the shoulder. "It's gonna be fun!"

"Five years in space. God help me." He sighs, rolling his eyes.

"Dr. Marcus. Uh, I'm glad you could be a part of the family." I smile at her. And, boy, is she hot... wait, is Alana glaring at Carol? And how have I not noticed this before?!

"It's nice to have a family," she replies, smiling back.

Alana is glaring at Carol, but why?

"Spock."

"Captain."

"Where shall we go?" I ask Spock, looking at the large viewing screen.

"As a mission of this duration has never been attempted, I differ to your good judgement, Captain." Spock replies, looking at me and then the view screen before walking off.

"Mr. Sulu, take us out." I smile, sitting in the captain's chair. Alana stands behind me, probably still wanting a turn in the captain's chair. She'll get her turn one day.

"Aye, sir."

Sulu pushes a handle, and we go into warp.