Chapter 3

Sarek watched his son leave the room. He poured a double shot of Vulcan port and sat down by the fireplace. Earth had long ago banned the burning of wood. The government became very serious about global warming and reforestation after WWIII devastated the remaining forest on Earth. DNA was extracted from fossilized seeds, which were used to propagate seedlings.

Vulcans were always cold, especially in San Francisco near the ocean. Sarek detested artificial heat sources, so he established a mining corp to dig up the cemeteries across the region. After the bones were sanitized, he used them for fire logs.

Sarek closed his eyes and recalled the day he had returned to Earth. He had gone home to T'Vulk'ain to join his mate for the celebration of Sybok's wedding. It was a joyous occasion, and Sarek stayed away from his duties far too long.

When Sarek returned to Earth, he was greeted by his aide, who was very upset. One of Sarek's concubines had gotten pregnant and concealed the pregnancy. She was several months along in the pregnancy. Sarek ordered her to be taken to the medical center, where a physician was waiting to terminate the pregnancy. Vulcan law prohibited a termination at such a late date, but Sarek was on Earth, and he was the governor of the planet. He would do whatever he wanted.

Sarek recognized the dark-haired beauty who was brought into his stable, kicking and screaming. Sarek had been entranced by her youth and grey eyes piercing his soul. Sarek was delighted to possess her, for she had been with no other male, human or Vulcan. Sarek kept this prize female for his Pon Farr. It would be his tenth Pon Farr, and he wanted it to be special. Once Sarek assumed the role of governor, he no longer imposed on his wife to endure the violence and degradation of the Pon Farr. He used his Terran concubines instead. He did not have to restrain his desires.

When Sarek's time came, Amanda's response had been very much the same. She kicked and screamed when she was taken to the bathing chamber. Her eyes were red and her face was swollen from crying. Amanda was left alone for so long, she never expected to be used for V'Tosh sport. Amanda had seen other females brought back from liaisons with the V'Tosh. There were usually battered and bleeding. A nurse would be sent to heal wounds or to set broken limbs from mending. In Amanda's case, she had been taken directly to the medical center. She had several crushed vertebrae and a hyperextended limb.

For three days, Sarek had imposed upon her. Amanda cried for her father until she could cry no more. Amanda was unaware that her father had exchanged her for the deed to his property. So it was for many young humans across California. V"tosh would seize the assets of a Terran financial institution in a region and begin the foreclosures on the homes of unsuspecting farmers. They, in turn, would release a daughter as payment. As was the case with Amanda. The Vulcan masters of Earth were able to expand the human trafficking trade without lifting a finger for battle, as was the case on many other planets. The used females were usually too broken to resist the commands of their new masters. The most comely were kept as concubines. Others were shipped off to Vulcan mining colonies to service the miners who produced oar or minerals for the V'Tosh. The most homely were returned to their families. These females would eventually marry and reproduce.

The doctor strapped Amanda down on the table.
"It is a male," the doctor said after scanning her huge belly.
"Debris," Sarek replied."Send it to the rendering plant."

Girl children could be put into brothels when they were old enough. Male children were of no use. There were plenty of human males to use for labor. At the rendering plant, organs were harvested, and tissue and bones were used as fodder for livestock. Sarek had outlawed birth control on Earth, and the population boomed.
"S'haile, please don't kill my child," Amanda pleaded. "I am too far along."
Sarek walked over to the table. Amanda's belly was enormous. He could see the child rolling about inside her. Sarek placed his hand on her belly and was shocked when a tiny hand pressed against his. He felt a tiny electromagnetic surge in his mind.
Sarek chuckled. "It is sentient. Remove it, but do not kill it."
Sarek stood back and watched as the surgeon began to cut into Amanda. She lay there gutted like a fish. Copious amounts of blood pooled at the surgeon's feet. The physician scanned the infant.
"Vulcan…" he continued to scan. He reached the head and stopped, "the bezhun are Terran." (eyes)
The physician cleaned the child. He held him up, and Spock pee'd. The stream reached the physician's hair.

"S'haile, thy blood is rich. Thou produced a V'Tosh from a human female." The physician exclaimed. The physician pulled over the disposal unit. He called in the transporters to help move her.
"Do not kill the female. She is…useful." Sarek walked and looked at Amanda. Her skin was pale, and her grey eyes were wide as she stared back at him in horror.
"Ha!" the physician said.

When Amanda awoke, she was in a warm room with bedding. Afraid to move, she lay still, waiting for permission to get up. Eventually, she heard a baby crying. Sarek entered with the baby.
"Feed it," he said, handing the infant to her.
"I don't know how," she replied meekly.
Sarek sat her up on the bed. He sat behind her and held the child up to her breast. The child suckled awkwardly but soon learned to suckle.
"I will call him Spock, after my ancestor," Sarek said.
When Spock finished feeding, Sarek lifted the child out of her arms. He held the infant's hand. Once again Sarek felt a surge in his mind. Sarek smiled. The physician was right. The child was V'Tosh sired of a human.
As he turned to go, he said, "You will need nourishment to feed my son."
Then he left with the child in his arms.