When Home is Gone

Part Five - When He found me

Luna's Point of View - Archer IV, underground.

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I could feel him. He was unlike anything I've ever felt before. He was not like what Ben described as human. He was strange and fascinating. He too had telepathic powers, otherwise she would not have found his mind.

It had been hours since Ben and his men had left the planet. She had felt their presence fade as they became further from the planet, but they had left her and her brother to rot on the planet. If it weren't for her mental distress signal, they might have been stuck there forever, never hearing their parents voices or feeling their light on their faces again.

Luna looked around and formulated a plan to unbind herself and go meet their saviour whilst keeping a mental track on the unusual telepathic. The metal table was placed next to the angled bench that she was tied to. She reached out as far as she could and tried to snag the corner to bring it closer.

After multiple attempts, she gave up and instead focused on the stranger's progress. What did surprise her was how he was able to teleport from one position to another. When he reached the planet's surface, Luna could sense that he was not far from where she was and that he had not come alone.

Despite what her message had said, she began to communicate with him telepathically.

"Can you hear me?" She thought. She felt a hint of surprise before it quickly faded. She had learned then that he was not one to show emotion, like her.

"Yes. I can hear you. Who are you? Do you require assistance?" The man replied with a monotone voice. He even sounded different.

"Yes. I will explain everything and answer all your questions. Unfortunately, I cannot come and greet you for I am bound." Again Luna formulated different strategies to try and free herself.

"Do not worry Luna. We will find you." Luna seemed to relax after hearing that. She thought back to when she was first brought here, where they went and how she got here. She thought it would be useful if he knew about it.

Luna showed him, mentally, all that she knew about the caves and how she got here all those years ago.

"Was that your memories I saw?"

"Yes. It was years ago, but I do hope they help." He did not reply.

From somewhere in the caves, Luna could hear a small rumble of rocks falling. She became curious as to whether or not there was a cave-in and he was trapped.

"Is everything alright? I heard the sound of rocks falling." She waited for him to respond but all she felt was dizziness. Then a tall man stumbled into the room. He wore a cobalt blue long-sleeve shirt with a black neckline and black pants with black boots. He had short, straight black hair and was covered in dust. What made her curious were the slanted eyebrows and pointed ears.

He coughed a couple of times before he noticed her. He looked at her curiously.

"Are you the one who was In my mind?" He asked telepathically. Luna only nodded. He walked over and began to undo the bindings that held her in place. She was curious about him and she could tell he was fascinated by her.

"What is your name?" She asked out loud.

"I am Spock."

"Where are you from? I have never seen someone such as yourself."

"I am of the planet Vulcan. And I have never seen someone quite like you either." He undid the bindings and helped Luna to stand. As soon as her feet touched the ground, her legs gave way and she fell into Spock's strong arms.

"Will you be able to walk?" He had one arm holding her elbow and the other on her waist.

"I do not know. I have been tied to that table for so many years that my legs are not strong enough."

Spock seemed to think for a few seconds, then he swung one of her arms over his shoulder and scooped up her legs.

"I believe this might take some time. The rock slide has separated me from the Captain and the good Doctor."