Starstruck (Star Trek/Khan FanFic) - Under Editing

Rescued From the Rescue?

James frantically searched for Marie. He should have paid more attention to her during the battle. He knew she was a Starfleet officer and could take care of herself, but he also knew her as a person and he knew that she didn't like to fight, and he knew she wasn't good at it. Uhura and Spock finally caught up to Kirk and followed him through the rock wall mazes of Kronos. The three of them had fought off all the Klingons and were now looking for their lost comrade and John Harrison. Spock stopped to look at something on the ground. It was an imprint of a shoe.

"Captain, I think this is Ensign Stanton's boot print. She came this way"

"Thank you Spock"

The trio continued until Uhura stopped them.

"Captain, there's-"

"I can see it. Blood everywhere"

"Look closer, someone was laying and someone was kneeling in the dirt. Then footprints lead away. Someone probably took Ensign Stanton somewhere away from here"

Kirk stood up and followed the footprints that were much larger than Marie's, until they reached a ship. It was a decent size, and black. Kirk rushed up the ramp and through the door, following the sound of a voice. He burst into a small med bay and saw the strangest sight he had ever seen. Marie was lying in the arms of war criminal John Harrison, clutching his shirt in her fist while she slept as he hummed to her. Spock and Uhura pounded into the room behind him and Harrison looked up at them. He stopped humming and soothingly rubbed Marie's back.

"You're here to kill me. I saved her, you're welcome"

Marie's eyes fluttered open.

"James? You found me"

Kirk ran forward and ripped Marie away from Harrison. She shrieked as she was torn away from his warm embrace and thrust onto her feet next to Uhura. Then Kirk grabbed Harrison and dragged him outside the ship, where he began to beat him mercilessly. John Harrison took the abuse, not reacting to the punches on his face. Spock attempted to stop the captain from hurting the man, but was unsuccessful. After a few minutes, Marie jogged down the ramp and onto the surface of the planet, followed by Uhura.

"James, stop! He saved me!"

"No Marie, I'm saving you. He's a criminal! He killed Admiral Pike!"

A tear fell from Marie's eye as she tried to run towards John but was stopped by Spock.

"Let go of me! Kirk! You're hurting him!"

John was bleeding and he had fallen to the ground. He was unable to fight back. Marie used a dirty street fighting move she had learned from Kirk and broke free from Spock's grip. She fell to the ground at Kirk's feet and threw herself over John, protecting him. When Kirk stopped attacking, Marie sat up and put John's head in her lap, smoothing his hair out of his face while his eyes fluttered. He moaned, and Marie stroked his face, shushing him softly.

"James, a Klingon smashed my head into the rocks. I was going to die, but John took me to his ship and saved me"

Kirk was silent. John opened his eyes and groaned. Marie helped him sit up. Everyone was silent. Eventually Marie helped John to his feet and kept her arms around him, although he was much taller than her.

"Harrison, we will take you to the ship so you may stand trial on Earth"

The captain turned and stormed off to his ship, followed closely by Uhura. Spock walked behind Marie who was helping John walk.

"We both saved each other today, didn't we?"

"Yes, we did"

John smiled at Marie and she blushed.