Within The Stars

Chapter 16

I gaped at him as he stalked towards us, his expression told me he was beyond pissed. This ship is huge yet somehow, he was able to find us first thing. The familiar smell of berries wafted through my nose, my brain still felt woozy.

"Me," I gave him a sheepish smile while scratching my cheek, "Hi Spock."

"If I can recall correctly, Princess Leona, I only allowed you to go back to your room yourself as you insisted, not for you to take an escape pod and somehow warp yourself here."

"Yea, about that I-" I started but never got the chance to finish

A sudden shot blew past us, missing our face by mere centimeters. We quickly took cover in a different hallway. We wasted no time and bolted down the dark path, Spock seems to know where we were headed so we didn't have to stop every second to check like I had to.

"Where are we going?" I questioned as we slowed down to peek around a corner

"We are going to find a place to beam up Captain Pike."

After what felt like hours of walking through the hallways, I was getting fed up. There is no way we would be able to beam Captain Pike back to the ship properly, there was Romulans at every turn. We are wasting time, the longer this drags out the less of a chance I can fulfill my promise.

"We won't be able to beam anything up like this Spock. We are wasting time."

"I understand princess but beaming Captain Pike up is the priority. We have to be still for at least 30 seconds."

"Can't we do it right here around the corner?"

"No, we need to find an isolated area. We can't move when we are going to be beamed up. During that time, we cannot afford to give the enemy an opportunity to attack."

"Wouldn't that room work?" I asked as I pointed into a room that seemed to be piled with what seemed like a storage

"That...actually might work." Spock finally spoke after pondering for a few seconds

We rushed into the room and locked the door behind us. I quickly set Captain Pike against the floor as he groaned weakly, Spock was speaking into a walkie talkie in the background. I could hear Pike's heartbeat thumping rapidly as he takes in sharp intakes of breath. He needs to get medical attention immediately, I don't' know what that bastard had done to Captain Pike before I got here.

"Sir, Princess. I need you to stay still. The ship is preparing to beam you up." Spock quickly stated before slipping the walkie talkie onto his belt

"Wait, what about you?" I quickly stood up and blocked spiky ear's way, also who said I was leaving.

"I need to go and find Kirk."

"I'm coming too."

"It is too dangerous-" He reached out to touch my shoulder, but I slapped it away, I saw his eyebrows twitched in annoyance

"I don't care, I made a promise." I crossed my arms and puffed out my chest, I am not going anywhere until Nero is gone.

"Leona," This time it was Captain Pike, I turned around to face him and saw bright lights surrounded him.

"Think this through properly." Was what he said before being beamed back to the ship

I have thought it through. I have always been. The moment I woke up at the hospital, the times in the academy, the short duration on the ship. I always thought it through, but no matter how much I thought about my family and what they would've wanted, I can never seem to get away from the feeling of anger. It was always there, at the back of my mind. Chasing and slowly catching up. It felt as if that if I don't get revenge, I would be letting everyone down.

My planet is gone. My family is gone. The things I love and care about is gone. What more can I possibly lose? Maybe Spock? He may be my soulmate. But my mother will never get to see him nor will father. They would never get to see their daughter gush about her mate. Spock may feel the connection whenever we touch, but he would never be able to fully realize the truth of these feelings until I tell him the reasons behind those woozy feeling and electric shocks whenever our skin touch.

Since we are different species, it would be different for us biologically. If he was the same as me, he would've felt his heart squashed over by a forklift if I had died, but he is not and he is a Vulcan, nonetheless. A species that is famous for abiding by logic and reason. He would still feel the connection break, but it would be just a tweak of pain. He would defiantly brush it off as sudden heartburn, from stress.

"Princess Leona, you are the last of your kind. You can not just throw away your life because of your promise to revenge." During my little crisis, Spock used that opportunity to grab my shoulders and looked down to meet my eyes

Why can't no one understand, I don't care!

"I don't care! A promise is a promise. We never break a promise," I snapped slapping his hand away a second time, his eyebrows twitched again. "Nero needs to go; I won't stop until he is dead. If you stop me and force me back on the ship, I will just escape and find my way back here and end it!"

"Princess, you are letting your anger cloud your judgment. You are not thinking this through. It is just suicidal. Nero knows that you are willing to give your life to kill him and he is too. You won't be able to come out of all this alive with that state of mind."

"I have thought this through! Why can't people see that! It's not like I will go on a rampage and become a serial killer as Nero did. Is it so bad to want revenge? I just want him and only him dead. If no one is willing to help, then I will gladly do it myself." I lashed out before turning and reached for the door handle

"Princess, you are beginning to sound more like Nero. I am afraid that I cannot abide by your wishes, the risk of you losing yourself is too high." His hand shot out and grasped my elbow in an iron grip, I can hear it in his voice that he was not kidding and that scared me a bit.

Vulcans never lie. Would I really lose myself? I shook my head, that's only a small price to pay.

"Don't you want revenge?! They killed your mother, destroyed your planet. Tore away the people you love. I thought out of all people here, you would understand." I pushed against his chest, snarling like a feral animal

"I do understand!" A sudden boom voice rang through the room.

It was so loud and sudden that it shot through my spine. No one else but me and Spock was in the room. I took a step back, my ears were standing straight up in surprise, it took me a few seconds to realize that it was from Spock. I didn't recognize it at first, and I didn't realize he was capable of such emotion. It sounded so painful, like a dying animal trying to fight against death.

I opened my mouth, but I could seem to form any coherent words, let alone sentences. The air felt tense and even much more dangerous than whatever is past the door. I would honestly rather be out there getting shot at then be in here. This is unfamiliar territory and I am not prepared for this at all.