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The Way to Man's Heart is Through his Stomach	By : Clarissa_Eden Category: S through Z > Star Trek (2009) > Star Trek (2009) Views: 3301 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek, or any of the characters belonging to the franchise. I do not make money from writing this, it's just for fun.

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There was a tense atmosphere on the bridge of the Enterprise. The whole bridge crew and senior officers were currently privy to one of the most uncomfortable and awkward 'family reunions' in the galaxy. No words were exchanged by the three Vulcan family members; they seemed to glare at each other, until Sybok started laughing for no apparent reason. Spock and Sarek looked on as their 'black sheep' laughed, their faces showing no emotion to his bizarre reaction.
"Father, Brother. It's been a while." Sybok said, still laughing. "I find it hard to believe that the pair of you have commandeered a Federations ship, the flag ship no less, to come all the way out here to find little old me."
"Sybok, you must stop what you are doing." Spock stated, maintaining the extreme level of control over his emotions he had been practicing over the course of his whole life.
Sybok, smirking all the while, seemed to look Spock up and down. Well he did for as much as the view screen would allow. "Spock, you appear to have grown and become as unfeeling as our father. However, I have no idea what you are talking about. What must I stop doing?"
"You know very well what you and your rebels have been doing Sybok." Sarek commented.
"Ah, Father. You do have a voice." Sybok mocked. "I do however, regret to inform you that I do not have any 'rebels', as you say, under my control. No, I have not been in control here for a very long time, not for four years. I am mealy the figure head of the movement, I have no control what so ever."
An already silent bridge seemed to grow even more silent, as the atmosphere grew thicker with anticipation.
Elizabeth felt someone come to stand beside her. Watching the odd family reunion was fascinating, she could not imagine a situation like this ever taking place within her own family, then again, her family were not dignitaries. She felt Caleb move his head away from her leg, where he had been pressing it, to look up at the person stood beside her. Following the gaze of her son, Elizabeth's eyes came to rest on Spock Prime. He looked grave, not something she was used to seeing in the older Vulcan.
"Lizzie it would be beneficial for you and I too leave the bridge with Caleb. This altercation is not going to end well." He said quietly to her. She simply nodded her compliance as bent to pick up her son and rest him on her hip. She could tell by how things were progressing that her place was not here, and Caleb certainly didn't need to see this. Whatever it was.
Elizabeth's departure was not noticed by many of the crew. However, Spock was glad for her leaving as her mental connection to him became faint with her distance from him. He didn't think it wise for her to be present for the less than friendly negotiations that were taking place.
"It would appear that your journey was for naught. Regardless, you have no jurisdiction in this sector." Sybok concluded, but maintained the channel.
Without an invitation, Jim stepped forwards, a shit eating grin plastered on his face. "I think you'll find that we do. You see, I have a friend in the Terellian high council; he owes me a favour or two. And when I just happened to mention that a group of federation rebels might be hanging out in his people's space. He gave the Enterprise full jurisdiction in the sector until we left."
There was a reason that Jim was the Captain of the Enterprise. Sure he was a complete goofball most of the time, but he knew when he had to pull a trick out of the bag.
The smirk on Sybok's face was wiped clean off. A glare replaced it. "You'll regret your actions Captain. The movement I support is making the lives of the Vulcan people better. We have released their inner feelings, and they are happier for it. By taking this ship and it inhabitants into custody, you are keeping a race of people in the dark ages. That in itself is a crime MY Captain will not allow."
"That is enough Sybok." A disembodied voice commanded. "I must apologise Captain Kirk, Sybok has not yet gotten used to the fact he is no longer in control over our movement anymore."

Standing in the turbo lift, Elizabeth felt herself relax slightly. She smiled slightly as she felt Caleb snuggle into her side a little bit more. She turned her body to the left, and looked the older Vulcan up and down. Over the time he had been on the ship, he had generally kept his distance from her. It was like it was too painful for him to be too close to her, and here he was now, putting himself in her presence on purpose. He was a puzzling man, but that went without asking.
"I assume that you are wondering why I believed it best that you removed yourself from the bridge?" Spock Prime asked, his eye brow lifting slightly and a warm look appeared in his eyes.
"Yes I am." She answered, swaying side to side slightly to lull Caleb to sleep.
Spock Prime's eyes fixed on Caleb, watching as the young boy slowly drifted off to sleep resting his head on his mother's shoulder. A nostalgic look passed over Spock Prime's face, as though he were remembering a fond memory.
"It is strange for me, seeing Caleb in this state." Spock Prime commented, ignoring his previous statement and hers.
"What do you mean by that?" Elizabeth was slightly confused by that statement. Surly if in his time they had still had a relationship, he would have seen Caleb asleep at some point.
"To see him so young and vulnerable, he's very impressionable. When I first met Caleb, he was well on the way to becoming a man. He very much disliked the fact that I was coming into his family dynamic and resisted my being there until he had surpassed the age of thirty."
Elizabeth found herself gaping at the older Vulcan. She couldn't imagine Caleb being so un-accepting of someone, especially someone like Spock.
"Although you frequently reminded me that he had been the only man in your life for so long, and that he didn't like the idea of sharing you, especially with me."
"Why especially with you?" He had seriously peaked her interest. This was the most he had ever spoken about the future with anyone, as far as she was aware.
"The Caleb I became familiar with, and eventually a friend to, resented all things Vulcan. He hated who he was, half Human, half Vulcan. He hated who his father was, and for what had been done to you. For a long time, he blamed me. I understood, I was the polar opposite to him. Our genetic makeup was the same, but I had embraced the Vulcan way over the way of humanity." Spock Prime concluded, a long time had passed since all of that had happened to him, but the feelings were still raw.
"I pleases me a great deal that my younger counterpart and Caleb seem to have a connection of some sort. It is my understanding that Caleb calls him 'Daddy', am I correct?"
Elizabeth could not prevent the small smile forming on her face, as she looking lovingly upon the serene face of her sleeping son. "Yes, he does. Did we have any children in your time?" She asked, hoping to try and figure out what the baby she was carrying would be like.
"Yes, we did. But I would prefer it if you did not inform Spock or our father. Generally, Vulcan families will only have one child, possibly two; the idea of having more is rather strange to them." Spock Prime commented, a small smirk on his lips.
"But you're fine with the idea of having multiple children?" From what he was saying, Elizabeth was inferring that she would be pregnant at least two more times if the idea of having two children in a family was acceptable in Vulcan society.
"Yes. However, I did not have a choice. Not a single one of our children was exactly planned, they just happened. You would give me six to seven months to get used to the idea of a child in our home, and that was it, I had no say in the matter." Spock Prime looked at peace as he spoke of his own children. It made Elizabeth smile knowing that her Spock would one day be like this man.
"How many?"
"That I cannot say. I would be placing an expectancy upon my younger self that he may not be able to comply with." Spock Prime informed her, returning to his more stoic state, but the warmth in his eyes remained. "However, I am aware that you are expecting now. My father is just as transparent to me, as I am to him."
"Can you tell me what they will be like?" Elizabeth asked eagerly, her arm pressing tighter to her stomach as she supported Caleb on her hip.
"I do not know. None of what has transpired took place in my timeline, and so I have no knowledge about the child you are carrying."
"Not even if it's a boy or a girl?"
Spock Prime smiled softly. "Even if I did know, you would not want me to tell you Lizzie."
The turbo lift came to a halt on her deck, and as Elizabeth stepped out Spock Prime caught her shoulder, preventing her from departing just yet. "Elizabeth, please understand this. I have a strong feeling that the next few days are going to be a struggle. Please keep strong and trust that everything will work out for the better, I know myself and I know that he will stop at nothing to ensure your safety. I will be here should you require my aid."

With that, he stepped back and allowed the doors to close, leaving a very confused Elizabeth standing in the corridor staring at the doors of the turbo lift.
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