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Embarking upon the Five-Year mission with the Starfleet flagship, and the best and the brightest aboard her, it seems that Jim Kirk has it all. With Spock and Bones beside him, his physical recovery complete, he feels ready to take on the universe. But when Command orders the Enterprise into a diplomatic mission involving an unstable, warring planet, somebody is bound to get hurt. Adept at hiding both his demons and his affections, Jim is ready to do whatever it takes to be the Captain Pike wanted him to be, whether that involves sacrificing his happiness, or even his life.
Peace is not a universal objective.
‘Do not worry, my Jim,’ Spock reassured him. ‘My father will approve.’
‘How can you be so sure?’ Jim muttered, but before Spock could reply, the call was answered by both Sarek and Selek, appearing mere seconds after one another on the screen. Jim smiled widely at Selek, grateful for the sight of his friend, who had done so much for them. He would never be his Spock, but he was a Spock nonetheless, and that was reason enough for Jim to adore him.
‘Good afternoon, younglings.’
‘Hi,’ Jim smiled, subduing his expression a little for Sarek’s sake. ‘Hello, Sarek.’
‘Sa-fu.’
Jim blinked, eyes flicking uncertainly towards Spock.
Sa-fu means ‘son’, doesn’t it?
Indeed, Spock replied, raising an eyebrow at his father.
‘You did not think that the change in the bond would go unnoticed?’ Sarek asked nonchalantly, his own eyebrow hiked up. ‘I was aware that you had bonded the moment you did so.’
My dramatic reveal!
Beloved.
