So sorry about the long wait. I'm not going to give any excuses, I just wasn't into it for a while but I'm back, so I'll try to update more frequently.

Chapter 6: Heroes (we could be) – Alesso feat. Tove Lo

Once Spock was out the door, I took a deep breath. That was hot! Maybe he felt the same… But then my good senses came crashing back to me. What am I doing? Damn it, he has a girlfriend for god's sake! Plus I can't get too close to anyone because of what I do and I already have Bones and Jim that are already my weaknesses ─well tech too but it's in her job description, the added danger─ I can't add Spock to the list too.

The doors to the gym swooshed open, indicating someone coming in. "What are you doing here, damn it?" Said the voice of dear ol' Bones. He got closer to me. "You're not really training are you?" When I didn't answer he continued with: "What the hell is the matter with you, Belle? You're injured, you can't just go punching things just because you feel like it and what are you doing on the floor?"

The ship started to shake making Bones fall to the floor. "Same thing you are, I'm enjoying the view." I said sarcastically.

"Ow, damn it!" Bones said as he sat down and rubbed his left arm where he fell.

"Are you all right?" I asked him.

"Yeah, I'm fine." He grumbled. "I just came by because Mrs. Sarek has been asking for you."

"Oh, Amanda." Maybe she could tell me the meaning of shan hal lak t'hy'la. But then again, do I really want to know? Hmmmm, yes. "Where is she? What does she want?"

"What do I look like? A receptionist?" I raised my left eyebrow with a small smirk. "I don't know what she want but she's in your office." He said as he stood to leave. But before he left he turned to me and said in his strict-doctor-tone: "Stop training until you're healed or I'll keep you in bed rest for the remaining of the trip."

"Aye, doc." I said with a sarcastic salute of my right hand. He rolled his eyes and departed. I better leave too, Amanda is waiting for me. I grabbed my bottle of water and towel and left the gym. I stopped by my quarters to drop my things and untaped my wrist before going back to med bay. I'll take a shower after I'm done with Amanda.

As I entered my office, I saw Amanda sitting peacefully in a seat in front of my desk and beside her was the Vulcan that gave me a gratitude nod when I saved her, so I'm guessing this is her husband, Mr. Sarek. Guess I'll have to ask her the meaning of the Vulcan words some other time.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." I said as I took the seat behind my desk.

Amanda smiled. "It's no problem, dear." Mr. Sarek stayed stoic giving no expression away. "We just stopped by to invite you to dinner once we're on earth as a way to say thank you."

I smiled. "You really don't have to. I was just doing my job." Sorta…

This time it's Mr. Sarek that spoke up: "It would be an honor and a way to show you our gratitude." I could see the sincerity in his eyes even though it was well hidden behind his Vulcan impassive face.

"The honor will be mine." I replied with a small smile.

"Wonderful." Amanda said. And after making some arrangements to stay in contact so that they could set a date to invite me, they departed from my office. I only have one little worry about going to dinner with them and it's the fact that Spock might be there.

Almost as soon as they left, my communicator chirped to life. "Hey, B, I'm coming over, we need to write our report." Tech said. "I really don't know why we need to do that, when we both know most of it will end up blackened but anyway." I gave a small laugh. As soon as she finished her sentence, the door to my office opened and there she was with her PADD in hands. "Let's do this." She said as she sat in front of my desk. "So, shadow tracking report…"

Once we got back to earth, we changed back into our cadet uniforms and then entered the shuttlecrafts that were to take us back to hangar one. "I'll bring this to Captain Pike and meet you at the auditorium." I told Tech, once we exited the shuttle, showing her the PADD we did our report on as everyone left to get to the auditorium for an assembly.

"Alright, I'll save you a seat." She said and she left. I found Pike in a wheel chair with a cadet getting him out of a shuttlecraft and then the cadet started to roll Pike towards the auditorium.

"Captain Pike!" I shouted as I ran towards him. The cadet stopped rolling him and turned to look at where the commotion was coming from. I shouldn't draw this much attention to myself but it's not like there were a lot of people left in the hangar, anyway. "Here." I said, once I joined them and handed Pike my PADD without saying what it was in front of the cadet, since it was confidential and Pike will know what it is.

"Thank you, Lieutenant." Pike said with a small smile and a dismissive nod. The cadet then started to roll him back towards the auditorium.

I too started to make my way towards the auditorium for the assembly but was stopped by a deep voice saying my name: "Georgia?" I turned around and there stood an older Vulcan that looked a lot like Mr. Sarek. Once he saw me I could see happiness shining in his very familiar eyes and the ghost of a smile touched his lips. As I got closer, I thought I recognized him but that's impossible.

"Spock?" I questioned. And this time he did smile a little, the corner of his lips lifted ever so slightly more. You didn't have to be a xenosynergology specialist to notice that he was happy, it was obvious (in a Vulcan way but still obvious).

"It has been so long, since I last saw you, t'hy'la." He said with slightly watery eyes. Wow, this is so, there are no words for it, I never saw a Vulcan get this emotional, it was disconcerting but incredible. And even though seeing him emotional was a sight to be seen, there was that word again: t'hy'la. What does it mean?

"Excuse me, sir, but…"

I didn't get to finish my sentence that he said: "Please, you must call me Spock." His smile was gone and instead I could see a sense of pleading in his dark brown orbs.

"Alright then, Spock." The happiness was back in his eyes. He has a nice smile. "What is this word that you called me? T'hy'la? What does it mean?"

"It means friend, brother and lover." He said slowly. This doesn't make sense since younger Spock said this word to me before he knew me so we're not friends, we're definitely not related and as far as I know and (apart from our sparring session, which came after he told me his little Vulcan sentence) we didn't have any romantic or lover-y interactions. Maybe the words he said before t'hy'la in his sentence will shed some light on his meaning of the word. But then again, do I really want to talk about this with the older version of the man who said those mystery words to me in the first place? Oh, what the heck.

"And what does shan hal lak mean?" He walked closer to me and took one of my hands in both of his. I was a bit startled especially since I felt a small spark go through our hands.

"Shan hal lak is the engulfment, or as human would call it: love at first sight." He said while looking deeply into my eyes.

Even with the age difference, looking into his eyes felt right and I felt this magnetic pull to kiss him but was stopped by someone saying: "Father?" And Spock (older Spock) turned around only to be met with the younger version of himself. I hastily let go of his hands.

"I am not our father." Spock said to the younger version of himself.

Young Spock then turned his attention to me and with something akin to jealousy in his expression, he said: "Lieutenant, I believe you are awaited in the auditorium."

"Yes, sir." I said and with a small nod to older Spock, I departed, feeling two sets of eyes on my back.

I joined Tech and took a seat beside her. "Took you long enough. What were you doing?" She whispered, since the assembly had already begun.

"I'll tell you later." I whispered back.

"You better." She said before we turned our attention to what was going on up front.

"…by Starfleet order 28455, you are hereby directed to report to admiral Pike." Admiral Barnett was saying: "USS Enterprise, for duty as his relief." Jim will captain the Enterprise! Shit! How am-I going to do my missions now? This undercover agent position I have was made so that the captain of the ship I serve on (which is the Enterprise) would have access to a highly skilled intelligence officer at any time and now that Jim is the captain and since I'm his little sister, I know he won't let me do any dangerous missions. He's so over-protective. Argh! I'll have to talk to Pike later.

Jim then walked over to Pike and said: "I relieve you, sir."

"I am relieved." Pike answered with a smile.

"Thank you, sir." Jim said.

"Congratulations, captain." Pike said and they shook hands. "Your father would be proud."

We all started to applaud.

"Congrats, girl!" Tech said. "Your brother is our new captain."

"Yeah, that's great." I said. "Except for the fact that if he knows about what we do, he'll make sure that I never do it anymore." She made a face.

"That's kind of a problem." She said.

"Yeah, I have to talk to captain Pike." I said as we all left the assembly. "I'll catch up with you later." I told her as I made my way over to captain Pike and my brother that were still talking. Time to put on the happy face. I hugged my brother. "Congratulations, Mr. captain." I said once I let go of him with a big smile on my face.

"Thanks B." Jim said. He then faced Pike and said: "Thank you, sir." To me: "B, I'll see you later." And then he left me with Pike. I waited a moment until the room was empty and that I was sure only Pike and I were left in the room.

"Captain Pike, what is going to happen to the operation? If Jim knows what my position aboard the Enterprise really is, he'll make sure that I never go on a mission again." Pike seemed to think about it for a moment.

"We won't tell him for the time being." He said. "You and Lieutenant Hattori will keep reporting to me, until I think he is ready."

"Yes, sir." I said with a nod before leaving to join Tech.