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Liz didn't ask me any more questions. Instead, she continued selling her items to interested people. When Organians stopped coming, she closed down her vending place, and we went inside her home, which wasn't far from her selling point. As she walked around lighting candles, I saw her home was small, but very warm and comfortable. She motioned to one of the chairs as she started to talk.
"What is your name?" She asked.
"My name is T'Prill." I replied. "I'm a Vulcan. Why did you help me? I'm not against it, mind you."
Liz looked at me, in a serious Romulan way. "I could be killed for helping you, you know."
"I know. If you want me to leave, just tell me. I'll find a way on my own."
"No, I didn't say that." Liz sat down. "Tell me where you really came from. You cannot be Vulcan."
"Why not?"
"You are displaying emotion. Vulcans don't."
I sighed. I was getting sick of explaining this to people.
"I told you. I was born on Vulcan, but my parents were killed, and I was raised on Earth."
"Then how did you get here?"
I didn't want to give out any information about the Enterprise or her crew until I knew Liz could be trusted. So, I only told her that I was brought here as a captive. Stupid me, I forgot that if you run away and you were a captive on Organia, you are sent back to the Klingons. Liz excused herself for a moment, and a second later, I heard a high pitched whistle.
"Cripes!" I thought, panicking. "She sent for the Klingons."
I hid in one of the dark corners, and waited for Liz to come back. I had no weapon, the phaser I had on the Enterprise was taken from me. I pulled my long sleeves up to my elbows, and saw the neon green glow of the Soul Robber, still attached to my wrist. I had forgotten completely about it. Now, I could take anybody.
"She's in there, you say?" I heard a gruff voice ask.
"Yes, but do not harm her. I only sent her back because of what my father said."
"Captain Wark will be very pleased with you, Liz."
She didn't reply, and soon I heard footsteps. It didn't take them long to find me, but I had hidden the Soul Robber as a rubber band, so they wouldn't take it from me. When the Klingons did find me, they slapped me, hard. I was pulled to my feet, and dragged along. As I was pulled past Liz, I hissed three words, "I trusted you."
The Klingons threw me back in my cell, but this time, they had a guard inside with me, and one guarding my door. I sat huddled in a corner, sobs shaking my body. Captain Wark came to my cell and demanded me to follow him. I got up, and walked slowly behind him.
When he decided I was going too slow, he slapped me, and had a guard push me from behind so I would fall, causing him to slap me again. I took it all, thinking of how foolish I had been trusting a Romulan. I wished desperately for my friends to find me.
"They won't." I sighed. "I'll be here, until I die, or the Klingons kill me."
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On the Enterprise, Spock was getting yelled at for changing course for Organia. I use the term "yelled at" very loosely. But he stood there, and took it all, not flinching or saying anything. When dismissed, he walked back to his cabin, and sat down on the bed. Then he remembered that I still had his communicator. He walked out of his cabin, and practically ran to sickbay. The doctor was there, and Spock asked to use his communicator.
"Sure." Dr. McCoy said.
"Thank you, doctor." Spock tuned the communicator to the frequency his was on. "Ivy? Can you hear me?"
"What do you think you're doing?" Dr. McCoy asked.
"I'm trying to find where Ivy is."
"No, you're trying to get her killed. You'll give away our bearings, and the Klingons will kill her." McCoy reached for his communicator.
"You don't understand, doctor." Spock said, pulling the communicator out of the doctor's reach.
"I understand that you're behaving foolishly." Dr. McCoy flipped a switch, telling Captain Kirk that he was needed in the sickbay.
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" Spock yelled. He was still trying to keep the communicator from the doctor.
"Then tell me what I don't understand, Spock." Dr. McCoy said, astounded at Spock's sudden display of emotion.
"You don't understand that I love her."
"Spock," Captain Kirk said, as he stepped into the room. "We all owe her a lot, but we can't let emotions get in the way of logical thinking. Now, give me the communicator."
Spock reluctantly handed it over.
"Doctor," Kirk said. "Could you examine Mr. Spock? This is rather unusual. We haven't seen him display emotion since that incident on Psi 2000."
"Of course."
So, the examination of Spock started. Dr. McCoy could find nothing wrong with Spock.
"There's nothing at all wrong with Spock." McCoy confirmed to Captain Kirk later.
"Then why is he showing sudden emotion?"
"It could be a mental problem. Maybe she truly changed him, and he does love her. It's hard to tell."
"So, what do we do in the mean time?"
"We try to find Ivy, and get her to Spock so he can tell her how he feels. This built up emotion can't be good for him."
There was silence for a moment.
"Then we better get him to Organia."
"Good news, Captain. We have entered orbit around Organia. We can beam down at any time." Mr. Scotty said.
"Very well." Captain Kirk said. "We'll beam down now."
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In the Klingon prison, I still sobbed. I cried for my friends, the crew on the Enterprise, and even for myself. I heard a female voice speaking, and looked to see Liz. She was entering my cell, and told the Klingon to step out.
"What do you want?" I hissed.
"I came to help you."
"How? By sending me back to prison."
"I did that so I could come and go, so they won't suspect anything. I'm going to get you out of here. Look at what they're doing to you."
I didn't want to think about the multiple bruises, cuts, and possible bone fractures I had.
"How are you going to get me out?"
"By switching places with you."
"You can't. I'm bruised and hurt. They'll be able to tell."
"It'll work. I promise."
She turned and left. The guard came back in, and moments later, I heard shouting and blasting. There was pounding on my cell door, but the Klingon guarding me on the inside had hit me over the head, knocking me unconcious. The door was blasted open, and the Klingon put up a fight before he was shot and killed.
"Ivy!" It was Kayla. She ran over to me. "She can't hear me! Why can't she hear me?"
"She's very badly hurt." Captain Kirk said. "She's been beaten, horribly. We need to get her to Dr. McCoy."
I was lifted out of my cell, and carried out. Liz was coming back, and saw me being carried by a human.
"Put her down." She spoke clearly and confidently.
"We're her friends. We're going to heal her."
"I am coming with you. She is also my friend."
Liz walked behind Kirk, and was beamed aboard with the rest of us. I was taken straight to sickbay, and Dr. McCoy healed my injuries the best he could. I woke up to Kayla, Sarah, and Liz sitting around the bed I was recovering in. When I opened my eyes, Kayla shrieked, "IVY! YOU'RE AWAKE!!"
I held my head, and groaned. "Yeah, I am. Please don't yell."
I groaned again.
Dr. McCoy came running into the room.
"I heard yelling. I came in to make sure everything was okay." He smiled. " I see you're awake, Ivy. How are you feeling?"
"All right, I suppose. My head hurts really bad."
"I'm not surprised. You received several head wounds, 5 abrasions to your arms and face, and your left wrist is broken."
"Which would explain why I don't feel so great."
"Yes, that would." McCoy laughed. "I'm glad you're awake, Ivy. There was a time when we thought you wouldn't wake up."
"Well, thanks to your doctoring, I am awake."
"Would you mind a couple of more visitors, Ivy?" Dr. McCoy asked, gently. "There are still some people who want to see you."
"I don't mind." I looked at the cast on my left wrist. "Who wants to see me?"
"Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock would like to talk to you. Privately."
Kayla, Liz, and Sarah left the room. Dr. McCoy called on the intercom for Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock to come to the sick bay, and they were there within minutes.
"Hello, Ivy." The captain said, smiling. "How are you?"
"Well, I've got one heck of a headache, but the doc says I'll be fine."
"We're very grateful you didn't say anything, Ivy."
"About what?"
"The Enterprise. The Klingons are assassins. It's a wonder they haven't killed you."
"They thought I knew something about the Enterprise."
"We're still very grateful." Captain Kirk looked at Spock. "I think that Mr. Spock would like to speak with you."
"Hello, Spock."
"I'm glad you're feeling better, Ivy."
"Thank you." I tried to sit up more.
"Do you need help, Ivy?" Dr. McCoy asked.
"Yes, please."
In a matter of seconds, I was sitting up.
"Doctor, Captain, I would like to speak to Ivy, alone."
"Of course, Spock." Captain Kirk left with that smile on his lips. Dr. McCoy was also smiling.
"What did you need, Mr. Spock?" I asked. He seemed nervous.
"Ivy," he started. Then he didn't continue. "Ivy..." He started again.
"Mr. Spock," I said. "Come over here." I motioned towards the chair that was close to my bed. He came over and sat down.
"Now, what did you want to tell me?"
"Well, I wanted to say that I love you."
"You love me?"
"Yes." Spock replied, simply.
"I love you, too." I had a terrible pain in my head that made me hold it in my hands.
"Ivy. What's wrong?"
"I don't know. I have terrible pains in my head." I gasped in pain.
"Doctor!" Spock called.
McCoy came running in, accompanied by the captain. McCoy saw me holding my head, and immediately examined me.
"She has a severe concussion. She'll die soon, if I don't operate on her."
"Then operate, immediately." Spock said.
"I need a blood donor, or else she'll lose too much blood."
"Use my blood." Spock offered.
"I can't use any of your blood, Spock. If you don't have any, you'll die. I'll need to use a human."
"Then use mine." Captain Kirk's voice said.
"Jim, you're the captain. What if we need you? What if the Klingons attack us? You're supposed to help and protect your crew."
"Then you have to use my blood. I probably wouldn't be here, if it wasn't for her. We would have died in her hometown." Kirk looked at me, then at Spock. "Mr. Spock, you are in command, and will become captain should anything happen to me."
The Vulcan nodded. "Just let me ask her one question."
"Of course, Spock." Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy walked away from my bed.
"Ivy, I don't know how humans say this, so I'll do the best I can." He took my left hand in his, yes, my broken hand, and pulled a box from his pocket.
"Will you marry me, Ivy Sarek?"
"Yes." My one single word.
Spock slipped a ring on my finger, and gave me a kiss.
"I am finished." He said. "Please, hurry."
"Let's prep you, Jim." McCoy said.
They returned moments later, with a nurse, and the necessary operating tools. Spock insisted on staying with me. Before I completely went under from the anestethia, I heard McCoy tell Spock, "This is going to be tricky."
Spock replied simply, "You cannot fail, doctor. We will lose two people very important to us."
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