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Just come back from watching the film, and have been struck by a 'what if!' Unfortunately I don't know much about Star Trek, but I'll do my best. Please do correct me if I get something wrong!

So, this 'what if' occurs near the end of the film. This picks up right where James Kirk has rescued Captin Pike and is shouting at the Enterprise to beam them out of the Narada. Spock, meanwhile, is flying his future-self's ship towards the Narada to set off the red matter and destroy the enemy. Basically, I was thinking what if James gave the order to beam them out too late? What if Spock was still on board the ship as the explosions began?

What if?

Spock span his ship around in a wide arc, emerging out of it just in time to see the Narada flicker out of warp. He hissed a curse, his knuckles turning white on his clenched fists. He knew he had to stop them somehow, but for once his rational Vulcan mind was spiralling out of rational measurements. He had no idea if Kirk had found the Captin yet, or if he was even still alive. His plan had such a low sucess percentage, and yet he still felt that he could trust Kirk somehow... he looked up as an alert went off on his control screen. The Narada was targetting him again. If he didn't do something quickly he was going to be blown to peices.

And yet, he realized, he had everything he needed with him right now.

Kirk wanted the Narada destroyed. If Spock could only set off the red matter within the enemy ship, it would be swallowed up by a black hole. Surely once Kirk realized something was wrong with the ship, he would get himself off it straightaway. But there was only one problem still remaining - Spock would need to set off the red matter with an explosion, but he could not do so when it was in the ship with him. And there was no time and no possible way to send the whole lot out into space. The only way to set it off would be to destroy the ship with it, that would have enough firepower surely. But...

But if he destroyed the ship, he would be killed along with it.

I'm not that brave. Spock swallowed hard, clenching his fists so hard that his nails dug into his palms. If he didn't do it, the Narada would kill him anyway along with the Enterprise. He thought of his mother, of his homeplanet ruthlessly destroyed in seconds. He thought of the fury, the anger, the greif that had consumed him as he hard stared at the place his mother should have matirealized. And yet he had lost her forever, because of Nero. Yes, he was emotionally compromised towards this mission. But it was more than that. He wanted... he wanted revenge. He wanted to make them pay for what they had done. And so he would.

What was his own life in comparison to the thousands on board the Enterprise, to the thousands more that would die when the Narada continued its killing spree. Spock wet his lips. Then he sucked in a deep breath and urged his craft forwards, heading straight for the jagged, glistening form of the Narada.

The explosion that followed when he collided with the ship would set off the red matter and produce a black hole. The Narada would be stopped. And that was all that mattered.

James stumbled as the Narada shuddered around him. Captin Pike fell heavily against him and he gritted his teeth, struggling to keep his balance. It was as if something had just rammed into the ship. Shaking himself, James lifted his comunicator to his mouth.

"Scotty!" he yelled. "Get us out of here!"

The familiar tingling sensation rolled over him as the transporter took hold of them both. James tightened his grip on Captin Pike. Then the familiar rushing feeling spread over him and the world dissolved around him. The familiar white walls of the Enterprise came into sight around him and he felt a huge flood of relief. They had made it back.

"Nice work, Scotty," he panted, allowing two medical workers to take Captin Pike from him.

Scotty didn't answer - he was still working furiously at his control board. James frowned, looking around. Then his stomach flipped over; Spock wasn't there. James turned to Scotty.

"Where is Spock?" he demanded. "Bring him in, now!"

"He's moving!" Scotty growled back through clenched teeth. "I'm trying... I've almost... yes!"

Abruptly the whole room appeared to shake, and James snatched at the wall for support. He looked up to catch a glimpse of something small and dark flying towards his face just in time to duck. A chunk of rubble flew over his head and smashed into the wall behind him. More rubble was flying out all over the room.

"What's going on?" he shouted. "Scotty?!"

Scotty's brow was furrowed with concentration, clearly he could not hear a word of what James was saying. He hit a button and a moment later the white outline of a figure appeared in the room. Then Spock matirealized, still in mid-fall, and crashed hard into the opposite wall. James let out a breath. He was back, everything was alright... Scotty shut off the transporter and the rush of rubble stopped at last.

"Good work, Scotty," he said, moving forwards. He raised his voice. "Spock, what was that? What happened?"

Spock was still lying where he had fallen, his chest jerking and spasming irregularly. Now that he was closer, James could see ash and cuts adorning his skin, burns spreading out over one hand. Even as James quickened his pace, Spock let out a choking gasp and blood sprayed from his lips, spattering over the floor.

"Spock!"

James ran forwards, dropping to his knees and grabbing Spock by the shoulders. Spock's hand clutched weakly at his sleeve, his eyes fluttering open.

"K-Kirk... black hole... about to... destroy t-the Narada..."

He let out an agonized moan and his eyes rolled back in his head, his body abruptly falling limp.

"Spock? Spock, hey! Spock!" James shook him but he didn't respond. He twisted around, looking for Scotty and the others. "Send a message to the medical team, now! Someone help me get him upstairs!"

"He said a black hole was about to destroy the Narada," Scotty said, rising to his feet as the others rushed to follow James's orders. "James, you have to do something! We must get this ship out of here, or we'll be sucked in too."

"Then go up to the main deck and tell everyone to get the Enterprise clear of the Narada," James snapped.

A man was hurrying forwards to help him, and together they lifted Spock and began to carry him towards the door. Scotty turned to follow them.

"You're the captin, James! What are you going to do?"

James shot him a glare. "Go to the main deck. I'm going with Spock."

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