T'Slash: Okay took longer then I thought to update it but then again I didn't expect to be in hell, mentally and physically exhausted and having back pain. And no I cannot take pain pills because they turn my brain to mush and then it's hard to concentrate on anything, took some earlier and I could hardly focus on my food. They put me right to sleep every time. Well I survived a biology test but I have a chemistry test Wednesday so I just hope I can survive this coming week.

Disclaimer: Been almost a year and I still don't own anything but this idea!

Dedication: To Terry for helping me with ideas since the very beginning. Thanks for sticking with me and helping me get this story off the ground or in this case out of my brain. Also to everyone who has reviewed, favored, or just silently followed this story. Thank you so much for reading it and making this an awesome ride.

Well this is kind of like Drunk, there are a few butchered songs just cause I killed them and they fit here so hope you enjoy them. Also this is the final chapter, no more after this. The story is done, caput, placed on the shelf or drawer and forgotten for a time. I hope you all enjoy this last and final update of Tarsus!

Return to Tarsus IV

Chapter 10: In Joy Again

Penny smiled as she looked around at the crowd. All the crew had gathered for this day, to celebrate Jim and Spock's wedding. So much had happened since that dreadful day a year ago when Kodos had escape and she had though her life would be over. Penny now served on the Enterprise as a Science Officer just as her mother had been, was and she had a baby sister. Little Mccoilla Hope Kirk. The crew was the same, happy smiles but not all of Jim's smiles reached his eyes.

He still misses her, hell we all do, Penny thought, tears coming to her eyes before she brushed them away. Today was a happy day, she shouldn't cry over what she couldn't change. Hell she was on the stage for a reason! Time to make that known.

"Hey everyone! I am glad you are having a blast today and don't deny it I know you are!" Penny chirped, smiling brightly, her golden dress sparkling in the light. Hazel eyes filled with happiness, thou not as bright as they could have been. "I know we all knew of those two idiot's feelings long before they did but I am just happy they got together. As you all know by now Jim, myself, my mother and a few others were part of the Tarsus 9, the children who escaped and who had seen Kodos' face. I know we are supposed to be celebrating the wedding of these two but I would like to take time for a song for all the children who survived on that planet."

"You're getting soft," McCoy yelled out, holding his small daughter a gentle, true smile on his face as he looked up at the girl he considered another daughter. Even if she didn't see him like that yet.

"Leave her alone, she can still kick you ass," Jim laughed, sitting besides his new husband and bondmate. He was radiating, the smile never leaving his face even as that cursed planet was mentioned. Just a flicker of sadness threaded though their bond but it was quickly destroyed. They had promised her return and he would trust in their words.

"Dam-that's right," Penny said, smirking as he looked down into her sisters eyes. "Jim I hope you don't mind me singing this song for everyone else not just yourself."

"Go ahead Pen, you have the stage," Jim laughed. Spock let a tiny smile spread out across his face, the happiness reflected in his bondmate contagious. Today had been one of the greatest days in his life, he was allowed some freedom.

"Thanks, Jim. Aminia, Riley, Yuki, Tom, Cyrus, and Eric as well as all the other children that were part of our group and survived that hell. This goes out to all of us as a reminder that not ever day is guarantied and that we must make the most of each day we have. For who knows what will happen tomorrow," Penny said, smiling slightly, her eyes filled with unshed tears before the lights dimmed and the spotlight appeared on her. Enclosing her in a circle of light.

Everyone in attendance held their breath. It was well known now that Penny was just a baby when on Tarsus but remembered every vivid detail. It was also a well known fact that she had a voice of an angel but rarely sung. It was a treat to hear her sing.

This one's for all the children who survived Tarsus

Life can be full of so much evil, and so much pain

Hold onto, onto your hope and dreams

Stand your ground when the world is crashing

Penny's eyes snapped open; the slowly moved on the stage, looking to each of her Tarsus family, letting them know this was for them. Saving Jim for last, smiling brightly up at him before looking towards the crew. Letting them know the truth before her eyes softened as she looked at baby Hope as everyone was calling her sister.

"That girl sure knows how to sing," Sulu said, looking up at the girl in awe. This was the first time he had heard her sing and just as everyone had said she was amazing at it.

"She does. I don't see why she doesn't to it more often," Uhura said, smiling sadly up at her best friends daughter. And oh how weird it was to think that her friend since the academy had had this whole secrete life that she hadn't known about until last year.

This one's for the children

This is for all the children who survived Tarsus

Lived in the forests, just tried to survive

Survived on, on hope and stolen goods

Wondering where our fate would lead us

And that's the truth. We didn't know what would happen to us and look at us know. Tom a well known Doctor and Yuki in communications, just like her grandmother. As for me…following me father, Pierre, and mothers footsteps, she thought, looking into each crew member's eye, letting them know that what she was singing. What she was saying was the truth. Even now there were some people who disbelieved what happened on Tarsus. Disbelieved that Jim, Maravilla and herself were ever on that planet.

Mccoilla frowned, squirming in her fathers arms. She knew her sister had survived horrible situation but she was happy that fate gave her to her. McCoy gently set her down, keeping an eye on her as she ran though the crowd, Midnight right on her heels, towards James and T'Pock who sat at the opposite end of the hall. They had watched the ceremony, smiles bright on their eyes as the remembered their own wedding, happy that their counterparts found the same love that they had denied for so long.

"Mccoilla is a…rambunctious child," Spock said, watching his niece run off to her uncles. Mccoilla loved Spock, he was so different then the other people she was constantly around and he would tell her about the stars and if she was luck, stories about her mother and all she had down. Even her sacrifice.

"You should have seen these two as kids! There was no stopping them," Pike laughed, watching his granddaughter, eyes lighter then they had been in months. Though his other daughter was still missing his granddaughter filled him with love. With hope and he was happy to have her in his life.

"Yeah we were pretty much…worse," Jim laughed, the sparkle returning to his eyes.

This one's for the children

Who've watched the world end twice

Who wished upon a shooting star

Were strong the way we are

This one's for the children

Who love with everything they have

Who dreamed of a better place

All on that colony

This one's for the children

"Tell it to them!" Aminia said, smiling brightly, her wings stretched out and a giant smile on her face.

"Why didn't she go into singing again?" Kallista asked, moving towards her friend, a smile on her face as Michael wrapped his arm around her. She was forever grateful that Aminia and Chapel had been able to save him. Without him…she would have been broken.

"She's shy, extremely shy. In fact I am surprised she is even doing this!" Yuki said, moving forwards, the other Tarsus 9 witnesses behind her. "She must really want to say this."

This is for all you children of Tarsus

Thinking back on everything that happened

Every scar that you have on you

Made you who you are today

Penny reached up, gently tracing the scar she had on her face. Every one of them had scars from back then. No one escaped from that planet unscratched…hers was just someplace she was unable to cover up. McCoy had offered to have the scar removed but it was a part of her. A part of her past that could not be erased or changed.

"She's brave that one. A true Kirk," Tom said, gently tracing over the patch on his head. The scar he had received on that planet protecting the children from Kodos.

"Even if she wasn't born a Kirk," Eric said, laughing slightly as they continued to watch the youngest of their group sing her heart out. Sing for everyone to hear.

This one's for the children

Who've watched the world end twice

Who've wished upon a shooting star

We're perfect the way we are

This one's for the children

Who love with everything they have

Who wished for a better place

All on that colony

This one's for the children

Penny smiles as she looked up towards the sky. The lights dimmed all around her until the ceiling lite up with thousands of shooting stars just streaming by. Jim smile over at Scotty who just smirked, raising up his glass of scotch before turning back to Penny.

"Pen is pwfect," Mccoilla said, hugging her Uncle James around the waste, looking up at her sister. Her hazel eyes clouded with tears but also filled with innocence and love. Innocence and love that Jim and Maravilla, as well Penny and so many others had lost by her age.

"Yes she is," James agreed, pulling the little girl onto his lap so she could watch her sister clearly.

Yeah, we're all the same inside (same inside)

From back then to now

This one's for the children

Who've witnessed the world and

Who've kept their hopes alive

We're perfect the way we are

This one's for the children

We love without holding back

We dream with everything we have

Forget that damn colony

This one's for the Survivors

This one's for the survivors

Yeah, this ones for the survivors

This one's for the survivors

Penny trailed off, standing proudly in the middle of the stage. Jim smiled up at his sister, before he and the other Tarsus Children, as she had called them broke out into applause. She was right after all. Their experience had made them who they were and they were proud of that fact. They were the best and would fight for anything.

Tarsus took so much from me but it also brought me Hope and Penny. As well as Spock…if Spock hadn't known about Tarsus…who knows how long it would have taken us to get together, Jim thought, looking up at his husband. Even now, a year after they had admitted their love for each other, it still surprised him that someone like Spock could love a guy like him.

I believe I have told you repeatedly to stop those thoughts, T'hy'la. There is not one thing wrong with you. Nor is it illogical for me to be in love and now bonded to you, Spock gently chased his bondmate.

I know…but sometimes I think you would have been better off marrying a Vulcan woman, Jim responded, the smile slipping slightly of his face.

Illogical. We were destined to be together. I cannot be whole without you, nor do I wish to be, Spock responded, reaching out and gently kissing his bondmate in the Vulcan way before turning back towards Penny who just finished her last bow and was exiting the stage.

"PenPen!" Mccoilla yelled, jumping off her uncle's lap and running towards Penny. Penny smiled, bending over to catch the toddler, stroking Midnights fur gently before looking at Artic and Jade, her constant companions. She gently twirled her sister in the air before pulling her close to her heart. Right now she was all she had to remind herself of her mother.

"Did it do well, Mccoilla," Penny asked, smiling brightly down at her sister as she carried her towards Jim and Spock's table and Mccoilla's father as well as Pike, her own father.

"Uhhuh," she nodded enthusiastically, a slight frown covering her usually cheerful face. "But did it have ta be sad?"

"It was of a sad time," Penny admitted, holding her sister just a bit tighter before setting her down next to McCoy. Jim smiled brightly at her before looking longingly up at the stage.

"Go, T'hy'la," Spock said, gently pushing Jim towards the stage.

"You sure? I don't want this to be a sad day," Jim said, battling with himself as he looked down into Spock's warm brown eyes.

"I am certain. You desire to express your emotions. I would not be a good bondmate unless I allowed you to act out on your emotions," Spock said, pushing Jim towards the stage once again.

"Thanks, love."

So that's Mccoilla Hope Kirk, she is so much more beautiful then they said she was, she thought from the shadows, watching the wedding from the shadows. Not certain if it was time to reveal her presence or not. Penelopy did a wonderful job with the song…but what is Jim going to sing.

Jim smiled down at his crew as he hopped onto the empty stage and grabbed the microphone. "I would like to thank you all for coming to Spock and my special day. We were happy that we were able to share it with you all," Jim smiled as the crew cheered some raising glasses up and others just were smiling brightly. "But no matter how happy a day it is…it still feels incomplete. All of you know the reason. It's because my little sister wasn't here to share the joy with us. It's been a year since the Tarsus trial, a year and six months since she disappeared down the edge of the cliff to save her daughter, Penny. I don't know if she is dead or alive but…my hope is for the latter. This song is for her."

The crew smiled sadly, all remembering the blond haired girl. She hasn't been forgotten by the crew. Her station remained untouched as did her quarters. Midnight was not the silent guardian of Mccoilla but could be seen in the observation room looking out at the stars. No doubt missing her first mistress and wondering if she would ever return to them.

Rebel looked sadly up at his master before looking towards his sister Midnight. Only…he was unable to locate her. Her place at Mccoilla's side was empty. Jade and Artic looked towards Rebel, just as confused as him as to where she could have vanished too.

I was like you and yes you were like me

We were so much alike but unique as can be

Siblings forever and we were quiet the troublemakers

You are a part of me as I am of you

Jim started, smiling as he remembered the days long since gone by. They days that they were constantly giving Pike trouble. They didn't try to but their natural tendencies got them into more trouble then not.

"Did zey truly git into zat much trouble?" Chekov asked, looking around at the crew.

"You don't even know the half of it," Kallista laughed, remembering the days long since past. The days when they were carefree…or as carefree as Maravilla and Jim ever got.

It was a cold day when you left us

You made your sacrifice as you saw you must

But the goodness that you have in your soul

Deemed that you would be saved for a change

Jim remembered that day. The day he saw his twin smile as she threw herself over the edge of the cliff. Saving her daughter and the rest of them as well. The letter was the only thing that had given them any hope…any indication that she would be saved. That she wouldn't die for once…wouldn't die like she had in her dreams.

"No one is ever goin' ta forgit that day," Scotty whispered, slowly swirling the amber liquid in his cup.

"How could we? She saved us all," Pike whispered, eyes glazed over. He had lost a daughter that day but had gained a granddaughter and the hope that Maravilla would be returned to them…one day.

When you first disappeared I yelled a lot

But in time we were comforted by the promise of return

And thought it s been a year since that time

We had hope and Mccoilla that you would come back

You never were one to give up hope. Not even when everything had forsaken you, she thought, smiling brightly as she looked back over at Mccoilla, their hope.

"Did a lot more then yelling," McCoy muttered eyes sad as he remembered those first few days with his daughter…and without his love. How difficult it was…not knowing if she was dead or alive.

I am a part of you and yes you of me

We were so much alike but unique as can be

Sibling till the end and we were quiet the hackers

Always getting into what we should not

Jim smiled as he remembered everything they had hacked into as children and teenagers. Mostly after their return from Tarsus, back to Earth. After their mother had forsaken them a second time…like they had known she would.

"I knew they were doing something," Pike growled, glaring up at Jim. Jim just laughed as he continued to rock to the music.

You were with me and I was with you

We were so much alike but unique as can be

Siblings till the end and we were quiet the right team

Like any legend that grew us as us

We were always by each others side. Never one without the other…but now this…and I feel empty without you Maravilla. A part of me will never be whole until you return. Spock cannot fill that gap only you can, Jim thought, looking up towards the ceiling.

I looked down on that planet that killed

Studied all the paths learned all that I could

But I looked to the stars up in the sky

And saw your smile and knew you would return

The Zodiac Spirits had to return her to them…she was in the stars. Her time had not come yet and besides all those reasons…Mccoilla needed her. She acted like it did not bother her but he sometimes caught her looking to at the stars…searching for that missing piece. Tarsus had killed so much…it couldn't have killed Maravilla as well…anything but her.

"He was researching that planet even more?" McCoy growled.

"Indeed."

It has been long since you left us

Your daughter missed you and so does our hope

But never did I imagine you would be gone

That with difference and some hope you'd come back to us

Penny smiled sadly. It was true she missed her mother. It did not feel right to be on that ship, to be on the Enterprise, without her mother right besides her and her little sister. Her little sister who had never met their mother yet…missed her all the same. Maybe even more then others.

I never expected you to go gone…that you would sacrifice yourself of me, Penny thought, tears in her eyes as she looked over at Mccoilla. But they had to have hope…without hope then there were no win scenarios and Kirks detested those. If they had believed in them they would have been dead a long time ago.

We miss you and I know you miss us

We were so much apart of the other it isn't a joke

Family till the end not just me but the crew

We all love you especially Bones

"Of course I love her. I always have and always will," McCoy said, looking up at his best friend seeing a similar sadness reflected in his eyes. They all loved the hard working, self sacrificing girl.

The crew nodded, they were a family and they would wait for her. They knew she would return. She had to…not just for McCoy and Jim but for Penny and Mccoilla. There was so much she needed to do for her to die now would be a horrible joke.

Penny misses you and so does Mccoilla

They are your daughters from not till forever

You're children till the end and they love you so

They miss you as much as Bones and me

That's where he was wrong, they miss her more. Jim was her brother and Bones…he was…the one she loved. They were her daughters, half of her blood and her soul. They loved her unconditionally, always would but they still missed her. More then people knew. More then people could even comprehend. Penny looked down at Mccoilla, tears running down her face.

Mom…please return to us. We all miss you, Penny thought, gently wiping the tears from her eyes.

Maravilla…you have to come back. You have to meet our daughter; she looks so much like you, McCoy thought, looking down at his little angel before smiling slightly at Penny. Offering her a shoulder to cry on. She smiled watery at him before looking towards Jim.

"Mara…you have to come back. Today isn't as happy as it should be…not without you," Jim whispered under his breath, eyes bright with unshed tears.

"Well girl," she said, gently petting Midnight on the head. I guess its time. I can't stay hidden from them forever." Midnight's ears perked up, tail frantically wagging. "Besides I can't let my absence ruin Jim's day."

Maravilla smiled down at Midnight before using the rope to climb up onto the catwalk high above the stage. Midnight grinned up at her before walking towards Mccoilla's side, eager to see what her owner had planned. Oh she would show herself…but what was the fun without making them think they were crazy first. She smiled as she rigged the microphone she had jacked earlier, smiling down at her daughters, Jim and McCoy. Jim had finally returned to his husband's side, a small smile on his face even thought his eyes were still haunted.

I'm glad you kept your promise Spock. You two are perfect together. I am glad I could have seen this day, Maravilla thought as she walked over towards the light box. She looked out the window, seeing the ship that had dropped her off her briefly before it vanished. Thank you spirits. Thank you so much for this second chance. She smiled at the stars once more before cutting the power, her laugh echoing though the room as she heard everyone panic.

I know the sight of death and blood

And we survived what others fear

We will escape from this hellish place

Just the likes of me surviving here

"No…it can't be," Jim whispered eyes wide. His eyes swept the dark room, trying to pinpoint where the voice was coming from. To see if she was really here or just his imagination.

"Mommy / Maravilla!" McCoy and Penny gasped. Tears falling freely from Penny's eyes, she would know that voice anywhere.

"Momma," Mccoilla giggled, her eyes instantly looking upwards, catching the shadow standing above them all. Midnight barked happily, her brothers and sister barking happily. Their family was together once again.

Maravilla smiled as she walked over to the middle of the catwalk, just above the stage. Making sure that everything was ready for her.

Everything has its own life and everything has a soul

I have seen them all

From life to death

It's faithfully balanced

Faithfully planned

More than enough for this girl

"Of course she would do something like this to us," Pike laughed, tears in his eyes as he heard his daughter's voice. A smile spreading across his face as he looked down at Jim's shocked expression. "You should have known this is what she would do."

"She's alive…truly alive," James repeated, a single tear escaping his eyes. He had lost hope…sure he still wished she was still alive but it had been over a year. A year and no word…he had given up on her but to hear her voice again…it was more then he could have thought.

"You should not have doubted her. She, like you, is a fighter," T'Pock said, a small smile spreading across his face. James laughed; nodding his head as he frantically looked though the room for her.

Like every tree I want to grow

Reaching for the stars that I want to explore

We shared our past with no one else

All by ourselves

We stood alone

"That's her alright. I know that song anywhere," Aminia cheered, hovering inches above the floor, crystals once again falling from her eyes.

"I knew she wasn't dead," Yuki chirped, a wide smile on her face. The other Tarsus victims smiled know that their 'mother' was here with them. Alive and well.

"She is here, T'hy'la. She did not miss this important day," Spock said, smiling down at his love, his eyes filled with unshed tears still.

"I…I know that now," Jim said shakily, a blinding smile spreading across his face. The earlier sadness from before vanishing completely from his eyes. She was here…she didn't miss his important day. And better yet she was alive.

Time to show myself, Maravilla thought happily, attaching the cord to her vest before she allowed herself to fall back. A single light lite up the stage. Everyone look up seeing her controlled fall to the floor. Hearing people gasps she giggled uncontrollable as she landed, her silver dress sparkling in the light, her long blond hair up in a high pony tail and her blue eyes sparkling as she looked over at her family. A giant smile on her face. I'm back!

I saw the destruction with these very eyes

Don't look any closer, stay where you are

The lies, the pain, I might forget them

Because I am free at last

Maravilla smiled, holding her hands up, keeping the others back away from her. Had to keep them back before they never let her out of their sights again.

"Maravilla," McCoy whispered, eyes filled with love as he slowly got to his feet. Mccoilla held tightly in his arms. He watched his love walk towards the front of the stage. She looked just as beautiful as she did the last time he saw her. Nothing had changed least of all his feeling for her.

Like every tree I want to live

Reaching for the stars I have survived

I shared my past with all of you

All by myself I have survived

All by myself I stand tall

I lived on, I survived

Maravilla smiled, arms spread wide above her before the power went out once again, leaving everything in darkness. Jim and Penny jumped to their feet just as the power came back on. Maravilla was gone from the stage…disappeared like a ghost once again.

"No…it couldn't have been a dream. She was here…right there," Jim said, falling into his seat.

"Mommy," Penny whispered, turning into Pike's arms. Shoulder's shacking with sobs.

"Wow was I missed that much! I feel honored!" a familiar voice said from behind them. Everyone turned around, Maravilla stood behind Jim, a bright smile on her face. "Hey, didn't think I would leave you all did you? Especially now that I got you all back!"

"Maravilla!" They cried, rushing to hug her. She laughed hugging everyone back before pulling away and looking at Spock.

"Thank you for keeping your promise," she whispered. Spock nodded towards her, a small smile spreading across his face. She grinned before turning back to Jim. "Congratulations on your marriage. Always knew it would happen."

"Mara, you're back. Finally back," Jim said, hugging his sister tight. He had thought he might never see her again. Thought that she might be lost to them forever.

"Yup! Took longer for me to heal then they thought. Sorry to keep you waiting, Jim," Maravilla said smiling brightly before turning towards her first daughter. "Penny."

"Mom!" Penny cried, throwing herself into her mother's arms, tears of joy falling from her face. Artic and Jade wined softly, rubbing gently against their mistresses legs.

"I'm here. No need to cry or anything. I'm here and I will never leave you again," Maravilla promised, pulling her daughter close before gently wiping away her tears. Penny smiled happily up at her mother before moving aside. Pike scooped up his daughter in his arms, squeezing her tightly.

"Maravilla, you scared us you still girl," Pike whispered, pulling away to look into her eyes, noting the happiness reflected in it. "Don't you ever do that again."

"I'll try but no promises. I do work on a starship after all," she chirped, hugging him closer before smiling over at James and T'Pock, watching as they made their way towards her.

"I had no doubt you would return," T'Pock said, nodding towards her.

"I'm hard to kill," she joked, smiling as she was captured in a hug. James held her close, his arms wrapped tight around her waste.

"I thought you were dead. I thought that he had lost something else…something more then even I had," James whispered, making sure no one but the Vulcans and Maravilla could hear him.

"You can't get rid of me that easily. I am just as durable as you were," she whispered, smiling brightly before pecking her favorite uncle on the cheek. Time for the hardest one now, she thought, taking a deep breath and turning towards McCoy.

McCoy had stood back as her family had greeted her, waiting patiently for his, no their turn. Mccoilla had smiled brightly, her slightly cubby arms reaching towards her mother. His eyes trailed up and down her body, mentally checking for any wounds that she could still have. She still looks as beautiful as the day I first saw her as Crystal Star, he thought, smiling as she finally turned towards him.

Jim smiled at him seeing his eager expressing before he pushed his sister forward. He had gotten his happy ending. It was time for his sister to achieve her own happy ending. I love you Spock. I hope we are never parted, Jim sent though their bond, warmth and love echoing.

As do I, T'hy'la. I shall make certain we are never parted, Spock promised, exchanging a brief Vulcan kiss before turning back to the three.

"Leonard," Maravilla breathed as their eyes locked. She took a step closer, noticing how he was in his special occasion uniform, the same as almost everyone else. Can he still love me? It's been so long since that day.

"Maravilla…you look just as beautiful as before. Even more so now I would think," McCoy said, taking that finally step closer to her. Mccoilla held lightly in his arms.

"Thank you," she said blushing a light pink before looking at Mccoilla. "Is…is that her? Is that our little Mccoilla Hope?"

"The one and only," McCoy said, gently pressing her into Maravilla's arms. Mccoilla smiled happily, instantly sinking into her mothers arms. He watched, his heart warming as he saw the two interacting, hazel eyes locking with blue as they both smiled, tears in Maravilla's eyes. "She looks just like you."

"No she looks like us both," Maravilla breathed, studying her small daughter. Her dirty blond hair hanging loosely down her back.

"Mamma," Mccoilla said, smiling brightly before she cuddled close to her mother. Tiny fits grabbing at the material of her dress, never once letting go.

"My little Mccoilla Hope," Maravilla breathed, tears falling for her eyes as she turned back to McCoy. "Leonard…I have missed you…so much."

"I missed you as well, love."

"Can…can we still be tougher…or…did you find someone else while I was gone? I'll understand if you did I was gone for a year and six months. I can't expect you to have waited so long for me-"Maravilla trailed off as McCoy lay a gently finger on her lips.

"I only want you. I love you, Maravilla Kirk and nothing, not even a year and six months can change that," McCoy whispered, eyes alight with passion and love before he leaned down and claimed her lips in a kiss.

Jim smiled as he leaned against Spock. Everything had turned out perfect. They were all together now…one whole family. His sister was back with him and she had her family, her love. Spock wrapped an arm around Jim's back, pulling him close to his side.

Penny smiled brightly at the small family, feeling a tinge of sadness. They were a family now…she was the odd one out. Maravilla looked over at her, gesturing to her to join the three. Penny blushed lightly as she walked over, she didn't wish to interrupt their reunion.

"You are my daughter Penny. You are a part of this family and you can never be replaced," Maravilla said, instantly removing all of Penny's worries, opening her arms up to her first charge, her first daughter. Penny smiled happily before falling into her mother's arms.

"Well what happens now?" Sulu asked, walking towards the family's side, the Tarsus survivors behind them, all smiling brightly at Maravilla.

"We live. The past is done with nothing can change it," Jim said, looking up as Maravilla was engulfed in Aminia's arms followed by Yuki's. "We can only live for the future now. All I know is that we are always going to be a family."

Everyone smiled at Jim's wise advice. McCoy, Maravilla, Penny and Mccoilla as well as Midnight moved towards Jim's side. Rebel sat at Jim's feet, looking up at his master. Spock stood besides Jim, just as he always had before they all looked up towards the stars. They did not know what the universe would throw at them this time. They didn't know what would happen but they would face it together. Maravilla was back and Spock was by Jim's side just as he was meant to be. Nothing could stop them now. Their journey would continue. It wasn't the ending but the beginning of the rest of their lives.

The End

T'Slash: Well my friends…it's over. This was the last chapter, no more for this story. I have tears in my eyes right now. This story…it was so emotional and such fun to right. It changed so much in the course of me writing it that I don't even recognize the old plan any more. Thank you all so much for sticking with this story though all those chapters and…just thank you. I am so sad to see this story go but everything must end. I honestly thought it would never end. Also I hope you all enjoyed the ending. Please don't forget to review and tell me what you though of this story. Even those of you who were just silently following this story please review!