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Author's Note: This story in itself is basically a mission log that tells of John Harrison's deepest secret. Not to alter any part of original Star Trek story lines of background upon Khan, I merely wish to set this timeline upon the vague details from the movie, Into the Darkness.

So, without further ado, this is one of my visual fantasies played out during my slave hours to work and whatnot. I apologize for straying from character, if I do happen to do so. Thanks and enjoy!

Prologue - Uncharted

With the silence, comes deep dependence on blocking out one's own voice. Today was going to be another day where the mundane clashed with the need to know what else was out there. Uncharted territory had never been something for Captain Khan Noonien Singh to be unsure of. Somehow, he had managed to move past Klingon territory, The crew had been a bit hesitant about the unknown portions of space. He had to make a pretty speech. One to encourage the family he had fought with, made memories with, and depended upon. The mission for him was to search and catalog all of the lifeforms he would encounter on this expedition.

Untied by the normal ailments of the inhabitants of Earth, the crew on the Nautilus, including himself, were untouched by time or disease. The dwellers on Earth would call this God-like...immortality. Although it aids in research and cataloging everything Khan wanted to know, the affliction is that he would never be normal. Never actually have children of his own, and the thought of love was almost several billions light years from his mind. It never bothered him. Domestic affairs and normalcy were things to be observed, never experienced. He had many references via the data bank, something he really never had the need to explore. There were many stories from his crew of their loved ones, family history, etcetera. None of this ever actually struck a note. Anything mentioned about the subject was put in a miscellaneous folder in his mind and put away.

He knew that he could never, in his physical state, be able to couple with anyone aboard the ship and reproduce. Such is the way with Gods, it seems.

He sipped on some water, checking the data log and current position, while simultaneously amusing himself with a data file on historical events. He knew how absurd lifeforms with shorts spans of longevity acted. Petty, self-serving, useless. Never in a million years could he willingly give up everything he was to be one of them...sitting in the position he was in. Mayhaps in another life, a limited view, would he settle for less than what he is now. His thoughts were interrupted as Eun Sung, one of the top cartographers enlisted, came through the door.

He turned to her, scanning her. In his head, her specs came up almost instantaneously.

One of the 92 original specimen for the Vitali project, she had been one of the first women who did not reject the genetic augmentation. When the first experiments were conducted, the women had died within months of receiving the treatment. Later, it was found to be the reproductive factor within them that inhibited a self-destruct mechanism within the DNA. In short, the women on board were barren or had surgery to ensure that the treatment would work.

Eun Sung greeted him cordially and gave a short, concise report on where they were. He listened, half heartedly. Everything she said was logged into his own data bank. His mind. She also gave him readings and brought up distant celestial lights for him to choose on where to explore.

Khan sat there for a moment, looking at the various holograms of lights. She then interrupted his thoughts.

"Sir, may I speak upon a matter of personal interest?" she asked sternly. Immediately, his interest piqued. Throughout the past 5 years, it has always been where he had wanted to go, where he wanted to explore. The crew followed him, giving him many options,
but none went so far as to tell him of a preferential location. His brow arched.

"Permission granted." he said stoically.

Eun Sung zoomed in on a dim cluster of lights and pointed to a soft glowing star. Near it, almost invisible, was a planet.

"This planet, in the Seraphel constellation, resembles Earth in the oxygen levels and the magnetosphere. The orbit of the planet in itself is almost a parallel to the original." she said, a hint of excitement in her voice.

Khan noted this with a nod, and she continued.

"This planet is at the vast reaches of the known universe. It seems that it can support life. I would like to gather a team to go and find out as much as I can about the layout."

Khan stood up. "I will grant this, so long as you take Amara and Cecil with you."

He knew that out of all the people aboard, he could only trust two with his life. Amara had been a lifelong friend from before the treatment and Cecil had helped him through the worst of the mutation. He would not risk the safety of those aboard nor the ship itself if he had no need to do so.

"Is that all?" he inquired curtly. He was intrigued, but not as much as she had obviously displayed.

"Yes, sir." she then turned and left.

Khan looked around for a brief moment, his eyes stopping at the planet. It seemed to be no different than the ones he had explored before. Nothing that stood out...except for two tiny bodies gravitating around it.

"Two moons." he said to himself and smiled. Maybe this would be interesting...

-TBC-

More Notes: R&R please? I will draw this out as much as I can. I haven't written in 8 years. So, C&C is more than welcome!