Beyond the Frontier

Chapter 25

I made my way to the shuttle bay, biting my lip the whole time. Wondering and worrying if things were going to be okay. Or if things go totally wrong. I mean I always go on missions, but this was different, this mission was dangerous. We were going to Kronos, to go after a murderer, who is very strong, and we might die. 

I reached the shuttle bay to see Spock, Uhura, and Jim all wearing black. Jim was carrying two bags with him.  I looked down at my white shirt. "Umm," I mumbled.

"Here" Uhura said handing me a black jacket. "Where this." 

I thanked her and put it on. I felt like a rebel. She nodded and we walked toward the confisgated air craft. "You do know how to drive that thing right?" I asked to Jim or Spock. 

"Nope, but I'm sure I'll figure it out." Jim said giving me a wink. I looked Jim over admiring how good he looked in his black outfit. I shook my head trying to shake out the thought. 

"Great" I said sarcastically. 

We reached the shuttle, and two red shirts were standing there waiting for us. "Ready to deploy, Captain." The one said. As I got closer I realized that the one was the same man who beat up Jim all those years ago in the bar. However, Jim didn't seem to notice. 

"Lieutenants, lose the red shirts." He said handing them each a bag. "You are K'normian arms dealers. Put those on." 

"Sir?" The one asked confused. 

"Look, if this thing goes south, there can be nothing tying us to Starfleet." Jim said. "Unless of course you want to start a war, Mr. Hendorff." 

"No, sir." They both said. 

"Good. Me, neither." Jim said. He looked to me as if I needed to say something. 

"Hey, don't look to me. I'm already dressed like a arms dealer." I said. 

Jim smiled before walking past me and onto the ship. I followed suit. We got on and there were four seats up front in a circluar shap facing out. Uhura and Spock were already sitting. They were facing away from each other. 

Jim and I looked to each other sensing the tension. I looked at him questioningably, because I knew he knew something. He just rolled his eyes as if saying to me I'm better off not knowing. 

Jim took the one seat next to Spock, and I took the one next to him and Uhura. I started hitting a few buttons. "This thing has no offensive weapons." I stated clearly annoyed. "Don't most drug ships have weapons." 

"Bella, we're not going to need ship weapons. Who do you think we're going to run into?" Jim asked. 

"Klingons, cause you know it is their planet." I said. 

"Bella the place we're going to has no life forms living there." Jim said fiddling with the controls. 

"Just you wait and see." I said. "With the luck we're having, they'll show up." 

"20 bucks says otherwise" Jim said. 

I looked to him like he was a child. "Are you seriously betting on this?" I asked. "Because I would lose either way. Klingons don't show up, you get 20 dollars, Klingons do show up, we die." 

"Fine, fine." Jim said. "No need to get your panties in a bunch." he mumbled thinking I couldn't hear him. I scrunched my face and punched Jim in the arm. "Oww!" He said. "I didn't mean it." 

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As we traveled closer to Kronos, I looked out the window to see the forbidden world. It looked like earth from afar, but the closer you got the more who could tell it was a dying planet.