Chapter 28

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Omal had Nyota put a call through for him to Betazed’s Ruling Council. They answered quickly. He took in each of their faces and they all had a smug look. It was a good thing he was not there in person, they would have felt his disgust with them.

“I see that you received the results as well.” Omal said as he leaned back in his seat.

“Yes, they were sent over after there were hits on the DNA. Two lines are now back. I wonder if we could get them to relocate to Betazed instead of living on Earth or even New Vulcan.” Councilwoman Itaada mused.

“Why would it matter where they reside?” Omal asked them confused.

“Because it would give us more prestige to say that they live on Betazed and are now part Betazoid. We will have more say in the Federation Council.” Itaada told him.

“While they are honored that we are pleased to have them as members of our people, they have no wish to leave Starfleet or live elsewhere. They have offered me positions in Starfleet. They wish to keep me on as a Diplomatic Liaison for Betazed,” Omal said, trying to keep calm.

“You have done well, Ambassador Nexi. Have you anything else?”Etrim asked him.

“They thought to have a christening and that Betazed blessings on their children would be wise.”

“They are having children together. Do they have a surrogate?” Councilman Ograi asked him.

“No, sir. Due to the experimentations done on them, Captain Kirk is now able to carry children. This would be a boon as it would mean more children for the two lines and will help the Vulcan people,” Omal told them.

“Are they married? To have the children of two lines as illegitimate would not be wise,” Ograi said with concern in his voice.

“They partook in a Vulcan marriage ritual,” Omal said hoping this would be enough to keep them from pushing the marriage issue.

“We like the idea of blessing the children but we want them to have a Betazed wedding. Then they will be recognized in the eyes of Betazed as married,” Etrim stated in a condescending tone.

“They ascribe to the ways of the Vulcan and do not wish to be unclothed when they marry. Perhaps sheer robes that give some covering but the illusion of still being naked will work. This will foster good relations between the Betazed and Vulcan people as we are now joined to them.” Omal crossed his fingers in his lap, praying this would work. By the spirits, he did not want to be the one to tell them they had to be nude.

“Yes, perhaps it would be best of we foster better relations with them. I hear that congratulations are in order for you as well.”

“Yes, I am in the process now of getting the plans for my wedding to Lieutenant Nyota Uhura ready. She has agreed to a Betazed wedding and bonding.”

“Good, this will tie us tighter to the Federation and raise our standing. You have done exceptionally well, Ambassador. We of the Ruling Council are pleased,” Etrim said as he leaned back in his seat. All Omal wanted to do was wipe their smug looks off their faces and tell them to find a new Ambassador. In a way he was, as he would remain on the Enterprise and they would need to send another on future talks.

“I will let them know that you agree to the Christening and would like them to have a traditional wedding. I will let you know of the dates.”

“Good,” was all that was said to him before the transmission was broken. Nyota’s face came on screen.

“Are you okay, my love?”

“I could be better. I am pleased to get them to concede to wearing clothes. I am glad that I don’t have to tell a possessive Vulcan that everyone is going to see his mate naked.”

Nyota winced, “Yes, I’m glad too.”

Omal chuckled, “I will let them know later that everything went well.”

“I will see you after my shift, sweetheart.”

“Later then, my love.”

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Jim was very happy to arrive at New Vulcan. He was going down to see his big brother, well his other one, and his friends. He missed Merrok, Kor and their mates. They shared a bond after all from being a “new species”. He snorted at that thought. He was annoyed that he was now labeled a Bastan now according to Starfleet instead of Human. The Vulcan’s recognize him as a citizen of New Vulcan but still see him as human despite the additions made to he and the others. For crying out loud, he found out they were now teaching the cadets in Starfleet about what was done and how there was now a new species. Asshats, the whole bunch. 

He remembered how upset Barrett, Nogura, Archer and Pike had been when it had been implemented and they had no say in the matter. Apparently Marcus and Komack had gone over their heads and gotten to the Commander in Chief of Federation Starfleet before Komack went nuts. He came out of his thoughts and focused on getting the Enterprise parked in orbit and getting down to the planet. He could feel that Spock was happy about the concessions given to them on wearing the robes at the Betazed wedding they wanted them to have. It didn’t matter that they knew he could have kids or that they were trying to control them, oh no, all that mattered to him was no one saw him naked. Though he understood that as he had the same feelings on anyone seeing his mate.

When they arrived on the planet, they were greeted by the Council, Sammy and his family as well as Merrok, Kor and their respective mates. He nodded to the Council members and left them to speak with Ral and Legel. He went over and hugged Sammy, Aurelian and the kids and then greeted the men he and Spock now shared a bond with. They showed them the new babies and he thought they were so sweet. He could not wait for his and Spock's to be born. 

Apparently due to the stress of the attempted kidnappings by the Ferengi, it triggered an early birth. They assured Jim that they and the babies were fine and the three dominants shared a look between them. Jim knew that they were discussing how to get a hold of them and damage them. For all of Spock’s Vulcan upbringing, it did nothing to really curb the new instincts and thoughts. Though new might not be the right word for it as before the reformation, they were very possessive and violent. It seems the experiments just brought that to the forefront. He sighed and continued to coo over the new additions to their people. He was pleased when the council agreed that Ral and Legel were welcome and even welcomed Eisul as he shared DNA with Spock. Sarek going so far as to officially welcome them into the clan. It was good to be home. He smiled when he heard Spock’s agreement, ‘Indeed.’