The tall mysterious Vulcan who would not give his name had saved Jim from a pummeling by his stepdad. Jim didn’t see what happened to Frank. He was told to go back into the house, so he had.
Then the Vulcan returned but Frank had not.
The Vulcan dropped to his knees and examined Jim. “Jim? Are you hurt? Jim?”
Jim frowned. “You know my name.”
“Yes. Are you hurt?”
He bit his lip, but then that hurt, so he stopped immediately. “My lip hurts.”
“It is bleeding.” The Vulcan produced a dermal regenerator. He ran it over Jim’s lip to heal it. “Where else?”
“My arm.”
The Vulcan’s eyes turned soft, brown, like chocolate. Jim liked chocolate. He fixed Jim’s arm.
“Anywhere else?”
“No. Frank…”
“Will never hurt you again. Are you hungry?”
“Yeah.”
The Vulcan stood, took Jim’s hand, and drew him into the kitchen. “What would you like to eat, Jim?”
“Macaroni and cheese? Please.”
“Very well. Sit there at the table while I make it.”
Jim moved to do as the Vulcan said. He watched him silently, but then, “I’ve seen you before.”
“Have you?”
Jim nodded. “I think so. When-when I was four, I got really sick and ended up in the hospital. You were there.”
The Vulcan said nothing, just continued to fix Jim food. He’d been in the hospital two years before.
“You came to me there and you put your hand on my face.” Jim’s frown deepened. “I told Mom later that you were there, but she didn’t believe me. No one did. They thought it was because I’d been delirious. I got better after you were there.”
The Vulcan walked over to the table and handed a plate of macaroni and cheese to Jim. It was heaping with food, but Jim was hungry, and he thought maybe he’d eat all of it. He took it and began to eat it while the Vulcan watched him.
“Are you sure Frank won’t hurt me again?”
“I am positive, Jim. He is out of your life now. You need not worry about ever seeing him.”
“But Mom—”
“She is on her way home to take care of you. She knows about your stepfather.”
“’Kay.”
“In the meantime, a man named Christopher Pike will be here shortly to watch over you while your mother returns from being off planet.”
“You can’t stay?”
“I cannot, I am needed elsewhere. But you can be certain that I will return whenever you need me.”
Jim nodded. “Okay. This is good. Thank you.”
“You are welcome, Jim. Please eat all of it. And when you are done, I want you to sleep. When you wake up Lieutenant Pike will be here.”
“Oh. Is he in Starfleet?”
“He is. He will take good care of you, Jim. He will not hurt you.”
“And no Frank?”
“I assure you that he is gone. Do not worry.”
When Jim finished eating, Spock took his hand once more and made him go lie on the couch. He put his long elegant fingers on Jim’s face like he did in the hospital.
“Sleep now, Jim.”
“When I wake will you be gone?”
“Yes. But Lieutenant Pike will be here and then your mother. You will not be alone. I promise.”
Jim smiled a little. “And will you tell me your name?”
The Vulcan returned the smile, even more slight then Jim’s. “Someday, Jim. Someday.”
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18 responses to “Sunday Flash, 01/19/2020”
Oh this! I love it. The mystery abc the tenderness and the care!
Well done!
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Thank you ❤
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Anybody hurts the kid in that picture, I will personally end them. And their name will be blotted out of the history of the planet.
Great surprise flash. I just spent 4 hours trying to download a page, and finally gave up. So this was just what I needed. Well, this and about 50 more chapters.
I do love that picture.
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Four hours!!! I’d give up too. Hope it wasn’t the one I sent you to ask if I should do it this year.
HA HA yes 50 more is always good
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No. But that one did take me a few minutes to get it all. I answered you BEFORE I got it open, because, seriously? You KNOW my answer is a riproaring heck yes.
The 4 hour and give up one was for the kid. We were gonna play a game we play at their place. Epic fail. I sent him lots of pics of the progress though, so at least he believed me.
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Bummer on the internet fail!
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Awwwwwws! This is just what I needed right now. My husband drove my twins back to college today. I have to work tonight or I’d have gone too. It’s a two hour and fifteen minute drive each way. They got a late start or I would go and then nap in the car on the way home. They’re sophomores, but this is really the first time I have felt the empty nest syndrome like this. Idk why today is any different than other trips to college.
Little Jim is so cute. Who could hurt a little kid?! I just want to hug him. Glad Frank is history but I’m wondering about the appearance of Spock. He makes a great guardian angel! Definitely looking forward to seeing more of this story!
❤️💚🖖
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LOL there is no more of this story! 😀 But glad you liked it.
As far the girls leaving, awe, I’m sorry, that has to be super tough!
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And thanks. It was tougher today than usual. Idk why. 💙
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Because you are an old softie!
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I’m pretty soft in the head too.
Ivan, you gotta help the plot-impaired j (ok help all of us) with more plot. 😘❤️💚🖖
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LOL nope you got it, time traveling Spock trying to help Jim
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oh my heart!
Spock protecting lil Jim for all those years. Oh my goodness
So glad he was there.
Lil Jim ❤
and that baby Pine pic is adorable
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That is a little sweet pic of him 🙂
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No Ivan, there needs to be more of this. Ah my poor heart. My sweet little Jim. I’m glad he’s going to be safe after this, but how did Spock find him? I’m thinking time travel, but idk. Not sure how old this Spock is, except that he appears tall to a kid.
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Spock (and I love how you all know it is Spock LOL) is adult aged at this point. And yes, he travels back in time to those times Jim needs him
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Not all. I thought it was Sarek till you said Spock, because of the age disparity. I didn’t even think of time travel.
See, you just GOTTA write more for this one.
For the…uh….plot impaired.
You’re supposed to be extra sensitive to us (ok, to ME) who has impairment.
I’m playing that card!
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Yep time traveling Spock making sure his T’hy’la survives and doesn’t have as tragic life as he might have
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