Chapter 12 The Rabbit hole.

Spock sat on the table as McCoy injected the transmitter under his skin.

"Sorry this will sting Spock."

Spock did not even flinch.
"Indeed?"
He looked at both the men and could feel their worry.
"This is the right thing to do Captain."

Kirk nodded but looked very ticked.
"I am feeding you to the wolves to save my ship Spock."
His voice was haunted.

Spock stood and walked over to him, he touched his shoulder briefly and dropped it.
"It is only logical Captain."

Kirk smiled sadly and they walked to the transporter room. Merissa was waiting there.
"Captain, McCoy, a moment with the stubborn Vulcan."

The two men and Scotty left the room. Spock looked at her.
"This is the right thing to do."

She brought her fingers to his lips
"Shut up you blasted robot."

She slipped her arms around him and hugged him to her. Tears filled her eyes. She was stunned when his arms surrounded her. She leaned on him for a moment then pulled back.
"You are never alone my guardian, I will always be with you."

She leaned up and kissed his cheek. Spock's eyes closed briefly.
"Thank you."

She stepped back as his arms dropped. Her eyes glowed with tears that she was refusing to let fall. McCoy and Kirk walked back in and McCoy pulled Merissa to him. Spock stepped on the transport pad and waited.

"Energize."
Kirk's voice held such pain.

Spock's eyes locked with Merissa, a painful sob escaped her and the tears finally fell from her eyes.  Spock felt cut to the core, but his eyes stayed locked with hers as he was beamed out. A soft scream echoed in his ears as he shimmered into the other ship. He knew the sound was Merissa, he bowed his head and knew what was to come next.

"Vulcan bastard on your knees."
Raw pain filled him as they shocked him over and over.

When he came to he was naked except for his pants, his body was stretched at a painful angle. His captor grinned darkly.

"Welcome to hell Spock, I wonder if a Vulcan can scream?"

He lashed out at Spock, his skin tore, but Spock kept his face, flat emotionless.
"I doubt Romulan you'll be the one to find out."

"Oh Vulcan slime you have no idea what I have planned though."
He injected Spock with something and pain ripped through Spock.

Back on the Enterprise Merissa was on her knees screaming.
"OH GOD they are hurting him."

McCoy held her rocking her back and forth, as Kirk raged.
"Bastards I'll.. I'll"
His hands clenched in pure helpless rage. He tore out of the room and to his room. He threw a glass bottle against the wall. He couldn't remember the last time he was this angry. His door opened and Lillith walked in. She took one look at him and wrapped her arms around her brother.

"It is ok Jim it is ok, I am here."
Her voice was warm with love.

For the first time since she could remember ever. Her older brother leaned on her sobbing.
"His is my friend and I can do nothing as they hurt him, Romulan bastards."

Lillith said nothing, she just held on Jim.

The ship was strangely quiet. All knew what happened, Spock has sacrificed him self to save them. This weighed heavily on the crew.

Back in the transporter room, McCoy helped Merissa up.
"This is not over McCoy, they will pay for breaking their promise to us."

McCoy looked confused.
" Huh what promise?"

She looked up at him and gave him a soft kiss.
"To my people."

Rage made her eyes flash as she left the room. McCoy watched her go he pressed a finger to his lips.
"What a woman too bad she is in love with Spock."

He gave a sad chuckle.

Back on the Romulan ship, ragged screams where echoing in a room, with a badly beaten Vulcan.

The Romulan laughed cruelly
"Hard to keep that Vulcan cool with the chemical's stimulating Ponn Farr in your blood, isn't it oh high and mighty Spock."

Spock hung there by his arms, green blood dripping down his body. Although the Ponn Farr was making it hard to mask his pain, he refused to answer the man.

Hold on Spock just a little longer. Merissa's voice echoed like a warm breeze in his mind.

It was enough to keep him sane just a little longer as the lash came down over and over again tearing his skin as he screamed in pain.