Captain James T. Kirk
USS Enterprise NCC-1701
C/O Starfleet Operations
Earth Central
STARFLEET DIPLOMATIC COURIER, CODED SECURE

George Samuel Kirk Jr.
Bioagricultural Industries, Kirk Inc
Deneva Central
17 Junque St.
Deneva, UFP

Dear Sam,



Sam, you have a really big mouth.  This is the second time
you've done this.  The first time was with Gary, and now you
include Bones and Spock.  What is on your mind?  I can take
care of myself.  I've been doing it for years and I don't
need your help. I especially don't need you bringing Spock
and McCoy into the game.  Look what happened to the last
person you included in the grand scheme.  Where is Gary now,
Sam?  How many more people do you want me to kill before you
have enough of trying to surround me with protection?  They
don't deserve to be risked in this fashion, and they sure in
hell don't deserve the kind of pain trying to protect me
will bring them.  I love you, Sam, and I know your gift is
different than mine, but I don't think you did the right
thing this time.

Other than the fact you are on my last nerves, everything
else is fine.  Spock and I resolved our differences with
such ease, it scares me a little.  I can't stay mad at him,
and I find myself always stretching to be better so I never
disappoint him.  

This is good for me, Sam.  You probably already know that.
Alright, you're right again.

We had some fun with Bones.  He tried to set Spock up.  I
guess he had decided that he had enough of Spock's rigidity
and he wanted to teach Spock a lesson. Bones told Spock to
grovel and that would help resolve our differences. He told
Spock to literally kiss my ass after he knew I wasn't mad
anymore. Damn, he's sneaky. Don't you love it ?

We walked in on Bones in the Sickbay, hollering and
screaming at each other, and Spock told McCoy I had pulled a
phaser on him.  You should've seen Bones' face, oh gosh.  It
took everything I had to not break down laughing right then.
We played it to the hilt.  Hahahahaha,  Oh God, I am having
trouble not cracking up while I dictate this.  I shot him
with a water gun and soaked the mess out of him.
Hahahahahaha.  It was hilarious.  Spock had to pull me off
of the floor, I was laughing so hard. I think part of it was
plain old fashioned happiness at being alive and seeing my
two friends alive and well. The other part was because it
was funny as hell.

I feel really good, Big Brother.  Even the dark part ahead
of me where I can't read the future is okay now.  You'll
always be my brother.  I'll always know you love me, and
I'll never stop writing to you... even when you can't answer
me anymore. 

Damn, give me a minute here.

Wait. 

Dictation pause.

Dictation resumes.

For the rest of my life, somewhere inside my head, I'll hear
your voice calling me an idiot, or a runt, and telling me to
do my best....  I have to go now... kiss Peter for me, and
tell Aurelan that I think she is wonderful.

Sam, fight it.  Don't go.  I... I need you. ... I've got to
go.


I miss you, Big Brother.


Love,
Jim







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